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Согласно отчету Financial Associated Press, стартап в области ИИ-клиентского сервиса Wonderful завершил финансирование раунда C на сумму 550 миллионов долларов, оценка компании достигла 5 миллиардов долларов. Этот раунд возглавил Insight Partners, а Salesforce присоединился в качестве нового инвестора, также в инвестировании участвуют такие компании, как Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners и IVP.Платформа корпоративных интеллектуальных агентов Wonderful была запущена 20 месяцев назад, она вышла на более чем 30 рынков и внедрила сотни агентов в десятках вертикальных отраслей, охватывающих такие сценарии, как клиентский сервис и внутренние системы сотрудников.

ChainCatcher сообщает, что по данным Fortune, AI ресторанная платформа Wonder объявила о завершении финансирования в размере 650 миллионов долларов, в которое инвестировали Accel, Google Ventures (GV) и NEA, а новые инвесторы включают ARK Invest, AllianceBernstein и Kayne Anderson, при этом Goldman Sachs, Jefferies и JPMorgan выступили в качестве организаторов финансирования.Компания разрабатывает AI платформу "MEL", которая автоматически планирует и заказывает блюда, соответствующие личным потребностям, анализируя биомаркеры и состояние здоровья пользователей.Сообщается, что после этого раунда финансирования оценка Wonder достигла 9 миллиардов долларов, и компания планирует запустить первичное публичное размещение акций (IPO) в начале следующего года.

Согласно сообщениям ChainCatcher, суд международной торговли Сингапура постановил, что Terraform Labs и его основатель Do Kwon совершили мошенничество в деле, связанном с крахом стейблкоина TerraUSD в 2022 году, и обязал выплатить более 3 миллионов долларов 40 истцам.Это решение относится ко второму этапу дела о компенсации 275 инвесторов, сумма компенсации рассчитывается в зависимости от количества UST, которым владели истцы, и времени владения.

Bitget was invited to attend the Trading Expo and was awarded the "Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform" award. This award is primarily evaluated based on dimensions such as asset coverage, richness of trading products, platform liquidity, user experience, globalization service capability, and product innovation, reflecting the industry's recognition of Bitget's contribution to the multi-asset trading ecosystem, and further confirming the ongoing influence of its UEX panoramic exchange strategy in the market.During the event, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen delivered a keynote speech titled "Why Blockchain Will Completely Change Finance." She stated that blockchain is reshaping global financial infrastructure, evolving financial markets towards a more open, efficient, and globally accessible direction, from asset issuance and trading matching to clearing and settlement. With the development of multi-asset trading products such as tokenized stocks, stablecoins, on-chain financial products, and CFDs, the boundaries between traditional finance and the crypto market are accelerating their convergence, allowing users to participate in global market opportunities within a more unified account system.

According to The Block, Robinhood Markets has completed its $180 million acquisition of Canadian digital asset services company WonderFi. WonderFi operates two regulated Canadian crypto platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, and its users will be invited to migrate to the Robinhood app. Robinhood stated that through this acquisition, it has surpassed 1 million funded customers outside the United States, with 300,000 coming from WonderFi.The acquisition was first announced in May 2025, originally planned to be completed in the second half of 2025, but was delayed until now due to technology deployment and regulatory approvals. Last year, Robinhood established its institutional business by acquiring Bitstamp. HOOD's stock price fell 3.8% to $90.73 on Monday, down 21.3% year-to-date.

According to CoinDesk, South Korea's major brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) and the investment institution OKX Ventures under the cryptocurrency exchange OKX officially signed an agreement on May 29, with both parties investing 80 billion won (approximately 53 million USD) each to acquire 19.6% of the shares of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone (a total of 39.2%). This transaction is still pending approval from regulatory authorities.It is reported that the total transaction amount of 160 billion won will be conducted through a combination of purchasing existing shares and subscribing to new shares. After the transaction is completed, Coinone's founder and CEO Cha Myunghun will hold 27.8% of the shares, continuing to maintain the status of the largest shareholder and retaining management control; Com2uS Holdings and its affiliates will hold 25%; Korea Investment & Securities and OKX Ventures will jointly become the third-largest shareholders.Korea Investment & Securities stated that it will rely on this equity cooperation to promote the issuance and distribution of tokenized securities (STO), expand corporate virtual asset investment clients, and develop digital asset businesses such as bulk brokerage. In addition, recently, as South Korean regulatory authorities hinted at relaxing the principle of financial asset separation, several traditional financial giants in South Korea, including Samsung Securities and Hana Bank, have been accelerating their efforts to acquire shares in virtual asset exchanges.

According to the official announcement, Bithumb will launch the BILL Korean won trading pair.

According to official news, WonderFi announced on Monday that the Canadian investment regulatory organization has approved Robinhood's acquisition of the digital asset products and services company WonderFi. Robinhood has stated that this transaction will help deepen its ability to offer programmable financial products. Robinhood's accessible, low-cost, and secure platform will continue WonderFi's mission of making it easier for millions of Canadians to engage in crypto trading.WonderFi's technology and products, including Bitbuy and Coinsquare, are highly compatible with Robinhood Crypto, covering crypto trading, staking, and custody. The transaction was originally scheduled to be completed in the second half of last year, but both parties later extended the closing date to June 1 of this year to give Robinhood more time to deploy its proprietary technology in Canada and obtain regulatory approval. As reported by PYMNTS last year, this transaction closely follows Robinhood's acquisition of the crypto exchange Bitstamp in 2025 and is interconnected with that acquisition.

According to the official announcement, Bithumb will launch the OPG Korean Won trading pair.

According to Edaily, South Korea's FIU plans to tighten cryptocurrency regulation, proposing a reporting obligation for overseas cryptocurrency transactions exceeding 10 million won (approximately 7,200 USD), and strengthening KYC information verification and the applicability of the Travel Rule.The FIU is expected to hold its first discussion today (May 19) with the CEOs of the five major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX, as well as DAXA.Some industry experts in South Korea have warned that implementing "full reporting" for large transactions may constitute excessive regulation and could lead to users and funds flowing to overseas platforms. They suggest that regulators should focus more on abnormal trading patterns rather than a single monetary threshold.

According to the official announcement, Bithumb will launch the AIGENSYN Korean Won trading pair.

KB Financial Group announced that it has completed the technical proof of concept for the Korean won stablecoin in scenarios such as payments, settlements, and international remittances. This verification was jointly completed by KB Financial Group, electronic payment company KG Inicis, public chain Kaia, and digital asset solution company OpenAsset, covering the entire financial service process including the issuance of the Korean won stablecoin, offline payments, merchant settlements, and cross-border remittances.According to reports, the solution migrates the internal settlement system to a blockchain architecture while maintaining users' original financial service habits. Among them, actual payment scenarios have been tested through the offline self-service terminals of the chain coffee brand Hollys, allowing users to make payments via QR codes without the need to install a digital wallet; the system automatically executes on-chain smart contracts during the settlement phase. In addition, in the cross-border remittance test, the system first exchanges the Korean won stablecoin for US dollar stablecoins through Kaia's on-chain liquidity, and then the local partner in Vietnam completes the fiat currency crediting. The entire remittance process takes only about 3 minutes, with fees reduced by approximately 87% compared to traditional SWIFT remittance models.

Aptos Labs announced that the world's first stablecoin pegged to the Korean won, KRW1, will be launched on the Aptos network. This stablecoin was chosen by BDACS Korea to be issued on Aptos, aiming to promote on-chain payments and digital business applications in Korea and the broader market.Aptos stated that the choice of its infrastructure for issuance is based on its full-stack blockchain capabilities oriented towards "market and machine," designed to support cross-border and local on-chain business scenarios.

According to the official announcement, Bithumb will launch the UP Korean Won trading pair.

According to a report by the Korea Herald, data obtained by South Korean National Power Party member Kang Min-guk from the Financial Supervisory Service shows that as of May 4, a total of 15 virtual asset service providers have ceased operations in South Korea, affecting approximately 1.949 million users, with frozen assets amounting to 22.1 billion won (14.87 million USD). Among them, only 6 operators have transferred user assets to the Digital Asset Protection Foundation, involving 1.92 million users and assets of about 2.36 billion won (1.59 million USD). Only 131 users have recovered their assets through the foundation, accounting for 0.006% of all users, with returned assets of about 74.52 million won (50,000 USD), which is only 0.3% of the total assets.Member Kang pointed out that current laws do not require service providers to transfer user assets to the foundation when ceasing operations, lacking legal enforcement mechanisms, and the foundation has not actively promoted the asset recovery application process. He urged the Financial Supervisory Service to expedite the advancement of the second phase of legislation to strengthen user protection mechanisms.

UPBIT will launch the KRW trading pair for B3 on May 7, 2025, at 13:45. Users should note that deposits must be made using the designated network B3-Base, and during the first 5 minutes after trading support begins, buy orders will be restricted, and all non-limit orders will be restricted for the first 2 hours.

The Pentagon has awarded a $500 million contract to Scale AI, supported by Meta Platforms, to help process data and assist decision-making, marking the latest move by the U.S. military to further rely on artificial intelligence.The amount of this agreement is five times the $100 million contract the company received in September 2025. Dan Tadross, head of Scale AI's public sector business, stated in an interview that the Pentagon had "pushed the original contract to its limits." Tadross said, "I think this contract overall demonstrates the department's urgent desire to adopt this technology." Additionally, the San Francisco-based company is also involved in the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) "Project Convergence" program (which aims to integrate artificial intelligence into military planning and operations) and Trump's "Golden Dome" homeland defense framework.

According to Cointelegraph, the South Korean crypto industry group DAXA (Digital Asset Exchange Alliance), representing 27 registered virtual asset service providers (VASP), has submitted objections to the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) regarding the proposed amendments to the implementation order of the Specific Financial Information Act.The new regulations aim to require domestic VASPs to report any virtual asset transfers with foreign VASPs as suspicious transaction reports (STR) if the amount reaches 10 million won (approximately $6,800), regardless of the risk level. DAXA warned that this would cause the annual reporting volume of South Korea's five major trading platforms (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax) to surge from about 63,000 last year to over 5.4 million, making compliance practically impossible.The industry also opposes the proposed requirement to verify the accuracy of customer information, arguing that the subordinate rules impose obligations not clearly defined by law. This industry backlash comes as exchanges face sanctions from financial regulators in court. On April 9, the court ruled to lift part of the business suspension against Upbit operator Dunamu, but the regulators have appealed. On April 30, the court suspended the six-month partial business suspension against Bithumb. Coinone also received a temporary stay of execution.The public consultation period for the new regulations ends on May 11, and it is expected to be finalized in July after regulatory and legal reviews. This highlights the tension between South Korea's tightening of crypto anti-money laundering regulations and the industry's concerns about excessive compliance burdens.

Since the new system was launched by the Korean National Tax Service in July 2025, 33.9 billion won in unpaid taxes has been recovered through cross-border tax cooperation over the past nine months, accounting for most of the total amount recovered cross-border since 2015.Reports indicate that starting next year, South Korea will receive virtual asset transaction data from 56 countries based on a new cryptocurrency reporting framework, and plans to exchange information on overseas real estate holdings and transactions starting in 2030.