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According to CoinDesk, South Korea's major brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) and the investment institution OKX Ventures under the cryptocurrency exchange OKX officially signed an agreement on May 29, with both parties investing 80 billion won (approximately 53 million USD) each to acquire 19.6% of the shares of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone (a total of 39.2%). This transaction is still pending approval from regulatory authorities.It is reported that the total transaction amount of 160 billion won will be conducted through a combination of purchasing existing shares and subscribing to new shares. After the transaction is completed, Coinone's founder and CEO Cha Myunghun will hold 27.8% of the shares, continuing to maintain the status of the largest shareholder and retaining management control; Com2uS Holdings and its affiliates will hold 25%; Korea Investment & Securities and OKX Ventures will jointly become the third-largest shareholders.Korea Investment & Securities stated that it will rely on this equity cooperation to promote the issuance and distribution of tokenized securities (STO), expand corporate virtual asset investment clients, and develop digital asset businesses such as bulk brokerage. In addition, recently, as South Korean regulatory authorities hinted at relaxing the principle of financial asset separation, several traditional financial giants in South Korea, including Samsung Securities and Hana Bank, have been accelerating their efforts to acquire shares in virtual asset exchanges.

According to official news, the Bonus Earn Coin activity section under Gate DEX officially launched the USDD staking activity from May 31 at 18:00 to June 30 at 18:00 (UTC+8).Gate DEX users only need to participate in the USDD Earn protocol for USDD or USDT staking on the BSC network to steadily earn a 4% APR and an additional reward of 30,000 USDD. Gate DEX users only need to participate in the USDD Earn protocol for USDD or USDT staking on the ETH network to steadily earn a 4% APR and an additional reward of 20,000 USDD, with a total additional prize pool of 50,000 USDD. Rewards are settled daily based on individual staking proportions; the more you stake and the longer you stake, the greater the overall returns. During the same period, there is a special staking bonus reward activity for small and medium users, where an individual can receive up to 200 USDD.Gate DEX officially launched the Bonus Earn Coin activity section on December 16, 2025. Gate DEX Bonus is a decentralized staking income platform that supports multiple token staking and is committed to providing users with a low-threshold, transparent, and fully on-chain asset appreciation method. Users can participate in the Bonus Earn Coin activity with one click using the Gate wallet, with flexible and diverse earning strategies to fully enjoy on-chain earning opportunities.

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 monitoring by Lookonchain, Loracle has again unstaked 892,513 HYPE, worth 55.9 million USD, which may be sold. Currently, he also holds 1.75 million HYPE short positions, with an unrealized loss of 287.7 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Galaxy Digital received 1 million HYPE through unstaking, worth 61.5 million USD, and then deposited 500,000 HYPE, worth 30.36 million USD, into Bybit and OKX.

Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) will sign an agreement with OKX on May 29, with both parties acquiring 20% of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone, totaling a 40% acquisition.Reports indicate that the total amount of this transaction is expected to be between 500 billion and 600 billion Korean won (approximately 332 million to 398 million USD), primarily completed through the issuance of new shares, while the operational rights of existing major shareholders will remain unchanged.Korea Investment & Securities stated that it will promote token securities issuance and circulation, corporate client expansion, and large-scale brokerage in digital asset business based on this acquisition in the future.

According to the Korea Herald, Samsung Securities has decided through a board resolution to acquire a 2% stake in Dunamu for 306.3 billion won (approximately 204 million USD), which amounts to about 697,000 shares, with an acquisition price of approximately 439,000 won per share. The sellers include Kakao Investment, Kakao Ventures, Kakao Youth Entrepreneurship Fund, and KIF-Kakao Woori Bank Technology Financial Investment Fund, among others. Based on this estimate, Dunamu's overall valuation is approximately 15.3 trillion won (about 10.2 billion USD).Samsung Securities stated that this investment aims to enhance the competitiveness of its digital asset business and expand synergies. Previously, Hanwha Investment & Securities also acquired shares of Dunamu held by Kakao Investment at the same valuation.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Counter-Strike: 9z vs Sharks (BO3) - Stake Ranked Episode 2 Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Odd" option in the sub-market "Odd/Even Total Kills" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange information shows that Pop Mart (09992.HK) has welcomed a significant change in major shareholder equity, with Duan Yongping and H&H International Investment, LLC simultaneously increasing their holdings in the company, resulting in a concerted action shareholder ownership ratio of 5.69%, triggering mandatory disclosure requirements.

Stake DAO posted on platform X in response to the security incident, stating that its team is aware of the current security event and advises against interacting with vsdCRV.Previously, an anomaly occurred with contracts related to Stake DAO on Arbitrum, resulting in the minting of 54 trillion vsdCRV. The security team has classified this as a suspected infinite minting exploit.

According to on-chain data, the private key of the StakeDAO deployer was leaked on Arbitrum, and the attacker minted approximately 54.5 trillion vsdCRV, partially exchanging it for 43.7 ETH.

According to Cointelegraph, the current amount of staked Ethereum has reached a historic high of 39.2 million coins, accounting for 32.19% of the total supply, with an additional 3.3 million coins waiting to enter the staking queue.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its ETH mining (staking) products has set a historical record for two consecutive days, reaching 190,400 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.15%. Users who stake ETH can receive an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.50%, and USDT 4.69%.

According to official news from Optimism, the OP mainnet has adjusted its transaction sorting rules for the first time starting today. For many years, the sorter only used the "highest priority Gas fee first" mechanism, and now a new priority sorting option based on staking has been added.This experiment will last for four weeks (until June 23) and was approved by the Optimism governance body earlier this month, allowing users to participate voluntarily. The participation condition is to stake no less than 100,000 OP to the PolicyEngine Staking contract.The experiment will be conducted in two phases: the first phase (Week 1) will use FIFO (first in, first out) sorting, and exceeding the minimum staking amount will not affect priority; the second phase (Weeks 2-4) will change to a priority Gas multiplier mechanism weighted by staking duration, where the longer the staking time, the higher the priority.The transaction sorting rules for users who do not participate in the experiment will remain unchanged, and the PGA mechanism will continue to operate as usual.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking volume of ETH on Gate has risen to 187,162.56 ETH (approximately 394 million USDT), setting a new historical high. The annualized yield for ETH staking is 4.16%, and users staking ETH can receive an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation. Meanwhile, the staking scale of SOL has also reached a new high, totaling 580,400 coins.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of writing, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 100%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.50%.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, before the price of HYPE rose, a short seller was selling HYPE while closing positions. They released 443,180 HYPE (27 million USD) from staking, sold 231,899 HYPE (14.15 million USD), and still have 211,281 HYPE (13 million USD) remaining for sale. They still hold a short position of 141,500 HYPE (8.67 million USD), with an unrealized loss of over 2.5 million USD.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 trending sector tokens in the past 24 hours are as follows:Stake (5s7t....ump): Currently priced at $0.0012, market cap of $1.16 million, 24h increase of +46.7K%, 24h trading volume of $9.34 million, number of transactions 103,696;RICH (5hiL....ump): Currently priced at $0.0035, market cap of $3.45 million, 24h decrease of -43.4%, 24h trading volume of $8.50 million, number of transactions 58,673;PP420 (Ac8E....ump): Currently priced at $0.0004, market cap of $330,000, 24h increase of +11.4K%, 24h trading volume of $4.06 million, number of transactions 49,725;DEGEN (Fmji....ump): Currently priced at $0.0005, market cap of $490,000, 24h decrease of -14.6%, 24h trading volume of $930,000, number of transactions 47,981;ETB (Cjo4....ump): Currently priced at $0.0002, market cap of $110,000, 24h increase of +3.87K%, 24h trading volume of $2.19 million, number of transactions 37,829;

According to on-chain analysis firm Lookonchain's tracking data, two wallets associated with Grayscale purchased and immediately staked 510,387 HYPE tokens, with a total value of approximately $24.95 million.This move comes as Grayscale advances its HYPE spot investment product, having submitted an initial S-1 registration statement in January 2026 and amended the documents on May 11 to include direct network staking provisions, intending to list on Nasdaq under the ticker HYPG.Coinbase Custody is responsible for the security of the underlying tokens, while BNY Mellon provides administrative and operational support. The large-scale institutional purchases and locked staking have reduced the circulating supply in the market, pushing the HYPE spot price toward a historical high around May 20. The eventual listing of the product still depends on the approval results from federal securities regulators.

Polkadot posted on X that OpenGov is voting on significant changes to the network staking architecture. Referendum 1890 proposes that validators on Polkadot must lock at least 10,000 DOT as self-staking.This reform is a mandatory prerequisite for the next phase of staking upgrades, which include immunity from slashing for nominators and quick unbonding (approximately 24-48 hours instead of 28 days). The logic is to allow validators to absorb slashing risks directly through significant self-staking exposure, while nominators can continue to earn staking rewards without exposing their principal. If passed, Polkadot staking will eliminate two major barriers to participation, thereby reducing the risk for nominators and shortening exit times.

According to Arkham monitoring, Bitwise has announced its ETF address (0x6183AeCb22b09b4CB167F2B42C611243C7E74318), currently purchasing a total of 19.78 million USD in HYPE and staking it, with an unrealized profit of 2.4 million USD.