Bitcoin's recent weakness reflects a broader rotation into AI, IPOs and other momentum trades rather than concerns about Michael Saylor's bitcoin sales, according to Charles Schwab's Jim Ferraioli.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/03/bitcoin-isn-t-crashing-because-of-saylor-it-s-losing-the-momentum-trade
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Coinbase backs Ethena ahead of savings product launch for exchange's 100 million users
Coinbase Ventures, the exchange's venture arm, bought Ethena tokens on the open market as the protocol is set to roll out a Coinbase integration next week.
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/02/coinbase-backs-ethena-ahead-of-savings-product-launch-for-exchange-s-100-million-users
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/02/coinbase-backs-ethena-ahead-of-savings-product-launch-for-exchange-s-100-million-users
Bitcoin set for 'choppy summer' as capital chases high-flying AI stocks, K33 says
The firm still views bitcoin as undervalued relative to equities, but says investors are rotating into AI stocks as the opportunity cost of missing gains by holding BTC is too high.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/bitcoin-set-for-choppy-summer-as-capital-chases-high-flying-ai-stocks-k33-says
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/bitcoin-set-for-choppy-summer-as-capital-chases-high-flying-ai-stocks-k33-says
Mt. Gox moves 10,422 bitcoin worth $739 million to a new wallet as deadline nears
The 04:47 UTC Bitcoin block 952,072 transaction moved coins from Mt. Gox cold storage into a freshly generated address, with a smaller 116-bitcoin slice routed to the defunct exchange's hot wallet.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/mt-gox-moves-10-422-bitcoin-worth-usd739-million-to-a-new-wallet-as-deadline-nears
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/mt-gox-moves-10-422-bitcoin-worth-usd739-million-to-a-new-wallet-as-deadline-nears
Monday, June 1, 2026
Strategy sold bitcoin in late May, and told the market in June. Here's how Polymarket bettors are fighting over when it counts.
A $79 million market hinges not on whether Michael Saylor's firm sold bitcoin, but on whether a sale disclosed June 1 can count toward a deadline that passed May 31.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/strategy-sold-bitcoin-in-late-may-and-told-the-market-in-june-here-s-how-polymarket-bettors-are-fighting-over-when-it-counts
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/02/strategy-sold-bitcoin-in-late-may-and-told-the-market-in-june-here-s-how-polymarket-bettors-are-fighting-over-when-it-counts
Crypto investment firm Keyrock is acquiring bankrupt lender Blockfills
The Brussels-based digital asset services firm plans to purchase BlockFills months after the Chicago-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, if a court approves.
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/01/crypto-investment-firm-keyrock-is-acquiring-bankrupt-lender-blockfills
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/01/crypto-investment-firm-keyrock-is-acquiring-bankrupt-lender-blockfills
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Aave overhauls listing standards after $230 Million rsETH exploit exposed bridge risks
An official postmortem traced the exploit to a LayerZero bridge verification failure and outlined a sweeping overhaul of Aave's asset-listing standards as DeFi risks shift beyond smart contract bugs.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/01/aave-overhauls-listing-standards-after-usd230-million-rseth-exploit-exposed-bridge-risks
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/01/aave-overhauls-listing-standards-after-usd230-million-rseth-exploit-exposed-bridge-risks
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