Crypto News In 10

Tether pushes a bold three-way merger, Shinhan Card teams with Solana on stablecoin payments, and a multi-chain exploit hits Wasabi Protocol. Plus, Ark reshuffles crypto exposure and Korean prosecutors seek 20 years for Delio’s CEO.

Bitcoin taps the high $79Ks as Vegas kicks off, while Kalshi moves to launch U.S. crypto perpetuals. We break down fresh miner economics, a rare SEC chair appearance on the Bitcoin stage, and what prediction markets expect for today’s ETF flows.

Security findings shake Optimism’s testnet as Aave weighs a 25,000 ETH rescue, the Ethereum Foundation reallocates 10,000 ETH, and MegaETH triggers a seven-day token countdown. Plus, DeepSeek’s chip pivot hints at new crosswinds for crypto compute.

From a presidential crypto cameo in Palm Beach to CME’s nonstop futures switch-on, we break down the moves shaping the weekend. Plus ApeCoin’s surge, Canton Network withdrawals, and prediction markets turning Saturdays into rolling price showdowns.

A fast, conversational rundown: Korea’s Toss teams with the Korea Mint on tokenized payments, TON faces a scheduled unlock, Nifty Gateway hits its withdrawal deadline, memecoin index weights land, and Hong Kong moves stablecoins from policy to pilots with HSBC in the mix. Plus, quick trading angles to navigate today’s moves.

Gensyn’s Delphi puts AI in the referee’s chair for prediction markets as Base readies its Azul upgrade and Russia advances a cross-border crypto bill. Plus, UK IFISAs open to crypto ETNs and Justin Sun sues WLFI in a test of token governance.

Arbitrum’s security council freezes $71M in ETH after the KelpDAO exploit, Japan pilots on-chain JGB collateral, and Korea’s new central bank chief favors CBDC and deposit tokens. Plus, a Hormuz crisis-phishing scam demands crypto and CoinDesk Indices’ reconstitution nudges market benchmarks.

Polymarket eyes a fifteen billion dollar round as Coinbase trials AI teammates. Hong Kong doubles down on tokenization and stablecoins, Brazil extends crypto futures hours, and Sony-linked Startale expands to Abu Dhabi.

Friday alone didn’t deliver five solid, verifiable crypto stories, so we’re ready to widen the window to the last 24 to 48 hours for a stronger roundup. Want five fresh, well-sourced headlines?

Stellar’s Protocol 26 hits testnet as a May mainnet vote looms, a 92.65 million ARB unlock lands, and the Ninth Circuit hears Kalshi’s preemption case. Plus, RenderCon returns and tokenization takes center stage as the IMF and World Bank meetings kick off.