Japan will allow qualifying foreign stablecoins into its payment system from 1 June 2026. The new rules open Japan’s regulated market to overseas issuers under stricter financial oversight.
AnaisTwo American men were arrested in Japan after one entered a monkey enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo while the other filmed it. The stunt, linked to a meme coin promotion, went viral online and led to charges of obstructing zoo operations.
WeatherlyBee Network marked its sixth anniversary by announcing three new moves focused on KYC verification, Web3 gaming, and prediction markets. It is opening 100,000 KYC slots and expanding to 1 million by end-2025, while also launching bee.games and Polyhub to grow its ecosystem beyond mobile mining.
AlexOn May 20th, Bee Network announced on Bee’s Day that it would open 100,000 KYC slots and plans to continue expanding its scale and accelerate the compliance verification of real users throughout the year. It also launched the AI game engine bee.games and incubated the prediction market Polyhub, expanding its presence in the Web3 game and sports prediction fields.
AlexVitalik Buterin said AI could help make Ethereum and crypto systems safer by using mathematical proof checks to catch software bugs before hackers exploit them. His comments came as the crypto industry suffered several major hacks within days, including attacks on Echo Protocol, THORChain and the Verus-Ethereum Bridge.
AnaisGitHub said attackers accessed its internal repositories after an employee’s device was compromised through a malicious VS Code extension. The company says customer data appears unaffected, but thousands of internal repos may have been exposed and the investigation is ongoing.
WeatherlySpaceX’s IPO filing revealed the company holds 18,712 Bitcoin worth about $1.45 billion, making it one of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders. The filing also showed SpaceX lost $4.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026 while continuing to spend heavily on rockets, AI infrastructure and Starlink expansion.
AnaisHSBC CEO Georges Elhedery told staff that AI will remove some jobs but also create new ones, urging employees to accept the change rather than resist it. He said the bank is focusing on retraining workers so they can use AI tools and become more productive in their roles.
WeatherlyOpenAI will invest more than S$300 million to expand Singapore’s AI ecosystem, including opening its first overseas Applied AI Lab and creating more than 200 technical jobs. Singapore is also deepening AI partnerships with global firms including Google to boost AI adoption, workforce training, healthcare research, and public services.
AnaisThe SEC has delayed several prediction market ETF applications while regulators review the risks and legal issues tied to the new products. The move affects filings from firms including Bitwise, as the agency seeks public feedback before deciding whether to approve event-based investment funds.
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