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The freeze landed quietly, then loudly. $213 million in USDT, spread across 48 separate wallets tied to Gurhan Kiziloz, locked in place by Tether Operations Ltd. at the request of Brazilian authorities. It is one of the largest single-target stablecoin freezes on record, and one of the most pointed.The action stems from an alleged gambling tax dispute covering operations between 2021 and 2024, alongside allegations of unregistered token sales during the same window. Both strands rest on regulatory frameworks Brazil did not finalise until 2024, raising the question of whether the country can enforce its new rules against conduct that…

Traders cashed out nearly $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin in a single day last week — a sign that the recent recovery may be running out of steam. Related Reading On May 4, investors sold 14,600 Bitcoin, pushing daily realized profits to their highest point since early December. According to CryptoQuant, that kind of selling spike during a bear market rally has historically marked a local price top. A Rally Under Pressure Bitcoin climbed roughly 37% over six weeks, rising from $66,000 in early April to briefly touch $82,380. That level lines up with the cryptocurrency’s 200-day moving average —…

More than $213 million in USDT linked to Gurhan Kiziloz has been frozen after a Brazilian court dispute tied to gambling operations and cryptocurrency sales taxes dating back to 2021–2024.The freeze, carried out by Tether, reportedly affects 48 wallets connected to entities associated with Kiziloz. According to reports surrounding the matter, Brazilian authorities argued that gambling-related services targeting users inside the country, along with token sales tied to the business, generated taxable revenue during a period when Brazil’s regulatory structure for both industries was still being developed.Authorities reportedly maintained that even before the country finalized its current licensing and oversight…

ADI Foundation and Settlemint launched a digital securities hub under ADGM’s 2026 regulatory framework.BCG projects digital assets will grow to $18.9 trillion by 2033 as institutional RWA adoption accelerates.Van Niekerk says the Settlemint blueprint allows global exchanges to launch 24/7 tokenized trading next. Integrated Infrastructure for Institutional Adoption ADI Foundation and Settlemint announced a partnership on May 13 to launch a new digital securities infrastructure on the ADI Chain, aiming to streamline the tokenization of assets within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) regulatory framework. The collaboration integrates ADI Foundation’s compliance-ready Layer-2 blockchain with Settlemint’s digital asset lifecycle platform (DALP).…

For years, stablecoin yield became one of crypto’s most effective growth engines. Exchanges used it to retain users. DeFi protocols used it to bootstrap liquidity. Crypto startups framed yield-bearing dollar tokens as a more efficient alternative to traditional savings accounts. At the peak of the market cycle, double-digit returns on stablecoin deposits became less of an exception and more of an expectation.Washington now appears ready to challenge that model directly. A newly released Senate Banking Committee draft tied to the broader CLARITY framework would prohibit interest-like rewards on idle balances tied to payment stablecoins, while allowing incentives tied to activity…

DeFi Development Corp. said its fully converted SOL per share rose 108% over the past year, reaching 0.0670 on May 13.  Summary DFDV reported 108% yearly SOL-per-share growth, lifting fully converted SPS to 0.0670 by May 13. The company posted an $83.4 million Q1 loss as lower SOL prices weighed on holdings. Validator operations, Bonk partnerships and onchain treasury deployment remain central to DFDV’s wider Solana strategy. The figure was up from 0.0322 one year earlier and 0.0665 on March 30. The company also reported 2,294,576 SOL and SOL equivalents, with about 34.2 million fully converted shares outstanding. The Nasdaq-listed…

Monero (XMR) has just activated its second beta stressnet for FCMP++ and CARROT—an upgrade suite regarded by the community as the network’s most significant leap in privacy in years—while XMR continues to trade around $400 after hitting an all-time high of nearly $800 in January 2026.The launch of the new testnet is prompting the market to question whether the privacy narrative could make a comeback, especially as XMR gradually recovers from a sharp decline in early February.XMR Still Sits Below ATHXMR is currently trading around $403–$404 at the time of writing, nearly 50% lower than its all-time high of approximately…

Alvin Lang May 14, 2026 04:51 OpenAI responds to TanStack npm supply chain attack, outlines macOS app update deadline, and details new security measures. OpenAI has disclosed its response to the TanStack npm supply chain attack, a sophisticated operation that compromised open-source libraries in a broader campaign dubbed ‘Mini Shai-Hulud.’ The May 11, 2026 attack targeted TanStack npm packages and impacted OpenAI’s internal systems, prompting an immediate security overhaul. Importantly, the company confirmed that no user data, intellectual property, or production environments were accessed or compromised. The attack exploited the npm ecosystem, where…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The crypto market faces a pivotal regulatory moment as the US Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14 — a markup session that will determine whether the most comprehensive digital asset framework in American history advances or returns to the negotiating table. The timing arrives against a backdrop of genuine momentum in on-chain activity that makes the legislation’s specific provisions more consequential than they would have been at any earlier point in the cycle. XWIN Research Japan has drawn attention…

Peter Zhang May 14, 2026 00:17 Render Network enabled 16 artists to create 18K resolution digital art for ARTECHOUSE NYC’s immersive 270-degree exhibition in just 2 months. ARTECHOUSE NYC has achieved a remarkable milestone in immersive art, unveiling SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render, a 270-degree, 18K-resolution exhibition powered by Render Network’s decentralized GPU infrastructure. This collaboration enabled 16 artists to deliver highly detailed digital artworks in a fraction of the usual production time—just two months instead of the year or more typically required for such projects. The exhibit, housed in a 100-year-old boiler room…