Topic: #latest-news
-
Bitmine buys $52M ETH as Lee says price doesn't reflect Ethereum strength
Bitmine Immersion Technologies acquired $52 million worth of Ether in its latest purchase, bringing it 90% toward its goal of holding 5% of total circulating supply. Chair Tom Lee said ETH prices aren't reflecting Ethereum's strengthening fundamentals.
-
Crypto exploit losses plunge 90% in May to $68.3 million
Crypto platform exploit losses dropped to $68.3 million in May, a 90% decline from April's $650 million. May marks the third month of 2026 with losses under $100 million, though cross-chain bridges remain the most targeted infrastructure.
-
Cardano Foundation Cancels 2026 Summit After Governance Vote Fails
The Cardano Foundation canceled its 2026 annual conference after governance voters rejected a revised proposal to spend $1.84 million on the event, falling short of the required 66.67% approval threshold.
-
White-hat hacker recovers $2M from 2016 Hong Coin ICO smart contract
A pseudonymous white-hat hacker known as 0xflorent helped recover $2 million worth of Ether locked in a failed 2016 ICO smart contract, enabling refunds to 48 investors after nearly a decade through exploitation of an integer overflow vulnerability.
-
Kraken launches CFTC-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures for US institutions
Kraken expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts tied to Bitcoin's spot price within 30 days, joining Coinbase and KalshiEX in capitalizing on fresh regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
-
Gravity Bridge halts after $5.4M exploit tied to signing key compromise
Gravity Bridge, a cross-chain bridge connecting Ethereum and Cosmos, was drained of approximately $5.4 million in a suspected signing key compromise, prompting validators to halt operations while investigating the breach.
-
Bitcoin at $73K: $71K support test looms as downside risk emerges
Bitcoin is trading near $73,000 as traders debate whether the February low of $60,000 marked a market bottom. Analyst Michael van de Poppe says the token faces a critical support test at $71,000, with potential downside to $65,000 if that level breaks.
-
US Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto Assets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed that the US has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, double the figure announced in late April, as part of Operation Economic Fury, a financial pressure campaign targeting Iran's regime.
-
France's AMF sets June 30 deadline for crypto firms to secure MiCA licenses
France's financial regulator warned crypto firms operating without licenses have until June 30 to obtain permits or exit the country under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets framework, while tensions mount over regulatory centralization.
-
Crypto Compliance Tightens, but Indirect Monitoring Gap Persists
Around 47% of crypto organizations onboarded in 2026 are operating at compliance standards that would have ranked among the industry's strictest five years ago, yet gaps in indirect monitoring persist, creating openings for illicit actors.
-
StakeDAO Attacker Mints 5.4T vsdCRV, Cashes Out Only $91K
An attacker exploited a compromised StakeDAO deployer key on Arbitrum to mint over 5.4 trillion vsdCRV tokens worth $763 billion on paper, but thin liquidity limited actual proceeds to approximately $91,000 in realized gains.
-
Base launches MCP tool to connect crypto wallets to AI agents
Base has released a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool that allows AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT to execute blockchain transactions on behalf of users, with every action requiring explicit confirmation and no access to private keys.