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B.AI has officially integrated into the Solana ecosystem, comprehensively upgrading its cross-chain login and payment capabilities. Users can now log in with one click via MetaMask and Phantom wallets and top up or subscribe using SOL, USDT, USDC, or WBTC on the Solana network. B.AI now supports eight major public blockchains—TRON, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana—building a more open and decentralized multi-chain AI economy. New users enjoy an exclusive limited-time welcome offer: 500,000 points upon first login, a 1:1 bonus on top-ups, and up to an additional $100 worth of points per user. Going forward, B.AI will lower entry barriers and expand asset options to help you seamlessly enter the new era of intelligent economics.
: Kelp posted on X platform, stating that to ensure the security standards of rsETH and optimize network integration, it will discontinue rsETH cross-chain support for multiple networks after June 15. The affected networks include Optimism, Manta, Mode, Blast, Scroll, X Layer, zkSync, Zircuit, Swellchain, Hemi, Berachain, Sonic, HyperEVM, Unichain, TAC, Avalanche, Plasma Stable, MegaETH, Monad, and Movement.Kelp reminds users holding rsETH on the aforementioned chains to bridge it back to the Ethereum mainnet before June 15. After the deadline, asset recovery can still be requested, but a fee of 100 USDC will be charged per address. Specific procedures will be announced closer to the deadline.
The Hyperliquid Policy Committee (@hyperliquidpc) recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with policymakers and discuss regulatory pathways amid the advancement of the Clarity Act legislation. Topics covered included Hyperliquid’s value proposition for U.S. consumers, global demand for on-chain trading, and foundational principles of DeFi markets. Jeff.hl noted bipartisan support among policymakers for prudent cryptocurrency regulation and expressed optimism about making formal U.S. user access to Hyperliquid a reality.
the Hyperliquid Policy Center stated that Hyperliquid, as an on-chain perpetual contract trading platform, can provide a new model for market integrity and transparency. The agency claimed that Hyperliquid makes all on-chain transaction records publicly available in real-time, which helps regulators and law enforcement agencies with monitoring, identification, and investigation, and also reduces the risks of insider trading and price manipulation.Previous reports indicated that ICE and CME are communicating with U.S. regulators, urging the CFTC to strengthen oversight of Hyperliquid. Their argument is that the platform's 24/7 operation of commodity trading could pose manipulation risks to markets such as global oil prices.Hyperliquid has recently experienced rapid growth in the commodity trading sector, partly due to its support for non-traditional trading hours and weekend trading. This week, 21Shares and Bitwise also successively launched ETFs related to Hyperliquid, citing increased oil and metal trading activity on the platform.The Hyperliquid Policy Center, however, believes that round-the-clock trading actually enhances market efficiency. Since price changes do not stop when traditional exchanges are closed, continuous trading helps reduce gaps between trading sessions and improves price discovery.
the escalating situation in Iran is becoming a real-world stress test for the financial market's ability to trade around the clock. Market analyst Huang pointed out that amid the latest geopolitical conflict, traders did not wait for traditional financial markets to open. Instead, they conducted transactions directly through blockchain infrastructure, engaging in round-the-clock price discovery and risk hedging for assets like crude oil and gold on on-chain platforms such as Hyperliquid.The analysis suggests that the current speed of information dissemination has far exceeded the response mechanisms of traditional markets. News spreads instantly across time zones, yet traditional trading systems remain constrained by market opening hours and weekend closures. This prevents prices from reflecting the latest information in real-time, often leading to concentrated volatility and liquidity shocks when markets reopen.In contrast, blockchain networks offer 24/7 operation and real-time settlement capabilities, allowing traders to continuously adjust their positions during non-trading hours. This is viewed as a complement, or even an alternative, to traditional market structures. During this Iran conflict, the value of this "never-closed market" model has been further highlighted.Analysts point out that the core contradiction lies in the structural mismatch between market infrastructure and the information environment. Although the traditional financial system still holds advantages in liquidity and scale, time boundaries are increasingly becoming a source of inefficiency, especially in a macro environment characterized by high volatility and frequent unexpected events.Meanwhile, on-chain derivatives platforms represented by Hyperliquid are validating the feasibility of 24/7 markets, gradually taking on part of the risk pricing function during weekends and non-trading hours. However, the industry generally acknowledges that current on-chain systems still face constraints in terms of liquidity depth, performance, and institutional-grade risk control, making it difficult to fully replace traditional exchanges in the short term.Overall, the market is shifting from being "trading session-driven" to "information-driven perpetual trading," and competition at the infrastructure level is accelerating. (CoinDesk)
According to Odaily, THORChain has issued an emergency announcement stating that after discovering a suspected breach of an Asgard vault, the network has suspended trading operations to respond to the security incident. Preliminary information indicates that user funds remain unaffected, with losses primarily concentrated on the protocol's own capital.The official statement noted that the system automatically detected anomalous behavior and halted signing operations, thereby alerting the community and preventing further asset outflow. The investigation is currently ongoing to determine the root cause of the vulnerability and the full scope of the impact.Known information indicates that this incident involves one of the six Asgard vaults, with estimated losses of approximately $10.7 million. Meanwhile, staked RUNE on the affected nodes has been slashed due to a penalty mechanism triggered by unauthorized outgoing transactions. The network has paused churn operations and delayed the launch of new chains and related features until system stability is restored.THORChain stated that no user cross-chain transactions have been affected so far and has requested node operators to thoroughly inspect their infrastructure, secure key management, and anomalous behavior, and to submit relevant logs to assist the investigation.
OpenAI has confirmed a supply chain attack targeting a malicious TanStack NPM package in its internal environment, infecting two employees' devices. While user data and core code were not affected, the attackers stole access credentials for some internal code repositories, including code signing certificates used for iOS, macOS, and Windows products.To prevent hackers from exploiting the stolen certificates to distribute counterfeit applications, OpenAI has initiated defensive certificate rotation and announced that all macOS users of ChatGPT desktop, Codex, and Atlas browsers must upgrade to the latest version by June 12, 2026. After this deadline, old certificates will be revoked, and system-level blocks will prevent the launch of older versions and new installations.OpenAI stated that the company had previously deployed stricter code package blocking policies, but the infected devices had not yet synchronized the latest configuration, allowing the malicious component to successfully infiltrate. Currently, the iOS and Windows clients are unaffected, and core data such as user account passwords and API keys have been confirmed secure.
Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.
Bitget Wallet has announced the launch of its API management platform, now available free of charge to developers and institutional clients worldwide. The platform provides a full-stack API service encompassing same-chain swaps, cross-chain transactions, and real-time market data.Developers and institutional clients can now register for an account and apply for an API Key directly through the platform, gaining free access to Bitget Wallet's on-chain trading infrastructure without the need to build complex backend systems from scratch. Additionally, building upon its previous support for 7 public chains including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base, and Morph, this launch adds support for HyperEVM and Hypercore. It also introduces cross-chain APIs, chain query and broadcast interfaces, and the NoGas feature, reducing transaction friction for end users. The market data API currently covers 33 public chains and over 200 mainstream tokenized stocks, and incorporates an AI risk detection module capable of identifying anomalous tokens, unusual transaction behaviors, and unstable trading routes.Built on Bitget Wallet's proprietary DEX aggregation engine, the API processes an average daily aggregated trading volume of over $20 million and carries approximately 80% of the wallet's core transaction volume. Currently, the API is deeply integrated with leading aggregators and solvers including 0x Protocol, LI.FI, CoW Swap, deBridge, Velora, and XO Swap. The launch of this management platform will further lower the barrier for developer integration, enabling more products to build everyday financial services on top of Bitget Wallet's on-chain trading infrastructure.
According to The Defiant, BNB Chain announced its on-chain agent framework on May 13, enabling autonomous agents to obtain verifiable decentralized identities via ERC-8004, receive on-chain payments, hire other agents, and build verifiable reputations. The framework also supports task delegation via ERC-8183, with associated reputation records viewable on 8004scan. BNB Chain states that the system operates entirely on-chain, with transactions and agent hierarchical relationships fully transparent and auditable. Its functional modules integrate native smart contract execution on BNB Chain, natural-language querying of on-chain data, multi-chain connectivity via Nodereal MegaNode API, and Meme token management capabilities powered by fourdotmemezh Agent Skills.
TAC stated that its cross-chain layer on the TON side was exploited by external attackers, resulting in approximately $2.8 million in losses involving USDT, BLUM, and tsTON. TAC confirmed that the TAC token, TON, and all ERC-20 tokens bridged from Ethereum remain unaffected. The bridge has been temporarily suspended, and the team is conducting forensic analysis and implementing fixes. Additionally, the team plans to legally structure a sale of the foundation’s TAC token treasury reserves to restore bridge liquidity and compensate affected users. A post-mortem report and further details will be released within the next 48 hours.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated on X platform that although the U.S.-Iran conflict and inflationary pressures continue to pose challenges to the market, the altcoin market has recently begun to show signs of recovery. After experiencing an overall correction of over 50%, the altcoin sector is gradually regaining activity. This round of adjustment is not only affected by the BTC correction but is also related to market token dilution. Currently, there are approximately 51 million altcoins in the market, with 46% deployed on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% on BNB Smart Chain. Recently, the overall performance of altcoins listed on Binance has recovered to levels seen since September 2025. Currently, about 21% of altcoins listed on Binance have reclaimed the 200-day moving average, compared to only 2% in February of this year that remained above this key technical level. Darkfost believes this indicates a gradual resurgence of market interest in altcoins, serving as an important signal for investors looking to allocate to altcoins. However, it is still too early to declare the start of an altcoin season, as market liquidity remains limited.
According to CoinPost, Japanese blockchain infrastructure company Nihon Blockchain Kiban has officially decided to issue the trust-based JPY-pegged stablecoin EJPY. The stablecoin is planned to be deployed on Japan Open Chain (JOC) and Ethereum, with the goal of launching issuance and circulation on JOC within fiscal year 2026. The announcement states that the trust-based architecture required for EJPY has achieved phased progress. The company noted that EJPY will primarily serve inter-corporate settlements, digital asset payments, fund transfers, and various Web3 payment use cases, and that it will advance a multi-chain strategy centered on JOC. Specific details—including the actual launch date, issuance terms, partner institutions, and supported blockchains—will be announced separately after consultations with regulatory authorities and relevant organizations and completion of necessary procedures.
: tZERO, a regulated securities trading platform, has announced the integration of its tokenization issuance platform with the Aptos network, enabling issuers to directly issue Real World Asset (RWA) tokens on this high-performance public chain, further broadening the path for institutional-grade assets to be placed on-chain.Aptos is being positioned as the underlying network for institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure and is consistently attracting integration by traditional finance and compliant tokenization platforms. Currently, tokenized funds from institutions including BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are already operating on the chain. With tZERO's integration, the compliant asset issuance and trading infrastructure on Aptos is further enhanced, covering the full-chain capabilities from issuance, circulation, to settlement.
Lorenzo Protocol has officially launched its on-chain governance system, Lorenzo Governance, with the first governance proposal now open for voting. This proposal aims to shorten the vesting periods for six categories of tokens—Rewards, Investors, Ecosystem & Development, Team, Treasury, and Advisors—based on community demand, in order to accelerate the token release schedule. If the proposal is approved, the Lorenzo tokenomics will be upgraded from V2 to V3. Upon implementation, the total and circulating supply will immediately increase by 454.8 million tokens, representing an increase of approximately 21.66%. veBANK holders can directly participate in protocol decision-making through on-chain governance voting. The voting period for this round runs from May 12 to May 17.
Glassnode’s Week 20 BTC Market Report states that BTC rose last week from above $77,000 to below $82,000, with strengthening spot demand and futures activity and sustained buying absorbing pullbacks. The report notes rising Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), spot trading volume, futures open interest, and perpetual swap CVD—indicating a rebound in market risk appetite. However, price momentum slowed, and long funding rates declined, signaling a marginal cooling of bullish sentiment. In the options market, demand for downside protection decreased and open interest increased, yet the volatility skew widened, reflecting persistently high market uncertainty. On-chain metrics show increases in daily active addresses, entity-adjusted transaction volume, and total fees; profitability indicators improved, and the overall market structure continues to recover.
Ondo Finance has officially disclosed that Ondo now supports bridging its tokenized stocks and ETFs (such as SPYon, NVDAon, TSLAon, etc.) from Ethereum and BNB Chain to Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM via the Ondo Bridge. This integration supports 35 types of tokenized assets, which can be combined with Hyperliquid’s perpetual contract markets for strategies such as basis trading, funding rate arbitrage, and neutral hedging. The prices of Ondo’s tokenized assets are pegged to quotes from traditional markets like the NYSE and Nasdaq, aiming to preserve off-chain market liquidity. Since its launch in September 2025, Ondo Global Markets has accumulated a total TVL of approximately $970 million, with a trading volume of nearly $18 billion.
According to Circle’s official announcement, Circle (NYSE: CRCL) released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting total revenue and reserve income of $694 million, up 20% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, up 24% year-on-year; and net income of $55 million, down 15% year-on-year—primarily impacted by higher share-based compensation expenses following its IPO. USDC’s quarter-end circulating supply reached $77 billion, up 28% year-on-year, while on-chain transaction volume totaled $21.5 trillion, surging 263% year-on-year and accounting for 63% of the stablecoin market’s total transaction volume.
Circle has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The data shows that as of the end of the first quarter, the circulating supply of USDC reached $77 billion, a year-over-year increase of 28%; on-chain transaction volume for USDC in the first quarter reached $21.5 trillion, up 263% year-over-year.The financial report indicates that Circle's total revenue and reserve income for the first quarter was $694 million, a 20% increase year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA was $151 million, up 24% year-over-year; net profit was $55 million, a 15% decrease year-over-year.Additionally, Circle disclosed that its ARC Token pre-sale raised $222 million, with a fully diluted valuation of $3 billion. Participants included institutions such as a16z crypto, BlackRock, and ARK Invest. The company also announced the launch of the "Agent Stack" infrastructure for AI agent scenarios, including products like Agent Wallets and Agent Marketplace, designed to support AI agent payments and commercial activities based on USDC.
According to the SEC’s official website, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins delivered a speech on May 8 at the Special Competitive Study Project’s AI+ Expo, outlining the SEC’s regulatory approach toward AI and on-chain financial markets. Atkins stated that the SEC will advance several regulatory initiatives targeting on-chain markets, including: establishing rules defining “exchanges” for on-chain trading systems; clarifying the applicability of definitions for “brokers” and “dealers” to on-chain activities; delineating the scope of the “clearing agency” definition as it applies to on-chain clearing and settlement activities; and issuing regulatory guidance for activities related to “crypto vaults.” Regarding AI regulation, Atkins emphasized that the SEC will not mandate specific AI models for firms but will uphold its core mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation—while requiring firms to take responsibility for the outputs of their deployed AI tools. Atkins also urged Congress to promptly send the CLARITY Act to the President for signature, thereby providing long-term regulatory certainty for digital asset markets through legislation. He warned that driving innovation offshore would repeat the FTX debacle and harm U.S. investors.