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Anticipated Summer TGEs: Projects to Watch
The 2026 TGE pipeline showcases a diverse mix of protocols across DeFi, AI, and scaling solutions. Together, they map out the sectors poised to define the next market cycle.
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Dell Technologies Skyrockets on AI Demand, Up 77% in 10 Days
Dell Technologies posted one of its strongest sessions on record after shares skyrocketed 32% following blowout earnings driven by explosive AI server demand. The move marks the stock’s best single-day performance ever, extending a rally that has already nearly tripled over the past year.
Revenue surged 88% YoY as AI infrastructure demand accelerated sharply across hyperscalers and enterprise clients. AI server revenue alone jumped 757% to $16.1B, highlighting Dell’s rapid transformation into a key hardware backbone of the global AI buildout.
Limitless Rolls Out Season 4 Points Program With Enhanced System
Season 4 of the Limitless Points Program is now live, introducing an upgraded points system and a more direct way for users to contribute and earn within Limitless.
The program focuses on active trading behavior, consistent engagement, and ecosystem contribution, allowing users to earn points based on real usage and participation within Limitless. Season 4 runs from May 25 to October 26.
Aave Labs Secures Dual FCA Approvals To Build Regulated Crypto Payments Infrastructure In UK
Aave Labs’ U.K. subsidiaries (Push Labs Ltd. & Push Virtual Assets Ltd., operating as Push), received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to register as cryptoasset exchange providers. Combined with an existing Electronic Money Institution authorization, the company now holds a dual regulatory framework to operate legally in the U.K.
Kamino Launches STRCx Lending Market on Solana
Kamino launched its first lending market on Solana featuring STRCx, a tokenized version of Strategy’s STRC preferred stock. STRC pays 11.5% annually backed by Strategy’s 843k+ BTC treasury, with dividends automatically compounded into the token via rebasing on Kamino.
Users can supply STRCx to earn the native yield or borrow against it at up to 67% LTV with 2x leverage, priced via Chainlink oracles sourced from U.S. equity exchanges with built-in circuit breakers.
👉 x.com/kamino/status/2060013968153088375?s=20
Hypernova Raises $3M to Build Trustless Prop Trading on Hyperliquid
Hypernova, a proprietary trading platform built on Hyperliquid, raised $3M in a pre-seed round led by Lemniscap. The round was oversubscribed 3x and structured as a SAFE with token warrants.
The platform is developing an onchain prop trading model that uses smart contracts to automate payouts and settle trader activity with transparent execution rules.
OKX Acquires 20% Stake in Coinone for $53 Million
OKX has confirmed a KRW 80 billion (about $53M) investment to acquire a roughly 20% stake in South Korean crypto exchange Coinone, pending regulatory approval. The deal runs alongside Korea Investment & Securities, which is taking a matching ~20% stake, bringing the combined sum to ~$106M.
The transaction is structured mainly through a new share issuance rather than existing share sales, a setup designed to maximize fresh capital inflows into Coinone. The current management team is not expected to change as a result.
VanEck Launches First US Spot BNB ETF — VBNB
VanEck has launched VBNB, the first US spot BNB ETF, on Nasdaq. The fund carries a 0.39% sponsor fee, holds actual BNB in cold storage through custodian Anchorage Digital, and uses the MarketVector BNB Benchmark Rate for daily share pricing.
At launch, VBNB will not engage in staking, meaning performance reflects only BNB's price appreciation less fees, which may cause the ETF to lag the returns of direct BNB holders who participate in staking.
Cryptomarket Check-In. Major Events & Headlines
Across stablecoin adoption, exchange investment and AI infrastructure, this week shows how broadly crypto is expanding into mainstream finance and how quickly regulators are moving to keep pace.
🔎 Recent Updates & Developments
– Samsung acquired 4% stake in Upbit operator Dunamu for $408M, deepening exposure to Korea’s crypto market
– Cash App rolled out native USDC support across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and Arbitrum networks
– StablR lost $13.5M after an attacker gained control of its minting infrastructure and issued unbacked EURR and USDR tokens.
– Blockworks launched Transparency Alliance with Coinbase, Kraken, Ripple and Grayscale to standardize token disclosures
– Base launched MCP infrastructure connecting AI agents directly with onchain protocols and blockchain actions
– Hyperliquid launched CPI-based event markets settled through official government inflation data feeds
Vitalik Buterin to Write Sci-Fi Novel on Decentralized Governance Themes
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has announced a creative shift, stepping away from his usual long-form technical essays to write a science fiction novel focused on decentralized governance.
The announcement was made via his Farcaster account, where he shared that the novel is already completed through at least its first two chapters and is available in draft form. The project continues his long-standing exploration of governance systems, DAOs, and crypto-economic coordination, but through a narrative format instead of analytical essays.
Cash App Rolls Out USDC Support Across Major Blockchains
Block’s Cash App has started a phased rollout of USDC payments, making the stablecoin available to around 25% of its ~60M users, with full access expected by the end of the week.
The new feature enables users to send, receive, deposit, and withdraw USDC across multiple networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Users can fund transfers directly from their existing USD balance without managing separate wallets or paying additional fees.
Samsung Acquires 4% Stake in Upbit Operator Dunamu
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card have jointly agreed to acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu for 612.8 billion won ($408 million), purchasing 1.39M shares from Kakao affiliates in an all-cash deal set to close June 19.
The Samsung investment follows Hana Bank's announcement earlier this month that it would acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu for $670M, making it the fourth-largest shareholder.
Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vaults With Up to 2.5% APY
Kraken launched Bitcoin Vaults, letting users earn up to 2.5% APY on their BTC holdings directly on the exchange. Deposits are put to work via on-chain infrastructure by Veda, with lending and borrowing strategies managed by institutional DeFi firm Sentora across Aave, Morpho, and Tydro.
Providers take a 25% performance fee, already factored into the quoted yield. Withdrawals are available at any time but subject to a 5-day processing period.
Unlike previous centralized yield products that collapsed post-FTX, the returns are sourced entirely from live onchain activity with no token subsidies or promotional rates involved.
Aztec Labs Acquires ZKPassport Developer Obsidion
Privacy L2 Aztec Labs acquired Obsidion and its founding team in an undisclosed deal, adding a production-ready identity layer to its stack.
Obsidion built ZKPassport, a tool that lets users verify age, nationality, or humanity via NFC passport scan without exposing personal data. It already handled identity checks for 17,000 participants in Aztec’s own token sale and processed tickets at Devconnect.
XPIN Brings Decentralized Mobile Internet to Base With Live eSIM
XPIN Network launched its eSIM product on Base, enabling users to purchase, activate, and top up mobile internet access directly onchain without leaving the Base network.
The eSIM covers 149 countries and regions with access to local 4G/5G networks, AI-powered automatic carrier switching for optimal signal, and zero roaming fees.
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN JUNE!
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Wintermute Enters Prediction Markets as Liquidity Provider
Wintermute, an algorithmic trading firm and OTC desk processing over $3.5T in annual volume, has entered prediction markets by providing two-sided liquidity across event contracts on leading venues.
The firm is now actively quoting bid and ask prices across event markets that collectively exceed $20B in monthly trading volume as of early 2026, expanding its institutional market-making infrastructure into one of the fastest-growing segments in financial markets.
Base Launches Azul Mainnet Upgrade To Advance Decentralization
Base activated Azul on mainnet, introducing multiproofs and a new client stack as the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2 moves closer toward Stage 2 decentralization.
The upgrade combines trusted execution environment (TEE) proofs with zero-knowledge proofs, allowing either system to finalize proposals independently. When both agree, withdrawal finality can drop to as little as one day, while permissionless ZK proofs can override permissioned TEE proofs in case of conflicts.
Sui Network Goes Down for Two Consecutive Days
Sui Network is experiencing significant network issues for the second consecutive day, with network activity halted. Sui Status has classified the incident as a Major Outage across both days, with the root cause traced to a failure in mainnet settlement.
On-chain data confirms the severity of the outage, the Sui blockchain explorer shows no new blocks produced for over two hours, meaning all transaction finality has stopped.
Visa Invests in Replit, Eyes Agentic Payment Infrastructure
Visa made an undisclosed investment in AI coding platform Replit and is exploring integrating its payment products directly into the platform, letting developers and AI agents accept payments without leaving Replit. Over 1,000 Visa employees already use the platform internally.
The partnership centers on Visa Intelligent Commerce and Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol, a system that lets AI agents securely identify themselves and verify payment intent. Both projects remain exploratory with no joint products formally announced.
Replit also launched self-serve enterprise access, allowing companies to sign contracts up to $200k without a sales call. The company raised $400M in March at a $9B valuation, tripling its value in under six months.
Crypto Prime Broker FalconX Confidentially Files for IPO
FalconX has confidentially filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC. The crypto prime broker has hired Wall Street firm Cantor and other bankers to advise on the IPO. The listing is not expected before the end of the year given market conditions.
The California-based firm, last valued at $8B in a 2022 Series D round, primarily serves institutional clients such as hedge funds, asset managers and market makers.
DxSale Exploit Empties 1,400 LP Pools; $7.3 Million Lost
The DxSale legacy liquidity locker contract on BNB Chain was drained of ~$7.3M, with funds taken from more than 1,400 LP pools. The attack began on May 26 when the owner address transferred ownership to the attacker wallet.
The 2021-era locker contract inherited a standard Ownable pattern with no timelock, multisig, or monitoring, leaving tens of millions in legacy LP tokens exposed.
Anthropic Hits $965B Valuation and Launches Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic raised $65B in Series H funding at a post-money valuation of $965B — vaulting it ahead of OpenAI ($852B) in both market value and reported revenue, and making it company one of the most valuable private startups in history.
Anthropic also launched Claude Opus 4.8, an incremental upgrade to Opus 4.7 that shows the biggest gains in terminal coding, knowledge work, and financial analysis.
Robinhood Launches AI Agent Trading and Payments Infrastructure
Robinhood has introduced new infrastructure allowing AI agents to trade stocks and make payments on behalf of users, marking one of the clearest moves yet toward autonomous consumer finance.
The platform now lets users create dedicated accounts and wallets for AI agents, enabling them to analyze portfolios, suggest strategies, and execute stock trades using pre-approved balances. Users remain in control through notifications, trade previews, approval settings, and activity monitoring directly inside the Robinhood app.
THORChain Hit by $10.7M Exploit. 5 of 6 Vaults Survived
This attack was carefully prepared over weeks, not executed overnight. Chainalysis traced the attacker’s setup back to late April, when a linked wallet moved XMR through a privacy bridge, swapped into USDC, bridged to Ethereum, and bonded RUNE on THORChain to operate as a legitimate validator before executing the exploit.
The attack targeted THORChain’s GG20 threshold signature scheme, where validators jointly sign transactions using split key shares. By exploiting a flaw in the implementation, the attacker gradually extracted enough key material to reconstruct private key and bypass signing process.
Google Engineer Charged Over $1.2M Insider Trades on Polymarket
US prosecutors have charged a Google software engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, with allegedly using confidential internal search data to place trades on Polymarket and earn around $1.2M in profit.
According to the DOJ complaint, Spagnuolo accessed non-public “Year in Search” data from Google and used it to predict outcomes in Polymarket markets, including bets on the most-searched people of 2025. He allegedly traded under the alias “AlphaRaccoon” between October and December 2025.
Top Prediction Markets by Monthly Fees Growth
The prediction market sector keeps expanding. Limitless up 97% in fees. Polymarket US up 91%. Here's how the top 4 platforms performed in May 2026 — by fees, users, and market focus.
Blockworks Pushes Token Disclosure Standards
Blockworks launched the Transparency Alliance, an industry group focused on standardizing token disclosures and improving transparency across crypto markets.
Founding members include Coinbase, Kraken, Grayscale, BitGo, Ripple, Aave, FalconX, and other exchanges, custodians, market makers, and protocols.
Since launching in 2025, 44 protocols including Jito, Aerodrome, Morpho, Jupiter, DYDX, and ZKsync have completed TTF filings. Alliance members said the framework will now be integrated into their listing, diligence, and evaluation processes.
OpenRouter raised $113M in a Series B funding round
OpenRouter provides developers and enterprises with a single API that routes requests across 400+ AI models. It handles failover, usage tracking, and cost optimization in a unified layer that sits between apps and every major AI provider.
Key highlights:
– 400+ AI models accessible via single API | 8M+ users globally
– 25 trillion tokens/week | 100 trillion/month | 1.5 quadrillion/year
– Token run rate: 15–30% of Google APIs | 20–40% of OpenAI | >50% of Microsoft Azure Foundry
GRVT and Plume Bring RWA Yield Into Your Trading Account
GRVT partners with Plume to integrate three institutional-grade tokenized yield funds directly into its platform, giving traders access to diversified RWA yield from the same self-custodial balance they use for perpetual futures.
The integrated strategies include:
– Base Yield Fund for stable, lower-risk exposure
– Balanced Fund for institutional-grade credit built for capital preservation
– Opportunistic Fund for structured credit and bond strategies with higher yield potential