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Bitcoin Gets Pinned Near $77K as $3.7B Options Expiry Locks in Max Pain Zone

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Key Takeaways Bitcoin futures OI across all exchanges reaches $54.94B, with CME holding 16.97% at $9.33B. Options calls lead puts 56.79% to 43.21% on Deribit, signaling modest bullish positioning on May 25. Max pain for the May 29 Deribit expiry sits near $76K–$79K with spot at $77,343 in range. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Holds at $54.9B, Still Far Below 2025 Peak On Monday, total bitcoin futures open interest (OI) across all tracked exchanges stood at 710,150 BTC, worth $54.94 billion, according to Coinglass data. CME ranked first by dollar value…

ARIQO makes its Bangkok debut at SEABW, drawing industry attention

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May 25, 2026 — Canton Foundation, Toss, BitGo Among Co-Hosts at Private Event; Token Launch Slated for Second Half of 2026. On May 21, ARIQO, an on-chain financial platform, made its first public appearance at Southeast Asia Blockchain Week (SEABW) in Bangkok. Earlier that day on the conference floor, ARIQO co-founder Emanuel Escobar Duro (CBO) spoke with teams from Orca and Viva Republica (Toss) about the shifting role of DeFi platforms and the trajectory of institutional RWA adoption. The broad direction, he noted, is already clear — institutional capital is…

Brian Armstrong’s Finance Vision Doubles as Coinbase Roadmap

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Brian Armstrong posted an eight-point blueprint for upgrading global finance Monday, which closely tracks Coinbase’s expansion into stocks, prediction markets and stablecoin infrastructure, as the exchange continues its push to become an “everything” platform. The Coinbase CEO’s priorities, posted Monday on X, include tokenized real-world assets, 24/7 global trading, stablecoin payments, AI-powered compliance, open access, capital formation, regulation and sound money. Coinbase is broadening beyond crypto trading into payments, tokenized assets and financial infrastructure as exchanges compete to capture a larger share of global capital markets. The exchange is positioning…

Ethereum Whale Opens $100M Short, Unfazed by Buterin’s Vow to ‘Sell Less ETH’

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A crypto whale opened a leveraged Ether (ETH) short position worth more than $100 million, even as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pledged fewer token sales via the Ethereum Foundation. Key takeaways: The whale may face over $1 million in potential losses as the ETH price rebounds toward short liquidation levels. Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will “sell less ETH” despite offloading over 60,000 ETH earlier this year. ETH whale faces over $1 million in potential losses As of Monday, the wallet ‘0x50b…’ held a 47,600 ETH short position worth about…

Bitcoin whale moves $203M from Satoshi era stash

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A Satoshi era Bitcoin miner moved 2,650 BTC worth about $203 million into FalconX and Cumberland trading desks, leaving roughly 6,000 BTC in dormant balances while spot prices held near $77,000. Summary Onchain Lens, using Arkham data, traced 2,650 BTC, or about $203 million, from a 2009 and 2010 era mining entity to FalconX and Cumberland. The entity controls 14 addresses and retains around 6,000 BTC, valued near $462 million at a Bitcoin price of about $77,000. The transfers went to over the counter desks instead of exchanges, avoiding visible…

Dogecoin Millionaires Are On The Move Again, Here’s What They’re Doing Now

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Dogecoin’s price action looks bare on the surface, but the wallets that often matter most are making interesting moves. Notably, on-chain data shows that large DOGE holders have returned to accumulation at a time when the meme coin is trading below its most important technical price zones of the year. Dogecoin Whales Are Buying Into Weakness DOGE has spent much of 2026 under pressure, with rallies repeatedly struggling to turn into upside above $0.10. That has made whale behavior more important because large holders tend to accumulate during periods when…

Paper losses and scrapped ETFs. What Trump Media’s 2,650 BTC transfer really means

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However, this model cuts both ways. On one hand, it lets companies raise capital on a wave of market optimism. On the other, it forces them to absorb the volatility of the underlying asset when prices fall. For a public company, the situation is even more complicated. Accounting obligations mean financial losses quickly become public, and any asset movements against that backdrop attract intense scrutiny. The recent discussion around Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) shows exactly that. Amid paper losses on its crypto strategy, the company moved 2,650 BTC…

Indonesia Blocks Polymarket After Bets on President’s Exit

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Indonesia blocked access to Polymarket after the prediction market platform hosted wagers on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before the end of his term. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) announced the block on Friday, describing Polymarket as an “online gambling site disguised as a prediction market.” “The government will not allow any form of online gambling in Indonesia,” ministry official Alexander Sabar said, adding: “Activities like Polymarket involve betting and speculation on uncertain outcomes, thus violating Indonesian law.” The move adds Indonesia to a growing…

BlackRock dumps $1B Bitcoin as ETF outflows hit yearly high

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BlackRock has recorded more than $1 billion in Bitcoin sales over the past week as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest weekly outflow of 2026. Summary Arkham Intelligence data showed BlackRock-linked Bitcoin sales reached nearly $1.01 billion last week, coinciding with $1.26 billion in total U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF outflows. Bitcoin briefly fell below key support levels during the sell-off before recovering to around $77,443, while institutional investors reportedly reduced exposure amid rising market uncertainty. Despite ETF outflows, BlackRock recently filed a second Securitize-powered tokenized fund with the SEC…

HYPE Rally Accelerates Above $60 As High-Profile Whale Quietly Builds His Position

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HYPE has surged above its all-time highs, reaching $65 yesterday in a move that has captured the attention of the broader crypto market at a moment when most assets are struggling under selling pressure. The breakout is significant on its own terms — but data from Hyperliquid has surfaced a detail about who is accumulating the asset that adds a layer of conviction signal to the price action that the chart alone cannot provide. Related Reading Garrett Jin — the whale identified as the trader who placed a $735 million…