Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram will take over from the TON Foundation as the main force behind TON and become its largest validator.
DEGEN NEWS @DegenerateNews
BREAKING: CEO ANNOUNCES TELEGRAM TO REPLACE THE TON FOUNDATION AS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND TON AND TO BECOME ITS LARGEST VALIDATOR
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3:02 PM · May 4, 2026 · 58.9K Views
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Phi is shutting down on May 25 after four years
Today we're announcing something difficult to share.
After 4 years, Phi will be winding down. and related services will go offline on May 25th, 2026.
Here's what to expect over the next 3 weeks.
6:09 AM · May 4, 2026 · 127K Views
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Banking trade groups say the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield language falls short of a full prohibition and plan to submit suggested edits to lawmakers
Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 JUST IN: Banking trade groups say the CLARITY Act's stablecoin yield language "falls short" of a full prohibition.
They plan to share suggested edits with lawmakers in the coming days.
11:40 PM · May 4, 2026 · 44.8K Views
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Haun Ventures announced $1B in new funds to back founders building in crypto, AI, and financial infrastructure
https://t.co/Unfl6DjfUk
3:10 PM · May 4, 2026 · 529K Views
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LayerZero CEO admitted protocols configured 1/1 DVNs without his knowledge, acknowledged communication failures with customers, and committed to shifting focus toward better serving asset issuers and the upcoming Zero launch
Bryan Pellegrino (臭企鹅) @PrimordialAA
I’ve been asking myself why has it taken me so long to write this? Ultimately I still carry a huge amount of cognitive dissonance here. In my mind LayerZero the protocol was like Gnosis Safe and the application was setting their config, and who the )@(!$ would secure billions in
4:58 PM · May 4, 2026 · 114K Views
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Kraken parent Payward completed its acquisition of Bitnomial, securing a CFTC-regulated stack to offer crypto futures and options in the US
Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 LATEST: Kraken parent Payward completes Bitnomial acquisition, securing a CFTC-regulated stack to offer crypto futures and options in the US.
8:40 AM · May 4, 2026 · 19.6K Views
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SOL Strategies entered a definitive agreement to acquire privacy-focused cross-chain swap aggregator HoudiniSwap for $18M to diversify revenue beyond staking
SOL Strategies @solstrategies
SOL Strategies is expanding what institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure looks like.
Today, we are excited to share that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire , a non-custodial, privacy focused cross-chain swap aggregator operating across 100+
12:46 PM · May 4, 2026 · 115K Views
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Aave LLC filed an emergency motion to vacate a restraining notice served on Arbitrum DAO on May 1 that would freeze approximately $71M in ETH recovered for victims of the April 18 exploit
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion today to vacate the restraining notice served on Arbitrum DAO, rejecting the baseless claim that stolen property title belongs to the thief. We will keep fighting for the DeFi community.
DeFi United.
Aave LLC has filed an emergency motion to vacate a restraining notice served on Arbitrum DAO on May 1, 2026 that attempts to seize approximately $71 million in ETH belonging to victims of the April 18 exploit.
A thief does not gain lawful ownership of stolen property simply by
4:00 PM · May 4, 2026 · 24.2K Views
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Bitcoin L2 Citrea launched its CTR governance token with a fixed supply of 10B, allocating 60% to the community and 40% to investors and contributors under a four-year lock-up with a one-year cliff
Citrea | Mainnet Live 🍊🍋 @citrea_xyz
1/8 Today, we introduce CTR, the coordination asset for the Bitcoin economy.
Over the past two years, we built an end-to-end Bitcoin economy that relies on the Bitcoin Network as its source of truth.
With CTR, we're handing control of this economy to the people who use it.
1:16 PM · May 4, 2026 · 193K Views
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Kraken parent Payward has filed a federal lawsuit against former custody partner Etana and its CEO Dion Brandon Russell, alleging misappropriation of more than $25M in client funds through unauthorized OpEx spending and risky investments
Matt Turetzky (turetzky.eth) @mwturetzky
entrusted Etana with millions of dollars that it was supposed to safekeep but has failed to return. Today our federal lawsuit against Etana and its CEO is calling it what it is: fraud.
Complaint here: . 1/3 🧵
1:42 PM · May 4, 2026 · 27.6K Views
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Ondo has been selected for DTCC’s Industry Working Group alongside BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Circle and others to help design a tokenization service for U.S. capital markets
Ondo has been selected in DTCC's Industry Working Group to advance tokenization in the U.S.
custodies over $114 trillion in assets and clears $3.7 quadrillion annually. It is now building a tokenization service designed to bring the core of U.S. capital markets
12:46 PM · May 4, 2026 · 102K Views
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Upbit is partnering with the Optimism Foundation to launch GIWA Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack
https://t.co/W0vzP3xUBZ
3:48 PM · May 4, 2026 · 10.3K Views
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CADD, the first Canadian dollar stablecoin issued by a regulated financial institution, went live on Base, Ethereum, and Tempo following approval from Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, backed by National Bank, ATB Financial, Wealthsimple, and Shopify
CADD is live on Tempo.
's CADD is the first Canadian dollar stablecoin issued by a regulated financial institution, approved by Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, and backed by National Bank, ATB Financial, Wealthsimple, Shopify, and others.
3:55 PM · May 4, 2026 · 52.7K Views
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Tetra Digital Group @TetraDigitalGrp
CADD has received regulatory approval from the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance and is now live on , and
The Canadian dollar is now a global digital currency 🍁
Read more 👇
1:05 PM · May 4, 2026 · 18.3K Views
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Rain became a Mastercard Principal Member, enabling stablecoin-powered card issuance on both Visa and Mastercard rails across 210+ countries
Rain is now a Principal Member.
That means greater choice for our partners, backed by the same stablecoin-powered authorization and settlement technology under the hood. Partners will be able to offer cards that work everywhere Mastercard is accepted across 210+
12:07 PM · May 4, 2026 · 42.9K Views
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Hut 8 refinanced its Bitcoin-backed loan with a new $200M FalconX facility at 7%, freeing 3,300 BTC from collateral
CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap
LATEST: 💰 Hut 8 has refinanced its Bitcoin-backed loan with a new $200 million FalconX facility at 7%, freeing 3,300 BTC from collateral.
8:57 PM · May 4, 2026 · 14.1K Views
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Tydro paused all markets following reports of issues with a third-party oracle; user funds reported safe, with a security incident confirmed
Tydro is temporarily pausing all markets out of an abundance of caution following reports of issues with a third-party oracle. User funds are safe.
We're actively investigating and will provide updates as soon as we have more information.
7:27 PM · May 4, 2026 · 22.5K Views
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Western Union launched USDPT, a USD-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage and built on Solana, integrating blockchain settlement into its global payments network
Western Union @WesternUnion
We’re happy to announce the launch of USDPT, Western Union’s USD‑backed stablecoin — issued by and built on — bringing blockchain settlement into our global, regulated payments network. Follow for updates. Learn more:
6:09 PM · May 4, 2026 · 1.08K Views
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Tokenized $STRC, Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock yielding 11.5% monthly dividends, went live on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana through Ondo Global Markets
Tokenized $STRC is now live.
Stretch (STRC) is 's perpetual preferred stock paying monthly dividends, currently yielding 11.5%.
Now available across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana through Ondo Global Markets.
1:52 PM · May 4, 2026 · 248K Views
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Circle France received AMF approval to offer MiCA-compliant custody and transfer services for USDC and EURC across the European Economic Area
Circle France has received approval to offer crypto-asset services in the EU, enabling MiCA-compliant custody and transfer services for USDC and EURC across the EEA.
Advancing compliant digital financial infrastructure in Europe.
More:
2:00 PM · May 4, 2026 · 32.1K Views
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Kaito’s $KAIO TGE is set for May 6, backed by BlackRock, Brevan Howard Digital, Hamilton Lane, and Tether, with $100M+ TVL already live across 10+ chains ahead of launch; airdrop claims open May 8
TGE: May 6.
4:08 PM · May 4, 2026 · 48.8K Views
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Securitize received FINRA approval to expand its broker-dealer activities, becoming the first broker-dealer authorized to custody tokenized securities and enabling atomic swaps and on-chain clearing and settlement between tokenized securities and stablecoins
Securitize has received approval from FINRA’s Continuing Membership Application (CMA) to significantly expand our broker-dealer activities.
We are now the first broker-dealer approved to custody tokenized securities, giving us the first full stack for IPO infrastructure onchain.
1:00 PM · May 4, 2026 · 48.5K Views
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SEC delayed 24 prediction market ETFs from Bitwise, RoundHill, and GraniteShares, requesting further review of how the products fit within securities law
NEW: The SEC delays 24 prediction market ETFs from , and at the last minute, requesting further review of how the products fit within securities law.
6:15 PM · May 4, 2026 · 15.5K Views
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Upbit parent Dunamu has signed an MOU with the Optimism Foundation to co-develop GIWA Chain, the first deployment under the OP Enterprise Self-Managed model, with Upbit controlling the primary sequencer
https://t.co/W0vzP3xUBZ
3:48 PM · May 4, 2026 · 10.3K Views
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Binance launched Withdraw Protection, letting users lock on-chain withdrawals for 1–7 days to guard against physical coercion
Introducing Withdraw Protection. 🔐
🔸 Lock on-chain withdrawals for 1–7 days
🔸 Built for threats beyond digital attacks
🔸 More control. More protection
Know more →
2:03 PM · May 4, 2026 · 53.9K Views
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DTCC will begin limited trading of tokenized securities via DTC in July 2026, with a full launch planned for October, over 50 firms including BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, Ondo, and Payward are participating
Building on the SEC's No-Action Letter related to DTC's tokenization service, DTCC has convened more than 50 firms through its Industry Working Group to inform the development of DTC’s tokenization service and support responsible exploration of digital asset use cases.
Join the
12:32 PM · May 4, 2026 · 396K Views
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SC Ventures made a strategic investment in crypto market maker GSR, becoming its first external shareholder since the firm’s founding in 2013
SC Ventures named first external shareholder of GSR following strategic investment
11:00 PM · May 4, 2026 · 13.9K Views
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Base is partnering with Succinct to bring ZK proofs to Base Azul, with SP1 set to prove $7.4B in deposits as part of a multiproof system combining TEE and ZK proofs at mainnet launch
Base is partnering with Succinct to bring zero-knowledge proofs to Base Azul.
SP1 will prove $7.4 billion in deposits as joins a growing list of major L2s adding validity proofs to their roadmap with Succinct.
5:02 PM · May 4, 2026 · 41.8K Views
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Tom Lee’s Bitmine added 101,745 ETH in the past week, bringing total holdings to 5.18M ETH
Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH @BitMNR
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BitMine provided its latest holdings update for May 4, 2026 $13.1 billion in total crypto + "moonshots":
- 5,180,131 ETH at $2,336 per ETH ()
- 200 Bitcoin (BTC)
- $200 million stake in Beast Industries
- $83 million
3:45 PM · May 4, 2026 · 30.3K Views
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Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph
🔥 NEW: Tom Lee's Bitmine adds 101,745 ETH in the past week, bringing total holdings to 5.18M ETH.
12:53 PM · May 4, 2026 · 17.6K Views
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RAAC addressed pmUSD FUD after a social media post triggered a Curve pool imbalance, stating collateral is intact and the protocol is solvent at ~19.6x net coverage ratio
https://t.co/xKT166jMnA
7:33 PM · May 4, 2026 · 21.5K Views
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Abstract launched an upgraded explorer with debug views, nested calldata parsing, Portal integration, and smart contract tagging
Meet the new Abstract explorer.
This upgrade brings powerful debug views, nested calldata parsing, and cleaner insights across the entire chain.
With deep Portal integration, smart contract tagging, and richer onchain context, now you can see what matters in every transaction.
6:01 PM · May 4, 2026 · 36.8K Views
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Moscow Exchange will start publishing crypto indexes for SOL, XRP, TRX, and BNB on May 13, pulling prices from Binance (50%), Bybit (20%), OKX (15%), and Bitget (15%), with plans to expand its benchmark suite to 10 indexes
Wu Blockchain @WuBlockchain
Russia's Largest Securities Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB Crypto Indexes
The Moscow Exchange will begin publishing four crypto indexes tracking SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB from May 13, using pricing data from Binance (50%), Bybit (20%), OKX (15%) and Bitget (15%).
Existing
4:17 AM · May 5, 2026 · 9.64K Views
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