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Regulation & Politics
Delaware and New Jersey Move to Ban Crypto ATMs Over Fraud Concerns
Delaware and New Jersey each advanced bills this week to ban cryptocurrency ATMs statewide, citing over $400 million in annual nationwide fraud losses and a scam pattern that disproportionately targets older residents.

Blockchains
Wall Street Piles Into Digital Asset as Canton Network Draws $355M Round Led by a16z
Digital Asset has closed a $355 million funding round led by a16z crypto, with HSBC, Apollo, CME, BNP Paribas, ADIA, ABN Amro, S&P Global, Tradeweb and more than 20 other institutional names joining as investors.

Tokens
Lava Network Signs Tokenization Pact for Planned 40,000-Unit Caribbean Project
The agreement with developer BHL Group is an early-stage memorandum of understanding, and the Alba Bay community is not slated to break ground until 2027

TradFi & Fintech
Binance Stock Trading Draws 84% of First-Week Volume From Emerging Markets
Binance's direct stock-trading platform drew more than 80% of its first-week volume from emerging markets, with assets under management crossing $400 million within seven days. The 2% share of TradFi-referenced perpetuals volume positions the June 1 launch as a distribution play for underserved retail users.

Regulation & Politics
Kalshi Reports 150+ Insider-Trading Investigations in Q1, Rolls Out Employer Checks for High-Risk Markets
Kalshi opened more than 150 insider-trading investigations in the first quarter of 2026, blocked over 100 potential insider trades, and referred at least 20 cases to law enforcement. The CFTC-regulated prediction market paired the numbers Tuesday with a new risk-scoring framework, employment-verification requirements for traders on high-risk markets, and expanded whistleblower tools.

Regulation & Politics
DOJ Opens Debanking Probe Into JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, examining whether banks unlawfully terminated customer accounts for political reasons. The probe directly validates the crypto industry's Operation Chokepoint 2.0 grievances.

People
On-Chain Tracking Revives Allegations That Hoskinson Sold 1.5B ADA in the 2021 Rally
An NFT creator published a thread claiming to trace large ADA flows to IOG-linked stake pool pledges from the 2021 bull market. Cardano's founder has made no public statement in response to the new analysis. ADA is down 42% over the past 30 days.

Hacks
Attacker Mints 10 Billion TOP Tokens Through Governance Takeover, Drains $1.58M from Balancer Pool
An attacker exploited Token of Power's Aragon DAO on Tuesday to mint 10 billion TOP tokens via a malicious governance proposal, then swapped the supply for 944.2 WETH worth roughly $1.58 million.

Hacks
Raydium Confirms $1.34M Drain on Deprecated AMM V3, Pledges Treasury Compensation
Raydium core contributor Infra confirmed Wednesday that an attacker drained ~$1.34M from the legacy AMM V3 program, a contract phased out in 2021. Current users were unaffected, the treasury will cover full compensation, and the root cause was a self-contained LP-mint validation flaw. PeckShield earlier traced the laundering across KuCoin, a Solana-to-Ethereum bridge, Tornado Cash and FixedFloat.

Blockchains
Hyli Winds Down Two-Year ZK Blockchain Project, Citing Lack of ZK Traction
ZK blockchain project Hyli is shutting down after two years, with the team citing weak demand for zero-knowledge technology. The closure comes the same day Botanix wound down its Bitcoin Layer 2.



