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According to an official announcement by YZi Labs, it has led a $11 million seed round for the AI education startup VideoTutor.io, supporting the team from idea conception to official product launch. VideoTutor.io is an AI-powered teaching platform whose core functionality not only delivers personalized learning content but also emphasizes “scaling accountability”—strengthening students’ sense of responsibility and enabling effective learning oversight—to deliver a unique learning experience for each student. YZi Labs stated that this project addresses structural pain points in education and represents truly meaningful technological innovation.
According to Yonhap News Agency, KB Financial Group announced that it has successfully completed a full-process technical proof-of-concept (PoC) for the Korean won (KRW) stablecoin—from issuance and offline payments to merchant settlement and cross-border remittances—in collaboration with electronic payment provider KG Inicis, the Kaia public blockchain, and digital asset solutions provider OpenAsset. This PoC upgraded the internal settlement infrastructure to a blockchain-based system while preserving customers’ existing financial service habits. Real-world payment scenarios were implemented via self-service kiosks at the连锁 coffee chain Hollys: consumers need not install a digital wallet and can simply make QR-code-based payments, with blockchain smart contracts automatically executed during settlement. In the cross-border remittance validation, KRW stablecoins were first converted into USD stablecoins using liquidity on the Kaia chain, then transferred by local Vietnamese partners into actual bank accounts. The entire process took only three minutes and reduced fees by approximately 87% compared to traditional SWIFT-based methods.
According to the latest 13F filing, as of the end of Q1 2026, NVIDIA’s proprietary investment portfolio held stocks with a total market value of approximately $18.374 billion—significantly up from $13 billion at the end of 2025. The portfolio is highly concentrated in AI-ecosystem-related names (semiconductors, cloud computing infrastructure, EDA, optics, networking, and biopharmaceuticals). Notably, in Q1, NVIDIA increased its stake in CoreWeave by 94.5% to approximately 47.21 million shares, raising the holding’s value by roughly $1.78 billion. It also initiated new positions in Coherent Corp. (approximately 7.8 million shares) and Generate Biomedicines (approximately 833,000 shares). Intel remains NVIDIA’s largest holding, with over 214.7 million shares. This reflects Jensen Huang’s strategic initiative to support the entire AI ecosystem—from chips and cloud computing to networking, photonics, and drug discovery.
Open-source data visualization tool Grafana announced on X that it recently discovered an unauthorized attacker had obtained a token granting access to Grafana Labs’ GitHub environment and used it to download code repositories. An investigation confirmed that no customer data or personal information was compromised, and no impact was found on customer systems or business operations. Forensic analysis was initiated immediately following the incident, and the source of the credential leak has been identified. Additional security measures have also been deployed to strengthen environmental protections. Additionally, Grafana disclosed that the attacker attempted to extort payment via ransomware to prevent public disclosure of the code repositories; however, the company ultimately decided not to pay the ransom. More details from the post-incident review will be shared after the investigation concludes.
the Solana validator client Firedancer, developed by Jump Crypto, is now officially running on the Solana mainnet and has started producing blocks.Firedancer Lead Engineer Ritchie Patel stated that over the past few months, the client has processed tens of millions of transactions. However, the team is currently adopting a gradual deployment strategy and has no plans for a large-scale public rollout. Patel noted that until all security audits are complete, upgrading more than half of the network's validators simultaneously would pose significant risks.Firedancer is an independent validator client developed by Jump Crypto for Solana, aimed at enhancing network performance and reducing the risks associated with reliance on a single client. Patel indicated that the project's architecture draws from traditional high-frequency trading systems, with the goal of bringing blockchain performance closer to that of conventional financial market infrastructure.Additionally, the team has recently concluded a public security audit competition with a total prize pool of $1 million. According to Patel, with Firedancer's gradual deployment, the Solana network's stability during high-concurrency scenarios such as meme coin and NFT trading has already seen a notable improvement. (CoinDesk)
VanEck filed the fifth amendment to its BNB ETF registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 15. Grayscale also submitted the second amendment to the Grayscale BNB ETF prospectus on the same day.Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated that the simultaneous submission of amended documents by both institutions indicates they are responding to SEC feedback and may be planning to advance product launches in the near term.James Seyffart also noted that BNB could become the next crypto asset to pass SEC review and potentially be listed in the United States. (The Block)
According to the UK’s Financial Times, two Federal Reserve Board members nominated by President Trump—Miran and Bowman—jointly opposed allowing Powell to serve as the Fed’s acting chair “indefinitely.” This disagreement highlights deepening political rifts within the central bank amid sustained pressure from the White House. Powell’s second term officially ended on Friday, May 15, and he was appointed acting chair to serve in that capacity until his official successor, Waller, assumes office. In a joint statement, Miran and Bowman said they support Powell serving as acting chair on a short-term basis in principle, but they cannot endorse an arrangement with “no time limit.” Miran cast a vote against the proposal, while Bowman abstained. The two recommended that such an arrangement be limited to a “clear and finite timeframe”—at least one week and up to one month.
On Friday, May 15, Poland’s Sejm (lower house of parliament) approved the government-backed Markets in Crypto-Assets bill (Bill No. 2529) during its 57th session, with 241 votes in favor and 200 against. The bill aims to formally integrate Poland’s cryptocurrency market into the European Union’s Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). Earlier versions of the bill had been vetoed twice by President Karol Nawrocki. Under the bill, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) will be granted explicit authority to supervise market participants, impose administrative penalties, and temporarily freeze accounts and transactions. The bill has now been forwarded to the Senate for deliberation, and the President retains the possibility of issuing another veto.
According to Cointelegraph, OpenAI and the Government of Malta have announced the world’s first partnership to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all Maltese citizens—a landmark agreement marking the first time a government has entered into such a collaboration with the AI company. OpenAI announced on Saturday that under this initiative, citizens who complete a government-supported AI literacy course will receive one year of free access to ChatGPT Plus. Developed by the University of Malta, the course covers the definition, capabilities, and limitations of AI, as well as how to use AI responsibly in both home and workplace settings.
According to Cointelegraph, OpenAI has officially launched a personal finance experience in ChatGPT. Users can now link their bank accounts to track spending in real time, analyze investments, view financial dashboards, and receive AI-powered, personalized financial planning recommendations. This feature is currently available in preview for U.S. ChatGPT Pro users and supports over 12,000 financial institutions via Plaid (read-only access only; users can disconnect at any time).
According to an official announcement, an additional $50 million in USDG lending capacity is now live on the Ethena market. Leverage USDe Multiply positions on Kamino are currently generating over 25% APY, and the newly available liquidity will support further looping demand on Solana.
Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a government-backed bill to bring the country’s cryptocurrency market under the European Union’s MiCA framework for crypto asset regulation, following two previous vetoes of earlier versions of the bill by President Karol Nawrocki. According to official parliamentary records, the vote took place during the 57th session of the Sejm in Warsaw on Friday, with 241 lawmakers voting in favor and 200 against the legislation. The approved Bill No. 2529, backed by the Ministry of Finance, grants the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) the power to oversee market participants, impose administrative penalties, and temporarily freeze accounts and transactions.
Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy, posted on X that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted 15–9 this week to advance the CLARITY Act to a full Senate vote. With time running short—approximately nine weeks remain—the projected timeline for next steps is as follows: June 1: Begin reconciling the Senate Banking Committee’s and Senate Agriculture Committee’s versions of the bill; June 15: Full Senate debate begins; June 22: The Senate may complete its final vote; July 13: Senate–House reconciliation concludes; Early August: President Trump signs the bill into law (assuming the schedule stays on track). Alex Thorn analyzed that Democrats are focusing heavily on “ethics provisions” designed to restrict digital asset holdings and profits by senior officials and their family members. Meanwhile, negotiations continue on the Decentralized Finance Regulation and Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). The CLARITY Act will lay the groundwork for innovation in the U.S. digital asset market and for investor protection.
According to Business Wire, Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) announced on May 14 the launch of its first unified prediction market trading interface, enabling simultaneous access to three major U.S. prediction market platforms—Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx. Customers no longer need to open separate accounts or transfer funds across platforms; instead, they can search, compare prices, and execute cross-platform orders within a single interface, with the system automatically routing orders to the exchange offering the best net price. The platform is fully integrated with IBKR’s existing trading environment, supporting unified management and real-time tracking of prediction market positions alongside other asset classes—including stocks, options, futures, and cryptocurrencies. Initially, the platform will focus on contracts tied to election outcomes, climate events, and economic indicators, with plans to integrate additional exchanges in the future.
Odaily Odaily, THORChain posted on platform X that its developers have released an incident update on Discord. Current evidence points to a node thor16uc...cn84q, which recently joined the network, as being associated with the attack. This node is operated by a single malicious actor. The primary hypothesis is that the attacker exploited a vulnerability in the GG20 TSS implementation, causing sensitive key material of vault participants to leak over time. This ultimately enabled the reconstruction of the vault's private key and the execution of unauthorized outgoing transactions.Regarding network status, the network has been paused after multiple node operators executed `make pause`. RUNE transfers and on-chain observation may resume within approximately 12 hours, but transactions, LP operations, signing, and other sensitive operations remain paused.Discussed recovery plans include slashing the affected node's bond, covering losses with protocol-owned liquidity (POL), or other community-driven solutions. THORSec and Outrider Analytics are continuing their investigation. The Treasury is gathering forensic data and coordinating with relevant law enforcement agencies. Full functional recovery is expected to take several days or longer.
The Public Security Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau published an article titled “Beware of Online Fraud Targeting Minors” on its official WeChat account, exposing a new type of online fraud characterized by “gaming-based traffic diversion + impersonation of public security, procuratorial, and judicial organs + virtual currency money laundering.” Fraudsters lure minors into adding them as friends via advertisements posted on gaming and social media platforms, then use intimidation and other tactics to obtain funds from the minors’ parents’ accounts. The illicit proceeds are split and withdrawn through black-market and gray-market platforms before being used to purchase virtual currencies. These virtual currencies face no geographical restrictions and can silently flow back to overseas fraud dens, achieving “physical isolation” for cross-border fund transfers. The Public Security Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau warns: Public security, procuratorial, and judicial organs never conduct investigations online, never threaten to deduct funds, and never request passwords or verification codes.
Bitget PoolX is about to list the project preOPAI, with a total airdrop of 60 preOPAI tokens and a personal staking limit of 400 preOPAI. The event will run from 18:00 on May 16 to 18:00 on May 21 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will gradually launch three U-quoted TradFi perpetual contracts on May 18, 2026: FLNCUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 21:55 UTC), DRAMUSDT (maximum leverage of 20x, listing at 22:00 UTC), and RKLBUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 22:05 UTC). These contracts track the prices of Fluence Energy (Nasdaq: FLNC), Roundhill Memory ETF (Cboe BZX: DRAM), and Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), respectively. All contracts are settled in USDT, support multi-asset margin mode, and are available for trading 24/7.
According to a research report released by Binance Research, approximately 11% of illicit cryptocurrency transaction volume was seized in 2025—55 times the global fiat recovery rate (less than 1%). Even after excluding the single Prince Group case involving roughly $15 billion worth of BTC, the remaining seized amount still stands at about 10 times the fiat baseline. Data from on-chain security firms SlowMist and PeckShield shows that between 8.3% and 13.2% of stolen funds were recovered or frozen in 2025, reflecting continuously improving collaboration efficiency among exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and law enforcement agencies. Binance Research notes that blockchain’s inherent transparency is being fully leveraged by regulators and investigators, and the notion that “cryptocurrency is a breeding ground for illicit activity” is gradually becoming an outdated misconception.
Odaily Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer posted its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X platform. For the week ending May 15, its Bitcoin mining output was 198.3 BTC, while it sold 198.3 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 0 BTC. The company currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.