Author: John Smith

Bankr has temporarily disabled transactions after an attacker gained access to 14 wallets, raising new concerns about the security of AI-powered crypto trading agents. Summary Bankr disabled transactions after confirming attacker access to 14 wallets and pledged full user reimbursement. Users were told to stop signing transactions, create new wallets, and revoke existing approvals. Recent bridge exploits show crypto attackers keep targeting weak signing controls and cross-chain systems. Bankr said on X that it had disabled swaps, transfers, and token deployments while investigating reports of compromised wallets. The AI crypto trading assistant said the pause was done “out of caution”…

Ethereum’s slide behind Bitcoin is no longer just a price story; JPMorgan says the institutional plumbing now confirms that BTC has pulled decisively ahead on flows, leaving ETH and the wider altcoin complex struggling to keep up. Summary JPMorgan says Ethereum and altcoins may keep lagging Bitcoin without a real rebound in network activity, DeFi and “real‑world” use. Since the October 2025 deleveraging, spot Bitcoin ETFs have clawed back about two‑thirds of their outflows versus only about one‑third for spot ETH ETFs. CME futures data show institutional BTC exposure nearly restored, while ETH futures positioning remains well below prior levels.…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. DOGEBALL presale extension fuels momentum as investors compare next-generation gaming crypto projects. Summary DOGEBALL extends presale at $0.0006, gaining traction with its GameFi and PayFi ecosystem on DOGECHAIN. The project combines gaming and crypto payments, offering zero FX fees and direct crypto-to-fiat bank transfers. DOGEBALL presale tops $292K raised, with investors eyeing strong ROI potential before the projected $0.015 launch. Imagine being at the forefront of a groundbreaking movement that blends gaming and finance in a way never seen…

JPMorgan ether and altcoin analysts said the tokens won’t catch bitcoin without a major lift in network activity. Summary JPMorgan said ether and altcoins will keep lagging bitcoin without meaningful improvement in DeFi and real-world use cases. Bitcoin spot ETFs have recovered two-thirds of recent outflows, while ether ETFs have recovered only one-third. The bank cautioned that upcoming Ethereum upgrades Glamsterdam and Hegota may not lift network demand on their own. JPMorgan said ether and the broader altcoin market are unlikely to reverse a multi-year underperformance against bitcoin without a meaningful pickup in network activity, DeFi adoption and real-world use…

21Shares said its Hyperliquid ETF drew more than $5 million in inflows within days of its U.S. launch. Summary 21Shares’ Hyperliquid ETF recorded over $5 million in inflows within days of its May 12 U.S. launch. The fund generated roughly $8 million in trading volume on a single day last week, research head Eli Ndinga said. Ndinga argues Hyperliquid demand reflects appetite for 24/7 access to crypto, oil, silver and gold markets. 21Shares said early inflows into its Hyperliquid ETF point to investor demand for around-the-clock access to crypto and traditional markets, with the fund pulling in more than $5…

Ethereum dropped another 10.2% this week, with the ETH/BTC ratio sinking toward 0.0275, and market maker Wintermute is now flatly calling ETH “not the right asset for this macro” as yields and inflation grind higher. Summary Wintermute says ETH is “not the right asset for this macro” as real yields rise and inflation re-accelerates. ETH has slid 10.2% this week, with the ETH/BTC pair pressing 0.0275 amid underperformance in both spot and derivatives. The firm also warns that being outright long BTC here is a bet that institutions will ignore rising Treasury yields and come back in size. According to…

Wintermute launched its first DeFi vault product, Armitage, supporting collateral types unavailable on competing curator platforms. Summary Wintermute launched Armitage, its first DeFi vault curation product, designed to support collateral types that other vault curators on platforms like Morpho do not accept. The move expands Wintermute beyond its core role as a market maker and liquidity provider into yield infrastructure, a growing segment of institutional on-chain finance. Armitage positions Wintermute to leverage its deep liquidity expertise and collateral risk understanding to offer differentiated vault strategies for institutional depositors. Wintermute, the algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider, entered the DeFi vault…

AI’s surging demand for power-hungry data centers is turning listed Bitcoin miners into strategic infrastructure plays, with Bernstein flagging nearly $90 billion of announced AI partnerships that could redraw the sector’s economics. Summary Bernstein says “Follow the Gigawatts” as miners pivot power capacity into AI data centers. Bitcoin miners control more than 27 GW of planned power capacity versus roughly 3.7 GW tied to announced AI deals. IREN, Riot, CleanSpark, and Core Scientific earn “outperform” ratings with triple‑digit upside projected for some names. Bernstein’s latest research argues that the AI data center build‑out is colliding head‑on with a constrained U.S.…

Crypto exchange Ouinex has raised $3.5m from its own traders, lifting total funding to $9m to build a “Non‑Centralized Order Book” designed to shield retail from market makers. Summary Ouinex secures $3.5m, bringing total funding to $9m Round funded solely by retail and professional traders on the platform New capital will build a “No‑CLOB” model to keep market makers from seeing user orders According to Forbes, crypto and derivatives platform Ouinex announced on May 19 that it had raised $3.5 million, taking aggregate funding to $9 million since launch. The France‑based company told Forbes that every investor in the new round is either…

Bitget Wallet has integrated xStocks infrastructure, giving users access to more than 130 tokenized stocks and ETFs through its self-custodial wallet. Summary Bitget Wallet added xStocks infrastructure, opening access to more than 130 tokenized stocks and ETFs. The integration expands Bitget Wallet’s RWA offering to over 300 products across equities and commodities. RWA.xyz data shows Ondo and xStocks lead the tokenized equities market by asset value. Bitget Wallet said the xStocks integration gives its 90 million users access to tokenized equities from the same platform they use for crypto storage, swaps, and trading. The launch adds U.S. stock and ETF-linked…