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US spot ETFs for altcoins beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum have started pulling in fresh capital again after weeks of muted activity. Funds tracking $XRP, $DOGE, $LINK, and $HBAR all logged net inflows during the first week of May. The $XRP complex led the move. $HBAR broke a two-week dry spell. The shift matters because these regulated wrappers force spot buying on exchanges. Even modest inflows tighten the supply of coins where ETF holdings already account for more than 1% of circulating tokens. Which altcoin ETF is leading the recent inflows? $XRP funds are running hottest. According to SoSoValue data, the…

Kraken said late Friday that it expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts in the US in the next 30 days, hours after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the instruments. The exchange said when it gains approval, the contracts will be listed on Bitnomial Exchange, a CFTC-regulated exchange recently acquired by Kraken’s parent company, Payward. However, while Kraken’s announcement said that a filing had been submitted on Friday, no filing for a specific Bitcoin ($BTC) perpetual contact was found among Bitnomial’s recent CFTC filings as of Sunday morning. “Today’s announcement sets in motion plans to bring that activity…

The blockchain industry is going to see a week full of groundbreaking events, including networking, festivals, summits, and conferences. The leading among this week’s crypto events include Istanbul Blockchain Week, Proof of Talk, and Bitcoin FilmFest. As per the data from Crypto Events Global, these events are set to gather investors, entrepreneurs, regulators, tech enthusiasts, and developers. Overall, the purpose of these events is to advance the strategic partnerships, innovation, and collaboration across the market. Istanbul Blockchain Week 2026 EAK Digital, a prominent Web3 marketing platform, is conducting Istanbul Blockchain Week on the 2nd and 3rd of June in Istanbul.…

Crypto funds bled almost $1 billion this week as hotter US inflation numbers pushed investors away from risk and hit Bitcoin harder than the rest of the market. CoinShares (STO: CS) said global crypto exchange-traded products lost $920 million, while Bitcoin products alone saw $830 million leave. The pressure started after US producer prices came in much higher than expected. The increase came from services and energy, but energy is the bigger problem for markets right now. Oil prices have climbed because of the ongoing US-Iran conflict, and that is feeding into inflation again. Inflation keeps the Fed boxed in…

LayerZero, a cross-chain messaging platform, is facing new accusations of operations security (OPSEC) failures. According to reports, its production multisig signing keys traded McPepes memecoin on Uniswap. Per the allegations, which were made public on May 8, 2026, faults were directed to key management techniques used by blockchain infrastructure companies. What happened with LayerZero’s 2-of-5 Gnosis Safe multisig? The accusations center on reckless use of LayerZero’s 2-of-5 Gnosis Safe multisig, a method by which they secure their users’ tokens and control key parts of their OFT infrastructure. From screenshots of an internal discussion that went viral on X, three of…

Data from Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, revealed remarkable trading volumes in some altcoins over the past 24 hours. According to a list compiled by combining data from two exchanges, investor interest was particularly concentrated in assets such as Stellar ($XLM), $XRP, Worldcoin ($WLD), Ondo ($ONDO), and Xertra (STRAX). According to the data, Stellar ($XLM) topped the list with a total trading volume of $201.7 million across the two exchanges. Related News Expert Analyst: “A New Chapter Could Begin for Bitcoin Worth $3 Trillion” Based on total trading volume on Upbit and Bithumb over the last 24…

ENI, a next-gen enterprise-scale blockchain network, has partnered with DODO, a popular decentralized liquidity platform. The collaboration denotes a landmark development in the expansion of the worldwide network of ENI by including DODO into its Super Node Program. As ENI disclosed in its official social media announcement, the move positions DODO within its Top 100 Exchanges, Top 100 Ecosystems, and Top 100 Institutions matrix. Hence, the initiative reaffirms the network’s collaborative basis. 🚀 Welcome @BreederDodo to the ENI Super Node ecosystem!As ENI continues expanding its global Super Node matrix across Top 100 Institutions, Top 100 Ecosystems, and Top 100 Exchanges,…

Crypto pundit Ardizor has alleged that several crypto firms appear to be dumping Bitcoin, which is why the $BTC price keeps crashing. The leading crypto had crashed over the weekend but is now recovering on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal. Why The $BTC Price Keeps Crashing In an X post, Ardizor stated that the $BTC price was dumping because crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase, and Bybit, along with whales and Wintermute, were selling millions of $BTC. He claimed that they have sold over $2 billion worth of $BTC and further alleged that it was a “pure, coordinated dump,” which usually comes…

Foresight Ventures says AI agents are becoming part of online commerce systems. In its latest report, the firm explained how companies are building systems that allow AI agents to handle payments, transactions, and automated tasks. The next stage of AI growth may depend on execution systems instead of chatbot features alone. AI Agents Are Taking on More Online Tasks In a report released on May 8, Foresight Ventures reported that AI agents are moving beyond simple chat tools and starting to complete real-world tasks. The report describes “agentic commerce” as a system where AI agents can search for products, compare…

$XYO Network is one of the oldest and largest Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) in existence, running over 10 million nodes globally and collecting real-world data that feeds into Web3 applications, AI systems, and location-based services. As of May 2026, $XYO trades at approximately $0.00348, with a market cap near $49.9 million and a ranking around #407 on CoinMarketCap. The project has come a long way since its 2018 launch — from a geospatial location oracle to a full-stack data sovereignty platform complete with its own Layer 1 blockchain, a dual-token economy, a mainstream fintech listing on Revolut, and SEC…