EUR-Denominated Stablecoins Surge 12-Fold as European Banks Scale MiCA-Compliant Assets

European banks are rapidly moving stablecoin projects from concept to production, with EUR stablecoins processed at retail VASPs growing 12-fold to $777 million in 15 months.

EF Exodus Fuels Calls for New Price-Focused Ethereum Organization

At least eight senior EF researchers and leaders have announced departures this year.

 Pump.fun Launches USDC-Paired Liquidity Pools for Token Launches

Pump.fun now allows coin creators to launch with USDC-paired liquidity pools instead of SOL, raising starting market caps to $4k and increasing early-stage supply costs by 67% to improve token distribution and ecosystem health.

Harvard Endowment Cuts Bitcoin ETF Holdings by 43%, Exits Ethereum Fund Entirely

Harvard Management Company slashed its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF position by roughly 43% in Q1 2026 and fully exited its Ethereum ETF stake, according to SEC filings.

 Coinbase Launches Perpetual Equity Index Futures in the U.S. on June 8

Coinbase is expanding its trading offerings by launching perpetual-style equity index futures on June 8, allowing users to go long or short on market sectors and trends.

SEC Commissioner Peirce Clarifies Scope of Proposed Innovation Exemption for Onchain Stock Trading

Hester Peirce pushes back against "hyperbole" surrounding a contemplated SEC innovation exemption for tokenized NMS stock, emphasizing it would cover only digital representations of existing equities, not synthetic assets.

NEAR Launches Confidential Payments via Intents Protocol

NEAR Protocol has launched confidential payments on its Intents platform, enabling private cross-chain swaps between NEAR and ETH.

 Hyperliquid ETFs Surpass $69 Million in Net Inflows

Spot ETFs tracking Hyperliquid ($THYP and $BHYP) attracted over $16 million in flows yesterday, bringing cumulative net inflows to $69 million.

 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Clarifies Distinction Between Tokenized Securities and Synthetic Instruments

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce references a staff statement on tokenization to distinguish between issuer-sponsored tokenized stocks and synthetic crypto instruments offering stock exposure.

StablR Stablecoins Exploited, EURR and USDR Depeg After Minting Key Compromise

Estimates of losses range from $2.8 million to $10 million.

Ethereum's ETH Gains in Line with Market Following Vitalik Buterin's EF Vision Post

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a leaner, more focused future for the Ethereum Foundation (EF).

Tokenized Stocks Emerge as Fastest-Growing Asset Class on Ethereum

Token Terminal reports that tokenized stocks have become the leading category of tokenized assets on Ethereum, with xStocks and Ondo Finance leading the sector.

Ethereum Foundation's Kohaku Initiative Launches SDK for Wallet-Level Privacy Integration

The Ethereum Foundation's Kohaku Initiative released an SDK enabling seamless integration of shielded pool protocols like Railgun, Tornado Cash, and Privacy Pools directly into wallet interfaces, with 4337 relaying now operational.

Polkadot Approves Validator Self-Stake Minimum of 10,000 DOT in Major Staking Upgrade

Polkadot governance has approved a proposal to implement a 10,000 DOT validator self-stake minimum, making nominators unslashable and reducing unbonding periods from 28 days to as little as 24 hours.

NYT Investigation Exposes CFTC Officials Suspended Over Prediction Markets Scrutiny

A New York Times investigation reveals that CFTC officials who raised concerns about prediction markets were suspended and removed from the agency.

 Ethereum Staking Queue Reaches 3.4M ETH as Exit Backlog Drops to 64 ETH

Ethereum staking demand vastly outpaces validator exits, with over 3.39 million ETH queued to enter the network against just 64 ETH waiting to unstake.

MicroStrategy Pivots From Bitcoin, Buys Bonds in Unexpected Move

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor announced the company purchased bonds this week despite holding 843,738 BTC worth $65 billion, signaling a tactical shift in the corporate treasury strategy.

 Cardano Treasury Vote Ratifies Developer Experience Initiative With 67.9% Support

Cardano's IO-backed Developer Experience Initiative has been approved through treasury vote, securing 67.90% support with ₳3.72 billion in Yes stake.

Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management

Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols.

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault Earning Product Offering up to 2.5% BTC Rewards

Kraken has announced Bitcoin Vault, a new product within Kraken Earn that allows customers to earn up to 2.5% in BTC-denominated rewards on their Bitcoin holdings.

Hacker Mints 5.4 Trillion Tokens in StakeDAO Exploit, Nets $91K

A compromised private key let an attacker forge a cross-chain message on Arbitrum, triggering cascading warnings across Curve Finance and Beefy Finance.