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174 posts · 2026-05-22 · Page 3
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Research Brief
Research Brief · 22 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: crypto hacks and shutdowns, including Syndicate Labs winding down and MAPO crashing 96% after a bridge exploit; law enforcement wins like the FBI shutting down an Indian call center scam and Europol seizing 500 BTC from a drug case; and Go 1.24's new testing tools for developers. My take: the crypto space is still a mess of exploits and failed projects, but cops are finally getting smarter about clawing back stolen funds. Expect more regulatory crackdowns and tighter security in blockchain tooling, but scams will keep evolving. Public sentiment is wary—people are excited about dev improvements but fed up with rug pulls and hacks.
#101
🍌 Token Details: test ($test) 0xB5793bdDA749e95700B1FFcd0485342C081bB0bd 📖 Deployer: 0x5f0e336a886ed3509c0c875f7691aaf6a3338698 └ 💰 Balance: 0.0506 ETH └ 💰 From: wallet └ 💰 Age: about 22 hours ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #2dd441d0 └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 1,000,000,000 🤑 M
#102
🍌 Token Details: MMXXVII ($MMXXVII) 0x172Bb13081978A3c455Ea4078ad366C7723c4671 📖 Deployer: 0x941c3a3467acd66bd2ec283bbb6507965c433a14 └ 💰 Balance: 0.4961 ETH └ 💰 From: KuCoin 17 └ 💰 Age: 7 days ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #0bf8a0bc └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 0 🤑 MaxTx: - 🤑 M
#103
🍌 Token Details: Venice Token ($VVV) 0xc8Ff0bA87BC43397e8fFA0497E15E038a230F7f8 📖 Deployer: 0x60e997de8d91f0b254e7b130fc9684eda3544a72 └ 💰 Balance: 1.9937 ETH └ 💰 From: - └ 💰 Age: - ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #d57dfee7 └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 80,039,158 🤑 MaxTx: - 🤑 MaxW
#104
🍌 Token Details: PAIN DISTRIBUTION CHAT ($PDC) 0x83D7565513aEA2A37E9d139e44BA5D18B92a6210 📖 Deployer: 0xf43e3c27629ca52c2dec82284e42584ed924d31c └ 💰 Balance: 0.3935 ETH └ 💰 From: wallet └ 💰 Age: 1 day ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #9691210a └ 📄 Deployed: 1264 • 🟩 Launched: 46 • 🟥 Rugged: 21 🍌 Supply: 1,00
#105
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Titillating Coin ( TITILLATING ) 🔖 0xd4415f0226402c3993c2eC3abE80C25bdC951650 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0xd441...1650 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #ee3713ed └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 1 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #1b5d2d3f
#106
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $BURNIE ⚠️ Name: Burnie Address : EQBL7CB-auFKZRBreOdfXxIidcK6rHJRsXcZ9-_7LZZ77pgd Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-06 22:55:19 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQBLBXhrx3zY4eTbPJtGwit528fB9i-voJvHOybMdBoUrAkZ Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-06 22:54:51 D
#107
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $Cali ⚠️ Name: Cali Address : EQA32C7hl0v8m-zWIp6HZ9XoZCX_odOUvP-aRVsniJZZiCZi Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-06 22:59:18 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQAoV81luAIrYeEcYEtRQfldd3vu1Ok9HLZtXid9WKjo8SLe Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-06 22:58:54 Descr
#108
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $DOGZ ⚠️ Name: Dogizen Address : EQC8AG2EiwBQ6YljzID0TJJZnf0n1Yv1OR3fkYEu4yi7uYiP Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 01:56:31 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQBL3taYaqggX3VuwUScyhvkeH5SgVGtVJqUI_ZRAGZs2_R_ Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 01:56:17 De
#109
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $Duraven ⚠️ Name: Pavel Duraven Address : EQAfEduZSr3I8v8Z3afTeTflsYol4TPCYPvK72O3nr49hODY Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 02:40:26 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQDowmjYP14yVdQOJ0v3l0luomEgVXwM-V85esLuOgrIVccB Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 02
#110
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $Trog ⚠️ Name: Trog The Dog Address : EQC2ZVxZqOzcLvc7kkLJsSfm2Mt1pZmKRcTGK8VKb4DIXnko Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-06 21:36:17 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQBvFV9nBfSUYzaFM9fOlMP_GK0ugZobEKgpLWkvdCOA-HsT Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-06 21:36:
#111
一组贴图引起的20万+阅读，写作六年心里话 上周末一则随手上传的逛公园图片，配上一张抖音里的截图，猝不及防的热度，一周内拿下20万+阅读，评论区开始炸锅，收益远超我多年抓耳挠腮写下的数十万文字。周中工作太忙，来不及翻牌逐个回复，且早已习惯每周更新一篇的节奏，让子弹再飞一会。 舞文弄墨写点随笔最早开始于博客，注册于搜狐网，字字皆是年少心绪，那时没有私人电脑，常混迹于网吧，桌面一包烟，绞尽脑汁艰难的输出，完全是一腔热忱倾诉心中的喜怒哀乐。 后来停顿数年，因为睿思读书会，旧情复燃，重启写文热情，2020年第四季度加入周更活动，落脚简书，坚持每周交作业，要求不高，每周100字+。上周日忙于工作，提交公
#112
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ test ( test ) 🔖 0xFCcF84eB99C602D946d6725F838cCBEA63be05d3 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0xFCcF...05d3 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #2dd441d0 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #71c94c97 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 •
#113
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ test ( test ) 🔖 0xB5793bdDA749e95700B1FFcd0485342C081bB0bd Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0xB579...B0bd 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #2dd441d0 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #71c94c97 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 •
#114
🍌 Token Details: Aster ($ASTER) 0x05317cD942B44f78F2B4c66Ed88195AB84777a6f 📖 Deployer: 0x60e997de8d91f0b254e7b130fc9684eda3544a72 └ 💰 Balance: 1.9949 ETH └ 💰 From: - └ 💰 Age: - ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #2888ba61 └ 📄 Deployed: 6 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 1,000,000,000 🤑 MaxTx: - 🤑 MaxWal
#115
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ HookBurner ( hBURN ) 🔖 0x8E694F9e8012C989e9Ef2A741602ac28ef9eD051 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x8E69...D051 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #ef6d6950 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 2 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #85e088bd └ ⚙️ Deploy
#116
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Exchange Prime Coin ( EPC ) 🔖 0x97F82Ec73527944d4d23Ca9b64E1b71753641dBC Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x97F8...1dBC 🪙 Supply: 100000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #4e0e33ed └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #cfc6552c └ ⚙️
#117
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Pharos ( PROS ) 🔖 0x0e15FDC257862003140dB197bDE948BD6FE7a7d7 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x0e15...a7d7 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #683316ba └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #85e088bd └ ⚙️ Deploys: 97
#118
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ test ( test ) 🔖 0x62D4601252c8C39964064e8317f30B3c2c75c655 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x62D4...c655 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #2dd441d0 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #71c94c97 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 •
#119
🍌 Token Details: FIFACoin ($FIFA) 0x9F4Ef39235deC5B687a81446F62d60255e29De1f 📖 Deployer: 0xd8d8a137e838ec9238d65344dd6880d22189b3ff └ 💰 Balance: 0.0099 ETH └ 💰 From: wallet └ 💰 Age: 2 minutes ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #b7bc4fc1 └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 100,000,000 🤑 MaxT
#120
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Chinese Oil Asset Reserve ( COAR ) 🔖 0xD54EdbcbAaD59a1aD8E807e526c0759e88674f45 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0xD54E...4f45 🪙 Supply: 100000000000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #072f8259 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text:
#121
🍌 Token Details: Chinese Oil Asset Reserve ($COAR) 0xD54EdbcbAaD59a1aD8E807e526c0759e88674f45 📖 Deployer: 0xcb141628da4e5926e6e4c535635bdd3c9831a664 └ 💰 Balance: 0.3199 ETH └ 💰 From: - └ 💰 Age: - ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #072f8259 └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 100,000,000,00
#122
🍌 Token Details: Aerodrome Finance ($AERO) 0x0eD5981047F92ad5b2Ae67424B7F89e53D35D031 📖 Deployer: 0x60e997de8d91f0b254e7b130fc9684eda3544a72 └ 💰 Balance: 1.9925 ETH └ 💰 From: - └ 💰 Age: - ⚙️ Similar Tokens: #11ef6f20 └ 📄 Deployed: 1 • 🟩 Launched: 0 • 🟥 Rugged: 0 🍌 Supply: 1,903,181,201 🤑 MaxTx:
#123
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Venice Token ( VVV ) 🔖 0xc8Ff0bA87BC43397e8fFA0497E15E038a230F7f8 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0xc8Ff...F7f8 🪙 Supply: 80039158 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #d57dfee7 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #85e088bd └ ⚙️ Deploys:
#124
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ PAIN DISTRIBUTION CHAT ( PDC ) 🔖 0x83D7565513aEA2A37E9d139e44BA5D18B92a6210 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x83D7...6210 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #9691210a └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1264 • 🚀 Launched: 46 • 🛑 Rugged: 21 🍥 Functions Text: #b8424
#125
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Aster ( ASTER ) 🔖 0x05317cD942B44f78F2B4c66Ed88195AB84777a6f Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x0531...7a6f 🪙 Supply: 1000000000 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #2888ba61 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 6 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #85e088bd └ ⚙️ Deploys: 98
#126
Strava Just Overhauled Its Strength Activity Experience, and It Looks Like a Major Upgrade Strava announced today a complete overhaul of its strength training experience. It's one of the bigger gym-based updates I've seen from the app—the new features include 14 partner integrations, a dedic
#127
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $PREDO ⚠️ Name: Predo Address : EQB4gbb2BqLy911vvDzd0CgnSVHsq1osE0RDd3r7ESOew5XP Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-06 20:56:07 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQBh4Y0WBG0ArQZ502Fu8Bz4VTUlww1Jipl56AaWMfwB_G7I Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-06 20:56:05 Des
#128
This Home Generator and Solar Panel Bundle Is $1,300 Off Right Now via Lifehacker (author: Naima Karp)
#129
This video is a warning to those that cheat or scam anybody When you cheat or scam your fellow human being,you must surely pay for it... I pledge that i will never be a part of scamming my fellow human being. We cannot promise you what we cannot do… just trust the process 💯
#130
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#131
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#132
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#133
New ETH Token Deployment 🏷️ Aerodrome Finance ( AERO ) 🔖 0x0eD5981047F92ad5b2Ae67424B7F89e53D35D031 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: ETH 📃 Contract: 0x0eD5...D031 🪙 Supply: 1903181201 Token Checksums: 🧪 Method IDs Hash: #11ef6f20 └ ⚙️ Deploys: 1 • 🚀 Launched: 0 • 🛑 Rugged: 0 🍥 Functions Text: #85e088bd └ ⚙️
#134
Apple's New AI-Powered Accessibility Features Could Change the Way You Use Your iPhone via Lifehacker (author: Jake Peterson)
#135
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $ꘜ ⚠️ Name: TON Cult Address : EQAPj_nNS8kLbRNigdY-bX8-ao9CW93QGn01ytXejBBxeM7W Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-06 03:34:31 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQD3VXf_MAcEJtuTLtmPoMeXgVip-V2dAFRDgPqhEccUiU8K Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-06 03:34:28 Desc
#136
Futures: Dow Sets Record Close; 5 AI Stocks Flash Buy Signals Oil prices reversed lower while investors shrugged off Nvidia's decline. Investor's Business Daily | investors.com • May 21, 2026
#137
Top surgeon who was 'blackmailed' for drugs after having sex with patient is suspended Neurosurgeon Chirag Patel is suspended after having a sexual relationship with a patient.
#138
This New Flipper Device Is Like a Pocket-Sized Linux PC Flipper Devices, the company behind the semi-infamous Flipper Zero "hacking" multi-tool , is developing a Linux-powered mini-PC with the goal of creating a "truly open hardware platform." The Flipper One is described as a po
#139
Sonos Is Having a Memorial Day Sale With Discounts of up to $200 via Lifehacker (author: Daniel Oropeza)
#140
New BASE Token Deployment 🏷️ HACKGENT ( HGENT ) 🔖 0x05Ae22Edff13917Ca8Db8508754b7C202e5ec862 Token Details: 🔗 Chain: BASE 📃 Contract: 0x05Ae...c862 🪙 Supply: 100000000000 Token Checksums: ⏳ Deployer Details: 📡 Tx Hash: 0xbe260384...50170602 🪪 Deployer Address: 0xe6a8...d23e 💰 Deployer Balance: 3.487
#141
🔵 ⚪️ New BASE CHAIN token ⚪️ 🔵 Basescan: HACKGENT #d713e941 Total supply: 100000000000000000000000000000 Symbol: HGENT Contract: 0x05Ae22Edff13917Ca8Db8508754b7C202e5ec862 Deployer balance: 3.48 ETH Powered by GYOZA 🥟 and shitco1nguru
#142
🍌 Token Details: HACKGENT ($HGENT) 0x05Ae22Edff13917Ca8Db8508754b7C202e5ec862 📖 Deployer: 0xe6a86d4bff04b24efdd29f8f16b79ed4bd56d23e └ 💰 Balance: 3.4872 ETH └ 💰 From: - └ 💰 Age: - ⚙️ Similar Tokens: - 🍌 Supply: 100,000,000,000 🤑 MaxTx: - 🤑 MaxWallet: - 🧮 Tax: -
#143
Kallas's China 'Illness' Metaphors Ignite EU Diplomatic Backlash EU High Representative Kaja Kallas's recent comparison of China's trade practices to a "cancerous tumor" at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn has triggered sharp criticism from at least five member st
#144
🍌 Token Details: Virl.fun (VIRL) 22pmrxegFG2a72xFNvAarChe279pnNBCHqdrBEXNyALL 🍌 Type: SPL Token ( Mint | Signature ) 🍌 Supply: 1,000,000,000 🍌 Slot: 421288044 ≈ 22:00:35 UTC 🧮 Tax: 0% 📖 Deployer 9fxuzdWu7d2PrugYkuBybX4m7cHjF9hNBS7dFn9NHQnW 📝 Description: The engine that finds viral TikToks before th
#145
A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations.
#146
Palantir Held a Hack Week to Add New Controls to Software Used by ICE The hackathon, held to build user-auditing tools for Palantir customers, comes as the company struggles to address employee concerns over its relationship with ICE.
#147
Iran's Covert Toll System Tightens Grip on Vital Strait, US Responds Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps now enforces a multi-tiered passage mechanism in the Strait of Hormuz, demanding vetting and secret payments from commercial vessels, prompting a US naval blockade outside the crit
#148
That Email From 'Microsoft' Is Actually a Scam We all get enough spam messages these days that we can avoid the obvious scams: If an unknown number texts you asking for money, or a spammy email address warns you about a computer virus, you'll likely delete them and move on. But if the me
#149
You Can Get These Nothing Over-Ear Headphones for $69 Right Now via Lifehacker (author: Daniel Oropeza)
#150
US Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Network for Laundering Drug Profits Through Cryptocurrency https://news.bitcoin.com/us-sanctions-sinaloa-cartel-network-for-laundering-drug-profits-through-cryptocurrency/