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Theo báo cáo của Bloomberg, vào năm 2025, Founders Fund đã phát hiện ra rằng khi xem xét đầu tư vào Polymarket, CEO Coplan đã sử dụng quỹ của công ty để chi trả cho các khoản chi cá nhân như máy bay riêng, tiền thuê căn hộ, trong khi công ty lúc đó chưa có doanh thu. Founders Fund yêu cầu công ty hoàn thiện quản lý tài chính và hoàn trả các khoản tiền liên quan trước khi đầu tư.

Cofounder Edison đã phát hành thông báo cập nhật về sự cố rò rỉ dữ liệu thẻ mã hóa gần đây. Edison cho biết, đội ngũ tuân thủ và vận hành đang liên lạc với các người dùng bị ảnh hưởng, đã thông báo cho Ủy ban Bảo vệ Dữ liệu Cá nhân (PDPC) và chính thức báo cáo với cảnh sát, hiện đang phối hợp chặt chẽ với các cơ quan thực thi pháp luật, hoạt động kinh doanh thẻ mã hóa vẫn duy trì hoạt động bình thường.

Tỷ phú Peter Thiel hỗ trợ Founders Fund dẫn đầu khoản đầu tư 5 triệu USD mua lại token quản trị ANVL của giao thức DeFi Anvil, với sự tham gia của Pantera Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, Bullish và Protoscale Capital. Các điều khoản cụ thể của giao dịch và định giá vẫn chưa được công bố, Anvil cho biết, token được mua lại đến từ kho bạc hiện có của dự án, không phải là phát hành mới.Anvil dựa trên Ethereum, nhằm mục đích sử dụng tài sản kỹ thuật số làm tài sản thế chấp cho các cam kết tài chính như thanh toán, tín dụng, v.v. Công ty phát triển của nó, Anvil Research Labs, đồng thời ra mắt SDK, giúp các doanh nghiệp và tổ chức tài chính tích hợp giao thức này mà không cần viết mã blockchain. Các đối tác như Consensus, Bitcoin.com, công ty thanh toán Flexa đã được liệt kê là đối tác hợp tác.Hiện tại, tổng cung ANVL là 100 tỷ token, với khoảng 80 tỷ token đang lưu hành. TVL của mạng Anvil khoảng 14 triệu USD. Khác với các giao thức cho vay DeFi truyền thống, Anvil chủ yếu cung cấp bảo đảm cho các cam kết tài chính thông qua tài sản thế chấp trên chuỗi, thay vì cho phép người dùng vay tiền và trả lãi.

Anvl đã hoàn thành việc mua 5 triệu đô la Mỹ token quản trị, do Founders Fund dẫn đầu, cùng với sự tham gia của các tổ chức như Pantera Capital.Khoản tiền này đến từ kho bạc hiện có của Anvil, không phải là token mới phát hành.

Theo báo cáo của The Information, mặc dù trong những năm gần đây, các quỹ đầu tư mạo hiểm của Mỹ đã giảm mạnh đầu tư vào các công ty khởi nghiệp ở Trung Quốc, nhưng một số VC của Mỹ vẫn tiếp tục đến Trung Quốc để gặp gỡ các nhà sáng lập công nghệ.Tháng trước, ba đối tác của Founders Fund thuộc Peter Thiel là Sean Liu, John Luttig và Joey Krug đã từng thăm các công ty công nghệ ở Bắc Kinh, Thượng Hải và Thâm Quyến.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on the X platform that after liquidating ETH, he immediately invested about 50% of the funds into VVV, NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE; the remaining 50% of the funds will be gradually invested as cash reserves through dollar-cost averaging, and has been fully used to buy LIT.On May 21, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced that he had liquidated all ETH. He then posted a detailed explanation of the reasons for liquidating Ethereum spot, emphasizing that this decision was not made on a whim.David stated that the grand narrative of "ETH is money" has not failed, but has been fully priced and played out to its rightful conclusion— the Ethereum network has achieved a valuation that matches its current accomplishments, but the ETH asset itself is unlikely to be repriced by the market, whether upwards or downwards. He remains extremely optimistic about the Ethereum network, believing that the ecosystem will be exceptionally prosperous, but only a small portion of these successes will continue to be reflected in the price of ETH.

According to The Block, regarding the gradual shutdown of the Cardano ecosystem data analysis and infrastructure platform TapTools, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson responded that TapTools is another loss in the ecosystem following JPG Store, and warned of a potential "wave of failures," expecting more projects to shut down, DeFi operations to cease, and industry consolidation in the second half of the year.He stated that some older projects no longer have investment value, resources to support struggling projects are limited, and he lacks direct control over ecosystem funding decisions and treasury allocation.

Longevity technology startup NewLimit, co-founded by Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, announced the completion of a $435 million Series C funding round, with a valuation of $3.1 billion. This round was led by Founders Fund, a fund under Peter Thiel, with continued participation from Abstract Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, NFDG, Eli Lilly Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and new investors including Thrive Capital, Greenoaks, and Quiet Capital.In 2021, Brian Armstrong, along with former GV partner and bioengineer Blake Byers and stem cell biologist Jacob Kimmel, jointly invested $110 million to establish NewLimit in South San Francisco.

According to CoinDesk, Bittensor co-founder Ala Shaabana stated at the Proof of Talk summit in Paris that Bitcoin's computing power exceeds that of the top 100 supercomputers in the world combined by 600,000 times, demonstrating the scale of distributed computing.Shaabana pointed out that true computing power no longer belongs to isolated corporate data centers, but to open, global networks. Shaabana believes that through programmatic goal setting, open networks attract talent and computing power far more efficiently than traditional enterprises. The long-term bullish logic is no longer primarily based on technology, but driven by debt, liquidity, and a decline in trust in traditional sovereign systems.

According to Bloomberg, Andrew Left, the founder of the well-known short-selling firm Citron Research, has been found guilty of manipulating stock prices using dishonest social media posts. After a three-week trial in Los Angeles, the jury ruled that Left was guilty on 13 out of 17 charges, including one count of securities fraud.Prosecutors accused Left of illegally influencing stock prices and profiting quickly from explosive tweets about dozens of companies between 2018 and 2023, earning over $20 million from it. Left stated in court that he would appeal, claiming the verdict is an attack on free speech and innocent trading behavior. He faces over 20 years in prison and will be sentenced on August 31. The case has drawn close attention from the short-selling industry, with a Yale professor stating that this ruling will have a chilling effect on short sellers.

Privacy Agreement Zama founder Rand posted on platform X that the freezing measures against the cUSDC contract under Zama have been lifted, and all systems have returned to normal operation.According to his introduction, a U.S. court previously ordered Circle to temporarily freeze a contract worth $12.5 million in USDC held by Zama without prior notice. The court has now determined that the freezing measure was unreasonable and has lifted the temporary restraining order (TRO), and the related cUSDC contracts and assets have been fully restored. Rand stated that this incident did not affect the team's trust in USDC, and Zama still plans to launch the cUSDC product later this month.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams expressed deep gratitude for the long-term funding and multifaceted support provided by the Ethereum Foundation (EF), but specifically clarified that Uniswap was not incubated by EF, and that he participated as an external grantee with a close personal connection to EF.Previously, EF Chair Aya Miyaguchi and co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly shared their views on the future direction of the Ethereum Foundation. Miyaguchi stated that part of the reason for proposing the EF mission framework at the end of last year was the issue of deviation in technical discussions.

The blockchain security agency PeckShield has issued an alert stating that Gnosis Pay is currently undergoing a security attack. Meanwhile, Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann has publicly urged users to immediately withdraw their GNO and EURe assets to mitigate potential risks.Market analysis indicates that Gnosis Pay, as an important infrastructure connecting payment scenarios with on-chain assets, may face short-term selling pressure on Gnosis GNO and the euro stablecoin EURe if it is confirmed that funds have been stolen or protocol vulnerabilities exploited, further affecting market sentiment for Gnosis ecosystem-related projects.Currently, the official has not disclosed the scale of the attack, the amount of losses, or specific technical details, and the situation is still developing. Users holding related assets or using Gnosis Pay services should closely monitor official follow-up announcements and assess their risk exposure in a timely manner.

According to The Block, the U.S. SEC has filed a lawsuit in the federal court in Houston, accusing Nathan Fuller, a resident of Cypress, Texas, of operating a cryptocurrency scam project involving up to $12.3 million, which used fraudulent artificial intelligence trading bots to defraud investors.Nathan Fuller told investors that his proprietary AI-based bot could automatically scan cryptocurrency trading platforms, capturing small price gaps through high-frequency arbitrage, and promised returns of 40% to 50% within 30 to 45 days. Some investors were even told they could receive guaranteed returns of over 100% within 21 days.The SEC stated that Nathan Fuller, founder and sole member of Privvy Investments LLC, raised these funds from approximately 150 investors located in nine states and two foreign countries between October 2022 and mid-2024. He also conducted business under the alias "Gateway Digital Investments."It is alleged that only about 3% of the funds were actually used for cryptocurrency trading, while Fuller personally siphoned off at least $6.2 million and paid approximately $5.5 million to early investors in a manner similar to a Ponzi scheme.

Well-known investor Duan Yongping recently expressed his continued optimism about Pop Mart's future overseas growth potential during discussions with investors. He believes that Pop Mart has high requirements for store location selection, and since quality commercial location resources are scarce, the construction of a global store network will take a long time. With the advancement of the internationalization strategy, the company still has significant store expansion space in overseas markets over the next 5 to 10 years.Recently, Duan Yongping's increased stake in Pop Mart through H&H International Investment has attracted market attention. Public information shows that on May 25, he purchased approximately 9.8232 million shares at about HKD 150 per share, raising his shareholding ratio to 5.69%, making him the company's second-largest shareholder, with a holding market value exceeding HKD 11.7 billion.Driven by market sentiment, Pop Mart's stock price has continued to strengthen recently. Data shows that the company's stock price rose by 8.98% yesterday, and based on the size of his holdings, Duan Yongping's paper profit for the day was nearly HKD 1 billion.It is noteworthy that Duan Yongping's investment attitude towards Pop Mart has undergone a significant change. He had previously publicly stated that he "did not understand" the related business, but as the company's business model gradually matures, he has begun to significantly increase his holdings and is optimistic about the company's long-term development.After becoming the second-largest shareholder, Duan Yongping publicly praised Pop Mart's founder Wang Ning, believing that he has reached a very high level in understanding products and grasping user needs, and stated that he has become a supporter of Wang Ning. He also pointed out that Pop Mart has validated the sustainability of its business model and established strong competitive barriers, possessing long-term investment value.Public information shows that Duan Yongping has further increased his allocation ratio to Pop Mart this year and adjusted some of his holdings in traditional energy sectors to this company, expressing his optimism about its long-term growth prospects.

Zama protocol founder Rand posted on the X platform that, with the assistance of on-chain detective ZachXBT, the root cause of the cUSDC contract freeze has been identified. This freeze was caused by a court-issued injunction against addresses related to the Overnight Finance hacker, which had deposited approximately $12.5 million USDC into the cUSDC contract, accounting for over 99% of the funds within the contract, leading to the entire contract being frozen.Rand emphasized that this freeze is unrelated to the protocol itself or privacy technology, and it is not a sanction against Zama, but rather a typical DeFi judicial restriction scenario. The project adheres to compliance and privacy principles, not confusing the parties involved in transactions, only hiding balances and amounts. Currently, Zama is communicating with multiple parties to advance a resolution, has suspended the cUSDC, cUSDT, and cWETH contracts, and will restore them after completing the investigation and handling of the involved addresses, and will release a detailed review report as soon as possible.

Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani recently stated that Hyperliquid is essentially just a "Binance 2.0 without a marketing team."Samani believes that Hyperliquid made a lot of technical decisions during its development that are suitable for centralized systems but difficult to adapt to a permissionless decentralized environment. He stated that these architectural choices have caused the project to lag behind some competitors in its development towards decentralization.In addition, Samani pointed out that as the regulatory environment changes, the requirements for partners from compliant companies in the U.S. are increasing, and Hyperliquid's current model may face more challenges. He further stated that real American companies today would no longer choose to collaborate with it.Recently, Hyperliquid has become the market focus due to the continuous rise of the HYPE token and increasing trading volume, but discussions surrounding its level of decentralization, governance model, and regulatory risks are also heating up.

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky submitted a motion to a New York court seeking to overturn his 12-year sentence for fraud and market manipulation. The documents show that Mashinsky chose to represent himself (pro se) after his lawyer withdrew, stating that his lawyer "stopped communicating with him," forcing him to submit documents to the court personally. He claims that there was "ineffective legal representation" in his previous defense and invokes the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine to question the legality of some evidence in the case.Mashinsky also accused Sam Bankman-Fried of attempting to "destroy Celsius" in the submitted materials and attributed market manipulation related to the CEL token to FTX. Additionally, he publicly shared text messages with former Celsius Chief Revenue Officer Roni Cohen-Pavon, claiming that the latter had attempted a "hostile takeover" of the company. In 2025, Mashinsky pleaded guilty to commodity fraud and securities fraud and was sentenced to forfeit $48 million, while also required to pay $10 million in settlement to the Federal Trade Commission. Cohen-Pavon, who previously assisted the prosecution as a witness, has been sentenced to "time served" and paid over $1 million in fines.

CryproQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju posted on social media, "Once profit-taking begins to form a chain reaction, Bitcoin investors' profit and loss levels (PnL) typically continue to decline for about 18 months. Since this trend reversed in October 2025, the current bear market may last until early 2027.The trend will only truly reverse when unrealized profits start to rise again and realized profits begin to decline. However, at present, we have not seen this situation occur."