- Echo Protocol Pauses Monad Bridge After Admin Key Breach Sparks $816K Loss19 May 2026 19:13
Decentralized finance platform Echo Protocol suffered a security breach on its Monad network deployment after an attacker compromised an administrative key. Liquidity Limits Prevent Massive Losses Echo Protocol, a decentralized finance ( DeFi) platform focused on bitcoin liquidity, was hit by a security exploit on Monday, May 18, after an attacker compromised an administrative key […] - Sen. Warren Accuses OCC of Granting Illegal Charters to Coinbase, Ripple, and 7 Others19 May 2026 18:37
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a formal letter to OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould on May 18, 2026, accusing the agency of illegally granting national trust charters to at least nine crypto companies and demanding full records by June 1. Warren Targets OCC Over Crypto Bank Charters That Allegedly Bypass Federal Safeguards Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member […] - Kard Powers Lolli’s Automatic Bitcoin Cashback for More Than 600,000 US Cardholders19 May 2026 18:03
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards platform owned by Thesis*, has partnered with Kard to let its more than 600,000 users earn bitcoin automatically on everyday card purchases without browser extensions, promo codes, or checkout changes. Lolli Drops Checkout Friction as Kard Deal Turns Linked Cards Into Bitcoin Earning Tools The announcement, revealed May 19, 2026, and […] - BNB Smart Chain Shows Quantum-Safe Crypto Works Despite 50% Throughput Drop19 May 2026 17:15
Developers behind BNB Smart Chain have demonstrated that post-quantum cryptography can already function on a live blockchain architecture, though the transition comes with major trade-offs in transaction size and throughput. The findings highlight how networks may eventually adapt to the long-term risks posed by quantum computing. BNB Smart Chain Advances Quantum Security Testing BNB Smart […] - Polymarket Opens Private Company Markets Using Nasdaq Data for 1,600 Unicorns19 May 2026 16:42
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market platform, has launched the first prediction markets tied to private company performance, using exclusive data from Nasdaq Private Market to resolve outcomes. Polymarket Taps Nasdaq Private Market Data to Resolve New Private Company Bets The move opens a segment of financial markets that has long been closed to most […] - Bitcoin Prediction Markets Show $84K Ceiling as Traders Stack Bets on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad19 May 2026 15:54
Prediction market traders have placed more than $100 million in combined volume across Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad on where bitcoin’s price lands in May 2026 and beyond, with crowd odds pointing to a market stuck below $85,000 for the near term. Traders Put $37M on Bitcoin All-Time High Milestones as $150K Odds Sit at 1% […] - Bitcoin ETFs Post Third-Biggest 2026 Outflow as Blackrock Loses $448M19 May 2026 15:05
Bitcoin funds posted their third-largest daily outflow of 2026, signaling a sharp deterioration in institutional sentiment. Ether ETFs extended their losing streak to six straight sessions, while XRP and solana products managed only modest inflows amid the broader selloff. Solana ETFs Stay Positive as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Face Heavy Selling A wave of risk […] - AI Financial SEC Filing Flags Going Concern Risk After WLFI Token Decline19 May 2026 14:20
AI Financial Corp., the Nevada-based fintech company holding 7.28 billion World Liberty Financial tokens, disclosed in its Q1 2026 SEC filing that substantial doubt exists about its ability to continue as a going concern within the next 12 months. AI Financial Corp Files Going Concern Warning Tied to $1.46B WLFI Token Buy AI Financial Corp. […] - Bitcoin’s May Rally Toward $80K Ignites Fastest BTC Perpetual Futures Open Interest Growth of 202619 May 2026 13:45
Bitcoin’s push toward $80,000 earlier this month has sparked the fastest growth in BTC perpetual futures open interest recorded so far in 2026, with Binance capturing the largest share of new derivatives capital. Open Interest Posts Strongest 2026 Surge Open interest is the measure of the total value of all active, unsettled futures positions across […] - Canaan Wins Nordic Heating Bid, Turns Bitcoin Mining Waste Heat Into Residential Hot Water19 May 2026 13:06
Canaan Inc. has been selected to supply hash-to-heat equipment to a district heating network in the Nordic region, deploying its Avalon A1566HA hydro-cooled mining units to deliver hot water directly to residential customers. Canaan Deploys 920 Avalon A1566HA Miners to Heat 2,800 Homes in Nordic District Network The project uses Canaan‘s (Nasdaq: CAN) hydro-cooled Avalon […]