Hyperliquid Hits Record High Above 62 Dollars as Grayscale Accumulates 34.9 Million in HYPE Over One Week
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token reached a new all-time high of 62.80 dollars as Grayscale accumulated 34.9 million dollars worth of HYPE in one week and the platform’s total value locked surpassed 5.4 billion dollars.
Kraken Secures VARA Provisional Licenses in Dubai for Broker-Dealer and Investment Services as Middle East Expansion Accelerates
Kraken obtains provisional VARA licenses in Dubai for broker-dealer, investment, and management services, enabling comprehensive crypto offerings in the UAE.
Variational Raises 50 Million Dollars in Series A Led by Dragonfly as Decentralized RWA Perpetuals Market Expands
Variational closes a $50M Series A led by Dragonfly Capital and launches real-world asset perpetual futures on Arbitrum, offering on-chain gold, silver, copper, and oil contracts.
Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Approaches 16.3 Million BTC as Accumulation Breaks Multi-Year Downtrend
Bitcoin long-term holder supply has risen to 16.3 million BTC, approaching the all-time high as on-chain accumulation breaks a multi-year downtrend despite ETF outflows.
JPMorgan Analysis Shows Tokenized Money Market Funds Account for Only 5 Percent of Stablecoin Universe Despite Yield Advantage
JPMorgan research finds tokenized money market funds represent only 5% of the stablecoin market despite offering yield, as the bank launches its own tokenized fund on Ethereum.
Blockchain.com Files Confidential S-1 With SEC as Crypto Industry IPO Wave Continues Into 2026
Blockchain.com has filed a confidential S-1 with the SEC for a proposed IPO, joining Circle, eToro, and Gemini in a crypto industry wave of public listings in 2026.
Glassnode Data Shows 30 Percent of Bitcoin Supply Faces Quantum Computing Exposure From Address Reuse and Legacy Scripts
Glassnode analysis identifies 30.2 percent of Bitcoin supply facing quantum computing vulnerability, with 4.12 million BTC at operational risk from address reuse and 1.92 million BTC exposed through legacy script types.
Bipartisan PARITY Act Directs Treasury to Study Crypto De Minimis Tax Exemptions as Small Transaction Burden Mounts
The bipartisan PARITY Act directs Treasury to study crypto de minimis tax exemptions within 180 days after Kraken disclosed 56 million tax forms filed, with 75 percent covering trades under 50 dollars.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Plans November Departure as Unfinished Crypto Regulatory Agenda Grows
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the agency in November 2026 for a role at Regent University, closing an eight-year tenure defined by dissent against regulation-by-enforcement and leaving key crypto rulemaking unfinished.
CME Group Prepares Bitcoin Volatility Futures Launch on June 1 as Institutional Hedging Tools Expand
CME Group will launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, offering institutional traders a regulated contract to hedge or trade expected Bitcoin turbulence independent of price direction.
Bitcoin Faces Renewed Macro Headwinds as CME FedWatch Prices 54 Percent Chance of December Rate Hike
CME FedWatch data shows a 54.1% probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike by December 2026, pressuring Bitcoin as spot ETF outflows approach 1 billion dollars in two days.
Solana Overtakes Ethereum in RWA Lending Volume as Tokenized Finance Competition Intensifies
Solana has surpassed Ethereum in real-world asset lending volume, reaching 1.23 billion dollars compared to Ethereum’s 1.13 billion dollars, according to market data compiled by Rand Group on May 20. The milestone underscores how lower transaction costs and faster settlement speeds are reshaping the competitive dynamics of tokenized finance, an area that institutional allocators and […]