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Grayscale Chairman Barry Silbert posted on platform X, announcing that the Grayscale HYPE ETP launches today under the ticker HYPG.
BNB Chain announced on X platform that it has launched the BNB Hack: AI Trading Agent Season. The event is built on the BNB Chain, CoinMarketCap, and TrustWallet tech stack, supporting AI in automatically formulating strategies and executing trades. The competition features 2 tracks, running from June 3rd to 21st, with a total prize pool of $36,000. Additional API credits, one-on-one mentorship from experts, and ecological resource support will also be provided.
Bitget PoolX has launched the Solstice (SLX) project, offering users the opportunity to unlock 1,000,000 SLX tokens by staking BTC and ETH. The BTC staking pool is allocated 600,000 SLX, with a per-user staking cap of 50 BTC; the ETH staking pool is allocated 400,000 SLX, with a per-user staking cap of 1,500 ETH. The staking window is open from June 3 at 20:00 to June 11 at 20:00 (UTC+8).
According to Fortune, Variant, a venture capital firm focused on crypto, has closed its fourth fund, Variant 4, with $222 million in commitments. The fund will primarily invest in earliest-stage companies and support their growth.
According to The Block, Payward—the parent company of Kraken—announced that it will open up access to IPO offering-price subscriptions for U.S. publicly traded companies to Kraken users and select partner platform users via the xStocks framework in the coming weeks. Users may submit non-binding subscription indications prior to listing; Payward will aggregate demand and coordinate with underwriting syndicates to allocate tokenized shares at the offering price on the listing day. These stock tokens are fully backed 1:1 by the underlying equities held in custody by regulated entities and are tradable across blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and TON. Payward stated that it plans to expand into additional markets and onboard more partners to the xStocks Alliance in the future.
xStocks, a framework under Kraken parent company Payward, will launch services allowing users on Kraken and partner platforms to participate in US stock IPOs at the offering price. Users will receive on-chain tokenized shares with a 1:1 correspondence to the underlying stock, which will be held by regulated custodians.Users can submit non-binding subscription intentions via partner platforms weeks before the IPO. Payward aggregates demand, coordinates with the underwriting syndicate for share allocation, and completes pricing, allocation, and token issuance on the listing date. xStocks tokens will be tradable across multiple blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and TON, and can be integrated with DeFi protocols. (The Block)
Ledger's Donjon security research team successfully bypassed the firmware verification system of the TROPIC01 chip inside the Trezor Safe 7 using laser attacks in a laboratory setting. Chip manufacturer Tropic Square subsequently discovered another attack path affecting the chip's MAC-and-Destroy security mechanism. This vulnerability currently impacts all TROPIC01 chips in production within the field. Trezor stated that the TROPIC01 chip is one of three independent security layers within the Trezor Safe 7, and user funds, wallet backups, and private keys are not stored on it.The chip's hardware encryption storage mechanism completely withstood Ledger's extraction attempts during initial testing. Tropic Square has delayed the release of technical details regarding the vulnerability until the launch of a reinforced silicon version of the TROPIC01 chip later in 2026, with full details expected to be disclosed in the spring of 2027.A firmware mitigation is currently available by disabling the chip's MAINTENANCE mode. Trezor CEO Matej Zak stated that PINs, wallet backups, and user fund keys have never been stored on a single chip. (The Block)
According to CoinDesk, Revolut plans to launch its U.S. banking services in 2026, offering FDIC-insured accounts, stablecoin services, multi-currency deposits, and cryptocurrency trading.
Global payment networks Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are close to launching a new stablecoin platform.According to sources familiar with the matter, U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is also exploring the possibility of participating in this stablecoin platform. Meanwhile, Binance, Coinbase, Stripe, and Visa have all declined to comment, and Mastercard did not respond to requests for comment before publication. Additionally, the revenue-sharing agreement between Coinbase and Circle Internet is set to expire and be renewed in August of this year, with the current market cap of USDC reaching $76 billion. (CoinDesk)
The Zcash Foundation released Zebra versions 4.5.3 and 5.0.0 to address a critical soundness vulnerability in the Orchard zero-knowledge proof circuit. Version 4.5.3 temporarily disables Orchard operations via an emergency soft fork, while version 5.0.0 activates NU 6.2, re-enables Orchard using the patched circuit, and permanently closes the vulnerability.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent letters to football clubs, including those in the Premier League, warning that sponsorship deals with unauthorized crypto firms and trading platforms may violate financial services laws and pose risks to fans. Fiona Mackinnon-Miller, Head of Department at the FCA, stated that there has been an increase in clubs partnering with unauthorized firms, some of which appear to be operating illegally.Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments at the FCA, pointed out that these firms may be breaking UK law by offering services without the proper licenses. Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock voiced support for the FCA's actions. Additionally, the FCA stated that it is coordinating with the government, the Premier League, and the new independent football regulator to address unauthorized financial services marketing in professional football. (decrypt)
According to official announcements, Aethir—a decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform—has officially launched Aethir Mesh, an in-house open-source large language model (LLM) API platform built atop Aethir’s decentralized GPU infrastructure. The platform is now live and offers a unified API endpoint for direct access to leading open-source models, including DeepSeek V4, Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax-M2.5, and Qwen3.6-27B.
Bybit Alpha has launched $three trading. Data shows that $three’s market cap on Solana has surpassed $3 million, with a current price of $0.0031.
Binance has announced an upgrade of its NFT services to Binance Wallet. Starting June 3, 2026, users holding transferable NFTs will have a one-month window to withdraw their NFTs to Binance Wallet or another compatible wallet. After the upgrade is complete, Binance’s centralized exchange platform will discontinue support for its existing NFT services on July 3, 2026; any transferable NFTs not withdrawn by then will become inaccessible. Non-transferable NFTs—by design—cannot be withdrawn and will likewise become inaccessible after July 3. To support this migration, Binance is also launching a fee reimbursement campaign for withdrawals of both non-CR7 NFTs and CR7 NFTs.
QCP released its latest market commentary, noting that BTC has recently faced downward pressure, posting a weekly decline of approximately 11.6% and failing to reclaim key momentum levels. The report highlighted that Strategy sold 32 BTC in late May to pay preferred stock dividends—an action of limited scale but one that weakened its market narrative as a structural BTC buyer.
It is reported that Bybit recently launched Percentage-of-Volume (POV) orders on its derivatives platform. POV orders dynamically split large orders into smaller child orders and adjust execution timing based on real-time market trades and liquidity, helping reduce slippage and market impact while improving execution stability during volatile market conditions. Unlike traditional execution methods that rely solely on trading volume, Bybit’s POV execution model is based on order book depth and offers three modes—volume-based, counterparty liquidity-based, and same-side liquidity-based—enabling traders to optimize execution according to their specific strategies. This feature is now available to eligible derivatives users.
According to Bloomberg, Broadcom’s market capitalization increased by over $280 billion in the four trading days prior to its earnings release. Since hitting a 2026 low on March 30, its stock price has rebounded 64%, making it one of the key drivers behind the S&P 500’s gains. Markets are now focused on whether its rally has already priced in too much future optimism.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched a “Four-Tier Bonus Campaign” for new users. From now until June 12, 2024, at 19:59 (UTC+8), new platform users who complete registration, deposit funds, trading, and referrals will all be eligible for rewards. The campaign includes the following four components: 1. During the campaign period, newly registered users who sign up and complete designated tasks will receive chances to participate in a lucky draw, with prizes including an iPhone 17 Pro Max and XAUT tokens. 2. During the campaign period, new users who achieve a daily spot trading volume of ≥100 USDT or a derivatives trading volume of ≥500 USDT will earn one “check-in.” Users can unlock mystery-box airdrops based on their total number of check-ins. 3. New users will be ranked according to their spot trading volume, competing for a shared prize pool of 30,000 USDT—higher rankings yield larger rewards. 4. During the campaign period, both new and existing platform users who invite friends to register—and whose invited friends complete designated tasks—will receive a 20 USDT reward per successful referral, with a maximum individual reward cap of 300 USDT.
Odaily Odaily News, Bitget Wallet will officially launch the "Shout-Out Trading Competition" starting June 3rd, Beijing time. The event will run until June 30th, with a total prize pool of 10,000 USDT. The top 200 real users are eligible for distribution, with the first-place winner receiving 1,200 USDT.Any Bitget Wallet user with a wallet balance of ≥ $100 USD and a linked X account can participate in this event. It supports any asset, including mainstream coins, Memecoins, and RWA stocks. Users can navigate to the chart page of any token, click the "Shout-Out" button, and set a bullish or bearish direction to complete a shout-out. The daily limit is 6 shouts, and a single user can only shout out for the same token once. During the competition, users must post at least 10 shouts and participate for over 5 days to be eligible for the prize pool. The leaderboard's overall score is calculated with shout-out count and average price movement multiple each accounting for 50% weight, with a single maximum of 999x counted. Users who meet all competition thresholds will unlock the exclusive "Bitget Wallet Shout-Out King" title.The new gameplay in this event is a man vs. machine competition between real users and KOL AI Agents. The KOL AI Agent extracts historical shout-out records of well-known KOLs on X, refines their preferred sectors, entry market cap ranges, and shout-out styles. The Agent then automatically scans for low-market-cap opportunities on-chain and initiates predictions. The KOL AI Agent leaderboard is displayed independently and does not participate in prize distribution, serving as a free signal reference for real users.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for SKHYNIX/USDT, SAMSUNG/USDT, HYUNDAI/USDT, and NVO/USDT on June 3, with a maximum leverage of 10x for all. Additionally, HTX is hosting a trading party for SKHYNIX, SAMSUNG, HYUNDAI, and NVO perpetual contracts from 15:00 on June 3 to 15:00 on June 10 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.