SBI will give out vouchers that can be redeemed for Bitcoin, Ether or XRP through SBI VC Trade, linking bank savings with the group’s crypto

US May NFIB small business optimism index 95.3 vs 96.0 expected USD/JPY holds above the 160.00 mark as traders look beyond the imminent BoJ rate

Prior 95.9 The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.6 points in May to 95.3, remaining below its 52-year average of 98.0. The Uncertainty Index

Bitcoin’s recovery highlights investors’ belief that BTC is discounted, but weak futures market activity could slow the rebound.

Autonomous AI and crypto could have “far-reaching consequences for users and the financial system,” IC3 researchers said.

Crypto lobby groups representing hundreds of organizations urged Senate leaders in a letter to schedule a vote on a key crypto bill ahead of the

Industrial production +0.4% vs +0.5% m/m expected Prior -0.7%; revised to -0.1% The increase in industrial output for the month comes mostly from both the

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have anything on the agenda, so the price action will likely remain rangebound unless we get some

The Financial Conduct Authority floated the idea of allowing limited exposure to crypto for retail-focused funds if it aligns with “disclosed investment objectives.”

A quick summary of events from the past day: Iran announces end to military operations against Israel However, Israel maintains that this does not mean

The compromise of private keys belonging to a member of the Humanity Foundation has reportedly resulted in the theft of at least $30 million worth

“Two or three days.. we have a very good chance of doing it” US will issue a report on Hormuz incident later today Pilots involved

The designations stopped short of sanctions or export blacklist status, limiting immediate financial damage, but the indirect procurement restrictions create real supply chain pressure for

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to China military-linked firms list China’s May trade balance, exports and imports all higher than expected Daiwa sees BOJ

The modest confidence improvement offers slim comfort for RBA watchers given the index remains firmly negative across all industries and profitability is the weakest sub-component

OpenAI says it filed for an initial public offering in the US, but has not yet decided when it will launch.

more to come Exports +19.4% y/y exp. +15.0%, prior +14.1% Imports +27.4% y/y exp. +25.0%, prior +25.3% Trade balance +$105.43B exp. +$92.1B, prior +$84.82B This

The data reinforces the structural shift underway in the world’s largest auto market, with high oil prices accelerating the transition away from internal combustion vehicles

The sharp rebound in both BRC and Barclays data will offer some near-term relief for UK consumer sentiment readings, but the underlying picture remains cautious.

Tokenized stocks, gold and real estate are driving broader adoption as banks and institutions embrace blockchain-based assets despite a weaker crypto market.

A mix day for the US stock indices. Dow closes lower. S&P and NASDAQ rise WSJ: Trump seeks peace, but Israel and Iran keep testing

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Executive: Massive Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin’s Crash Bitcoin fell below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024 on Monday, sinking as

The Wall Street Journal is outlining what happened over the last 24 or so hours and what continues to be clear is that Trump and

China’s May trade data is the focus, though its not likely to move major markets too much upon release. Export and import growth have tended

The major U.S. stock indices finished mixed after giving back a significant portion of their early gains. In premarket trading, the NASDAQ was higher by

Record-low Bitcoin RSI readings and whale accumulation highlight a generational buying opportunity, even as analysts still expect BTC to fall below $60,000.

Senior Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi says a deal is not imminent, citing major unresolved issues surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and uranium enrichment. Trust remains the

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Holds Near $63,000 as Analysts Say Its Store-of-Value Thesis Remains Intact Bitcoin traded around $63,000 on Monday, clawing back from a

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Coalition of Over 200 Companies Presses Senate Leaders to Bring Clarity Act to Floor Stand With Crypto and more than 200 companies

Bitcoin Magazine Sam Bankman-Fried Formally Seeks Presidential Pardon From Trump, Files Clemency Petition Sam Bankman-Fried, the imprisoned founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has

Bitcoin Magazine Full Text of Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Officially Published, Revealing 20-Year Lock-Up, Proof-of-Reserve Mandates The complete legislative text for bitcoin-favorite bill H.R. 8957,

Bitcoin analysis warned that $60,000 may not hold next, as bear-market moves continued and macro hurdles multiplied.

The major European indices are closing result. German Dax -0.57% France CAC -0.23% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.05% Spain’s Ibex -0.66% Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.63% As

Bitcoin flashes only its second weekly bullish divergence on record, a signal that previously preceded a 755% BTC price rally.

BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for most of the weekly Bitcoin ETF redemptions, while Fidelity and Grayscale funds also saw outflows.

Israel’s Netanyahu is speaking after his the Security Council meeting and says: Military operations against Hezbollah are not yet over. The fire on the Iranian

Bitcoin Magazine Strive Buys 32 Bitcoin at $63,900 Average, Bringing Total Holdings to 19,032 BTC Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) disclosed Monday that it purchased 32

Israel’s Netanyahu will apparently decide on escalation and Iran at their Security Council meeting this evening. Pres. Trump has urged a cease-fire. Headlines continue to

South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-gi faces probe over alleged nepotism tied to his son’s crypto jobs as police raid Bithumb’s offices.

Key Takeaways from the Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) – May 2026 Employment Trends Index (ETI) fell to 107.01 in May from an upwardly

CoinGecko and NFT Price Floor data show NFT market cap has cooled since April, while CryptoPunks and BAYC remain top collections by value.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Restarts Bitcoin Purchases After Selling, Buys 1,550 BTC for $101 Million Strategy (MSTR) returned to the bitcoin market this week, purchasing

The headlines are fast and furious with the US seemingly trying to stay at arms length between Israel and Iran/Lebanon. Netanyahu and Trump spoke and

Fars News reports that Iran’s armed forces announced end of military operations against Israel, but warned of harsher attacks if Israel resumes attacks on Lebanon.

Man in eastern China who stole 107 Bitcoin using a memorized seed phrase gets 10 years and nine months behind bars.

Bitcoin traders warned that it should be Q3 at least before the real BTC price bear market bottom entered.

Headlines: Iran’s armed forces announce end of military operations against Israel Trump: Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Iran

Ironwood would close the old Orchard pool to new activity and route funds through a turnstile before they enter a new shielded pool.

Iran has signalled that it is prepared for a prolonged confrontation with Israel and warned that US interests in the region could also come under

Trump on Truth Social: Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, subject to ignorance

Trump on Truth Social: Israel and Iran must immediately stop “shooting.” President DONALD J. TRUMP There have been also reports that the US is assisting

IRGC says they responded to Israel’s attack on petrochemical plant by launching missile on similar plant in Haifa IRGC says Israel started a dangerous game

Investor confidence -13.4 vs -14.6 expected Prior -16.4 Euro area investor morale picked up more than expected heading into June, as concerns about a deep

Galaxy Digital says the Senate has a tight calendar ahead of the November elections, and the time needed to fix up and pass a key

Maelstrom’s Arthur Hayes has been on a selling spree recently, offloading positions in HYPE, ZEC, NEAR and now WLD.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson is out with a message saying that the US is the one who is directly responsible for the recent ceasefire breaches.

Industrial orders -3.8% vs -2.0% m/m expected Prior +5.0%; revised to +4.5% After the big surge in March, German industrial orders fell back in April

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

The firm announced that the US securities regulator has declared its S-4 registration statement effective, bringing it closer to a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity

The exchange of blows certainly don’t seem to indicate that this is just a limited salvo. If anything, it reads as something that could escalate

HTX said World Liberty froze its addresses and has responded by delisting and suspending the platform’s token.

Iran and Yemen launch missiles towards Israel Explosions heard in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran Goldman Sachs drops call for December Fed rate cut Reports/rumors

The salvo continues to start the new week. The latest headlines crossing are noting that the Israeli military had detected missiles launched from Iran toward

There are unconfirmed reports of 2 explosions in Saudi Arabia potentially via an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

In addition to the latest rumors of strikes on a US base in Saudi Arabia, now we have a much more credible report from Israel’s

Friday was a major gut-check in markets but I don’t think it was a disaster. I’m reminded of the old adage: Bull markets go up

So much for Trump restraining Netanyahu. Maybe it was a ruse, maybe Bibi doesn’t care what Trump wants. There are reports of explosions in Tehran,

Prelim was +2.1% Q4 was +0.8% Q/Q GDP +0.5% vs +0.3% expected Private consumption +0.3% vs +0.3% prelim and 0.0% in Q4 Separately, current account

There was a time when the opinion of Britain Foreign Secretary mattered in Middle Eastern affairs but, unfortunately, that time has passed. I don’t think

Trump is doing a real media tour today. Just in the past three hours, he’s spoken to Fox News, Axios and now the FT where

Israel’s N12 reports on today’s call between Trump and Netanyahu. Trump asked Israel not to respond to the missile attack and to wait a few

Bitcoin eyes a rally toward $92,630 as BTC defends key long-term support while the Nasdaq flashes deeper correction risks.

Strategy’s top execs took to social media on Sunday to tout its Bitcoin strategy while shareholders cast final votes on a proposal for twice-monthly preferred

It was a busy weekend in the Middle East but the good news is that Trump still appears to be trying to forge a deal.

Bitcoin realized losses remained below the $211 billion tally from 2022, leading to a prediction that the next bear-market bottom was not yet in.

Bitcoin’s latest oversold RSI mirrors 2020 and February 2026 setups that preceded 50% and 30% rebounds, putting $70K back in focus.

ETH price crashed below $1,600 as a vulnerability in Zcash emerged and Bitcoin sold off below $60,000 for the first time in months.

US stocks close sharply lower. The NASDAQ index has it worse trading day since April 2025 Meta is considering raising tens of billion dollars in

Among the issues US lawmakers are expected to discuss in a digital asset taxation hearing are “de minimis” reporting exceptions for crypto transactions.

Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final payment.

Bitcoin bears piled into short positions as BTC price slid to $60,000. Will the $2.6 billion in short leverage lead to an upside squeeze?

The law, part of a budget plan passed by Illinois lawmakers, would put the burden of collecting a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions on a

Eligible users in more than 110 markets can register for tokenized SpaceX equity ahead of the company’s highly anticipated public listing.

Will leave interest rate decision to Warsh Would like to see lower interest rates Says the country is doing well, market should go up He

Pump.fun launched a new bounty platform where users started funding bizarre memecoin marketing stunts, including forehead tattoos, skydiving as a mascot and setting a vehicle

Strategy’s Bitcoin sale challenged the “never sell” narrative, while JPMorgan attacked CLARITY and Capital B pursued a huge fundraising plan for BTC.

The Baker Hughes rig count for the current week shows oil im inventories up 2 to 431 . Natural Gas inventories are down -1 to

Bitcoin sellers were losing steam, market analysis said as ongoing BTC price downside brought the market closer to $60,000.

US Energy Secretary Wright is saying that the US will add 40M barrels after the Iran conflict is over. Here’s the full picture: Current level:

Putin is back saying: it will be official for United States use Russia’s LNG technologies in Alaska On benefits for Russia from war in Iran:

CNN is reporting: Iran says negotiations with the U.S. have stalled, with senior adviser Mohsen Rezaei claiming President Trump must act to break the impasse.

Bitcoin Magazine The Hyperinflation of 1971 at the Kindergarten I’m pretty sure it was 1971, but it could have been 1972. In any case, it

Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data.

Some of the largest banks are reportedly launching a tokenized deposit network in early 2027 in response to growing competition from stablecoin companies entering TradFi.

House Republicans plan a summer vote on a congressional stock trading ban and new restrictions on lawmakers’ prediction market activity.

Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions.

Bitcoin Magazine 5th Worst Bitcoin Price Action Ever — I’m Buying At 99.8% Probability The bitcoin price looks bad, but I’m buying. Price might go

This is a great report. Prior was +115K (revised to +179K) Two-month net revision +93K March was +185K (revised to +214K) Unemployment rate 4.3% vs

The employment change -17.7 K revised to xxK Employment change change 87.8K vs 10.0K estimate Unemployment rate 6.6% versus 6.9% estimate . Prior month 6.9%.

South Korean police reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users amid election-betting scrutiny.

Forward Industries moved $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana bet sits over 70% underwater, underscoring growing strain on corporate crypto treasuries.

Headlines: Another episode of the boy who cried wolf set to air later today? Explosion halts crude loading at Oman’s Mina al Fahal in conflict

The core gap in the negotiations is the release of the frozen Iranian funds The method and mechanism for releasing the frozen Iranian funds is

The median estimate is for the headline non-farm payrolls figure to come in at 85k, with the unemployment rate to keep steady at 4.3% again.

Q1 final GDP -0.2% vs +0.1% q/q second estimate Prior +0.2% That’s not a good look with the revision putting the overall euro area growth

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect.

“Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl.

Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the first quarter.

The French trade balance improved by €0.8 billion to -€5.6 billion in April, reflecting a narrowing in the overall deficit. This of course follows from

ZEC market capitalization fell by almost $3 billion over the past 24 hours following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, despite it being patched already.

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