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Singapore's financial authority has set a June 30 deadline for crypto firms operating overseas to obtain a license or shut down.

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao proposed launching a dark pool perpetual DEX to protect large traders from front-running and MEV attacks. Update (June 2 at 3:33 pm UTC): This article has been updated to incorporate comments from Li.Fi’s Philipp Zentner and StealthEX’s Maria Carola. Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao proposed creating a dark pool perpetual swap decentralized exchange (DEX) to prevent market manipulation. In a June 1 X post, Zhao said that he has “always been puzzled with the fact that everyone can see your orders in real-time on a DEX.” Read more

XRP ledger activity has dropped sharply in the past two months, increasing the downside prospects for XRP price to drop toward $1.70. Key takeaways: XRP forms an inverted V-shaped correction pattern on the daily chart, risking a 20% drop to $1.70. A bearish divergence from the weekly RSI points to increasing downward momentum. Read more

Ether led last week’s $286 million of net inflows to crypto ETPs, while Bitcoin investment products saw outflows of $8 million, CoinShares reported. Cryptocurrency investment products maintained their multi-week inflow streak last week despite significant selling pressure stemming from Bitcoin’s drop to $103,000. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $286 million of inflows in the week ending May 30, bringing a seven-week run of inflows to $10.9 billion, CoinShares reported on June 2. Despite the inflows, total assets under management (AUM) declined from the all-time high of $187 billion to $177 billion by the weekend amid market volatility triggered by uncertainty over US tariffs, said CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill. Read more

Singapore’s central bank has set a June 30 deadline for local crypto firms targeting overseas markets to halt operations or face steep penalties, including fines of almost $200,000. Singapore’s central bank has set a deadline of June 30 for local crypto service providers to stop offering digital token (DT) services to overseas markets. The directive came from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) response to industry feedback on its proposed regulatory framework for Digital Token Service Providers (DSTPs) under its Financial Services and Markets Act of 2022 (FSM Act).  MAS stated that no transitional arrangements will be made for local DTSPs providing services abroad. It said that any Singapore-incorporated company, individual or partnership that provides DT services outside Singapore must either cease operations or obtain a license when the DTSP provisions come into force by the end of June.  Read more

Taiwan-based exchange BitoPro confirmed an $11.5 million crypto exploit weeks after the breach, saying user funds and withdrawals were unaffected. Update June 2, 12:26 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Hacken analysts. Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro confirmed a security breach that led to the loss of more than $11.5 million in digital assets from its hot wallets on May 8. The suspicious transactions, which occurred across hot wallets on Ethereum, Tron, Solana and Polygon, saw asset outflows to decentralized exchanges (DEXs) where they were later marked as sold, according to onchain investigator ZachXBT. Read more

Bitcoin price expectations are back in flux as a record monthly candle close contrasts with worries over a retest of lower support levels next. Bitcoin (BTC) starts June with BTC price action in a dangerous place. Can buyers preserve key bull market support levels? Bitcoin traders are gearing up for fresh volatility as the highest-ever monthly close contrasts with increasing bets of a $100,000 retest. Labor market weakness and Fed policy are back under the microscope as inflation diverges from interest rates. Read more

Metaplanet now ranks as the ninth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder with over 8,888 BTC, surpassing Galaxy Digital and Block Inc. after a $117.9 million purchase. Japanese investment company Metaplanet has become the world’s eighth-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, continuing its aggressive strategy to promote Bitcoin adoption across Asia. The company acquired an additional 1,088 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $108,400 per coin for a total of $117.9 million, the investment firm announced in a June 2 X post. The latest acquisition pushed Metaplent’s total holdings to over 8,888 BTC, making it the world’s eighth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder, surpassing Galaxy Digital Holdings’ 8,100 BTC and Block Inc.’s 8,485 BTC, according to Bitbo data. Read more

Bitcoin fell 11% from its $111K all-time highs as traders say BTC price could drop to $97K if key support levels don’t hold amid rising trade tensions. Key takeaways: The emergence of a bear flag on the four-hour chart projects a Bitcoin price drop to $97,000. Traders say BTC price may drop as low as $85,000 if key support levels are broken, including the $100,000 psychological level and the yearly opening at around $92,000. Read more

The new launch expands IG’s existing cryptocurrency offering, as the company has previously offered crypto-based contracts for difference. IG Group, a United Kingdom-listed trading and financial services company, is launching cryptocurrency trading to retail investors, expanding its footprint in the digital assets space. IG customers can now access 31 crypto assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and a variety of altcoins and memecoins such as Bonk (BONK), the company said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on June 2. IG previously offered cryptocurrency exposure through contracts for difference (CFDs), but this marks a direct entry into spot crypto trading Read more

Orange Cap Games has acquired the Moonbirds, Mythics and Oddities NFT collections from Yuga Labs, just a year after the NFT conglomerate acquired them. Crypto gaming startup Orange Cap Games (OCG) has acquired the intellectual property of the Ethereum-based non-fungible token collection Moonbirds from Yuga Labs. OCG said on May 30 that it bought the Moonbirds, Mythics and Oddities NFT collections from Yuga, but did not disclose details or pricing of the deal. It comes a little over a year after Yuga acquired the three collections when it took over the company that created them, PROOF, in February. Read more

ZachXBT says both the wallet addresses that sent Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht 300 Bitcoin were active in 2014 and 2019 while he was in prison. Ross Ulbricht’s recent receipt of 300 Bitcoin is from “questionable sources,” but it’s unlikely to be a case where he donated it to himself, says blockchain researcher ZachXBT. Ulbricht, who founded the infamous online black market Silk Road, received 300 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $31.4 million, to his wallet that was soliciting donations, Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain said in a June 1 post to X. The funds came from wallets using a centralized mixing service called Jambler, which led some social media users to speculate, without evidence, that the funds could be Ulbricht’s profits from the Silk Road, which he might have hidden away before he was nabbed by authorities and sent to prison. Read more

Meta shareholders shut down a proposal to assess whether Bitcoin should be added to its balance sheet, with just 0.08% of votes in favor of the idea. Meta shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to assess whether the tech giant should add Bitcoin to its balance sheet. A “Bitcoin treasury assessment” proposal put before shareholders received 3.92 million votes in favor — a mere 0.08% of the total — while nearly 5 billion voters decided against the measure, a May 28 regulatory filing shows.  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg controls 61% of the company’s voting power, according to an April regulatory statement, which could indicate that he voted against the proposal. Read more

BitMEX says it foiled a Lazarus phishing attempt posing as an NFT collab, citing sloppy tradecraft and reused tactics.

CZ’s proposal for a dark pool-style perp DEX is a compelling next step for DeFi privacy and infrastructure, experts told Decrypt.

Prosecutors allege Duplessie and Woeltz held an Italian national hostage for 17 days in a Soho townhouse to force access to a Bitcoin wallet.

Musk says X's upcoming messaging feature will use 'Bitcoin style' encryption, but crypto experts aren't sure what that means.

The founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, received 300 BTC, worth around $31.4 million, in a single donation from an unknown wallet, data from Arkham Intelligence shows.  Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison, received a full and unconditional pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21. He was released […] The post Silk Road founder receives $31.4M BTC donation after bagging $1.8M in auction appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The SEC raised concerns over staking-linked ETFs a day after stating that most crypto staking falls outside the scope of securities laws.

Bitcoin still looks bullish, but some metrics are pointing to an overheated market, says CryptoQuant