In a recent interview with FXStreet, BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz stated that the crypto market has entered a full bear phase, marked by declining activity across both crypto-native and real-world asset (RWA) sectors.

Coinbase Ventures has purchased ENA tokens on the open market and announced a partnership with Ethena to build onchain savings products for more than 100 million combined users. Cryptopolitan has previously reported on Coinbase’s growing presence in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, where the exchange took over as the official USDC treasury deployer and acquired the USDH...

Ethereum (ETH) total staked value is rising again after declining between mid-April and mid-May. The staked ETH supply has reached a record high of 39.69 million ETH, suggesting that investors are now likely chasing yield to offset price declines rather than exiting the market entirely.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reposted an earlier proposal he made to ditch the U.S. dollar as the default reference point for stablecoins. He suggests that users hold personalized baskets of prediction market shares tied to their own spending patterns instead. The proposal by Vitalik follows a trend where more countries are choosing to conduct...

Bitcoin fell below $68,000 on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level since early April as traders reacted to Strategy’s Bitcoin sale, ETF outflows, and NEW Mt. Gox wallet movement. Strategy sold 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31 for about $2.5 million, with the money going toward distributions on its STRC preferred stock. U.S. stocks...

Strive (NASDAQ: STRV) purchased 2,500 Bitcoins between May 23 and June 1 for approximately $185.2 million, bringing the company’s treasury to 19,000 BTC  The 2,500 BTC purchase was funded almost entirely through the company’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA), with an average cost of about $74,092 per coin. Is Strive still buying...

Movement, the blockchain project that faced a token-dumping scandal that led to the removal of its co-founder Rushi Manche last year, has relaunched as a standalone Layer 1 network targeting stablecoin payments and remittances in emerging markets. Current CEO Torab Torabi announced the pivot, adding that it comes with partnerships, one of which is Circle,...

Pingu Exchange (PINGU) announced its closure date as July 31 and was quickly joined by 0xPPL, which also announced that it would be ending all operations at the end of June. The development adds to the growing list of projects shutting down in the crypto ecosystem.  The news reveals a growing pattern in the industry...

Brazil’s central bank reportedly introduced mandatory independent audits for crypto service providers. It will add another layer to the already tough rules in the country. According to the published rules, crypto firms that want a license or to renew an existing one will have to submit an independent auditor’s report. It will be a part...

A recent report published by the European Central Bank today has stated that central banks globally now hold more gold than US government bonds and treasuries in their reserves for the very first time. Geopolitical tensions, concerns over a risk of sanctions, and a growing desire among some countries to lessen their exposure to dollar-denominated...

OpenSea, one of the biggest and most popular NFT marketplaces in the crypto industry, has teased a potential upcoming offering of perpetual contracts trading platformed on the Hyperliquid blockchain’s infrastructure. This was signaled by OpenSea’s product marketing lead, Zack Brenner, via a post on X on Monday. OpenSea cooking perps product Zack posted on X...

Ripple (XRP) holds above $1.25 on Tuesday, a key support threshold, after extending losses for three consecutive days and hitting its lowest level since February 6.

Tokenized Hamilton Lane SCOPE Fund becomes first Securitize-issued asset on TRON network Miami, Florida – June 2, 2026 – Securitize, the leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets – and which has announced a proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II (Nasdaq: CEPT)* — today announced that Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE)’s tokenized Senior Credit Opportunities...

As the recent wave of layoffs linked to AI adoption and spending that has hit the tech industry continues to dominate headlines, Binance has gone against the grain, adding over 380 roles in an active hiring streak. According to the firm, 20% of its new hires in 2026 are for AI-specific roles, while existing hires...

Cryptocurrencies remain broadly pressured on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering around $70,000, Ethereum (ETH) below $2,000, and Ripple (XRP) near $0.25.

MoneyGram, the popular global payment platform, has on Tuesday announced the launch of MGUSD, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar built on the Stellar blockchain. This new stablecoin product would make digital dollar available on its app initially for US customers, with plans to expand to its global 60 million users. The MGUSD token...

The cryptocurrency market has already suffered from two separate exploits affecting Gnosis Pay and TesseraDAO in the first days of June, leading to the loss of millions. The cryptocurrency industry has been plagued with a string of exploits that have renewed the debate about whether or not AI-powered tools are helping exploiters discover vulnerabilities faster. ...

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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has called out EdgeX over its claim of external manipulation as the cause of its token, EDGE, losing around 70% of its value on June 1. ZachXBT is not alone in his criticism, as the project’s own community is also not buying EdgeX’s explanation.  The saga joins a growing list of low-float...

Cardano (ADA) price is down 3% at press time on Tuesday, extending a steady decline seen over the last three weeks. Cardano’s declining trend mirrors the broader market pullback and continues to lose retail strength in the derivatives market.

Cango Inc (NYSE: CANG) has released the unaudited results of its financial statement for the first quarter of 2026, and it reported a net loss of $261.1 million. However, most of these losses came as a result of non-cash charges. The company also reported that it has wiped out its balance-sheet debt in a single...

According to the Central Bank of Russia, domestic assets related to cryptocurrency instruments remained nearly unchanged for the last six months, remaining close to 3.8 billion rubles ($44 million), per the agency’s Financial Stability Review released on June 1. For a country that legalized crypto mining in 2024 and is now building a full regulatory...

Solana ended the month of May at the number one position in the app revenue table across every chain at $90.62 million according to data from DefiLlama. Despite this bullish read, SOL finished the same month with the eighth consecutive red monthly candle, the longest losing streak in the token’s history. The network kept printing...

NVIDIA is moving ahead and beyond AI chips towards networking, photonics, and custom silicon. It seems that challenges have now shifted from computing power to connectivity. The Chip maker is partnering with some key suppliers. This includes Marvell Technology, Lumentum, and Coherent Corp with an investment of around $2 billion. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia,...

Pi Network (PI) price is trading in the red on Tuesday, extending the 2% decline from Monday. The monthly unlock of roughly 170 million PI tokens in May raises concerns about additional supply, as mounting bearish momentum after a failed recovery on Sunday risks a lower leg. 

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Mt. Gox transferred 10,306 BTC to a new wallet and another 116 BTC from its cold to its hot wallet. The bankrupt exchange still sits on $4B in BTC, with distributions pushed back to October 31.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price is up 4% at press time on Tuesday, extending the roughly 80% gains from May. Retail interest in NEAR is building momentum, with futures Open Interest rising over 15% in 24 hours. while the broader market remains under pressure from Bitcoin’s (BTC) pullback to $70,000.

CME Group began 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options contracts on May 29, aligning the world’s largest regulated futures market with the nonstop schedule of digital assets. The move arrives as derivatives demand outpaces spot, driven by continuous trading hours and capital efficiency. The impact reaches beyond the United States. Digital currency derivatives...

Hyperliquid's native token HYPE climbed to a new all-time high of $74.18 on Monday, extending its rally amid sustained demand and strong ecosystem momentum.