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Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that the SEC has listed digital assets as a strategic priority before 2030, calling for the establishment of a clear regulatory framework for blockchain, tokenization, custody, trading, staking, and cryptocurrency market infrastructure.The SEC stated that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the U.S. financial infrastructure and acknowledged that innovative developments have surpassed existing regulations.The plan also calls for a clearer delineation of the regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC, which is a key issue for Bitcoin and the broader digital asset industry. After years of regulatory uncertainty, the SEC now officially positions digital assets as part of the future of U.S. capital markets.

Unitas Labs announced that its interest-bearing gold asset XGLD officially launched today. It is reported that this asset is backed 1:1 by physical Tether Gold (XAUt).The official statement indicates that XGLD aims to break the limitations of traditional gold with zero yield. Users can gain exposure to gold prices while continuously earning passive income through Unitas strategies, thereby further integrating gold assets into the DeFi ecosystem.

Bitget was invited to attend the Trading Expo and was awarded the "Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform" award. This award is primarily evaluated based on dimensions such as asset coverage, richness of trading products, platform liquidity, user experience, globalization service capability, and product innovation, reflecting the industry's recognition of Bitget's contribution to the multi-asset trading ecosystem, and further confirming the ongoing influence of its UEX panoramic exchange strategy in the market.During the event, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen delivered a keynote speech titled "Why Blockchain Will Completely Change Finance." She stated that blockchain is reshaping global financial infrastructure, evolving financial markets towards a more open, efficient, and globally accessible direction, from asset issuance and trading matching to clearing and settlement. With the development of multi-asset trading products such as tokenized stocks, stablecoins, on-chain financial products, and CFDs, the boundaries between traditional finance and the crypto market are accelerating their convergence, allowing users to participate in global market opportunities within a more unified account system.

Gate announced a strategic partnership with Alpaca, a global leader in brokerage infrastructure services, to soon launch stock and ETF trading services for Gate users, bridging the investment channel between digital assets and traditional financial markets. Leveraging Gate's global digital asset ecosystem and Alpaca's brokerage infrastructure and market access capabilities, both parties will work together to create a more convenient and efficient multi-asset investment experience. Through this collaboration, Gate will introduce stock trading services, providing users with trading opportunities for over 10,000 stocks and ETFs covering major U.S. securities markets, including assets listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. At the same time, the platform will support fractional share trading starting from as low as $1, offering users a more diversified global asset allocation choice.Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that the financial system is evolving towards greater integration and connectivity. As the connection between digital assets and traditional financial markets continues to strengthen, the demand for efficient access to diverse investment opportunities is growing. By collaborating with Alpaca, Gate will provide users seamless access to real stock market investments while maintaining the convenience and efficiency of the digital asset platform. We believe that multi-asset investment access will become an important component of the next generation of global financial services. In the future, Gate will continue to explore new models connecting digital assets and traditional finance with Alpaca, enhancing global market access capabilities and jointly promoting the development of a more open, efficient, and interconnected multi-asset investment ecosystem.

Galaxy Research monitored that a physical Casascius Bitcoin minted between 2011 and 2013 (denomination of 25 BTC, approximately 1.78 million USD) had its private key extracted and completed an on-chain withdrawal.It is reported that Casascius Coin is an early physical collectible of Bitcoin, which contains real BTC private keys sealed inside. Holders can extract the assets after peeling off the anti-counterfeiting hologram sticker. This series was discontinued in 2013, and there are still tens of thousands of BTC sealed in unopened Casascius physical coins.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the "Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030" and is seeking public comments. The goals proposed in the draft include "providing a solid regulatory foundation for digital assets and distributed ledger technology through a rational, coherent, and principle-based approach."The document points out that a modernized framework will also ensure that custody, trading, and staking services can operate under appropriate regulation, avoiding duplicative or conflicting requirements, while clarifying jurisdictional issues between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This coordination aims to ensure that the crypto market has clear, principled, regulation-based rules of the game, promoting innovation while maintaining the highest level of investor protection. Furthermore, the document suggests that the agency's responsible use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology could further enhance regulation, reduce costs, and unlock new efficiencies.

According to Bloomberg, Bank of America (BofA) has appointed its senior trading executive Adam Dixon to lead the bank's digital asset strategy. According to an internal memo, Dixon has been with the bank for over 20 years, previously serving as the head of global market financial resource management, and is now appointed as the global head of digital asset transformation, based in the London office, responsible for coordinating related initiatives across the company.In his new role, Dixon will help oversee several enterprise-level initiatives, including tokenized assets.

Kaiko announced the acquisition of digital asset data and analytics provider Amberdata. After the completion of this transaction, Kaiko stated that it will form a comprehensive service capability covering digital asset market data, analytics, pricing, indices, and data infrastructure, and will continue to expand into the tokenized asset sector.

Vitalik Buterin once again proposed the concept of "synthetic stable assets," stating that the object of stability anchoring does not necessarily have to be the US dollar. He indicated that the core demand of users for stablecoins is price stability for future expenditures, but if the crypto ecosystem is built on US dollar-backed stablecoins, it is difficult to claim true decentralization.

According to CoinDesk, FalconX stated that on certain trading days, its trading volume on the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid has surpassed that of Ethereum. Institutions and hedge funds are shifting from the range-bound Bitcoin and Ethereum to more volatile assets such as HYPE, Zcash, Venice, and AI concept tokens.FalconX pointed out that amid macro uncertainty and the outflow of funds from spot ETFs, the implied volatility of BTC and ETH is close to historical lows, and funds are seeking higher volatility targets. Hyperliquid attracts institutional funds looking to trade diverse assets in a 24/7 crypto-native environment by offering perpetual contracts for pre-IPO companies like SpaceX, tokenized stocks, commodities, and prediction markets. The platform's revenue is projected to be around $800 million in 2025.

The cryptocurrency exchange Backpack announced the launch of Backpack Securities, allowing investors to buy, hold, and sell real stocks backed by regulated U.S. securities infrastructure through the platform, enjoying dividends, corporate actions, and rights under systems such as ACATS and DTCC. At the same time, holdings can be converted into tokenized securities that can be freely transferred and traded 24/7 on public chains like Solana. Orders go directly into the liquidity pool of the U.S. stock market, with transaction prices reflecting real market prices.The platform consists of two parts: one is a U.S. regulated brokerage and custody service that allows users to truly hold U.S. stocks and enjoy traditional brokerage rights such as cash dividends and corporate actions; the other is a collaboration with the Solana tokenization protocol Sunrise to convert stocks held by users into tokenized securities that can circulate on-chain.Backpack stated that related services are expected to be gradually launched starting in June, with tokenized stocks initially supporting wallets, DeFi protocols, and 24/7 trading on Solana, and may expand to more blockchains in the future.

The prediction market platform Polymarket has disclosed that it has completed its first institutional-level on-chain block trade, a six-figure dollar transaction executed by digital asset broker FalconX and AI risk clearing infrastructure startup Anera Labs on the Polygon blockchain. The transaction involved contracts related to the Ornn Compute Price Index, which is used to track the rental prices of NVIDIA H100 GPU chips.Polymarket stated that this is the first on-chain block trade involving institutional participation in the prediction market space. In the future, FalconX will also serve as the exclusive market maker for block trades on the Polymarket platform to support the liquidity needs and price discovery for institutional clients.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, macroeconomic and regulatory factors continued to dominate market sentiment over the past week.U.S. stock indices rose across the board, with the Nasdaq index leading with a 1.19% increase. The U.S. dollar index weakened to 98.942, reflecting a repricing of investor expectations regarding monetary policy. Although BTC and ETH ETFs recorded net outflows of approximately $1.42 billion and $240 million respectively, putting overall pressure on the crypto market, the process of institutionalization is still accelerating.On the industry front, asset tokenization and institutional applications became market highlights, with the regulatory framework continuing to improve. Stellar collaborated with DTCC to promote the implementation of asset tokenization, driving XLM to rise 83% in a single week; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued guidance on regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading; Paxos became the first native crypto company to obtain SEC clearing agency status.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 7 financing transactions were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of $521 million. Among them, Samsung invested $408 million in Dunamu, further reflecting traditional financial institutions' long-term optimism about digital asset infrastructure.

According to GlobeNewswire, global insurance and risk management giant WTW announced the acquisition of the digital asset insurance platform Redefind to strengthen its digital asset protection service layout.According to the disclosure, Redefind provides an end-to-end cryptocurrency and digital asset insurance access platform. WTW plans to first launch a non-custodial loss recovery insurance scheme in the UK to support forensic investigations, asset tracking, and legal recovery related costs for digital assets that are stolen or lost.

Vitalik posted on platform X, stating that building index-tracking assets based on options rather than debt is worth considering and trying, using options as the foundation of DeFi instead of CDPs and liquidation mechanisms. This design can avoid the extreme price fluctuations that cause severe and global liquidation effects, allowing exposure to the index to deviate from preferred exposure in a smoother secondary manner.Its key advantage is that it does not require instant oracles and can operate based on slow oracles, which are the types of oracles used in prediction markets. The design has a clear drawback, which is the need for regular rebalancing, and it remains to be clarified whether and how rebalancing can have sufficient slippage resistance.Vitalik added that compared to relying on oracles that must provide real-time answers and may be induced to give incorrect real-time answers without human remediation time, he believes that holding algorithmic stablecoins placed within such mechanisms is safer.

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 hket, Hong Kong's Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Chen Haolian, stated that the authorities will submit legislative proposals to the Legislative Council within the year regarding the provision of virtual asset services and management, promoting the establishment of a comprehensive regulatory system covering trading, custody, advisory, and asset management, and implementing a mandatory licensing arrangement.The new framework will be advanced according to the principle of "same business, same risk, same rules," aligning with the current regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, and will focus on strengthening private key management and client asset security requirements in virtual asset custody.The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the current applications for licenses related to virtual assets continue to increase, but licensing will adhere to the principle of "quality over quantity," balancing market capacity and quality.