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  • $1.5 Million Wiped Out as Hyperliquid’s SpaceX Pre-Market Perpetual Flash Crashes 45%29 May 2026 18:30The synthetic SpaceX perpetual contract on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid suffered a massive 45% flash crash on Thursday, wiping out over $1.5 million in leveraged positions within 30 minutes. Onchain Data Shows Severe Liquidity Vacuum in Pre-Market Contract SPACEX-USDH, a synthetic pre-market asset, plunged from an opening price of $2,277 down to a low of $1,254 […]
  • Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: Coinbase Opens Global Crypto Derivatives to US Traders29 May 2026 17:05Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: Coinbase Opens Global Crypto Derivatives to US TradersCoinbase said it now offers regulated access to global crypto derivatives markets, including perpetual futures and options. The move expands U.S. access to products that account for a significant share of crypto trading activity. Coinbase Opens Regulated Access to Global Crypto Derivatives Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on May 29, 2026, that Coinbase Financial […]
  • CFTC Takes Historic Step to Approve First True US Bitcoin Perpetual29 May 2026 16:01CFTC Takes Historic Step to Approve First True US Bitcoin PerpetualThe CFTC opened a historic path for bitcoin perpetuals to trade on U.S.-registered venues, bringing a major crypto derivatives structure under federal oversight. The move creates the first regulated pathway for spot BTC-linked perpetual contracts in the United States. CFTC Opens Historic Path for Bitcoin Perpetuals The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on May […]
  • Dormant Holders Unleash $7.6B in Bitcoin Aged 5 to 15 Years Across 202629 May 2026 14:28Old bitcoin in a treasure chest with a black backdrop.While bitcoin sellers drove the price below $74,000 on Thursday, a fresh wave of sleeping coins sprang to life, transferring 665 BTC that had remained untouched for more than a decade. In total, 665 BTC worth just over $48 million, moved during the past day, all originating from wallets created in 2013, 2014, 2015 and […]
  • SEC Grants Paxos Historic Approval to Clear and Settle US Equities on Blockchain29 May 2026 12:35Paxos has become the first blockchain-native firm to receive full SEC approval as a registered clearing agency, setting the stage for same-day settlement in traditional capital markets. SEC Opens Wall Street Plumbing For Blockchain Technology The landmark decision makes Paxos the first and only blockchain-native enterprise approved to operate as a central securities depository (CSD) […]
  • Wall Street Embraces Binance as Vaneck Launches First US Spot BNB ETF29 May 2026 11:30Vaneck has officially launched the first spot BNB exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, granting standard brokerage accounts direct exposure to the Binance ecosystem. Institutional Capital Flows Toward Binance’s Native Asset Global asset manager Vaneck has officially launched the Vaneck BNB ETF, trading under the ticker VBNB on the Nasdaq. As of Thursday, standard […]
  • Certik Unveils ‘Anti-Virus for AI Agents’ as Skill Marketplaces Face Hidden Threats29 May 2026 10:30Certik has launched a new security platform described as an “anti-virus for AI agents” designed to address the growing risks of unvetted third-party AI skill marketplaces. The Security Challenge Blockchain and AI security firm Certik, on May 27, unveiled a new security platform designed to evaluate risks in third-party artificial intelligence (AI) skills. Dubbed the […]
  • NYSE Parent ICE Explores Potential Collaboration With Decentralized Exchange Hyperliquid29 May 2026 09:30Jeff Sprecher, the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange’s parent company ICE, has openly praised the decentralized derivatives protocol Hyperliquid, calling the platform “bigger than Nasdaq” at a recent gathering. Wall Street Giants Shift From Lobbying to Exploring Decentralized Finance Speaking at the Bernstein Annual Strategic Decision Conference, the head of the company that […]
  • Stake DAO Freezes Arbitrum vsdCRV Markets After Attacker Mints 5.4T Synthetic Tokens29 May 2026 08:30On May 27, decentralized finance platform Stake DAO suffered an infinite-minting exploit on its Arbitrum protocol. However, Stake DAO core contributors quickly secured the mainnet funds backing the tokens, shut down the vsdCRV bridge, and successfully contained the exploit. Infinite-Minting Loophole Triggers Exploit Decentralized finance ( DeFi), platform Stake DAO confirmed May 27 that its […]
  • Sui Network Suffers 6-Hour Outage Following 1.72 Upgrade Bug29 May 2026 07:30The Sui blockchain experienced a nearly six-hour network stall, halting all onchain block production. The disruption marks the second major downtime event for the high-throughput network this year. Onchain Data Shows Block Production Halt for Sui Mainnet The Sui blockchain experienced a severe network stall, halting all block production for exactly five hours and 55 […]