Halifax house prices -0.1% vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior -0.1% UK house prices dipped a little in May, with the average property price dropping to

Companies have been developing AI very quickly to stay ahead of the market, but Favaro and Clark argue that a slowdown would allow more time

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the final Eurozone

Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.”

It was another day where US president Trump said that a deal with Iran was “very close” and that was enough to turn the market

Explosion halts crude loading at Oman’s Mina al Fahal in conflict escalation PBOC resumes injections after two-day pause that forced banks to deploy idle cash

US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and New York Representative Gregory Meeks sparred over Donald Trump’s influence on regulators he has nominated as president

Trump: The US is in the middle of final negotiations to end the Iran war Putin: We are ready to make a deal with Ukraine

Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to be sanctioned by an authoritarian

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Plunges Below ‘Fire Sale’ Territory as Fear Index Reads 12 — Echoing the FTX Crash Bitcoin price dropped to levels on

Bitcoin price collapsed as Strategy faced tighter liquidity conditions and paused its BTC buying. Is it time to jump ship, or buy the dip?

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Pullback Tests Institutional Adoption Narrative as Pompliano Stays Bullish Bitcoin’s recent price decline is testing one of the asset’s most prominent bullish

Bitcoin Magazine Schwab Strategist: Bitcoin’s $60,000 Mining Cost Could Mark the Cycle Bottom Bitcoin is in a bear market. That much is not in dispute. 

US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure.

The data due from Japan today is unlikely to have much impact on the yen and other markets upon release. This article was written by

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Privacy in 2026: A Practical Guide Bitcoin privacy has come a long way since the early days of Bitcoin. Once marketed as

In a letter to Russia’s Putin, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy proposed to end the war saying “Enough of war”. In a striking public letter addressed directly to

A Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments.

Treasury Secretary Bessent said: I wish job market had come out today Then added that he has no prior knowledge of tomorrow’s job data. Then

This is a new tone from Putin, it sounds like he wants the war to end: In Alaska, Trump asked Russia for some compromises, Russia

The exchange integration gives Western Union’s dollar-pegged token access to crypto market liquidity as payment providers accelerate their adoption of stablecoins.

Bitcoin continued “incredible” 2022 bear market repeat behavior as sellers kept control over BTC price rebound attempts.

Strategy’s Bitcoin paper loss tops $11 billion as Saylor pointed to ETF outflows and AI infrastructure spending as factors pressuring BTC.

Bitcoin Magazine Michael Saylor Calls Bitcoin’s Drop a ‘Capital Rotation’ to AI as BTC Slides Below $62,000 Bitcoin fell to as low as $61,400 overnight

Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform.

Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Bottom ‘Almost In’ as Sell-Off Cuts 14% in Seven Days Bitcoin shed 14% in seven days, sliding to levels

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Buys a Home: Better and Coinbase Close First Fannie Mae-Backed BTC Mortgage Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) and Coinbase

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.

Bitcoin brought back the trend line that functioned as resistance in the 2022 bear market, with BTC price RSI approaching its lowest in six years.

Oil tumbled after positive deal comments from Trump but now we have the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon pushing back hard. Negotiations with Israel are

Headlines: Trump: The US is in the middle of final negotiations to end the Iran war Israeli military warns that the fighting in southern Lebanon

Prior week for initial jobless claims 209K revised to 212K. Prior week for continuing claims 1.786 million revised to 1.785M initial jobless claims come in

US-based employers announced 97,006 job cuts in May, up 16% from the 83,387 job cuts recorded in April. The figure is also up 3% from

Many traders expect Bitcoin to stage a short-term relief bounce toward $70,000, but the broader technical setup remains bearish for BTC.

Construction PMI 38.2 vs 40.2 expected Prior 39.7 Ouch. That’s a terrible reading as things are just getting worse for UK’s construction sector in Q2.

Agreement on the release of frozen Iranian funds in its final stages The main obstacle relates to the mechanism for disposing of part of the

Prior -0.1%; revised to +0.8% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US dollar has been mostly rangebound for the past months with bouts of weakness on positive US-Iran headlines, and strength on

Construction PMI 42.4 Prior 42.1 The sharp contraction in Germany’s construction sector continues in May, as pressure continues to ramp up on both demand conditions

A ceasefire framework was reportedly agreed upon earlier today here. But as has been the case in the past, it doesn’t seem like it will

Authorities around the world have been heavily targeting scam infrastructure this year, with joint actions involving the US, UAE, China, Austria and Albania.

The move comes as Ether prices slumped to a 14-month low below $1,750 on Thursday.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight is the Swiss inflation data. The CPI Y/Y is expected at 0.8% vs 0.6% prior, while

CPI +0.6% vs +0.8% y/y expected Prior +0.6% Core CPI +0.3% y/y Prior +0.3% Swiss headline annual inflation holds steady at 0.6% in May, with

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig says the rescission of its “no-deny” policy means it now has more flexibility when settling enforcement actions.

AI infrastructure spend on track to rival world’s largest economies, Goldman says ICYMI – Kuwait targets 70% oil output recovery within weeks of Hormuz reopening

ANZ’s world commodity price index rose 0.7% in May, led by aluminium prices up 49.1% y/y after Persian Gulf production fell 35% due to Middle

Australian April 2026 trade data, gives a trade balance of 1.791bn AUD surplus expected -1.61bn, prior -1.84bn I’ll have more to come on this separately.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $62,000, Erasing Months of Recovery as Sell-Off Accelerates Bitcoin price has tumbled to its lowest level in months Wednesday

After expecting billions of dollars worth of crypto holdings to be reported during a voluntary disclosure period, the country’s tax office only saw 58 filers

Trump and his officials have undermined their own credibility time and time again on so many issues, so just a heads up here. Rollins says

Reuters reported that Revolut plans to integrate stablecoins into its future US bank as more fintech and crypto companies chase federal banking approvals.

Scott Bessent said that the Treasury Department was “proceeding with all deliberate speed” on Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed an executive order supporting AI data center development as the state seeks to attract advanced computing and technology investment.

May ISM services index 54.5 vs 53.8 expected US May ADP employment data +122K vs +117K expected Iran foreign minister: Contact with the US has

ABC news in the US: The House adopted a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers for the first time vote of

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Crashes to Precarious Position Near $65,000 as Momentum Rotates Into AI, IPOs Bitcoin price is holding a risky position near $65,000

Trump spouting his usual inane drivel: Have been hitting Iran pretty hard Iran negotiations going well Iran pretty close to signing, in theory Iran will

Bitcoin Magazine Franklin Templeton CEO: Blockchains Threaten Wall Street’s Fee Machine, Not Its Technology Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson has a straightforward explanation for why

Crude oil futures settled at $96.02, gaining $2.26, or 2.41%, as buyers remained firmly in control throughout the session. Prices traded in a wide range,

It feels like we’re at a tipping point in this conflict. Either both sides agree to some kind of text shortly or we’re into an

Bitcoin Magazine Blockware Appoints Megan Brooks-Anderson as Chief Executive Officer HOUSTON, Texas – June 3, 2026 – Blockware, a vertically integrated infrastructure platform spanning AI/HPC

New data suggests AI-driven payment rails are evolving beyond experimentation as users are making more higher-value transfers.

Bitcoin Magazine The 2036 Issue: Nobody Even Noticed A coffee shop in Lagos accepts payment in seconds. A manufacturer in São Paulo settles an invoice

Bitcoin Magazine Scott Bessent Backs Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Urges Senate to Pass Clarity Act Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ATMs: The Canary in the Coal Mine State regulators have been quietly banning Bitcoin ATMs. An entire subsection of the Bitcoin ecosystem

Bitcoin Magazine Tether-Backed Adecoagro to Launch Sugarcane-Powered Bitcoin Mining in Brazil Adecoagro (NYSE: AGRO), the South American agribusiness company with Tether as its majority shareholder,

Bitcoin Magazine Kalshi Goes Live With America’s First Regulated Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Kalshi announced on X today that bitcoin perpetual futures are now live for

Recent headline news has been full of different geopolitical headlines: Two rockets have been launched from southern Lebanon toward Israel. Rubio says it’s impossible to

Bitcoin Magazine Lava Card Launches Secured Visa Credit Card That Pays Bitcoin Rewards on Every Purchase Lava has launched its Lava Card, a secured Visa

Ethereum price slides to a 14-week low as weakening demand and persistent ETF outflows put the key $1,800 support at risk.

The whale is now backing Arthur Hayes’ favored HYPE, ZEC and NEAR plays, signaling a sharp pivot toward momentum-led crypto bets.

The ESMA says crypto companies without MiCA authorization must stop serving EU clients from July 1, even if their licence applications remain under review.

Zcash Open Development Lab said the network briefly became unstable as miners upgraded, while the Zcash Foundation said there was no evidence of an exploit.

Kraken and xStocks Alliance will let eligible users seek allocations in US IPOs at the offering price through tokenized shares in coming weeks.

Binance exchange said it will move NFT support from its exchange to its non-custodial wallet and offered users 30 days to migrate their NFTs.

Bitcoin Magazine Charles Schwab Launches 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading on thinkorswim Charles Schwab has taken its most direct step yet into around-the-clock cryptocurrency access, announcing

Prior was 50.9 Final April reading was 51.0 Final composite PMI 51.5 vs 51.7 prelim and 51.7 prior The ISM services survey is due at

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Highlights Crypto in Its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2026, published its

Russian ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 processed over $110 billion in transactions despite Western sanctions, according to CertiK.

Business activity index vs 55.9 prior Employment 47.9 vs 48.0 prior New orders 57.3 vs 53.5 prior Prices paid 71.3 vs 70.7 prior Supplier deliveries

Prior month factory orders 1.5% revised higher to 1.8% Factory orders for April 4.8% vs 4.6% estimate Durable Goods revision for April 8.0% vs 7.9%

Prior was +109K (revised to +105K) Details: Goods -3K versus +15K last month Service +36K versus +94K last month Small business +49K vs +65K prior

Prior was -0.1% (revised to -0.3%) Unit labour costs +1.4% q/q, fourth consecutive gain (+3.2% y/y) Goods led the decline (-1.7%); ag/forestry cratered -8.6%, construction

Trezor and Tropic Square disclosed a TROPIC01 chip vulnerability found during a Ledger Donjon audit, saying the Safe 7 wallet and user funds remain secure.

The payments giant said USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD and other stablecoins will support new settlement options across multiple blockchains.

Headlines: US president Trump reaffirms that Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon Iran reserves right to defend against any country permitting US

Iran has agreed they will not have a nuclear weapon Iran’s supreme leader (Mojtaba Khamenei) is involved in negotiations with the US He is the

Bitcoin sparked two-month lows in the Crypto Fear & Greed Index while analysis predicted a “catch-up” with record highs in stocks.

Bitcoin’s drop to $65,000 triggered over $1.8 billion in crypto liquidations as traders brace for a test of $60,000 as support.

FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Gold is again on the backfoot as yet another rally on optimism gets faded. Tonight, Iran’s IRGC launched a wave of ballistic missile

Just when the EU looks to have settled one thing on the tariffs front, they are now getting thrown another curveball by the US. Yesterday,

Prior 52.7 Final Composite PMI 49.7 vs 48.5 prelim Prior 52.6 Key findings: Business activity decreases for the first time since April 2025 Marginal falls

Iran’s foreign ministry condemns US strikes on Iranian tanker and Qeshm island Stresses direct responsibility of Kuwait and Bahrain rulers for permitting attacks Reserves right

Prior 49.8 Composite PMI 50.4 vs 50.5 prior Key findings: Italian service providers face strongest cost pressures since start of 2023 Business activity falls for

Services PMI 44.3 vs 42.9 prelim Prior 46.5 Composite PMI 44.9 vs 43.5 prelim Prior 47.6 Even with an improvement to the initial estimates, this

Prior 46.9 Final Composite PMI 48.8 vs 48.6 prelim Prior 48.4 Key findings: Service sector remains in contraction in May, but expectations rebound Business activity

Prior 47.6 Composite PMI 48.5 vs 47.5 prelim Prior 48.8 Despite the troubles in France, the overall Eurozone services economy managed to hold up in

The sanctions come four days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US had seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iranian crypto exchanges and

Bitcoin saw its largest daily drop since early February on Tuesday as the cryptocurrency shed more than $4,500 in a single day.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final Services PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and

Some of the information that New York and the European Union’s watchdogs will share includes the issued stablecoin, total volume in circulation and the number

“Investors still believe in crypto, but now that it’s a contrarian bet, they favor fundamentals over vibes,” says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan.

AI robotics company Figure posted several videos on X throughout May showcasing its robots performing basic tasks, including cleaning a room and sorting packages.

The US proposed tariffs of at least 10% on imports from around 60 countries under a Section 301 forced-labour probe, with higher 12.5% levies targeting

Trump tries again. US proposes 10% tariffs on 60 nations, forced-labour Section 301 probe Australia Q1 GDP slows to 0.3% as data centre imports drag

Australia’s Q1 GDP rose 0.3% q/q and 2.5% y/y, both below forecasts, as a surge in data centre and fuel imports wiped 0.8 percentage points

Despite the planned wind-down, TapTools says it is open to being acquired or taking on external resources to continue maintaining the platform.

Data for Australian economic growth in the January – March quarter of 2026. GDP 0.3% q/q expected 0.5%, prior 0.8% GDP 2.5% y/y expected 2.7%,

China’s services PMI rose to 54.4 in May from 52.6, the fastest expansion in three months, with new orders growing for a 41st straight month

A UK House of Lords committee warned that strict stablecoin rules could make pound sterling tokens commercially unworkable despite supporting regulation.

Japan’s cabinet approved a ¥3.1 trillion supplementary budget funded by deficit bonds to subsidise fuel and utility costs, with a ¥2.5 trillion reserve targeting gasoline

Japan’s services PMI flatlined at 50.0 in May as business costs surged to a 43-month high on Middle East war disruption, ending 13 months of

The three members of Congress said the volatility of digital assets and “lack of regulation and safeguards” could put Americans’ retirement savings at risk.

New Zealand data Terms of Trade Index Q1 -2.0% q/q expected -1.2%, prior 3.7% Export Prices Q1 -2.7% q/q expected -1.1%, prior 5.3% Import Prices

Australia’s services PMI fell to 48.7 in May from 50.7, with new orders contracting at the fastest pace in two and a half years and

Bitcoin and altcoin prices crumbled as BTC lost the $70,000 level. Will investors’ pivot to AI stocks continue to weigh on crypto markets?

China’s SAIC Motor plans its first EU factory in Spain’s Galicia, with a 200 million euro initial investment, 120,000-vehicle annual capacity and an operational target

Bitcoin Magazine Democrats Sanders and Warren Push Labor Department to Abandon Bitcoin 401(k) Rule Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are calling on the Trump

Canada’s trade minister says US talks are unfrozen and a meeting with USTR Greer was positive, but warned the road to conclusions is not always

Data yesterday suggested Australia’s GDP is going to come in under the expectations showing in the screenshot below at 0.5% and 2.7%. A new survey

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange in Sweeping Economic Warfare Push The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control

Bitcoin has lost its cool Copper prices are nearing records as analysts get increasingly bullish Trump to Iran: It is time to make a deal

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Stocks, Led By Strategy (MSTR), Take a Beating as BTC Price Sells Off  Bitcoin fell into the mid-$67,000s on Tuesday, dragging the

The CFTC chair seeks to roll back an enforcement action on the company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, donors to Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign

Bitcoin price bets saw $50,000 returning after 6% daily BTC price losses liquidated $1.25 billion of crypto positions.

Bitcoin Magazine A Little Story About Inflation – An Excerpt from Bitcoin: The Honest Money When I was a teenager, I delivered newspapers. I earned

Trump on TruthSocial is saying Trump says reports that the U.S. and Iran stopped communicating are false. He claims discussions between U.S. and Iranian officials

Bitcoin Magazine Charles Schwab Sets Mid-2027 Target for Advisor Bitcoin and Crypto Spot Trading  Charles Schwab, the country’s largest custodian for registered investment advisors, is

Privacy protocol Zama says it will accelerate compliance measures after a court lifted a $12.5 million USDC freeze tied to an unrelated legal dispute.

Goldman Sachs is speaking at the Economic club of New York and to CNBC. I believe AI is going to unleash a growth moment, productivity

Kaiko acquired Amberdata to expand its institutional crypto data platform with derivatives analytics, onchain tools and AI-powered research.

Georgia will reportedly install electricity meters across Mestia to curb illegal crypto mining after officials blamed miners for grid strain and outages.

Hezbollah rejects a partial ceasefire with Israel, AFP reports. Yesterday, a report citing Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker said Hezbollah was ready for a ceasefire. What Israel

Prior revised to 6.887 million Job openings 7.618 million (+731K), highest since May 2024 Vacancy rate 4.6% vs 4.2% prior Hires 5.116 million vs 5.60

NEAR has rebounded from a key historical support zone, reviving a bullish fractal that preceded 2,375% and 900% rallies in previous cycles.

There have been various reports about whether the US and Iran are talking. Now Rubio says that talks are continuing. Another notable line from him

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Crashes to $67,000 Range, Down 13% in a Week Amid ETF Outflows and Market Fears Bitcoin price has fallen below $68,000

Capital B is asking shareholders to approve up to $122 billion in capital-raising authority to accelerate its Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT claims decentralized exchange edgeX insiders controlled nearly the entire supply with a thin float.

Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Adds $185 Million in Bitcoin as Holdings Reach 19,000 BTC Strive, Inc. moved on weakness in bitcoin’s price, acquiring 2,500 BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Mt. Gox Moves 10,422 Bitcoin While Bitcoin Price Craters Below $69,000 Mt. Gox has moved 10,422 bitcoin worth about $739 million, marking its

Bitcoin treasury firms made up nearly all May inflows, but BTC-linked capital formation also dropped sharply from April.

Bitcoin slips below $70,000 as rising losses, exchange inflows and extreme fear signal a renewed distribution phase.

Shares of Alphabet are down 2.9% after the company announced it’s diluting existing shareholders by 1.7% via an $80 billion equity raise. To me, this

ECB policymaker Rehn says June rate move would be an “insurance” hike Marvell Technology stock soars as Nvidia CEO says it’s “the next trillion-dollar company”

Mt. Gox moved $739 million in Bitcoin for the first time since March, raising speculation about imminent creditor distributions.

Bitcoin fell to fresh two-month lows as BTC price weakness accelerated and analysis targeted its 200-day moving average trend line.

CPI +3.2% vs +3.2% y/y expected Prior +3.0% Core CPI +2.5% vs +2.4% y/y expected Prior +2.2% The headline estimate moves up in May, as

The Bank of Japan’s latest Summary of Opinions from meetings with market participants revealed differing views on the future pace of Japanese government bond (JGB)

The European Parliament committee just voted in favour of the legislation to remove duties on many US goods and imports, essentially steering clear of another

The latest money and credit data from the BOE shows that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased to £4.4 billion in April. That

Santiment says that “the gap between traditional equities and crypto has become increasingly difficult for traders to ignore.”

Robinhood will enter Canada after its WonderFi acquisition brought local crypto exchanges Bitbuy and Coinsquare under its control.

Grayscale proposed a fee of 0.29% on its Hyperliquid ETF, which “slightly undercuts” rivals 21Shares and Bitwise that carry respective fees of 0.3% and 0.34%,

The report cites a source familiar with the situation, in saying that Iran’s final text of the deal is still being discussed in Tehran at

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the Eurozone Flash CPI for May. The headline CPI Y/Y is expected at 3.2% vs 3.0% prior,

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says it is “returning to our roots — and starting a new chapter” by rebranding Toncoin to Gram.

A clash has erupted among Polymarket users over the timing and disclosure of a recent Bitcoin sale by Strategy, with more than $80 million traded

BOJ should hike in June and signal clear rate path, SMFG markets chief says Citi reiterate forecast for a 25bp RBA rate hike at the

Bitmine is aiming to hold 5% of the total circulating supply of 120.6 million Ether tokens and is about 90% of the way to its

The main talk of the town yesterday was US president Trump looking to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. He confirmed that by saying

Radiant says its frontend and smart contracts will remain accessible and users will still be able to withdraw, repay, and manage their positions.

Australia’s net trade will subtract ~0.8ppt from Q1 GDP as data centre and fuel imports surged and commodity exports fell, with government spending flat and

The White House announced adjustments to tariff arrangements covering aluminium, steel and copper imports, while cutting duties on agricultural equipment such as combines and harvesters

Building Permits m/m (Apr) -3.4% prior -10.5% Building Permits y/y (Apr) +10.2% prior +9.0% Private House Approvals m/m (Apr) -1.0% prior +0.9% Business Inventories q/q

Japan is considering cutting its 8% food sales tax to 1% from April 2027 for two years, the Mainichi reported, with the timeline designed to

Selling from all angles pushed Bitcoin below $71,000 at the weekly open, but early bullish positioning in BTC derivatives may signal the start of a

Many Democratic lawmakers have said that they will not support any version of a crypto market structure bill without provisions on ethics to address potential

The integration gives fintech and institutional platforms a new pathway to evaluate DOGE amid signs of slowing crypto adoption.

Bitcoin’s sharp volatility decline coincides with a 114-day trading range, setting the stage for a potential 10% to 20% price move, but the direction remains

There were positive comments from Trump today and some positive signs from Hezbollah but I don’t think this is what Iran wants to hear before

There isn’t anything here likely to swing around financial markets too much upon release. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin Magazine CME Group Goes Live With 24/7 Crypto Futures and Options, Launches Bitcoin Volatility Contracts CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, has launched

ISM manufacturing rises to the highest since 2022 Iran cuts off talks, says there won’t be negotiations with aggression in Lebanon – report Trump: Hezbollah

Strategy’s 32 BTC transaction has sparked debate over how investors value Bitcoin treasury companies as capital structure and liquidity considerations evolve.

The Parliamentary Association for the Promotion of Blockchain delivered recommendations to Japan’s finance minister on crypto and blockchain.

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Exec Sees Path to Crypto’s ‘Dodd-Frank Moment’ as CLARITY Act Heads for Senate Floor The fate of America’s current crypto market may

Sam Altman appears to be more concerned about AI capex waste than the market does. The Nasdaq is at fresh records today and up 0.7%

Trump just now: I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut,

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Sold 32 Bitcoin… And That’s a Good Thing. On May 5, Michael Saylor made an unusual comment. “We will probably sell some

Pres. Trump on NBC is saying: He has not heard from Iran on reports there suspending talks. I think we’ve been talking too much. If

Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Eyes $4.2B War Chest to Ramp Up Bitcoin Accumulation Strive, Inc. (ASST), the publicly traded Bitcoin treasury and asset management company,

Eamonn Jaffers from CNBC spoke with Trump. Some comments: I don’t care if negotiations are over with Iran. I really don’t care. If they are

Bitcoin Magazine The Business Owner’s Guide to Vertical Integration with Bitcoin While Bitcoin is often viewed strictly as a financial asset, a growing number of

A Lebanese official tells Axios that Hezbollah is ready for a full ceasefire. There are bids in equities and selling in oil on the headline.

Long-term whales have cashed out millions of dollars from Ethereum following the recent sell-off, potentially putting ETH at risk of further losses.

The Kelp DAO exploiter laundered about $220 million worth of remaining stolen funds in a bid to make them untraceable, excluding the $71 million frozen

HYPE has entered the breakout stage of its prevailing bull pennant setup with an upside target near $105, with strong fundamentals backing the bullish case.

Bitcoin Magazine OranjeBTC Adds 20 BTC to Treasury, Hits 2.20% BTC Yield for 2026 OranjeBTC, Latin America’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury company, has disclosed a

The world’s largest public Bitcoin holder reduced its stash to 843,706 BTC, while raising $128.3 million through Class A stock sales.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Sells Bitcoin for First Time in Years as Bitcoin Price Tumbles Michael Saylor’s Strategy — the largest corporate holder of bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine ProCap Financial (BRR) Sells 52 Bitcoin to Fund Two-Million-Share Buyback at 50% NAV Discount ProCap Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRR) announced Monday it repurchased

Prior 52.7 Highest reading since May 2022 New orders 56.8 vs 54.1 prior Production 54.3 vs 53.4 prior Employment 48.6 vs 46.4 prior Prices paid

MEXC, a leading 0-fee cross-asset trading platform, today announced the official launch of ‘RealStocks.’

Reports are that Iran will allow Japan ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with greater ease. Iran Pres Pezeshkian in a call with

Report from Tasnim: Iran stops message exchange with the US in protest against Zionist crimes Threatens more aggression in Hormuz Will take action in Bab

ECB board member Isabel Schnabel warned that stablecoins could bring money-market risks into tokenized finance and reinforce US dollar dominance.

Binance launched US equities trading for eligible users and plans tokenized stocks as crypto exchanges expand into broader financial markets.

Crypto ETPs see $1.67 billion in outflows as the US dominates selling, Bitcoin funds log a record 2026 exit, and altcoin participation narrows sharply across

Headlines: Iran chief negotiator continues to pinpoint violations of existing ceasefire agreement Iran navy claims that 15 vessels passed through Strait of Hormuz in the

Iran is claiming a figure of 15 vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, with those ships said to have

Coinbase has switched on direct rupee bank transfers in India via IMPS, letting users move funds between local bank accounts and the exchange for spot

Inflation expectations 1-year ahead at 4.0% vs 4.0% prior 3-year ahead at 2.9% vs 3.0% prior 5-year ahead 2.4% vs 2.4% prior Full report here

Prior 53.7 Key findings: UK manufacturing recovery continues in May despite rising price and supply chain pressures Input price inflation at near four-year high Supply

Bitcoin price headed below $72,000 on Iran woes as US president Donald Trump told observes to “sit back and relax” with the ceasefire still absent.

It doesn’t feel like much of anything is being resolved at the moment in the Middle East. All the conditions for a deal have been

Prior 52.1 Key findings: Renewed growth in new orders supports stronger increase in manufacturing output Stockpiling efforts support fresh pick-up in order books Delivery delays

Manufacturing PMI 49.7 vs 48.9 prelim Prior 52.8 The April growth, as expected, was short-lived as we see an unwinding to the frontrunning of stock

Prior was 51.4 Key findings: Manufacturing sector stalls amid waning demand and soaring costs New orders fall for first time in 2026 so far, weighing

Manufacturing PMI 51.6 vs 51.4 prelim Prior 52.2 Euro area manufacturing activity slows down in May as the stockpiling surge from April begins to fade.

Cardano Foundation has failed at its second attempt to secure funding from Cardano’s community to fund its annual conference.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the Swiss Q1 GDP, the Eurozone unemployment rate and the final PMIs for the major Eurozone economies

CertiK says May is the third month so far in 2026 to record crypto losses under $100 million.

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

GDP +0.7% vs +0.6% q/q expected Prior +0.1%; revised to +0.2% GDP (adjusted for sporting events) +0.4% q/q Prior +0.5% Looking at the details, it

Retail sales -0.3% vs -0.5% m/m expected Prior -2.0% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

House prices -0.6% vs -0.2% m/m expected Prior +0.4% House prices +1.7% vs +2.2% y/y expected Prior +3.0% The average price of a dwelling in

Wintermute says it will provide “two-sided markets across event contracts on leading venues,” but did not specify what platforms it was trading on.

As a reminder, the mood when we returned last week was that the deal was “imminent”. One week later, we’re still caught in the same

I think that pretty much sets the tone of what we can expect this week. That being another week where we go back and forth

Japan’s Q1 capital spending rose just 0.047% year on year, sharply missing the 4.0% forecast and slowing from 6.5% in Q4, with an analyst warning

Kuwaiti air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks. The General Staff of the Army notes that if explosion sounds are heard, they

Reports of another likely ballistic missile interception near Ali Al Salem Airbase, Kuwait Japan Q1 capex growth stalls at near zero, raising risk of GDP

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

US Secretary of State Rubio spoke with Lebanon’s president and Israel’s PM Netanyahu in the past 48 hours to advance a ceasefire, but Washington says

China’s State Council has issued sweeping new rules broadening regulatory oversight of outbound investment, covering overseas deals involving Chinese technology, data and national security considerations.

China’s RatingDog/S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 51.8 in May from 52.2 in April, staying above 50 for a sixth straight month, as input price

Japan’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 54.5 in May from April’s 51-month high of 55.1, with input costs and selling prices rising at rates

Australia’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 50.7 in May from 51.3 in April, with new orders falling at the steepest pace since October and

UK business confidence remains deeply negative, CBI and IoD surveys show, with output expectations well below pre-Iran-war levels and Middle East tensions adding fresh cost

Flat capex in Q1 the headline data point, Disappointing. Japan Capital Spending Ex Software Q1: -1.4% y/y expected 5.4%, prior 7.3% Japan Company Sales Q1:

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

Iranian President Pezeshkian has resigned (media sources), telling Supreme Leader Khamenei the IRGC had seized control of all major decisions and rendered elected civilian government

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

Former Federal Reserve Chair Powell has stayed on at the Bank as one of the members of the Board of Governors. He said he’ll be

China’s official manufacturing PMI slipped to 50.0 in May from 50.3, matching forecasts, as export orders contracted sharply; the non-manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1, beating

Iran’s parliament security spokesman says no nuclear commitments have been made to the US, as the foreign minister confirms talks are ongoing but urges patience

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

Bitcoin faced ending May lower by around 3%, with the possibility of US PMI data giving BTC price action a boost next week.

Bitcoin’s bounce from a key holder cost-basis level has improved the case for further upside, with historical data pointing to $101,000 as a potential best-case

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed letting SMEs use digital assets, virtual assets and intellectual property as loan collateral.

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.

Bitcoin dip buyers are present near range lows, and new leveraged longs opened in the zone but the volumes lack the size needed to reverse

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.

While Bitcoin is hovering around $73,000, a crypto trader says the current setup is “different from the previous breakdown in February.”

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

The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT.

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.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record 10-day outflow streak totaling nearly $3 billion, while Ether ETFs bled for 14 consecutive sessions.

BSTR co-founder Sean Bill says many Bitcoin treasury companies lack the “ability to actually deploy Bitcoin.”

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, double the figure disclosed in late April.

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

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

Over $500 million in Bitcoin bids now sit near $70,000, while options traders and futures positions converge around the same level.

Bitcoin Magazine Coinkite Launches Coldcard MK5: Major UX Upgrades to Flagship Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Coinkite the Bitcoin-only hardware wallet manufacturer, recently released the MK5, a

The CFTC issued notices affecting platforms seeking to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, including a no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi.

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Declares War on Clarity Act, Calls Coinbase’s Armstrong ‘Full of Sh*t’ JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has drawn

Trump did not reach a decision on any new deal with Iran after Situation Room meeting How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury: The United States Has Seized Nearly $1 Billion of Iran’s Crypto Speaking at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Treasury Secretary Scott

On Iran blockade says anything that is taken off will be taken off slowly There are 3 scenarios on Iran: deal, no deal, or kinetic

Rate hikes by year-end RBNZ: 75 bps (79% probability of rate hike at the next meeting) ECB: 52 bps (89% probability of rate hike at

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.

Full report here Trump did not reach a final decision on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran during a nearly two-hour meeting in the

No agreement has been finalised with the United States so far The management of the Strait of Hormuz must be decided by Iran and Oman

The exchange’s integration with Deribit gives eligible US institutional investors access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets.

Bitcoin Magazine Retired Couple Loses $76,000 Life Savings to Bitcoin ATM Scam, Sues Bitcoin Depot in Federal Court A class action filed in Idaho accuses

Al Jazeera reporter, Ali Hashem, posted on X: “A highly informed source tells me that Trump’s post on the “Truth Social” platform regarding lifting the

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

Bitcoin saw its lowest levels since the middle of April as BTC price action continued ot diverge from thriving US stock markets.

Fars News Telegram link here From Fars News Telegram channel: Informed sources have rejected recent claims by US President Donald Trump regarding a possible agreement

Analysts warn Ether’s downside risks remain elevated as traders closely watch the $1,800 support zone for stability.

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has cleared the way for

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a nine-day outflow streak totaling $2.84 billion, surpassing an eight-session outflow run in February 2025.

Full report here The Trump administration is preparing a proposal that would significantly tighten automotive sourcing requirements under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), potentially requiring that

Iran must agree they’ll never have a nuclear weapon or bomb The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls The US naval blockade will

ICE’s CEO said regulators need to create a “level playing field” for launching 24/7 onchain perps contracts, which are already trading on exchanges such as

XLM rallied after US financial giant DTCC announced a partnership with the Stellar Network, but it still risks a sharp downside in the coming weeks.

S&P 500 +0.44% Nasdaq Composite +0.58% The latest catalyst for the push into new all-time highs was yesterday’s Axios report saying that US and Iranian

Bitcoin Magazine Someone Just Inscribed the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin Blockchain An unknown actor broadcast a Bitcoin transaction Thursday evening embedding the full text

Prior was -0.6% GDP +0.0% q/q vs -0.2% prior March GDP -0.1% vs +0.0% expected Prior +0.2% Full report here Real gross domestic product was

Prior was -$87.45 billion The international trade deficit was $82.4 billion in April, down $2.9 billion from $85.3 billion in March. Exports of goods for

Prior was +1.3% For background, the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey , conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, is one of the government’s key economic indicators,

We gain concessions not with talks, but with missiles We have no trust in guarantees or words Only actions are the measure No action will

Bitcoin Magazine Texas Names Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee as State Eyes Direct Bitcoin Custody Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock on Thursday announced the members of

Texas is hiring a crypto custodian to move its $10 million Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from BlackRock’s IBIT ETF into directly held coins and build full

Headlines: Deal or no deal? Markets continue to eye US-Iran headlines ahead of the weekend Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion on foreign exchange interventions in the

Prior +2.9% HICP +2.7% vs +2.8% y/y expected Prior +2.9% Core CPI Y/Y +2.5% vs +2.3% prior The German states inflation readings released earlier in

Strategy’s capital structure may be under pressure as Arca’s Jeff Dorman highlights $15 billion in preferred stock obligations and CEO comments on possible Bitcoin sales.

DxSale was drained for about $7.3 million from BNB Chain liquidity providers, raising fresh concerns over old DeFi locker contracts.

OKX Ventures and KIS to invest $53 million each for a 19.6% stake in Coinone, deepening ties between traditional finance and crypto in South Korea’s

Prior +2.7% HICP +3.3% vs +3.2% y/y expected Prior +2.8% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

Don’t want to comment on forex levels, intervention But is extremely concerned about speculative moves The stance by the government has always been to take

Unemployment change -12k vs 10k expected Prior 20k Unemployment rate 6.3% vs 6.4% expected Prior 6.4% The jobless figure shows a drop of 12,000 and

Here are all the state readings released around the same time: Bavaria CPI +% vs +2.9% y/y prior Saxony CPI +2.7% vs +3.0% y/y prior

Prior +0.2% French economic growth was revised down to -0.1% in the first quarter of the year, reflecting a contraction. That’s not a good look

CPI +2.4% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.2% HICP +2.8% vs +2.9% y/y expected Prior +2.5% On the month itself, French headline inflation was up

Prior +3.2% HICP +% vs +3.6% y/y expected Prior +3.5% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

CryptoQuant says that the holding structure for large Bitcoin holders is deteriorating, a trend that has historically preceded “sustained price weakness.”

Inflation in Germany ran up in April largely on the back of higher energy prices. That saw headline prices move up to near 3% and