📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$77,093
ETH ≈$2,124
SOL ≈$87.16
BNB ≈$662
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 39 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
BTC ≈$77,093
ETH ≈$2,124
SOL ≈$87.16
BNB ≈$662
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 39 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
Developers of Zcash are reportedly close to a major network upgrade that could significantly improve performance.
Key changes being tested in the new NU7 testnet:
🟢 Network throughput (TPS) is expected to nearly double.
🟢 Block production time could be reduced from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
🟢 The NU7 testnet launched today to validate these improvements under real-world conditions.
If successfully implemented on the main network, the upgrade would make Zcash faster and more responsive while maintaining its privacy-focused architecture. Reduced block times would also improve transaction confirmation speed and overall user experience.
Key changes being tested in the new NU7 testnet:
🟢 Network throughput (TPS) is expected to nearly double.
🟢 Block production time could be reduced from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
🟢 The NU7 testnet launched today to validate these improvements under real-world conditions.
If successfully implemented on the main network, the upgrade would make Zcash faster and more responsive while maintaining its privacy-focused architecture. Reduced block times would also improve transaction confirmation speed and overall user experience.
🍕 Bitcoin Pizza Day
Every year on May 22, the crypto community celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day — one of the most iconic events in the history of Bitcoin.
Laszlo Hanyecz made history in 2010 by purchasing two pizzas from Papa John's for 10,000 BTC. It is widely regarded as the first known purchase of real-world goods using Bitcoin.
At the time, few could have imagined how significant Bitcoin would become. The recipient of the 10,000 BTC, Jeremy Sturdivant, reportedly spent the coins on everyday expenses and later sold his remaining BTC at prices around $400 per coin.
Today, those same 10,000 BTC would be worth approximately $774 million.
Each year, Bitcoin Pizza Day serves as a reminder of how far Bitcoin has come—from an experimental digital currency to a global financial asset.
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day to everyone in the crypto community!
Every year on May 22, the crypto community celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day — one of the most iconic events in the history of Bitcoin.
Laszlo Hanyecz made history in 2010 by purchasing two pizzas from Papa John's for 10,000 BTC. It is widely regarded as the first known purchase of real-world goods using Bitcoin.
At the time, few could have imagined how significant Bitcoin would become. The recipient of the 10,000 BTC, Jeremy Sturdivant, reportedly spent the coins on everyday expenses and later sold his remaining BTC at prices around $400 per coin.
Today, those same 10,000 BTC would be worth approximately $774 million.
Each year, Bitcoin Pizza Day serves as a reminder of how far Bitcoin has come—from an experimental digital currency to a global financial asset.
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day to everyone in the crypto community!
The hacker behind the Verus–Ethereum bridge exploit has returned 4,052 ETH to the project's team address.
This represents roughly 75% of the stolen funds, valued at approximately $8.5 million at the time of return.
As part of what appears to be a negotiated white-hat settlement or bug bounty arrangement, the attacker retained 1,350 ETH (around $2.8 million) as a bounty reward.
Such agreements have become relatively common in DeFi, where protocols sometimes offer attackers a percentage of recovered funds in exchange for returning the majority of the assets and avoiding lengthy recovery efforts.
This represents roughly 75% of the stolen funds, valued at approximately $8.5 million at the time of return.
As part of what appears to be a negotiated white-hat settlement or bug bounty arrangement, the attacker retained 1,350 ETH (around $2.8 million) as a bounty reward.
Such agreements have become relatively common in DeFi, where protocols sometimes offer attackers a percentage of recovered funds in exchange for returning the majority of the assets and avoiding lengthy recovery efforts.
AmericanFortress has presented a patent-pending post-quantum signature scheme that it claims could protect existing crypto assets from future quantum-computer attacks without requiring a mass migration of funds to new addresses.
According to the company:
🟢 The protocol could protect dormant wallets, including addresses associated with Satoshi Nakamoto, which are estimated to hold about 1.1 million Bitcoin.
🟢 It could also cover nearly 5 million BTC held in other inactive addresses, representing hundreds of billions of dollars in value.
🟢 The approach is designed to be implemented through a backward-compatible soft fork rather than a disruptive network overhaul.
A key challenge is that many early Bitcoin addresses predate hierarchical deterministic wallet standards (pre-BIP32), meaning they lack seed phrases and modern key-derivation structures. These wallets cannot simply be upgraded automatically.
AmericanFortress proposes that vulnerable legacy funds could be temporarily protected or frozen until the community decides how to handle them in a post-quantum world—whether by allowing migration, burning coins, or adopting another consensus-driven solution.
The company also claims its design avoids the significant performance penalties seen in some other post-quantum blockchain experiments. For example, recent tests on BNB Smart Chain showed that quantum-resistant signatures could reduce throughput by 40–50% due to much larger transaction sizes.
⚠️ It's important to note that these are the company's claims. Any proposal affecting dormant Bitcoin holdings—especially wallets attributed to Satoshi—would likely require extensive review and broad consensus from the Bitcoin community before implementation.
According to the company:
🟢 The protocol could protect dormant wallets, including addresses associated with Satoshi Nakamoto, which are estimated to hold about 1.1 million Bitcoin.
🟢 It could also cover nearly 5 million BTC held in other inactive addresses, representing hundreds of billions of dollars in value.
🟢 The approach is designed to be implemented through a backward-compatible soft fork rather than a disruptive network overhaul.
A key challenge is that many early Bitcoin addresses predate hierarchical deterministic wallet standards (pre-BIP32), meaning they lack seed phrases and modern key-derivation structures. These wallets cannot simply be upgraded automatically.
AmericanFortress proposes that vulnerable legacy funds could be temporarily protected or frozen until the community decides how to handle them in a post-quantum world—whether by allowing migration, burning coins, or adopting another consensus-driven solution.
The company also claims its design avoids the significant performance penalties seen in some other post-quantum blockchain experiments. For example, recent tests on BNB Smart Chain showed that quantum-resistant signatures could reduce throughput by 40–50% due to much larger transaction sizes.
⚠️ It's important to note that these are the company's claims. Any proposal affecting dormant Bitcoin holdings—especially wallets attributed to Satoshi—would likely require extensive review and broad consensus from the Bitcoin community before implementation.
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$75,500
ETH ≈$2,062
SOL ≈$84.12
BNB ≈$646
XRP ≈$1.33
Market cap ≈$2.52T
Fear & Greed Index: 35 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
BTC ≈$75,500
ETH ≈$2,062
SOL ≈$84.12
BNB ≈$646
XRP ≈$1.33
Market cap ≈$2.52T
Fear & Greed Index: 35 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$76,604
ETH ≈$2,100
SOL ≈$85.54
BNB ≈$655
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.56T
Fear & Greed Index: 38 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
BTC ≈$76,604
ETH ≈$2,100
SOL ≈$85.54
BNB ≈$655
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.56T
Fear & Greed Index: 38 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 38
Strategy reportedly focused on buying bonds this week instead of accumulating Bitcoin.
⚠️ France is responsible for 70% of global “wrench attacks”
This refers to cases where people are physically forced to hand over access to their crypto.
In the country, 41 kidnappings were recorded in the first three and a half months of 2026 — averaging about one every 2.5 days. This is linked to KYC data leaks.
This refers to cases where people are physically forced to hand over access to their crypto.
In the country, 41 kidnappings were recorded in the first three and a half months of 2026 — averaging about one every 2.5 days. This is linked to KYC data leaks.
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$77,414
ETH ≈$2,119
SOL ≈$85.74
BNB ≈$661
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 40 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 36
BTC ≈$77,414
ETH ≈$2,119
SOL ≈$85.74
BNB ≈$661
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 40 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 36
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$76,764
ETH ≈$2,114
SOL ≈$85.06
BNB ≈$661
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 40 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 36
BTC ≈$76,764
ETH ≈$2,114
SOL ≈$85.06
BNB ≈$661
XRP ≈$1.35
Market cap ≈$2.58T
Fear & Greed Index: 40 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 36
Tether plans to launch GEL₮, a stablecoin backed by the Georgian lari, with support from the government of Georgia.
GEL₮ is intended to reduce transaction costs, enable near-instant settlements, support programmable payments, and facilitate the transfer of digital value.
Georgia has enhanced its regulatory framework for digital assets and stablecoins, covering reserve management, redemption rights, issuer oversight, and anti-money laundering compliance, while also seeking substantial compatibility with emerging U.S. stablecoin regulations, including the GENIUS Act.
GEL₮ is intended to reduce transaction costs, enable near-instant settlements, support programmable payments, and facilitate the transfer of digital value.
Georgia has enhanced its regulatory framework for digital assets and stablecoins, covering reserve management, redemption rights, issuer oversight, and anti-money laundering compliance, while also seeking substantial compatibility with emerging U.S. stablecoin regulations, including the GENIUS Act.
Strategy has completed the repurchase of its 2029 convertible notes with a face value of $1.5 billion at a discount of approximately 8% to par.
This allowed the company to:
➤ Increase the yield on its balance-sheet Bitcoin holdings by 0.7%.
➤ Reduce its total outstanding debt to approximately $6.7 billion.
This allowed the company to:
➤ Increase the yield on its balance-sheet Bitcoin holdings by 0.7%.
➤ Reduce its total outstanding debt to approximately $6.7 billion.
Strategy did not sell any Bitcoin to repay debt.
The company repurchased $1.5 billion of its convertible notes at a discount for $1.38 billion using existing cash resources.
Strategy’s total convertible debt decreased from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion.
The company repurchased $1.5 billion of its convertible notes at a discount for $1.38 billion using existing cash resources.
Strategy’s total convertible debt decreased from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion.
The stablecoin market has reached a capitalization of $322 billion, exceeding the foreign exchange reserves of 95 countries, including United Kingdom, Canada, and United Arab Emirates.
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$75,053
ETH ≈$2,060
SOL ≈$83.98
BNB ≈$654
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.52T
Fear & Greed Index: 36 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 39
BTC ≈$75,053
ETH ≈$2,060
SOL ≈$83.98
BNB ≈$654
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.52T
Fear & Greed Index: 36 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 39
The weekly spot trading volume of the top 10 cryptocurrencies averaged only $80 billion in 2026.
That is more than 50% lower than the average weekly volume in 2025, which stood at $178 billion.
That is more than 50% lower than the average weekly volume in 2025, which stood at $178 billion.
The HYPE ETF reached $100 million in inflows in just 10 days since launch, absorbing more than 1% of the total HYPE supply.
For comparison:
Bitcoin ETFs: 0.59%
Ethereum ETFs: 0.41%
Solana ETFs: 0.31%
For comparison:
Bitcoin ETFs: 0.59%
Ethereum ETFs: 0.41%
Solana ETFs: 0.31%
🚧 Polymarket is reportedly considering expanding KYC (identity verification for traders) amid growing pressure related to sanctions, legal, and regulatory risks.
According to The Information, the platform wants to require more users to verify their identities, as geoblocking alone is no longer sufficient. Traders from restricted jurisdictions are allegedly continuing to bypass limitations using bots, VPNs, indirect traffic routes, and other methods.
The main concern involves access from countries and regions where trading on Polymarket is prohibited or restricted. In its help documentation, Polymarket states that restrictions are tied to international sanctions, local financial regulations, gambling laws, AML, and KYC requirements.
Jurisdictions listed as fully or partially restricted include:
United States
Russia
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Iran
Netherlands
Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
The issue is also being amplified by concerns over insider trading. U.S. lawmakers have reportedly requested information from Polymarket and Kalshi regarding how they detect suspicious activity, verify customer identities, and enforce geographic restrictions.
The inquiries were prompted by concerns that users may have profited from geopolitical-event markets using non-public or sensitive information.
According to The Information, the platform wants to require more users to verify their identities, as geoblocking alone is no longer sufficient. Traders from restricted jurisdictions are allegedly continuing to bypass limitations using bots, VPNs, indirect traffic routes, and other methods.
The main concern involves access from countries and regions where trading on Polymarket is prohibited or restricted. In its help documentation, Polymarket states that restrictions are tied to international sanctions, local financial regulations, gambling laws, AML, and KYC requirements.
Jurisdictions listed as fully or partially restricted include:
United States
Russia
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Iran
Netherlands
Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
The issue is also being amplified by concerns over insider trading. U.S. lawmakers have reportedly requested information from Polymarket and Kalshi regarding how they detect suspicious activity, verify customer identities, and enforce geographic restrictions.
The inquiries were prompted by concerns that users may have profited from geopolitical-event markets using non-public or sensitive information.
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$73,603
ETH ≈$2,017
SOL ≈$82.50
BNB ≈$641
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.47T
Fear & Greed Index: 32 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 33
BTC ≈$73,603
ETH ≈$2,017
SOL ≈$82.50
BNB ≈$641
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.47T
Fear & Greed Index: 32 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 33
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$74,048
ETH ≈$2,037
SOL ≈$82.82
BNB ≈$642
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.49T
Fear & Greed Index: 34 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 35
BTC ≈$74,048
ETH ≈$2,037
SOL ≈$82.82
BNB ≈$642
XRP ≈$1.32
Market cap ≈$2.49T
Fear & Greed Index: 34 (“Fear”)
Altseason Index: 35