#Hackers#EthereumVerus-Ethereum Bridge Bleeds $11M In Fresh Cross-Chain AttackAn attacker drained tBTC, ether and USDC from a cross-chain bridge Verus-Ethereum Monday, swapping the loot for 5,402 ETH worth over $11 million.Alexey BondarevMay 18, 2026
#Ethereum#Tom Lee#OilEthereum Sheds 10% In A Week As Tom Lee Blames OilBitMine chairman Tom Lee blames a record inverse oil correlation as Ethereum erases its May gains and tags a six-week low near $2,097.Alexey BondarevMay 18, 2026
#Bitcoin#Iran#Donald TrumpBitcoin Sinks Below $77,000 After Trump Issues Fresh Iran ThreatThe flagship token slid below $77,000 late Sunday after Donald Trump issued a fresh military warning to Iran on Truth Social.Alexey BondarevMay 18, 2026
#EthenaEthena's Fundamentals Say Buy, $819M In Perp Outflows Say OtherwiseEthena posted $605,000 in May earnings, an 8-month high, but $819M in perp outflows and a negative funding rate cloud the 30% upside case.Alexey BondarevMay 18, 2026
#AixAlpha#XRP#RippleAI Trading Firm Claims First-Ever XRP Quant System As Bitcoin Volatility ExplodesAixAlpha has launched an AI-powered XRP quantitative trading system and expanded its Bitcoin quant infrastructure in May 2026, citing rising crypto volatility.Murtuza MerchantMay 17, 2026
#MonadMonad Holds CoinGecko Trending Spot While EVM Speed Race Intensifies In 2026Monad is trending on CoinGecko as the EVM-compatible Layer 1 targets 10,000 transactions per second. Here is what traders are watching in May 2026.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaMay 17, 2026
#ChainlinkKraken Drops LayerZero, Picks Chainlink CCIP After $292M Bridge ExploitKraken is migrating kBTC and all future wrapped assets to Chainlink CCIP, retiring LayerZero after April's $292M Kelp DAO exploit.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaMay 17, 2026
#Ethereum#Bitcoin#WhalesMysterious Whale Slams $50M Short On ETH, Pairs It With $25M BTC LongOn-chain wallet 0x50b3 opened a $50.55M short on Ether at 25x leverage and a $25.27M long on Bitcoin as ETH slid near $2,193.Alexey BondarevMay 17, 2026
#BitcoinBitcoin's $78K Drop Looks Suspicious, Open Interest Tells The StoryOpen interest is climbing while Bitcoin slides toward $78,000, and one X analyst says the setup looks like a classic short-side trap.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaMay 17, 2026
#Quantum Computers#Bitcoin#Charles HoskinsonQuantum Computers Could Break Crypto Before 2033, Hoskinson Sees 50% OddsCardano's founder puts the odds of quantum computers breaking modern crypto security before 2033 above 50%, urging early action.Alexey BondarevMay 17, 2026