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The cross-chain protocol Axelar Network released a statement regarding the recent security incident related to Secret Network, stating that there is a misunderstanding within the community about the event. Both Axelar and the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) were not attacked or compromised. The affected token smart contracts were neither developed, deployed, nor maintained by Axelar, and Axelar's firewall mechanism also prevented the impact from spreading to other chains.It is reported that the exploited contract is a forked version based on CW20-ICS20, but the developers removed two core security checks, resulting in an "infinite minting" vulnerability. By deleting the verification mechanisms originally used to prevent such issues, this fork altered the original trust model of the contract and did not undergo a new security audit.Axelar Network explained that anyone can deploy contracts for cross-chain asset wrapping through IBC, and similar contracts have also been used to wrap tokens from other chains into Secret Network. However, the Secret side fork version in this incident has vulnerabilities due to the removal of key security checks. This incident is not a unique logical flaw, nor is it an issue with the IBC protocol itself, but rather a security risk introduced by modifications to third-party contracts.

In response to rumors regarding the attack on the BNB Chain OLPC/LABUBU liquidity pool, PancakeSwap's official announcement stated that the platform has noted the news related to this security incident. After preliminary verification, PancakeSwap's own smart contracts do not have security vulnerabilities. The project team is still continuously investigating the complete causes of the incident and will promptly share the latest investigation progress once more clues are obtained. Meanwhile, the official reminds users that all relevant event information should be based on content released through PancakeSwap's official channels.

In response to Ethereum core developer Trent Van Epps' lengthy article pointing out that Ethereum is entering a critical institutional turning point, including legitimacy distribution, governance structure evolution, and potential protocol funding crises, Tom Lee, chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, responded by stating that the possibility of such a crisis occurring in Ethereum is zero, and wrote "Funding secured."Data shows that Bitmine has been increasing its holdings in Ethereum weekly, with the total holdings now exceeding 5.62 million coins.

ChainCatcher, regarding the incident of OKX employees leaving to join Binance, OKX founder Star tweeted that over the past few years, many excellent OKX colleagues have joined other companies in the industry, including Yuki. We are proud of them for gaining recognition and favor from competitors, and we sincerely wish them success in their future development.OKX has hundreds of former employees from BN, including regional CEOs, product leaders, technical leaders, and many outstanding business and functional colleagues. They have brought valuable experience, perspectives, and input to OKX and have made significant contributions to the company's development. More importantly, they have deeply integrated with the OKX team and become part of OKX's culture and success. We have never treated this matter as marketing material to hype up.Talent mobility within the industry is a normal phenomenon and a sign of industry maturity. What truly matters is not where people come from, but whether they can continuously create value. Of course, for the very few who violate laws, business integrity, and professional ethics, we will take resolute measures and legally protect the company's legitimate rights and interests."A company that constantly talks about its vision, where the founder even in writing a book does not forget to heavily belittle former employees including the former CFO and former Asia head, is often the one with the least vision," Star said.Previously, according to RootData, former VIP account manager of OKX Yuki left to join Binance as a key account manager, sparking discussions among many crypto KOLs such as KuaiDong.

The cryptocurrency trading platform Bybit stated that it has noted its inclusion in the Investor Alert List of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and is actively communicating with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to further understand the basis for this listing.Bybit claims that the company has maintained open and constructive communication with MAS and continues to take measures to prevent users in Singapore from accessing its platform, including explicitly restricting access in its terms of service and geo-blocking Singapore IPs. It currently does not provide services to users in Singapore and stated that it will continue to cooperate with regulatory authorities globally. Updates will be announced in a timely manner if there are further developments.

DeFi structured protocol Thetanuts Finance issued a statement in response to the security incident involving its Vault. Preliminary investigations indicate that the relevant Vault is an old version contract that was deprecated and migrated years ago, and it is not associated with any currently running contracts or products. Further details are still under investigation, and a complete post-incident analysis report will be released once more information is available.Earlier reports suggested that Thetanuts Finance may have suffered an attack, with preliminary estimates of losses around $2.1 million.

Binance responded on platform X regarding the news related to the EU license, stating that the company remains committed to serving European users and will continue to operate in accordance with applicable laws. Binance indicated that as the MiCA transition period is about to end, the company is adopting a user-prioritized cautious strategy to minimize the impact of business adjustments, and will disclose subsequent arrangements and options to users after obtaining more information, with plans to release further updates by June 30, 2026.In addition, Binance stated that it has maintained constructive communication with regulators over the past 18 months and has actively participated in the MiCA approval process. According to its understanding, the Greek regulatory authority has completed its review of the relevant application and believes it meets MiCA requirements, and the application has also been accepted for review at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) level. Binance also mentioned that any delays or deviations in the MiCA authorization process could undermine market liquidity, competition, and user choice, and push some activities outside the EU. The company will continue to seek a compliant operational path under the MiCA framework and will keep users informed of progress.

DeFi structured protocol Thetanuts Finance issued a statement in response to the security incident involving its Vault. Preliminary investigations indicate that the related Vault is an old version of the contract that was deprecated and migrated years ago, and it is not associated with any currently running contracts or products. Further details are still under investigation, and a complete post-incident analysis report will be released once more information is obtained.Previously, it was reported that Thetanuts Finance allegedly suffered an attack, with preliminary estimates of losses around 2.1 million USD.

OpenAI is considering significantly lowering product prices to respond to the potentially escalating fierce competition with Anthropic.Reports indicate that OpenAI expects competition in the AI services market to intensify further and may evolve into a price war. Meanwhile, some corporate clients have begun to show greater sensitivity to the current pricing levels of AI products.Insiders say that against the backdrop of corporate users' ongoing focus on AI usage costs, the industry pricing system may face restructuring, and competitors may also be forced to adjust their pricing strategies. Analysts believe that as the generative AI industry enters a new phase of commercial competition, price and control of inference costs are becoming important factors for major manufacturers vying for market share.

The ZEC treasury company Cypherpunk posted on platform X in response to the market fluctuations of the ZEC token, stating that all software has vulnerabilities. Historically, Bitcoin has "over-minted" 18.4 billion BTC due to errors. However, this does not mean that blockchain technology should be abandoned; rather, security should be enhanced through formal verification and provable correctness.Cypherpunk emphasized that with the development of AI technology, vulnerability detection will become faster and broader, but the key lies in who can identify problems before malicious actors do. Zcash demonstrates its capability in this regard through an upcoming update.Previously, it was reported that the privacy coin ZEC faced market sell-offs due to the revelation of a security vulnerability that could potentially lead to unlimited issuance, causing the coin's price to drop over 50% in a single day.

Zama protocol founder Rand posted on the X platform that, with the assistance of on-chain detective ZachXBT, the root cause of the cUSDC contract freeze has been identified. This freeze was caused by a court-issued injunction against addresses related to the Overnight Finance hacker, which had deposited approximately $12.5 million USDC into the cUSDC contract, accounting for over 99% of the funds within the contract, leading to the entire contract being frozen.Rand emphasized that this freeze is unrelated to the protocol itself or privacy technology, and it is not a sanction against Zama, but rather a typical DeFi judicial restriction scenario. The project adheres to compliance and privacy principles, not confusing the parties involved in transactions, only hiding balances and amounts. Currently, Zama is communicating with multiple parties to advance a resolution, has suspended the cUSDC, cUSDT, and cWETH contracts, and will restore them after completing the investigation and handling of the involved addresses, and will release a detailed review report as soon as possible.

Zama's official response to Circle's freezing of the cUSDC contract event states that Circle's compliance system flagged a wallet belonging to an external depositor. Since this wallet holds funds in the cUSDC contract, the entire contract was automatically swept into a standard holding freeze. This is merely incidental damage and not a sanction against the Zama Protocol. The Zama legal team has intervened and is isolating the flagged address, and will restore access for all unaffected participants as soon as possible.

Stake DAO posted on platform X in response to the security incident, stating that its team is aware of the current security event and advises against interacting with vsdCRV.Previously, an anomaly occurred with contracts related to Stake DAO on Arbitrum, resulting in the minting of 54 trillion vsdCRV. The security team has classified this as a suspected infinite minting exploit.

In response to Bankless founder David Hoffman's liquidation of ETH, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on the X platform stating that "ETH is Money" is the correct narrative, just different from most people's understanding.Hayden Adams stated that in the future, all assets will be tokenized, and people will hold the assets they value most, while the most decentralized monetary system will manifest as "an infinite form of currency competing with each other." He believes that with a low-cost, high-efficiency, 24/7 asset exchange system, there is no need for a single unit of account. He also claimed that Ethereum-based Uniswap is "the best decentralized monetary system," and it is still in its early stages.

According to e Company, Changqiao Securities has further clarified the recent regulatory matters regarding cross-border securities business in China. Changqiao Securities stated that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, along with other mainland regulatory departments, have recently issued the latest regulatory requirements for cross-border securities business, establishing unified industry standards for services aimed at mainland investors.These regulatory rules apply to all foreign financial institutions. Changqiao actively responds to the regulatory guidelines from both regions and will steadily advance compliance work in strict accordance with the relevant requirements. Changqiao Securities indicated that the scope of accounts targeted by this regulatory requirement is limited and clearly defined, mainly focusing on two types of accounts: first, investment accounts opened using suspicious or forged documents; second, investment accounts with zero balances. Customer accounts that are opened in compliance, with real assets and holdings, are not included in this cleanup. Changqiao firmly supports the regulatory attitude of zero tolerance towards fraudulent account opening behaviors and will handle matters strictly according to regulatory requirements.

Analyst Murphy stated that during the two bear market bottoms in February 2019 and January 2022, the number of BTC losses was 10.6 million coins. If this pattern continues in the current bear market, the corresponding bottom price would be around $60,000. Whenever the amount of BTC losses in circulation reaches a certain critical value, the supply side may become exhausted, making it difficult for the price to continue to decline. On February 5, 2026, when BTC fell to $60,000, the loss amount was close to 9.93 million coins. If it returns to $60,000 again, the current BTC chip structure's loss amount will reach 10.6 million coins, which may coincide with the previous bear market bottom.

On May 22, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission respectively issued announcements to update guidelines regarding the cross-border securities and futures fund operations of mainland investors. Futu stated that these guidelines and regulations provide unified requirements for the entire industry and that they will steadily advance related compliance work in strict accordance with regulatory agency requirements.Futu emphasized that it had previously completely stopped opening accounts for mainland identity applicants and has been continuously working to combat fraudulent account openings, rejecting tens of thousands of non-compliant account applications over the past two years. Futu has always actively communicated with regulatory agencies and followed their rectification requirements. As of the end of the first quarter of 2026, the proportion of asset clients from mainland China accounted for only 13% of the total asset clients of the entire group.

According to Caixin, in response to the China Securities Regulatory Commission's investigation into Changqiao Securities and the proposed administrative penalties, Changqiao Securities stated that its licensed entities are regulated by overseas regulatory agencies such as the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.Changqiao emphasized that customer funds are completely separated from the company's operating funds and are stored in independent custody bank accounts as required by regulations; the U.S. stocks and Hong Kong stocks held are respectively custodied by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), and are protected by the Hong Kong Investor Compensation Fund (ICF). At the same time, the company will strictly implement all rectification requirements and legally and compliantly promote relevant arrangements.

According to a report by 21st Century Business Herald, Futu Holdings' US stock pre-market once fell over 40%. In terms of news, the China Securities Regulatory Commission plans to decide to confiscate all illegal gains of Tiger, Futu, and Changqiao's domestic and foreign related entities, and impose severe penalties according to the law.In response, the company's customer service staff stated that the company has been paying attention to relevant regulatory developments and is carefully studying the related content. Once the information is complete, the company will respond uniformly. Currently, the company's business operations are normal, and customers' account assets and various services are not affected.