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The popular meme token shows remarkable resilience despite 80% of holders underwater on their investments.

South Korea's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung backed a won-backed stablecoin to curb capital flight. South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung proposed creating a stablecoin tied to the Korean won to prevent capital outflows and strengthen national financial sovereignty. Speaking during a recent policy discussion, Lee argued that a won-based stablecoin would allow South Korea to retain wealth domestically while reducing reliance on foreign-issued digital assets like USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC), according to The Korea Herald. Currently, South Korean law prohibits the issuance of domestic stablecoins, forcing local exchanges to rely on US dollar-based alternatives. Read more

Institutional interest grows as AAVE establishes new support levels amid broader crypto market strength.

$330 million in crypto was stolen from an elderly US citizen using social engineering. The tactic has emerged as a severe threat to regular crypto users. A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack.  Investigations led by blockchain analyst ZachXBT suggest the victim was an elderly US citizen who was manipulated into granting access to their crypto wallet. On April 28, 2025, ZachXBT detected a suspicious transfer of 3,520 BTC, worth $330.7 million.  Read more

Genesis is seeking over $3.3 billion from DCG, Barry Silbert and affiliates in two lawsuits alleging fraud, insider enrichment and concealed transfers. Update May 20, 11:20 am UTC: This article has been updated with comments from DCG. Genesis has launched a pair of lawsuits against its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and its CEO, Barry Silbert, accusing them of fraud, reckless mismanagement and siphoning more than a billion dollars in value from the now-bankrupt crypto lender. On May 19, the Delaware Court of Chancery unsealed a complaint detailing how DCG allegedly used Genesis as a corporate ATM, draining funds through self-serving loans and concealed transfers while presenting a false image of financial health. Read more

Binance called FTX suit legally baseless, blaming collapse on "one of the most massive corporate frauds in history."

Hwang was cut from her TV show and dropped by brands after admitting to using $3 million in company funds to invest in crypto.

The U.S. actors' union has filed a complaint against Epic’s Llama Productions, alleging it used AI to replace voice actors without consent.

Genesis is suing DCG and CEO Barry Silbert to recover over $3.1 billion, alleging fraud, self-dealing, and improper asset transfers.

The New law makes non-consensual intimate images and deepfake porn a federal crime, requiring tech companies to take down images when asked.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he will allow his bank's customers to buy Bitcoin, but the bank will not custody it. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said his bank will soon allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, but it won’t custody the cryptocurrency. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon said at JPMorgan’s annual investor day on May 19. “We’re not going to custody it. We’re going to put it in statements for clients.” CNBC reported that Dimon also remarked on his long-held skepticism about crypto assets, pointing to their use in money laundering, sex trafficking and terrorism. Read more

The US Senate voted 66-32 in a procedural vote to move forward the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act, which will head to a debate on the Senate floor. The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President Donald Trump’s sprawling crypto empire. A key procedural vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act, or GENIUS Act, passed in a 66-32 vote on May 20. Several Democrats changed their votes to pass the motion to invoke cloture, which will now set the bill up for debate on the Senate floor. Read more

The GENIUS Act passed a cloture vote Monday evening less than two weeks after failing one. It will now head to a full floor vote.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson expanded his response to allegations that Input Output Global (IOG) misappropriated over 318 million ADA from unredeemed pre-sale wallets, calling the situation deeply personal and damaging. In a May 18 post on X, Hoskinson reflected on the reputational toll of the allegations, noting that the incident has reshaped his view of […] The post Cardano’s Hoskinson denies ADA misappropriation allegations, calls them deeply personal and damaging appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Solana Labs spin-out Anza proposed a new Solana consensus protocol to replace TowerBFT and the proof-of-history system, aiming to bring Web2-level speed to the network. Anza, a Solana blockchain infrastructure firm spun out of Solana Labs, has proposed a new proof-of-stake consensus called Alpenglow that it claims would be “the biggest change to Solana’s core protocol” and compete with current internet infrastructure. “We believe that the release of Alpenglow will be a turning point for Solana. Alpenglow is not only a new consensus protocol, but the biggest change to Solana’s core protocol since, well, ever,” Anza’s Quentin Kniep, Kobi Sliwinski and Roger Wattenhofer said on May 19. Alpenglow consists of Votor, which processes voting transactions and block finalization logic, and Rotor, a data dissemination protocol that would replace Solana’s proof-of-history timestamping system and aim to reduce the time it takes for all nodes to agree on the network state. Read more

AI filmmaking lands in Spain with "The Great Reset" as actors elsewhere worry about being replaced by pixels.

Microsoft has upgraded GitHub Copilot into a full AI coding agent, capable of reasoning and executing tasks with minimal developer input.

XRP futures contracts began trading on CME Group’s derivatives platform on May 19, surpassing $15,6 million in trading volume as of 9:20 P.M. UTC across standard and micro contract offerings.  According to CME data, 120 standard XRP contracts traded at an average price of $2.3965, representing approximately $14.3 million in notional volume. Each contract equates […] The post CME XRP futures debut hits $15M in daily volume, fueling hope for ETF approval appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A new chapter in AI manipulation: Chatbots armed with basic personal data outperform humans at changing minds.

Leading legal and financial experts have cautioned political leaders that stablecoin adoption poses a danger to the South Korean economy. The post South Korean Experts Warn Seoul of Mounting ‘Stablecoin Danger’ appeared first on Cryptonews.