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Grayscale’s decision to delay its IPO highlights the growing caution across the crypto industry as volatile markets and weak investor demand weigh on public listing plans.

The ETF offers investors BNB exposure through traditional brokerage accounts without requiring them to directly buy or store the token.

Aave Labs’ Push received FCA approval for “certain cryptoasset activities” in the UK, supporting its plans for regulated stablecoin on- and off-ramping. Aave Labs' UK subsidiaries, Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd., known together as Push, received Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cryptoasset registration as cryptoasset exchange providers under the UK’s current Anti-Money Laundering regime. The registration was obtained for “certain cryptoasset activities” and supports the decentralized finance (DeFi) company's plans to build regulated stablecoin on- and off-ramping infrastructure in the country, Aave said Thursday. Aave Labs’ Push describes itself as a “simple way to move between Euros and stablecoins,” according to its homepage. The FCA’s online registry shows that the London-headquartered firm has been registered with the regulator since May 12. Read more

The firm said it purchased 8,568 ether on May 11 at an average price of $2,334. Since then, ETH broke below $2,000, leaving the firm sitting at a $3 million unrealized loss.

Bitcoin fell toward the $72,000 level after a new wave of reported US military strikes on Iran pushed oil higher and sent another shock through risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 3.6% over a 24-hour window, touching an intraday low of $72,792, according to CryptoSlate's data. It has slightly recovered to $73,274 […] The post Bitcoin’s drop toward $72,000 shows how US-Iran tensions are again hitting ETFs, leverage, and flows appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As bitcoin and gold momentum fades, investor flows are increasingly rotating into AI infrastructure, semiconductor and memory-related equities.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) declined 12.2% while Bitcoin Cash (BCH) dropped 12.1%, leading the index lower.

Major platforms including Coinbase and Kraken have raked in app revenues of more than $495 million through their exchange-owned OP Stack chains.

Samsung Securities, SDS and Card will buy 4% of Dunamu as Korean firms prepare for tokenized securities and stablecoin frameworks. Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, in a deal that expands Samsung affiliates’ exposure to the country’s digital asset market, local media reported. The three Samsung affiliates held board meetings on Thursday and approved the purchase of 1.39 million Dunamu shares held by Kakao affiliates for 612.8 billion won ($408 million), according to local reports from Yonhap News Agency and ZDNet Korea. Samsung Securities will acquire a 2% stake, while Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will each acquire 1%.  The investment extends Samsung’s digital asset push weeks after Samsung SDS reportedly won a contract to build South Korea’s blockchain-based securities platform, placing Samsung affiliates across both regulated tokenized securities infrastructure and private-sector crypto exchange an...

ETH's price has entered a decisive breakdown stage of its prevailing technical pattern, indicating further declines toward $1,750 despite strong retail sentiment. Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH), slipped below $2,000 for the first time since March, but retail traders have not reacted with panic yet. Key takeaways: As of Thursday, "buy the dip" calls on social media were surging after ETH lost the key psychological support level, according to data resource Santiment. Read more

DTCC Integrates Tokenized Assets on Stellar Network The post DTCC to Integrate Tokenized Assets on Stellar XLM appeared first on Cryptonews.

Massive ETF outflows just sent crypto sharply lower. Jefferies says the next crypto IPO wave could create a $1T public market.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have turned negative year-to-date with $596 million in outflows as IBIT posted near-record withdrawals and Bitcoin fell below $75,000. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) posted its second-largest daily outflow on record as US Bitcoin funds extended an eight-day redemption streak during a sharp pullback in the cryptocurrency to below $75,000. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw $527.8 million in net outflows on Wednesday, helping push total withdrawals from US spot Bitcoin ETFs to $733.4 million for the day, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows marked IBIT’s second-largest daily loss since launch, slightly below the fund’s record $528.3 million outflow on Jan. 30, 2026. Read more

Hyperliquid's HYPE crashed by almost 10% today. Let's examine some of the possible technical reasons behind it.

An unknown entity burned $8.5 million worth of Bitcoin after 12 years of holding, rendering the BTC unspendable, despite its price increasing by 12,700%. An unknown entity burned 107 Bitcoin, worth about $8.5 million at the time, effectively removing them from spendable circulation and sparking numerous theories after holding the funds for over 12 years. On Monday, five Bitcoin (BTC) addresses sent a total of 107 BTC to the old burn address starting "11111," rendering them provably unspendable, according to onchain data shared by Galaxy Research in a Wednesday X post. The transfer brought the total amount of Bitcoin sent to the burn address to 807 BTC, worth about $59 million at press time, according to blockchain data platform Arkham.  Read more

Stablecoins were built on the premise that removing intermediaries between sender and recipient would erode the relevance of legacy payment networks, but the fastest-growing consumer stablecoin product depends entirely on one. Data reported by The Kobeissi Letter shows crypto-card spending reached roughly $600 million per month, with $7.2 billion in cumulative on-chain card volume across […] The post Stablecoins were supposed to bypass credit cards, but now Visa is winning crypto card payments appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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DeFi protocols are increasingly adapting to host regulated, tokenized assets as tokenization is projected to bring trillions of dollars onchain.

$Doge broke its critical psychological floor, bleeding under 10 cents following the market bloodbath. Can it recover? The post Dogecoin Slips Below 10 Cents With More Downside Ahead appeared first on Cryptonews.

Lummis Warns of 'Regulatory Dark Ages' if CLARITY Act Fails The post Lummis Warns of ‘Regulatory Dark Ages’ if CLARITY Act Stalls This Session appeared first on Cryptonews.