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According to The Defiant, Binance announced that it will officially stop centralized NFT market services starting from July 3, 2026, and all NFT functions will be migrated to the self-custody Binance Wallet.This move marks a near-complete retreat of NFT markets supported by centralized exchanges (CEX). Previously, platforms such as Coinbase NFT, Kraken NFT, Gemini Nifty Gateway, and X2Y2 have successively closed or transformed.Binance stated that this adjustment aims to provide users with a more seamless Web3 NFT experience. Users must withdraw transferable NFTs to Binance Wallet or other self-custody wallets by July 3 at 23:59 (UTC), and the platform will reimburse part of the withdrawal fees.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, whales continue to buy HYPE. In the past 12 hours, the new wallet 0x6436 withdrew 263,900 HYPE (approximately $19.2 million) from OKX, Bybit, Kraken, and Gate.Another associated new wallet (0x5EaD) linked to Anchorage Digital withdrew 88,955 HYPE (approximately $6.5 million) from Kraken 5 hours ago.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, whales are accumulating BTC. Two newly created wallets withdrew 984 BTC from BitGo, worth 72 million dollars.

The French newspaper "Le Monde" revealed that there has been new progress in the investigation of a cryptocurrency-related kidnapping case that occurred in 2023. French law enforcement discovered a transnational money laundering network involving multiple countries and cryptocurrency wallets while tracing the flow of a €1.7 million cryptocurrency ransom. The victim was the father of the well-known crypto influencer "TeufeurS." The kidnappers threatened the victim's family via text messages and demanded ransom payment in cryptocurrency. Ultimately, TeufeurS transferred a total of €1.7 million to the kidnappers' designated wallet in two installments, after which his father was released.The investigation showed that part of the ransom flowed into wallet accounts controlled by foreign nationals after multiple transfers. One transfer of $131,000 was successfully traced by the French gendarmerie, with leads ultimately pointing to a cryptocurrency wallet controlled by Venezuelan nationals. The case further revealed the complex chain of money laundering utilized by criminal organizations through cross-border cryptocurrency transfers, anonymous wallets, and overseas platforms. The report stated that this case is considered one of the significant examples of kidnapping and extortion cases in the European cryptocurrency industry and may serve as an early template for multiple kidnapping cases targeting cryptocurrency practitioners in France and Europe in 2025.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, 4 hours ago, 3 newly created wallets are suspected to belong to a certain whale, withdrawing 4,303 ETH from Kraken, worth 8.67 million dollars.

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has launched an AI integration tool called Base MCP, which allows users' Base accounts to connect to AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor. Users can complete transfers, token exchanges, check balances, view transaction records, and interact with DeFi applications through natural language.

According to Bloomberg, the rulings on controversial contracts on Polymarket are being dominated by a small number of UMA holders. Bloomberg's statistics show that among over 6,400 addresses that participated in Polymarket's controversial ruling votes over the past three years, only 9 large wallets contributed about half of the UMA voting power and sided with the winning side in almost all disputes.In April 2026, about 230 contracts with a total trading volume exceeding $1 billion entered the controversial ruling process, accounting for less than 1% of all contracts on Polymarket, but the frequency of disputes increased with the trading scale. Some traders criticized that this mechanism effectively grants anonymous whales "fact-determining power" driven by economic interests, while Polymarket and Risk Labs, responsible for UMA, had originally promised to improve the relevant processes, which has now been shelved.

According to Blockaid monitoring, the cross-chain routing protocol Squid is currently under continuous attack on the SquidRouterModule on the Ethereum and Base networks. Within about two hours of the attack, 86 Gnosis Safe wallets have been emptied, with losses amounting to approximately 3 million dollars.The attacker subsequently exchanged all stolen tokens for DAI through their controlled Uniswap V3 liquidity pool and consolidated them into a single address. Currently, this consolidated wallet holds approximately 3.07 million dollars in DAI.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet suspected to be related to IOSG Ventures (@IOSGVC) deposited 2.7 million UNI (worth $9.23 million) and 114,000 COMP (worth $2.3 million) into Binance. The wallet has realized a loss of $33.08 million on UNI and a loss of $6.68 million on COMP.Ten months ago, the wallet withdrew 5.41 million UNI (worth $5.153 million) and 228,000 COMP (worth $1.129 million) from Binance. Currently, the wallet still holds 2.7 million UNI (worth $9.23 million) and 114,000 COMP (worth $2.29 million).

XRPL developer Wietse Wind has issued a latest security warning to the XRP community, stating that recent scam activities targeting Xaman Wallet users are on the rise. Scammers are currently promoting fake desktop wallet applications and counterfeit airdrop activities to lure users into connecting their wallets or downloading malicious programs, thereby stealing funds. Wietse Wind reminds users not to connect their wallets to suspicious websites and not to download any unofficial applications to avoid asset loss.

XRPL developer Wietse Wind has issued a latest security warning to the XRP community, stating that there has been an increase in scam activities targeting Xaman Wallet users. Scammers are currently promoting fake desktop wallet applications and counterfeit airdrop activities to lure users into connecting their wallets or downloading malicious programs, thereby stealing funds.Wietse Wind reminds users not to connect their wallets to suspicious websites and not to download any unofficial applications to avoid asset loss.

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.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, 7 hours ago, two wallet addresses withdrew 111 million SAHARA (3.81 million USD) from Binance and Bitget, accounting for 3.4% of the circulating supply of SAHARA. It is reported that the project just announced the launch of SAHARA staking three days ago.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, after being dormant for over a year, two wallets deposited 1,650 BTC ($127 million) to FalconX 6 hours ago.

According to Bits.media, Ivan Chebeskov, the Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia, stated that the final version of the government's cryptocurrency market regulation bill will retain the ban on transfers from Russian custodial wallets to non-custodial foreign wallets. More lenient conditions will only apply to participants in foreign trade activities, namely importers. Chebeskov mentioned that after the law comes into effect, the effectiveness of the new regulatory system will be analyzed, and in the future, the use of non-custodial wallets may be allowed in an experimental mode. The final version of the bill will be ready next week, and the Deputy Minister hopes it can be passed before the end of the State Duma's spring session.Previously, the Duma's Financial Market Committee opposed the central bank's stance on banning transfers to non-custodial wallets and proposed providing judicial protection for all cryptocurrency asset holders. The bill was passed in the first reading on April 21, stipulating that starting July 1, Russians and companies can only purchase digital assets through licensed intermediaries, and access to foreign cryptocurrency platforms must go through a list approved by the central bank, prohibiting access to exchanges that impose sanctions on Russia.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), two newly created wallets received a total of 1,309 BTC (approximately $101.6 million) from Galaxy Digital and FalconX. One of the wallets currently holds a total of 1,583.6 BTC across two addresses, worth approximately $124.4 million, indicating clear signs of whale accumulation.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, approximately 667 BTC (about $51.556 million) were transferred out of Coinbase Institutional and into an unknown wallet.

According to Caixin, the "Global Payments Report 2026" released by global payment technology and software company Global Payments indicates that digital wallets account for more than half of global online transaction volume and one-third of offline transactions. Digital wallets can flexibly integrate different payment methods, including cryptocurrencies. The report predicts that direct cryptocurrency payments will become the fastest-growing online payment method, with a compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2025 to 2030. This means that by 2030, the volume of e-commerce transactions using direct cryptocurrency payments could account for 0.28% of global e-commerce transaction volume, nearly $31 billion.However, despite the global total market value of cryptocurrencies nearing $3.2 trillion by the end of 2025, it remains a relatively marginalized payment method for consumers to merchants. Reports from MRC and Visa show that only 10% of merchants globally accept cryptocurrency payments directly. In 2025, cryptocurrencies will account for only 0.19% of global e-commerce transaction volume, approximately $15 billion.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, two wallets simultaneously opened long positions on PEPE with 10x leverage, holding a total of 924.7 million kPEPE (3.37 million USD).