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Aave CEO Stani Kulechov has announced that Bitwise has been named the official asset issuer for Aave Horizon, a new institutional-focused lending platform. Under the agreement, Bitwise will manage the USCC tokenized yield fund, which will be rebranded as the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund. Strategic Partnership Details The collaboration positions Bitwise as a key infrastructure provider within the Aave ecosystem. The Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund is described as a tokenized vehicle designed to generate returns through a market-neutral, crypto-based strategy. This approach aims to deliver consistent yields while minimizing exposure to directional market movements, appealing to institutional investors seeking predictable…

Ethereum Fails to Hold $2,000 as Bitcoin Plummets The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a severe intraday correction on June 2, 2026. Ethereum ($ETH) has officially breached its critical $2,000 psychological support zone, hitting an intraday low near $1,963. This macro markdown follows a systemic bleed-out led by Bitcoin ($BTC), which cascaded below the definitive $70,000 threshold for the first time in nearly two months. Ethereum price in USD over the past week The downside momentum accelerated during early European trading hours, triggering automated stop-losses and derivative liquidations across major digital asset exchanges like Bitstamp and Binance. Why is the Crypto…

Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR).Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest public corporate holder of bitcoin , recorded $1.53 billion in trading volume on Thursday, the most on record. According to BitcoinQuant, the surge helped fund the purchase of some 11,707 bitcoin through the company’s at-the-market (ATM) program, which allows Strategy to sell newly issued shares to raise capital for additional bitcoin purchases. Most STRC shares traded at or above their $100 par value. Thursday’s trading activity was more than four times the average daily volume over the…

Zcash will roll out quantum-recoverable wallets within a month and reach full post-quantum status within 12 to 18 months, Zcash Open Development Lab founder and CEO Josh Swihart told a Consensus Miami audience on Thursday in a session moderated by Solana infra firm Helius’s founder Mert Mumtaz. A separate scaling track is targeting MasterCard- and Visa-scale throughput on a similar horizon. The roadmap arrived during a $ZEC rally that has lifted the token more than 110% over the past 30 days as prominent crypto fund Multicoin Capital disclosed a sizable $ZEC investment and the privacy narrative caught on among investors,…

Not every airdrop matters. But when Binance taps an AI infrastructure token for its 65th HODLer Airdrop, $BNB holders take notice. The exchange announced that Genius Terminal ($GENIUS) will be the latest project in its recurring token distribution program, rewarding users who staked $BNB in Simple Earn or On-Chain Yields products between May 11 and 13, 2026. According to the original report, a total of 10 million $GENIUS tokens will be shared among eligible subscribers. The snapshot mechanism is straightforward: only $BNB locked in these specific products during that three-day window qualifies. This design pushes users toward longer-term staking rather…

The cost of running artificial intelligence hardware has opened an unexpected way for AI firms to cut outgoings while allowing individuals to make money from their home technology, according to Titan Network. The internet infrastructure company said its software pools unused computing resources and rents it out as a “decentralized cloud” to AI companies, who pay less than they would if buying capacity from large, centralized providers. Powering AI is big business. The software requires massive computing resources, and the data centers consume huge amounts of power to run the machines and cool the buildings. Many bitcoin mining companies have…

The convergence of AI-powered decentralized social media and blockchain gaming embodies the sheer scope and vision of ecosystem scale and audience engagement, representing a bold new world of collaboration. A recent move by web3 gaming company Mouse embodies this constant evolution with the announcement of trinary partnership with both X-Agent & UXLINK. This alliance is seeking to combine the best of all worlds: AI-natives, Web3 social tooling and gaming. By combining each project’s underlying stack, the alliance will create new ways for players to play, builders to build, and communities to scale, across the decentralized web. The Convergence of AI…

Bitcoin is facing renewed pressure after Binance recorded nearly 10 straight days of stronger $BTC inflows, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw heavy redemptions. Analyst Darkfost said Binance’s weekly average inflows rose from 378 $BTC on May 16 to 1,190 $BTC, marking a more than threefold increase in less than 10 days. The same update said Binance recorded one daily inflow of more than 3,600 $BTC on May 18. Darkfost added that Binance reserves rose from 616,000 $BTC on April 24 to 632,000 $BTC, an increase of 16,000 $BTC in one month. Exchange inflows often draw attention because holders usually move…

In a bold move to empower users to achieve better DeFi experiences, LIQUIFY DAO, a decentralized protocol offering core financial services, today announced a strategic partnership with Orix AI agent, an intelligence model built on the $BNB Chain. This partnership enabled LIQUIFY DAO to integrate Orix AI agents, aiming to optimize DeFi operations on its decentralized financial network. LIQUIFY DAO is a recognized decentralized platform offering users cutting-edge DeFi services, including staking, cross-chain liquidity provision, and a wide range of financial management offerings. Its broad multi-chain support allows users to bridge assets across different blockchain networks to access comprehensive financial…

Ethereum remains under pressure after failing to reclaim a major resistance cluster. The price is now hovering around a key long-term support zone. The broader structure suggests sellers still dominate the market, while weakening demand from US investors adds another layer of caution. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the weekly timeframe, $ETH has extended its rejection from the major horizontal resistance region around $2.4K. This zone has repeatedly acted as a pivotal level throughout the current cycle and has once again capped upside momentum. The rejection has pushed the asset back toward the ascending trendline that has supported…