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An attacker minted more than 5.4 trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum after a suspected StakeDAO-linked deployer key compromise, but thin liquidity limited realized proceeds to about $91,000. PeckShield said the attacker swapped part of the minted vsdCRV for 43.7 Ether and bridged the funds to Ethereum.

Mastercard secured a New York BitLicense as the payment network that processed close to $11 trillion in 2025 moves to support stablecoin and tokenized deposit settlement. The license was granted to Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC. DeFiLlama data shows the stablecoin market has reached $322.6 billion. Mastercard has not disclosed which stablecoins it plans to support or how quickly it plans to migrate settlement volume to digital rails.

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE surged as much as 77% after Serenity said it had built a position in the stock. Trading volume reached approximately 17 times its three-month average, and the stock was halted several times for volatility. CEO Damian Mark said X-Fab was not aware of any undisclosed material developments that should be announced.

BIS-led Project Agora research said tokenization could improve settlement speed and reconciliation efficiency in cross-border payments. The project includes seven central banks and more than 40 financial institutions. Project Agora has completed simulation testing and plans real-value transaction testing.

Project Agorá found tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits could support atomic settlement across currencies and jurisdictions. The BIS-led effort involved seven central banks and more than 40 private financial institutions. Participants plan to move beyond simulations toward real-value transaction testing.

UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri raised his Micron price target from $535 to $1,625 as MU crossed $1 trillion in market cap. Micron shares surged roughly 19% to close near $896 on May 26, 2026. Micron said its entire calendar 2026 HBM supply, including HBM4, is covered by price and volume agreements.

Bybit warned that HTX-linked deposits or withdrawals may trigger extra checks, and experts flagged more than $100 million in HTX-controlled USDT. The advisory came hours after the UK sanctioned HTX operator Huobi Global S.A. HTX said Huobi Global S.A. is distinct from the online HTX exchange and argued the designation should not affect day-to-day operations. Fedor Ivanov said the British order binds only UK residents and entities, but he expects broader screening by banks and stablecoin issuers.

Jefferies said crypto and blockchain-related public listings could grow into a $1 trillion public market within five years. The bank expects a surge of crypto-related listings over the next two years as institutional adoption accelerates. Jefferies pointed to tokenization and stablecoins as major growth areas.

DTCC plans to connect its tokenization service to Stellar for DTC-custodied securities from over 150 countries valued at $114 trillion. DTC-tokenized assets are expected to go live on Stellar in the first half of 2027. CoinGecko data showed XLM jumped roughly 8% in the 24 hours after the announcement.

Mastercard received a BitLicense on May 27, 2026, allowing digital asset activities under New York's crypto framework. The license was granted to Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC. Mastercard operates in more than 200 countries and territories. The approval supports Mastercard's push into stablecoin infrastructure and blockchain-based payment systems.