Bitcoin, ETFs & Markets
- Spot bitcoin ETFs log $649 million in net outflows, largest since January
- Bitcoin slide extends as record ETF outflows and 60% rate-hike probability
signal structural cracks beneath the rally: analysts
- Bitwise calls HYPE a ‘Gen 2’ crypto token, says its undervalued
- TD Cowen raises Strategy price target to $400, citing faster bitcoin
accumulation and accretive deleveraging
- 'Follow the gigawatts': Bernstein sees upside in several bitcoin miners amid
$90 billion in AI data center deals
- Strive buys 382 BTC for roughly $30 million, holding spot as ninth-largest
bitcoin treasury
Stablecoins & Tokenization
- Stablecoin supply tops $300 billion but growth stalls as Tether gains at
rivals’ expense
- Ethereum leads $65 billion RWA race as blockchains compete for institutional
tokenization flows
- Tokenized equities daily volume hits all-time high of $3.57 billion
- Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker raises $8 million from Galaxy
Ventures and others
- Wintermute enters DeFi vault space with Armitage, supporting 'collateral types
that other curators cannot'
Regulation & Policy
- Donald Trump orders Fed to review giving crypto firms access to master
accounts
- Trump’s Truth Social withdraws bitcoin ETF application from SEC
- CFTC sues Minnesota over first explicit state ban on prediction markets
- Elizabeth Warren criticizes OCC over Ripple, Coinbase and other crypto trust
charters
- Japan's ruling party advances proposal to build national AI-blockchain
financial system
Companies & Funding
- Tether, Gnosis co-lead $4.4 million seed round for lightweight mobile-friendly
Sorted Wallet
- Deloitte absorbs Blocknative team as crypto infra firm winds down APIs and Gas
Network
- Polymarket rolls out prediction markets tracking IPOs, valuations for private
companies like OpenAI and SpaceX
- Canaan posts $88.7 million Q1 net loss as revenue lands in line with guidance
- WLFI treasury firm AI Financial posts $271 million quarterly net loss, flags
doubt over survival within one year
DeFi & Web3
- Lolli launches automatic bitcoin cashback on linked debit and credit card
purchases
- XRP Alliance debuts as Flare, D'CENT link hardware wallets to XRP yield vaults
- Wall Street analysts increasingly value crypto firms as infrastructure, AI and
capital markets platforms
