📊 According to Bloomberg, crypto payments firm MoonPay acquired Israeli crypto security startup Sodot in an all-stock deal worth about $100 million. MoonPay will also launch MoonPay Institutional, a new unit focused on institutional demand for digital assets, connecting large traditional financial institutions to crypto and blockchain services including trading, tokenized securities, payments, wallet management, and stablecoin issuance. #stablecoin link

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🇨🇦🏦 Bank of Canada leaves interest rate unchanged at 2.25%. #macro link

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🇨🇦🏦 Bank of Canada leaves interest rate unchanged at 2.25%. #macro link

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🧑‍💻 #BTC Over 800,000 merchants have enabled Bitcoin payments via the Square point of sale terminal. link

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🗣 Today, Jerome Powell will deliver his last FOMC press conference as Federal Reserve Chair. #macro

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🗣 Today, Jerome Powell will deliver his last FOMC press conference as Federal Reserve Chair. #macro

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🚀 Brent crude oil surges to $115 as President Trump prepares to extend the US blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

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🚀 Securitize, Computershare Open Tokenization Path for Apple, Tesla, Nvidia and 25,000 stocks

Securitize has partnered with Computershare to enable U.S.-listed clients to issue equity securities in tokenized form. This allows issuers to add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) alongside traditional shares and DRS while maintaining their capital structure. ISTs represent actual shares in token form and are designed to comply with existing regulatory frameworks. #regulation link

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🚀 Securitize, Computershare Open Tokenization Path for Apple, Tesla, Nvidia and 25,000 stocks

Securitize has partnered with Computershare to enable U.S.-listed clients to issue equity securities in tokenized form. This allows issuers to add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) alongside traditional shares and DRS while maintaining their capital structure. ISTs represent actual shares in token form and are designed to comply with existing regulatory frameworks. #regulation link

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🇺🇸🏆 US oil exports hit a record 6 million barrels per day last week.

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🇺🇸🏆 US oil exports hit a record 6 million barrels per day last week.

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🗣 Strategy $MSTR CEO Phong Le stated that capturing 1% of the $300 trillion credit universe could triple Bitcoin's assets under management (AUM) and raise the price of #BTC to $230,000. He emphasized that this goal is achievable within five years. link

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🔮 #HYPE Hyperliquid is preparing to challenge Polymarket by offering a new way to trade real-world events. link

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🔮 #HYPE Hyperliquid is preparing to challenge Polymarket by offering a new way to trade real-world events. link

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump told Axios that the US will maintain a maritime blockade on Iran until an agreement is reached on the nuclear program. He rejected Tehran's plan to ease restrictions before negotiations begin.

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🕵️ Lightspark became a principal member of the Visa network, launching its Grid global account:

- Instantly move dollars to pesos
- Access payments across 65 countries
- Convert to USDC or USDT
- Buy/sell Bitcoin natively
- One address for dollars + #BTC link

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🔝 Top #DeFi Protocols by TVL Growth in the last 30 Days

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🔐💰 Upcoming First Investor Unlocks

$PLAY – 17.50M (4.73% of mcap)
$SXT – 194.3M (12%)
$SIGN – 83.34M (4.29%)
$HUMA – 158.46M (9.12%)
$LA – 7.42M (3.81%)

These projects face their first investor unlock after cliff — and investors and VCs will soon start receiving their allocations

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📊 Bitcoin Faces Resistance Near $80,000 as Options Positioning Caps Upside

According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin is encountering resistance near $80,000 due to concentrated call option positioning on Deribit, which prompts market makers to sell during price rallies. Approximately $1.5 billion in notional call options is clustered at this strike across May and June expiries, while weaker futures positioning, slowing spot demand, and profit-taking have reinforced resistance at this level. link

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⚠️ The Governor of the Czech National Bank revealed findings from their investment in Bitcoin.

"With 1% in #BTC, expected return goes up and overall risk stays about the same. This is what our new study shows." link

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🆕 $AI listed on Coinbase spot link

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