bitcoin
When the Revolution Learnt to Speak Finance
Some people don’t fight the old system. They teach the rebellion how to speak its language.
When the Revolution Learnt to Speak Finance
Some people don’t fight the old system. They teach the rebellion how to speak its language.
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Weekly Roundup
PulseChain Weekly Roundup: Week of May 18–24, 2026
Sovereign infrastructure began coordinating in response to centralised consolidation. Allied Builders launched. South Carolina codified self-custody rights. Four exploit classes emerged in five days. This week the connective layer began emerging on both sides of that divide simultaneously.
ai
TrapDoor Malware Targets Developer Supply Chain via AI Assistants
A sophisticated software supply chain attack, codenamed TrapDoor, is actively targeting developers in the cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence sectors.
article
Binance Denies Allegations of Sanctioned Iranian Fund Flows Post-Settlement
Binance is publicly denying a media report alleging the exchange processed approximately $850 million in transactions for a network connected to sanctioned Iranian financier Babak Zanjani. The funds were reportedly channeled, in part, to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
THORchain
THORChain Node Exploits GG20 Flaw, Draining $10.7M Vault
A malicious node operator on the THORChain network successfully drained approximately $10.7 million from one of the protocol’s liquidity vaults. The attack was executed by exploiting a vulnerability in the network's implementation of the GG20 threshold signature scheme (TSS).
ethereum
NEAR Protocol Activates Private Cross-Chain Swaps via Intents
The NEAR Foundation has announced the activation of a confidential payments feature built upon its new Intents protocol. The initial implementation enables users to execute private cross-chain swaps, sending NEAR tokens from the NEAR network and receiving ETH on the Ethereum mainnet. The system is d
polymarket
Polymarket Operational Wallet Compromise Leads to $600k+ Loss
An attacker has drained more than $600,000 from a Polymarket-linked smart contract on the Polygon network. The incident stemmed from the compromise of a single private key associated with an operational wallet.
Terraform Labs
Terraform Lawsuit Alleges Jane Street Used Insider Backchannel
The court-appointed administrator for the bankrupt Terraform Labs has initiated legal action against the quantitative trading firm Jane Street. A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court alleges that Jane Street used a private Telegram channel to obtain and act upon non-public information, enabling
ZeroTrustNetwork
Allied Builders | The Coordination Layer Emerging Beneath Real Crypto
Zero Trust Network has announced Allied Builders, a new initiative focused on uniting aligned communities and infrastructure across crypto around self custody, immutable systems, peer to peer exchange, and open network coordination.
CBDC's
South Carolina Enacts Sweeping Digital Asset Law, Bans State CBDC Participation
On 19 May 2026, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed Senate Bill 163 into law, establishing a comprehensive legal framework for digital assets within the state. The legislation, which passed with near-unanimous bipartisan support, institutes a pre-emptive ban on the use of central bank digi
Bankr
AI Wallet Service Bankr Halts Network After Key Compromise
Bankr, an AI-powered interface for cryptocurrency trading, has disabled all platform transactions. The action followed an attack where an adversary gained control of at least 14 user wallets, with one user reporting losses of $150,000. Three attacker-controlled addresses have been identified holding
Monad
Another Week, Another “Trustless” Failure: $76M Echo Protocol Exploit Hits Monad
The industry keeps calling this progress.