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The Liberal Democratic Party's Blockchain Promotion Parliamentary Alliance in Japan submitted a policy proposal to Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kitayama, calling for the clear inclusion of blockchain and Web3 in the national strategy. The proposal covers multiple areas including tax reform, cryptocurrency ETFs, leveraged trading regulation, responses to unregistered operators, cryptocurrency strategy, and trade logistics. Among them, the proposal suggests further research on the choice mechanism for "declaration separation taxation" and "withholding separation taxation" for crypto assets, and explores the tax treatment methods for exchanges and inheritance of crypto assets.In terms of derivatives regulation, the proposal believes that the current 2x leverage limit for individual cryptocurrency trading is too low and suggests gradually increasing the leverage level in conjunction with margin management systems. At the same time, the proposal also calls for a clear positioning of the cryptocurrency ETF system and strengthening law enforcement cooperation with overseas regulatory agencies. Katsuyuki Kitayama stated that he will actively promote the construction of related systems, including facilitating the implementation of cryptocurrency ETFs and researching a new tax system to be implemented in January 2028.

edgeX released an update regarding the abnormal price fluctuations of the EDGE token, stating that the protocol has not been compromised in any way, and this incident is not a hacker attack, exploit, or security vulnerability.Current confirmed information indicates that this is an attempt by certain external parties to deliberately manipulate the market price of EDGE, which is a matter of market integrity rather than platform security. The team is actively investigating and collaborating with relevant exchanges and platforms, and a comprehensive update will be released after the investigation is complete.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams expressed deep gratitude for the long-term funding and multifaceted support provided by the Ethereum Foundation (EF), but specifically clarified that Uniswap was not incubated by EF, and that he participated as an external grantee with a close personal connection to EF.Previously, EF Chair Aya Miyaguchi and co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly shared their views on the future direction of the Ethereum Foundation. Miyaguchi stated that part of the reason for proposing the EF mission framework at the end of last year was the issue of deviation in technical discussions.

According to Cryptopolitan, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan submitted a proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, requesting the establishment of a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETF trading and promoting the application of yen stablecoins in the Asian payment sector.The Liberal Democratic Party's blockchain promotion group believes that cryptocurrency ETFs are a simpler investment tool than directly holding crypto assets and should be officially recognized in the Japanese market. At the same time, the group hopes the government will promote yen stablecoins as a payment gateway for the Asian market.JPYC launched Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin in October 2025, having issued over 1 billion yen. The three major banks, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho, have jointly conducted stablecoin experiments.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the market declines, Huang Licheng's 25x leveraged long position in ETH has once again faced partial liquidation, and he has actively closed part of his position.Currently, Huang Licheng still holds a 25x leveraged long position of 2200 ETH, with the next liquidation price only 22 dollars away.

According to the Binance Wallet announcement, starting from June 1, 2026, 08:00 (UTC+8), the assets participating in the Binance Wallet DeFi Earn activities (including currently and subsequently added qualified certificate tokens) will be included in the calculation of Binance Alpha Balance Points.The specific list of qualified assets is subject to the Binance Alpha Points FAQ page.

According to CoinDesk, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed the establishment of a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETF trading and the promotion of the use of yen stablecoins. A group within the party that advocates for blockchain technology has submitted the relevant proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama. The proposal states that cryptocurrency ETFs can provide investors with a more understandable way to invest.

Bitget's compliant RWA issuance platform Reality announced a partnership with the U.S. registered brokerage and self-clearing agency Alpaca. According to the cooperation details, Alpaca will provide brokerage infrastructure support for Reality, assisting it in accessing U.S. stocks and ETF tokenized products within a regulated market framework, covering key aspects such as clearing, custody, and trade execution.Founded in 2015, Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure company, with Alpaca Clearing being a FINRA registered broker-dealer and SIPC member, focusing on the custody and clearing of underlying assets. Through this partnership, Reality will further enhance its underlying infrastructure capabilities for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETF products, providing a more standardized and transparent access method for eligible global users.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Reality is a key part of Bitget UEX's panoramic exchange strategy, aiming to connect traditional financial assets with on-chain infrastructure in a more pragmatic way. Alpaca co-founder and CEO Yoshi Yokokawa expressed his pleasure in partnering with Reality to jointly promote the development of tokenized stock infrastructure, further enhancing the accessibility of global financial services.

On-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr stated in a recent report that the Bitcoin market has entered a significant volatility compression phase. The realized volatility over the past week (30-day moving average) has dropped from about 39 in early March this year to the current level of around 17, with a quarterly decline of over 56%, approaching historical low levels. Currently, the BTC price remains around $73,500, still below the approximately $79,500 200-day moving average. Historical experience shows that extremely low volatility often indicates that the market is accumulating energy, typically followed by a significant directional trend. However, volatility compression itself does not provide directional signals; it merely indicates that the market is about to make a new trend choice.Meanwhile, the Delta indicator, which reflects changes in market premiums (the difference between market capitalization growth rate and realized market capitalization growth rate), has been in negative territory for six consecutive months, further dropping to about -0.0013 in May. This indicator suggests that the growth rate of Bitcoin's market capitalization continues to lag behind the growth rate of realized market capitalization, indicating a contraction in market risk appetite and valuation premium.The current market exhibits a combination of "low volatility + cooling premiums," which is not a typical overheated bull market structure but rather resembles a consolidation phase after emotional cooling. If BTC subsequently returns above the 200-day moving average, and Delta rebounds to near zero, it will indicate that the market has re-entered a risk appetite expansion cycle; conversely, if volatility releases downward and Delta continues to deteriorate, it may enter a deeper risk-averse phase.In summary, Axel Adler Jr stated that the current market direction remains neutral, but the degree of compression is at a high level, and the probability of significant directional volatility in the future is continuously increasing.

A white hat hacker using the alias "0xflorent" stated on X on Sunday that he has helped recover approximately 1,003 ETH (worth about $2 million) from a faulty smart contract of the Hong Coin (HONG) token sale in 2016, involving 48 investors.Hong Coin was originally designed as a community-operated decentralized venture capital fund, with the token sale starting on August 29, 2016, and ending on October 28 of the same year, but it failed to launch due to not reaching its funding goal. The contract was supposed to automatically refund investors, but a vulnerability in the refund function caused the funds to be locked for nearly a decade.0xflorent collaborated with the HONG creator to exploit an administrator function with an integer overflow vulnerability, resetting the token holders' balances and triggering the refund mechanism through specific inputs, successfully extracting the locked funds. According to Etherscan data, one investor has already received a refund of 96 ETH (approximately $192,500). Previously, on May 24, 0xflorent also recovered 19.33 ETH from another failed token sale project from 2018.

Polymarket announced on Thursday that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Berlin digital football platform OneFootball, which will connect the prediction market to OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users and 645 million fan ecosystem about two weeks before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Polymarket will be the only prediction market partner within the OneFootball app, and competitors like Kalshi will not be allowed to enter this product.This is Polymarket's seventh major football partnership this year and the first collaboration aimed at media application distribution channels, having previously signed agreements with MLS, LaLiga, Serie A, Lazio, and DAZN.According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, since July 2024, sports have accounted for 39% of Polymarket's total trading volume. The 2026 World Cup champion market has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $1.2 billion since its launch last July, while the broader World Cup category market totals approximately $1.3 billion.OneFootball has previously launched the OFC token based on Base and Ethereum, as well as the points system BALLS. The integration with Polymarket will convert user engagement into actual transactions. OneFootball has raised over $300 million in funding, with investors including Liberty City Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Adidas.

In a recent speech, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Huang Tianyou, revealed that the trading volume of 12 licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong has exceeded HKD 640 billion for 2025, with the trading volume in the first quarter of this year increasing nearly threefold year-on-year.In addition, brokers engaged in virtual asset-related businesses saw their commission income related to this sector grow by over 80% year-on-year last year.

AML / KYT provider Shard disclosed that the number of cyber attacks in the cryptocurrency industry doubled year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding 80 incidents, but total losses decreased by 69% year-on-year to $496 million, compared to $1.6 billion in the same period last year. Shard stated that the losses in the same period of 2025 were mainly impacted by a significant theft incident of approximately $1.4 billion involving Bybit; while the attacks in 2026 were more dispersed, targeting DeFi protocols, infrastructure services, and individual users.Looking at the months, there were a total of 29 attacks in January, with losses exceeding $392 million; 26 attacks in February, with losses exceeding $22 million; and 27 attacks in March, with losses exceeding $81 million.

Well-known investor Duan Yongping recently expressed his continued optimism about Pop Mart's future overseas growth potential during discussions with investors. He believes that Pop Mart has high requirements for store location selection, and since quality commercial location resources are scarce, the construction of a global store network will take a long time. With the advancement of the internationalization strategy, the company still has significant store expansion space in overseas markets over the next 5 to 10 years.Recently, Duan Yongping's increased stake in Pop Mart through H&H International Investment has attracted market attention. Public information shows that on May 25, he purchased approximately 9.8232 million shares at about HKD 150 per share, raising his shareholding ratio to 5.69%, making him the company's second-largest shareholder, with a holding market value exceeding HKD 11.7 billion.Driven by market sentiment, Pop Mart's stock price has continued to strengthen recently. Data shows that the company's stock price rose by 8.98% yesterday, and based on the size of his holdings, Duan Yongping's paper profit for the day was nearly HKD 1 billion.It is noteworthy that Duan Yongping's investment attitude towards Pop Mart has undergone a significant change. He had previously publicly stated that he "did not understand" the related business, but as the company's business model gradually matures, he has begun to significantly increase his holdings and is optimistic about the company's long-term development.After becoming the second-largest shareholder, Duan Yongping publicly praised Pop Mart's founder Wang Ning, believing that he has reached a very high level in understanding products and grasping user needs, and stated that he has become a supporter of Wang Ning. He also pointed out that Pop Mart has validated the sustainability of its business model and established strong competitive barriers, possessing long-term investment value.Public information shows that Duan Yongping has further increased his allocation ratio to Pop Mart this year and adjusted some of his holdings in traditional energy sectors to this company, expressing his optimism about its long-term growth prospects.

According to Jinshi reports, sources say that OpenAI has discussed its upcoming IPO with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and others. The sources indicate that Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase may join Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in preparing for the listing.The sources state that discussions with Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase do not guarantee that they will ultimately participate in this IPO. Other investment banks may also eventually get involved.

Zama's official response to Circle's freezing of the cUSDC contract event states that Circle's compliance system flagged a wallet belonging to an external depositor. Since this wallet holds funds in the cUSDC contract, the entire contract was automatically swept into a standard holding freeze. This is merely incidental damage and not a sanction against the Zama Protocol. The Zama legal team has intervened and is isolating the flagged address, and will restore access for all unaffected participants as soon as possible.

Arthur Hayes expressed his bullish view on HYPE again on the X platform, stating that the price of HYPE will rise to 150 USD.