Rockstar Games releases second GTA 6 trailer.

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SOL Strategies deploys $20M from $500M facility, buys 122,524 SOL

Canadian-listed SOL Strategies has completed the first $20M tranche of its $500M convertible note deal with ATW Partners.
The firm acquired 122,524 SOL at an average price of $148.96, totaling $18.25M in this initial round.

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🐋 Breaking: 1,000 BTC from 2013 just moved

Someone just transferred 1,000 Bitcoin bought 11 years ago for $100K — now worth over $100 million.

An all-time hold. Absolute legend.

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The Hawk Tuah girl took a mental health break following the meme coin sandal, claiming she is ‘sorry’ for anyone who lost money.

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Airdrop: $SNS

If you previously registered a Solana Name Service domain, check here: http://airdrop.sns.id

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An early Ethereum ICO participant sold 1,500 $ETH ($1.76M), totaling 16,500 $ETH sold since April 17, with 13,500 $ETH still held.

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⏫ Top price gainers among Solana’s AI agents

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📣 Vitalik on when L2s should move to Stage 1 or 2

In a new post, Vitalik Buterin outlines when it makes sense for L2 networks to upgrade their security maturity — from Stage 0 (multisig or council-based) to Stage 1 or 2 (proof-based security).

The piece offers a framework for thinking about decentralization milestones in the rollup ecosystem.
Full article: vitalik.eth.limo

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‼️ Binance to suspend token deposits and withdrawals

Due to an upcoming Ethereum hard fork, Binance will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals on multiple networks starting at 09:45 UTC.

The pause is part of scheduled upgrade preparations.

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✅ Ethereum Pectra goes live today — here’s what’s changing:

– Account Abstraction (EIP-7702/3074): regular wallets act like smart contracts
→ Major upgrade in UX, security, and flexibility

– Validator Staking Limit Increase (EIP-7251): raises limit from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH
→ Improves staking efficiency

– Triggerable Withdrawals (EIP-7002): validators can initiate their own withdrawals
→ Faster access and more control

– Reduced Deposit Delay (EIP-6110): deposits activate in minutes, not hours
→ Staking becomes more attractive

– Blob Throughput (EIP-7691/7742): doubles blob data capacity
→ Lower fees, higher L2 scalability

– Smart Contract Wallets & Gas Sponsorship: gas can be paid by others or in tokens
→ Easier onboarding for new users

– Security & Privileges: multisigs, custom permissions, and recovery options
→ More user control and safety

– Historical Data (EIP-4444): old data storage offloaded
→ Reduces node load, boosts decentralization

– L2 and Dev improvements: better integration and dApp deployment
→ Faster development and smoother experience

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⏬ CZ suggests reducing transaction fees on BNB Smart Chain — by 3x or even 10x.

The move aims to boost competitiveness and onchain activity.

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🚀 TARS AI ($TAI) launches SONA V2 — voice-only DeFi

With SONA V2, users can now swap tokens and send assets using just their voice — no clicks, no interface.

It’s like Siri for crypto — and it’s already live.

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🔥 Adidas to launch NFT collection on Sui

On May 16, Adidas will release 2,600 NFT boxes offering exclusive skins for XOCIETY — a sci-fi multiplayer third-person shooter that blends RPG and Web3 mechanics.
The game is built on the Sui blockchain.

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🚀 Flying Tulip — next-gen DeFi by Andre Cronje

Andre Cronje is back — not with a fork or a framework, but with Flying Tulip, a unified DeFi platform built on Sonic L1 that aims to rival CEXs in execution, speed, and UX.

🧠 What is Flying Tulip?
A modular AMM that combines:
• Spot trading
• Futures and options
• Leveraged lending
• Stableswap mechanics

All under one architecture — no liquidity fragmentation, no switching interfaces.

⚙️ Why it matters
• LP yield reportedly 9x higher than Uniswap
• 42% lower slippage
• Up to 85% capital efficiency via deep credit liquidity
• Up to 50x leverage
• Fees as low as 0.02%
• Single liquidity pool powering all markets

Future updates: GLP/HLP-like systems and institutional trading frameworks.

📊 Market positioning
• Uniswap: no derivatives or credit
• Curve: stables only, lacks margin tools
• GMX: futures only, no smart pooling
• Hyperliquid: fast, but trading-only

Flying Tulip isn’t replacing — it’s combining the best of DeFi in one protocol and aiming to beat them on numbers.

🌐 Built on Sonic
Flying Tulip runs on Sonic, a new L1 also led by Cronje:
• Up to 10,000 TPS, <1s finality
• Ultra-low fees
• Advanced smart contract and asset logic
• Designed for institutional-grade DeFi

📍Bottom line
Flying Tulip is a bold attempt to merge AMMs, derivatives, and credit into a CEX-grade DeFi platform — no tokens, no fluff, just speed, yield, and clean architecture.
This could be just the beginning of the Sonic ecosystem.

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