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NYDIG suggests $1.3B IBIT sale was whale exiting directional trade 2026-06-01 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says a sale below market price and giving up millions of dollars for immediate execution indicates a large directional holder exited a trade on BlackRock’s IBIT last week. This article is an excerpt from […]

Crypto exploit losses in May fall 90% over month to $68M: CertiK 2026-06-01 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young CertiK says May is the third month so far in 2026 to record crypto losses under $100 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Sui Foundation says ‘major upgrade’ fixed bugs behind three outages 2026-06-01 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The Sui Network’s first two outages were caused by bugs introduced in its 1.72 update, while an interim fix deployed to restore the blockchain triggered the third. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Wintermute to bring liquidity to booming prediction markets sector 2026-06-01 at 08:19 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Wintermute says it will provide “two-sided markets across event contracts on leading venues,” but did not specify what platforms it was trading on. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

White hat hacker recovers $2M from faulty 2016 ICO smart contract 2026-06-01 at 06:20 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A white-hat hacker has helped the creators of Hong Coin by showing them how to exploit a flawed admin function on a smart contract and ultimately refund investors after a decade. This article is an excerpt […]

US, UK central bankers offer contrary views on stablecoins 2026-06-01 at 05:31 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller told a conference on Sunday that stablecoins expand the reach of US policy while the Bank of England’s Megan Greene expects their popularity will soon fade. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Strategy’s Michael Saylor teases BTC buy with ‘working better’ tweet 2026-06-01 at 00:38 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Strategy could be set to announce it has resumed buying Bitcoin after pausing in recent weeks as the biggest crypto looks poised to close out the month down more than 3.5%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

Kraken ‘plans’ regulated perp contracts as rivals are quick off the blocks 2026-05-31 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph In the wake of CFTC approval of perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot price of Bitcoin, Kraken expects to offer those to US institutional clients within “the next month.” This article is an excerpt from […]

Bitcoin sentiment reaches most ‘lopsided positive’ ratio for 2026: Santiment 2026-05-31 at 12:56 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto sentiment platform Santiment warned that the two biggest spikes in social media bullishness around Bitcoin have previously been followed by short-term price pullbacks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Cosmos-based Gravity Bridge halts bridge after reported $5.4M exploit 2026-05-31 at 11:57 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Gravity Bridge was drained of roughly $5.4 million in a suspected signing key compromise, prompting validators to halt the bridge while an investigation is underway. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Senator Lummis says China will ‘write the rules’ of the new financial era if CLARITY fails 2026-05-31 at 06:32 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the CLARITY Act in May, but it must still pass both chambers of Congress before heading to the president’s desk. This article is an […]

Bitcoin is at ‘pivotal level’ as $65K downside risk looms: Analyst 2026-05-31 at 03:58 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons While Bitcoin is hovering around $73,000, a crypto trader says the current setup is “different from the previous breakdown in February.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama 2026-05-31 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

SEC charges Texas man with $12.3M crypto fraud using fake AI trading bots 2026-05-30 at 16:30 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

Bitcoin retail sentiment still matters, says Swan Bitcoin CEO 2026-05-30 at 08:26 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said it is important to pay attention to retail sentiment around Bitcoin, as ownership is still far from concentrated and “it’s not like Blackrock owns the Bitcoin.” This article is an excerpt from […]

CFTC backs crypto perpetual contracts, issues advisory on 24/7 trading 2026-05-30 at 02:47 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The CFTC issued notices affecting platforms seeking to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, including a no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

‘Extraordinarily unusual’ for CFTC to reverse Gemini settlement deal: Ex-chair 2026-05-30 at 01:28 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court’s reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public “deserves a better explanation.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Sui network temporarily stalls again after Thursday’s outage 2026-05-29 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The outage was caused by the same network update software bug that disrupted the protocol on Thursday, which resulted in nearly six hours of downtime. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ex-Celsius CEO files motion to vacate sentence after lawyers withdraw 2026-05-29 at 21:23 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Former CEO Alex Mashinsky filed documents seeking to vacate his 12-year sentence, which included claims involving FTX and a “hostile takeover” by a former Celsius executive, who was sentenced to time served. This article is an excerpt […]

Coinbase brings global crypto derivatives markets to US institutional clients 2026-05-29 at 21:23 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The exchange’s integration with Deribit gives eligible US institutional investors access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source