Binance will remove several spot trading pairs, including ADA/BNB and DUSK/BTC, on June 12.
PANews reported on June 9th that, according to an official announcement, based on recent review results, Binance will remove and cease trading the following spot trading pairs at 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on June 12, 2026: ADA/BNB, DUSK/BTC, EGLD/ETH, ENSO/BNB, LSK/USDC, NIGHT/BNB, and S/BNB.
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Market Sentiment: Current sentiment among smart money and retail funds in the market is at a neutral level.
According to the latest data from SentimenTrader, as of June 24, the Smart Money Confidence Index stands at 0.56, while the Dumb Money Confidence Index is at 0.49. Both smart money and retail investor sentiment are currently in the neutral range, with no clear optimistic or pessimistic bias emerging in the market.
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According to official announcements, Sandisk’s tokenized stock SNDK has officially launched on Solana via Sunrise. SNDK is the tokenized stock representing SanDisk, the storage chip manufacturer. Users can now trade SNDK 24/7 through various wallets and applications within the Solana ecosystem, even when traditional stock markets are closed.
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At least two DeFi projects were targeted by significant exploits in the early hours of today, resulting in millions of dollars in losses.
Sonne Finance exploitedDecentralized liquidity provider Sonne Finance fell victim to a $20 million exploit on its Optimism network-based USDC and Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) contracts, according to blockchain security firm Cyvers.
In a May 15 statement, the DeFi protocol confirmed the incident and attributed the exploit to a donation attack on its Compound v2 forks. It stated:
“We avoided the issue in the past, by adding the markets with 0% collateral factors, adding collateral and burn them, only then increase the c-factors according to the proposals.”
However, an integration attempt of VELO into the Optimism market allowed the attacker to exploit the protocol unnoticed, resulting in the loss.
Meanwhile, security experts prevented an additional $6.5 million theft by injecting $100 VELO as collateral into the soVELO pool.
Sonne Finance has expressed readiness to offer a bounty to the attacker as efforts to recover the funds continue.
Following the theft, the price of SONNE, a digital asset connected to the project, fell by more than 60% to $0.02617 as of press time.
Bitcoin DeFi project lose over $4 millionALEX Lab, a Bitcoin DeFi application, lost over $4 million in various tokens to a hacking incident earlier today.
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Blockchain security firm CertiK reported that the attackers likely gained access to the private key controlling ALEX's XLink bridge. This service enables users to transfer tokens across different blockchains.
The hacker successfully moved approximately $300,000 worth of BTC, $3.3 million in stablecoins, and $75,000 of Sugar Kingdom tokens.
ALEX Lab developers confirmed the hack and asserted that they had identified the attacker. The team also stated:
“A significant amount of the funds associated with the hacker has been frozen by major exchanges, preventing further misuse.”
Nevertheless, the project offered a 10% bounty to the hacker, adding that:
“ALEX assures that upon compliance, there will be no further pursuit or law enforcement involvement. This offer stands until 18 May at 0800 UTC. The individual responsible should contact [email protected].”
Transak, a global fiat-to-crypto payments infrastructure provider, has teamed with Opera’s MiniPay, a leading dollar stablecoin wallet based on the Celo blockchain. This partnership enhances MiniPay’s capacity to enable seamless on-and off-ramping of stablecoins — Celo Dollar (cUSD), Tether USD (USDT), and USD Coin (USDC) — in over 50 countries, with a wider selection of local payment options.
As part of this partnership on- and off-ramping is available with zero fees for a limited period, enabling users to interact with stablecoins without the traditional obstacles of fees and further pushing adoption by making cross-border payments more inexpensive. The objective behind the inaugural zero-fee promotion is to allow more people to experience stablecoins’ attribute of near-instant cross-border payments and settlements without the technological bells and whistles.
MiniPay allows near-instant, low-cost transfers of stablecoins with costs as low as $0.001 per transaction, owing to the efficiency of the Celo blockchain. Onboarding needs only an email address and phone number, making it simple for anybody to start using stablecoins. In certain markets, consumers may even acquire as low as five dollars of stablecoins, making it affordable for anyone. Users may also pay bills and utilities in specific markets at zero cost.
Here’s how it works:
On-Ramping: By buying stablecoins directly with local currencies using a variety of payment options, including as credit/debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay, users may fill up their MiniPay wallet. Off-Ramping: By converting stablecoins into local currencies and sending the money straight to their bank accounts or credit cards, users may take money out. Carlo de Luca Gabrielli, Global Director of Sales at Transak stated:
“We believe financial tools should be accessible to everyone, everywhere. By joining forces with MiniPay, we’re not only making digital finance affordable but also promoting inclusiveness for communities that need it the most.”
MiniPay has more over 5 million active wallets since its September 2023 debut, demonstrating widespread use and demand for inexpensive, international transactions. Transak’s goal of making web3 accessible to everyone in a non-custodial way is perfectly aligned with the ultralight (2MB) wallet’s impressive success in emerging markets.
MiniPay’s dedication to giving consumers simple access to stablecoins and promoting their widespread adoption is further strengthened by the partnership with Transak.
Jørgen Arnesen, EVP of Mobile at Opera stated:
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Transak to offer MiniPay users a wider range of local payment options as we expand our stablecoin wallet to more countries worldwide. By eliminating fees, we’re breaking down financial barriers, making cross-border transactions and remittances more accessible and affordable, and driving the adoption of stablecoins even further.”
Because they provide a reliable substitute for conventional methods, stablecoins are becoming an increasingly important tool for remittances. This fee-free access is revolutionary because it eliminates the obstacles that usually make international payments expensive and time-consuming. MiniPay guarantees that users can transfer money across the globe swiftly and affordably, whether for regular transactions or remittances. This makes it an accessible option for individuals, families, and businesses in need of quick, dependable, and reasonably priced financial tools.
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Wanchain deployed a direct USDC bridge connecting VeChain and Sui blockchains on August 27, 2025. This enables seamless stablecoin transfers between the enterprise-focused network and the high-performance DeFi platform. VeChain's corporate users now have access to Sui's $2 billion total value locked and connections to global USDC liquidity networks processing trillions in annual volume.
VeChain officially celebrated the launch by retweeting Wanchain's announcement. The company highlighted connections to substantial stablecoin liquidity and "new users and growth opportunities." This marks a practical bridge between enterprise blockchain applications and high-yield DeFi protocols.
How Does the Wanchain USDC Bridge Work?Users connect wallets to Wanchain's portal at bridge.wanchain.org. They select USDC from either VeChain or Sui, then confirm transactions with fees typically under $1. Transfers complete within minutes using decentralized validators rather than centralized custodians.
Wanchain maintains a perfect security record. Seven years and $1.5 billion in bridged volume with zero incidents. This track record contrasts sharply with the $2.17 billion in bridge exploits that hit other platforms in 2025 alone. Currently, Wanchain connects 42 networks and supports 134 assets.
What DeFi Opportunities Open Up for VeChain Users?Sui's DeFi ecosystem doubled its value throughout 2025. Native USDC integration and protocol expansions drove this growth. VeChain users can now access double-digit yields through lending platforms like Suilend and Navi.
Several key opportunities await users:
Lending protocols offer USDC integration for yield generationDecentralized exchanges like Cetus enable token swappingBTCfi initiatives include wrapped Bitcoin strategiesGaming protocols leverage Sui's object-centric architectureNative USDC on Sui has grown to approximately $580 million in circulating supply as of August 2025, demonstrating rapid adoption since its October 2024 launch. This outpaced established chains like Algorand and Hedera. Sui also reportedly reached over 3 million daily active users in August 2025, with some metrics indicating it is competing closely with Solana for user engagement. USDC inflows exceeding $500 million partly drove this growth.
How Does This Impact Enterprise Users?Corporate partners can now leverage stablecoin rails for international settlements. No more foreign exchange risks. Companies like Walmart China have used VeChain for supply chain tracking since 2019. They now gain access to new payment infrastructure.
Several practical applications emerge from this connectivity:
Carbon credit settlements can occur in USDCSupply chain payments reduce expenses versus traditional bankingBitcoin yield strategies become accessible through Sui's BTCfi protocolsEthereum's congested infrastructure becomes less necessary. Average gas fees reached $5 in mid-2025 compared to VeChain's sub-cent transaction costs.
Why Does This Bridge Matter Now?VeChain's July 2025 Wanchain integration already connected it to over 40 chains. This demonstrates accelerating interoperability adoption. However, this direct Sui bridge specifically targets DeFi access rather than general connectivity.
Cross-chain infrastructure addresses a major problem. Liquidity fragmentation spans over 100 competing layer-1 blockchains. Global USDC transactions are trending toward $20 trillion annually in 2025, based on quarterly volume patterns. Regulatory clarity from the US stablecoin framework supports cross-chain usage.
Market projections look promising. Some analysts suggest VeChain's total value locked could potentially triple by year-end 2025. Cross-chain capital inflows will partly drive this growth. Sui's institutional partnerships with Grayscale and Amina Bank signal the maturation of its infrastructure, ready for integration with traditional finance.
Wanchain benefits from deflationary tokenomics. The platform burned 900,000 WAN tokens by August 2025, creating economic incentives tied to bridge usage. Both networks can now benefit from 2025's trend toward hybrid blockchain usage. Projects are increasingly leveraging multiple specialized networks rather than remaining confined to a single ecosystem.
Sources:Wanchain Official Bridge Launch Announcement (August 27, 2025)VeChain Official Social Media Confirmation (August 27, 2025)Sui Network DeFi Analytics and Performance Data (2025)Cross-Chain Bridge Security Analysis (2025)
U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced a new stablecoin bill, aiming to define how these digital tokens will operate within the American financial system.
What Happened: Under the proposed legislation, companies issuing stablecoins for payments would face stricter requirements, Coindesk reported.
The bill specifies that these assets are designed to serve as a medium for payment or settlement and mandates issuers to maintain one-to-one dollar reserves but does not classify the asset as a security.
“The regulatory framework for stablecoins is absolutely critical to maintaining the U.S. dollar’s dominance,” stated Senator Gillibrand.
She highlighted that the legislation aims to preserve the traditional dual banking system while integrating necessary consumer protections, such as banning algorithmically managed stablecoins, which are often undercollateralized and maintain value through computational strategies.
Senator Lummis echoed these sentiments, emphasizing that the bill addresses “the growing demand for our ever-evolving financial industry” and upholds the U.S. dollar's preeminence in the global financial system.
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Both senators have previously collaborated on various digital asset initiatives, including legislation that delineates legal boundaries for decentralized finance and clarifies the extent of federal regulatory oversight.
The legislation also sets a significant operational threshold for stablecoin issuers; a cap of $10 billion has been placed on non-depository trusts’ stablecoin issuance.
Beyond this limit, entities must qualify as depository institutions recognized as national payment stablecoin issuers.
This provision aims to differentiate between smaller enterprises and large-scale operators that might pose systemic risks.
For context, Circle, the largest U.S. stablecoin issuer with $33 billion in USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) in circulation, exceeds this threshold and would require appropriate institutional status under the new law.
Discussions about integrating stablecoin regulation with other essential legislative measures have also surfaced.
Reports from Punchbowl News indicated that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) considered merging stablecoin regulations with the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, a strategy to ensure passage.
Moreover, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chair of the Senate Banking Committee, suggested he would support advancing stablecoin legislation if it included robust safeguards.
What’s Next: These topics are expected to be thoroughly explored at Benzinga’s upcoming Future of Digital Assets event on Nov. 19.
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A third-party provider failure caused Revolut’s app to show wildly inaccurate crypto prices on Friday, the company confirmed, after users flooded social media with screenshots of Bitcoin listed at just 2 cents.
Third-Party Provider Blamed For Pricing Chaos Revolut acknowledged the problem in a public statement, saying engineers were working on a fix and urging customers to check its status page for updates.
Hi. We want to help resolve the issues you’re facing with the Bitcoin price notification. We’re currently experiencing issues affecting some of the app’s functionalities. Please be assured that our colleagues are working on this as we speak. Please keep an eye on our status page…
— Revolut Support (@revolutsupport) May 8, 2026
A company spokesperson later confirmed the disruption had been resolved, attributing it to a service failure at an unnamed external pricing provider.
The company said it was still evaluating the full details of what went wrong.
UPDATE: It wasn’t just Bitcoin.
Multiple coins on Revolut appeared to flash-crash/glitch at the same time.
Looks like a pricing/chart glitch — but for a few seconds, everyone thought they discovered the biggest crypto discount of all time.#Crypto #Bitcoin #Revolut pic.twitter.com/fIelIbAOor
— Dave Flowman (@_btcd) May 8, 2026
The glitch wasn’t limited to Bitcoin. Users reported seeing simultaneous price drops across XRP, Solana, and even stablecoins like USDT and USDC — assets designed to hold steady at one dollar.
Screenshots shared on X and Reddit showed Bitcoin’s 24-hour chart registering a roughly 50% intraday plunge, with the price briefly anchoring near $39,900 before snapping back.
Some users also received push notifications warning that BTC had hit a 52-week low of 2 cents.
According to Revolut, The price of Bitcoin has just dropped to $0.02
I guess its time to buy! 😂 pic.twitter.com/YIbwBGrkeT
— That Martini Guy ₿ (@MartiniGuyYT) May 8, 2026
No Matching Moves On Any Other Platform Pricing data on major aggregators showed nothing unusual during the same window. Bitcoin’s price on CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko held steady, with no sign of any crash in derivatives markets either. The anomaly appeared entirely contained within Revolut’s app.
Ranveer Arora, a former PwC quantitative trading lead and co-founder of Altura.trade, told reporters two explanations are in play.
The first is a corrupt data tick pushed through Revolut’s pricing system — a single bad data point that briefly anchored the chart before being corrected.
Bitcoin is now trading at $80,625. Chart: TradingView Because Revolut is not an exchange and pulls prices from outside providers, one faulty input can be enough to produce exactly this kind of chart distortion.
The second possibility is a transient liquidity gap. Revolut’s order book is shallower than what you’d find on a full exchange, so a large sell order could theoretically exhaust available bids and print a sharp downward wick before prices recover.
Arora noted, however, that the lack of matching prints on any other platform makes the data feed explanation more likely.
Why Retail Apps Face Unique Data Risks Marc Tillement, director of blockchain price oracle Pyth Data Association, said the episode shows how quickly a single bad data point can distort price perception — particularly in retail-facing systems where users may not think to cross-check what they’re seeing.
Tillement said that as markets grow more data-dependent, the reliability of pricing infrastructure becomes central to how much traders can trust what’s in front of them.
Transparent, verifiable data layers, he argued, are what separate a glitch from a crisis.
Featured image from Pixabay, chart from TradingView
TLDR: Travala integrates Solana blockchain for crypto payments on travel bookings Users can now pay with SOL, USDT, and USDC on Solana network Travala introduces SOL travel rewards as part of loyalty program AVA token now available on Solana, expanding its multi-chain presence Partnership with Skyscanner expands Travala’s reach to 110 million monthly users Travala, a cryptocurrency-focused online travel booking platform, has announced a significant expansion of its payment options through integration with the Solana blockchain.
This move, revealed by Travala CEO Juan Otero during the Solana Breakpoint conference in Singapore, allows travelers to book hotels and flights using Solana’s native token (SOL) and major stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) on the Solana network.
CEO @joterovila announced @travalacom support for Solana at Breakpoint!
Now you can pay for and book flights and accommodations using stablecoins like USDC and USDT on Solana rails with Travala. pic.twitter.com/TedqElKNVC
— Solana (@solana) September 21, 2024
The integration with Solana, known for its fast and cost-effective blockchain transactions, enables Travala users to make direct deposits and withdrawals of SOL, USDT, and USDC to their Travala accounts. This feature facilitates zero-fee transactions on travel bookings, enhancing the platform’s appeal to cryptocurrency users.
Travala is introducing SOL travel rewards as part of its loyalty program. Users can now earn up to 10% in SOL rewards through Travala’s Smart Program, further incentivizing the use of cryptocurrency for travel bookings.
The platform’s native token, AVA, is also being launched on the Solana blockchain, adding to its existing presence on Ethereum and BNB Chain. This multi-chain approach aims to increase AVA’s accessibility and utility within the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Travala’s expansion comes on the heels of a recent partnership with global travel marketplace Skyscanner. This collaboration exposes Travala’s inventory of 2.2 million hotels to Skyscanner’s 110 million monthly users, positioning the crypto-native platform alongside major travel agencies like Expedia and Booking.com.
The Solana integration is part of Travala’s strategy to normalize cryptocurrency payments in the travel industry. By leveraging Solana’s scalability and low transaction costs, Travala aims to enhance its offerings and streamline the booking process for crypto users.
Otero emphasized the importance of visibility in achieving mass crypto adoption, stating that the Skyscanner integration allows users to discover and book through Travala while benefiting from cryptocurrency payment options and rewards.
Currently, Travala supports over 100 cryptocurrencies for bookings, but only a handful are natively supported in user wallets. The Solana integration addresses this limitation by allowing users to manage Solana-based assets directly within the Travala platform.
Travala plans to develop more products that capitalize on Solana’s strengths, including its speed and scalability. The company believes that Solana’s technology will create new opportunities for cryptocurrency-enabled travel services.
This integration aligns with Travala’s mission to promote cryptocurrency as a widely used payment method in the travel industry.
By combining the Solana integration with its Skyscanner partnership and loyalty program, Travala is positioning itself to attract more users to its cryptocurrency-friendly booking platform.
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Despite failing to break out of its downtrend, ONDO could be preparing for a surge above the $2 barrier. Some analysts suggest it could repeat its 2024 playbook if it continues to hold its current levels.
ONDO Breakout Eyes $2 ONDO, the native token of the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platform Ondo Finance, is attempting to reclaim a key area amid the market pullback. Notably, the cryptocurrency has struggled to hold the $1 mark since losing the area as support over three months ago.
In December, the RWA token hit its all-time high (ATH) of $2.14 after US President Donald Trump’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), purchased 134,216 ONDO tokens for 250,000 USDC.
This propelled ONDO’s price above the $2 barrier for the first time, but the late 2024 and Q1 2025 corrections halted its bullish momentum, sending its price to the $0.60-$0.70 range.
Following the late April market recovery, ONDO’s price reclaimed the $0.85 area and broke out of its multi-month downtrend. The cryptocurrency then hovered between the $0.85-$1.10 levels throughout May, hitting a three-month high of $1.13 nearly a month ago.
Since then, the token has been in a one-month downtrend, dipping below its local range after the recent market pullback. However, the cryptocurrency has been attempting to reclaim this range for the past week, hitting a one-week high of $0.92 on Wednesday.
Crypto analyst World of Charts highlighted the token’s performance, affirming, “after a long correction, Finally Looking Good For Midterm.”
ONDO eyes 130% breakout. Source: World of Charts on X As ONDO attempts to reclaim the $0.90 area, the analyst anticipates that the cryptocurrency will soon break out of its current range and the downtrend line, forecasting a 130% rally toward the $2 barrier.
2024 ATH Repeat Coming? On Thursday, analyst Sjuul from AltCryptoGems noted ONDO’s performance over the past year, asserting, “Not sure there are many other charts looking as good on high time frames like ONDO.”
He explained that “The King of RWA” is “basically holding a bullish structure since its launch,” making a series of higher lows for over a year while maintaining its ascending support trendline.
Meanwhile, analyst Alex Clay suggested that ONDO could see a parabolic run based on its performance in 2024.
The market watcher noted that the token is currently accumulating at the bottom of a 15-month ascending channel, which previously served as a crucial bounce point for its rally toward its ATH.
As Clay explained, after reaching the channel’s upper boundary last year, ONDO saw a multi-month downtrend toward the lower boundary, before printing a higher low. This was followed by a massive rally toward the channel’s top.
This year, ONDO is “following the Bullish Fractal from the previous year” after falling to the channel’s lower boundary, breaking out of the downtrend line, and registering a higher low.
“These 2 reasons are more than enough to pump straight up to the channel’s top,” the analyst concluded. If history repeats, the cryptocurrency could surge toward the $2.8-$3 area.
At the time of writing, ONDO trades at $0.84, a 5.2% decline in the daily timeframe.
ONDO’s performance in the one-week chart. Source: ONDOUSDT on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
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According to official announcements, trade.xyz has launched contract trading for Japanese storage stock Kioxia (KOXIA), supporting up to 10x leverage. The Kioxia (KIOXIA) product tracks the value of each common share of Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (stock code: 285A). Its price conversion mechanism converts the underlying Japanese stock price from yen to U.S. dollars based on the current USD/JPY exchange rate. Kioxia manufactures NAND flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in data centers, consumer electronics, mobile devices, and enterprise storage.
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Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia's share price rose more than 12%
According to Bitget market data, the share price of Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia Holdings (铠侠) surged by 12%.
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Coinbase secures Luxembourg’s MiCA license, to base its EU operations in Luxembourg.
According to an official announcement, Luxembourg has officially become Coinbase’s registered MiCA Home under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. Moving forward, Coinbase will use Luxembourg as its EU business hub to provide compliant crypto asset services for users across EU member states.
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The KyberSwap attacker has transferred another 2000 ETH to Tornado Cash, with over 80% of the stolen funds now laundered.
According to PeckShield’s monitoring, an address identified as the KyberSwap attacker has once again transferred 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash. Over the past two years, this attacker has cumulatively transferred and mixed 16,100 ETH via Tornado Cash, equivalent to roughly $40 million at current prices, accounting for over 80% of the $48.8 million lost in the KyberSwap attack in November 2023. Some of the stolen funds have not yet been fully transferred.
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James Wynn closed out his 40x Bitcoin short position, netting $30,000 in profits, and shifted to opening a 50x S&P 500 short position.
According to monitoring by OnchainLens, James Wynn has liquidated his 40x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) short position, pocketing roughly $30,000 in profit. He subsequently opened a new 50x leveraged S&P 500 (SP500) short position at a price of 334.42, betting on a future decline in the US stock market.
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Micron's conference call delivers strong signals: the memory shortage will continue until 2028, and AI long-term contracts are rewriting the industry cycle narrative.
Micron Technology (MU) revealed in its early-morning earnings call that its strategic customer agreements rose from 1 to 16 sequentially, covering roughly 20% of its DRAM shipments and around one-third of its NAND shipments. Of these deals, 14 calculated at minimum contract prices represent a cumulative remaining revenue of approximately $100 billion. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said these agreements will "fundamentally transform" the company’s business model. The key takeaway for the market is that Micron is being repositioned from a highly cyclical memory stock to an AI infrastructure provider with far greater revenue visibility. During the call, Micron disclosed it expects industry tightness to persist beyond 2027, and even as supply gradually improves in 2028, there is no clear timeline for supply to catch up with demand. Management attributed this gap to the large scale, complexity, and long lead times of new semiconductor fab construction. CFO Mark Murphy noted that DRAM revenue jumped 343% year-over-year to $31.3 billion, while NAND revenue surged 361% YoY to $9.9 billion. DRAM prices rose in the low-60% range, and NAND prices increased in the mid-80% range. He explained that the quarter’s earnings, which handily beat market expectations, were driven more by pricing power and supply-demand imbalances rather than just shipment volume. The company forecasts capital expenditure of roughly $10 billion this quarter, and $27 billion for full fiscal 2026. Fiscal 2027 quarterly capex will exceed the FY2026 fourth quarter level, with more than half allocated to cleanroom construction. However, the CFO also stated that free cash flow for the current quarter is expected to continue rising sharply. Overall, the call’s messaging sent three key signals to the market: persistent memory shortages, customer willingness to sign long-term agreements, and further upside for prices. This drove Micron’s (MU) shares to surge nearly 16% in U.S. post-market trading.
trade.xyz launches contract trading for Japanese storage stock Kioxia (KOXIA)
According to official announcements, trade.xyz has launched contract trading for Japanese storage stock Kioxia (KOXIA), supporting up to 10x leverage. The Kioxia (KIOXIA) product tracks the value of each common share of Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (stock code: 285A). Its price conversion mechanism converts the underlying Japanese stock price from yen to U.S. dollars based on the current USD/JPY exchange rate. Kioxia manufactures NAND flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in data centers, consumer electronics, mobile devices, and enterprise storage.
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Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia's share price rose more than 12%
According to Bitget market data, the share price of Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia Holdings (铠侠) surged by 12%.
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Coinbase secures Luxembourg’s MiCA license, to base its EU operations in Luxembourg.
According to an official announcement, Luxembourg has officially become Coinbase’s registered MiCA Home under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. Moving forward, Coinbase will use Luxembourg as its EU business hub to provide compliant crypto asset services for users across EU member states.
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The KyberSwap attacker has transferred another 2000 ETH to Tornado Cash, with over 80% of the stolen funds now laundered.
According to PeckShield’s monitoring, an address identified as the KyberSwap attacker has once again transferred 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash. Over the past two years, this attacker has cumulatively transferred and mixed 16,100 ETH via Tornado Cash, equivalent to roughly $40 million at current prices, accounting for over 80% of the $48.8 million lost in the KyberSwap attack in November 2023. Some of the stolen funds have not yet been fully transferred.
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James Wynn closed out his 40x Bitcoin short position, netting $30,000 in profits, and shifted to opening a 50x S&P 500 short position.
According to monitoring by OnchainLens, James Wynn has liquidated his 40x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) short position, pocketing roughly $30,000 in profit. He subsequently opened a new 50x leveraged S&P 500 (SP500) short position at a price of 334.42, betting on a future decline in the US stock market.
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Micron's conference call delivers strong signals: the memory shortage will continue until 2028, and AI long-term contracts are rewriting the industry cycle narrative.
Micron Technology (MU) revealed in its early-morning earnings call that its strategic customer agreements rose from 1 to 16 sequentially, covering roughly 20% of its DRAM shipments and around one-third of its NAND shipments. Of these deals, 14 calculated at minimum contract prices represent a cumulative remaining revenue of approximately $100 billion. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said these agreements will "fundamentally transform" the company’s business model. The key takeaway for the market is that Micron is being repositioned from a highly cyclical memory stock to an AI infrastructure provider with far greater revenue visibility. During the call, Micron disclosed it expects industry tightness to persist beyond 2027, and even as supply gradually improves in 2028, there is no clear timeline for supply to catch up with demand. Management attributed this gap to the large scale, complexity, and long lead times of new semiconductor fab construction. CFO Mark Murphy noted that DRAM revenue jumped 343% year-over-year to $31.3 billion, while NAND revenue surged 361% YoY to $9.9 billion. DRAM prices rose in the low-60% range, and NAND prices increased in the mid-80% range. He explained that the quarter’s earnings, which handily beat market expectations, were driven more by pricing power and supply-demand imbalances rather than just shipment volume. The company forecasts capital expenditure of roughly $10 billion this quarter, and $27 billion for full fiscal 2026. Fiscal 2027 quarterly capex will exceed the FY2026 fourth quarter level, with more than half allocated to cleanroom construction. However, the CFO also stated that free cash flow for the current quarter is expected to continue rising sharply. Overall, the call’s messaging sent three key signals to the market: persistent memory shortages, customer willingness to sign long-term agreements, and further upside for prices. This drove Micron’s (MU) shares to surge nearly 16% in U.S. post-market trading.
trade.xyz launches contract trading for Japanese storage stock Kioxia (KOXIA)
According to official announcements, trade.xyz has launched contract trading for Japanese storage stock Kioxia (KOXIA), supporting up to 10x leverage. The Kioxia (KIOXIA) product tracks the value of each common share of Kioxia Holdings Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (stock code: 285A). Its price conversion mechanism converts the underlying Japanese stock price from yen to U.S. dollars based on the current USD/JPY exchange rate. Kioxia manufactures NAND flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in data centers, consumer electronics, mobile devices, and enterprise storage.
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Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia's share price rose more than 12%
According to Bitget market data, the share price of Japanese storage chip manufacturer Kioxia Holdings (铠侠) surged by 12%.
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Coinbase secures Luxembourg’s MiCA license, to base its EU operations in Luxembourg.
According to an official announcement, Luxembourg has officially become Coinbase’s registered MiCA Home under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. Moving forward, Coinbase will use Luxembourg as its EU business hub to provide compliant crypto asset services for users across EU member states.
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The KyberSwap attacker has transferred another 2000 ETH to Tornado Cash, with over 80% of the stolen funds now laundered.
According to PeckShield’s monitoring, an address identified as the KyberSwap attacker has once again transferred 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash. Over the past two years, this attacker has cumulatively transferred and mixed 16,100 ETH via Tornado Cash, equivalent to roughly $40 million at current prices, accounting for over 80% of the $48.8 million lost in the KyberSwap attack in November 2023. Some of the stolen funds have not yet been fully transferred.
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James Wynn closed out his 40x Bitcoin short position, netting $30,000 in profits, and shifted to opening a 50x S&P 500 short position.
According to monitoring by OnchainLens, James Wynn has liquidated his 40x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) short position, pocketing roughly $30,000 in profit. He subsequently opened a new 50x leveraged S&P 500 (SP500) short position at a price of 334.42, betting on a future decline in the US stock market.
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Micron's conference call delivers strong signals: the memory shortage will continue until 2028, and AI long-term contracts are rewriting the industry cycle narrative.
Micron Technology (MU) revealed in its early-morning earnings call that its strategic customer agreements rose from 1 to 16 sequentially, covering roughly 20% of its DRAM shipments and around one-third of its NAND shipments. Of these deals, 14 calculated at minimum contract prices represent a cumulative remaining revenue of approximately $100 billion. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said these agreements will "fundamentally transform" the company’s business model. The key takeaway for the market is that Micron is being repositioned from a highly cyclical memory stock to an AI infrastructure provider with far greater revenue visibility. During the call, Micron disclosed it expects industry tightness to persist beyond 2027, and even as supply gradually improves in 2028, there is no clear timeline for supply to catch up with demand. Management attributed this gap to the large scale, complexity, and long lead times of new semiconductor fab construction. CFO Mark Murphy noted that DRAM revenue jumped 343% year-over-year to $31.3 billion, while NAND revenue surged 361% YoY to $9.9 billion. DRAM prices rose in the low-60% range, and NAND prices increased in the mid-80% range. He explained that the quarter’s earnings, which handily beat market expectations, were driven more by pricing power and supply-demand imbalances rather than just shipment volume. The company forecasts capital expenditure of roughly $10 billion this quarter, and $27 billion for full fiscal 2026. Fiscal 2027 quarterly capex will exceed the FY2026 fourth quarter level, with more than half allocated to cleanroom construction. However, the CFO also stated that free cash flow for the current quarter is expected to continue rising sharply. Overall, the call’s messaging sent three key signals to the market: persistent memory shortages, customer willingness to sign long-term agreements, and further upside for prices. This drove Micron’s (MU) shares to surge nearly 16% in U.S. post-market trading.
PANews reported on December 31 that Hourglass announced early this morning that the second phase of its Stable pre-deposit program has ended, and deposits are now available for withdrawal. All users who received allocations in the second phase can now withdraw their funds through Merkl, and users with excess refunds can also withdraw through the Merkl dashboard. Users who were not approved to participate in the second phase can withdraw their USDC at any time through the application or directly from the underlying smart contract.
In a blog post on Tuesday, Binance Exchange, the largest crypto trading platform by volume, announced the automatic conversion of several delisted tokens to USDC.
This action will be executed based on the average token to USDC exchange rate within the conversion period.
What Binance Exchange Users Need To KnowAfter delisting 10 tokens from its catalog, Binance said in a follow-up message that it would convert them to USDC automatically, enabling holders to access their funds. After the conversion happens, the exchange will credit the stablecoin equivalent of the affected tokens to users’ wallets by April 28, 2025. The tokens include:
Vai (VAI) Tornado Cash (TORN) OMG Network (OMG) Waves (WAVES) NEM (XEM) BarnBridge (BOND) Dock (DOCK) Mdex (MDX) Polkastarter (POLS) Pundi X PURSE (PURSE) Read more: Binance Review 2024: Is It the Right Crypto Exchange for You?
Holders of these tokens should adjust their trading strategies accordingly to prepare for the upcoming changes. Failure to do so by October 28 would see them automatically converted to USDC, effectively phasing out the affected tokens from the exchange.
“During the Conversion Period [between October 29, 2024 and April 28, 2025], users will not be able to view the above tokens in their Binance wallets,” Binance articulated.
In this regard, it is worth mentioning that the history of Binance’s tokens delisting often inspires volatility. For instance, the exchange delisted six altcoins around mid-August, causing double-digit price drops for PowerPool (CVP) and Ellipsis (EPX). These tokens also featured among the delisted assets.
However, Binance is not only removing several tokens but also adding new ones to its platform. One of the notable additions is Scroll (SCR), a zkRollup scaling solution for Ethereum.
As per the announcement, SCR will be listed on October 11, with pre-market trading for the SCR/USDT pair set to open. This move supports Ethereum’s scalability by enabling faster, more efficient transactions while maintaining security and decentralization.
“Binance is excited to announce the 60th project on Binance Launchpool – Scroll (SCR), a Bytecode-level compatible zkEVM Rollup,” an excerpt in Binance’s announcement read.
Read more: What are Crypto Airdrops?
With this listing notice, Binance becomes the first platform to list Scroll’s powering token. The exchange will also airdrop 55,000,000 SCR, representing 5.5% of the total supply. Airdrop farming will start on Wednesday, October 9. The participants must lock their BNB and FDUSD to receive the SCR tokens.
PANews reported on May 18th that, according to PANews' monitoring, the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge has had 103.6 tBTC, 1625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC stolen. The attackers exchanged the stolen assets for approximately 5402.4 ETH (about $11.4 million), which are currently stored in an address starting with 0x65Cb. The attackers' address received 1 ETH as initial funding approximately 14 hours ago via Tornado Cash.
TLDR: Blockaid’s exploit detection system identified an active attack draining $11.58M from the Verus-Ethereum bridge. Peckshield confirmed 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC were stolen and swapped for 5,402 ETH. GoPlus found the attacker used a low-value transaction to trigger a batch-transfer of all bridge reserves. The attacker’s wallet was pre-funded with 1 ETH via Tornado Cash roughly 14 hours before the exploit began. The Verus-Ethereum bridge is under an active exploit that has drained approximately $11.58 million in digital assets. Blockchain security firm Blockaid identified the attack through its exploit detection system on Sunday.
The stolen funds included tBTC, ETH, and USDC. The attacker subsequently converted those assets into ETH. Multiple security companies have since confirmed the breach and traced the attacker’s on-chain activity.
How the Attack Unfolded Blockaid was among the first to publicly flag the exploit. The firm identified the attacker’s externally owned account as address “0x5aBb91B9c01A5Ed3aE762d32B236595B459D5777.” The drained funds were moved to a separate wallet at “0x65Cb8b128Bf6e690761044CCECA422bb239C25F9.”
🚨 Community alert:
Blockaid's exploit detection system has identified an on-going exploit on the @veruscoin Verus-Ethereum Bridge (https://t.co/HEwYZqFEfC).
~$11.58M drained so far.
More details in🧵
— Blockaid (@blockaid_) May 18, 2026
Peckshield provided a detailed breakdown of what was taken from the bridge. According to the firm, the attacker drained 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC from the protocol. Those assets were then swapped for roughly 5,402 ETH, valued at around $11.4 million at the time.
Another security firm, GoPlus, shed light on the method used in the attack. The attacker sent a low-value transaction to the bridge contract and called a specific function. That function triggered the bridge contract to batch-transfer its reserve assets directly to the drainer’s wallet.
The exploit transaction has been publicly logged on Etherscan, providing a transparent on-chain record. The bridge contract address involved is “0x71518580f36feceffe0721f06ba4703218cd7f63.” Security researchers continue to monitor the addresses involved for further movement.
Attacker’s Funding Trail Points to Tornado Cash Peckshield also traced how the attacker initially funded their wallet before carrying out the exploit. The attacker’s address received 1 ETH through Tornado Cash approximately 14 hours before the attack began. Tornado Cash is a crypto mixer commonly used to obscure the origin of funds on-chain.
This funding method is a recognized pattern among on-chain bad actors seeking to hide their identity. By routing startup funds through a mixer, the attacker made it harder to link the exploit wallet to any prior history. Investigators typically watch for such patterns when tracing the source of stolen assets.
At the time of writing, the stolen funds remain in the drainer wallet identified by Blockaid. No confirmed recovery measures or protocol pause announcements had been publicly issued by the Verus team. The broader DeFi community has been alerted to avoid interacting with the bridge in the meantime.
The attack adds to a long list of bridge exploits that have plagued the crypto industry in recent years. Cross-chain bridges remain a high-value target due to the large reserves they hold and the complexity of their smart contract logic.
PANews reported on May 18 that Verus disclosed on its official Discord that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked at 23:55 UTC on May 17, 2026. The attackers transferred Ethereum, USDC, and tBTC assets from the Ethereum contract. The Verus network subsequently suspended operations, and most block-generating nodes have proactively gone offline to prevent further spread of the attack.
The project team stated that they are investigating the attack path and the extent of the damage, and that if the attackers return all funds, a bug bounty will be awarded and no further legal action will be taken. They also warned that anyone offering a "compensation plan" via private message is a scammer and should not interact with them.
The KyberSwap attacker has transferred another 2000 ETH to Tornado Cash, with over 80% of the stolen funds now laundered.
According to PeckShield’s monitoring, an address identified as the KyberSwap attacker has once again transferred 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash. Over the past two years, this attacker has cumulatively transferred and mixed 16,100 ETH via Tornado Cash, equivalent to roughly $40 million at current prices, accounting for over 80% of the $48.8 million lost in the KyberSwap attack in November 2023. Some of the stolen funds have not yet been fully transferred.
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James Wynn closed out his 40x Bitcoin short position, netting $30,000 in profits, and shifted to opening a 50x S&P 500 short position.
According to monitoring by OnchainLens, James Wynn has liquidated his 40x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) short position, pocketing roughly $30,000 in profit. He subsequently opened a new 50x leveraged S&P 500 (SP500) short position at a price of 334.42, betting on a future decline in the US stock market.
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Micron's conference call delivers strong signals: the memory shortage will continue until 2028, and AI long-term contracts are rewriting the industry cycle narrative.
Micron Technology (MU) revealed in its early-morning earnings call that its strategic customer agreements rose from 1 to 16 sequentially, covering roughly 20% of its DRAM shipments and around one-third of its NAND shipments. Of these deals, 14 calculated at minimum contract prices represent a cumulative remaining revenue of approximately $100 billion. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said these agreements will "fundamentally transform" the company’s business model. The key takeaway for the market is that Micron is being repositioned from a highly cyclical memory stock to an AI infrastructure provider with far greater revenue visibility. During the call, Micron disclosed it expects industry tightness to persist beyond 2027, and even as supply gradually improves in 2028, there is no clear timeline for supply to catch up with demand. Management attributed this gap to the large scale, complexity, and long lead times of new semiconductor fab construction. CFO Mark Murphy noted that DRAM revenue jumped 343% year-over-year to $31.3 billion, while NAND revenue surged 361% YoY to $9.9 billion. DRAM prices rose in the low-60% range, and NAND prices increased in the mid-80% range. He explained that the quarter’s earnings, which handily beat market expectations, were driven more by pricing power and supply-demand imbalances rather than just shipment volume. The company forecasts capital expenditure of roughly $10 billion this quarter, and $27 billion for full fiscal 2026. Fiscal 2027 quarterly capex will exceed the FY2026 fourth quarter level, with more than half allocated to cleanroom construction. However, the CFO also stated that free cash flow for the current quarter is expected to continue rising sharply. Overall, the call’s messaging sent three key signals to the market: persistent memory shortages, customer willingness to sign long-term agreements, and further upside for prices. This drove Micron’s (MU) shares to surge nearly 16% in U.S. post-market trading.
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A poll shows that a majority of U.S. voters support federal unified regulation of prediction markets.
Two polls commissioned by the Coalition for Prediction Markets show that U.S. Republican and Democratic voters both prefer federal-level unified regulation of prediction markets over state-by-state oversight. Among Republican respondents, 48% support a federal regulatory framework, while only 27% back state-level regulation. For Democratic voters, 45% favor federal regulation, compared to 35% who support state-level rules. Only 8% of respondents believe prediction markets should be banned in the U.S., and a majority of voters support consumer autonomy to choose whether to participate in such markets. The survey also found that people under 35 have the highest acceptance of prediction markets, with more than half of young respondents expressing interest in using or having already used related platforms. Currently, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and prediction market platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket are in disputes with multiple state governments over regulatory authority, with the core focus being whether sports event contracts qualify as prediction market products subject to federal regulation.
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Analysis: Bitcoin miners face profit pressure, with around 20% of mining firms now operating below the break-even point.
Bitcoin miners' revenue continues to decline, with the current 7-day average daily income dropping to around $30 million, a notable pullback from the over $50 million level seen last summer. Meanwhile, on-chain transaction fee revenue has fallen to less than $250,000, accounting for an extremely small share of miners' total income. Data from JPMorgan Chase shows the average production cost is approximately $78,000, and Bitcoin’s price has remained below this level for five consecutive months — the longest such stretch in the current cycle. An estimated 20% of miners are already operating at a loss; some high-cost miners have begun frequently powering their mining rigs on and off in response to price fluctuations, leading to a stronger correlation between network hash rate difficulty and Bitcoin’s price. Additionally, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty was adjusted down by roughly 10% in the second week of June, marking the second pullback of the same magnitude this year. Publicly listed mining companies, meanwhile, are relying more on their balance sheets to sustain operations, selling over 32,000 BTC in the first quarter alone to cover operating costs. Analysts note that against the backdrop of continuously shrinking block subsidies and stagnant fee revenue, a recovery in miners’ profits will primarily depend on a rise in Bitcoin’s price.
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Japan and South Korea's stock markets opened higher, with South Korea's KOSPI index rising 2.9% and SK Hynix surging 11%.
According to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 index opened 1.4% higher at 70114.09. South Korea’s KOSPI index rose 2.9%. South Korean stocks SK Hynix gained 11%, while Samsung Electronics rose 5%.
Fluid cleaned up its share of the Resolv USR exploit bad debt the way a fast-moving team does: a single multisig pulled roughly $8M of USDC and USDT out of the shared liquidity layer through a pre-approved credit line, swept thousands of scattered bad-debt positions into one address, and balanced the books. The matching $8.2M treasury commitment that’s supposed to repay the credit line is locked in restricted positions that need a governance vote to unlock. That vote was posted to the forum days later, with the on-chain action already done.
The protocol stayed solvent. No user deposit was touched. TVL is holding around $970M. The cleanup worked.
Then an on-chain researcher started pulling the transaction trail apart, and the story stopped being about Resolv.
It is May 17, 2026 as I write this. The governance proposal is still being debated, the on-chain criticism is still landing on X, and the numbers below will keep moving for a while yet. The structural argument underneath them is what this piece is about.
Fluid is the lending-and-DEX protocol that grew out of InstaDapp, now operating under its own FLUID token and DAO. The architectural premise is a single shared liquidity layer that every Fluid subprotocol (lending vaults, DEX, DEX Lite) borrows from, rather than maintaining its own siloed pools. Suppliers deposit assets once and earn from utilization across every market that draws on the layer.
That design has obvious capital-efficiency upside. It also concentrates risk in a specific way: subprotocols that can pull from the layer hold permissioned credit lines, and a Guardian multisig can pause access in an emergency. The team multisig is the load-bearing piece in that setup.
The credit line at the center of this story was originally approved by governance for Fluid DEX Lite, a gas-optimized swap router launched in August 2025 that uses the liquidity layer as its inventory source. It is a permissioned, uncollateralized facility: an approved address can draw USDC and USDT out of the shared pool against the protocol’s credit rather than against posted collateral. In May 2026, the team multisig drew on this same facility to consolidate bad-debt positions left behind by the Resolv depeg.
The Underlying Incident: A Quick Recap In late March 2026, an attacker compromised Resolv Labs’ off-chain signing infrastructure and minted approximately 80 million unbacked USR through a broken completeSwap() flow. USR depegged hard, and roughly $25M of extracted value got dumped through DEX liquidity. The full breakdown is in our Resolv USR exploit post.
Fluid had about $100M of USR exposure when the depeg hit, mostly through lending markets where USR and its wrapped variants were supplied as collateral against USDC and USDT borrows. When USR collapsed, ~$21M of positions went underwater and turned into bad debt sitting against the protocol. Fluid’s own contracts were not exploited. Oracles, pricing logic, and validation were upgraded immediately after the incident. The damage was downstream of a counterparty failure, not internal.
On May 12, 2026, Fluid announced the resolution. The $21M loss was split three ways:
Resolv: ~$9.7M (the issuer absorbing the largest share) Fluid governance treasury: ~$8.2M Fluid core team: ~$1.5M, reimbursed from future protocol revenue Roughly $19.3M was repaid in full, with the team fronting its $1.5M slice in cash now and the protocol committed to reimbursing it from future revenue. The remaining malicious USR was burned at the contract level; healthy positions remained redeemable directly via Resolv.
The split itself was uncontroversial. Most observers treated it as a pragmatic outcome that kept users whole. The fight that broke out this week is about how the treasury’s $8.2M share got onto Fluid’s balance sheet on-chain.
The Proposal on the Table On May 11, 2026, the Fluid team posted “Post-Mortem, Treasury Actions, and Forward Strategy Following Resolv Incident” to the governance forum. It bundles four things:
A formal post-mortem of the Resolv incident, including the loss split. Treasury actions for the $8.2M contribution: transferring the treasury’s full balance of iETHv2 deposit tokens, plus ancillary positions like fGHO, from the treasury’s DeFi Smart Account to the team multisig so the multisig can liquidate them and repay the credit line it drew against the liquidity layer. Financial restructuring: an immediate halt to FLUID buybacks (the program had bought back roughly 1.3% of supply and was judged ineffective for price support), a significant reduction in FLUID emissions, and a four-month suspension of the $250k/month Foundation grant covering March through June 2026. Security and roadmap changes: a detailed oracle overhaul (per-key pricing, multi-leg feeds, deviation checks, per-token pause bits, sequencer-uptime guards on L2), legal agreements with asset issuers for enforceable claims in depeg scenarios, a delay on the DEX v2 launch, continuation of the Solana DEX v1 launch (~6 weeks out, audits wrapping), and a forward product slate that includes Liquidity-as-a-Service, fixed-rate borrowing, custodied collateral, and institutional onboarding. The proposal does not introduce new spending. It formalizes the asset movements needed to settle a position the team multisig already opened. As of writing, the forum thread has minimal direct engagement; the live debate has migrated to X.
What Actually Happened On-Chain The critique that ignited the past two days came from on-chain researcher @jpn_memelord, who walked the transactions and posted a step-by-step thread. The mechanics below are reconstructed from that thread and the founder’s reply on X; addresses called out in the original posts can be cross-checked against any Ethereum explorer.
The Resolv depeg left ~$8M of bad debt spread across thousands of individual lending positions on Fluid (collateral marked down faster than the loans against it). Cleaning this up position-by-position would have been slow, expensive in gas, and visible to users on a market-by-market basis. The team multisig instead drew USDC and USDT directly from the liquidity layer, using the pre-approved DEX Lite credit line, and consolidated the bad debt into a single address. The thousands of small unhealthy positions were repaid; one large debit sat against the multisig instead. The treasury’s own assets (the iETHv2 deposits and ancillary positions described in the proposal) were not immediately accessible at full value. iETHv2 sits in a vault currently subject to restrictions that effectively require governance action to fully liquidate. The treasury’s liquid balance was closer to $5.3M than the headline $8.2M figure. The May 11 proposal is the governance step that resolves that mismatch: move the restricted treasury assets to the multisig so they can be unwound and used to repay the credit line. The critique was never that any of this was hidden. The on-chain footprint was visible from the first block. The objection is that the credit-line draw happened before the governance vote that authorizes it. Until the treasury assets are unlocked and applied, the outstanding balance against the liquidity layer effectively sits on the shoulders of USDC and USDT suppliers, whose deposits are the source of the funds the multisig used.
Critics argue this constitutes a change in the risk profile that suppliers signed up for: they consented to lending into a credit facility scoped to DEX Lite expansion, not to short-term bad-debt cleanup. Net-neutral over the lifetime of the operation, yes. Risk-neutral at every point along the way, less obviously.
Why the Treasury Wasn’t Simply Available Much of the X argument turns on a detail that’s easy to miss: a DAO treasury denominated in productive assets is not the same thing as a treasury denominated in cash.
Most of Fluid’s treasury value sits in iETHv2 deposit tokens, claims against an ETH position in one of Fluid’s v2 lending vaults. That position was earning yield, which is the whole reason it was structured that way. But a deposit token isn’t a stablecoin you can hand over to repay USDC and USDT borrows; it has to be redeemed through the vault, and per the proposal that withdrawal path is currently restricted and needs governance unlock. Smaller positions like fGHO need to be converted to GHO and then routed.
You can defend either of two positions here.
Position A (team): pre-positioning treasury in productive assets is good capital management; nobody anticipated needing to pull eight figures of liquid stables in a hurry; the credit line was the cleanest tool to bridge the gap until governance can unlock the assets formally. Net effect: nothing leaves the protocol, the books balance, users are protected, and the multisig is acting as an intermediary on its own balance sheet rather than spending fresh money.
Position B (critics): a treasury that requires governance unlock to be deployed in an emergency is, for the duration of that unlock, closer to a designated future contribution than to ready cash. The $8.2M headline figure overstated what was actually available. Using a DEX-Lite-scoped credit facility to paper over the gap stretched the definition of “pre-approved” past what suppliers had reason to expect.
Both positions are defensible. The interesting question is which one the precedent set this week will look like, twelve months from now, when the next emergency lands.
The Founder’s Pushback Fluid founder Samyak Jain (@smykjain) responded on X, and the team-account @0xfluid backed the framing. The argument, in short:
The credit-line draw was internal accounting, not new spending. The multisig consolidated bad debt; assets balanced out at the protocol level; the move did not extract money from the system. The governance proposal had been drafted days earlier. The team accelerated its posting in response to the criticism rather than because the underlying plan changed. The DEX Lite credit line was a pre-existing governance grant, and using a multisig with permissioned access for an emergency cleanup was within the scope of how that role was designed. Some of the criticism, in the team’s read, is downstream of rival-protocol community politics rather than substantive risk analysis. The last point tends to land badly in DeFi governance. Accusing critics of bad faith is sometimes correct and almost always counterproductive. The substantive answer (“the multisig consolidated debt, nothing left the protocol”) is stronger on its own.
The Numbers Worth Holding On To Strip out the X noise and there’s a clean set of figures.
Item Value Pre-incident Fluid USR exposure ~$100M Bad debt from Resolv depeg ~$21M Resolv contribution ~$9.7M Fluid treasury contribution ~$8.2M Core team contribution (deferred) ~$1.5M Total repaid up front ~$19.3M Liquid treasury at time of cleanup ~$5.3M Treasury assets requiring governance unlock bulk in iETHv2 + ancillary fGHO Credit-line draw from liquidity layer ~$8M in USDC + USDT Foundation grant suspended $250k/month × 4 months FLUID supply previously bought back ~1.3% Current TVL ~$970M FLUID price drawdown from ATH ~93% from $24.40 The two figures that should make a careful reader pause are the liquid treasury balance ($5.3M) versus the headline treasury contribution ($8.2M), and the credit-line draw of roughly $8M in USDC and USDT against the liquidity layer. The first says the treasury was smaller than the announcement implied. The second says the gap was bridged through a pre-existing credit facility rather than a fresh authorization. Everything controversial about this story sits between those two numbers.
What This Says About DeFi Governance There’s a recognizable shape here, and we’ve written about it before in Aave’s governance crisis and the broader question of how decentralized “decentralized governance” actually is. An operationally competent core team holds the keys that matter. An emergency creates time pressure. The team acts. The formal process catches up afterward. And the resulting argument is about whether “catches up afterward” counts as governance at all.
The structural tension is real and not unique to Fluid. Modern DeFi protocols are not, in practice, governed by 14-day voting cycles on every operational decision. They are governed by a thin layer of permissioned roles that can move quickly, sitting on top of a broader DAO that ratifies, audits, or revokes those roles. The argument is over how thin that layer should be, what triggers it has to clear before acting, and how much of the post-facto ratification can be drafted by the same people who took the action.
A few honest observations:
The pragmatic case is strong. Distributed governance is slow. An $8M cleanup that requires a 14-day Snapshot vote is an $8M cleanup that gives the market 14 days to short the FLUID token and short USR-adjacent assets, while bad debt accrues interest on the protocol’s side. The team’s instinct to consolidate and balance the books before the news cycle peaked is operationally defensible. The transparency case is also strong. USDC and USDT suppliers consented to a credit facility scoped to one purpose. Repurposing it for another, even with the intent to repay, broadens what “permissioned access” can be used for without consulting the people whose deposits sourced the funds. Future suppliers will price that ambiguity into the yield they demand, or simply route capital elsewhere. Precedent compounds. If “pre-approved credit line, drawn by multisig, ratified later” lands as an acceptable emergency procedure, the boundary of acceptable emergency procedures has moved. The next protocol facing a similar choice can point at this one. Norms drift that way, one defensible decision at a time. Neither side of this debate is obviously stupid. Both are arguing about a real trade-off that hasn’t been satisfactorily resolved anywhere in DeFi.
Uncomfortable Questions Why did the team multisig hold this much operational authority in the first place? Pre-approved credit lines for specific subprotocols are not unusual. Pre-approved credit lines that can be repurposed for ad-hoc cleanup are a different category. If the answer is “the role was always intended to cover emergencies,” the role’s documented scope should say so. If the answer is “the scope was narrow but we used it broadly under stress,” that’s worth saying explicitly.
What is the actual unlock mechanism for iETHv2? The proposal references restricted treasury assets but does not detail the mechanics that prevent immediate access. For depositors and suppliers trying to reason about how much of any DAO treasury is genuinely available in a crisis, that mechanism matters more than the headline number on the dashboard.
Where does the precedent end? Could the same credit line be drawn against tomorrow for an emergency that the DAO would not have authorized in advance? The team’s answer is no, but the answer that matters is the structural one: what stops it?
How does this interact with the Fluid Foundation proposal? Fluid is in the middle of transferring IP and protocol assets to a Cayman Islands foundation, with InstaDapp employees on the board, governed by DAO votes. The foundation is the legal entity that will eventually hold the multisig keys. If the practical pattern is that the team acts and the DAO ratifies, the foundation structure makes that pattern legally cleaner, not more constrained. That’s either a feature or a problem depending on which side of this week’s argument you’re on.
What is the right design for emergency capital? The useful medium-term outcome of this incident would be a structured emergency facility: capped in size, scoped explicitly to bad-debt cleanup, refilled by a defined rule, and ratifiable in a single short vote. A facility like that would let future cleanups happen without re-litigating the boundaries of pre-approved roles every time. Whether the team or the community drives that work is itself a governance question.
What’s Likely to Happen Next The governance proposal will probably pass. The treasury actions described in it are the cleanest path to closing the credit-line draw and restoring the books to a fully governance-ratified state. Rejection would force a new proposal and leave the credit line drawn against the liquidity layer in the interim, which is a worse outcome for the suppliers the critics are nominally defending.
The buyback pause, emissions cuts, and Foundation grant suspension will likely face less debate. Pulling sell pressure off the token while confidence is fragile is what most protocols do after a drawdown like this. The four-month grant suspension also cuts near-term spending while the treasury rebuilds, which is part of why it’s easy to ratify.
The DEX v2 delay is a tell. DeFi spent April watching the KelpDAO rsETH exploit drain $292M out of Aave through a single forged LayerZero packet, and confidence in cross-protocol composability hasn’t fully rebuilt. Postponing a major DEX launch into that backdrop reads as cautious market timing, not a Fluid-specific weakness.
The longer-term consequence is harder to see. Fluid’s core product fundamentals are intact: the shared liquidity layer, the lending markets, the DEX integration. The protocol absorbed a nine-figure indirect hit from an upstream counterparty and emerged solvent, with users whole and TVL stable. That is a real engineering and operational achievement.
But the part that fed this week’s argument is not unique to Fluid and will not be the last time we see it. Speed versus process, permissioned credit lines used for purposes broader than their origin envisioned, governance votes that follow rather than precede the action they authorize. The next protocol to hit this kind of incident will look at how Fluid handled it, see that the cleanup worked, and either copy the playbook or build the structured emergency facility that makes the playbook unnecessary.
Which way that goes is the actual governance question. The proposal posted on May 11 only settles whether the iETHv2 actually moves.
A prominent analytics-providing platform, Phoenix Group, has recently provided a list of top DeFi projects based on weekly ETH burning. The list containing the ETH-burning DeFi projects includes Uniswap, 1inch, USD Coin, 0x Protocol, Metamask, Gnosis, Pendle, Kyber Network, Aave, and ParaSwap. The analytics provider provided the details of these projects in its latest X post.
Uniswap Leads the DeFi Projects Based on Weekly ETH Burning As per the data from Phoenix Group, Uniswap has dominated the DeFi sphere in terms of 7-day ETH burning. In this respect, Uniswap has reportedly burned 278.1 ETH. This figure equals a value of nearly $737.8K. Following that, 1inch has taken the 2nd position. The popular DeFi project has burned up to 31.3 ETH with a value of approximately $83.0K. Additionally, USD Coin has gained the 3rd spot with almost 30.0K ETH tokens burned.
These tokens have a value of nearly $79.6K. After that, 0x Protocol stands in the 4th place. It saw weekly $279 ETH coins burned. This denotes a value of almost $74.0K. Moreover, Metamask occupies the 5th spot with 27.1 ETH burned, equaling up to $71.9K. It precedes Gnosis which has recorded a token burn comprising $12.4 ETH. This figure accounts for $32.9K.
ParaSwap Bottoms the List with 2.9 ETH Burned The list places Pendle in the 7th position with 11.4 ETH burned. These tokens’ value is approximately $30.2K. Kyber Network secures the 8th spot with 8.1 ETH burned, equaling $21.5K. Aave’s 7-day token burn includes 5.8 ETH with a $15.4K worth. ParaSwap gets the last place on the list with 2.9 ETH burned, accounting for $7.7K.
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PANews reported on April 3 that a "Circle USDC File" compiled by blockchain detective ZachXBT reveals that since 2022, Circle has been suspected of inaction or slow action in compliance handling of multiple incidents involving theft, hacking, or sanctioned entities, with the total amount involved exceeding $420 million. These include the failure to promptly freeze tens of millions of USDC in the $110 million Mango Markets hack and the $190 million Nomad Bridge hack; the freezing of addresses related to Lazarus Group was approximately 4.5 months later than other stablecoin issuers; and in the Ledger supply chain attack, stolen assets containing USDC remained in addresses for over 3 hours without being frozen.
Trader Maji was liquidated on his 25x leveraged long Ethereum position, incurring $1.9 million in losses, and subsequently opened a new position.
According to monitoring by OnchainLens, Stanley Huang, known as "Machi Big Brother" (@machibigbrother), has had his 25x leveraged long Ethereum (ETH) position fully liquidated, incurring a loss of approximately $1.9 million. Notably, he opened a new 25x leveraged long ETH position immediately after the liquidation. Machi Big Brother’s cumulative historical losses exceed $35.4 million.
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Micron posted strong quarterly results, with its quarterly revenue and next-quarter outlook significantly exceeding market expectations. Its stock surged nearly 16% in after-hours trading, driving a broad rally across the storage sector.
According to its official financial report, Micron Technology (MU.O) reported Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $41.456 billion, beating market expectations of $35.423 billion and surging from $9.301 billion in the year-ago period. The company issued Q4 fiscal revenue guidance of $50 billion, against market expectations of $42.915 billion. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated: "Micron’s record-breaking Q3 fiscal financial results and stronger Q4 outlook reflect the strategic value of memory chips in the AI era. We believe our multi-year strategic customer agreements will significantly enhance the durability and predictability of Micron’s strong financial performance." Micron’s Q3 report showed net profit of $28.24 billion, or $24.67 per share, up from $1.89 billion, or $1.68 per share, in the same period last year. Excluding certain one-time items, Micron reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $25.11, exceeding analysts’ consensus estimate of $20.86. Driven by the quarterly revenue and outlook that topped expectations, as of press time, Micron jumped 15.95% in post-market trading on the U.S. stock market, also lifting other memory stocks sharply: Seagate (STX) rose 10.21%, Western Digital (WDC) gained 12.31%, and SanDisk (SNDK) surged 15.77%.
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Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
MANTRA, the Layer 1 blockchain specially built for real-world assets (RWAs), has announced an easy way for the conversion of any EVM-based assets, especially $USDC and $USDT, through the Hyperlane Nexus Bridge. Hyperlane Nexus Bridge is a cross-chain interoperability solution that helps users move their assets and messages between different blockchains.
The @Hyperlane Nexus Bridge allows users to seamlessly bridge assets directly to MANTRA chain from any EVM chain, including USDC and USDT.
Watch the video or follow the step by step guide below to bridge USDC directly to MANTRA EVM.
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— MANTRA | Tokenizing RWAs (@MANTRA_Chain) January 7, 2026 The main purpose of this step is to remove the hurdles that are faced by users during the conversion of any EVM-based assets directly into MANTRA Chain. The interesting thing about this news is that MANTRA Chain does not bind users to come with a certain EVM-based asset for conversion. MANTRA Chain has released this news through its official social media X account.
MANTRA Chain Simplifies USDC Bridging with a Clear Video Walkthrough MANTRA Chain is providing full and detailed information to users about the conversion steps and the interfaces in a clear, recorded video message. The method is very simple for everybody; users just need to bind the wallet to the selected network to which users want to bridge assets to MANTRA Chain.
Especially, for $USDC, fill in the amount and recipient address, and then proceed to the option continue. Review the transaction details, which include gas approximation, and after that, click to send MANTRA Chain. After the initiative, users just need to review and sign two transactions through their connected wallet. First, approve the transaction, followed by the transfer transaction.
MANTRA Chain and Hyperlane Simplify Cross-Chain Asset Transfers After the successful completion of these steps, users will receive a confirmation message of congratulations for user’ bridged $USDC to MANTRA EVM. The same process is for all other EVM-based assets for the conversion to MANTRA Chain.
MANTRA Chain and Hyperlane are going to solve the issue of users in terms of converting $USDC, $USDT, and any other EVM-based digital assets. Simultaneously, in this process, users will face a negligible fee on every transaction.
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Rubio: US and Iran to continue technical consultations at the end of this month
Multiple foreign media outlets reported on the 24th that US Secretary of State Rubio said technical teams from the United States and Iran will hold further talks in Switzerland by the end of June. (Xinhua News Agency)
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Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations hit $606 million, with more than 130,000 traders liquidated.
According to Coinglass data, the global cryptocurrency market recorded $606 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $542 million in long-position liquidations and $68.22 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 135,785 traders worldwide were liquidated in the same period, with the largest single liquidation order occurring on Binance’s BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $12.0111 million.
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Bitcoin falls below $60,000
According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $60,000, with a 4.3% drop in the past 24 hours.
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US Treasury Secretary: AI boom may boost productivity and help curb inflation.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC in an interview that he hopes the Federal Reserve will remain "open-minded" about the inflation pattern after the reversal of Iran-related energy price hikes. Bessent noted that the U.S. could enter an economic environment marked by high GDP growth without a corresponding rise in traditional inflation. He cited that in the 1990s, Alan Greenspan foresaw that office modernization and the internet could drive non-inflationary growth, and allowed the economy to keep expanding. Bessent believes the U.S. has a strong chance of seeing a similar scenario again. When asked whether the Fed still needs to worry about potential inflation and whether interest rate cuts are possible this year or next, Bessent declined to comment. However, he argued that it is necessary to stay open-minded about the price or inflation impacts from the Iran conflict, and monitor inflation performance after those effects subside. Bessent also said an open mind is needed, as the AI boom could boost productivity and deliver disinflationary effects, helping inflation return to the Fed’s target level. He added that he believes Kevin Warsh will choose the optimal path that meets both the Fed’s inflation and growth mandates. Bessent also noted that Warsh previously took a hawkish stance on inflation.
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US stocks' intraday storage sector sees broad declines, with Western Digital and Seagate Technology both falling over 4%.
According to Bitget data, during U.S. stock trading hours, the storage sector saw broad declines: Western Digital (WDC) fell 4.47%, Seagate Technology (STX) dropped 4.17%, SanDisk (SNDK) declined 2.31%, and Micron Technology (MU) edged down 0.96%. Most optical communication concept stocks rose, with Corning (GLW) leading the gains at 9.75%, followed by Ciena (CIEN) up 3.24%, Coherent (COHR) rising 2.93%, Lumentum (LITE) gaining 2.61%, and Nokia (NOK) advancing 1.82%. Additionally, Marvell Technology (MRVL) fell 2.59% and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) declined 1.90%.
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During intraday trading in U.S. stocks, crypto-related concept stocks fell broadly, with MSTR dropping more than 7%.
According to Bitget market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose broadly: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.94%, the S&P 500 increased 0.60%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines as follows: Strategy (MSTR) down 7.33%; Circle (CRCL) down 4.35%; Bitmine (BMNR) down 3.97%; Coinbase (COIN) down 3.73%; Robinhood (HOOD) down 3.70%; Gemini (GEMI) down 3.27%; Bullish (BLSH) down 3.25%; Sharplink (SBET) down 3.19%.
BlackRock, in partnership with Securitize, has launched the USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL). This innovative offering aims to provide qualified investors an opportunity to earn US dollar yields by leveraging blockchain technology.
The fund’s debut took notice when a $100 million transaction involving USDC stablecoin was executed on the Ethereum network. As a result, BlackRock’s Ethereum address became a magnet for meme coins and NFTs.
BlackRock Now Holds Meme CoinsBlackRock introduced BUIDL, offering qualified investors a channel to earn returns on their US dollars via blockchain. This venture marks a significant departure from traditional investment mechanisms. Indeed, it promises to redefine the financial system.
“This is the latest progression of our digital assets strategy. We are focused on developing solutions in the digital assets space that help solve real problems for our clients,” Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, said.
The strategic maneuver into the crypto market was underscored by a notable transaction where $100 million in USDC. Presumably, the funds serve as the financial bedrock for BUIDL.
The crypto community’s response to BlackRock’s initiative was swift and vivid. Indeed, the fund’s Ethereum wallet, distinguished by its address 0x13e003a57432062e4EdA204F687bE80139AD622f, became a magnet for meme coins and NFTs airdrops. Among these digital assets, four meme coins have stood out:
DETF Token (DETF), with 250,000 tokens valued at $15,385.66, Realio Network (RIO), comprising 10,000 tokens worth around $13,800.10, unshETHing_Token (USH), totaling 500,000 tokens, estimated at $12,749.20, and Shina Inu (SHI), amounting to 9,197,214,541 tokens worth $9,165.50. Read more: 7 Hot Meme Coins and Altcoins that are Trending in 2024
BlackRock Crypto Holdings. Source: EtherScanAs BlackRock embraces a new era of investment, combining traditional finance’s rigor with blockchain technology’s dynamism, the decision to hold or sell these meme coins still awaits.
