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Grayscale and VanEck Update BNB ETF Filings Amid Active SEC Review
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said Grayscale has filed a second amended S-1 for its spot BNB ETF, suggesting the issuer may be advancing the application based on SEC feedback.
On the same day, VanEck filed its fifth amended prospectus for a BNB ETF, while Canary Capital submitted its first amended filing for a Staked TRX / Tron ETF. T. Rowe Price also filed a fourth amendment for its actively managed crypto ETF, indicating that the SEC’s review of multiple crypto ETF applications remains ongoing.
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CME and ICE Urge US Regulators to Crack Down on Hyperliquid Over Oil Market Risks
Bloomberg reported that CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) are urging U.S. regulators to tighten oversight of crypto trading platform Hyperliquid, warning that its anonymous trading environment could distort global oil prices and enable market manipulation. The exchanges reportedly raised concerns with the CFTC and U.S. lawmakers that the Singapore-based platform could be exploited by insiders or sanctioned state actors.
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Kraken Parent Payward Cuts 150 Jobs Ahead of Planned IPO
According to CoinDesk, Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, is laying off approximately 150 employees as part of an optimization and restructuring effort ahead of its planned IPO. The company employs around 3,000 staff globally. The company confidentially filed a draft S-1 with the U.S. SEC last November and is seeking fresh funding at a $20 billion valuation.
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Strategy to Repurchase $1.5B Convertible Notes, May Fund Deal With Bitcoin Sales
Strategy disclosed in an 8-K filing that it has agreed to repurchase approximately $1.5 billion principal amount of its outstanding 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 for an estimated $1.38 billion in cash through privately negotiated transactions. The company said funding may come from cash reserves, ATM equity sales, and/or Bitcoin sales.
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ZachXBT: THORChain Exploit Losses May Exceed $10M
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT issued a community alert stating that THORChain was likely exploited across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base, with losses exceeding $10 million. The protocol subsequently paused trading and executed a global emergency halt across the network.
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Eric Trump: We are the most debanked family in the world
Eric Trump @EricTrump stated at the Consensus conference that his family faced a comprehensive ban from the traditional banking sector, becoming the "most debanked family in the world." He believes the traditional financial system is broken and punitive toward consumers, citing that banks pay depositors only 10 basis points in interest while taking a 4% spread to build luxury skyscrapers.
Eric believes that cryptocurrency can eliminate exorbitant intermediary fees and democratize finance, while also serving as a decentralized store of value immune to political interference and natural disasters.
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Sonic Says Early VI Revenue Generated ~400% More Deflationary Impact Than Fee Burns
Sonic Labs said revenue generated through its Vertical Integration (VI) model produced roughly 400% more deflationary impact than fee-related burns since March 1. Revenue from products including USSD and Metropolis vaults generated the equivalent of 295,454.55 S during the period, compared with 59,786.728 S burned through transaction fees and FeeM-related burns.
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Bybit CEO Ben: I Trust My Own Brain More Than AI
In an April 23 interview with When Shift Happens, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou @benbybit shared his thoughts after using AI extensively. He said heavy AI use made him feel like he had "come back to square one," and he no longer expects AI to become a super-intelligent assistant.
Zhou said that even when he asks Claude or other AI agents to remind him of tasks, he often does not look at the reminders when they appear and may even find them distracting. In the end, he said he still relies on his own brain to decide what truly matters in the moment
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CME Group Plans Launch of First Market Cap-Weighted Crypto Index Futures
CME Group, the largest U.S. derivatives exchange, said it plans to launch Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, pending regulatory approval. The product will be CME’s first market cap-weighted futures contract and will track a basket of major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK and XLM. The contracts will be offered in both standard and micro-sized versions.
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Clarity Act Advances Through Senate Banking Committee, Moves to Full Senate Vote
JUST IN: According to crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett, the Clarity Act advanced through the U.S. Senate Banking Committee in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, with Democratic senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks voting in favor. The bill will next proceed to a full Senate vote.
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Just In: Coinbase to Serve as Official USDC Treasury Deployer on Hyperliquid
Coinbase is expanding support for onchain markets by becoming the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid. As part of this transition, Native Markets has agreed to terms granting Coinbase the right to purchase the USDH brand assets. The USDH market will be gradually phased out over time.
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Hong Kong’s largest licensed exchange HashKey Exchange has listed Hyperliquid (HYPE).
Hong Kong-listed HashKey Holdings Limited (3887. HK) announced that its licensed virtual asset exchange HashKey Exchange listed Hyperliquid (HYPE) on May 14, 2026, and now offers OTC trading services for professional investors. Hyperliquid is a Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for on-chain order book perpetual futures and spot trading.
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CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for Event Contracts
CFTC issued no-action relief for fully collateralized event contracts, exempting DCMs, DCOs and market participants from certain swap recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
The agency also introduced a streamlined process for future applicants related to event contracts.
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Stablecoins Drive Digital Payment Adoption in Emerging Markets
Coins ph @coinsph Global Marketing Director Amira stated that crypto payments are solving the heavy reliance on cash in emerging countries. Users are now buying coffee with stablecoins, shifting the demographic from just traders to everyday consumers. The stigma of crypto as mere speculation is fading as stablecoins achieve mass adoption, providing the traditionally unbanked with access to seamless money movement.
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Grayscale Files to Launch the First Spot ETF for a Privacy Coin
Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF, which, if approved, would become the world’s first spot ETF tied to a privacy coin. The filing comes after the U.S. SEC reportedly ended its long-running review of privacy coins without taking enforcement action, removing a key regulatory overhang.
Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain also disclosed that the crypto hedge fund has been building a large ZEC position since February, viewing it as a macro hedge.
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Hyperliquid HIP-4 Event Contract Hits 6.05m Contracts (>$6m) in First-Day Volume
Hyperliquid’s HIP-4 event contract has officially launched. On its first trading day, the contract recorded a notional volume of 6.05 million contracts, capturing roughly 0.7% of the day’s total prediction market share. By comparison, Kalshi recorded 546m contracts and Polymarket reached 190m contracts on the same day.
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Pornhub Replaces USDT with USDC for Creator Payouts
According to Protos, the world's largest adult website, Pornhub, has replaced USDT with USDC for creator payouts.
A circulated email says the move is aimed at improving payment reliability, while describing USDC as a regulated stablecoin compliant with MiCA. USDT is no longer listed as a payout option.
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Exclusive: Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, is in talks with Bybit, the world's second-largest offshore exchange, for an investment partnership. Bybit hopes to use this opportunity to enter the compliant US market. Three sources confirmed this news to WuBlockchain.
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Exclusive: The Dubai TOKEN2049 summit, originally scheduled for April 29-30, 2026, has been postponed to April 21-22, 2027. This comes after several locations in Dubai were attacked by Iranian drones and shrapnel, prompting many in the crypto industry to evacuate.
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