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The hacker behind the data breach targeting Coinbase users mocked blockchain investigator ZachXBT with an onchain message following a major crypto swap. On May 21, the hacker used Ethereum transaction input data to write “L bozo,” followed by a meme video of NBA player James Worthy smoking a cigar. The message came after the attacker…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed the long-anticipated Stablecoins Bill, establishing a licensing regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin (FRS) issuers. This legislative moveannounced by the Hong Kong government on May 21, aims to strengthen regulatory oversight on virtual asset activities, fostering both financial…

Tech giant Microsoft says it has taken legal action against the information-stealing malware Lumma Stealer and has blocked thousands of websites related to the software. Microsoft said in a May 21 blog post that a federal court in Georgia allowed the firm’s digital crimes unit to take down, block or suspend nearly 2,300 websites critical…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The United States Senate made a significant move toward regulating the crypto asset industry this week by advancing the GENIUS Act, a bill aimed at establishing a comprehensive framework for stablecoins. The measure passed the cloture vote with bipartisan support, including a…

A crypto whale has expanded an existing 40x leverage long Bitcoin bet to $1.1 billion on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, which has stunned the crypto community and is believed to be the first-ever position exceeding $1 billion on the platform. The X account “James Wynn” claims to be behind the position, which is now up…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A new deep-dive published by River, the San Francisco-based Bitcoin services company, argues that the United States has quietly become the planet’s unchallenged Bitcoin hegemon, controlling an estimated 40% of the entire circulating supply. In dollar terms, the report places the combined…

Decentralized finance platform Synthetix has axed its $27 million plan to acquire crypto options platform Derive after negative community feedback. A Synthetix spokesperson told Cointelegraph on May 22 that its acquisition proposal, pitched to its community and to Derive’s, “did not resonate,” and both projects agreed to “step back from the proposed acquisition.” Synthetix said…