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05-27

South Korea Makes First DEX Rug Pull Arrest in Catfi Case

South Korea, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has arrested and indicted operators behind Catfi. This is the country’s first-ever rug pull prosecution tied to a decentralized exchange. The case, brought under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, charges the group with market manipulation...

Spain Blocks Polymarket and Kalshi Amid Global Regulatory Crackdown

Key Insights:Spain’s ban on Polymarket and Kalshi follows alleged unlicensed operations.Spain says prediction markets need local gambling approval.Liquidity risks rise as national blocks shrink user access.Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi amid heightened scrutiny of prediction markets offering eve...

Stake DAO Suffers Arbitrum Attack, 54.4 Billion vsdCRV Illegally Minted

CoinDesk reports:A security incident occurred on Arbitrum involving Stake DAO, where the attacker allegedly obtained the protocol deployer’s private key, modified the LayerZero v2 endpoint configuration for vsdCRV, and then forged cross-chain messages to trigger a large-scale abnormal minting event....

SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin for 15M Members as First U.S. Bank on App

SoFi Technologies has made SoFiUSD available to its nearly 15 million members, becoming the first U.S. national bank to offer a bank-issued stablecoin directly inside a banking application.Key Takeaways:SoFi Bank launched SoFiUSD on May 27, 2026, making it the first U.S. national bank-issued stabl...

JPMorgan Hires Crypto Analyst Vice President in New York with Salary up to $285,000

According to ME News, on May 27 (UTC+8), JPMorgan Careers’ job posting shows that the bank’s Global Research division is hiring a Crypto Analyst (Vice President) in New York to provide research support to the FX strategy team. The role requires 4–7 years of experience in digital assets or related fi...

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault, DeFi Earn Assets Exceed $240M

According to CoinDesk, Kraken has officially launched Bitcoin Vault, a product under the Kraken Earn program designed for long-term Bitcoin holders, allowing users to earn Bitcoin-denominated yields while maintaining exposure to BTC price movements. Bitcoin Vault is powered by DeFi infrastructure pr...

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault for BTC-Linked On-Chain Yield

火星财经消息,加密交易平台 Kraken 宣布推出 Bitcoin Vault 产品,允许用户在保持比特币价格敞口的同时,通过 DeFi 策略获取以 BTC 计价的收益。该产品已上线 Kraken Earn。Kraken 表示,Bitcoin Vault 主要面向长期比特币持有者,用户无需自行操作复杂的 DeFi 协议,即可通过平台自动参与链上收益策略。

JPMorgan Hires Global Crypto Research Analyst in New York

ME News reports that, as of May 27 (UTC+8), according to its official website, JPMorgan is currently hiring a Vice President-level Global Research Crypto Analyst in New York, with an annual salary ranging from $200,000 to $285,000. The position requires candidates to have 4 to 7 years of experience ...

Bitcoin ETF Absorbs $1.26B Block Trade with Minimal Price Impact

At 10:30:34 a.m. ET, a single IBIT print of 29,212,864 shares, crossed at $43.16, for a notional of roughly $1.26 billion.The next-largest visible movement was 1.3 million shares, making one trade dwarf everything else in IBIT's session, accounting for about 34.8% of the ETF's reported intraday volu...

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Tightens Investment Account Regulations for Mainland Investors

ME News report, on May 27 (UTC+8), according to Caixin, in response to the matter of "some banks in Hong Kong requiring investors to sign a declaration when opening investment accounts," the Hong Kong Monetary Authority today stated that the relevant regulatory requirements were issued to all author...

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault for BTC-Linked Yield via DeFi

Odaily Planet Daily report: Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched the Bitcoin Vault product, enabling users to earn BTC-denominated yields through DeFi strategies while maintaining exposure to Bitcoin’s price. The product is now available on Kraken Earn. Kraken states that Bitcoin Vault is pri...

Arete Capital Bullish on HYPE: Targets $84 First, $100 Within 12 Months

According to ME News, on May 27 (UTC+8), McKenna, a partner at Arete Capital, published a bullish outlook, stating that HYPE has firmly surpassed its historical high, with an initial price target of $84; based on its recent strong momentum, he expects HYPE to break above $100 within less than 12 mon...

SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana

SoFi has launched SoFiUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana, becoming the first U.S. national bank to offer stablecoins directly to retail customers on a public blockchain. Approximately 15 million SoFi members can buy, sell, hold, and redeem SoFiUSD within the app, with each token ...

1inch Limit Order Protocol Sees 45.9% QoQ Rise in Daily Active Addresses in Q1 2026

The 1inch Limit Order Protocol just posted its strongest quarter of user growth in recent memory. Daily average active addresses climbed 45.9% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, reaching 4,200, according to Messari’s “State of 1inch Q1 2026” report authored by Austin Weiler and published on May 22.Wha...

South Korea's First DEX Rug Pull Prosecution Targets Solana Meme Coin CATFI

South Korean prosecutors have made the country’s first arrest and filed charges in a case involving a decentralized exchange rug pull, according to the original report. The charges target a group that manipulated the price of CATFI, a Solana-based meme coin, before draining liquidity and generating ...

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