Bitmine slows ether purchase pace, buying $53 million worth last week
The Ethereum treasury firm cut weekly purchases by more than 75% after the previous week’s 112,000 ETH buying spree.
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Crypto meets Wall Street: MEXC unveils ‘RealStocks’ with 0-fee U.S. equity trading and real dividends
MEXC, a leading 0-fee cross-asset trading platform, today announced the official launch of ‘RealStocks.’
Live markets: bitcoin retreats under $72,000 as Strategy unloads BTC for first time in four years
Crypto markets continue to struggle even as risk markets across the globe surge higher.
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Sells 32 BTC for $2.5M
Bitcoin tumbled to $72,000 Monday as news of the BTC treasury firm’s about-face on its “never sell” stance broke.
Bitcoin below $72,000 as Strategy sold 32 bitcoin sale for $2.5 million in late May
The 8-K filing Monday says proceeds from the May 26-31 sale, executed at an average price of $77,135 a coin, will fund distributions on Strategy’s preferred stock.
Bitcoin ETPs post largest 2026 outflow as crypto funds bleed $1.67B
Crypto ETPs see $1.67 billion in outflows as the US dominates selling, Bitcoin funds log a record 2026 exit, and altcoin participation narrows sharply across markets, according to CoinShares.
Bitcoin ETF Losses Near $3B Across 10 Days as YTD Flows Turn Negative
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their outflow streak to 10 days, as crypto markets contend with multiple simultaneous headwinds.
Binance adds US stock trading in push beyond crypto
Binance launched US equities trading for eligible users and plans tokenized stocks as crypto exchanges expand into broader financial markets.
ECB official says stablecoins risk importing old market flaws
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel warned that stablecoins could bring money-market risks into tokenized finance and reinforce US dollar dominance.
Coinbase Launches Direct Indian Rupee Deposit and Withdrawal Rails
The U.S. exchange has established direct rupee trading rails for Indian customers after securing regulatory clearance.
Cardano Summit 2026 canceled after community votes against Foundation funding proposal
The Cardano Foundation’s flagship conference was scrapped after a funding proposal failed to secure the two-thirds support required under the blockchain’s new governance system.
Strategy holds STRC dividend at 11.5% for fourth straight month
The preferred stock remains near its $100 par value as the company balances yield stability, ATM issuance capacity, and its bitcoin acquisition strategy.
Bitcoin, ether start June in the red while futures show taste for risk. XLM, HYPE gain
Bitcoin and ether fell Monday after dropping in May, a month that usually sees them post positive returns. U.S. equity index futures rose.
Bitcoin and software stocks are breaking up — and history says a major crypto move is coming
Bitcoin and software equities have sharply diverged after moving in lockstep for years, raising questions over whether bitcoin will eventually catch up.
What Is BChat? The Decentralized Messaging App Built for Privacy
Built on the Beldex Network, BChat aims to solve the weaknesses of relying solely on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for private messaging.
Coinbase launches rupee bank rails in India after FIU nod
Coinbase has switched on direct rupee bank transfers in India via IMPS, letting users move funds between local bank accounts and the exchange for spot and futures trading.
Trump says Iran will ‘work out well’: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price headed below $72,000 on Iran woes as US President Donald Trump told observers to “sit back and relax” with a ceasefire still unresolved.
U.S. Congress returns as GENIUS comments periods close, jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting June 1.
NYDIG suggests $1.3B IBIT sale was whale exiting directional trade
NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says a sale below market price and giving up millions of dollars for immediate execution indicates a large directional holder exited a trade on BlackRock’s IBIT last week.
Citi predicts the tokenized securities market will grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030
Stablecoins alone will generate a demand for up to $1 trillion worth of onchain U.S. Treasury bills and $2.6 trillion for tokenized stocks, said Citi.
Whitehat developer unlocks $2 million stuck in a 2016 Ethereum ICO contract for nine years
0xflorent, a security researcher, found an integer-overflow flaw in the HongCoin token sale contract that lets the team unlock funds for 48 original investors. It is the second such recovery he has publicized in eight days.
Sui Foundation says ‘major upgrade’ fixed bugs behind three outages
The Sui Network’s first two outages were caused by bugs introduced in its 1.72 update, while an interim fix deployed to restore the blockchain triggered the third.
Crypto exploit losses in May fall 90% over month to $68M: CertiK
CertiK says May is the third month so far in 2026 to record crypto losses under $100 million.
Cardano Foundation cancels annual conference after failed funding vote
Cardano Foundation has failed at its second attempt to secure funding from Cardano’s community to fund its annual conference.
XRP drops to $1.32 as sellers overpower exchange outflows
XRP hit a 15-week low before stabilizing, with traders watching whether the latest washout turns into a base or another leg lower.
Three Sui mainnet halts in 48 hours traced to an upgrade bug by developers
The Sui Foundation’s post-mortem published Sunday traces all three outages to interactions between a new address-balance feature shipped in the v1.72 release and the network’s existing gas and consensus logic.
Bitcoin extends slide as spot ETF outflows hit a record while Wall Street rips on AI
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs lost $2.97 billion across 10 trading days through Friday, the longest outflow streak on record. Oil’s bounce on the stalled Iran deal added pressure even as global equities hit new highs on the Nvidia and SoftBank AI trade.
Aave overhauls listing standards after $230 Million rsETH exploit exposed bridge risks
An official postmortem traced the exploit to a LayerZero bridge verification failure and outlined a sweeping overhaul of Aave’s asset-listing standards as DeFi risks shift beyond smart contract bugs.
Wintermute to bring liquidity to booming prediction markets sector
Wintermute says it will provide “two-sided markets across event contracts on leading venues,” but did not specify what platforms it was trading on.
White hat hacker recovers $2M from faulty 2016 ICO smart contract
A white-hat hacker has helped the creators of Hong Coin by showing them how to exploit a flawed admin function on a smart contract and ultimately refund investors after a decade.