Crypto market cap dropped 1.2% to $2.73T on May 8, with BTC and ETH declining. Gainers include Nillion (+68%), dYdX (+33%), Siren (+21%), Ondo (+9%), and WLFI (+8%). Fear & Greed Index fell to 38 (Fear). Institutional moves: Tether blacklisted 384 addresses, Block raised guidance, 21Shares Canton ETF launched.
Bitcoin stayed above $81,000 with market cap over $1.62 trillion, while XRP and SOL led major altcoins higher. Mid-cap tokens posted sharper gains as trading activity picked up across the crypto market.
OpenEden said its website and portal may have been affected by a DNS compromise and urged users not to visit or interact with any related domains. The team said onchain reserves remain safe and can be checked through Chainlink Proof of Reserve.
XRPL accounts for about 63% of tokenized U.S. Treasury supply, yet transfer activity and liquidity remain concentrated on Ethereum and layer-2 networks, exposing a gap between issuance and use.
The crypto market held at $2.65 trillion on May 25 with $67.7 billion in daily volume. Fear & Greed improved to 30, Bitcoin edged higher, Ethereum slipped, and fresh updates from Aptos, Polkadot, Coinbase, Binance and Strategy shaped market attention.
MEXC released its May 2026 report: SpaceX Pre-IPO Launchpad hit a record 15.5x oversubscription, US equity futures volume surged 85%, and capital rotated from Meme to RWA and AI infrastructure.
Tokenized US Treasury assets have surpassed $15 billion, with VBILL now live on Euler. The move lets institutional users post tokenized T-bills as onchain collateral under compliance checks enforced by Securitize’s DS Protocol.
Binance Futures launched BILLUSDT perpetual contract on May 7, 2026, offering up to 20x leverage. BILL token surged 39% to $0.062 before volatility set in, as divided community raises concerns over tokenomics and past airdrop distribution.
