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🪙 Ethereum futures hit record highs following spot ETF approval
The approval of spot Ethereum ETFs added a layer of legitimacy to the crypto ecosystem, yet it didn’t ignite a massive price rally for ETH. Instead, the real action surged in the derivatives market. Futures open interest catapulted from $10.57 billion to an all-time high of $17.12 billion, fueled by speculative fervor and institutional involvement, notably on exchanges like Binance and CME.
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🇺🇸 Crypto wallet linked to Donald Trump hits $10 million in value: Arkham
A crypto wallet linked to former President and leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds around $10 million worth of assets. The wallet holds $7.12 million worth of MAGA tokens, known by its ticker, according to blockchain data tracker Arkham Intelligence. The MAGA tokens were originally puchased with wrapped ether on Uniswap, Arkham noted. The wallet also holds 463.441 ETH ($1.84 million) and 1 million tokens of MAGA VP (MVP) valued at around $509,000.
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📊 Hedge Funds Adopt Net Short Positions on BTC and ETH Futures, Kaiko Analysis Reveals
The report suggests that the net short status represents a broader sentiment among hedge funds, which might be driven by various hedging strategies rather than outright pessimism about the cryptocurrencies’ future values. Kaiko’s study highlights this trend as the derivatives market, particularly perpetual futures, continues to be a significant arena for high-risk speculation and price discovery in the crypto sector.
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⬜️ OKX withdraws VASP license application in Hong Kong
OKX announced it has withdrawn its VASP license application in Hong Kong on Friday. In a statement, the crypto exchange cited “careful consideration” of its business strategy as the motivation for the decision without elaborating further on the reasons why. OKX was unable to expand on the statement when asked by The Block.
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🏦 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says FIT21 can 'finally' create clear crypto regulation
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong commented on the House of Representatives vote on FIT21, or the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, on the social media platform X. Armstrong called it a "historic vote," adding that it will "finally start to create some clear rules to regulate crypto" if passed into law.
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong bans Worldcoin’s data collection over alleged privacy violations
Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has prohibited Worldcoin from collecting data in the region due to privacy violation concerns, according to a May 22 notice. The privacy regulator alleged that Worldcoin collected iris and facial images from 8,302 residents using an iris-scanning device. This data collection aimed to verify user identity and generate iris codes in exchange for WLD tokens. Worldcoin has repeatedly affirmed that biometric data is hashed, meaning no images of Iris scans are stored.
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🪙 Ether price volatility set to increase in lead-up to this week's ETF decision deadlines, analysts say
Ether's price action could become increasingly volatile ahead of this week's spot exchange-traded fund filing decision deadlines, analysts say. "In the lead-up to the spot ether ETF approval decision deadlines this week, we should expect heightened volatility and cautious market behavior as traders navigate uncertainties," Cobo COO Lily King told The Block.
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💰 Accidental Bitcoin Transfer Pushes Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis Wallet Over 100 BTC
Based on the latest data, the well-known Genesis address owned by Satoshi Nakamoto now holds over 100 BTC after someone inadvertently sent 0.10754671 BTC, valued at $7,211, to the wallet. The current value of the wallet, which has never been spent, is estimated at $6.75 million.
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💰 Bitcoin holds above $66,000 despite global stock downturn
Following Thursday's post-CPI risk-on moves, the cryptocurrency market experienced a modest pullback of around 1% for bitcoin and 3% for ether. However, in early European trading hours, the prices of both saw slight gains — with bitcoin now holding above $66,200 and ether above $3,000. In contrast to the cryptocurrency market cap, which posted a modest gain of 0.3% in the past 24 hours, global equities experienced a pull-back.
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💰 Vanguard’s new CEO upholds firm’s stance against Bitcoin ETFs despite crypto enthusiasm
Vanguard’s newly appointed CEO, Salim Ramji, has scuttled notions that he might reverse the investment giant’s decision against launching a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) due to his pro-crypto stance. Ramji, who will take over at Vanguard by June 8, previously headed BlackRock’s ETF division and was a crucial player in the launch of the asset manager spot Bitcoin ETF product IBIT. Notably, he left his BlackRock position in January.
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💰 Babylon partners with pSTAKE to launch Bitcoin liquid staking
pSTAKE Finance, backed by Binance Labs and a prominent figure in the liquid staking sector, is set to introduce a novel liquid staking solution for Bitcoin, constructed on Babylon’s framework. This development marks a significant extension of pSTAKE’s offerings beyond its initial focus area within the Cosmos network, where it first introduced liquid staking in 2021.
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🪙 Tether CEO riled up by suggestion USDT is a target of US government
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted a lengthy diatribe to X on Monday in an apparent effort to rail against any notions that his company's stablecoin is insecure in any way. "An uniformed CEO, leading a company being investigated by the SEC, launching a competitive stablecoin ... is being reported spreading fear about USDT," Ardoino said in his post.
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🏦 Coinbase can't force the 🇺🇸 SEC to write new rules, SEC argues in new brief
The SEC has filed a new form arguing that Coinbase's petition to order the agency to develop a new regulatory system for crypto "from the ground up" should be denied. "The Commission’s determination that the rulemaking Coinbase seeks is currently unwarranted was both reasonable and reasonably explained," the SEC said, in a case before the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
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🏦 Court should deny Coinbase's appeal, SEC says
The Securities and Exchange Commission says Coinbase' move to appeal its case with the regulator should be denied. Coinbase filed an interlocutory appeal following a judge's decision to allow a lawsuit involving the SEC and the platform to proceed without being dismissed. In the appeal, Coinbase claimed differences of opinion around the Howey Test, a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case frequently cited by the SEC, to determine if an asset qualifies as an investment contract and, therefore, a security.
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🇨🇦 Canadian financial regulator fines 🟠 Binance 6 million CAD over money laundering violations
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) issued a regulatory action against the crypto exchange giant Binance for allegedly violating money laundering rules. The regulator cited two violations: failing to register as a foreign money services business with FINTRAC and failing to report a virtual currency transaction surpassing $10,000 in a single trade.
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💰 Medical Tech Firm Semler Scientific Invests in Bitcoin, Acquires 581 BTC
On Tuesday, the publicly traded medical technology firm Semler Scientific announced its decision to allocate bitcoin to its treasury. The company disclosed that it had acquired 581 bitcoins for a total of $40 million. Semler Scientific, Inc., known for developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services for early detection and treatment of chronic diseases, was co-founded by Dr. Herbert J. Semler in 2007. Eric Semler, the company’s chairman, expressed a strong belief in bitcoin’s future.
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🇺🇸 Justin Sun urges crypto community to back pro-crypto presidential candidate
Justin Sun, Tron’s blockchain founder, has called on the crypto community to support a pro-crypto candidate in the forthcoming US presidential elections in November. Sun made this appeal in a May 26 social media post, emphasizing the importance of aligning with a candidate who endorses cryptocurrencies to ensure the industry’s voice is heard and interests protected.
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💰 Farallon Capital discloses $85 million in GBTC, Cetera discloses $22 million in GBTC
Farallon Capital Management, Cetera Investment Advisers, and BigSur Wealth Management have reported multi-million dollar investments in spot Bitcoin ETFs in the first quarter. Farallon Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund manager, disclosed an $85.2 million investment in Grayscale’s GBTC on May 24. Based on Fintel data, the company is among the 10 firms with the largest GBTC positions.
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💰 Coinbase brings back XRP support for New York residents
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is re-introducing support for in New York. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said Thursday in a post on social media site X that New York-based customers will once again be able to buy and sell XRP on its website and mobile applications. The re-listing comes after Coinbase withdrew support for the token roughly four years ago due to a legal battle over the token's status as a security.
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💰 CNBC discusses the possibility of a spot Solana ETF being approved after Ethereum.
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🪙 Grayscale Ethereum Trust discount narrows to 10% as odds of spot ETH ETF approvals are raised
The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) discount has narrowed to its lowest level in more than two months as investors anticipate spot ether ETF approvals in the U.S. The narrowing comes as investors expect regulators to approve spot ether ETF approvals in the U.S., where the Securities Exchange Commission requested firms looking to launch such funds update and refile documents needed for their approval.
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💰 Bitcoin Network Sees Lowest New Addresses Created Since 2018
Bitcoin (BTC) network activity has significantly declined in the creation of new addresses, hitting its lowest point since July 2018. Data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock reveals a 7-day average of only 276,000 new Bitcoin addresses. The low numbers show a significant decline in new investors entering the crypto space, a sharp drop from 625,000 six months ago. The “New Addresses” indicator tracks the daily creation of new wallets on the BTC network. High metrics typically signify an influx of new investors.
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🇺🇸 Crypto Industry Rallies Behind House Bill as It Heads Toward Final Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of a vote that will represent the closest the cryptocurrency industry has ever been toward finally winning regulation in the U.S., and the sector's associations and top businesses are encouraging House leaders to support the effort. The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) has been authorized for floor time next week, where observers are hoping to see a mid-week vote.
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🇺🇸 U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives on Thursday in seeking to erase the controversial Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto policy known as Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the resolution. The Senate voted 60-38 on the effort to overturn the policy, commonly referred to as SAB 121.
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🇺🇸 DOJ charges 2 people over $25 million ETH theft via MEV exploit
The DOJ arrested and charged two individuals on May 15 over an alleged $25 million MEV exploit that occurred on the Ethereum blockchain. The defendants’ plan involved several steps focused on Ethereum’s maximal extractable value (MEV) — particularly the MEV-Boost software many Ethereum validators use to optimize transactions as searchers seek profitable arbitration opportunities using MEV bots.
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🪙 Ether options traders eye calls above $3,600 for June expiry
The term structure of open interest in ether options reveals a concentration of calls expiring at the end of June, comprising over 617,000 contracts with a notional value exceeding $1.8 billion, according to Deribit data. The significant number of call contracts and their substantial notional value could reflect confidence in ether's potential to appreciate by the end-of-June expiry date.
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong's crypto ETF approvals had Bitcoin Asia attendees eyeing the mainland: SCMP
Bitcoin Asia, a conference hosted by Bitcoin Magazine from May 9-10, drew over 5,500 attendees to Hong Kong this year, alongside hundreds of speakers and sponsors. It's no surprise that the conference ended up in Hong Kong; keen investors have paid a close eye to the city's recent embrace of crypto, from hosting Web3 events to its much-hyped approval of Asia's first six spot Bitcoin and ether ETFs.
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🇺🇸 Mark Cuban Joins Calls Against Anti-Crypto Biden Administration, Slams the SEC
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has added to the growing discontent among the crypto community over the Biden administration’s industry crackdown. The outspoken entrepreneur didn’t stop there, adding that all the SEC has done is make it virtually impossible for crypto companies to operate in the United States, “killing who knows how many businesses and ruining who knows how many entrepreneurs.”.
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💰 86% of Bitcoin supply still in profit despite recent price drops
Bitcoin pushed toward a new all-time high in March, a significant milestone was reached on Feb. 28, with over 99% of the Bitcoin supply in profit. This was the first time since November 2021 that over 99% of the supply had been in profit, according to Glassnode data. On Feb. 28, just 92,500 BTC were at a loss before the price dropped below $57,000, then consolidated around $62,000.
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🟠 Binance Fired Investigator Who Uncovered Market Manipulation at Client DWF Labs: WSJ
Binance fired a member of staff who uncovered evidence of market manipulation at crypto investment firm DWF Labs, one of cryptocurrency exchange's clients, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing interviews with Binance employees past and present, documents, emails and other industry participants. The former staffer and his colleagues on Binance's market-surveillance team had been hired to winkle out signs of market manipulation.
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