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Shiba Inu recently saw one of its strongest daily growth periods in weeks, culminating in a total of 24,000 addresses created in a seven-day timeframe. In a recent tweet, Shiba Inu-focused X handle Shibizens revealed that April 27 saw strong daily growth, causing a weekly increase to a total of 24,000 new wallets. Shiba Inu is seeing increased interest, surpassing 1.5 million unique addresses. Retail demand has increased, but whale positioning remains steady. $SHIB ON-CHAIN REPORT | April 27 – May 4, 2026Market Overview🟧 $SHIB crosses a major adoption milestone while exchange activity remains active but balanced. Retail demand surged…

The platform recently geoblocked users from 35 countries, including Iran, Russia, and North Korea, while lawmakers and regulators in the United States are scrutinizing prediction markets tied to geopolitical events. President Donald Trump also voiced support for the CFTC maintaining federal oversight of the sector. Polymarket Faces Pressure to Introduce KYC Prediction markets platform Polymarket is reportedly considering introducing stricter identity verification measures as regulators around the world increase pressure on the company over sanctions compliance and legal concerns. According to a recent report by The Information, the platform explored implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements that would require users…

Retail traders are now talking about pre-IPO exposure the way they once discussed altcoin breakouts. A Santiment social data update shows that mentions linking cryptocurrency exchanges to terms like “pre-IPO” and “preipo” have concentrated overwhelmingly around Binance, especially after a sharp spike on May 21. The timing matches Binance’s introduction of Pre-IPO Perpetual Contracts, with the first product offering exposure tied to SpaceX. That launch turned a niche discussion into a market narrative, and the social volume data suggests traders are now associating Binance—not just the broader exchange sector—with access to deals that once required venture capital connections. The chart…

Largest U.S. banks have moved toward a shared tokenized deposit network as stablecoin firms push deeper into payments and corporate finance. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Clearing House will run the system, a real-time payment network owned by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and other major commercial banks. The network is expected to launch in the first half of 2027 and will be available to banks across the United States. Banks prepare a blockchain payment network The planned system will connect existing bank payment rails with blockchain infrastructure used in digital assets. According to the…

Bitcoin’s price has been falling lately alongside an upswing in U.S. Treasury yields. Yet $BTC’s implied volatility, a measure of uncertainty, is acting as if none of that is true. That’s the real story because it’s setting the stage for “volatility bulls” to step in and bet on wild swings via options. Here is the setup. Bitcoin’s price has dropped from $82,000 to $77,000 since May 15, according to CoinDesk market data. The 6% slide is characterized by massive outflows from spot ETFs and hardening of U.S. Treasury yields. Moreover, there are signs of real stress in Treasury bonds, which…

MetaMask launched a new self-custodial wallet designed for AI agents, allowing autonomous software to trade across decentralized finance while keeping users in control of their funds, the Consensys-owned wallet provider said Monday. The new MetaMask Agent Wallet gives AI agents access to swaps, perpetual futures, prediction markets and liquidity provisioning across Ethereum-compatible blockchains. The launch comes as AI agents increasingly emerge as participants in crypto markets, executing trades and managing capital on behalf of users. MetaMask is pitching security as the wallet’s key differentiator. The product is available through a limited early-access program, with a broader rollout planned in the…

Major financial institutions are expanding crypto services across regulated finance, with Bitwise data showing 24 firms active in trading, custody, funds, payments, tokenization, or exchange-traded products. The activity points to wider use of regulated crypto access. Key Takeaways: Major financial firms are widening crypto activity across custody, payments, funds, and tokenization. Regulated ETP access has become the broadest entry point for institutional crypto exposure. Tokenized funds and blockchain settlement tools could expand deeper into traditional finance. Banks Move Crypto Deeper Into Regulated Finance Wall Street’s crypto footprint is expanding across the financial system. Asset management firm Bitwise shared data on…

Tether printed more than $5 billion in $USDT on TRON in two weeks because the crypto market needed a huge amount of dollar liquidity at once. The company added another $1 billion on the network in its latest issuance, taking the recent TRON total to around $5 billion. In April, Tether created 2 billion $USDT on Ethereum in only three days, meaning demand was already rising before the current market recovery became clear. Bitcoin just rallied above $80,000 for the first time in so long while short sellers were getting liquidated hard. At the same time, institutional buyers took in…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the long-running clash between U.S. regulators and the crypto industry is entering a new phase, moving away from the enforcement-heavy approach seen under former Chair Gary Gensler. Since taking over in April 2025, Atkins has pushed for a more crypto-friendly direction after years of SEC lawsuits and regulatory pressure on digital asset firms. He now says the agency is no longer “at odds with technology and innovation” and is working alongside President Donald Trump’s administration and Congress to create clearer rules for crypto and blockchain companies operating in the U.S. Trump Wants America to Lead…

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has announced plans to list pre-market perpetual futures tied to SpaceX (ticker: SPCX). The trading is scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. UTC on June 4. This move marks a significant expansion of Coinbase’s derivatives offerings into the realm of private company pre-market contracts. What Are Pre-Market Perpetual Futures? Pre-market perpetual futures are derivative contracts that allow traders to speculate on the future price of an asset before it is publicly listed on traditional stock exchanges. Unlike standard futures, perpetual contracts do not have an expiration date, enabling traders…