Bitcoin mining difficulty reached a new all-time high above 134 trillion, underscoring network strength despite price consolidation.
BTC key levels: support at $109,000, resistance at $113,500–$114,000. ETH levels: support at $4,250–$4,300, resistance near $4,500.
Ethereum spot market share flipped Bitcoin for the first time in five years, now commanding over 50% of activity.
Ethereum ETFs suffered a record $788 million weekly outflow, while Bitcoin ETFs absorbed $246 million in net inflows.
Russia launched its largest airstrike since the start of the war, driving safe-haven demand into Treasuries and gold, while sanction threats risk pushing energy prices higher.
A confidential SEC filing and a Cantor mandate put the institutional prime broker back in the spotlight. Since its 2022 peak valuation, FalconX has quietly rebuilt itself into something broader – and harder to price.
Three Samsung affiliates will jointly acquire a 4% stake in Dunamu, operator of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, from Kakao affiliates in an all-cash deal worth 612.8 billion won (~$408 million), the companies said Thursday (May 28). The transaction is scheduled to close June 19.
The dual investment gives South Korea's fourth-largest crypto exchange a TradFi partner pursuing STOs and a global operator with reach across 120 million users.
The ETF channel that anchored bitcoin's 2025 rally has flipped to distribution for five straight sessions. The Hormuz headlines accelerated what had been building for weeks.
