🇯🇵🚀 Japan FSA Clears Path for Foreign Trust-Backed Stablecoins, Effective June 1
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has amended Cabinet Office ordinances to recognize certain foreign-issued, trust-structured stablecoins as “electronic payment instruments,” effective June 1, 2026. The changes clarify that foreign trust beneficiary rights can be treated as electronic payment instruments in Japan when the issuing jurisdiction’s rules are deemed equivalent. #stablecoin
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has amended Cabinet Office ordinances to recognize certain foreign-issued, trust-structured stablecoins as “electronic payment instruments,” effective June 1, 2026. The changes clarify that foreign trust beneficiary rights can be treated as electronic payment instruments in Japan when the issuing jurisdiction’s rules are deemed equivalent. #stablecoin
🇰🇷🧑💻 Tether Steps Up South Korea Push With New Trademark Filings
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has accelerated its South Korea expansion efforts by filing seven trademark applications in the country. These filings cover the “tether” company name, its logo, and the gold-backed stablecoin Tether Gold (XAUT). Industry observers view the broader trademark scope as a potential signal that Tether is preparing for a deeper market entry and a possible local presence in South Korea. #stablecoin
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has accelerated its South Korea expansion efforts by filing seven trademark applications in the country. These filings cover the “tether” company name, its logo, and the gold-backed stablecoin Tether Gold (XAUT). Industry observers view the broader trademark scope as a potential signal that Tether is preparing for a deeper market entry and a possible local presence in South Korea. #stablecoin
💰 Public company Strive purchases 382 bitcoin for $30.3 million. It now holds $1.18 billion in #BTC.
📊 #BTC Market maker Wintermute that inflation pressure is re-emerging in the core narrative, with market positioning shifting from “when cuts” to “whether hikes” within five trading days. Bitcoin briefly surpassed $82,000 due to momentum from Clarity Act developments but has since retreated to around $78,000, reflecting a 5.7% decline for the week. Ethereum dropped 10.2%, with the ETH/BTC ratio falling to approximately 0.0275. Wintermute indicated that last week’s BTC breakout was primarily driven by leverage and short-covering rather than spot-led confirmation, highlighting $76,000–$78,000 as crucial near-term support. They cautioned that rising yields and re-accelerating inflation could challenge the sustainability of immediate institutional bids.
🇺🇸👀 Crypto #ETF Flows Today:
Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -8,999 $BTC (-$689.46M)
7D NetFlow: -21,470 $BTC (-$1.64M)
Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -35,244 $ETH (-$74.36M)
7D NetFlow: -147,095 $ETH (-$310.37M)
Solana ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +39,219 $SOL (+$3.31M)
7D NetFlow: +385,574 $SOL (+$32.54M)
Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -8,999 $BTC (-$689.46M)
7D NetFlow: -21,470 $BTC (-$1.64M)
Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -35,244 $ETH (-$74.36M)
7D NetFlow: -147,095 $ETH (-$310.37M)
Solana ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +39,219 $SOL (+$3.31M)
7D NetFlow: +385,574 $SOL (+$32.54M)
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump: We are negotiating with Iran. Iran is begging to make a deal.
🐳 #BTC #ETF The consensus take after last week's -$630M ETF day is that institutions are leaving Bitcoin.
However, our Whale vs Retail Delta indicates the opposite is occurring. While ETFs printed red on May 13, on-chain wallets holding 1k+ BTC added inventory within the same 72-hour window. A dormant wallet from 2013 moved 500 BTC on Sunday, and CryptoQuant flagged the routing as OTC preparation rather than an exchange dump. BTC futures are currently at 47.5L / 52.5S, marking the rarest short-skew print of the cycle.
ETF flow serves as a delayed retail signal, while the W-R Delta reflects real-time institutional activity. Currently, they are conveying opposing messages, but the on-chain data has consistently been accurate on a 30-day basis since tracking began.
Institutions are not leaving; they are rotating from the ETF wrapper into spot OTC. The outflow is a buy signal.
However, our Whale vs Retail Delta indicates the opposite is occurring. While ETFs printed red on May 13, on-chain wallets holding 1k+ BTC added inventory within the same 72-hour window. A dormant wallet from 2013 moved 500 BTC on Sunday, and CryptoQuant flagged the routing as OTC preparation rather than an exchange dump. BTC futures are currently at 47.5L / 52.5S, marking the rarest short-skew print of the cycle.
ETF flow serves as a delayed retail signal, while the W-R Delta reflects real-time institutional activity. Currently, they are conveying opposing messages, but the on-chain data has consistently been accurate on a 30-day basis since tracking began.
Institutions are not leaving; they are rotating from the ETF wrapper into spot OTC. The outflow is a buy signal.
📊 Solana Perp DEX Volume Hits Record $20B Week, GMTrade Leads Surge
Solana-based perpetual DEXs reached an all-time high in weekly trading volume, exceeding $20 billion over the past seven days. Daily volume peaked at $5.781 billion on May 18, primarily driven by GMTrade, which accounted for approximately $4.9 billion in volume within the last 24 hours. A notable public wager-style trade on the Solana perp protocol Phoenix has also garnered attention, involving Solana Foundation Chief Product Officer Vibhu and Hyperliquid trader Drews888.
Solana-based perpetual DEXs reached an all-time high in weekly trading volume, exceeding $20 billion over the past seven days. Daily volume peaked at $5.781 billion on May 18, primarily driven by GMTrade, which accounted for approximately $4.9 billion in volume within the last 24 hours. A notable public wager-style trade on the Solana perp protocol Phoenix has also garnered attention, involving Solana Foundation Chief Product Officer Vibhu and Hyperliquid trader Drews888.
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🔮 Polymarket Partners With Nasdaq Private Market Allowing Users To Trade Private Companies.
👮 Wintermute Launches Armitage to Offer Vaults for “Hard-to-Custody” Collateral
Wintermute, a prominent market maker in the crypto space, has introduced Armitage, a DeFi vault curation platform focused on institutional onchain yield. This platform allows curators to create non-custodial vaults tailored to specific risk parameters, directing funds into DeFi lending opportunities while ensuring that depositors maintain control of their assets without the need for KYC.
Wintermute, a prominent market maker in the crypto space, has introduced Armitage, a DeFi vault curation platform focused on institutional onchain yield. This platform allows curators to create non-custodial vaults tailored to specific risk parameters, directing funds into DeFi lending opportunities while ensuring that depositors maintain control of their assets without the need for KYC.
🧑💻 US and China agree to launch "government-to-government dialogue on AI."
🇺🇸📊 As IBIT options continue to grow, they provide insights into institutional risk pricing, hedging activity, and positioning.
Glassnode has expanded coverage to IBIT options, offering institutional-grade options market intelligence for the largest US spot Bitcoin ETF.
40+ new metrics are available, including:
- OI & Volume
- ATM Implied Volatility
- Proprietary Skew Metrics
- IV Heatmaps
Use IBIT options data to:
→ Measure institutional sentiment
→ Compare TradFi and crypto-native positioning
→ Monitor hedging activity around macro events and drawdowns
→ Track volatility risk across tenors
Explore the new metrics at glassno.de/499a0R5. #etf
Glassnode has expanded coverage to IBIT options, offering institutional-grade options market intelligence for the largest US spot Bitcoin ETF.
40+ new metrics are available, including:
- OI & Volume
- ATM Implied Volatility
- Proprietary Skew Metrics
- IV Heatmaps
Use IBIT options data to:
→ Measure institutional sentiment
→ Compare TradFi and crypto-native positioning
→ Monitor hedging activity around macro events and drawdowns
→ Track volatility risk across tenors
Explore the new metrics at glassno.de/499a0R5. #etf