News

ChainCatcher reports that the privacy coin project Monero has released its graphical wallet software GUI version 0.18.5 "Fluorine Fermi." This version is the officially recommended update, focusing on repairing multiple vulnerabilities. The core optimizations in this update include: adjusting the P2Pool installation path to the local application data directory for Windows systems; improving the parsing logic for extreme scenarios of the Uniform Resource Identifier; disabling offline transaction creation in the long payment ID mode; adding unsafe text escaping handling to the QR code scanning process; and upgrading the P2Pool program to version 4.15, while also fixing various minor program bugs. The Monero team stated that this version has been open-sourced and released on GitHub. Users can download and upgrade through official channels to obtain the latest security fixes and stability improvements.

BlockBeats News, May 23rd, according to The Information, the U.S. crypto industry is accelerating its "legalization" strategy in Washington. Several crypto companies, industry associations, and lobbying groups have established a closer coordination network to collectively promote key legislative issues such as stablecoin regulation, crypto market structure bill, and ETF. The report states that as the Trump administration has become more crypto-friendly and internal support within Congress has strengthened, the industry is trying to seize the opportunity to formally integrate crypto assets into the U.S. mainstream financial system. Some industry insiders even refer to the current stage as a "crucial moment for the crypto industry to enter the core of the U.S. system." The report also points out that top institutions like an exchange and a16z crypto are actively expanding their policy influence in Washington. Through political donations, lobbying teams, and industry alliances, they are shifting the regulatory framework from "suppression" to "standardization and acceptance."

Jinse Finance reported that Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company SharpLink (SBET) announced that it will be included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices, which will officially take effect at the opening of the U.S. stock market on June 29, 2026, coinciding with the semi-annual rebalancing of the Russell indices. Note: The Russell 3000 Index is composed of the largest 3,000 publicly listed companies in the U.S. based on market capitalization, and the Russell 2000 Index consists of the 2,000 smallest companies within the Russell 3000 Index by market capitalization.