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On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a roughly 1,500-word post on X laying out his personal vision for the Ethereum Foundation’s future. He was direct about what the changes mean in practice: “The EF is choosing to use its remaining resources to pursue longevity over breadth. Yes, this means we sell less ETH.” The post arrives at a difficult moment for the organization, amid its deepest talent drain in years and growing community frustration over the Foundation’s direction.A Foundation at a CrossroadsAt least nine senior contributors have departed in 2026, including Barnabé Monnot, Tim Beiko, Carl Beek, Julian…

Bitmine owns more than 4.47% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 millionBitmine is 89% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 monthsEthereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchainsBitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026Bitmine has 4,712,917 staked ETH, representing $10.1 billion at $2,134 per ETHMAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors, with a…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure OKX says its new platform can handle up to 300,000 transactions per second, running at millisecond-level speed — a technical benchmark the company set out as it launched Exchange OS on Tuesday. A Shared Home For Different Markets The platform is built on X Layer, OKX’s Ethereum layer-2 network, and lets users build their own spot, perpetuals, and outcomes markets from the ground up. It draws on the same infrastructure that powers OKX’s main exchange, giving any market created on it access to a shared pool of…

XRP whale withdrawals on Binance just hit their highest single-day level since February, with large holders moving 122 million XRP off the exchange on May 22. Every transaction in that count cleared the 1 million XRP threshold, so this is strictly whale-scale activity. Right now, the timing also matters quite a bit: Ripple is set to unlock 1 billion XRP from escrow on June 1, worth roughly $1.36 billion at current prices. At the time of writing, XRP whale activity is also unfolding against a backdrop of Binance liquidity falling to its lowest point since January 2020.Source: CoinGeckoXRP Whale Activity…

James Ding May 26, 2026 11:09 Singapore’s former Hodlnaut CEO faces six fraud charges tied to misleading statements about the platform’s exposure to the $45B Terra ecosystem crash. Singapore has charged former Hodlnaut CEO Zhu Juntao with six counts of fraud, alleging he made misleading statements about the company’s exposure to the 2022 TerraUSD (UST) collapse. The charges, announced on May 26, 2026, follow a lengthy investigation by Singapore’s Commercial Affairs Department. Zhu, 36, is accused of directing Hodlnaut employees to falsely claim in company communications that the platform had no direct exposure…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Binance is adding an OPENAIUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Contract after its first Pre-IPO futures product generated more than $280 million in trading volume within five days. The new contract gives eligible users exposure to market expectations around OpenAI ahead of any potential public listing. Binance is moving deeper into private-market themed derivatives. The exchange announced the listing of OPENAIUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual on Binance Futures, its second product in the new Pre-IPO perpetual category. Trading is scheduled to begin on May 26, 2026, at 08:30 UTC. The…

XRP derivatives traders are leaning bullish. Open interest in XRP futures jumped more than 1% in 24 hours to $2.86 billion, with activity climbing on both CME and Binance, signaling that traders with real money on the line are betting on a move up. Related Reading A Familiar Pattern In The Data On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged a shift in crowd mood on May 26, pointing out that the bullish-to-bearish comment ratio on social media had slipped to 1.1:1. That places sentiment at its most fearful in three weeks, a level that has historically been followed by short-term price stabilization…

Key TakeawaysLate on Monday, bitcoin fell nearly $800 below $77,000 following reports of U.S. Navy military strikes in Iran.Brent crude spiked near $99 as maritime clashes disrupted energy markets and dented crypto capitalization.The Strait of Hormuz remains risky for shipping firms, threatening trade even if a peace deal is struck. Market Reaction to Geopolitical Shocks Bitcoin slipped back below $77,000 late Monday after reports that the U.S. Navy had struck targets in Iran sparked fears of a derailment of ongoing negotiations to formally end the war in the Middle East. Market data showed bitcoin, which peaked above $77,800 just before…

The crypto market is preparing for an Altcoin Season.  Michael van de Poppe believes that the current AltSeason could go beyond tokens like ZEC, NEAR, and HYPE. AI and RWA tokens could also benefit from this rally.  Altcoins may enter a positive phase despite their recent crash. According to experts, this trend is led by ZEC, NEAR, and HYPE. Traders and investors are now showing confidence in these tokens despite the overall negative sentiment. As capital now increasingly flows into altcoins, rather than Bitcoin, experts expect the emergence of an Altcoin Season. This also suggests that the momentum could soon…

CME Group (CME) is preparing to move crypto futures and options to near-24/7 trading starting May 29, 2026, in a change that could cause the familiar “Bitcoin weekend gap” to disappear on the world’s largest derivatives exchange. This plan still depends on regulatory review, but if it proceeds on schedule, it will bring an important part of the regulated crypto derivatives market in the U.S. closer to Bitcoin’s continuous trading rhythm.This change could fade the role of the “CME gap” in Bitcoin price analysis, while helping institutional investors hedge weekend risks directly on a regulated venue.CME Moves Crypto Futures Toward…