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CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju posted on the X platform that the sell-off by Bitcoin OG whales and long-term miners is essentially a large-scale transfer of holdings to traditional financial institutions, investors, and ETFs in the United States.He believes that the ultimate value of an asset depends on who is holding it. If the new holders are entities that can bring greater liquidity, the next round of price increases could come at any time. Traditional financial institutions may provide a stronger demand base than OG whales, although this may dilute the values of crypto-punk ideals. Ki Young Ju feels regret about this but still believes that Bitcoin will have its next bull cycle, which is worth waiting for.

Ki Young Ju, the founder of CryptoQuant, posted on social media that the price of Bitcoin is the same now as it was two years ago, but one thing has changed. The "6 months to 2 years" holding group that entered during this cycle currently accounts for 53% of the realized market cap, while two years ago this proportion was only 15%. In the previous cycle, when this proportion reached 68%, Bitcoin bottomed out. Currently, short-term holders are gradually evolving into long-term holders.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the US-listed company DDC Enterprise has increased its holdings by 90 bitcoins, currently holding a total of 2804 BTC, ranking 28th in the bitcoin holdings leaderboard.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Ethereum treasury company FG Nexus transferred 10,000 ETH (18.16 million USD) to Galaxy Digital 4 hours ago. The company incurred a loss of 88.83 million USD from investing in ETH: from August to September last year, it spent 200 million USD to purchase 50,600 ETH at an average price of 3,940 USD, and began to reduce its holdings starting in November. Currently, it has reduced its holdings by 38,300 ETH (89.17 million USD) at an average price of 2,329 USD.

According to BBX data, yesterday the intertwining news of traditional finance's entry into cryptocurrency and corporate reserve exits presented the following core dynamics:SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SOFI) announced through a BusinessWire official press release that its SoFiUSD stablecoin has officially opened to approximately 14.7 million members within the SoFi app, supporting buying, selling, holding, and conversion, becoming the first national bank in U.S. history to embed its own stablecoin within a banking app (the issuer is SoFi Bank, N.A., regulated by the OCC). SoFiUSD (on-chain code SOFID) is pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and can be used on the Ethereum and Solana networks, with reserves backed by liquid assets and subject to regular independent CPA audits; in the coming weeks, tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border transfer functions will be launched, and an institutional trading channel will be opened in collaboration with Bullish exchange. SoFi CEO Anthony Noto stated, "Users no longer have to choose between blockchain technology and regulated bank products." The company's Q1 2026 crypto trading revenue reached $121.6 million, with a net income of approximately $852,000 after costs; SoFiUSD is not insured by FDIC or SIPC, does not constitute legal tender, and on-chain transactions are generally irreversible.Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) and the prediction market platform Kalshi announced that the two platforms have received approval from the CFTC to launch cryptocurrency perpetual contract products for U.S. customers, becoming the first exchanges approved to offer such products within the U.S.; this move by the CFTC officially brings perpetual contracts from a regulatory gray area into the federal derivatives legal framework, and a policy statement was released simultaneously, indicating that future applications for perpetual contracts in other asset classes will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. In 2025, the global trading volume of cryptocurrency perpetual contracts reached $61.7 trillion (up 29% year-on-year, according to CryptoQuant data), and the U.S. previously lacked regulated domestic trading venues. This approval is expected to drive a significant amount of institutional and retail funds back from offshore platforms to compliant channels in the U.S., with several other exchanges expected to follow suit with applications.Sequans Communications S.A. (NASDAQ: $SQNS) CEO Georges Karam clearly announced during the recent Q1 2026 earnings call that the company has completely terminated its previously initiated Bitcoin treasury reserve strategy. The company began its cryptocurrency layout in June 2025, raising approximately $384 million through debt and equity financing, and quickly accumulated 3,000 BTC by the end of July 2025; however, the crypto market crash in October 2025 triggered the company to deleverage, selling 970 BTC in November 2025 and another 1,025 BTC in Q1 2026; as of now, it holds approximately 658 BTC (completely debt-free, worth about $46.8 million), and the company stated it will gradually liquidate over time, with all funds returning to its core chip business. Sequans is an IoT/5G semiconductor company, and this case is one of the most significant "failed corporate Bitcoin reserve strategy cases" in 2026.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale borrowed 10 million USDT after being inactive for 4 months and purchased 5,589 ETH at a price of $1,789. Currently, it holds 82,754 ETH, worth $147.3 million.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the crypto asset management firm Abraxas Capital continues to reduce its holdings by 1,469 BTC, transferring 1,469 BTC (worth $98.45 million) to Kraken and then withdrawing 22.71 million USDC. Over the past day, it has cumulatively reduced its holdings by 2,469 BTC (worth $166 million), with an average price of $67,210.

According to official disclosures from Binance, Alpaca is not only the clearing broker for its U.S. stock business, but Binance also holds a minority stake in Alpaca. According to the agreement, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca's payment for order flow (PFOF) and 65% of the remaining profits from user stock lending, after deducting user interest.Binance's recently launched U.S. stock business adopts a "introducing broker + clearing broker" model, with Nest Trading responsible for order referrals and Alpaca responsible for trade execution, clearing, settlement, and asset custody. Alpaca Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is also a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), holding approximately 94% of the tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs market share.

Jeff Walton (@PunterJeff) of Strive stated that Strive is raising funds at an average daily rate of $8.1 million, which, if used to pay dividends, could support the issuance of $15.5 billion in SATA tokens. Jeff Walton mentioned that this amount of funds is equivalent to buying approximately 175,000 BTC at current prices, which would increase its total BTC holdings to 10 times the current size.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale "0x737" sold 7,901 ETH for $1,854 each 6 hours ago, totaling $14.65 million. The whale still holds 6,502 ETH, worth $12.18 million.

According to Lookonchain statistics, as the cryptocurrency market continues to decline, the unrealized loss of Bitmine, an Ethereum reserve company supported by Tom Lee, has exceeded the unrealized loss of Strategy's Bitcoin holdings.Data shows that Bitmine currently holds 5,416,901 ETH, valued at approximately $10.03 billion at current market prices, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $8.9 billion compared to the purchase cost.Meanwhile, Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, holds 843,706 BTC, with a current market value of approximately $56.26 billion, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $7.6 billion.

Santiment released data on social media stating that Bitcoin has dropped 13% in the past week, primarily attributed to the selling behavior of key stakeholders. Bitcoin whales and sharks (addresses holding 10 to 10,000 BTC) sold 24,602 Bitcoins in the past week (a reduction of 18%). Bitcoin small traders (addresses holding less than 0.01 BTC) increased their holdings by 61 Bitcoins in the past week (an increase of 12%).

According to BBX data, yesterday, publicly listed companies in multiple countries globally intensively disclosed their latest strategies regarding the expansion of Bitcoin treasury, stock buybacks, and the authorization of super debt financing tools. The core dynamics are as follows:Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $STRE) CEO Matt Cole officially disclosed yesterday that the company has invested approximately $185.2 million to increase its holdings by 2,500 BTC (average purchase price of about $74,092). As a result, Strive's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 19,000 BTC, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 36.7% and an expansion rate of 57.0%. At the same time, the company has proactively increased its cash reserves to ensure the stable distribution of dividends over the next 18 months.European Bitcoin treasury company Capital B (Euronext Growth Paris: $ALCPB) officially announced that it has opened online voting for the shareholders' meeting until June 17. The board is seeking shareholder authorization to establish a capital increase limit of up to €5 billion and a debt instrument issuance limit of up to €100 billion, aiming to accelerate its Bitcoin treasury strategy and enhance the Bitcoin value per share.Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: $GPUS) officially announced that as of May 31, 2026, the company holds a total of 704.3405 BTC (with a total value of approximately $51.8 million based on the price of $73,579 on that day). The company also confirmed that it did not execute any Bitcoin purchases in the open market last week, with the increase in holdings mainly coming from the regular mining output of its AI data center.Brazilian listed Bitcoin treasury company OranjeBTC (B3: $OBTC3) announced an increase of 20 BTC in the secondary market (average price of about $75,346), raising its total holdings to 3,762 BTC. Meanwhile, the company repurchased 289,100 shares of OBTC3 during the period, further enhancing the Bitcoin exposure per share through a dual reduction of circulating shares.

According to Ember Monitoring, Bitmine (0x873...3bB9) continued to increase its holdings by 25,000 ETH through BitGo in the early morning, worth 47.98 million dollars.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, as the market declines, BTC OG insider whale agent Garrett Jin holds 1,268 BTC, and his 5x leveraged long position currently has an unrealized loss of over 11.5 million dollars.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the "ShapeShift mysterious whale" has purchased 6,688 ETH in the past 8 hours, spending 12.78 million dollars. Currently, the whale holds 149,286 ETH, worth 277.59 million dollars, and may continue to buy more ETH.

According to CoinDesk, the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulatory Committee has called on the Bank of England to reconsider the proposed limits on stablecoin holdings in its latest report. The committee suggested that rather than imposing a holding cap in advance, it would be better to monitor market growth and only implement restrictions when financial stability risks clearly necessitate it. The Bank of England had previously proposed a holding limit of £20,000 for individuals and £10 million for businesses for each stablecoin. The report also questioned the rules on reserve assets, stating that this could have a significant impact on the commercial viability of UK stablecoin issuers. The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England acknowledged last month that the proposed holding limits and reserve requirements were "too conservative" and stated that they are exploring other ways to manage the risks associated with stablecoins.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, the mysterious whale of ShapeShift bought 2,078 ETH, worth 4.04 million dollars. Currently, this whale holds 144,675 ETH, worth 280.83 million dollars.

Strive CEO Matt Cole stated that Strive has purchased an additional 2,500 Bitcoins, with a total transaction amount of approximately $185.2 million, and an average purchase cost of about $74,092 per coin. After the increase, Strive's Bitcoin holdings reached 19,000 coins.