Federal prosecutors have revealed that a romance fraud scheme linked to Nigerian national Habeeb Anibaba resulted in the City of Norfolk losing more than $1.3 million. According to NS3.AI, the scheme involved over 900 unauthorized ACH transfers. Court documents referenced by 13News Now indicate that the fraudulent activities spanned nearly a year. The funds were funneled through individuals who were deceived into thinking they were assisting romantic partners they had met online.

A TrustedVolumes exploiter has laundered $278,000 out of the $6.7 million stolen from the liquidity provider, according to NS3.AI. PeckShield reported that the attacker transferred 10.2 ETH to Tornado Cash and routed 110 ETH through THORChain to BTC. QuillAudits identified a flaw in TrustedVolumes' custom order-settlement system, which allowed the attacker to drain funds in a single transaction.

Morgan Stanley has increased its Q2 2027 targets for four major Chinese stock indexes, setting the Hang Seng Index at 28,400 and the CSI 300 Index at 5,400. According to NS3.AI, Laura Wang and her team anticipate a moderate rally in the Chinese market by the second quarter of 2027. This optimism is attributed to improved corporate earnings, stronger upstream supply chain positioning, and a more robust Renminbi. Morgan Stanley expresses a preference for A-shares over offshore markets and emphasizes thematic stock picking, while cautioning that short-term volatility may continue.

UBS Global Wealth Management has adjusted its forecast for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts. According to Jin10, the firm now expects the Fed to reduce rates by 25 basis points in December 2026 and March 2027. This revision comes after an earlier prediction that rate cuts would occur in September and December of this year.

Solana's ASTEROID token experienced a significant rise in value, reaching a market cap peak of $18 million, currently standing at $15 million. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, this increase contrasts with the Ethereum-based ASTEROID token, which saw a 38% weekly decline, though its market cap remains high at $120 million. The surge in Solana's ASTEROID has sparked debate on social media, focusing on the Ethereum chain's early small donations and subsequent cash-outs after significant token appreciation, without providing substantial help to the intended beneficiaries. Critics question whether this charitable narrative justifies the over $100 million market cap. In 2024, the Ethereum community received about 0.5% of the token supply, approximately 2.1 billion tokens. Before the beneficiary's death in January 2026, the token's value was low, with holdings worth only about $100, resulting in minimal donations. Recently, the ASTEROID token's value surged due to the combined influence of Elon Musk and the SpaceX mascot concept. Early tokens were sold for $676,000, with proceeds donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Critics argue that while this aligns with the beneficiary's wishes, it did not provide substantial help during her lifetime. Currently, the Solana community continues to donate transaction fees directly to the beneficiary's mother, totaling $270,222. The Ethereum community has yet to introduce new substantial charitable initiatives. Solana's ongoing actions are gradually diminishing the uniqueness of Ethereum's charitable narrative. Meanwhile, the high market cap of Ethereum's ASTEROID remains anchored by Musk's influence and the SpaceX mascot endorsement. BlockBeats advises users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, often driven by market sentiment and speculative concepts, lacking intrinsic value or use cases. Investors should be aware of the risks involved.

Michael Terpin has announced that he is shorting Bitcoin, anticipating a potential decline in its value. According to NS3.AI, Terpin estimates a 2-to-1 likelihood that Bitcoin's price will decrease in the near future. He projects that Bitcoin could drop to a range of $48,000 to $57,000 by October of this year. Despite this short-term outlook, Terpin maintains a long-term target for Bitcoin to reach $1 million by 2033.

As the market space and liquidity for centralized exchanges (CEX) expand, the development and competitive dynamics within the crypto industry are evolving. According to PANews, compliance is transitioning from a bonus to an essential entry requirement, gradually becoming a key differentiator in the industry.

サムスン、人工知能、半導体、SKハイニックスが「資本家の裏切り者」に　サムスン従業員が大規模ストライキ　金色財経、サムスンが34万ドルを支給したが、従業員は「足りない」と主張。

Googleは、計画中の宇宙データセンター向けのロケット打ち上げを確保するため、SpaceXと協議を進めている。両社とも軌道上コンピューティングの分野に注力している。この提携が実現すれば、SpaceXは今後のIPOを控えて経営基盤を強化できる一方、両社は同じ市場においてパートナーであり、将来的な競合相手という立場に立つことになる。

ブータンは、アジアで最も暗号資産に友好的な金融ハブの一つへと静かに変貌を遂げようとしている。ゲレプ・マインドフルネス・シティ（GMC）が、世界の主要金融センターから暗号資産企業を誘致するために設計された、迅速なライセンス取得および銀行業務の枠組みを発表したからだ。

Circleには、次世代のVISAやSWIFTとなる可能性が果たしてあるのか。本記事ではCircleについて詳細な将来展望分析を行い、従来の株式投資家がWeb3関連の概念をより深く理解できるよう支援する。

Anthropic、人工知能、OpenAI、計算能力、チップ――時価総額9000億ドルのAnthropicはどのようにして築き上げられたのか？ 金色財経、Anthropic社の企業価値が14ヶ月で15倍に急騰。

STRCは、Strategyのビットコイン増持モデルの核となっている。優先株への配当支払いに必要な普通株の発行分を差し引いた後、Strategyの新たな資金調達により、1株当たりのビットコイン保有量をさらに増やすことができるだろうか。

Coinbaseの2026年第1四半期決算報告および「あらゆるものが取引可能」という戦略を分析。Coinbaseの最高商務責任者（CBO）であるシャン・アガルワル氏の深い洞察も掲載。

FalconXは、トークン化された構造化クレジット・ファシリティをMonadブロックチェーン上に導入したことを受け、急成長している実物資産分野への進出を拡大している。これにより、機関投資家向けのクレジット・ヴォルト預金が、Morphoなどの分散型金融（DeFi）プロトコルにおいて担保として利用可能となった。

バイナンスの創業者CZは、「Consensus Miami 2026」カンファレンスにおいて、暗号資産がAIエージェントにとって必然的な選択肢となり、ブロックチェーンがAI時代の金融インフラとなるだろうと述べた。BNB Chainの目標は、「AIエージェントのための通貨」となることである。

Hugging Face上に公開された偽のOpenAIリポジトリが、Windowsユーザーから暗号資産ウォレット、ブラウザデータ、開発者認証情報を盗み出すマルウェアを拡散させた。この偽プロジェクトは一時、同プラットフォームで最も注目を集めるリポジトリとなり、削除されるまでに約24万4000回のダウンロードを記録したと報じられている。