🥷 PeckShieldAlert: RetoSwap hacked for $2.7 million.

🕵️ a16z-Backed Syndicate Labs Is Winding Down Syndicate, an on-chain development startup backed by a16z, will shut down after five years of operation. The decision comes due to a fundamental shift in the Rollup market and a significant contraction in market size, and it is not related to the recent cross-chain bridge exploit. Syndicate had raised over $27 million in funding. #hack

🕵️ Grayscale is buying $HYPE! Grayscale already filed the S-1 registration statement for the $HYPE ETF in January. Over the past week, two wallets linked to Grayscale bought 510,387 $HYPE for $24.95M and staked it. #etf

🕵️ Digital asset custodian BitGo Holdings added 776 Bitcoin in Q1 and now holds a total of 2,449 $BTC. Bitcoin 100 Ranking: 31

🕵️ WorldCoin team deposited 13.18M $WLD worth $3.09M into Coinbase. Address: 0xE79718Fe76c718fE98a9a3D106FCa773a40861a3

🕵️ Exploit Alert According to reports, Echo Protocol on Monad has been exploited. The attacker reportedly minted 1,000 $eBTC worth $76.7M and used a previously tested exploit flow to extract funds through Curvance. So far, the exploiter has: • Deposited 45 $eBTC ($3.45M) into Curvance as collateral • Borrowed ~11.29 $WBTC ($867.7K) against it • Bridged the $WBTC to Ethereum • Swapped the funds into $ETH • Sent 385 $ETH (~$818K) to TornadoCash The attacker still appears to control a significant amount of minted $eBTC. #hack

🏆 100,000 blocks remain until the next Bitcoin Halving.

📌 Top 5 News for 24 Hour: 1. Machi faces $32.4M loss, re-opens $ETH long. → 👁 2049 | ❤️ 0 | 🔁 12 2. Pump.fun resumes selling $SOL on Kraken. → 👁 387 | ❤️ 2 | 🔁 10 3. Wallet 0xb5E4 linked to a16z buys $HYPE worth $16.91M in 3 → 👁 360 | ❤️ 0 | 🔁 6 4. Arthur Hayes lowers Bitcoin target to $125,000. → 👁 295 | ❤️ 0 | 🔁 5 5. Whale buys $ETH at $2,119, now holds $288.35M. → 👁 357 | ❤️ 0 | 🔁 4 | | |

👀 OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman Found Not Liable in Elon Musk Lawsuit. #regulation

🐳 Whales are buying $HYPE Whale "0xF56" sold 1,733 $XAUT for $7.83M at $4,520. Then, they deposited $10.2M in $USDC into HyperLiquid and bought 103,636 $HYPE (approximately $4.7M), also opening a $HYPE long position with 5x leverage. Whale "0x688" deposited $4.87M in $USDC into HyperLiquid and bought 102,055 $HYPE at $47.75.

🧑‍💻 xAI just plugged Grok directly into Hermes Agent. This gives Grok instant distribution to 130k+ active users without building its own agent platform.

🇺🇸💰 Senate rules may block $1 billion in taxpayer funding for Trump’s White House ballroom security upgrades.

📊 #Aave has restored WETH loan-to-value (LTV) ratios across affected networks, enabling users to borrow against WETH again, including through collateral and debt swap functions. Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that this change signifies the next phase of the rsETH technical recovery plan. The update applies to Aave V3 deployments on Ethereum Core, Ethereum Prime, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea.

🇩🇪🕵️ Alleged Dream Market Admin Accused of Laundering Crypto Into Gold Bars The U.S. Department of Justice charged German citizen Owe Martin Andresen, the alleged main administrator of darknet marketplace Dream Market, with laundering over $2 million in crypto proceeds. Prosecutors stated he allegedly transferred funds from dormant Dream Market wallets to purchase gold bars shipped to Germany. Authorities reportedly seized $1.7 million in gold bars, along with cash and additional crypto-linked assets.

🆕 $ZEST featured on Binance alpha

🤔 BlackRock is reportedly considering a $5B–$10B investment in SpaceX’s upcoming IPO.

🇺🇸🕵️ Washington Post: More Than One-Fifth of Trump Administration Officials Hold Crypto According to The Washington Post, nearly 70 officials and nominees in the Trump administration disclosed holdings in cryptocurrencies or investments in blockchain and digital asset companies, accounting for over one-fifth of nearly 300 senior appointees reviewed. Total disclosed crypto-related holdings amounted to at least $193 million. President Donald Trump alone reported at least $51 million in digital assets, while Vice President JD Vance and multiple Cabinet members also disclosed bitcoin or related crypto investments. The report noted that no Biden Cabinet officials reported digital currency holdings, making the Trump administration the most crypto-exposed U.S. administration to date.

🐳 A whale sold 213,419 $HYPE for $8.93M at $41.84, realizing a $2.8M profit. Over the past 2 months, the whale bought 467,188 $HYPE for $16.63M at an average price of $35.59, and still holds 253,769 $HYPE ($10.5M).

🐳 Saturday wrap. What mattered today: ARB unlock hit (92.65M tokens, 1.71% supply) DOGE social spiked +38% (price hasn't moved yet) BTC sub-$79K, watching whether bond-yield repricing pulls F&G back into fear Warsh confirmed as Fed chair successor (May 15) — macro narrative shifting What we're watching into Sunday/Monday: Asia open BTC bid (or lack of) ETH ETF flow data Monday Any follow-up on the May 11 dormant whale Sleep good. Tomorrow we're back at 06:00 UTC. #etf

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💸 Machi got liquidated again after going more than 2 weeks without one! His account is back down to just $85K, with total losses reaching $31.99M. Current position: 1,275 $ETH ($2.77M) Liquidation price: $2,152.96

🇮🇹🏦 Italy’s Largest Bank Intesa Sanpaolo Increases Crypto Exposure to $235 Million in Q1 According to Criptovaluta, Italy’s largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo significantly increased its crypto exposure in Q1 2026. Its crypto-related assets surged from approximately $100 million in Q4 2025 to around $235 million. As of March 31, the bank had increased its Bitcoin holdings and gained Ethereum exposure for the first time through purchases of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust. It also established a new Ripple position via Grayscale XRP Trust, holding 712,319 shares worth about $18 million, while significantly reducing its exposure to Solana through the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. #etf

🇰🇷💰 According to Bloomberg, Hana Bank, one of South Korea’s largest commercial banks, acquired a 1 trillion won, or about $670 million, stake in crypto exchange operator Dunamu. Hana Financial Group announced that Hana Bank’s board approved the purchase of 228 million shares in Dunamu from Kakao Investment. Dunamu operates Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange.

🐳 After being dormant for 6 years, a whale deposited 1,001 $ETH ($2.31M) into Kraken. The whale still holds 3,000 $ETH ($6.88M) in 2 different wallets. Address: 0x32e3f8F516CC8c24A5dB23a5E53B27F214F1Ca75

🔮 Bybit CEO Ben: I Trust My Own Brain More Than AI In an April 23 interview with When Shift Happens, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou expressed skepticism about AI after extensive use. He feels that relying on AI has brought him back to square one, as he often ignores reminders from AI agents like Claude, finding them more distracting than helpful. Ultimately, he emphasizes the importance of trusting his own judgment to determine what matters most.

🕵️ Garrett Jin (the Bitcoin OG 10/11) bought 71,066 $BNB worth $48.22M from Binance. Garrett has deposited 577,896 $ETH ($1.35B) into Binance in the past 2 weeks.

🕵️ Former CEO of the world's largest auction house, Sotheby's, Tad Smith said, "I just bought a private company last week and we will be putting Stretch on the balance sheet." Demand for digital credit is blazing.

🇯🇵🤔 MetaPlanet (3350.T) CEO Simon Gerovich stated that their preferred stock upon listing would be only the seventh in the market and the first perpetual preferred. He added that while Japanese companies typically pay dividends 1-2 times a year, MetaPlanet is planning monthly payouts.

📊 BTC has recovered above $80K as ETF inflows, spot demand, and positioning improve. However, weaker capital inflows and heavy overhead supply near $86K keep conviction below prior bull phases. Executive Summary – US spot ETF inflows have turned firmly positive as BTC recovered from mid-$60Ks to low-$80Ks – Shallow drawdown: Relative Unrealized Loss peaked at 25% in February, now compressed to 8%; bear regime stays shallow if $60K holds – Realized Cap 30D Net Position Change back to $2.8B/month, but well below the $10B+ seen in prior bull expansions – Support at $76.9K (30-day cost basis), resistance at $86.9K (Nov-Feb accumulation range) – Coinbase Spot Volume Delta flipped sharply positive over the last two weeks – Hyperliquid traders steadily adding long exposure alongside rising prices – Implied volatility falling across the curve, led by the front end, as realized vol trends lower – Downside hedging demand fading, options structure more balanced around $80K #etf

🐳 Whale Loracle.hl has opened a 156 $BTC (20x) short position valued at $12.66M. His $SNDK (10x) position opened 2 days ago is now having a floating profit of over $648K, and his $HYPE (5x) short position is now having a profit of over $2.3M. His overall profit is now over $41M, opening every position with perfect timing.

🕵️ Gambler 0x049b opened 20x longs on 17,410 $ETH ($40.07M) and 493.43 $BTC ($40.01M) again. Liquidation prices: $ETH: $2,227.81 $BTC: $78,009.69 This gambler has already made $7.83M from 20x long and short trades on $BTC and $ETH.

📊 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF ($THYP) closed its first trading day with $1.8 million in volume, marking a solid debut for a new ETF launch, according to Bloomberg's James Seyffart. #etf

🔮 CFTC Supported Kalshi in Jurisdiction Dispute Regarding Prediction Markets in Ohio - The Block #regulation

🐳 The mysterious whale linked to Erik Voorhees, who has been buying massive amounts of $ETH, is back! He spent another 1.12M $USDC to buy 494 $ETH 9 hours ago. This whale now holds 127,716 $ETH ($292M).

🗣 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats want "a good crypto bill to pass."

🤔 President Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" is now estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, nearly seven times higher than his original estimate of $175 billion.

📊 May 12 Update: Bitcoin ETFs: 1D NetFlow: -7 $BTC (-$566K) 7D NetFlow: +612 $BTC (+$49.41M) Ethereum ETFs: 1D NetFlow: -1,183 $ETH (-$2.7M) 7D NetFlow: -2,742 $ETH (-$6.25M) Solana ETFs: 1D NetFlow: +259,129 $SOL (+$24.62M) 7D NetFlow: +669,359 $SOL (+$63.59M)

🕵️ A newly created wallet withdrew 331 $BTC worth $26.7M from Binance.

🙅 $CMETH has been delisted from Bybit spot trading.

😱🤑 Fear & Greed Index for #BTC

🐳 Whale Emb5os is still bullish on Solana, buying another 73,253 $SOL ($7.12M) and 2.5M $JUP ($620.5K). Over the past 3 days, this whale has bought a total of 177,913 $SOL ($16.92M) and 10.32M $JUP ($2.56M).

🗽 Arbitrum SC Member: My First Project Was The DAO Griff Green, a member of the Arbitrum Security Council, emphasizes that the public often misunderstands blockchains, which depend on social consensus and are not entirely immutable. He reflects on his early experience with The DAO, explaining that rules on any chain can be changed if the community agrees. Green points out that Arbitrum's recent use of a multi-sig mechanism to address a crisis is the first instance of a major L2 network proactively freezing funds.

🕵️ FTX/Alameda has unstaked 199,263 $SOL, worth $19.4M.

🕵️ Caitlin Long: "Own actual on-chain Bitcoin that you self-custody and run a full node so you do not have to trust anyone else."

🕵️ Pavel Durov said TON’s new AI-ready toolchain makes smart contract development 10x faster.

📊 According to CoinGecko data, tokenized gold products recorded $90.7 billion in spot trading volume in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing the total spot trading volume of $84.6 billion for the full year of 2025. The tokenized gold market is primarily led by PAXG and XAUT.

🕵️ Matrixport just withdrew 5,000 $ETH ($11.67M) from Binance.

📊 Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) recorded $193.6 million in cumulative net inflows and $239.6 million in net assets from its April 8 launch to May 7. The trust experienced 17 days of inflows, five flat days, and no daily net outflows. Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset strategy, noted that MSBT posted $30.6 million in first-day inflows and about $34 million in trading volume, marking the bank’s strongest ETF debut. #etf

🐳 A whale "0xc79" spent $5M $USDC to buy 2,153 $ETH at a price of $2,322, 2 hours ago. The whale also holds 227 $cbBTC worth $18.68M and $5.13M $USDC, and is likely to buy more $ETH. Address: 0xc79b6416bd17446f930d32a7b78cf60d35a12be7

🇺🇸📈 Oil prices rise over 3.5% after US and Iran reject proposals to end the war.