Hot Topics SEC preps tokenized stock exemption as Wall Street races to go onchain. Goldman Sachs exits XRP, SOL ETFs in Q1; keeps ~$700M BTC position. Market Updates Strategy adds ~25K BTC for $2B; total holdings hit 843,738 coins. Galaxy secures NY BitLicense for institutional crypto services. Aave restores WETH borrowing limits after $230M exploit recovery.
Hot Topics Spot BTC ETFs Log $635M Single-Day Outflow, Largest Since January. Clarity Act Clears Senate Committee in 15-9 Bipartisan Vote. Market Updates Strive's SATA to Become First U.S. Security Paying Daily Dividends. T3 Financial Crime Unit Freezes Over $450M in Illicit Crypto.
Hot Topics BTC slips below $80K as back-to-back inflation shocks weigh on risk assets. Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed Chair in 54-45 Senate vote; Powell's term ends Friday. Market Updates KDDI acquires a 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group for $65M. Hyperliquid ETF debuts in U.S. with $1.2M inflows on day one.
Hot Topics Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed Board; Chair Vote Expected Today. April CPI Hits 3.8% YoY; BTC Dips Then Rebounds Above $81K Market Updates JPMorgan Files for Tokenized Treasury Fund on Ethereum. Elliptic Raises $120M Backed by Nasdaq, Deutsche Bank.
Hot Topics Clarity Act Text Released Ahead of Senate Banking Markup on May. Crypto ETPs Log $858M Weekly Inflows; BTC Products Draw $706M. Market Updates Circle Raises $222M in Arc Token Presale at $3B FDV; CRCL Surges 16%. Strategy Adds 535 BTC for $43M; Total Holdings Near 819K Strategy.
Hot Topics Senate CLARITY Act vote becomes this week’s key crypto policy event. Bitcoin tops $82K as Morgan Stanley’s BTC ETF draws $194M. Market Updates Circle earnings put stablecoins and AI payments back in focus. Australia eyes crypto tax changes for long-term investors.
Hot Topics U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $1.69B over five trading days, lifting cumulative inflows to $59.76B. White House targets July 4 deadline for CLARITY Act passage. Market Updates JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ondo and Ripple complete tokenized Treasury redemption on XRPL. TrustedVolumes suffers $6.7M exploit, while 1inch denies protocol breach.
Hot Topics Bitcoin holds $81K as ETF inflows offset flat derivatives. DTCC plans July pilot, October launch for tokenized securities. Market Updates Telegram to become TON’s largest validator; TON jumps 34%. a16z raises $2.2B Fund 5 for stablecoins, perps and prediction markets. Kelp DAO to migrate rsETH to Chainlink CCIP after $292M exploit.
Hot Topics BTC rallies past $81K for the first time since late Jan; April ETF inflows hit $1.97B. BlackRock urges OCC to drop 20% tokenized reserve cap in GENIUS Act rules. Market Updates Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade targets ~200M gas limit, tripling L1 capacity. GameStop's $55.5B eBay bid puts its $368M bitcoin stash in question.
Hot Topics Spot BTC ETFs open May with a hefty $629M single-day inflow. Morgan Stanley: BTC on bank balance sheets is coming; MSBT draws $100M+ in 6 days. Market Updates Ethereum Foundation sells $47M ETH to BitMine in one week; community questions pace. Strategy pauses BTC buys before May 5 Q1 earnings; holds 818,334 BTC.
Hot Topics Bitcoin slips below $75K post-FOMC, marking 9th drop in last 10 Fed meetings. Kevin Warsh clears Senate Banking Committee vote, on track to take over as Fed Chair on May 15. Market Updates Meta begins USDC creator payouts on Solana and Polygon via Stripe, piloting in Colombia and the Philippines. Ethereum ICO whale moves $23M (10,000 ETH) to new wallet after 10-year dormancy. Walmart-backed fintech OnePay joins Stripe/Paradigm-backed Tempo blockchain for stablecoin payouts and account funding.
Hot Topics U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $263M net outflows on Apr. 27, ending recent inflow streak. BTC twice rejected at $80K; premium turns negative, signaling weakening U.S. demand. Market Updates Bitmine ETH holdings reach 5.08M (~4.21% of supply); 3.7M staked yielding $264M annualized. Solana validator clients Anza and Firedancer ship test build of Falcon, a post-quantum signature scheme.
Hot Topics Fed begins two-day FOMC meeting; BTC under $77K amid rising oil and geopolitical risks. Bitcoin funds saw $933M weekly inflows; crypto ETF AUM hits $155B, highest since Feb. Western Union to launch Solana-based stablecoin USDPT in May as SWIFT alternative. Market Updates Strategy adds 3,273 BTC for $255M; total holdings reach 818,334 BTC. MARA launches foundation at Bitcoin Conference to fund quantum research and open-source dev.
Hot Topics Trump vows to sign CLARITY Act at Mar-a-Lago; bill stalled over stablecoin yield disputes. BlackRock IBIT options OI hits $27.6B, overtakes Deribit for the first time. Market Updates Aave raises $160M of $200M needed to cover Kelp DAO exploit bad debt via DeFi United. Litecoin hit by MWEB zero-day; 13-block reorg reverses ~32 min of invalid transactions.
Hot Topics Over $10B in BTC, ETH, XRP & SOL options expire today. 100+ crypto firms press Senate to advance CLARITY Act market structure markup. Morgan Stanley launches Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio targeting stablecoin issuer custody. Market Updates Metaplanet issues ¥8B ($50M) zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC; now holds 40,177 BTC. Tether freezes $344M USDT on Tron in coordination with OFAC and U.S. law enforcement.
Hot Topics Crypto sentiment hit a 3 month high while Bitcoin held around $77K. U.S. banking groups seek more time on stablecoin bill comments. Market Updates GSR launches multi-asset ETF covering BTC, ETH and SOL. Blockchain Capital targets $700M across two new funds.
Hot Topics Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh backs crypto’s role in finance at Senate hearing. Bitcoin rose above $78,000 as the Fear & Greed Index exited extreme fear. Market Updates Sui-based Volo Protocol was exploited, and the team pledged to absorb losses. Kelp DAO exploit funds kept moving, with about $80M in ETH reportedly laundered.
Hot Topics Aave risks up to $230M bad debt from Kelp DAO rsETH exploit. Ripple unveils 4-phase plan to make XRPL quantum-resistant by 2028. Fireblocks to power Qivalis' MiCAR-compliant euro stablecoin for 12 EU banks. Market Updates KelpDAO hackers begin laundering stolen funds.