May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Ray J has made shocking allegations that Kris Jenner might be capable of arranging a hit against him. The singer's comments come amid a legal battle with Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner over a defamation lawsuit and the infamous sex tape. Ray J is countersuing, claiming the tape was leaked by Kris Jenner. The feud continues as arbitration approaches, with Ray J stating he is 'on alert' for possible retaliation.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Virat Kohli has clarified his stance on participating in the 2027 ODI World Cup, stating he will only play if he can add value to the team. The former India captain, now 37, has retired from T20Is and Tests, focusing solely on ODIs. Kohli emphasized he does not need to prove his worth after a stellar career. With 14,797 ODI runs, he remains one of the format's greatest batsmen.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Former Vice President Kamala Harris sparked a firestorm after suggesting Democrats consider abolishing the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court, and granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico during a livestream. Critics, including New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, accused her of using 'language of civil war.' The remarks come as Harris eyes a potential 2028 presidential run.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
LayerZero has reversed its position on the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, admitting that it 'made a mistake' by allowing its own verifier network to secure high-value assets in a vulnerable configuration. The company now says the attack targeted internal RPC infrastructure used by its decentralized verifier network, while insisting developers remain responsible for security settings. The fallout has triggered a massive exodus of clients, with Kelp shifting its rsETH bridge to Chainlink and Solv Protocol moving over $700 million in tokenized bitcoin infrastructure away from LayerZero.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
AI agents dominated the EasyA Hackathon at Consensus Miami 2026, with nearly 1,000 developers competing. Participants from ecosystems like Base and Solana, alongside engineers from Microsoft and Google, built AI-native startups covering autonomous payments, consumer apps, hardware generation, drones, and prediction markets. EasyA founders Dom and Philip Kwok say the hackathon is evolving from a crypto coding competition into a launchpad for billion-dollar startups, citing past participants that went on to raise major venture funding and build companies now valued in the billions.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Zcash plans to introduce quantum-recoverable wallets within a month, aiming for full post-quantum security by 2027. The announcement follows a 110% rally in ZEC, driven by a major Multicoin Capital investment. Shielded pool adoption rises to 30% of circulating supply, with cross-chain swaps via Near Intents fueling usage. The roadmap includes scaling efforts to compete with Visa and Mastercard throughput.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
At Consensus Miami, industry experts from Moody's Ratings and ChangeNOW argued that public blockchains can support both user privacy and institutional accountability. They highlighted hybrid architecture and wallet address mapping as key solutions, noting significant growth in institutional digital finance despite its small size relative to traditional markets.
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May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Vitalik Buterin, a vocal critic of maximal extractable value (MEV), became the target of a sandwich attack by the notorious jaredfromsubway.eth bot on April 30. The bot used over $1 million in WETH to front-run and back-run Buterin's small swap of digitalbits (XDB) for ether across SushiSwap and Uniswap, manipulating prices for a profit. The incident underscores the persistent threat of toxic MEV and strengthens Buterin's push for encrypted mempools as a priority for Ethereum's 2026 roadmap.
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