🤖 Introducing Compass AI Studio Ask natural language questions. Surface critical risks in seconds. Drill into alerts and investigations from a single prompt. Compliance workflows, accelerated. See it for yourself 👉 merklescience.com/platform/t…

⚠️ Hack Track: The Ekubo Approval Exploit A compromised approval path (not a protocol reserve drain) led to roughly $1.4M in losses. The exploiter: • Drained user funds via existing token approvals • Routed assets through DeFi swaps • Moved ~$1.36M through Railgun • Sent 577 ETH to Tornado Cash We break down the money trail, laundering path, and key compliance risks. Read the analysis 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-…

Sui Launches Confidential Transfers in Public Beta Sui Network (@SuiNetwork) $SUI has launched confidential transfers in public beta on Devnet. According to the Sui team, transfer amounts and balances remain private, while sender and receiver addresses stay visible. The feature is designed to support institutions that require privacy, compliance, and auditability on public blockchains. The network added that audit trails remain available and authorized entities can access relevant data when needed. Launch partners Stablecoin (@Stablecoin), TRM Labs (@trmlabs), and Merkle Science (@MerkleScience) are exploring how monitoring, risk scoring, and investigations can operate under the new model.

Launch partners @Stablecoin, @trmlabs, and @MerkleScience are exploring confidential transfers with the core team and how risk scoring, monitoring, and investigations would function when sensitive financial data isn't fully public onchain. Read more ↓ blog.sui.io/confidential-tra…

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 Debate on CLARITY Act continues this week as US Senate returns | 🔗 bit.ly/4vukLWS 👉🇺🇸 SEC makes digital assets strategic priority through 2030 | 🔗 bit.ly/4eo7l8T 👉🇺🇸 US Treasury issues sanctions on Iran, targets 4 crypto exchanges | 🔗 bit.ly/4aoj1Gf 👉🇪🇺 Crypto firms face July 1 EU cutoff as MiCA grace period ends | 🔗 bit.ly/3ROT38H 👉🇺🇸 US lawmakers push back on Labor Department plans to include crypto in 401(k)s | 🔗 bit.ly/3QmCz7d 👉🇬🇧 UK Lords warn BoE could regulate pound stablecoins into irrelevance | 🔗 bit.ly/4uMfKc9 👉🇺🇸 US has seized nearly $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Treasury secretary says | 🔗 bit.ly/4eoaK7J 👉🇫🇷 France's AMF regulator sets June 30 deadline for MiCA licensing | 🔗 bit.ly/4a8Y95S 👉🇯🇵 Japan’s ruling party pushes crypto ETFs, yen-denominated stablecoins | 🔗 bit.ly/43Qk4uY Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

⚠️ Hack Track: The $11.58M Verus Bridge Hack $11.58M drained The exploit wasn't a key compromise or cryptographic failure. It was a missing validation check that allowed a forged cross-chain payload to pass and trigger real payouts. 1,625 ETH 103 tBTC 147,000 USDC All consolidated into ETH within hours. Full breakdown 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-…

⚠️ Hack Track: Echo Protocol (eBTC) A compromised admin key led to: 1,000 unbacked eBTC minted ~$867K borrowed in real assets Funds bridged to Ethereum 384 ETH routed through Tornado Cash No smart contract exploit. This was an operational failure with real downstream impact across lending collateral systems. Full breakdown 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-…

⚡ Speaker spotlight for Merkle Meet Palo Alto 🗓️ June 2, 2026 What Can AI Do on the Blockchain? Carson Cook (Membrane Labs), Kristen Hecht (@1MoneyNetwork ), Minakshi Yerra (@GetCorpay), Brian Spahn (@Ripple), and Di Pearson (@Mysten_Labs) on where AI and blockchain intersect in practice. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

🎙️ Fireside chat at Merkle Meet Palo Alto on June 2 Clay Maffett (Director, Asset Listings at @coinbase) on the convergence of AI and crypto, and what it means for operations, investigations, and institutional adoption. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

🏛️ Speaker spotlight for Merkle Meet Palo Alto 🗓️June 2, 2026 Building Trust for Institutional Adoption of Stablecoins: Eli Cohen (@centrifuge ) Georgi Koreli (@hinkal_protocol ) Deborah Djeu (@arca ) Samuel Eisner (@wavedigital_ ) Brett Li (@crossmint ) On whether privacy and compliance can coexist at scale. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

We’re excited to share that our General Counsel & CCO, Deborah Djeu, will be speaking at Merkle Meet 2026 in Palo Alto, hosted by @MerkleScience and @PerkinsCoieLLP. The discussion will cover institutional adoption, compliance, AI, and the evolving digital asset landscape. June 2 | Register to attend: luma.com/nnn2ounj?locale=en-…

🔐 Speaker spotlight: Merkle Meet Palo Alto 🗓️June 2 Managing Crypto Threats in 2026: Lauren Benjamin (@krakenfx) Bailey Hollabaugh (@Figure) Jesse Medina Gutierrez (@tether) How compliance teams can operationalize crypto risk and investigative workflows. Register 👉 luma.com/nnn2ounj

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 US Senate Banking Committee votes to advance CLARITY Act | 🔗 bit.ly/4929WCF 👉🇺🇸 Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to lead Federal Reserve | 🔗 bit.ly/48Xa46q 👉🇺🇸 CFTC no-action letter eases event contract reporting rules | 🔗 bit.ly/4tyuzxm 👉🇪🇺 Paybis secures MiCA, payment licenses in Latvia for EU crypto expansion | 🔗 bit.ly/4dtRsw5 👉🇻🇳 Vietnam eyes Q3 launch for regulated crypto asset market: Report | 🔗 bit.ly/3P0hwa8 👉🇬🇧 Bank of England set to ease sterling stablecoin rules amid industry concerns: FT | 🔗 bit.ly/490msT2 👉🇺🇸 Law firm Fenwick & West sued for $525M over alleged role in FTX collapse | 🔗 bit.ly/4nwlyUk 👉🇦🇺 Australia to propose capital gains tax changes affecting crypto investors: reports | 🔗 bit.ly/42vDt3X Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

🇳🇱 One week until Merkle Mini Meet Amsterdam. May 18 at @NLawGlobal, the day before Stablecon EMEA. Speakers from @zerohashx, @okx, Trace Finance, @AllUnityStable , @Quantoz, @KulipaXYZ & more. Institutional stablecoin adoption and Europe's positioning in a dollar-dominated market Final spots 👉 luma.com/vt2chozp

Merkle Meet Miami with @DuaneMorrisLLP brought together operators across crypto, compliance, payments, and policy during @consensus2026 Big themes from the day: Stablecoins becoming real payment infrastructure Regulatory clarity driving institutional adoption AI analytics reshaping compliance investigations Trust becoming a competitive advantage Great conversations all around. See you in Amsterdam next ✈️

🇳🇱 Merkle Mini Meet Amsterdam. May 18 at @NLawGlobal, day before Stablecon EMEA. Institutional stablecoin adoption. Europe's positioning in a dollar-dominated market. Plus workshops and networking. Speakers from @zerohashx, @okx, @FinanceTrace, @AllUnityStable, @Quantoz, and @KulipaXYZ . Request your spot 👉 luma.com/vt2chozp