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Public companies holding ether are increasingly relying on staking income as losses mount and investor premiums shrink. Everstake’s study suggests the digital asset treasury model is moving away from simple crypto exposure and toward active yield generation. Key Takeaways: Everstake found that $ETH treasury firms lost $1.41B as crypto market cap fell 30.6%. Sharplink and Bit Digital relied on staking, which made up 60% of reported revenue. Everstake says $ETH firms now need DeFi, MEV, and staking yields to stay competitive. Staking Drives 60% of Revenue for $ETH Treasury Companies Publicly listed ether treasury companies are facing a tougher market,…

Harvard University’s endowment fund decided to reduce its investment in crypto ETFs. The first quarter of 2026 saw some massive slashing. The fund fully exited from its Ether ETF position. However, it also cut its stake in BlackRock’s linked $BTC ETF by around 43%. Fresh SEC 13F filings show Harvard Management Company lowered its holdings in iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). It axed 3,044,612 shares (approx. worth $117 million) of its holding. This comes in when Harvard has already slashed its position by 21% in Q4 of 2025. Harvard exits BlackRock $ETH ETF The global crypto market has seen a dip…

$XRP now accounts for more than 26% of the total global tokenized commodity market, becoming the second-largest network in the sector. The $XRP Ledger‘s recent dominance growth comes on the back of an additional $895 million added to the JMWH product from Justoken hosted on the network, pushing its share from 15% to 26% overnight. Key Points $XRP accounts for over 26% of the global tokenized commodity market, currently worth more than $7 billion. About $2 billion in tokenized commodities sits on the XRPL, making it the second-largest network in the sector, only behind Ethereum. $XRP’s tokenized commodity value comes…

South Korea’s first crypto market manipulation case under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act is moving into a critical appeal phase on June 11. According to a local media report, the Seoul High Court will now review whether prosecutors can prove roughly 7.1 billion won, or roughly $5.1 million, in alleged illegal gains. The case has become a major test for South Korea’s new digital asset enforcement system, especially on how courts measure profits from unfair crypto trading. Appeal Puts $5.1M Profit Claim at the Center The case began after authorities accused the head of a crypto asset management firm…

Is the global financial system heading toward a breaking point? So far in 2026, markets have repeatedly raised the possibility of a 2008-style crash. Based on current macro data, this is no longer just a theory. The main driver behind this narrative is rising borrowing costs. Sovereign debt markets are under clear pressure. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has moved above 5.14%, while Japan’s 10-year government yield has climbed to 2.80%. Together, these moves are tightening global liquidity. Yet, in this setup, some in the market are viewing it as a potential trigger for a Bitcoin [$BTC] supercycle. Source: TradingEconomics…

The two biggest DeFi exploits of the past two months have one thing in common. They used a tool that does not exist on the $XRP Ledger. Thorchain lost roughly $10.8 million on May 15 to a cross-chain attack that drained funds across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base. Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized perpetual exchange, and KelpDAO, a liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum, together accounted for more than $600 million in losses through April alone. Cross-chain bridges have lost over $2.8 billion to attacks since 2021, per Chainalysis. And a significant share of these exploits used some variant of the…

Crypto investor ‘DeFi Dad’ said on Tuesday that once Ether prices reach $5,000, it will take off, mirroring the price action Bitcoin saw almost a decade ago. The last cycle “was so off for $ETH, despite all that’s been built on Ethereum,” he said, citing major institutional involvement, stablecoins, and ETFs. “Fundamentals clearly needed time to catch up with price, and we over-corrected as we normally do in crypto.” $ETH to $20K or $1,500? He forecast $ETH could rise tenfold to around $20,000 in the next bull market by mirroring Bitcoin’s 2017 fractal patterns, with explosive gains in 2027 to…

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersham considers investing in Venezuela, Grupo Salinas partners with Anchorage Digital, and Brazil bans a bank from conducting foreign crypto trades. Key Takeaways: Worth $2.6B, Coinbase’s Fred Ersham met officials to explore investments in Venezuela’s financial revival. Mexico’s Grupo Salinas tapped Anchorage Digital to next use a stablecoin system for cross-border flows. Over $1.7B in illicit flows, Brazil fined Banco Topazio, and enforced a 2-year crypto trading ban. Coinbase Co-Founder Meets with US and Venezuelan…

We’re almost halfway through Q2, and the cycle is already exhibiting some clear divergences. The main standout is Cardano [$ADA]. $ADA is up over 13% so far this quarter, even outperforming Ethereum [$ETH], pushing the $ADA/$ETH ratio up 4% – Its strongest quarterly performance since the Q1 2025 cycle. For a chain often labeled a “ghost chain,” Cardano’s price action is starting to look more convincing. Notably, across major exchanges, $ADA positioning is leaning clearly bullish, with traders steadily shifting into long exposure in line with the broader technical setup. Still, given $ADA’s history of sharp reversals and volatile swings,…

Yuzo Kano, the chief executive of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer, has publicly criticized a government proposal to significantly raise capital gains taxes on stock sales by company founders and executives, warning the policy would drive skilled entrepreneurs and innovators out of the country. Kano’s Concerns Over Tax Policy Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Kano argued that compensation for venture founders in Japan is already “at a very low level” compared to global standards. He noted that most startup founders receive almost no initial salary, often relying on the future value of their equity to sustain their work. Kano shared his…