Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

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

MAY 20 – U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he hopes to end the conflict with Iran “very quickly.” “We will end this war very quickly. They [Iran] will not have nuclear weapons. Hopefully, we can work this out in a very dignified way,” Trump said. Trump also noted that Iran is eager to reach an agreement and has grown weary of the ongoing conflict, adding he has repeatedly maintained the Iran dispute is nearing its end. This morning, *The Wall Street Journal* (WSJ) reported, citing U.S. officials familiar with regional mediation efforts and negotiation terms, that Iran’s stance in talks to end the war with the U.S. has not shifted significantly from previous rounds that failed to make progress—raising doubts about whether a viable path to resolving the conflict exists. Mediators pointed out that Iran still insists on its core demands: an end to U.S. hostility toward Tehran, economic relief, compensation for war-related losses, and a supervisory role o

On May 20th, Coinbase announced via a blog post that it will add MetaDAO (META) and Derive (DRV) to its asset listing roadmap.