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With the market shifting back into risk-off mode, major support levels are starting to crack under pressure. Technically, Ethereum’s $2,000 zone is becoming the key battleground in real time. $ETH has now logged three straight weeks of downside, sliding nearly 15%, and the current setup suggests the support level is hanging by a thread. A breakdown here could easily open the door to a broader capitulation move. Notably, that backdrop makes the latest BitMine [BMNR] update even more notable. As the chart below highlights, the largest Ethereum DAT has collapsed almost 90% from its $161 peak reached last year. Source:…

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has filed seven trademark applications in South Korea. These include its company name, official logo, and its gold-backed token Tether Gold (XAUT). The filings could help Tether set up an official local business in South Korea and prepare for new stablecoin rules that may come soon. Tether Expands Trademark Filings in South Korea According to data from the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service, Tether has changed its strategy in South Korea. Earlier, the company mainly filed trademarks for its stablecoin product names. But now, it is also seeking protection for…

TRON founder Justin Sun reportedly reinvested the large amount of $SPK (Capital Markets Board) rewards he received from the Spark ecosystem back into the stock exchange. Sun withdrew a total of 41.99 million $SPK staking rewards from the Spark platform in the last two weeks. It has been suggested that all of these tokens, worth approximately $1.23 million, were subsequently transferred to the $HTX exchange and may have been offered for sale on the secondary market. According to the analysis, this latest transfer is part of a long-standing pattern of $SPK (Capital Markets Board) token transactions by wallets linked to…

When President Trump potentially signs the CLARITY Act, four tokens that have spent a decade under SEC scrutiny could get a permanent legal shield that no future administration can remove without an act of Congress. Those tokens are $XRP, $ADA, $HBAR, $XLM, according to an expert. “The difference between guidance and federal law is the difference between a memo and a contract,” as one analyst framing the situation put it. The CLARITY Act writes the commodity classification permanently into federal statute and moves jurisdiction over these four networks from the SEC to the CFTC, the same agency that regulates oil,…

Binance has unveiled a new institutional product designed to make it easier for order management and trading technology providers to connect with the exchange and better understand how their clients trade. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of its OMS Toolkit, which it describes as the first institutional exchange solution built for OMS, OEMS, and trading technology providers serving both crypto-native firms and traditional finance clients. The new toolkit is aimed at a part of the market that sits behind the scenes but plays a major role in institutional trading. OMS and related trading technology providers handle order routing,…

In the current framework, the Ethereum price today remains suspended on the psychological pivot area of 2,000, with a weak daily structure and fragile sentiment. The proximity to the lower Bollinger band leaves room for intraday technical rebounds, but the dominant force remains the downward trend. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candles, EMA20/EMA50 and volumes. Market thesis Main bearish direction on the daily timeframe: price below all key moving averages and momentum still negative. In addition, the Ethereum price today almost perfectly coincides with the daily pivot (around 2,009), an equilibrium point that often decides the direction of the session.…

Bitcoin ATM company, Bitcoin Depot, filed for Chapter 11 protection on May 18 in the Southern District of Texas, announcing it would wind down operations and sell assets, and that its kiosk network, with over 9,000 locations globally as of August 2025, would go offline the same day. A May 12 SEC disclosure showed that first-quarter revenue fell 49.2% year over year, gross profit collapsed by 85.5%, and management flagged “substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The net loss for the quarter was $9.5 million, compared with net income of $12.2 million a year…

Chainlink recorded multiple institutional integrations and DeFi migrations this month. These updates expanded its use in collateral management, tokenized assets, regulatory compliance, and secure cross-chain transfers. Recent Updates What Major Partnership Did Chainlink Announce With DTCC in May 2026? On May 12, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) said it will integrate Chainlink’s Runtime Environment (CRE) and data standards into its Collateral AppChain platform. DTCC handles post-trade settlement for trillions in securities each year. The platform will use CRE for near real-time asset pricing, valuations, eligibility checks, margining, and settlement across traditional markets and blockchains. Production launch is set…

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has unveiled ‘Binance DYOR Hub’, a research hub to help users study Binance Alpha Tokens. The primary purpose is to build a user research platform for Binance Alpha Tokens in one place using transparent on-chain data, key metrics, and objective insights. Basically, Binance is bringing on-chain transactions to users’ fingertips in this complicated world of crypto. Binance believes in strengthening users with the realities they need to make their own informed decisions. Do Your Own Research (DYOR) sorts out the challenge of fragmented and opaque on-chain data for users’ ease and builds a place…

Newly appointed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has publicly described Bitcoin as the new gold, according to a report from Kalshi Crypto. The statement, made during a recent economic forum, marks a significant shift in tone from traditional financial leadership toward digital assets. Warsh’s Statement in Context Kevin Warsh, who took office as Federal Reserve Chairman earlier this year, made the remark while discussing the evolving role of store-of-value assets in the global economy. His comparison of Bitcoin to gold is notable given gold’s centuries-long status as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty. Warsh’s comments were first reported by…