1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (336+ words) A coordinated exploit drained approximately $11. 5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge on May 18, with security firm Blockaid linking the attacker's wallet to Tornado Cash. The Verus-Ethereum bridge was drained of approximately $11. 5 million in a coordinated exploit, with analytics confirming that the…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (331+ words) Cross-chain bridges, infrastructure that allows assets to move between separate blockchain networks, have now lost $328. 6 million to attackers across eight separate incidents in May 2026. Key Takeaways Peckshield tracked 8 bridge exploits through mid-May 2026, with $328. 6 M drained cumulatively from cross-chain protocols. Kelp…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (341+ words) Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal says the artificial intelligence competition between the U. S. and China is unlike any geopolitical rivalry in history, a race not for territory or weapons, but for the substratum of intelligence itself. Key Takeaways Real Vision's Raoul…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (360+ words) Bitcoin fell below $77, 000 on Monday, extending a four-day losing streak, triggering $657 million in total liquidations across crypto markets in 24 hours, with long positions bearing the brunt of the pain. Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77, 000, triggering $657 M in liquidations, $584 M of…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (435+ words) Terence Zimwara is an award-winning journalist and author specializing in the intersection of African macroeconomics and digital finance. Since 2018, he has reported extensively on Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency landscape, with his work appearing in numerous local print and online…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (867+ words) Key Takeaways Binance and CME deepened crypto-tradfi ties in 2026, widening access beyond BTC and ETH. CLARITY passed Senate Banking 15-9, lifting De Fi sentiment as Aave and Coinshares followed developments. Circle's ARC secured $222 M at a $3 B valuation, hinting stablecoin rails…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (538+ words) Bitget's unified artificial intelligence (AI) trading platform has crossed 1 million users and recorded more than $1. 2 billion in cumulative trading volume across 58 AI-powered tools, the exchange revealed this week. The platform, now branded Bitget AI, combines market analysis, strategy execution, and…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (327+ words) China confirmed its involvement in the operation that resulted in the arrest of 276 suspects and the closure of nine crime-focused facilities. The initiative might mark a new era of international cooperation to tackle and end pig-butchering scams. While criminals are…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago  (232+ words) Owe Martin Andresen, a German national, faces money laundering charges after using a cryptocurrency-based payment processor to purchase gold bars and sending them to his home address. Adresen was the alleged admin of "Dream Market," a darknet market that shut…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (269+ words) A delivery-worker ruse escalated into a violent cryptocurrency robbery case involving firearms, restraints, and an alleged gunpoint transfer of approximately $6. 5 million from a victim's accounts. A federal grand jury indicted Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh, and Jayden Rucker on robbery, kidnapping,…...