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International crude oil futures prices rose during trading on June 1, with gains exceeding 6%, as market concerns intensified over escalating tensions in the Middle East. The price surge was driven by reports of potential blockade actions in strategic shipping routes. The movement reflects how

An Ethereum developer recovered 1,003.62 ETH, worth approximately $2 million, from HongCoin's 2016 initial coin offering contract on Sunday after the funds had been stuck for nine years due to a smart contract bug. The developer, known as 0xFlorent_, identified a workaround that allowed HongCoin's t

A total of 165 long-dormant bitcoin wallets moved approximately 5,073 BTC last month, with one address sitting idle since August 2010 finally coming to life in the final hours of May. Key Takeaways: Galaxy Research identified a wallet dormant since Aug. 20, 2010, moving 20 BTC worth $1.5M at b

Bitcoin miner-turned-AI-infrastructure provider IREN secured $3.65 billion in financing on Monday, backed by its cloud computing contract with Microsoft. The financing facility received investment-grade ratings of A from Fitch and A(low) from DBRS, which IREN claims is the highest publicly rated inv

Solana has closed eight consecutive red monthly candles for the first time in its history, with SOL trading near $81 on June 1, 2026, even as onchain metrics hold at levels that would have seemed bullish just a year ago. Key Takeaways: Solana closed 8 consecutive red monthly candles in

Bitcoin is locked in a tense standoff under $72,000, and a lineup of analysts, including Benjamin Cowen and stock-to-flow creator PlanB, are warning that the next big move points down toward $60,000. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin closed May at $73,568, and PlanB says data shows a greater than 50%

House of Doge, the corporate arm of the Dogecoin memecoin, partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos to integrate Dogecoin across Paxos' enterprise-grade crypto brokerage and custody infrastructure. The partnership, announced through merger partner Brag House Holdings, initially

A Web3 expert claimed that Brazil demonstrates why giving the central bank control over crypto regulations is a bad idea. Brazil is one of the largest adopters of crypto worldwide. It was also one of the earliest jurisdictions to integrate digital assets into its regulatory framework. However,

Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene and US Federal Reserve policymaker Christopher Waller publicly disagreed on Sunday in Dubrovnik, Croatia, over whether stablecoins have a future in digital payments. Greene predicted that tokenised deposits will replace stablecoins within five years, while Wa

Bitwise purchased $20 million worth of HYPE in a single day, following strong buying activity from investors using Bitwise products. During the previous week, Bitwise ETF clients purchased $41.8 million worth of HYPE. The firm has now staked

India's Securities and Exchange Board introduced a framework for retail algorithmic trading in February 2025. The rules require registration, identification and oversight mechanisms for automated strategies used by individual investors. Regulators implemented these controls because automated trading

OpenAI launched the Rosalind Biodefense Program to provide U.S. government agencies and approved partners with access to GPT-Rosalind, its biology-focused AI model developed for life sciences research. The initiative aims to support pandemic preparedness, biological threat detection, and public