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According to CoinDesk, Jim Ferraioli, Director of Digital Asset Research at Charles Schwab, stated that the recent weakness in Bitcoin is not due to a decline in institutional demand or Michael Saylor selling Bitcoin, but rather it is losing its position as the market's dominant momentum trading asset.He pointed out that crypto investors have traditionally followed momentum, and currently, momentum has left the crypto space. Funds are flowing into hot narratives such as AI-related stocks and IPOs, with SpaceX's IPO potentially valued at $1.8 trillion, and a number of other IPOs collectively raising over $200 billion, drawing liquidity away from the crypto market. Crypto traders are also speculating on pre-IPO stocks through synthetic derivative contracts on DEXs like Hyperliquid.Ferraioli downplayed the impact of Strategy selling 32 Bitcoins, believing it merely provided a convenient narrative for a broader trend that has already occurred. He noted that while Bitcoin ETFs have expanded access channels, this asset class is still primarily dominated by retail and momentum traders. Summer has historically been a season of weakness for Bitcoin, and there is currently a lack of buying reasons as investors have other options.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain trader achieved 23 consecutive wins in BTC trading over the past 3 days, accumulating a profit of 1.23 million dollars. Subsequently, they opened a new short position of 1,040 BTC (70 million dollars) with 20x leverage, currently facing an unrealized loss of 874,000 dollars, with a liquidation price of 70,084.9 dollars.

Gate platform's latest data shows that its ETH mining (staking) product's total staking amount has set a historical record for two consecutive days, reaching 195,700 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.15%. Users staking 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%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.5%, and USDT 4.62%.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has added Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex, as well as three Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, to its sanctions list, and imposed sanctions on Nobitex's chairman and co-founder Amir Hossein Rad, current CEO Seyed Ali Khoee, and several co-founders and executives.The U.S. Treasury accused Nobitex of processing over 50% of Iran's cryptocurrency inflows in 2025 and providing support for transactions related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), ransomware organizations, and sanction evasion activities. It also assisted the Central Bank of Iran in obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoin funding. U.S. officials stated that after U.S. military actions against Iran, Nobitex helped transfer and protect the assets of the Iranian regime.In addition, the Treasury stated that Iran's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange Wallex, as well as Bitpin and Ramzinex, were also found to have links to transactions related to the IRGC. Among them, Wallex received about 12% of Iran's cryptocurrency inflows in 2025, Bitpin accounted for about 10%, while Ramzinex, established in 2018, has processed over $2.45 billion in transactions.This action is part of the Trump administration's "Economic Fury" strategy to exert maximum pressure on Iran. The U.S. Treasury stated that it will continue to combat Iran's use of digital assets for terrorist financing and sanction evasion and reserves the right to impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions and companies that assist Iran's illegal trade.

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.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), the BTC spot ETF has seen a net outflow for 11 consecutive trading days, with a total outflow of $3.452 billion. During this period, the BTC price fell from $81,710 to $70,111, a decrease of 14.2%. The ETH spot ETF has experienced a net outflow for 15 consecutive trading days, with a total outflow of $757 million. During this period, the ETH price dropped from $2,412 to $1,956, a decrease of 18.9%.

According to SoSoValue data, last week's trading days (Eastern Time May 25 to May 29) saw a net outflow of $241 million from Ethereum spot ETFs.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net outflow of $188 million, and the historical total net inflow for ETHA currently stands at $11.43 billion. Following that was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETHE, with a weekly net outflow of $29.2457 million, and the historical total net outflow for ETHE currently stands at $5.31 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was Blackrock ETF ETHB, with a weekly net inflow of $12.4387 million, and the historical total net inflow for ETHB currently stands at $531 million. As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $11.27 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.62%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.37 billion.

According to Marketscreener, Swedish Economic Crime Authority prosecutor Jonas Myrdal stated that the early leak of news on social platform X regarding Sivers Semiconductors (SIVE) considering a dual listing in the U.S., which was officially confirmed by the company about 48 hours later, is not a coincidence and is highly likely to involve information leakage.Jonas Myrdal pointed out that the relevant information was published and continuously promoted on the X platform by an anonymous account with about 200,000 followers before the official disclosure, which subsequently led to a significant increase in the company's stock price within a short period. This pattern of behavior is similar to a previous case involving "pump-and-dump" manipulation, in which three individuals were convicted of serious market manipulation. He further suggested that the Nasdaq exchange should investigate this incident and assess whether there are violations of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Currently, the source of the information leak is still under investigation.Previously, the "new stock god" Serenity posted on the X platform, seemingly "calling" Sivers, and expressed an optimistic outlook after further reviewing the latest earnings call content of Sivers Semiconductors. The company's management stated that "viewing ecological partners as competitors is not the correct mindset in a super cycle where demand far exceeds supply," reflecting the current strong demand in the photonics industry. Additionally, the photonics business pipeline has rapidly grown over the past five months, driving an overall revenue pipeline increase of 77%.

Driven by optimistic expectations for an extended ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. stock and oil markets continued to strengthen this week. The S&P 500 index rose for the ninth consecutive week, setting the longest winning streak since 2023; Brent crude oil stabilized around $92 per barrel. However, the cryptocurrency market failed to follow the rise of macro risk assets. Over the past week, Bitcoin fell 2.6% to $73,445, Ethereum dropped 2.5% to $2,011, Solana decreased by 2.2%, and TRX saw a decline of 5.6%, making it one of the weakest tokens among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Market analysts believe that the cooling inflow of funds into spot Bitcoin ETFs is putting pressure on coin prices.In contrast, some small and mid-cap tokens performed remarkably well. Among them, the native token of Hyperliquid, HYPE, surged 19.4% this week to around $65, becoming the biggest highlight in the market. Previously, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher referred to Hyperliquid as "a bigger opportunity than Nasdaq" at the Bernstein conference, further boosting market sentiment. Additionally, BNB rose 1.9% this week, XRP increased by 0.7%, and DOGE remained basically flat.On the macro level, U.S. President Trump stated that a final decision on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire memorandum is close, but he still insists on Iran abandoning its nuclear program, handing over its enriched uranium stockpile, and opening the Strait of Hormuz. Market participants believe that due to significant differences between the two sides on key issues, the current rebound in risk assets remains relatively fragile, and any negative news regarding the Iran negotiations could trigger a reversal in market sentiment.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially rising by 0.72%, the S&P 500 index up by 0.22%, and the Nasdaq up by 0.2%. IBM rose over 12%, Qualcomm rose over 3%, and Oracle rose over 10%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed flat, with Baidu up 2.4% and Alibaba down 1.5%. The S&P 500 index has risen 5.15% this month, the Nasdaq has risen 8.36%, and the Dow has risen 2.78%. The S&P 500 index has risen for the ninth consecutive week, setting the longest consecutive increase record since December 2023.

According to Jinshi News, T. Rowe Price Chief U.S. Economist Blerina Uruci stated that the market may still be underestimating the likelihood of the Federal Reserve further tightening its policies.She pointed out that since early May, the duration of the Iran conflict has exceeded expectations, oil prices have risen, and U.S. economic growth has remained resilient. Uruci believes that the probability of the federal funds rate remaining unchanged over the next 12 months is 45%, the probability of a rate hike by the end of the year or early 2027 is 35%, and the probability of a rate cut is 20%.

France's top market regulator warns cryptocurrency companies that if they do not obtain an EU operating license by the end of June, they may be blacklisted and prosecuted.According to the EU cryptocurrency regulation (MiCA), cryptocurrency companies must obtain a license by June 30 to continue operating in the EU. European regulators have previously warned that unlicensed companies need to develop an "orderly exit plan."

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that if the labor market worsens, the Federal Reserve will be prepared to cut interest rates.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced that Chief Financial Officer Jianchun Liu will resign at the end of June for personal reasons and will transition to Chief Advisor, with former Corsair Gaming CFO Michael Potter taking over.Michael Potter served as CFO of Corsair Gaming from 2019 to 2025 and was involved in the company's 2020 IPO; he previously held senior positions at technology and semiconductor companies such as Lattice Semiconductor, Honeywell, NeoPhotonics, and STATS ChipPAC. Bitdeer is currently expanding from Bitcoin mining into AI and cloud computing infrastructure, with its annualized AI cloud revenue recently approaching $70 million.

Gate announced the completion of a new round of product upgrades for Gate Pay for AI Agent and the launch of multiple new features, further enhancing the payment and automatic execution capabilities in AI Agent scenarios. This upgrade focuses on core capabilities such as service discovery, automatic payment, pay-per-use billing, high-frequency micro-payments, multi-wallet collaboration, and automatic settlement, further integrating the payment mechanism into the AI workflow.The upgrade emphasizes enhancing the service discovery and automatic payment capabilities of Gate Pay for AI Agent. Within the scope of user authorization, AI can automatically complete payments, signatures, and result retrieval based on payment requirements during the service invocation process, reducing the need for frequent user intervention and allowing complex tasks to be completed continuously within a unified process. At the same time, Gate Pay for AI Agent supports aggregated payments and automatic settlements for high-frequency, small-value calls, thereby reducing payment overhead and improving overall execution continuity, significantly enhancing execution efficiency and reducing transaction friction.In the future, Gate will continue to promote the capability development of Gate Pay for AI Agent in the directions of automated payments, on-chain settlements, and AI service collaboration, further connecting AI Agents, digital assets, and real commercial scenarios, providing more open and efficient infrastructure support for the next generation of AI-native economy.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in negative premium for 6 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.1644%. The outflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs over several days highlights the weak purchasing power in the U.S. market.The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

The Southern District Prosecutors' Office of Seoul, South Korea, has detained and prosecuted 2 individuals and prosecuted 3 individuals without detention in relation to the Rug Pull case of the Solana meme coin CATFI on decentralized exchanges (DEX). The prosecution stated that this is the first case applying the unfair trading provisions of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act and also the first case to detain and prosecute the main perpetrator of a DEX Rug Pull case.

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%.

The Ethereum Foundation stated that the Open Intents Framework aims to serve as a shared infrastructure for cross-chain intents, providing a modular open framework for deploying, discovering, and executing intents for the ecosystem.At the same time, LI FI announced the launch of LI FI Intents, a full-stack execution engine for same-chain and cross-chain transfers, which competes for quotes and completes order execution through a professional Solver network. LI FI documentation shows that its Intent/Solver Marketplace is one of the official foundations of the Open Intents Framework, and the Ethereum Foundation claims that the framework is entering a phase of large-scale adoption.

According to official news, KelpDAO stated that the last batch of 20,373.72 rsETH has been transferred to the rsETH OFT adapter earlier, thus completing the operational part of the rsETH recovery plan. KelpDAO also attached the relevant transaction information.