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🤖 Introducing Compass AI Studio Ask natural language questions. Surface critical risks in seconds. Drill into alerts and investigations from a single prompt. Compliance workflows, accelerated. See it for yourself 👉 merklescience.com/platform/trans…

What will it take for stablecoin payments to reach enterprise scale? We spoke with @tristanwallaert, CEO of @RequestNetwork, about simplifying blockchain payments, the growing role of compliance, and what's next for enterprise adoption. Read the interview 👉 merklescience.com/blog/q-a-with-…

Celebrating 250 years of American independence Proud to call New York home and to be building the future of digital finance alongside innovators across the U.S. Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸

Stablecoin payments are becoming real payment infrastructure. Mass payouts across EVM chains and Tron, with wallet screening built directly into the flow, is a meaningful step toward scalable adoption. Excited to support @RequestNetwork as a screening provider 🤝

Privacy and compliance don't have to be mutually exclusive. We spoke with Abhinav Garg (@abhinavg6) of @Mysten_Labs about confidential transfers on @SuiNetwork, institutional adoption, and how Merkle Science collaborated on monitoring, risk management, and investigation workflows. Read the interview 👉 merklescience.com/blog/q-a-with-…

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 CME Group sues CFTC over crypto perpetual futures | 🔗 bit.ly/3SQhDpZ 👉🇺🇸 Congress reaches deal on housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030 | 🔗 bit.ly/4go7eM4 👉🇺🇸 US government watchdog urges FDIC to coordinate on crypto oversight | 🔗 bit.ly/4eRRJe4 👉🇪🇺 Binance says it considers EU license compliant amid reports of potential rejection | 🔗 bit.ly/4vYppfW 👉🇺🇸 CFTC hires SEC crypto task force adviser with blockchain forensics chops | 🔗 bit.ly/3QutclW 👉🇪🇺 Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline | 🔗 bit.ly/4vjQ0nN 👉🇺🇸 Japan crypto bill advances with ETF, tax reform path: Report | 🔗 bit.ly/4aGYBbL 👉🇺🇸 Over 200 crypto firms push Senate to pass CLARITY Act | 🔗 bit.ly/3ShIMSC 👉🇯🇵 Japan’s Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket-linked transfers | 🔗 bit.ly/4vngqoG Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

In 2023, Merkle Science moved its headquarters to New York. Because New York attracts people who want to build, compete, and win. This week, the Knicks reminded the world exactly why. Congratulations to the @nyknicks and New York City on an incredible championship. 🏆

⚠️ Hack Track: The Ekubo Approval Exploit A compromised approval path (not a protocol reserve drain) led to roughly $1.4M in losses. The exploiter: • Drained user funds via existing token approvals • Routed assets through DeFi swaps • Moved ~$1.36M through Railgun • Sent 577 ETH to Tornado Cash We break down the money trail, laundering path, and key compliance risks. Read the analysis 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-trac…

Sui Launches Confidential Transfers in Public Beta Sui Network (@SuiNetwork) $SUI has launched confidential transfers in public beta on Devnet. According to the Sui team, transfer amounts and balances remain private, while sender and receiver addresses stay visible. The feature is designed to support institutions that require privacy, compliance, and auditability on public blockchains. The network added that audit trails remain available and authorized entities can access relevant data when needed. Launch partners Stablecoin (@Stablecoin), TRM Labs (@trmlabs), and Merkle Science (@MerkleScience) are exploring how monitoring, risk scoring, and investigations can operate under the new model.

5/ As blockchain adoption expands among financial institutions and enterprises, the industry will need solutions that balance confidentiality, compliance, and auditability. We're excited to work with Mysten Labs and the Sui team to help move that vision forward.

4/ “Balancing privacy & compliance is not a new dilemma. Financial information should remain private & not expose trade activity or personal wealth by default. As in criminal law, you’re assumed innocent until proven guilty” Dr. Justus Delp, VP Business Solutions, Merkle Science

1/ Merkle Science is excited to work with @Mysten_Labs and the @SuiNetwork team as Confidential Transfers enter public beta. This is an important step toward blockchain infrastructure that supports confidentiality, compliance, and auditability. 🧵👇

Launch partners @Stablecoin, @trmlabs, and @MerkleScience are exploring confidential transfers with the core team and how risk scoring, monitoring, and investigations would function when sensitive financial data isn't fully public onchain. Read more ↓ blog.sui.io/confidential-t…

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 Debate on CLARITY Act continues this week as US Senate returns | 🔗 bit.ly/4vukLWS 👉🇺🇸 SEC makes digital assets strategic priority through 2030 | 🔗 bit.ly/4eo7l8T 👉🇺🇸 US Treasury issues sanctions on Iran, targets 4 crypto exchanges | 🔗 bit.ly/4aoj1Gf 👉🇪🇺 Crypto firms face July 1 EU cutoff as MiCA grace period ends | 🔗 bit.ly/3ROT38H 👉🇺🇸 US lawmakers push back on Labor Department plans to include crypto in 401(k)s | 🔗 bit.ly/3QmCz7d 👉🇬🇧 UK Lords warn BoE could regulate pound stablecoins into irrelevance | 🔗 bit.ly/4uMfKc9 👉🇺🇸 US has seized nearly $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Treasury secretary says | 🔗 bit.ly/4eoaK7J 👉🇫🇷 France's AMF regulator sets June 30 deadline for MiCA licensing | 🔗 bit.ly/4a8Y95S 👉🇯🇵 Japan’s ruling party pushes crypto ETFs, yen-denominated stablecoins | 🔗 bit.ly/43Qk4uY Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

⚠️ Hack Track: The $11.58M Verus Bridge Hack $11.58M drained The exploit wasn't a key compromise or cryptographic failure. It was a missing validation check that allowed a forged cross-chain payload to pass and trigger real payouts. 1,625 ETH 103 tBTC 147,000 USDC All consolidated into ETH within hours. Full breakdown 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-trac…

⚠️ Hack Track: Echo Protocol (eBTC) A compromised admin key led to: 1,000 unbacked eBTC minted ~$867K borrowed in real assets Funds bridged to Ethereum 384 ETH routed through Tornado Cash No smart contract exploit. This was an operational failure with real downstream impact across lending + collateral systems. Full breakdown 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-trac…

⚡ Speaker spotlight for Merkle Meet Palo Alto 🗓️ June 2, 2026 What Can AI Do on the Blockchain? Carson Cook (Membrane Labs), Kristen Hecht (@1MoneyNetwork ), Minakshi Yerra (@GetCorpay), Brian Spahn (@Ripple), and Di Pearson (@Mysten_Labs) on where AI and blockchain intersect in practice. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

🎙️ Fireside chat at Merkle Meet Palo Alto on June 2 Clay Maffett (Director, Asset Listings at @coinbase) on the convergence of AI and crypto, and what it means for operations, investigations, and institutional adoption. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

🏛️ Speaker spotlight for Merkle Meet Palo Alto 🗓️June 2, 2026 Building Trust for Institutional Adoption of Stablecoins: Eli Cohen (@centrifuge ) Georgi Koreli (@hinkal_protocol ) Deborah Djeu (@arca ) Samuel Eisner (@wavedigital_ ) Brett Li (@crossmint ) On whether privacy and compliance can coexist at scale. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj