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Research Brief
Research Brief · 19 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: Trump launching World Liberty Financial DeFi protocol, TON network upgrading to Catchain 2.0 for sub-second finality, and ongoing election integrity investigations by DNI Gabbard, the crypto-political landscape is heating up. Major announcements from Mar-A-Lago and hacked Trump family accounts also dominate.
My take: This is a clear push to merge political branding with crypto adoption, but security risks remain glaring. The TON ecosystem is maturing fast, which could legitimize Telegram-based finance.
Prediction: Expect more political figures to launch crypto projects, driving regulatory scrutiny. TON will likely become a key layer for identity and reputation systems.
Public sentiment is excited but wary, with many calling out scams and questioning the motives behind these high-profile launches.
#701
Three South Koreans plead not guilty to kidnapping a man in Genting Highlands, demanding nearly RM40mil ransom https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/18/three-south-koreans-plead-not-guilty-to-kidnapping-demanding-nearly-rm40mil-ransom?utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=TG
#702
AG, Public Prosecutor separation Bill to be re-tabled June 22, says Azalina https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/18/ag-public-prosecutor-separation-bill-to-be-re-tabled-june-22-says-azalina?utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=TG
#703
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth [Read Full A rticle] @WorldNews #AsteroidNews #NearMiss #SpaceWatch
#704
Russia Claims Ukraine Is Using AI Drones That Lock Onto Faces and Heat Signatures [Read Full A rticle] @WorldNews #UkraineWar #AIDrones #WorldNews
#705
🎵 Amazing News: Taylor Swift Wrote "Dorothea" About Selena! 💜 On the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast, Selena opened up about her 17-year bond with Taylor and revealed something incredible! 😍 ✨ The "Evermore" track "Dorothea" is actually inspired by thei
#706
Drug gangs busted with seizures worth RM17.8mil in KLIA, Ampang Jaya https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/18/drug-gangs-busted-with-seizures-worth-rm178mil-in-klia-ampang-jaya?utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=TG
#707
‘I was asked by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, some others, if we could put it off for 2 or 3 days’ — Trump on Iran attack ‘We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow’ ‘I’ve put it off for a little while. Hopefully, maybe forever, but possibly, for a little while’
#708
Iran discussing bounty for Trump and Netanyahu [Read Full A rticle] @WorldNews #IranNews #TrumpNetanyahu #WorldPolitics
#709
TRUMP: WE HAVE PUT OFF THE IRAN ATTACK FOR 2-3 DAYS, A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAVE TOLD ISRAEL
#710
TRUMP: WE WERE READY TO GO INTO IRAN VERY BIG, IT WAS NOT SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO
#711
Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, Silicon One strategy, the company’s AI investment, restructuring plan, growth outlook, and more. More RSS Feeds: https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/rss-feeds.html ( https://
#712
King grants audience to Anwar after PM https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/18/king-grants-audience-to-anwar?utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=TG
#713
👂 HashKey Jeffrey：盘点特朗普家族对 Web3 的投资偏好，MEME&DeFi 赛道迎来又一春？ 对于加密行业而言，至少从监管层面，一方面原先备受打压的政策或许将陆续放宽，另一方面更加完备的立法将进一步促进行业走向主流。 📌 HashKey Group ：目前特朗普整个内阁体系中，最受关注的则是人工智能和加密货币事务办公室，该机构目前透露的消息主要负责制定整个加密行业的监管框架，联系证监会、商品期货委员会、国会等，下辖的加密顾问委员会宣称由 24 位加密企业的 CEO 组成，给政策制定提供建议，按照特朗普的承诺，以下新政值得关注：1）把美国打造为全球加密之都；2）上任即
#714
TRUMP: HAVE BEEN ASKED BY TO HOLD OFF IRAN ATTACK TOMORROW TRUMP: SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS ON IRAN ARE NOW TAKING PLACE
#715
加密早餐 ｜4月 20日 1. 受霍尔木兹海峡开放影响，国际油价在上周五直线跳水。 WTI原油 日内一度跌超10%，但在尾盘收复部分失地，最终收跌6.3%，报86.89美元/桶； 布伦特原油 最终收跌6.49%，报88.17美元/桶。周一，WTI原油大幅高开并重回90美元上方。 2. 现货黄金 在美盘前大幅上涨，并一度冲上4890美元，随后小幅回落，最终收涨0.92%，报4834.11美元/盎司； 现货白银 盘中一度冲上83美元，最终收涨3.27%，报80.98美元/盎司。周一，现货黄金一度低开1.41%，现货白银开盘一度跌超2%。 2. 伊朗外长上周五称在停火期间，伊朗对所有商船开放霍尔木兹
#716
TRUMP: I WAS GONNA DESTROY IRAN TO ZERO. BUT LETS SEE THESE NEW DEAL TALKS
#717
US President Trump says Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged him to delay a planned strike on Iran scheduled for tomorrow, adding that he agreed for now but has ordered the Pentagon to remain prepared to launch a fu
#718
North Korea's Kim calls to make border with South Korea an 'impregnable fortress' https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/05/18/north-korea039s-kim-calls-to-make-border-with-south-korea-an-039impregnable-fortress039?utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=TG
#719
❗️ Emergency shutdowns in 12 regions and Kyiv, - Ukrenergo. List on the screen 👆 TRUHA ⚡️ Ukraine | Send news Source: truexanewsua Share this channel: @sidesofwar
#720
Women of all genders will be allowed in. It’s Green policy for men to declare themselves women, after all. https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/greens-say-lie-flat-pods-will-be-big-hit-with-passengers-435169/
#721
The Verkhovna Rada supported additional payments for officials for aid funds from the EU, People's Deputy Zheleznyak. Officials will be paid for additional workload . Supplements will be no more than 50% of the official's average salary . TRUHA ⚡️ Ukraine | Send news Source: truexanewsua Sha
#722
Big accounts that Elon has engaged with are starting to post about Marvin. 6w9LfH8KnqjrTdnKpqvj1kmUgCh1Z2yFEaRrMQKwpump
#723
⚡️ 沃什将于周五在白宫宣誓就职，仪式将由特朗普主持 BlockBeats 消息，5 月 19 日，据福克斯商业报道，美联储主席提名人沃什将于周五在白宫宣誓就职，宣誓仪式将由特朗普主持。 原文链接 https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/346574
#724
Small Elon | $$SELON 0x92dfC355DCB4560Ee995BFf792C97D734eF99BC4 👥 Holders: 1 🚀 Spot Trends & Twitter Alpha With X-ALPHA.AI
#725
💁♂️ Инвестиционный банк Синара инвестировал в ЦФА Группы RWB 7 мая 2026 года Группа RWB (Объединенная компания Wildberries&Russ) провела размещение дебютного выпуска цифровых финансовых активов ЦФА на платформе «ЦФА ХАБ». Объем размещения составил 1 млрд рублей, якорным инвестором в цифровые ак
#726
Guatemalan illegal immigrant in Oregon sentenced to over 2 years for child sex crimes https://postmillennialnews.com/lmf948
#727
are you guys interested in my take on the coinbase/circle hyperliquid news??????? i can share a voice note
#728
🚨 🎖️ Kerala Football Association has influenced GCDA to increase the rent for JLN Kochi Stadium. @IFTnewsmedia #KBFC @kbfcfansofficial
#729
Alright, alright, alright: Good news rarely makes headlines, and 2025 was a better year than it seemed https://blockworks.co/news/friday-charts-finding-good-news-in-spite-of-bad-headlines
#730
NEWS: THORChain has suspended transactions following a suspected exploit, with estimated losses exceeding $7.4M as per ZachXBT. 🥶 🩸 😔
#731
The full stack for markets and machines. Aptos is building the infrastructure where global capital and autonomous agents converge. Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs are committing $50M+ to make it real. Read the news from Cointelegraph: https://x.com/Aptos/status/2052991990573531283
#732
‘Terrible situation’ — Trump on Islamic Center of San Diego shooting ‘We’re gonna be going back and looking at it very strongly’
#733
Perfect Algo.... 79200 ko trump bolego ceasefire off, dekh lena ...
#734
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#735
TRUMP: THE PAST HOUR TALKS HAVE BEEN GOOD WITH IRAN.
#736
TRUMP: IM A HERO
#737
▶️ Contract unpaused 🌍 Network: mainnet 📍 Contract: RSETH belonging to protocol Kelp DAO (Immunefi) 👤 Actor: 0xb3696a817d01c8623e66d156b6798291fa10a46d 🕐 Time: 17:18, 14 May 2026 (UTC) Defimon | Etherscan
#738
Middle East war live: Drone strikes on UAE and Saudi Arabia fuel escalation fears A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones, as US President Donald Trump warned that Iran mu
#739
TRUMP: I SAVED THE MIDDLE EAST FROM TERRORIST LUNATICS
#740
Aped $MARVIN on Sol it’s Elon’s dog that he’s posted about a lot, Floki did 3billion and somehow this has never ran Team has a lot of connects close to Elon so if they get Elon to engage definitely it will fly. Gambled. 6w9LfH8KnqjrTdnKpqvj1kmUgCh1Z2yFEaRrMQKwpump…
#741
🇺🇸 Treasury Yields Climb As Inflation Concerns Persist The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.36% on Thursday, easing from an intraday high of 4.39%, as investors continued to assess developments in the Middle East and their implications for oil prices, inflation, and economic growth. C
#742
Gold and silver have enjoyed record highs this year, while BTC underperformed https://blockworks.co/news/gold-silver-won-2025
#743
TRUMP: THINK WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON IRAN
#744
White House to host mass prayer event to promote Christian origins of the US The White House is making prayer a focal point of this weekend’s celebrations marking the US's 250th anniversary, staging a large-scale mass prayer that underscores the Trump administration’s wider push to amplify Chris
#745
‘MAGA’s dead. Whatever Trump was doing in ’16 is over’ — Nick Fuentes ‘He’s part of the establishment’ ‘It is still the uniparty’
#746
美高级官员：伊朗最新提案不足以达成协议 BlockBeats 消息，5 月 18 日，据美媒 AXIOS 报道，一位美国高级官员和一位知情人士称，伊朗已提交了一份更新的停战协议提案，但白宫认为该提案没有实质性改进，不足以达成协议。 美国官员表示，特朗普希望达成协议结束战争，但由于伊朗拒绝了他的许多要求，并且拒绝在其核计划上做出有意义的让步，特朗普正在考虑恢复战争。美国官员表示，如果伊朗不改变立场，美国将不得不「用炸弹」继续进行谈判。 这位美国高级官员表示：「我们实际上并没有取得多大进展。伊朗人该露出诚意了。我们需要就核计划展开真正、稳固且细致的对话。如果对话无法进行，我们将不得不通过炸弹进行对
#747
Компания TData объявила о назначении Александра Чухланцева на должность генерального директора. https://www.novostiitkanala.ru/personnel/news/detail.php?ID=195675 Наш канал в МАХ
#748
法官驳回马斯克对OpenAI及其CEO奥尔特曼的诉讼 【法官驳回马斯克对OpenAI及其CEO奥尔特曼的诉讼】金色财经报道，5月19日，OpenAI及其CEO奥尔特曼被美国陪审团裁定无需对埃隆·马斯克承担责任，原因是马斯克提起诉讼时间过晚。陪审团认为，OpenAI偏离“慈善使命”的指控在法律时效上已过期，因此不构成可追责事项。此前，埃隆·马斯克指控OpenAI在奥尔特曼领导下背叛了其造福公众的使命，转变为了一家营利性企业。 交流群
#749
【快讯】美国官员：伊朗最新提案不足以达成协议 【美国官员：伊朗最新提案不足以达成协议】金色财经报道，5月18日，据美媒AXIOS报道，一位美国高级官员和一位知情人士称，伊朗已提交了一份更新的停战协议提案，但白宫认为该提案没有实质性改进，不足以达成协议。美国官员表示，特朗普希望达成协议结束战争，但由于伊朗拒绝了他的许多要求，并且拒绝在其核计划上做出有意义的让步，他正在考虑恢复战争。美国官员表示，如果伊朗不改变立场，美国将不得不“用炸弹”继续进行谈判。这位美国高级官员表示： “我们实际上并没有取得多大进展。伊朗人该露出诚意了。我们需要就核计划展开真正、稳固且细致的对话。如果对话无法进行，我们将不得
#750
Барьеры импортозамещения в финсекторе Переход российских банков на отечественный стек — это не просто смена логотипов на оборудовании, а сложнейший процесс «притирки» систем. Как отмечает коммерческий директор «Гравитон» Александр Столяров, одной из главных проблем остается совместимость: российским