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On May 8th, the Revolut app experienced a major technical glitch, causing wildly inaccurate cryptocurrency price displays. Users reported Bitcoin appearing to crash to near-zero values, with erroneous push notifications. The issue, also affecting other assets, was confirmed by Revolut, with engineers working on a fix.
Read MoreBalcony, an AI-powered blockchain platform for land registry, has raised $12.7M in seed funding. It aims to unify fragmented real estate records into a secure, tamper-proof digital system using Avalanche blockchain and AI threat detection.
Read MoreA Swiss citizen initiative to force the central bank to hold Bitcoin in its reserves has failed due to insufficient signatures. Organizers ended the campaign, acknowledging the shortfall but claiming progress in the debate. The SNB previously rejected crypto reserves citing volatility and illiquidity.
Read MoreOn May 8th, on-chain data revealed that stablecoin issuer Circle newly minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain. This significant issuance, following late April activity, aims to bolster ecosystem liquidity and signals growing institutional confidence in Solana's infrastructure, providing a robust stablecoin foundation for DeFi, NFT, and payment applications.
Read MoreA recent exchange report for April reveals that a leading global platform leads in core metrics such as reserve size, trading volume share, and Ethereum market liquidity, demonstrating strong market dominance.
Read MoreChina's top internet, economic, and industrial regulators jointly released guidelines for AI agent development. The policy emphasizes safety, innovation, and practical application, outlining measures across four key areas and identifying 19 use cases to steer the industry's growth.
Read MoreThe Mantle token holder community has approved a proposal to extend a substantial credit line of up to 30,000 ETH (approx. $68M) to Aave. This decisive action aims to provide liquidity support, helping Aave address potential bad debt stemming from a previous security incident involving rsETH.
Read MoreAustralia's financial watchdog AUSTRAC has launched two targeted compliance reviews, scrutinizing 36 OTC crypto dealers and 27 domestic exchanges to enhance anti-money laundering controls and assess readiness under the expanded regulatory framework.
Read MorePublicly traded miner Cango reported strong April operations, producing 230.04 BTC. The company's Bitcoin reserves have grown significantly, reaching 1057.46 BTC by month-end, highlighting robust operational performance and long-term asset strategy.
Read MoreFormer President Trump posted a graphic on social media asserting a roughly 25% or $30 per barrel drop in oil prices since the Biden administration took office, bringing prices to around $90 per barrel. This is seen as promoting his energy record and critiquing the current government.
Read MoreOn May 8th, Coinbase experienced a significant service outage traced to a simultaneous failure across multiple availability zones within its cloud infrastructure. This cascading failure, beyond standard redundancy designs, led to prolonged disruption of core trading functions. Services are now restored, with a full post-mortem analysis underway.
Read MoreCoinbase trading services resumed on May 8 after a 7+ hour outage, but its official website remains inaccessible. While markets are back online, the core site's accessibility issues persist with no clear resolution timeline announced.
Read MoreOn May 8, distress radio transmissions indicated two tankers, identified as Iranian vessels, were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. Internal communications called for assistance, highlighting renewed security risks in this critical maritime chokepoint.
Read MoreIran is expected to formally respond today to a U.S.-proposed diplomatic framework, according to sources cited by Saudi media. Ongoing diplomatic efforts seek to de-escalate regional tensions, with global observers closely monitoring the geopolitical implications.
Read MoreOn May 8th, Polygon's PoS network execution layer client, Bor, released version 2.7.3 for the Amoy testnet and mainnet. This maintenance update brings significant improvements to pre-confirmation and private transaction relay, including a new 10-minute TTL enforcement for private transactions to enhance network efficiency and reliability.
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