May 28, 20264m 01s
Ether Slips Under $2,000 as Futures Open Interest Hits Record 16M ETH
Ether fell below $2,000 on May 28 as ETH futures open interest hit a record 16 million ETH, a leverage build that often precedes sharp liquidation events.
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May 28, 20264m 42s
Falcon Finance Taps Anchorage Digital for GENIUS Act Stablecoin fUSD
Falcon Finance is issuing fUSD through Anchorage Digital as a GENIUS Act-compliant payments stablecoin, separate from its synthetic USDf.
May 28, 20264m 50s
Foreign Treasuries in Fed Custody Slip to $2.68T as Crypto Sells Off
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries in Fed custody dropped to $2.68T, the lowest in years, as Bitcoin fell below $73K and ETH lost 4.6% on May 28.
May 28, 20264m 32s
United Texas Bank Wins OCC National Charter, Gets Direct Fed Access
United Texas Bank, which clears about $10B a month for crypto firms, completed its conversion to an OCC-chartered national bank with direct Federal Reserve access.
May 28, 20264m 27s
Pumpfun Has Now Sold 4.46M SOL Worth $780M at $175 Average
Pumpfun's cumulative SOL sales have reached 4.46 million tokens worth $780M at an average price of $175, with the platform still drip-selling into a weak market.
May 28, 20265m 46s
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Post $733M Net Outflow on May 27
US-listed Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a $733M net outflow on May 27, per SoSoValue data, as BTC traded near $72,967 with crypto Fear & Greed at 31.
May 28, 20263m 45s
Bitcoin Breaks Below $75,000 as $150M in Longs Get Liquidated
Bitcoin slipped under $75,000 in a sharp four-hour move, wiping out more than $150M in long positions. Here is what the data shows and what changed.
May 28, 20264m 36s
Tencent Links PayPal to WeChat Pay Merchant Network for US Users
Tencent connected PayPal to WeChat Pay's QR-code merchant network, letting US users pay at Chinese stores via PayPal balances for the first time.
May 28, 20265m 40s
Google Engineer Charged in Prediction Market Insider Trading Case
A Google software engineer faces US insider trading charges over trades on a prediction market, with prosecutors alleging roughly $1 million in gains.
May 28, 20264m 28s
CFTC Asks Court to Erase Its Own Gemini Settlement
The CFTC has filed to vacate its $5M settlement with Gemini, telling the court the deal it struck in 2025 no longer meets its standard of fairness.