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Ethereum ETFs — 3 pitches that could hook Wall Street

Ethereum is already home to the world’s largest DeFi protocols, tokenized RWAs, and stablecoins, but its technical roadmap could be hard for TradFi to understand.

PayPal’s new stablecoin on Solana will offer ‘confidential transfers’

Confidential transfers allow merchants to provide confidentiality for transaction amounts to their consumers while maintaining visibility for regulatory purposes.

Robinhood nears settlement on GameStop, meme stocks suit

Trading platform Robinhood is finalizing a settlement with investors who claimed they were burned by its 2021 meme stock buy block.

Vitalik Buterin: L2s are ‘cultural extensions’ of Ethereum

Buterin said Ethereum layer 2s have become “the ultimate playing field for action” from institutional profit-oriented groups and people buying pictures of monkey NFTs.

Bitcoin in 42-day ‘boredom zone’ — traders debate next move

Bitcoin’s price has sat in the "boredom zone" for over a month, leaving traders guessing about a potential surge or retracement.

Ethereum ETF June launch ‘legit possibility’ as BlackRock files S-1

BlackRock updated its Form S-1 for its spot Ether ETF, which analysts say is a “good sign” that issuers and the SEC are working on ETF launches.

Stablecoin market cap rises to 2-year highs as dominance slides to 6%: CCData

After eight consecutive months of ascent, the stablecoin market capitalization has risen to a 24-month high of $161 billion in May.

Argentina’s Milei meets top tech CEOs to boost business relations

Libertarian Argentina has “enormous possibilities” under his leadership, Milei tells Sam Altman.

US Treasury report outlines potential financial risks of NFTs

The government department outlined potential concerns with the NFT market, including terrorist financing, theft, and funding nuclear proliferation.

Rep. Emmer says crypto is nonpartisan, opponents are ‘fading’

The House majority whip and crypto advocate thinks the FIT21 may pass in the current Congressional session.

New Iggy Azalea token has 'huge insider activity' — analytics firm

Bubblemaps claimed that 10% of the MOTHER token supply was sold to a single account, which later dumped most of it at a profit.

Mastercard's crypto credentials P2P pilot program goes live

The credit card company hopes to streamline transactions and limit user error through an alias credentialing system.

Bitcoin futures open interest reaches a 16-month high: $70,000 granted?

BTC derivatives show moderate bullishness, paving the way for further gains above $70,000.

Ronaldo unveils 4th NFT collection, Rabbit responds to Coffeezilla: Nifty Newsletter

AI company Rabbit denied Coffeezilla’s claims that the firm was not forthright about the open-sourcing of its past NFT project.

Former Consensys employee launches new stablecoin amid regulatory uncertainty

Former Consensys employee Jack Jia, co-founder of Stable.com, launches new stablecoin USD3 amid regulatory uncertainty and shifting stablecoin narratives.

Bitcoin's OP_CAT proposal could transform the Bitcoin blockchain

The launch of Runes of Bitcoin and the emergence of OP-CAT could redefine the blockchain's ecosystem as early as 2026.

Ripple's $25M donation powers Fairshake PAC's crypto advocacy in 2024

Ripple is at the top of a long list of crypto industry notables supporting the super PAC.

Celo integrates Chainlink's CCIP interoperability protocol

The Ethereum layer-2 solution is leveraging Chainlink for blockchain interoperability and real-world price data.

Hashdex withdraws spot Ether ETF application

Hashdex withdrew its application for a spot Ether exchange-traded fund on May 24, a day after the SEC gave eight similar financial products the green light.

Caitlyn Jenner meme coin ‘mastermind’s’ celebrity price list leaked

From Eminem to Snoop Dogg, Drake and Tom Holland — a leaked price list suggests JENNER token ‘scammer’ claimed to provide access to them all.

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