1.22 billion EIGEN tokens unlocked for redemption, accounting for 16.5% of the circulating supply

May 22 — According to EmberCN’s statistics, Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) raised capital last July and August by selling company stock and convertible bonds to acquire 11,542 bitcoin (BTC), totaling $1.368 billion in value at an average purchase price of $118,529 per BTC. Earlier this year, the firm sold 2,000 BTC at an average of $87,380 each. Today, it transferred an additional 2,650 BTC to trading platforms, worth $205 million. Trump Media currently carries an unrealized $455 million loss on its bitcoin investments, yet still holds 6,889 BTC valued at $533 million.

May 22: A petition in South Korea to scrap the 22% cryptocurrency investment income tax has topped 50,000 signatures, clearing the requirement for review by the country’s National Assembly Financial and Economic Committee. The tax is scheduled to take effect in January 2027. Petitioners criticize the tax for imposing a far heavier burden on crypto assets compared to other investment classes, adding unnecessary reporting requirements for investors, and limiting wealth-building opportunities for younger generations. The petition has now gathered more than 52,000 signatures in total. The document also warns that the steep crypto tax will shrink the industry, drive capital and talent out of South Korea, and erode the country’s status as a leading cryptocurrency hub in the Asia-Pacific region. Even though 32% of South Koreans owned crypto as of March 2025, total crypto holdings and trading volume plummeted significantly between 2025 and 2026. Pair this drop with South Korea’s strict AML/K

MAY 22 – Base Layer AI project Bankr announced it’s collaborating with external partners to investigate and remediate a recent security incident. The team estimates full functionality won’t be restored until next week, after additional security reviews and monitoring measures are completed. In the short term, Bankr will gradually bring back token issuance functionality and read-only features, letting users view account details like their balances. Wallet transaction capabilities, however, will stay suspended during the review. Earlier on May 20, Bankr confirmed a security breach that compromised 14 wallets. Transactions were temporarily halted at the time, and the company pledged to fully compensate all affected users.

Bithumb will list the Open Gradient (OPG) KRW trading pair on May 22nd.

On May 22nd, Ethereum Layer 2 network Zero Network announced it’s shutting down after 18 months of operation. The team shared in an official announcement that their core vision—building a Gasless Rollup—still holds, but maintaining an independent blockchain isn’t the right path to bring that vision to life. Moving forward, they’ll refocus all resources on Zerion’s API and wallet services. For users: your assets are secure, but you must withdraw all NFTs, ETH, or other tokens to another chain by the end of July. Deposits to Zero Network have already been suspended.

May 22: Per PeckShield monitoring, the attacker behind the VerusCoin cross-chain bridge hack has returned 4,052.4 ETH (valued at ~$8.5 million) to the project’s team address 0xF9AB...C1A74, accounting for 75% of the total stolen funds. The remaining 25% (1,350 ETH, ~$2.8 million) will stay in the attacker’s wallet as a white-hat bounty.