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Strive Launches First U.S. Daily Dividend Security Backed by Bitcoin Treasury
Strive Asset Management has become the first U.S.-listed company to offer daily dividend payments on a security, unveiling a cash distribution strategy for its SATA (Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock) that begins June 16, 2026.
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Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs Freeze $450M in Illicit Crypto
The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a public-private partnership between Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, has frozen over $450 million in suspected illicit assets since 2024 and reported a 43.9% year-over-year increase in intercepted illicit proceeds during 2025.
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Dune Analytics Cuts 25% of Workforce, Pivots to AI Tools
Dune Analytics laid off 25% of its workforce this week, CEO Fredrik Haga announced via X. The cuts mark a strategic pivot toward AI-powered data tools and institutional clients moving onchain, signaling a major shift in how the crypto data platform plans to compete.
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North Korean Hackers Steal $2B in Crypto During 2025, Up 51% YoY
North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole approximately $2 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, marking a 51% increase from 2024. The escalation reflects the regime's growing reliance on cybercrime to fund weapons development and circumvent international sanctions.
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CME Launches Nasdaq Crypto Index Futures on June 8
CME Group announced the launch of Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, 2026, marking the exchange's first market-cap-weighted cryptocurrency derivatives contract. The product covers seven digital assets led by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP.
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Interactive Brokers Launches Unified Prediction Market Platform
Interactive Brokers launched a unified prediction markets platform consolidating trading across Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx with automatic best-price routing. The move reflects institutional adoption of prediction markets as a regulated asset class.
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Coinbase Takes Over USDC Treasury on Hyperliquid as USDH Sunsets
Coinbase has become the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid, replacing the native USDH stablecoin under a new partnership with Native Markets. The transition reflects broader industry trends toward regulated stablecoins and institutional-grade infrastructure.
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Bank of England Softens Stablecoin Rules After Industry Backlash
The Bank of England is reconsidering its proposed stablecoin regulations after sustained industry pushback. Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden stated the central bank is "looking very hard" at re-examining rules that crypto firms have criticized as overly restrictive.
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Coinbase Named Hyperliquid's USDC Treasury Deployer as HYPE Jumps 14%
Coinbase is now Hyperliquid's official USDC treasury deployer under the AQAv2 framework, ending an eight-month USDH experiment. HYPE surged 14% to $41 on the news, coinciding with the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF launch.
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Solana Hits 4-Month Highs on Institutional Inflows as Treasury Holders Absorb Steep Losses
Solana reaches a four-month high on record ETF inflows and $2.5B in perpetuals volume, but two major corporate treasury holders have reported nearly $700M in combined quarterly losses, highlighting the risks of poorly timed institutional accumulation.
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Ethereum Trades in Tight Range as CLARITY Act Advances and Genesis Wallets Stir
Ethereum is consolidating between $2,250 and $2,450 as the CLARITY Act clears a Senate markup vote 15-9, two genesis-era wallets move after 10+ years of inactivity, and derivatives data sends conflicting signals about the next directional move.
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Fidelity International Launches AAA-Rated Tokenized Liquidity Fund on Chainlink
Fidelity International has launched FILQ, a tokenized digital liquidity fund with an AAA credit rating from Moody's. The fund partnership includes Sygnum Bank and Chainlink's oracle network, with JPMorgan providing daily Net Asset Value pricing.
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Base58Labs Launches BASIS.pro Arbitrage Platform
Base58Labs officially launched BASIS.pro on May 13, positioning the platform as a solution to structural gaps in crypto market infrastructure. The arbitrage platform is now publicly accessible at basis.pro following completion of its private testing phase.
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Solana Treasury Firm Upexi Reports $109M Quarterly Loss on SOL Markdowns
Upexi, a Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury management firm, posted a $109.3 million net loss for Q3 2026, a 2,776% increase from the prior year. The loss was driven by $92.3 million in unrealized losses on Solana holdings.
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XRP Whales Signal Conviction With Record Accumulation Despite 20% YTD Decline
XRP's largest holders are accumulating at record pace, with wallets holding at least 10,000 tokens hitting an all-time high as of May 13, 2026. The pattern mirrors institutional behavior during previous bear markets, suggesting deep-pocketed investors see value at current levels.
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Trump Arrives in China with Tech Titans; Bitcoin Rallies on Diplomatic Optimism
President Trump has arrived in China for a two-day state visit with President Xi Jinping, accompanied by over 16 U.S. executives including Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Bitcoin rallied on speculation that improved diplomatic relations could accelerate crypto adoption, though skeptics...
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Kelp DAO Burns 17,132 Attacker rsETH Tokens, Sets Two-Week Recovery With Aave
Kelp DAO burned 17,132 rsETH tokens held by the exploiter behind a $292M breach, with Aave coordinating a two-week liquidity recovery and Ether withdrawals set to resume within 24 hours.
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Bitcoin Holds $80K as Inflation Data, CLARITY Act Vote, and Institutional Crosscurrents Define a Pivotal Week
Bitcoin trades between $79K and $81K on May 13 as a 5.2-6% PPI print sparks $304M in liquidations, the Senate prepares a CLARITY Act vote, and institutional positioning splits between conviction buyers and profit-takers.
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JPMorgan Files Second Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
JPMorgan has filed to launch JLTXX, a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, signaling accelerating Wall Street adoption of blockchain infrastructure for traditional financial products. The filing, made public on May 12, positions Ethereum as the settlement layer of choice for...
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Senate Confirms Bitcoin-Friendly Kevin Warsh to Fed Board
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve's board of governors on May 12, positioning the Bitcoin-friendly former Fed official one procedural step away from becoming Federal Reserve Chair.
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Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard to Combat Transaction Fraud
The Ethereum Foundation launched Clear Signing, a new security standard using ERC-7730 to make transaction descriptions human-readable. The initiative aims to reduce accidental approvals of malicious or unlimited token transfers across wallets and protocols.
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$NXT Token Launches on Four Major Exchanges as NEXST Enters Web3 Entertainment
NEXST's native token $NXT began trading today across OKX Boost, KuCoin, MEXC, and LBank, marking the Token Generation Event for the Dubai-based AI entertainment infrastructure platform.
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Casper Network Unveils Multi-Year Roadmap for Regulated RWAs
Casper Network published the Casper Manifest on May 12, a strategic roadmap outlining nine protocol initiatives designed to position the blockchain for regulated real-world asset tokenization and autonomous machine transactions.
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Elliptic Raises $120M Series C Led by JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq
Elliptic, a blockchain compliance and forensics platform, has closed a $120 million Series C funding round led by JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Nasdaq. The round signals that institutional finance now treats crypto compliance infrastructure as mission-critical rather than optional.
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