⚠️ $DOT Exploit via Hyperbridge

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Hyperbridge, forged a message, and gained control over the $DOT token contract on Ethereum.

They minted 1B $DOT and dumped it in a single transaction, making around $237K. Losses stayed limited due to low liquidity.

The exploit was confirmed by CertiK.
Several exchanges temporarily paused DOT deposits and withdrawals.

⚡ JUST IN: Tether has launched its own native wallet that allows sending stablecoins and Bitcoin using only a username.

🪙 BTC Sharpe Ratio Indicates Historical Oversold Level

The BTC Sharpe ratio shows that Bitcoin is currently at a historically oversold level. This suggests a potential upcoming period of significant gains for investors.

⚡️ JUST IN: Trump tells Iran that they "have no cards" other than the Strait of Hormuz.

❓Markets near highs, but macro says otherwise

Markets are sitting ~2% below all-time highs, yet the macro backdrop still looks unresolved.

Current pricing assumes energy returns to pre-war levels. That looks optimistic. Second-order effects from supply chains and input shortages are still ahead and not fully reflected.

This creates a clear disconnect between price and reality.

Liquidity was increased on this move.

Feels like the market is leaning too hard into a best-case scenario.

Kraken is acquiring the derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million.

This purchase gives Kraken a licensed infrastructure regulated by the CFTC, which would have taken years to develop, as Bitnomial is the only crypto platform in the US holding three licenses: exchange, clearing, and FCM broker, with the deal conducted through the parent company Payward.

Pavel Durov listed the biggest scams in the world.

⚡ JUST IN: AAVE dropped 12% amid a possible exploit involving KelpDAO's liquid staking token.

⚡ JUST IN: 0xQuit says the AAVE situation is bad and getting worse, with multiple other pools hitting 100% utilization, leaving lenders stuck and the protocol at risk of further bad debt.

The Trump administration is returning $166 billion in tariffs imposed last spring after a court ordered the government to refund the collected funds.

More than 3,000 importing companies have filed claims for compensation, but only importers will receive payments, not ordinary consumers.

⚡ JUST IN: Iran's Speaker of the Parliament Ghalibaf says President Trump made "seven claims in one hour, all of which were false."

⚡ JUST IN: U.S. is preparing to board and seize Iran-linked oil tankers in international waters in the coming days as part of Operation Economic Fury.

The operation aims to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait and make nuclear concessions.

Scrooge McDuck: Becoming rich isn't about saving money, it's about multiplying money.

⚡ JUST IN: The Trump administration will start refunding $166 billion in tariffs.

⚡ JUST IN: Apple is replacing CEO Tim Cook with Senior VP of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus.

⚡️ JUST IN: Trust Wallet announces HyperLiquid is now live in Trust Wallet.

⚡️ JUST IN: CZ shares Trust Wallet’s Hyperliquid integration announcement and states “One wallet, all access.”

📈 Investors Increase Inflows into US and Euro Inflation-Linked Bonds

Investors are preparing for inflation as the US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) ETF $TIP saw inflows of +$900 million in April, the largest monthly amount since December 2021.

This was only the second monthly inflow in five months.

Global inflation-linked bonds rose +2% year-to-date, outperforming all 24 major fixed-income indexes tracked by Bloomberg.