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 2014 and 2015.

Paxos 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.

Vaneck 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.

Certik 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.

Jeff 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.

On 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.

The 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.

Bit Digital purchased 8,568 ETH for $20 million, expanding its ethereum treasury to 158,462 ETH. The company said the move supports its broader strategy across ethereum, AI infrastructure, and strategic acquisitions.

Terawulf has acquired a major AI-focused data center site in Kentucky as it accelerates its shift from bitcoin mining toward high-performance computing. The deal strengthens the company’s power-backed infrastructure strategy and drew a strong response from investors.

A new Quantus report says the crypto industry is not moving fast enough to prepare for quantum computers that could break today’s signature systems. The report warns that bitcoin, ethereum, and other major networks face a difficult migration problem because public keys live permanently on-chain.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved to intervene in Rhode Island litigation over prediction markets, seeking to block state gambling laws from being applied to federally regulated event-contract platforms. The dispute centers on civil penalties, federal preemption claims, and several state challenges.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse framed President Trump’s crypto post as a sign of a new U.S. policy opening for digital assets. XRP remains part of the broader market debate as lawmakers weigh clearer federal rules.

The CFTC says its Gemini crypto case should never have been filed under current enforcement standards. The agency has joined Gemini in asking a federal court to remove remaining settlement restrictions after monetary penalties were already satisfied.

XRP traders are facing rare loss extremes as Santiment data points to deep bearish sentiment and potential rebound conditions. The firm said average active traders were down 47%, placing short-term holders in one of the weakest return zones since late 2020.

The Bank for International Settlements and its partners are moving Project Agorá into real-value testing. The initiative aims to make cross-border bank payments faster and cheaper while keeping compliance checks inside the existing financial system.