21Shares said its Hyperliquid ETF drew more than $5 million in inflows within days of its U.S. launch. Summary 21Shares’ Hyperliquid ETF recorded over $5 million in inflows within days of its May 12 U.S. launch. The fund generated roughly $8 million in trading volume on a single day last week, research head Eli Ndinga…
In Bitcoin ETF news today, Goldman Sachs has quietly liquidated its entire XRP ETF and Solana ETF positions in Q1 2026, according to the firm’s latest 13F filing, a full exit from two products it had only just started building exposure to months earlier, while at the same time, BTC ETF products have seen nearly…
Instead of relying solely on human auditors, developers may increasingly use AI to mathematically prove code behaves correctly. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has responded to increasing concerns that AI-based bug hunting will overwhelm developers and create non-stop exploitation opportunities on blockchains. According to him, in the near future, the use of this…
JPMorgan ether and altcoin analysts said the tokens won’t catch bitcoin without a major lift in network activity. Summary JPMorgan said ether and altcoins will keep lagging bitcoin without meaningful improvement in DeFi and real-world use cases. Bitcoin spot ETFs have recovered two-thirds of recent outflows, while ether ETFs have recovered only one-third. The bank…
Bitcoin price held a razor-thin range between $76,000 and $77,000 on Monday, recording just a -0.05% change at $76,797.74 while the broader crypto market buckled under iran geopolitical pressure. Over $300 million in crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, according to data from Coinglass, with long traders absorbing the bulk of those losses. The…
Ethereum dropped another 10.2% this week, with the ETH/BTC ratio sinking toward 0.0275, and market maker Wintermute is now flatly calling ETH “not the right asset for this macro” as yields and inflation grind higher. Summary Wintermute says ETH is “not the right asset for this macro” as real yields rise and inflation re-accelerates. ETH…
On February 3, 2026, MetaMask announced an integration with Ondo Finance that lets eligible users buy, hold, and trade tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and commodities, including Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, and gold, directly in their self-custodial wallets. The real question isn’t whether this is interesting. The question is who has access, who is blocked, why, and…
With the possibility of renewed tightening rising, bitcoin is losing momentum and becoming more vulnerable to exogenous shocks and potential rate hikes. The United States and the broader global economy are facing an increasingly fragile macroeconomic backdrop. U.S. inflation has risen to 3.8% year-over-year, per April consumer price index (CPI) data, and real wages…
Wintermute launched its first DeFi vault product, Armitage, supporting collateral types unavailable on competing curator platforms. Summary Wintermute launched Armitage, its first DeFi vault curation product, designed to support collateral types that other vault curators on platforms like Morpho do not accept. The move expands Wintermute beyond its core role as a market maker and…
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has closed an $8M seed round with a roster of investors that reads like a who’s-who of crypto venture capital. Galaxy Ventures, Framework Ventures, and Al Mada Ventures all participated in the raise. What we know about the round Checker is positioning itself as a stablecoin infrastructure company, though the precise…
