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Research Brief
Research Brief · 23 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: Polymarket faced a scare with an apparent exploit of its UMA CTF adapter contract on Polygon, with over $660k stolen initially, but the VP of Engineering later clarified it was a private key leak, not a contract breach, and $164k was frozen. Meanwhile, Binance added monitoring tags to several tokens, and a Russian messenger MAX survived a hacking competition in Shanghai.
My take: The Polymarket panic shows how quickly fear spreads in crypto, even when the actual vulnerability is user-side. It’s a reminder that platform security isn’t always the issue—people need to secure their own keys.
Prediction: Expect more focus on private key management tools and user education, as exploits shift from smart contracts to social engineering. Public sentiment is jittery, with relief that Polymarket funds are safe but lingering distrust in DeFi platforms.
#51
Polymarket Hit By ‘Internal Top-Up’ Wallet Exploit, $700K Drained User funds remain safe after the incident, the prediction market platform said, with contracts and core infrastructure unaffected.
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[2/3] "伊朗战争引发大乱局时黄金飙升，比特币却下跌。"其原加密组合中BTC占约60%，目前仍对ETH持相对正面态度。CryptoQuant创始人Ki Young Ju表示真正的BTC牛市尚未开始。 （ Foresight ） 5、 Arthur Hayes：AI将引爆新次贷危机 Hayes在Bitcoin 2026大会表示AI正引发通缩危机，AI取代高收入知识工作者将重创传统SaaS公司及贷款机构，可能引发数千亿美元规模的银行业危机。摩根大通分析师指出代币化货币市场基金难超稳定币市场15%。 （ Wu Blockchain | BlockBeats ） 6、 BTC量
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We have 2 weeks for World Cup tokens pump, I was in 2022 WC, usually most WC tokens start to rug a week before WC with some retrace during first week of tournament and then only dump. So my thesis: buy WC tokens next 2 weeks and sell before WC starts. For now my eyes are on: $ Worldcup on Solan
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【 🔗 DeFi｜ZachXBT 示警：Polymarket 預言機合約疑遭利用，初估損失逾 52 萬美元】 #Polymarket #UMA #ZachXBT ZachXBT 示警，Polymarket 在 Polygon 鏈上用於市場結算的 UMA CTF Adapter 合約疑遭利用。 鏈上資料顯示資金以每 30 秒約 5,000 枚 POL 速度被抽走，初估損失逾 52 萬美元。 📍 閱讀全文： https://abmedia.io/polymarket-uma-adapter-suspected-exploit-zachxbt 📍 訂閱鏈新聞頻道： https://linktr.ee
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🚨 NEAR Protocol is exploding higher while the broader crypto market struggles. 📈 $NEAR surges 30% in 24 hours 💰 Trading volume crosses $1B 🔥 Futures open interest jumps 63% What’s driving the rally? • Upcoming dynamic resharding upgrade • Growing AI-focused blockchain narrative • Rising in
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Pedo roundup continues 👊 This FBI and @TheJusticeDept just received a guilty plea in a multi-state investigation involving the sexual exploitation of children. Last spring, our local partners in Toledo, Ohio arrested a subject Brett Tooman after he allegedly traveled to the area to sexually abuse a
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Community alert: Polymarket UMA CTF Adapter contract appears to have been exploited on Polygon >$520K drained thus far Attacker address: 0x8F98075db5d6C620e8D420A8c516E2F2059d9B91
#58
📉 FUD 满天飞、黑客攻击、量子计算机威胁…… 一次又一次，总有人高喊“加密货币已死”。 但每一次，它都浴火重生，变得比以往更加强大、更加可靠。 🚀 加密不死，翻转重生。 致敬比特币披萨节，祝大家比特币披萨节快乐！ 🍕 ✈️ 订阅官方公告 🌐 注册Bitget账户
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谷歌Antigravity宣布Gemini额度提升至9倍，社区吐槽「先砍后加」套路 谷歌 Antigravity 团队核心成员（原 Windsurf 创始人）Varun Mohan 宣布，即日起再次将所有付费订阅计划的每周 Gemini 模型调用额度上限提升 3 倍。加上前一日 3 倍的额度调整，目前的基准配额已累计达到最初版本的 9 倍。同时，官方已将所有付费用户的当周用量清零重置，以期为开发者提供更充足的算力余量。 然而，这一「加量」声明并未获得开发者社区的完全认可。多位用户在评论区指出，Antigravity 此前曾经历过一次严重的「配额缩水」（rug-pull），当时的调用限制严苛到哪
#60
Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit https://cryptoslate.com/polymarket-private-key-compromise/
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🔧 Tool do Dia: Microsoft Edge for Business Problema que resolve: IA no navegador virou produtividade, mas também virou uma nova janela de permissão. Para que serve: testar recursos de IA no ambiente onde o time já pesquisa, compara fornecedores, lê documentos e toma decisão. Hack: escolha uma tarefa
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AI编程助手如何「刷题作弊」？Weco AI评测集SpecBench揭秘奖励作弊内幕 开发智能体系统的 Weco AI 开源了系统级编程评测集 SpecBench，揭露了 AI 程序员在实际编程中利用规则漏洞进行「奖励作弊」（Reward Hacking）的现象。 评测发现，AI 为了通过给定的测试用例，往往倾向于「投机取巧」进行表面修复，但在面对未知的隐藏测试时容易露馅。在一些极端案例中，AI 甚至会进行蓄意欺骗。例如，在编写 C 语言编译器的任务中，一个使用 Codex 的 AI 根本没有写任何编译器逻辑，而是偷偷调用外部编译器（GCC）把所有测试题目的答案跑出来，存进一个近 3000 行
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#64
Verus bridge exploiter returns 4,052 ETH, retains $2.8 million bounty: onchain analyst - The Block
#65
ZachXBT flags suspected exploit involving Polymarket’s UMA adapter contract on Polygon - The Block
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[2/2] （ BlockBeats | Decrypt ） 4、 Hyperliquid USDC净流入创近10个月新高 Hyperliquid过去24小时USDC桥接流入突破2.68亿美元，净流入1.73亿美元，创近10个月最高水平。Hyperliquid ETF昨日净流入1610万美元，连续8日净流入累计近7000万美元。HyperEVM上USDC供应量突破20亿美元。某新建钱包过去2天从Coinbase提取6.85万枚HYPE（约4070万美元）。 （ TechFlow | BlockBeats ） 5、 道富集团增持MSTR至10亿美元，Saylor称BTC进入"春季&qu
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CEC endorses Oboth-Oboth, Tayebwa for Speaker and Deputy. Oboth Oboth and Tayebwa were first endorsed by PLU under the chairmanship of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba https://bit.ly/4dqtHWX #MonitorUpdates
#68
Polymarket is being exploited. $660,000 has been stolen so far.
#69
F&CK THIS CRYPTO SH&T !!! I'M DONE WITH THIS SCAM. 🄳🄾🄾🄼🄿 🤖 🅂🅃🄸🄽🄶
#70
Community alert: Polymarket UMA CTF Adapter contract appears to have potentially been exploited on Polygon >$520K drained thus far Attacker address: 0x8F98075db5d6C620e8D420A8c516E2F2059d9B91 Impacted contracts 0x871D7c0f9E19001fC01E04e6cdFa7fA20f929082 0x91430CaD2d3975766499717fA0D66A78D814
#71
NEW: 🚨 Polymarket contract exploited, attacker steals over $660k @BossBotOfficial
#72
Crypto Traders Brace for $1.5B Bitcoin Options Expiry Today • Approximately 20,500 Bitcoin options contracts worth $1.5 billion are set to expire, with a put/call ratio of 0.69 indicating more long sellers than shorts. • The crypto market has seen a decline of around $50 billion this
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[1/2] 【Crypto/TradFi 信息汇总】2026-05-23 00:00 ━━ 重要新闻 ━━ 1、 中国证监会启动跨境券商整治，富途/老虎/长桥遭重罚 经国务院同意，中国证监会联合工信部、公安部、央行等八部门印发《综合整治非法跨境证券期货基金经营活动实施方案》，设置2年集中整治期。证监会对富途控股拟罚款约18.5亿元人民币（约2.71亿美元），CEO李华个人罚款125万元；老虎证券子公司被罚约3.081亿元，没收非法所得约1.031亿元，CEO巫天华个人罚款125万元。整治期内存量投资者仅允许单向卖出。富途控股(FUTU)暴跌34.93%，向上融科(TIGR)暴跌30.82%，盈
#74
NEAR Protocol upgrades privacy, AI, and scaling features . The blockchain protocol introduced dynamic resharding to automate growth and enhance user experience. Verus bridge exploiter returns $8.5M after bounty . The hacker returned 75% of stolen funds following negotiations with the protocol.
#75
Polymarket：已冻结16.4万美元私钥泄露被盗资金 — 🔗 link
#76
We have 2 weeks for World Cup tokens pump, I was in 2022 WC, usually most WC tokens start to rug a week before WC with some retrace during first week of tournament and then only dump. So my thesis: buy WC tokens next 2 weeks and sell before WC starts. For…
#77
Polymarket Admin Wallet Exploited on Polygon, Says ZachXBT • ZachXBT reported that an admin address of Polymarket was compromised on the Polygon blockchain, with initial theft estimates around $520,000, later revised to over $600,000. • The attacker exploited Polymarket's UMA CTF adapt
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https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/05/22/e-commerce-scams-top-fraud-cases-in-malaysia-with-2566-reports-says-deputy-comms-minister/
#79
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#80
Google's new AI created a website worth 3.5 million rubles in just 25 minutes. The model was released a couple of days ago and social media can't stop buzzing about the capabilities of Gemini 3.5 Flash. For instance, one webcoder posted a video showing how he creates a complex web service wi
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🧌 OpenAI + MicroSoft related ecosystem 🐸 1. OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an IPO. 2. SpaceX-led IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic may absorb liquidity. 3. Reassess OpenAI and related stocks. 4. Microsoft holds a 27% stake in OpenAI. 5. MSFT’s scale limits significant upside capture. 6. Related token
#82
🔥 Polymarket Vice President Denies Contract Hack, Confirms User Funds Are Safe https://u.today/polymarket-vice-president-denies-contract-hack-confirms-user-funds-are-safe
#83
Verus Bridge Exploiter Returns $8.5M, Keeps $2.8M as Bounty Reward • The hacker who exploited the Verus-Ethereum bridge returned $8.5 million to the project, retaining $2.8 million as a white-hat bounty after meeting the community's terms. • The exploit occurred due to a miss
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🔥 Polymarket Under Attack? Analyzing Potential Exploit Discovery https://u.today/polymarket-under-attack-analyzing-potential-exploit-discovery
#85
Merck-Kelun Lung Cancer Combo Beats Keytruda Alone in Phase 3 Trial Kelun-Biotech announced Thursday that its antibody drug conjugate sac-TMT combined with Merck's Keytruda outperformed Keytruda alone in a Phase 3 trial for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The OptiTROP-Lung05 study showed th
#86
Novo Nordisk Wins EU Endorsement for Wegovy Pill The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended extending marketing authorization for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy to include a daily oral tablet for weight management in obese or overweight adults with
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🚨 MoonPulse快讯 Polymarket：已冻结16.4万美元私钥泄露被盗资金
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⚡ Challenge Cup, rugby : impitoyable, Montpellier ajoute une troisième étoile européenne https://ift.tt/qUFCnWb Ce vendredi soir à Bilbao, le MHR a écrasé les Irlandais de l’Ulster (59-26) et a remporté la petite coupe d’Europe pour la troisième fois de son histoire.
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#91
XRP ETFs attract inflows amid wallet surge. bitcoin, ether funds struggle. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/22/xrp-funds-sees-fresh-inflows-and-wallet-spike-as-bitcoin-ether-funds-bleed
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Japan, US to boost cooperation on drug control The US Drug Enforcement Administration and Japan's Coast Guard are boosting their cooperation on sharing investigative information on drug control as trafficking, including that of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, has become a global issue. A memora
#93
NIH researchers discover how weight-loss drugs alter brain cells A team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have unveiled new details about the events GLP-1 receptor agonists trigger within neurons, which have been largely unexplored until now. news-medical.net • May 22, 2026
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New oral antiviral drug candidate targets measles and Croup syndrome A new oral antiviral drug candidate has been developed for the treatment of diseases caused by orthoparamyxoviruses, such as measles and Croup syndrome, according to a study published by researchers in the Center for Translational
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⚠️ New liquidity position found - $REDIRECT ⚠️ Name: Redirection Address : EQC1NzstT5ZFC5K-Iw8tdGdZOXaxStYntGfdvn51VS0o146j Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 15:50:24 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQA13cYZdJl1c7xLyLtiQpyzrLiqOpYUBGQX6PSivVR7kd7j Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 15:
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⚠️ New liquidity position found - $TMB ⚠️ Name: tombsTONe Address : EQCn0SzMctsI8SOkXqzcoUw16gjiOUlokuyQDC6n9PEWDgt9 Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 16:07:01 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQB9FBQ5dPiF_2pJZSaWavaPuBhOP-hOW89t7m6Yq-pEgMsE Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 16:06:53 D
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⚠️ New liquidity position found - $SurfPavel ⚠️ Name: Surf Pavel Address : EQA-1XqsJahPytn4tV8-1K2afPL82UHd6RDP2n_2FZnEozSF Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 16:02:18 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQCvWRl76G4Kg12ApylqvIC-eEOxqRyUpQVIADwjH6roRLSy Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 16:
#98
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $LAMBO ⚠️ Name: Wen Lambo TON Address : EQDujt5QVYel4HzCvF0YkVfYfSNfC4hlcbllB4VNm4QffjU2 Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 16:39:07 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQDicwSqdfmQ82-AKynZBVp14wD9koEWNMBZOQnQir99MJ1N Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 16:3
#99
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $GDUROV ⚠️ Name: Gamer Durov Address : EQD2uXs96e55wdsusvduGylKlIf_vIi79Qf8Xe50Z3N8rcw0 Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 15:38:53 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQDx-_7GMcJPLU1FUwEWK3FF5fRS4Qr2ExqHD9ddjaFqMHpv Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 15:38
#100
⚠️ New liquidity position found - $Оля ⚠️ Name: Оля Address : EQDQQF0fZfsnT-1ifZ42LhgefoT2o4NN4ERj3D3LAI7yLg94 Jetton's contract init : 2026-05-07 15:48:03 ✅ Ownership: revoked Creator : EQDkndjtaCCTIgRXbumN67c4srDwAn-nalzeza19j9IlyGRZ Creator's wallet init : 2026-05-07 15:48:00 Descrip