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The Scottish Football Association (SFA) and the Chiliz cryptocurrency company announced a partnership on May 21 to launch an official SFA fan token on the Socios.com platform, specifically arranged ahead of the 2026 Summer World Cup. The SFA token is minted on the Chiliz Chain, and holders can receive voting rights over decisions related to specific clubs, exclusive reward experience, match-day privileges, and access to behind-the-scenes content. \$SFA Token Features and Holder Benefits \$SFA to

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, stated that this new feature will allow users to leverage Sui’s network without announcing their holdings to the whole internet. He bets on this functionality to entice institutions to build on Sui, allowing them to offer controlled visibility on their

Blockstream CEO and Hashcash inventor Adam Back posted on X on May 24, reaffirming his long-term outlook on altcoins with the core argument of “buy Bitcoin, hold, repeat.” He directly confirmed his view that the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) will ultimately bring the prices of most altcoins, meme coins, and “air tokens” close to zero. Three Key Missing Points in Back’s Argument: Cash Flow, Demand, Moat Back’s argument centers on three basic elements that he believes most non-Bitcoin crypto a

A rumor claiming that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was swept away by strong offshore currents while surfing on a beach in Dubai on Sunday spread widely via WeChat groups on May 24. CZ immediately denied the rumor on X, saying Dubai is not a surfing destination, and that he was doing kitesurfing rather than surfing. Within hours of the rumor circulating, traders had already deployed fake meme coins on the Solana ecosystem under the codes SEAZ and RIPCZ, but the token prices plummeted quick

CoinDesk reported on May 25 that Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden and NEAR Protocol co-founder and former Google AI researcher Illia Polosukhin, in interviews, both confirmed that AI is accelerating the development of quantum computing by optimizing quantum error correction algorithms, warning that “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks may already be underway. Technology mechanisms for AI to accelerate quantum computing: confirmed research progress Pruden confirmed that researchers have used machin

European stablecoin issuer StablR was hit by multiple signature attacks from the evening of May 24 to the early hours of May 25. The attacker minted 8.35 million USDR and 4.5 million EURR within about 3 hours by stealing 1/3 multisig private keys of the minting contract, and then sold them on a decentralized exchange, causing EURR to drop to about $0.85 and USDR to drop to about $0.64. The technical mechanism of the attack: how the 1/3 threshold multisig was breached Blockaid confirmed that the

A report released on May 21 by the Free Market Foundation criticized the draft’s provisions on private property and privacy. On April 17, South Africa’s National Treasury published a draft Capital Flow Management (CFM) regulations aimed at replacing the foreign exchange control regulations introduced in 1961. The draft includes provisions such as mandatory reporting of crypto holdings, mandatory surrender of crypto keys, and the ability to search, seize, and copy data without a search warrant. K

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from the weekend low, temporarily around $77,240 as of May 25. A New York Times investigation found that U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials who questioned the prediction market were suspended and sidelined. Bitmine increased its holdings of Ethereum to a total of 5.3 million ETH, and revealed it has been added to the Russell 1000 index candidate list. Macroeconomic Events & Crypto Hot Spots 1、According to a CoinTelegraph report citing a New York Ti

According to Bitcoin.com News, on May 24, the Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West LLP (the former chief outside counsel to FTX) agreed to pay $54 million to settle the federal class action lawsuits filed by former FTX clients. The settlement agreement has been submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and is pending final approval by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore. Settlement Terms: 120-Day Escrow Period and Court Approval Process Under the agreement term

On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a long post on X confirming that he holds about 90% of his net worth in ETH, with the remaining roughly $40 million allocated on-chain in the form of stablecoins to open-source biotechnology, software, and hardware projects. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) will reduce selling ETH and instead cover required expenses through protocol revenues and support from external capital, to extend the institution’s long-term viability. EF’s confirmed rest

Bitcoin rebounded on May 25 to above $77,000, while Brent crude slipped below $100 to around $98.83. U.S. President Trump on Sunday confirmed that there is a draft agreement between the U.S. and Iran, saying the deal has not yet been fully finalized and urging the public to stop adding unwarranted criticism about the situation; a White House official said the U.S. and Iran still need a few days to sign the agreement. An Axios source said the U.S. and Iran are close to reaching a memorandum of un

Opening The Ethereum Foundation's zkEVM team has proposed including EIP-8025 in the Hegota fork, according to discussions at the All Core Developers (ACD) meeting. EIP-8025 introduces Optional Execution Proofs, allowing Ethereum nodes to verify zero-knowledge proofs instead of re-executing all

Opening China's controlled nuclear fusion research has reached a critical inflection point, combining scientific breakthroughs with sustained patient capital from state-owned investors. The country's EAST tokamak—China's "artificial sun" facility—achieved a dual milestone of 120 million degrees

Fenwick & West LLP, the Silicon Valley law firm that served as lead outside counsel for collapsed crypto exchange FTX, agreed to pay $54 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit filed by former FTX

RWA market value approached $30 billion as institutional demand expanded across tokenized sectors. DTCC, Nasdaq, and NYSE advanced blockchain settlement initiatives during rising tokenization activity. SEC innovation exemption discussions strengthened expectations for broader tokenized se

RWA market value approached $30 billion as institutional demand expanded across tokenized sectors. DTCC, Nasdaq, and NYSE advanced blockchain settlement initiatives during rising tokenization activity. SEC innovation exemption discussions strengthened expectations for broader tokenized se

Bitcoin liquidity narratives strengthened after Treasury debt buybacks returned focus toward monetary expansion concerns. Treasury repurchase activity renewed discussions surrounding bond demand, fiscal liquidity, and global sovereign debt stability. Market participants linked Treasury

Bitcoin liquidity narratives strengthened after Treasury debt buybacks returned focus toward monetary expansion concerns. Treasury repurchase activity renewed discussions surrounding bond demand, fiscal liquidity, and global sovereign debt stability. Market participants linked Treasury

Bitcoin liquidity sentiment strengthened after the Federal Reserve expanded weekly injections to $23.605 billion recently. Bitcoin traders are closely tracking macro liquidity trends alongside advancing digital asset legislation in Washington. Bitcoin market optimism increased as liquidit