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Circle issued approximately 3.25 billion USDC on Solana in a week — the highest in 2026
In the past 7 days, Circle issued about 3.25 billion USDC on the Solana blockchain — the largest weekly issuance volume of the stablecoin in 2026. These figures are provided by SolanaFloor.

❌ Apple has removed the Bitchat app from the App Store in China, according to its founder Jack Dorsey.
Bitchat gained widespread popularity during protests in Madagascar, Uganda, Nepal, Indonesia, and Iran, when authorities attempted to restrict internet usage. The encrypted messaging service between users operates exclusively via Bluetooth.
The official reason cited is that Bitchat violated the internet regulator's regulations — it was listed among online services that could influence public opinion or promote social mobilization.

According to data from major social networks, the highest level of negative discussions about (fear) regarding Bitcoin has been recorded since February 28.
Santiment analysts noted that after falling below $70 000, market panic has intensified again, and the community shows a clear lack of optimism — which is usually a characteristic factor for price recovery.
Currently, the ratio of positive to negative comments on social media is 0.81. According to researchers, markets typically move in the opposite direction of crowd expectations:
“Even considering the ongoing 'what if' scenarios affecting

💸 Tether is taking the final step toward a new funding round, aiming for a valuation of approximately $500 billion, reports The Information.
It is reported that the company has asked potential investors to submit their capital commitments within the next two weeks. If the "mega-round" is successfully completed, the USDT issuer will become one of the highest-valued fintech companies in the world.

In the first quarter, crypto startups attracted nearly $5 billion in venture capital investments. This is 16% less than the amount recorded in the first three months of 2025. Back then, amid the euphoria associated with the start of Donald Trump's presidency in the US, funding volume approached $6 billion, according to DL News.
This year, the market segment that attracted the most investor interest was prediction markets, which drew over $1.7 billion. Following that are the payments sector ($735 million) and trading infrastructure ($423 million).
It is logical that the largest funding roun

☠️ How Koreans "hacked" Drift Protocol for $285 ,000,000
North Korean hackers pretended to be "quantitative trading fund" employees for half a year, met with the Drift team at conferences, communicated on Telegram, and even invested $1 million of their own money to gain trust.
When the relationship became "professional," they sent a repository with a file that exploited a vulnerability in Visual Studio Code and Cursor — it was enough to just open it.
After that, the hackers automatically deleted the correspondence and traces of the attack, and about $285 million disappeared from the protocol

10x Research: Ethereum has become cheaper after a 57% drop and is once again sparking debates about a "breakthrough point"
10x Research notes that over the past 5 years, ETH has been stuck around $2000 for a long time with modest network activity. Since November of last year, the company has maintained a cautious, sometimes bearish outlook. After a 57% decline from its August 2025 peak, Ethereum appears cheaper relative to BTC, which has fallen about 42% over the same period. Despite an unrealized loss of approximately $8 billion for Ethereum BitMine, ETH accumulation continues, and the US

Michael Saylor hinted at a new BTC purchase announcement from Strategy
Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted again related to Bitcoin Tracker and wrote: "₿ack to Work." Based on past practice, Strategy usually reveals details of new BTC purchases on the second day after such posts.

F2Pool Co-Founder Van Chun Opposes “Political Compromises” in BTC Protocol Updates
F2Pool co-founder Van Chun wrote on X that protocol updates for BTC should not be pushed through packages similar to American “consolidated bills,” and cited this as one of the reasons for his disagreement with BIP-110 and BIP-54. According to him, the Timewarp issue has long been known and almost provides no advantage to miners, and the acceleration of block verification has already been provided by libsecp256k1 and hardware updates without any changes to the protocol. He added that scenarios involving “fake

The mechanisms of the landing DeFi protocol Aave version V3 prevented the formation of hopeless debts, but this was accompanied by significant losses for borrowers. This conclusion was reached by analysts at the Bank of Canada.
According to the study, from January 27, 2023, to May 6, 2025, Aave V3 did not record a single case of loan default. This was made possible thanks to the over-collateralization model and automatic liquidations.
Typically, smart contracts close positions before the collateral value drops below the debt amount. This helps protect lenders from losses.

Shanghai Approves 10 Support Measures for the Gaming Industry and Esports, Including AI and Blockchain
The Shanghai authorities have announced a package of 10 measures to support the gaming industry and esports, including assistance to companies in implementing large language models of AI, blockchain, big data, and cloud technologies. The city also plans to promote blockchain for registration and protection of copyright, as well as for transactions and settlements, and to encourage partnerships between game studios and electronics manufacturers to develop games across different devices.

💰Why won’t there be an altseason without venture capital?💸
In the crypto community, it’s common to blame venture funds for all problems, but the plain truth is: an altseason is impossible without their capital.
It’s VC money that pays salaries, operational costs, and market-making. Without this support, the alt market would turn into a desert.
💡 The Multiplier Effect
The main value of venture investments is that each $1 influx scales market capitalization exponentially.
Example with BTC: In 2021, Bank of America calculated that an inflow of just $93 million moved Bitcoin’s market cap by $

Mining company Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC for $289.5 million in the first three months of 2026. The average sale price was $76 626 per coin.
In the quarter, the company mined 1,473 BTC — 4% less than the same period in 2025 (1,530 BTC). It still manages 15,680 BTC worth $1.1 billion.
Despite the decline in mining output, Riot's capacity has expanded. The deployed hash rate increased by 26% year-over-year — to 42.5 EH/s. The average operational metric grew by 23%, reaching 36.4 EH/s.

🍿 ZachXBT has heavily criticized Circle, stating that the company has been failing its own "compliance" for years — since 2022, there have been at least 15 incidents with losses exceeding $420 million, where Circle could have frozen the stolen USDC but responded too late or did nothing at all.
The main example is the recent Drift Protocol hack: the hacker quietly withdrew $230 million in USDC through the Circle bridge over six hours, while the company took no action.
ZachXBT also reminded of similar delays after the Nomad Bridge and Mango Markets hacks, noting that even Tether usually react

💀 Manipulators made nearly $3,000,000 on XPL.
➠ Seven accounts were created on Hyperliquid with about $1.85 million to pump up the token price #XPL.
➠ They massively opened longs, artificially raising the price and creating the illusion of strong demand.
➠ At the peak of the movement, $4.63 million was withdrawn from the exchange. The total scheme profit was about $2.78 million.
➠ Then, positions were intentionally driven to liquidation through the HLP mechanism, causing the Hyperliquid liquidity pool to incur a loss of approximately $600k.
➠ Analysts also detected similar activity on #ASTER,