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Wemade said on May 20 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with NICE Information & Telecommunication to develop Web3 payment infrastructure. The agreement calls for joint research and proof-of-concept testing to link blockchain-based digital
Binance said May 20 that its educational platform, Binance Academy, has released a guide detailing the types of cryptocurrency-related crimes that have been increasing and how users can respond. Binance Academy said crypto has become a major target f
Bithumb said on May 20 that it held an employee blood donation drive and blood donation certificate donation event with the Seoul Southern Blood Center of the Korean Red Cross on May 18 in front of the main gate of its headquarters in Seoul's Gangnam
The complex infrastructure underpinning decentralized finance, or DeFi, is emerging as a source of security risk. CoinDesk reported on May 16 that industry participants see the KelpDAO hack not as a simple coding flaw, but as a failure rooted in a co
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest bank, sharply increased its investments in products tied to Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP in the first quarter. On May 16, Wu Blockchain, citing data from Criptovaluta, reported that Intesa Sanpaolo’s crypto-rela
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has formally flagged the possibility of selling some of its holdings to help fund dividend payments and a debt repurchase. Some analysts say a large-scale sale by the company could send Bitco
THORChain (RUNE) has confirmed a hack that caused about $10 million in losses and has begun compensating affected users. The THORChain Foundation said on May 16 via its official social media account that it had opened a recovery portal for users affe
Joseph Chalom, CEO of Ethereum treasury company SharpLink Gaming, outlined three catalysts he sees as necessary for Ethereum to extend its rebound. In an interview cited by Cointelegraph on May 16, Chalom said the key drivers are passage of the CLARI
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said advances in quantum computing could threaten blockchain security and that the industry needs to prepare. Hoskinson said during a Consensus 2026 panel discussion that he sees more than a 50% chance of a fully com
U.S. President Donald Trump may soon decide whether to launch military action against Iran, according to an Israeli media report. The Israeli government is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict. Israel’s Channel 12 reported on May 16, ci
Bitdeer Technologies Group disclosed its Bitcoin mining output for the week. In a post on X on May 16, the company said it mined 198.3 Bitcoin this week. Bitdeer sold all of the Bitcoin it mined, keeping its total Bitcoin holdings at zero.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has passed the CLARITY Act, a bill aimed at establishing a basic regulatory framework for digital assets in the US, in a move that could become a key institutional turning point for the country’s blockchain industry.
Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 level during trading. As of 10:29 p.m. on May 15 in Korea, Bitcoin was trading at $79,564, down 0.88% from a day earlier, according to CoinMarketCap. The decline came as worsening sentiment coincided with rising odds of
Dogecoin is shedding its dependence on Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and entering a new phase of independent ecosystem growth, DogeOS founder and Chief Executive Officer Jordan Jefferson said. In an interview with The Block published on May
Traditional US financial firms are calling for tighter regulation of Hyperliquid (HYPE). Unfolded reported on May 15, citing Bloomberg, that CME Group and the New York Stock Exchange had asked US authorities to strengthen oversight of Hyperliquid. Th
Strategy, the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, plans to repurchase about $1.5 billion of its 2029 convertible notes. In an 8-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, the company said it had agreed with certain inv
Iris (IRYS) jumped in intraday trading. As of 8:50 p.m. on May 15, Iris was trading at 141 won on Upbit, up 36.89% from the previous day. Investor sentiment strengthened after news of its listing on Upbit.
Bitcoin miner IREN has completed a $3 billion convertible note offering, stepping up its expansion into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Block reported on May 15 that IREN raised about $2.96 billion in net proceeds from the sale of 1.00% c
Bitcoin funding rates in the futures market have stayed in negative territory for more than three months. Funding rates are periodic payments in perpetual futures contracts designed to keep long and short positions in balance. When the rate stays neg
THORChain has urgently halted trading amid suspicions that it was hit by an exploit totaling about $10 million. The Block reported on May 15 that blockchain investigator ZachXBT and security firm PeckShield detected signs of simultaneous exploits acr
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on May 15 that ships from any country not at war with Iran can pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Walter Bloomberg. Araghchi said the situation around the Strait of Hormuz is very complicated
Poland’s parliament has passed a bill to implement the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets, or MiCA, framework, as pressure for tighter oversight grows amid a major fraud investigation tied to local crypto exchange Zondacrypto. Reuters reported
On-chain analyst ZachXBT said on May 15 that signs of a large-scale hack had been detected at THORChain, the decentralized cross-chain protocol behind RUNE. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, ZachXBT wrote that THORChain appeared to have been
Victims of Iran-linked terrorist attacks and their relatives have sued Tether in U.S. court, seeking the release of about $344 million in frozen assets. The Block reported on May 15 that the plaintiffs asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern D
Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, reported a sharp drop in first-quarter operating profit. A filing posted May 15 on the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system showed first-quarter revenue fell 57.6% from a year
The Digital Asset Protection Foundation has developed promotional content for a nationwide “Hidden Asset Finder” service and plans to release it later this year, MTN News reported on May 15. The campaign is designed to make it easier for users to che
Dunamu Inc., the operator of Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, reported weaker first-quarter earnings. A regulatory filing on May 15 showed the company’s consolidated operating profit fell 78% from a year earlier to 88 billion won
Smart Web Company bought additional Bitcoin to strengthen its asset portfolio. Bitcoin Treasuries said on May 15 that the company purchased 10 more Bitcoin. The latest purchase raised Smart Web Company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 2,840, ranking it 27