A certain whale increased their holdings by acquiring 11,000 AAVE tokens at an average price of $89.24 and deposited them into Aave V3.

May 20: Blockchain game project The Beacon announced in a statement that its Season 1, "Goblin's Gambit," will officially launch at 16:00 UTC on May 25, with over 7.7 million BCN allocated as rewards. Per official details, players can earn BCN this season via two core gameplay methods: venturing into dungeons to collect Shadow Shards, or "sacrificing" Gobloonz in Kraken Klash mode—both paths qualify for BCN rewards. The season operates on a F2P (free-to-play) core loop while also offering paid value-added options. Additionally, Season 1 will roll out seasonal-exclusive cosmetic items, including rare "mythic-grade" pieces that will be permanently discontinued after the season concludes.

MAY 20: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has unleashed a fierce political assault on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), accusing the regulator of illegally granting national trust bank charters to nine leading crypto firms—including Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, and Paxos. Warren called the move a serious breach of the National Bank Act, claiming it allows crypto companies to run core banking operations unlawfully via "disguised trusts" without strict Federal Reserve oversight. Warren is demanding the OCC turn over all charter application documents and communications with the White House by a specified deadline, even questioning potential alignment of interests with specific political actors. If her allegations are substantiated, these key charters could be revoked, dealing a major blow to the U.S. blockchain industry’s compliance framework.

May 20: Base Layer AI project Bankr officially announced its system has confirmed an attacker accessed 14 of its wallets. The project has temporarily frozen relevant functions and is conducting a thorough investigation to verify all details of the incident. Officials also confirmed that every affected user will be fully compensated for their losses. Earlier, Bankr released a preliminary notice stating it had received multiple reports of wallet breaches and prudently suspended its transaction functions for investigation. The team will continue disclosing subsequent updates as more details become available.

May 20 – The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is probing a spike in crude oil futures trading ahead of former President Trump’s March decision to hold off on a strike against Iran. Regulators have raised concerns with at least three companies linked to the unusual market activity.

May 20 update: CZ is issuing a reminder that any API keys found in code—even those kept in private repositories—should be reviewed and replaced immediately to prevent potential security risks. This warning follows an official notice from GitHub earlier today, where the platform’s leaders are investigating an incident of unauthorized access to their internal code repositories. GitHub says there’s currently no evidence that data from enterprises, organizations, or code repositories stored by customers outside the GitHub platform has been compromised. The company is actively monitoring its infrastructure to stop any further abnormal activity. If GitHub later confirms that user data or services were impacted, customers will be notified through the platform’s existing incident response and notification channels.

On May 20, global payments leader Mastercard has scrapped its planned investment in Chicago-based crypto infrastructure company Zerohash—just two months after agreeing to acquire UK stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for $18 billion. Back in January, Mastercard held discussions for a strategic investment in Zerohash, which was then seeking to raise $2.5 billion at a $15 billion valuation. Founded in 2017, Zerohash builds application programming interfaces (APIs) and developer tools for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenization products; it is currently pursuing a new funding round at a higher valuation. The shift comes amid ongoing consolidation in the digital asset infrastructure sector, with recent deals involving Kraken parent Payward and Bullish signaling the trend’s continuation. Mastercard’s BVNK deal includes an $18 billion base purchase price, plus the potential for an additional $3 billion in performance-based payments. BVNK counts platforms like Worldpay and Deel as clients, prov