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U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded $86.4 million in net outflows on May 18, extending a consecutive daily withdrawal streak to six sessions, according to data compiled by Trader T. The latest figures underscore sustained selling pressure in the market for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Breakdown of the Outflows BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led the withdrawals with $55.4 million in net outflows, accounting for more than half of the day’s total. Fidelity’s Ethereum Fund (FETH) followed with $14.7 million in net outflows, while Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust ($ETH) saw $10.1 million leave the fund. The consistent outflows across…

Tokenization is here to dominate. Over the past three years, the tokenized market cap of real-world assets (RWAs) increased by 20x. Similarly, the tokenized RWA market cap grew to a new high of about $29 billion represented a 238% gain in a year. RWA market cap peaks after 238% surge The total RWA active market cap was $26.15 billion, more than a billion less than the total on-chain RWA cap at $27.77 billion. The DeFi active TVL of this sector was $2.38 billion, growing alongside RWA Perps Open Interest (OI) at $1.95 billion. Bonds dominated the sector’s market value, accounting…

TRON ($TRX) has been quietly gaining strength again while much of the crypto market remains focused on meme coins, AI projects, and newer Layer-2 networks. Despite the criticism that has followed the project for years, $TRX has managed to climb nearly 26% over the last three months and is now trading back above $0.35 for the first time since September 2025. At the time of writing, TRON is trading around $0.3494 with daily trading volume close to $738 million. The network currently has a circulating supply of nearly 94.8 billion $TRX. What makes the move interesting is that the broader…

Senator Bernie Moreno is picking a very public fight with the American banking lobby. The Ohio Republican says the American Bankers Association sent a letter to bank CEOs on May 10, urging them to mobilize against the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan stablecoin bill headed for a Senate Banking Committee vote on May 14. Moreno, who sits on that committee, laid out his case in a detailed post on May 11. His core argument: the ABA is not worried about economic stability. It’s worried about competition. What the CLARITY Act actually does The CLARITY Act is designed to create a regulatory…

Nvidia (NVDA) posted another blockbuster quarter on Wednesday, as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure pushed revenue, profit and cash flow to record levels. The chipmaker reported first-quarter revenue of $81.62 billion, up 85% from $44.06 billion a year earlier and above Wall Street estimates of $78.9 billion, according to FactSet data. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.87 per share, beating analyst expectations of $1.76 per share. The company also gave stronger-than-expected guidance for the current quarter, forecasting revenue of roughly $91 billion. Meanwhile, the company also moved to return more cash to shareholders. Nvidia’s board authorized an additional $80 billion…

Bitcoin continued its upward momentum above $71,000 on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh the market impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned US attacks on Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the top cryptocurrency was trading at around $71,185 as of press time, rising 4% during the session. The price broke through a level that traders have been watching as a test of whether institutional demand can continue to absorb pressure from war risk, rising energy prices, and a Federal Reserve that has signaled a slower path toward easier monetary…

An anonymous cryptocurrency whale has made a significant move in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, purchasing $1 million worth of $AAVE tokens. According to on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens, the whale, identified by an address beginning with 0x0bb8, acquired 11,206 $AAVE at an average price of $89.24 per token. The tokens were subsequently deposited into Aave V3, the latest version of the Aave lending protocol. Whale Activity and Market Implications Large purchases by anonymous wallets, often referred to as ‘whales,’ can signal strong conviction in a project’s future. The decision to deposit the $AAVE tokens into Aave V3 suggests the…

Ethereum remains under persistent selling pressure after failing to reclaim key resistance zones, with recent price action pointing to weakening bullish momentum and a growing probability of deeper retracement. The market is now testing critical support levels that could determine $ETH’s next major move. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart Ethereum has extended its corrective phase after repeated failures to sustain momentum above the $2.3K–$2.4K resistance region. The asset recently lost the 100-day moving average near $2.15K and is now hovering around the lower boundary of the broader ascending channel at the $2K area, signaling increasing bearish dominance in the…

Hong Kong is embedding digital assets deeper into mainstream finance, with tokenization and stablecoins gaining stronger regulatory backing as market infrastructure. The push signals a broader effort to expand regulated blockchain use cases and attract global firms to the city. Key Takeaways: Hong Kong positioned digital assets as part of its core infrastructure, signaling strong policy support. Financial Secretary Paul Chan said tokenization boosts efficiency and access, driving adoption. Stablecoin rules show Hong Kong advancing regulation to expand digital finance activity. Digital Assets Move Into Mainstream Finance Hong Kong reinforced its commitment to advancing digital assets on April 20, positioning…

TonStrategy (ticker: TONX), a Nasdaq-listed investment firm focused on the $TON blockchain ecosystem, announced that it held 221.9 million $TON tokens as of March 31. The holdings account for approximately 4.29% of the total $TON supply, marking one of the largest publicly disclosed positions in the network. Strategic Accumulation in $TON The disclosure, made in a regulatory filing, provides a rare window into the holdings of a publicly traded company that has made the $TON blockchain a core part of its investment thesis. TonStrategy, formerly known as a different entity before rebranding to reflect its focus on The Open Network,…