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Ponke is exploring the opportunity to produce blind box collectibles, high-end toys, and cannabis products as part of a new partnership.

Marinade generated $3.6 million in revenue in Q1’25, up 328% YoY and 18% QoQ, driven primarily by validator bidding activity through the Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM). Marinade Native added 1.2 million SOL in TVL, growing 38.6% QoQ, as demand shifted away from liquid staking and toward native staking products with institutional-grade features. Meanwhile, Marinade’s liquid staking market share fell to 11.3% as competition from Jito and Binance intensified across Solana’s LST sector.

Franklin’s new Payroll Treasury Yield lets companies earn DeFi yields on idle payroll funds using audited smart contracts and full self-custody. Franklin, a hybrid cash and crypto payroll provider, is launching a new initiative that aims to turn idle-sitting payroll into an opportunity for yield. The new solution, dubbed Payroll Treasury Yield, uses blockchain lending protocols to help firms earn returns on payroll funds that would otherwise sit idle, the company told Cointelegraph in an exclusive statement. Franklin said its new offering integrates Summer.fi, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform, to allow companies to deposit stablecoin-denominated payroll reserves into smart contract-based lending pools. Read more

Mining gross margins expanded sequentially this month, which is encouraging, the bank said.

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A typo in Strategy founder Michael Saylor's initial post, which was quickly amended, suggested the acquisition was worth $764.9 billion.

Bitcoin may break out in June as market optimism has been found to be quietly building around tech earnings, ETFs, and FTX-driven capital inflows.

Avalanche (AVAX) fell 8.6% and Uniswap (UNI) declined 8.5%, leading the index lower.

Charles Hoskinson has denied claims of misappropriating $600 million in ADA and says Cardano will publish an audit report following community backlash. The Cardano Foundation is preparing to release an audit report on its treasury holdings after fresh allegations surfaced claiming misappropriation of roughly $600 million worth of ADA tokens. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is facing renewed scrutiny from community members, including non-fungible token artist Masato Alexander, who alleged that Hoskinson manipulated the Cardano ledger using a “genesis key to rewrite it and take control” of $619 million worth of Cardano (ADA) during the network’s 2021 Allegra hard fork. Related: Nasdaq-listed GDC plans to buy Bitcoin and TRUMP memecoin for $300M Read more

The new standard will “fundamentally reshape” WalletConnect’s economic dynamics alongside native token WCT, said Pedro Gomes.

Bitcoin liquidation maps help track whale moves, predict price swings and stay safe from forced liquidations in volatile crypto markets. Understanding a Bitcoin liquidation map is imperative in dealing with the inherent volatility of the crypto market. The visual tool showcases probable liquidation levels, indicating where large orders may cause cascading price changes.  This post explores how to interpret a Bitcoin liquidation map, allowing you to trade smarter in the volatile world of cryptocurrency. In cryptocurrency trading, liquidation happens when an exchange forcefully closes a trader's leveraged position due to insufficient margin to pay losses. This usually occurs when the market moves sharply against the position.  Read more

The strategy, offering an annualized yield exceeding 24%, will be soon rolled out to institutions and retail users.

This all-time high could actually spell a lot of trouble for PI's price.

Metaplanet announced a big BTC purchase today as well.

Michael Saylor's Strategy bagged another 7,390 Bitcoin last week as prices rallied above $100,000 and also got hit with a class-action lawsuit, according to the company's latest SEC filing. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, the top corporate Bitcoin holder, acquired nearly $765 million of Bitcoin last week. The purchase came as the company faced a class-action lawsuit. According to a May 19 announcement, Strategy acquired 7,390 BTC for about $764.9 million at an average price just under $103,500. Strategy reported a Bitcoin yield of 16.3% year-to-date. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor made his usual hint at the purchase in a May 18 X post. According to a May 19 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company was also the recipient of a class-action lawsuit. The suit accuses Strategy officials of having failed to represent the nature of Bitcoin investments accurately. Read more

Bitcoin products attracted the most inflows, while ether products saw a recovery linked to the successful Pectra upgrade.

XRP futures' open interest has dropped sharply in the past five days, creating downside prospects for XRP price and a potential retest of the important $2 level. Key takeaways: XRP could be headed down to $2 following a breakdown of a classic head-and-shoulders pattern. Declining open interest in XRP futures signals weakening trader confidence. Read more

A new proposal from Ethereum’s co-founder would let users run lightweight nodes without storing the entire blockchain, trimming costs for node operators.

Company buys additional BTC via stock offerings, bringing total holdings to record levels.

Bitcoin behaved differently on Sunday, with CME futures leading the volatile price action.