BlockDAG rolled out its AI tool, doubled presale rewards, and outlined exchange and app plans, but BDAG was still trading at $0.00003628, down 3.52% on the week, with no tier-1 listing confirmed.
Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million in a rare sell-off to fund dividends, reducing its holdings to 843,775 BTC. Bernstein had previously assessed forced-sale risk as minimal, noting 17 months of cash coverage.
Crypto.com has received conditional OCC approval to form a U.S. national trust bank focused on digital asset custody, staking, and settlement for institutional clients.
ARK Invest announced a partnership with regulated prediction market Kalshi to embed real-time crowd-sourced probability data into its research process, targeting faster and more accurate risk assessment for disruptive tech sectors.
MEXC’s February platform report shows top 10 new tokens averaging 1,367% peak gains, led by AI and infrastructure. Launchpad’s new refund guarantee drew over 21,000 participants subscribing 3.13M USDT.
CoinGecko found TradFi-linked perpetual futures on crypto exchanges jumped from $230 million at the start of 2025 to $347.17 billion by May 2026, outpacing spot RWA markets by a wide margin.
Tether says it has frozen about $4.2 billion in USDT tied to suspected illicit activity, including nearly $3.5 billion since 2023, renewing debate over compliance enforcement and centralization in stablecoins.
XRP price has dropped 57% from its 2025 high to $1.5463, sitting on a critical support level. Despite Ripple obtaining EU e-money license and progress on Permissioned DEX vote, technicals warn of a potential drop to $1 if support breaks.
