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Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has sold 201.6 $BTC this week, according to a company announcement. The sale represents all of the Bitcoin the firm mined during the period, continuing a pattern observed in recent months where the company liquidates its freshly mined coins rather than holding them on its balance sheet. Bitdeer’s Ongoing Treasury Strategy This is not an isolated event. Bitdeer has repeatedly sold its mined Bitcoin throughout 2025 and into 2026, a strategy that contrasts with some peers who maintain large treasury reserves. The company has not publicly stated a permanent shift away from holding Bitcoin, but…

The week ending May 25, 2026, delivered one of the most significant infrastructure milestones $BNB Chain has seen this year. Between a major SDK going live on mainnet, post-quantum cryptography stress tests, and a real-world asset proposal gaining traction, the ecosystem packed what feels like a quarter’s worth of progress into seven days. If you’ve been tracking $BNB Chain ecosystem development updates, this was the kind of week that shifts how developers and institutions think about building on BSC. Here’s everything that happened and why it matters. A packed week for the $BNB Chain ecosystemFrom developer updates and livestreams to…

The TRIX indicator, which has reliably flagged the lowest Bitcoin price for each cycle since 2015, has now identified where the asset could bottom for the current cycle. Bitcoin ($BTC) plummeted to a floor price of $60,000 in early February, and market analysts have continued to assess whether this marked the bottom of its cycle. Amid the uncertainty, data from the reliable TRIX indicator shows that Bitcoin may bottom around the $30,000 mark this cycle. Key Points Bitcoin’s lowest price for this cycle came at $60,000 during the early February 2026 crash. While some analysts believe this marked the cycle…

Aave, the decentralized lending protocol, has partnered with MetaMask and Mastercard to introduce a new feature that allows users to spend their yield-bearing assets directly through the MetaMask Card. The announcement, published on Aave’s official blog, marks a significant step in bridging decentralized finance (DeFi) with everyday payment systems. How the New Feature Works The integration enables users to link their Aave positions—including assets such as mUSD, $USDC, wETH, and $USDT—to the MetaMask Card, a Mastercard-powered debit card. When a user makes a purchase, the required funds are drawn from their Aave positions, but crucially, any unused balances continue to…

A long-dormant early Ethereum holder, widely recognized in the crypto community as an ‘OG,’ has re-entered the market with a significant purchase. On-chain data from Lookonchain reveals that the address bought 3,942 $ETH, valued at approximately $8.08 million, over the past 24 hours at an average price of $2,049 per coin. Decade-Long Holding Pattern This address is no ordinary wallet. Ten years ago, the same entity acquired 12,001 $ETH from the Swiss cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift at an average price of just $7.58 per token. That initial investment, worth roughly $91,000 at the time, would be valued at over $24 million…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a plan to provide broad exemptions for US crypto firms seeking to trade tokenized assets tied to stocks, Bloomberg Law reported Friday. SEC staff had been preparing to release the so called innovation exemption for tokenized stocks as soon as this week, with a draft already prepared and reviewed internally. The timing has since been pushed back as the agency weighs feedback from stock exchange officials and other market participants, according to the report. The framework would have opened a clearer path for crypto firms to offer blockchain based versions of publicly traded…

Hussein Zangana, Director of Community at the $XRP Ledger Foundation, who goes by the name Vet on X, hints at an upcoming XRPL software release. According to Vet, who is also an $XRP Ledger dual validator, a new $XRP Ledger version 3.2.0 is in the works. This, he says, is an update to further strengthen the foundation $XRP is built on. The latest $XRP ledger version release XRPL 3.1.3 has entered a two-week activation period with an expected timeline of May 27, 2026, according to XRPScan data. New $XRP Ledger version 3.2.0 is in the works.An update to further strengthen…

The Clarity Act’s biggest outcome may be the creation of an entirely new market for “yield-as-a-service,” according to Joe Vollono, chief commercial officer at stablecoin infrastructure firm STBL. At the center of the debate is Section 404 of the proposed legislation, which would prohibit Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs) and their affiliates from offering yield solely as a function of holding a digital asset. The provision could fundamentally reshape how crypto users earn returns, pushing the market away from passive “hold-to-earn” products and toward more active, compliant yield-generation strategies. “What this effectively does is shift the industry from a hold-to-earn…

Cryptocurrency derivatives platform Ostium has announced a strategic partnership with Nasdaq to offer stock perpetual futures products powered by real-time U.S. stock market data. The move marks a significant step in bridging traditional finance and decentralized trading infrastructure. How the Partnership Works Rather than building separate on-chain order book liquidity for each stock asset, Ostium will connect directly to Nasdaq’s institutional-grade liquidity feeds. This allows traders to gain exposure to U.S. equities through perpetual futures—a type of derivative contract popular in crypto markets that has no expiry date—using real-time pricing data from one of the world’s largest stock exchanges. Why…

Authorities in São Paulo, Brazil, in collaboration with power utility company CPFL Piratininga, have dismantled a clandestine Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation that was illegally drawing electricity from the grid. The raid resulted in the seizure of approximately 1,400 mining rigs, according to a report from local media outlet Livecoins. Operation Details and Scale The unauthorized electricity consumption at the site was substantial. Officials estimate that the power diverted to run the mining hardware was equivalent to the monthly electricity usage of roughly 2,000 average Brazilian homes. This level of theft not only represents a significant financial loss for the utility…