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An onchain trader known as loracle.hl erased $42.2 million in profits accumulated over nearly 10 months after a leveraged short position against HYPE moved sharply against them.

Crypto trading firm Wintermute has expanded into prediction markets, aiming to provide liquidity across event-based contracts as the sector experiences rapid growth.

US Senator Cynthia Lummis has warned that Congress could miss a critical opportunity to establish comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation, potentially delaying major regulatory reforms until 2030.

An Ethereum developer has argued that ether’s 65% decline against Bitcoin since the network’s 2022 Merge reflects years of execution failures rather than broader market conditions or coordination challenges.

Binance has launched commission-free trading for more than 7,000 US stocks and exchange-traded funds, marking its latest step toward becoming a multi-asset financial platform.

European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel warned that stablecoins could bring traditional financial-market risks into tokenised finance while further strengthening the global dominance of the US dollar.

Coinbase has launched direct Indian rupee banking services in India, allowing customers to transfer funds between local bank accounts and the exchange through the Immediate Payment Service network.

A $1.26 billion block trade in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust last week was likely a large investor exiting a concentrated Bitcoin position rather than unwinding a market-neutral strategy, according to NYDIG.

XRP Ledger recorded strong growth in network activity and tokenisation during the first quarter of 2026, but XRP fell 27.1% over the same period and ended May down a further 6.19%.

A social media post describing how a farmer earned an 11.5% annualised yield through Strategy’s STRC preferred shares has ignited debate over whether bitcoin-linked income products strengthen or dilute bitcoin’s core principles.

Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe warned that Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework could create systemic risks for stablecoin issuers by forcing reserve assets into traditional banking institutions.

A7 executive Stanislav Lazarev said growing sanctions pressure from Western countries is driving Russia toward alternative cross-border payment systems, including digital assets and stablecoins.