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Research Brief
Research Brief · 17 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: Telegram mini-apps like Tomarket and Trump Empire are pushing airdrops and farming pools, while a large Trump token transfer and election memes dominate political chatter. Hong Kong news and Asia updates also appear but get less traction.
My take: These crypto projects are using gamified rewards to keep users hooked, but the Trump token movement hints at big money positioning ahead of the election. It feels like hype is outweighing substance.
I predict more integration of political figures into crypto games, with airdrops becoming the main user acquisition tool. Public sentiment is excited but skeptical, with many laughing at Trump memes while chasing quick profits.
#301
🥂 **Happy New Year!
**
Friends, the entire Storm Trade team wishes you a successful start to 2026.
Storm continues to evolve, with a clear focus on quality and stability for every user.
We’re glad to share that we’ve launched **closed alpha testing of Storm V3**. The first 20 users have already g
#302
🚩 ** tgUSD pairs switched to close-only mode**
Friends, an important update.
Due to low demand from both liquidity providers and traders for the tgUSD stablecoin, we’ve decided to move all tgUSD-collateralized pairs to close-only mode.
👉 **What this means for you:**
• You can close any of your
#303
**The TON AI Agent Tooling Fast Grants winners are in **💃
**14 projects** building the **infrastructure** layer for **AI agents on TON** 🤖
[Check out all the winners](https://t.me/toncoin/2298)
Follow @ai_dev_wall for more news
#304
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-42-Releases-April-15
Phoronix
Fedora 42 Will Be Released Next Tuesday
Well here is a pleasant surprise, especially for those that recall the days long ago where Fedora Linux releases tend to be notoriously delayed..
🔥62❤19👍12👏9😍3😁1
#305
Bitcoin Price Forecast: ETFs See $5.4bn in Outflows in The Past 5 Weeks – BTC to $70K Next?
⚠️ Bitcoin ETFs have seen outflows of $5.4 billion in the past 5 weeks
👉 BTC found support temporarily at $78,000
👉 Hourly chart shows that BTC could retest the $80K psychological
#306
⚡️ **20% APR in ****$STORM**** pools on ****swap.coffee****
**
Great news, friends!
🏆 Our partners at swap.coffee have launched a rewards program where liquidity providers in the** **[**STORM/USDT**](https://swap.coffee/earn/pool/EQC5mSmcTwao3ZxxAzKZJ-Cl2XYMEgAYw3DToE3vdqARv3ff?source=coffee) and
#307
TRUMP and DOGE Prices Show Signs of Reversal After President’s Crypto Reserve Tweet
📈 Meme coins surged as Donald Trump’s crypto reserve tweet prompted an all-inclusive crypto rally
👉 Dogecoin (DOGE) offers an attractive risk-reward ratio at this point
👉 Official Trump (TRUMP) needs to clear the
#308
🚨 NEW: AI-powered crypto hacks stole nearly $600M in just two attacks last month, with investigators linking the exploits to North Korean hacking groups.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6
#309
ЭТО ДРУГОЕ
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/uk-bank-bosses-plan-visa-mastercard-alternative
the Guardian
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reduc
#310
🌱 **Farming rewards in the STORM/USDT pool on TONCO
**
Stormers, it’s your time to shine!
We’re launching a $4,000 reward farming campaign in [$STORM pool on TONCO](https://app.tonco.io/#/pool/EQDg9dBt7fRFUz9-vQ3qWRKi2CvJRUj8iWIjqlf738FSvAgl)!
🌱 **What’s TONCO?**
TONCO is a concentrated liquid
#311
**🚨TRUMP-XI GÖRÜŞMESİNE SAATLER KALA:**
“Çinli şirketlerin, askeri satışların kaynağını gizlemek amacıyla silahları başka ülkeler üzerinden göndermeyi planlayarak İran ile silah satışı konusunda görüşmeler yürüttüğü öğrenildi.
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Çinli şirketler ile İranlı yetkililerin si
#312
Exciting news - roadmap editor is live 🥳
You can now create custom roadmaps, add content and resources, share them with your friends, teams or publicly.
This is a huge next step for us and we are so excited about what's coming next!
An interesting feature addition to https://roadmap.sh/
#313
BREAKING: Four killed as cable car crashes to ground near Naples after wire snaps
Read more🔗
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-four-people-killed-in-cable-car-crash-in-italy-13350677
Sky News
Four killed as cable car crashes to ground near Naples after wire snaps
The four people
#314
🔥 HUGE: Polymarket named exclusive prediction market partner for Serie A.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#315
Trump's 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance
Donald Trump's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order hitting the Asian country with an additional 25% penalty over its purchases of Russian oil and weapons.
This mak
#316
**🎁**** $10,000 in Telegram Gifts:** **Trading Tournament** **on Storm
**
Hey traders! In addition to [our daily gift drops](https://t.me/storm_trade_news/887), we’re launching a competition for the best of the best — and the prizes are hot.
🎁 **Two leaderboards — by Volume and by P&L, 50 winners
#317
**🚨 BIG: **SpaceX is reportedly targeting a June 12 IPO debut on Nasdaq and could make its prospectus public as early as next Wednesday, per Reuters.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-
#318
**🚨 LATEST: **Grayscale Research says rising U.S. inflation and delayed Fed rate cuts could accelerate tokenized fixed income adoption and boost stablecoin issuer revenues.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@co
#319
🎁 **Trade on Storm — Get Real Telegram Gifts
**
Storm Trade activities are back!
We’ve seen your excitement around the latest Storm challenges — and of course, we couldn’t miss out on the most hyped narrative in the ecosystem: **gifts**!
🎁 **How to get a gift?
**
Trade.
Trade.
TRADE.
Any pair.
#320
Trump tells Iran to drop nuclear aims and stop killing protesters to avoid military action
Donald Trump says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf.
"Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protest
#321
⚡️ **Storm Trade: October statistics
**
Hey everyone! October was a dynamic month, but our tradition of monthly digests remains unchanged.
We’re excited to share **some highlights from the past month**, carefully put together for you:
💰 Trading volume: $432M
🐸 $STORM bought back: 8.6M
🔼 Top R
#322
⚡ HUGE: Anthropic is paying fellows $3,850 per week.
But only 40% of fellows end up getting full-time roles.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#323
⚡️ **Sub-Second Mainnet Activation Starts Now**
TON Core has announced the mainnet rollout of the Sub-Second upgrade.
This is a consensus upgrade designed to move TON toward sub-second finality and bring on-chain UX closer to Web2 responsiveness.
**Rollout plan:**
📅 **March 31:** Validators upgr
#324
⚙️ Dear community,
Our cloud provider is experiencing network issues, which may cause temporary delays in accessing the apps (Storm, Upscale).
We’re already in touch with the provider and waiting for full recovery.
As soon as access is stabilized, we’ll update you in our news channels.
Thank you
#325
Gaza/Israel protests: Met Commissioner calls for clarity
➖ @bbcnewschannel ➖
BBC News
Pro-Palestinian protests: Met Commissioner calls for clarity
Sir Mark Rowley says his officers are limited by legal definitions of extremism.
👍3❤2
10.4K views08:37
#326
🌴 **Book hotels with crypto together with Storm and EntravelX
**
Love traveling, hitting top crypto events, or just saving up for a well-deserved vacation?
🧳 Meet [**EntravelX**](https://t.me/entravelx_bot/app?startapp=eyJpbnZpdGVDb2RlIjoiNDlLTkRLMzA4QyJ9) — our new partner that helps you find ho
#327
⚡️ **Storm Trade: November statistics
**
Hey everyone! The calendar says it’s officially winter now - but let’s hope crypto winter stays in the drafts.
We’re excited to share **some fresh monthly stats** we’ve put together for you with love:
💰 Trading volume: $149.4M
🐸 $STORM bought back: 2.4M
#328
🚗 Trucks supplied by British farmers are being retrofitted in Ukraine to supply the military. The crowdfunded initiative Car4Ukraine has received more than 100 vehicles from the UK. The UK right-hand drive models confuse Russian snipers and have saved Ukrainian soldiers' lives.
📹 "Emily i
#329
New Airdrop: Jindoge Airdrop Reward: $2 worth $jindo tokens News: CMC, Raydium Distribution date: 15 January, 2026 🔗Airdrop Link: Airdrop Page ✅ - Complete All task of the airdrop - Submit your SOL wallet address - This Airdrop reward for random 500 users…
About "Jindoge" Ai
#330
👛 **Prizes for the TON Strategy contest have been distributed**
**🥇**** 20 TON each — **for the highest profit:
[1](https://x.com/Kowerde/status/1961443073885384759) • [2](https://x.com/Kowerde/status/1961381239555862986) • [3](https://x.com/alextuhaev/status/1963262084138815499?s=46) • [4](http
#331
📢 __S&P 500, seans içi en yüksek seviyelerine ulaştı; daha önce %1’e kadar düşmesinin ardından kayıp %0,12’ye geriledi.__
[👉En hızlı kripto haberleri için tıkla](https://t.me/TheMiravaNews)
#332
**💧**** Aqua Protocol is shutting down — don’t forget to withdraw your liquidity**
Dear friends,
We have some important news to share. [Aqua Protocol](https://app.aquaprotocol.xyz/mint) has officially announced that it will be shutting down.
We know this protocol has been an important tool for m
#333
👍 Two Big news today, everyone! 🎉
🥇We've officially been listed on DefiLlama!
🥈Our community has just hit 10,000 members!
👍A huge thank you to everyone for your amazing support and for being a part of this journey. This is just the beginning!
To celebrate, we’re going to introduce a new feature i
#334
📢 SON DAKİKA: S&P 500 Futures yeni bir rekor seviyeye yükselerek art arda 7. haftalık kazanç için yolda. S&P 500, 7 hafta içinde +$11 trilyonluk bir market cap artışına yaklaşıyor.
[👉En hızlı kripto haberleri için tıkla](https://t.me/TheMiravaNews)
#335
🫡 **$47,760 — daily profit of a trader on Storm
**
While the market is recovering from Saturday’s dip, traders on Storm keep setting records.
💪 **Top-1 trader from **[**today’s leaderboard**](https://app.storm.tg/leaderboard) closed short positions on TON, ETH, BTC, NOT, and SUI with a total prof
#336
🚨 UPDATE: Xi confirms China and the U.S. agreed to stabilize trade relations after talks with Trump in Beijing.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#337
**🔥 BREAKING**: The S&P 500 has officially crossed 7,500 for the first time in history.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#338
🐸 **The first $10,000 Gift Tournament is live!
**
Trade, climb [the leaderboard](https://app.storm.tg/rewards/tournaments), and win 🎁 exclusive Durov caps and more!
👉 Check out all the tournament details [in the post](https://t.me/storm_trade_news/889).
Good luck! ⚡️
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#339
Key US and regional mediators join talks in push to end Gaza war
Top US envoys and regional figures are taking part in the third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt on President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.
Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kush
#340
Janet Yellen at the Treasury Department would have to deal with far more politics than she faced at the Federal Reserve https://t.co/sQqBbL7lvJ
The Wall Street Journal
Politics Isn’t Janet Yellen’s Forte, but It’s What She’s In for Now
As President-elect Biden’s pick for Treasury s
#341
⚡️🪨 **Boost your STORM/TON rewards with STON
**
Stormers, big news:
All liquidity providers in the [STORM/TON](https://app.ston.fi/pools/EQB95X5u5B7pfri4rtiB4yDkiMh2fssW_2iEOEFKfLmAeqVo) pool can now boost their farm rewards by staking STON.
**How it works:**
💎 Stake 500+ STON → up to 1.5x far
#342
🇺🇸 JUST IN: Sen. Warner says CLARITY talks moved forward after Republicans accepted some proposed changes, per Eleanor Terrett.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#343
🪙 **Rewards are now live in the STORM/USDT pool on TONCO
**
Still just looking — or already [farming](https://app.tonco.io/#/pool/EQDg9dBt7fRFUz9-vQ3qWRKi2CvJRUj8iWIjqlf738FSvAgl)?
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____⚡️__ [Storm__ __Web](https://app.storm.tg/?utm_id=ccras&utm_companyNam
#344
⚡️ ** ****$WLFI**** on Storm Trade**
Traders, get ready to meet the new trading pair: [WLFI/USD](https://app.storm.tg/trade/WLFI_USD)!
🤑 **What’s the deal?**
**WLFI** is the token of **World Liberty Financial**, a project tied to the Trump family that launched with a market cap of around **$9B
#345
Driller's Bankruptcy Lenders Fidelity, Apollo Stripped of Controlling Stake
A bankruptcy judge ruled that Benefit Street Partners and other unsecured creditors deserve most of the shares in Mesquite, the reorganized Sanchez Energy.
#WorldNews
9.46K views11:51
More o
#346
BREAKING: Four in hospital as police deal with active shooter at Florida university
Read more🔗
https://news.sky.com/story/four-in-hospital-as-police-deal-with-active-shooter-at-florida-university-13350670
Sky News
Two dead and five injured in shooting at Florida university
One per
#347
🚀 The [**AI Hackathon**](https://identityhub.app/contests/ai-hackathon) review period has been extended until **April 3**.
The results exceeded all expectations: over 160 submissions, 4x the [**previous contest.**](https://identityhub.app/contests/agent-tooling-fast-grants)
The volume and variety
#348
⚡️ INSIGHT: Figure says its robot crossed 30 hours of continuous autonomous work with no downtime.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#349
**🔥 BULLISH:** Sen. Cynthia Lummis says digital assets are becoming part of the future financial system whether banks embrace them or not.
[News](https://cointelegraph.com/) | [Markets](https://cointelegraph.com/category/markets) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@cointelegraph?si=4ge6Mqs-_0fvJCM2)
#350
🎄 **Storm Trade: December statistics**
**
**Friends, as we head into 2026, we’re happy to share Storm Trade’s key results for December:
💰 Trading volume: $142.8M
🐸 $STORM bought back: 3.2M
🔼 Top ROI: +1.61% in the NOT vault
💵 Best trader’s P&L: $12.8K
🤝 Most traded pairs: TONDEGEN, BTCDEGEN,