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White Hat Helps Recover $2 Million from 2016 ICO Project

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A pseudonymous white hat hacker has helped recover $2 million worth of Ether locked in a faulty initial coin offering (ICO) smart contract for almost a decade. In a post to X on Sunday, the white hat, known as “0xflorent,” said they helped recover about 1,003 Ether (ETH) from 48 investors who participated in the Hong Coin (HONG) ICO, a decentralized venture capital fund that never launched due to it failing to reach its funding goal. “The contract held all the investors’ ETH and was supposed to auto-refund them,” 0xflorent…

An AI Cracks an 80-Year-Old Geometry Puzzle. What Do Mathematicians Make of It? – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways OpenAI solved Paul Erdős’ 1946 puzzle with n^(1+δ) unit-distance constructions. Princeton verified the result, giving AI a 2026 credibility boost in mathematics. Tim Gowers says the advance could influence cryptography and proofs beyond geometry. An 80-year-old geometry riddle finally budged when an OpenAI system stitched together an unlikely construction that beat long-standing expectations. The unit distance problem, posed by Paul Erdős in 1946, asks how many pairs of points exactly one unit apart can exist among n points in the plane; the AI found configurations that grow faster…

US, UK Central Bankers Offer Contrary Views on Stablecoins

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US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Sunday that the growing use of dollar-backed stablecoins could bolster the global influence of US monetary policy. Waller told participants at the 32nd Dubrovnik Economics Conference that countries that increasingly rely on stablecoins backed by the US dollar may effectively import US monetary conditions, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. “I’ve always just looked at ​stablecoins as a payment instrument; there’s nothing evil about it, nothing dangerous about it,” Waller said. “They ​are just bringing competition into the payments world,” Reuters reported. Source: The 32nd…

Strategy STRC Pays Farmer’s Father 11.5% Yield, Critics Call It a Bitcoin Bait and Switch

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Key Takeaways A farmer’s son shared how his dad earns an 11.5% annualized yield through Strategy’s STRC preferred stock tied to 843,738 BTC. Critics like Glenn Cameron warn STRC trades Bitcoin sovereignty for counterparty risk to a sub-investment grade company. Strategy holds a June 8 vote on more frequent dividends, while a 411 BTC Coinbase Prime transfer sparked brief sell fears. Dad Earns 11.5% on Strategy STRC Shares The post spread quickly across crypto social media this weekend. The son described calling his father after the man noticed the new…

Strategy’s Michael Saylor X Tease Tees Up BTC Buy

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Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be announcing fresh purchases of the cryptocurrency in the coming days. The social media post comes just days ahead of a proxy vote that depends in large part on retailer shareholders to enable semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock. “Working Better” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor…

Top 10 Signals Traders Watch as Bitcoin, Stocks and the Fed Set the Tone for June

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Key Takeaways Polymarket priced the June 16-17 Fed hold at 98.2%, but May CPI on June 10 could shift that consensus fast. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted over $1.8B in outflows as BTC trades 40% below its cycle peak entering June 2026. XRP ETFs crossed $1.4B in cumulative inflows as SWIFT confirmed 25+ banks going live with blockchain payments by June. Markets Enter June at Extremes The S&P 500 closed May 29 at 7,580.06, its 19th all-time high of 2026, and the ninth consecutive green week for the index. The…

Cardano Price Could Close May Below This Multi-Year Support — What’s Next?

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Opeyemi is a proficient writer and enthusiast in the exciting and unique cryptocurrency realm. While the digital asset industry was not his first choice, he has remained absolutely drawn since making a foray into the space over two years. Now, Opeyemi takes pride in creating unique pieces unraveling the complexities of blockchain technology and sharing insights on the latest trends in the world of cryptocurrencies. Opeyemi savors his attraction to the crypto market, which explains why he spends the better parts of his day looking through different price charts. “Looking”…

Kraken Says ‘Plans’ to Offer BTC Perps to US Institutionals

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Kraken said late Friday that it expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts in the US in the next 30 days, hours after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the instruments. The exchange said when it gains approval, the contracts will be listed on Bitnomial Exchange, a CFTC-regulated exchange recently acquired by Kraken’s parent company, Payward. Payward said on April 17 that it was acquiring crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for as much as $550 million, aimed at providing Kraken Pro customers with access to Bitnomial’s perpetual futures offering. However,…

Cardano Takes The Lead As Stablecoin Market Valuation Rises 61%

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Cardano’s total stablecoin market cap has climbed to roughly $54.88 million, a 15% jump from where it stood in early March 2026. That figure captures just how quickly liquidity has been building on the network over the past several weeks. USDCx Drives the Surge Circle’s USDCx now commands the largest share of Cardano’s stablecoin market at 45.20%, with USDM at 26.90%, USDA at 15.45%, and DJED at around 5.90%. Data from Cexplorer shows that nearly 8 million USDCx were minted within just the last two days of the reporting period.…

Bitcoin is on the Verge of Locking in 3% May Losses

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Bitcoin (BTC) circled $73,500 on Sunday as bulls stared down 3% BTC price losses for May. Key points: Bitcoin looks set to end May “in the red” as the monthly candle close nears. US labor-market data will form the key volatility catalyst for risk assets next week. Bitcoin analysis says that $73,000 is the key line to watch for the monthly close. Bitcoin eyes “red” May ahead of key US PMI data Data from TradingView followed a quiet weekend for BTC/USD, which remained wedged under 2025 yearly lows. BTC/USD one-hour…