US Official: US Military Conducts Fresh Strike on Iran Military Base

May 28 — U.S. federal prosecutors told The Wall Street Journal this week that a Google software engineer is facing fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly trading illegally on Polymarket prediction contracts to pocket $1.2 million in illegal profits. 36-year-old Michele Spagnuolo is accused of leveraging confidential, non-public Google data—restricted to only a small group of Google employees at the time—to place bets last year, according to a newly unsealed criminal complaint. The complaint states Spagnuolo accessed Google’s secret "Year in Search 2025" data, which revealed musician Kendrick Lamar and d4vd were leading search candidates. He made large bets, including one predicting d4vd would become the year’s most-searched person; both Lamar and d4vd ultimately landed in the top five of the annual search rankings. Spagnuolo was released on a $2.25 million bail package, including $1 million in cash, with $50,000 due immediately Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that after cashi

Per Onchain Lens monitoring on May 28, a crypto whale dormant for two years has "awakened," transferring 3,466 ETH worth approximately $7 million to Kraken.

According to Bitget market data, South Korea’s KOSPI index plunged rapidly at the opening bell on May 28, falling below 8,100 points with an intraday decline of 1.63%.

On May 28, monitoring by Onchain Lens revealed that the U.S. government has transferred $1.9 million worth of cryptocurrency and 2.656 million DAI to Coinbase from assets previously seized from FTX and Alameda. The involved crypto assets include UNI, RNDR, SAND, MASK, AXS, and APE.

May 28 — According to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 Index opened on Thursday, May 28, down 197.19 points, a 0.30% decrease, to 64,802.22 points. South Korea’s KOSPI Index opened the same Thursday, May 28, down 78.27 points, a 0.95% drop, to 8,150.43 points.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 28 (local Wednesday) – U.S. President Donald Trump commented Wednesday on a report suggesting Iran and Oman are jointly taking control of the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing any such arrangement and threatening military action against Oman if it moves forward. The Iranian government has proposed collaborating with Omani authorities to regulate and standardize maritime traffic in the strategic waterway between the two nations. Part of the plan includes establishing a joint fee system for maritime transit, a proposal the United States has rejected outright. Speaking to reporters after a Wednesday cabinet meeting, Trump stated emphatically: “No one can control the strait. The strait will be open to everyone.” He added that the U.S. will “closely monitor the situation” regarding the region. Trump also addressed Oman directly: “Oman will behave itself and act like other countries. Otherwise, we will have to bomb them.” The president claimed Oman is aware of that threat