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Amazon, Shopify and Etsy rally after Supreme Court voids Trump’s tariffs, as Trump signals new 10% global levy.
World Liberty Financial plans to tokenize Trump Hotel in Maldives
Tokenizing luxury real estate could revolutionize investment access, offering new opportunities in decentralized finance and asset liquidity.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro with major reasoning upgrade
Gemini 3.1 Pro launches with advanced reasoning, scoring 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2, offering enhanced multimodal capabilities.
ORQO launches yield protocol on XRP Ledger, unlocking RLUSD utility
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Dutch House passes 36% tax on unrealized crypto and investment gains
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BlackRock moves $270M in Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase as weekly outflows spike
BlackRock's crypto fund adjustments amid market shifts highlight the growing integration of digital assets into traditional finance systems.
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Ethereum
BitMine adds $90 million in ETH, Tom Lee cites sentiment parallels with past crypto lows
Bitmine adds 40,613 ETH during crash, defends accumulation despite $7.3B in paper losses
Hyperliquid trader opens massive leveraged short on 30,000 Ethereum
BitMine’s ETH stack plunges into $8B loss as Ethereum drops below $2K
BitMine continues ETH accumulation with 41K buy as unrealized losses top $6B
Market
Bitcoin whale Garrett Jin sends $761 million in BTC to Binance
Aztec rockets 80% following simultaneous Upbit and Bithumb listings
CME Group to launch 24/7 trading for crypto futures and options on May 29
Hyperscale Data launches silver reserve plan targeting 100,000 ounces
Amazon faces historic stock decline, losing $450B amid AI spending concerns
AI
OpenAI plans AI device lineup, including speaker and smart glasses
Sonic Labs launches Spawn to turn plain English prompts into dApps
OpenAI launches benchmarking system for securing crypto tokens and smart contracts
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M token context window
Meta weighs facial recognition rollout for smart glasses
Tech
Uber plans $100 million investment in autonomous vehicle charging stations
China plans blockchain certification for green energy tracing
Elon Musk says X Money will launch external beta in 1–2 months
MrBeast’s Beast Industries buys Step banking app following $200M BitMine deal
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TRON DAO brings TRON Academy to UC Berkeley as campus interest in blockchain accelerates
Relay adds TRON support, delivering seamless USDT swaps via multichain API and flagship app
Decentralised order execution: When Web3 trading interfaces meet traditional brokers
Regulation
Dutch regulator orders Polymarket to halt operations or face €840,000 penalty
Trump tariffs blocked by Supreme Court ruling
ECB eyes digital euro pilot in 2027 and rollout in 2029
White House considers new talks with crypto firms and banks on stablecoin yield
CFTC files brief to defend exclusive authority over US prediction markets
Web3
Elon Musk’s X to enable crypto and stock trading with Smart Cashtags
Trove Markets discreetly refunds influencers via stablecoins after ICO crash
UK Treasury taps HSBC’s Orion blockchain to pilot first G7 digital gilt
LayerZero Labs unveils Zero blockchain with Citadel and ARK backing
Tether invests in LayerZero Labs to power real-world stablecoin use cases
AI Agents
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to advance personal AI agents
Coinbase unveils new Agentic Wallets enabling AI agents to hold and send crypto
Goldman Sachs teams up with Anthropic to create autonomous AI agents for internal banking tasks
Crypto.com CEO unveils new AI platform that builds intelligent agents for consumers
Richtech Robotics, Microsoft collaborate to deploy agentic AI in commercial and industrial robots
DeFi
Uniswap seeks approval for fee rollout across eight chains and remaining v3 pools
XRP Ledger activates permissioned DEX for regulated institutions on mainnet
ZeroLend winds down operations, citing revenue collapse and inactive chains
Jupiter launches native staking as collateral, unlocking $30B in staked SOL for DeFi
Trump-backed World Liberty plans to launch World Swap forex platform
Press Releases
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announces ETH holdings reach 4.371 million tokens, and total crypto and total cash holdings of $9.6 billion
BTCC Exchange launches TradFi, enabling seamless access to global traditional markets with USDT
Public Masterpiece announces PMT Chain, a layer 1 built for the real-world asset economy
MEXC releases February proof of reserve report, BTC coverage rises to 267%
LBank launches 16th BoostHub campaign featuring Ethereum with 30 ETH in rewards
NFTs
Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT drops 99% from $1.3M to $12K
Gemini to close NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it sharpens focus on super app vision
Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026
Magic Eden to expand $ME buybacks in 2026 using revenue from Swaps, Lucky Buy, and Packs
OpenSea CMO refutes rumors of a $150 million SEA token sale on Coinbase
Press Releases
IP strategy announces share repurchase program of up to 1 million shares
Phemex completes full integration of Ondo Finance tokenized equity suite
KuCoin EU expands local compliance and governance team in Austria
Unicity Labs raises $3M to scale autonomous agentic marketplaces
Sentient Foundation launches as global nonprofit to ensure AGI remains open-source and aligned with humanity
MEXC Earn upgrades products for limited time, raising USDT flexible APR up to 20%
Phemex launches AI-native revolution, signaling full-scale AI transformation
PumpMarket debuts crypto-native prediction market, starting with Pump.fun token graduations
Trust Wallet launches cash deposits, enabling users to convert physical cash into crypto
Sai launches Perps platform combining CEX speed with onchain settlement
Ymax opens early access to stablecoin yield orchestration platform
Zircuit Finance launches institutional-grade onchain yield platform targeting 8–11% APR
Podcast Notes
Bryan Pellegrino: Base’s shift signals independence from OP Stack, why fragmentation is the future of blockchain, and the rising importance of interoperability for institutions | Unchained
Alex Svanevik: Nansen integrates on-chain analytics with trading execution, AI agents will revolutionize transaction processes, and the future of investing is agentic and autonomous | Unchained
Caroline Pham: CFTC’s focus on foundational principles will enhance market integrity, why collaboration with SEC is essential, and the importance of a positive regulatory posture for crypto innovation | Empire
Lei Yang: MegaETH achieves 55,000 transactions per second, Ethereum’s scaling strategy pivots back to layer one, and the challenges of layer two security | Bankless
Alex Zozos: Tokenized securities are classified as securities, the SEC’s evolving role in on-chain trading, and how blockchain enhances trading efficiency | Unchained
Jeff Park: Low trading volume hampers Bitcoin price discovery, Hong Kong as a bridge for Chinese capital, and shifts in options trading signal market sentiment change | The Wolf Of All Streets
Adam Posen: Inflation expected to hit 4% by year-end, youth unemployment rising due to post-COVID mismatches, and tariffs’ delayed impact on economic pressures | Odd Lots
Jeremy Allaire: Stablecoins are redefining global money usage, bridging fiat and crypto networks, and necessitating regulatory collaboration | All-In
Chris Dixon: AI and crypto will redefine creative economies | a16z Live
Heidi Crebo-Rediker: US reliance on China for strategic minerals poses national security risks, China’s state support creates competitive advantages, and innovative technologies could reshape rare earth production | Odd Lots
Andy Yen: AI knows you better than you know yourself, privacy is a fundamental human right, and the unsustainable nature of AI subscription models | Bankless