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Bitcoin price has fallen toward the $73,000 region after a wave of ETF outflows, derivatives pressure, and long liquidations triggered fresh panic across the crypto market. According to crypto.news price data, Bitcoin ($BTC) price dropped more than 4% over the past 24 hours and briefly touched the $72,800 area on May 28 after bulls failed to reclaim the $80,000 psychological resistance zone earlier this week. Ethereum, Solana, XRP, BNB, and Hyperliquid also posted sharp losses as total crypto market capitalization slid below $2.5 trillion. The latest sell-off came as institutional investors rapidly reduced exposure through spot Bitcoin ETFs. Data from…

Ethereum core developers may soon get a new source of funding: a blockchain lottery. Decentralized lottery protocol Megapot said Thursday it is teaming up with Protocol Guild, an independent funding collective for Ethereum protocol contributors, to introduce what they describe as the crypto industry’s first programmable charity lottery. Under the arrangement, users can buy tickets for a daily lottery through a dedicated Protocol Guild portal for a chance to win prizes from a pool exceeding $1.1 million. Megapot said 100% of referral fees generated from ticket sales will be automatically distributed by smart contracts to Ethereum developers supported by Protocol…

Ondo Finance has announced that the total value locked (TVL) in its Ondo Global Markets platform for tokenized U.S. stocks has crossed the $1.5 billion threshold, marking a significant milestone in the growing intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology. The company shared the update via its official X account, highlighting the increasing demand for on-chain access to equities and exchange-traded funds. Top tokenized assets drive concentrated growth According to Ondo Global Markets, the five largest assets by TVL include CRCLon (Circle), IVVon (S&P 500 ETF), MUon (Micron), NVDAon (Nvidia), and IBITon (Bitcoin ETF). Together, these five tokenized securities account…

COTI Foundation, a programmable privacy layer for Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) payments, is pleased to announce the building blocks for Web3 privacy. The purpose of this private token is to enable private and compliant ERC20 transactions for DeFi payments, and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on Web3. Unlock the future of Private DeFiPrivate ERC20 Tokens: The building blocks for Web3 privacy🔐 Encrypted token balances and transfers💸 Confidential payments and stablecoins🔁 Privacy-preserving DeFi🏛 Compliant tokenized RWAsFully ERC20-compatible. Powered by $COTI pic.twitter.com/HY3CRpbqcr — COTI Foundation (@COTInetwork) May 17, 2026 Basically, COTI is promoting a new concept with a name called private ERC20…

According to the Sui network’s official status page, the blockchain is facing a “major outage” as it has stopped processing user transactions. The Sui team explained that the latest stall is related to the fix of the first stall, and a problem that surged at the epoch change. Key Takeaways: Sui halted for a 3rd time in 2 days, disrupting the market as the Core Team next works on a long-term fix. The cause seems to be the new stablecoin’s 0-fee transaction logic, which had design defects. Sui halted again at 4:30 PM EDT, freezing user transactions as it investigates…

Bitcoin is down 3.35% over the past 24 hours to $73,281.93, underperforming an already weakening crypto market as renewed Middle East tensions and heavy institutional selling pressure continue weighing on risk assets. The asset is also showing a strong 83.6% correlation with gold, signaling that macroeconomic fears are heavily influencing current price action. Amid the latest market weakness, crypto analyst Alex Mason says Bitcoin may still have much further to fall before any meaningful recovery begins. According to Mason, Bitcoin has spent the last two months trading inside an ascending channel that created “fake strength” through slow higher highs, trapping…

Ethereum has fallen below the $2,000 level for the first time since March as weakening on-chain activity, ETF outflows, and renewed geopolitical tensions added pressure to the second-largest cryptocurrency. According to data from CoinGecko, $ETH dropped to an intraday low below $1,970 on Wednesday after losing a key psychological support zone that had held for nearly two months. Ethereum lost the key level alongside the broader crypto market, which also weakened, with total market capitalization falling 3.43% to $2.46 trillion after reports emerged of a US airstrike on an Iranian military facility near the Strait of Hormuz. The development pushed…

Artificial intelligence investment is increasingly shifting toward financial markets, where companies are testing whether autonomous AI systems can eventually perform tasks traditionally handled by traders, analysts and hedge funds. That trend is drawing attention to Nof1, a startup backed by $SUI Group Holdings and Karatage Opportunities. The two firms recently co-led a $15 million funding round for Nof1 while also participating in a separate financing for Recursive Superintelligence, a self-improving AI company reportedly valued at more than $4 billion. The investments highlight a growing view among investors that the next stage of artificial intelligence development may focus less on conversational…

Jupiter ($JUP), the Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator, has added 315,152 $JUP tokens — worth approximately $62,000 — to its Litterbox Trust, the project announced via X on May 18. This deposit is part of a broader two-year initiative in which Jupiter commits 50% of its protocol revenue to accumulating $JUP tokens through the trust. May Accumulation Accelerates According to the project’s latest update, the May contribution brings the monthly total to 8,392,832 $JUP, valued at roughly $1.65 million. Since the program began, Jupiter has deposited a cumulative 113,508,785 $JUP into the Litterbox Trust, representing approximately $24.45 million at current market…

The FDIC advanced a proposed rule that would set Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance standards for bank-linked stablecoin issuers. The measure would apply to FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers and include anti-money laundering oversight, Treasury Department consultation, and enforcement provisions. Key Takeaways: Regulators moved to set compliance standards for FDIC-supervised payment stablecoin issuers. Proposed requirements include AML/CFT programs, sanctions controls, reporting, and enforcement procedures. The proposal would establish a federal enforcement framework for stablecoin issuers tied to anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance. FDIC Advances Stablecoin Compliance Rule Under $GENIUS Act The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on May 22 that…