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PLANONG MAG-RETIRE AT PUMUNTANG ABROAD Actor-politician Robin Padilla is reconsidering past plans to retire in order focus on his wife Mariel Rodriguez and their children. Read: philstar.com/entertainment/…

@raissawriter @kenlim88647520 He just admitted he owns the bar.👏👏👏

Dear Mike Defensor, Remember how I interviewed you in your modest middle class apartment near Ateneo 20 yrs ago? How did you become so rich? Pls enlighten us on how to get rich like you so we can do it, too.

@AltcoinDaily Tether announced freezing $344 million in USDT on Wednesday. Coincidence?! Tether has now taken a side in the US-Iran conflict. blockzeit.com/tether-takes-u…

🚨 OFFICIAL: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent FREEZES $344 MILLION in Iranian crypto "We will follow the money that Tehran is desperately attempting to move outside of the country and target all financial lifelines tied to the regime."

@EricLDaugh @DigPerspectives Tether announced freezing $344 million in USDT on Wednesday. Now, we know where Tether stands. blockzeit.com/tether-takes-u…

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just FROZE $344 MILLION in Iranian cryptocurrency linked to regime officials This comes after Bessent got the Gulf nations to OPEN UP regime bank accounts as they surge assets out of Tehran in desperation Bessent is an economic ASSASSIN 🔥 BESSENT: "Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning multiple wallets tied to Iran — resulting in the freeze of $344 million in cryptocurrency." "We will follow the money that Tehran is desperately attempting to move outside of the country and target all financial lifelines tied to the regime." Bessent said this recently at the White House: "What may prove to be FATAL mistakes the Iranians made was bombing their [Gulf] NEIGHBORS." "Who are now willing to be much more transparent in terms of the funds, or do a deeper dive in investigating the funds that are held within their banking systems."

Tether Takes US Side In Middle East Conflict, Freezes Iran’s $344 Million In $USDT 🚨 Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, broke the news on Wednesday that it has frozen $344 million in USDT stablecoins. The company disclosed that the assets originated from two wallets linked to “unlawful conduct” that was coordinated directly with US authorities, particularly OFAC. The White House’s latest flex, though, now gives us more details about the nature of the frozen funds. On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the US government had sanctioned multiple wallets tied to Iran, involving the same $344 million in cryptocurrency. He announced this as part of a new operation called Economic Fury, designed to impose a “financial stranglehold on the Iranian regime” by systematically degrading its ability to generate, move, and repatriate funds. The development highlights how centralized stablecoins like USDT can align quickly with government directives. The move has sparked intense debate in the crypto community.⚡️ Some view Tether’s cooperation as a sign of regulatory maturity and long-term viability. Others see it as proof that centralized stablecoins remain vulnerable to the same surveillance and control mechanisms found in traditional banking systems, raising fresh questions about potential censorship risks in digital assets. The timing coincides with broader US efforts to counter Iran’s activities in the Middle East and curb its nuclear ambitions by cutting off financial lifelines.🇺🇸🇮🇷 What does this mean for the future of crypto neutrality? Check out the full report on Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/tether-takes-u…

Hacker Takes 1 BTC For Breaking Into Bitcoin With Quantum Hardware🚨 Project Eleven, a Post-Quantum (PQ) firm focused on digital assets, has recently sounded the alarm again on Bitcoin (BTC). The company revealed on Friday that someone broke into the 15-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) of the premier crypto asset. It awarded 1 $BTC as a bounty to the hacker. The feat was 512 times greater than Steve Tippeconnic’s 6-bit ECC demo in September last year. Project Eleven theorizes that a full 256-bit attack would be required to pose a significant threat at the scale at which Bitcoin operates. Nonetheless, the latest development demonstrated that the pace at which quantum computers are catching up to current cryptographic standards is accelerating faster than cybersecurity experts had expected. Check out the full report on Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/hacker-takes-1…

Tether has officially frozen $344 million in $USDT linked to illicit activities following a coordinated effort with law enforcement authorities. The latest enforcement action highlights several critical developments within the stablecoin ecosystem: ✅Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino issued a direct warning stating that USDT is not a safe haven for bad actors or unlawful conduct. ✅The frozen funds were tied to specific wallets identified by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for sanctions evasion and funding criminal networks. ✅Tether currently collaborates with over 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries to monitor and block suspicious transactions. However, the move has sparked a heated debate regarding the balance between regulatory compliance and the core blockchain values of privacy and decentralization. 🚨Critics argue that the ability to void assets at will effectively turns stablecoins into tools for financial surveillance and control similar to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). 🚨While many see this as a step toward institutional maturity, others worry about the precedent set by such absolute centralized control over digital assets. Check out the full story⏬ blockzeit.com/tether-freezes…

Jumper has fully integrated the TRON $TRX network into its decentralized finance aggregator, creating a unified interface for swapping and bridging stablecoins across 14 different blockchains.⚡️ The move effectively connects TRON’s massive liquidity pool with Jumper’s engine, which scans 29 bridging protocols to find the most cost-effective and efficient routes for users. Several key developments make this integration a major milestone for cross-chain interoperability: ✅Frictionless Bridging: Users can now move $USDT, $USDC, and other major stablecoins to and from TRON in a single transaction, bypassing the need for centralized exchanges or manual protocol selection. ✅Deep Liquidity Access: The partnership allows Jumper users to tap into TRON’s ecosystem, which currently holds the second-largest stablecoin market cap at over $85 billion. ✅High Volume Efficiency: TRON remains a powerhouse for transactions, processing a monthly stablecoin transfer volume of over $681 billion, a figure that significantly leads other major networks. ✅DeFi Optimization: By combining Jumper’s routing with TRON’s native protocols like SunSwap and JustLend, traders can optimize their positions with near-zero slippage. The strategic alignment strengthens TRON’s position as a dominant force in the stablecoin market while expanding Jumper’s reach to over 63 chains. Check out the full report⏬ blockzeit.com/jumper-integra…

New Docu Says There Were 2 People Behind the Satoshi Nakamoto Alias🪙 The mystery of Bitcoin’s origin has taken a fascinating new turn with the release of the documentary “Finding Satoshi.” The investigative piece follows a four-year probe led by writer William Cohan and directors Tucker Tooley and Matthew Miele. Unlike previous theories that focused on a single individual, this documentary proposes that the Satoshi Nakamoto alias was actually a partnership between two legendary figures in the cypherpunk community: Hal Finney and Len Sassaman. According to the findings, Finney likely focused on the complex technical coding of Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Sassaman managed the write-ups, such as the whitepaper and public communications. The documentary features an impressive lineup of interviewees, including Bill Gates, Joseph Lubin, and Jameson Lopp, to piece together this narrative. However, $BTC OG Adam Back refuted the documentary’s conclusion. Check out Blockzeit for the full story⏬ blockzeit.com/new-docu-says-…

Mastercard Joins Blockchain Security Standards Council To Reinforce Digital Asset Standards🚨 Mastercard has secured a charter-level membership in the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC). The consortium expects the company to make a significant contribution to advancing its goals, drawing on its decades of experience in payment security and regulatory compliance. The global payments giant joins the council's key founding and member organizations, including Anchorage Digital, Coinbase, Figment, Halborn, Fireblocks, Kraken, OpenZeppelin, Ribbit Capital, Turnkey, and BitGo. Check out the full report⏬ blockzeit.com/mastercard-joi…

@TRobinsonNewEra Islam is not a race just like Christianity or any other religion. Comments made against it must be under freedom of speech and religion, just like how they are also excused when they say ill things about other religions.

Sharia law being implemented in France? By Frenchman 🤦🏻‍♂️ French mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan: ...From now on, I want to make it very clear that I will be asking for every word said in this Chamber about Muslims to be scrutinized by a lawyer."

SUI-Based Volo Ensures Users That It Will Absorb $3.5M Loss From Exploit Fresh from the shocking $292 million to $294 million attack on KelpDAO over the weekend, another liquid staking platform has suffered a multi-million-dollar exploit. Volo, a Sui $SUI-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, disclosed the removal of around $3.5 million in assets from its vault late Tuesday evening (UTC). The compromised assets on Volo Vaults comprised the following: ➡️Wrapped Bitcoin $WBTC, an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum $ETH blockchain representing 1:1 Bitcoin $BTC ➡️Matrixdock Gold $XAUm, a token fully-backed 1:1 by one troy ounce of physical gold, with an overall valuation of over $52.57 million ➡️ $USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle and pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, with a market cap of more than $77.88 billion Check out the updates on the ongoing investigation and recovery efforts⏬ blockzeit.com/volo-ensures-u…

TRON’s Justin Sun Beats Trump-Backed World Liberty In Lawsuit Filing🚨 $TRX founder Justin Sun has elevated his social media war with the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to the court. It follows the company’s threat to sue the crypto entrepreneur for his alleged breach of agreement and damaging online accusations. Sun no longer waited for World Liberty’s lawsuit; instead, he initiated the case in California’s federal court. His allegations: ➡️ The Trump family-backed World Liberty unreasonably froze his $WLFI tokens ➡️The team behind the project deprived him of his governance rights on the DeFi protocol “All I want is to be treated the same as every other early investor who received tokens—no better, no worse,” said Sun. Check out the full story⏬ blockzeit.com/justin-sun-bea…

@jesusfalcis There are no permanent alliances or loyalties in politics, only shared interests.

🚨 Martin Romualdez’s video defending himself is explosive if you read between the lines. He suggests that the masterminds of the flood control scam are Chiz Escudero, Zaldy Co, and Manny Bonoan. But everything he said can also lead to PBBM. 🙀 Laglagan na? #FloodControlScam

Qivalis, the upcoming euro stablecoin of a consortium of 12 banks, will use Fireblocks’ (@FireblocksHQ) digital asset infrastructure.🔥 The MiCAR-compliant project will launch in the second half of 2026. The consortium supporting the new euro stablecoin includes Banca Sella, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, UniCredit, BBVA, BNP Paribas, and DZ Bank.💰 Backed one-to-one by the euro and built to meet MiCAR standards, Qivalis will deliver 24/7 near-instant payments and settlements on blockchain. Fireblocks is supplying the institutional-grade infrastructure, tokenization engine, and built-in compliance tools for AML, KYC, sanctions screening, and audit-ready reporting.📜 Each participating bank will be able to offer custody, wallets, and payment services related to the stablecoin directly to clients. In a stablecoin market currently worth $322 billion and dominated by USD assets, Qivalis is poised to put euro-backed digital money on the global stage with real institutional scale and security.📈 Check out the full coverage of this story on Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/12-european-ba…

Kevin Warsh Opposes CBDC, Ensures An Apolitical Fed🚨 Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, stood firm during his Senate confirmation hearing this week. He assured lawmakers that he would protect the central bank's independence from political pressure and pledged never to support a retail Central Bank Digital Currency. When Senator Elizabeth Warren tried to draw him into election politics, Warsh reminded her that Congress itself had certified the 2020 results and urged everyone to keep politics out of monetary policy. He made clear that no president had ever asked him to set specific interest rates and that he would always base decisions solely on what the economy needs. On the CBDC front, Warsh called a retail version a bad policy choice, citing serious concerns over privacy and government control. Check out Blockzeit for the full story⏬ blockzeit.com/kevin-warsh-op…

Ripple is taking the quantum computing threat head-on for the $XRP Ledger.🚨 Following Google’s stark warning that Q-Day could arrive as early as 2029, @Ripple has unveiled a multi-phased roadmap to migrate XRPL to post-quantum cryptography. Google’s Quantum AI team recently revised its estimates, revealing that far fewer high-quality qubits than previously thought could crack elliptic-curve cryptography like the one powering XRPL in mere minutes.💻 The risk has shifted from theoretical to credible, with adversaries already launching harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks by capturing encrypted data today for future decryption. Yet Ripple is prepared.⚡️ The ledger already includes powerful building blocks such as key rotation and seed-based key generation that will allow a seamless upgrade without forcing users to abandon their accounts or disrupting network activity. The plan ensures the transition strengthens performance and reliability while protecting every XRP holder and application on the ledger. This proactive strategy sets a new standard for blockchain resilience.🦾 For the complete details on how Ripple is future-proofing XRPL ahead of the quantum era, head over to Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/ripple-unveils…

The Clarity Act is hitting another roadblock in the Senate because of these 3 reasons.🚨 What looked like a sure markup by the end of April is now sliding into May, and three fresh developments are behind the shift. The Senate Banking Committee is tied up with Kevin Warsh’s nomination hearing for Federal Reserve Chairman. His deep links to President Trump and his track record supporting crypto infrastructure have lawmakers watching closely, yet the hearing is eating up critical committee time. At the same time, banks are ramping up pressure on senators to strip out key stablecoin provisions, especially those dealing with yields. Insider reports show trade groups urging lawmakers to hit pause so both sides can keep negotiating. Add to that the massive ~$290 million DeFi hack over the weekend, and lawmakers are now debating whether to add tougher language on illicit activity in decentralized finance to the bill. These moving pieces show just how tightly traditional finance and crypto are now intertwined on Capitol Hill. For the full breakdown, head over to Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/clarity-act-to…

KelpDAO has released its official findings on the massive $292 million to $294 million exploit that hit the DeFi space over the weekend.💻 The liquid restaking protocol claims the heist was not a flaw in its own systems but a direct attack on LayerZero’s infrastructure, specifically targeting compromised RPC nodes hosted by its DVN, along with a simultaneous DDoS strike on a third node. The statement directly counters LayerZero’s earlier position that KelpDAO failed to activate the full security stack, including multi-DVN redundancy. KelpDAO notes it has relied on the platform’s default 1-of-1 configuration since January 2024, a setup it considered adequate even during its Layer 2 expansion. Check out the latest developments on the KelpDAO drama on Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/kelpdao-calls-…

Bitmine has pushed its Ethereum holdings to a staggering 4.976 million $ETH, now controlling 4.12% of the entire circulating supply. In the past 7 days, the company added another 101,627 ETH, bringing its total Ether portfolio value to more than $11.45 billion. That aggressive buying puts Bitmine within striking distance of its ambitious “Alchemy of 5%” target. Even more impressive, the firm has already staked over 3.33 million ETH, roughly 67% of its stack, across its proprietary MAVAN validator network and trusted partners. The strategy is designed to unlock steady passive income on top of expected price gains. Tom Lee, Bitmine chairman and Fundstrat founder, remains bullish. While many are bracing for crypto winter to drag into fall 2026, his team believes the bear market is much closer to ending, citing this year’s milder equity drawdowns as a strong historical signal. With solid Ethereum and Bitcoin reserves, major stakes in other ventures, and over a billion dollars in cash on hand, Bitmine is clearly positioning for the next leg up in the crypto market. Check out the complete report on Blockzeit⏬ blockzeit.com/bitmine-now-ha…