Bitcoin eyes ‘healthy pause’ around $106K before price picks up steam

Bitcoin could enter a period of sideways movement following a court decision on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but that’s not necessarily a bearish signal, according to a crypto analyst. “While the recent surge to over $111,000 was notable, the current price action suggests a phase of consolidation rather than an imminent breakout,” onchain options … Read more

Hyperliquid whale losses near $100M after Bitcoin dips below $105K

A Hyperliquid trader known as James Wynn has seen his Bitcoin long bets on the platform liquidated for almost $100 million after Bitcoin dipped below $105,000.  Wynn had made two significant long leveraged positions on Bitcoin (BTC), betting that the cryptocurrency’s price would rise, but onchain data shows those positions were liquidated to the tune … Read more

Base briefly nears 1,000 TPS, making it speed competitive with Solana

Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base briefly saw the number of transactions it processed per second near 1,000, bringing it closer to the performance of layer-1 blockchain Solana. On May 29, Base creator Jesse Pollak said on X that Base had sustained near 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) during a launch on the agentic artificial intelligence platform … Read more

US sanctions Philippines tech firm accused of aiding crypto scams

The US Treasury has sanctioned a Philippines-based technology firm and its alleged administrator, accusing it of providing services to thousands of crypto scam websites. Funnull Technology is linked to most crypto scam websites reported to the FBI, with victims’ losses surpassing $200 million, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on May 29.  … Read more

SEC moves to dismiss Binance lawsuit

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its long-running lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance in the regulator’s latest backdown from policing the crypto industry. A joint motion filed on May 29 by the SEC, Binance and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao asked a Washington, DC, federal court to allow the regulator’s complaint that it filed … Read more

$94 Billion Settled in Roughly Two Years

Stablecoins are gaining ground as a reliable tool for digital payments. New data from Artemis shows that $94.2 billion in stablecoin transactions were settled between January 2023 and February 2025. The report shed light on a few specific rising areas for stablecoin payments. Business-to-business transactions made up the largest block, accounting for an annual run … Read more

MidasRWA launches mTBILL on Algorand offering 4.06% yield

German tokenization protocol Midas has launched a tokenized US Treasury bill on the Algorand blockchain, offering European investors exposure to yield-bearing government bonds with no investment minimum required.  The mTBILL is a tokenized certificate that references short-term US Treasury exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Midas announced on May 29.  The first atomic swap was executed by a … Read more

US Congress introduces the CLARITY Act for digital assets

US Representative French Hill has announced the introduction of the much-awaited market structure bill for digital assets. The “Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025” or “CLARITY Act of 2025” comes with support from lawmakers across both sides of the aisle, including three Democratic co-sponsors. The bill covers the roles of both the United States … Read more