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The Coinbase BTC Premium Index has remained negative for six consecutive days, currently standing at -0.0919%, according to BlockBeats. The metric measures the price difference between BTC on Coinbase and the global market average. A negative premium typically suggests increased selling pressure in the U.S. market and weakened investor sentiment.

According to a 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Macquarie Group reduced its holdings in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) from 5.126 million shares at the end of last December to 4.139 million shares by the end of March this year. The value of these assets decreased from approximately $255 million to $159 million. During the same period, the group's holdings of the Ethereum spot ETF (ETHA) also shrank by 9.5%, falling from 3.634 million shares to 3.289 million.

B.AI, a financial infrastructure project for AI agents that combines AI and Web3, announced on X that it now supports deposits for HTX and WBTC. According to the announcement, the Tron and Ethereum networks support both HTX and WBTC, while the BNB Chain supports only HTX.

SmarterWebCompany, a firm listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced the purchase of an additional 19 BTC. The company's total holdings now stand at 2,859 BTC.

South Korean crypto exchanges Bithumb and Coinone announced they have placed Map Protocol (MAPO) on their respective delisting watchlists. The exchanges explained the decision was made after confirming a security incident, such as a hack with an unconfirmed or unpatched cause, affecting the asset's wallet or the distributed ledger where it is issued, transmitted, and stored.

Nasdaq-listed AI Financial (formerly Alt5 Sigma), a major holder of WLFI tokens, has pushed back against being characterized as a mere 'WLFI hoarding company.' A company spokesperson told CoinDesk that AI Financial continues to operate its fintech and digital payments businesses while pursuing long-term strategies in digital assets, payment infrastructure, tokenization, and next-generation financial technology. The spokesperson asserted that labeling the company as a simple hoarding entity does not accurately reflect the true scope of its operations. This statement follows a previous filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in which AI Financial disclosed that its continued existence was uncertain. The filing noted the company held only $10.5 million in cash, while a significant portion of its assets—its WLFI tokens—remain locked up.

The hacker who attacked Transit Finance has transferred 832.9 ETH ($1.8 million) to Tornado Cash from an address starting with 0x9db8, CertiK reported. The platform previously detected signs of a hack worth approximately $1.88 million earlier this month.

According to the latest on-chain data from Glassnode, approximately 20% of Bitcoin's total supply is exposed to quantum computing attacks due to user behavior and wallet management habits, not flaws in the protocol's design. BeInCrypto reports that this amounts to 4.12 million BTC, a figure 2.1 times greater than the 1.92 million BTC structurally exposed due to older scripts like Pay-to-Public-Key (P2PK). The vulnerability stems from practices such as address reuse and partial spending, which expose public keys on-chain that should otherwise remain hidden behind a hash. This exposure could allow future high-performance quantum computers to reverse-engineer private keys. Glassnode specifically noted that 1.66 million BTC held by exchanges are exposed to this operational risk.

A new wallet just withdrew 11,827 ZEC, worth $7.96 million, from Binance, according to Lookonchain. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to hold.

The Spot CVD chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The upper section displays a Volume Heatmap, while the lower section shows the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The upper Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a particular range or experiences significant movement, with these brighter areas potentially acting as support or resistance. - The lower Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator shows buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. For example, the yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

According to a report from Glassnode, Bitcoin's (BTC) upward momentum is weakening due to slowing spot demand, reduced ETF inflows, and an excessive accumulation of long positions, even as its market structure remains sound. The firm noted that while BTC has maintained a relatively stable price above key support levels and institutional participation in the futures market is recovering, spot demand, particularly from U.S. institutions, has not yet fully rebounded. The pace of ETF inflows has also decelerated. Glassnode added that sentiment in the options and volatility markets is becoming more conservative at current price levels. The market is currently driven more by derivatives trading than by spot-based strength. Consequently, BTC is likely to continue trading within a broad range until the liquidity environment improves and strong spot buying returns.

The South Korean government is discussing how to monitor cross-border transfers of virtual assets and has emphasized the need for close cooperation among relevant agencies, including the Bank of Korea, Digital Asset reported. Heo Jang, Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, chaired a meeting of the Foreign Exchange Soundness Council and the MSCI Developed Markets Index Promotion Task Force today in Seoul. Attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Bank of Korea, the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, the Korea Exchange, and the Korea Securities Depository. The group reviewed the implementation of a comprehensive roadmap for foreign exchange and capital markets, announced in January, aimed at securing inclusion in the MSCI Developed Markets Index.

U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of approximately $28.1 million on May 20, marking the eighth consecutive day of outflows, according to data compiled by Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: -$30.9 million - BlackRock Staking ETHB: +$4.4 million - Fidelity FETH: -$1.6 million

U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of approximately $70.5 million on May 20, marking the fourth consecutive day of outflows, according to data from Farside Investors. - BlackRock's IBIT: -$61.5 million - Fidelity's FBTC: -$10.1 million - Morgan Stanley's MSBT: +$1.1 million

MAP Protocol announced on X that it has suspended the swap service between its BSC and ERC20-based MAPO tokens and its mainnet MAPO token. The move follows a hacking attack that resulted in the unauthorized minting of one quadrillion MAPO. The project has notified exchanges to halt deposits and withdrawals and has urged users not to trade MAPO from the compromised address on decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap and PancakeSwap. MAP Protocol plans to release a new contract address at a later date and will conduct an asset snapshot. All tokens held by the hacker's address will be invalidated and excluded from the snapshot and subsequent token swap.

An address linked to Galaxy Digital, starting with 0xBED9, purchased 158,100 HYPE ($8.8 million) over the past two hours, Lookonchain reported. Meanwhile, another new address, starting with 0x4CBB, withdrew 536,247 HYPE ($29.87 million) from Coinbase over the past two days. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to hold.

Binance Futures announced that it will list SPCX/USDT perpetual futures at 4:45 a.m. UTC today. The platform will support up to 5x leverage.

Syndicate (SYND), which suffered a bridge hack last month, announced on X that it is ceasing operations after five years. The project stated that it is impossible to continue the business because the rollup market has contracted sharply and EVM rollups no longer function as the standard. It added that since the governance rights for the SYND token are held by a separate entity, the Syndicate Network Collective, there will be no immediate impact on token governance. However, the project plans to proceed with dissolution if a buyer is not found.

U.S. spot Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETFs have recorded their largest single-day net inflow. According to The Block, a total of $25.5 million flowed into the funds on Wednesday. The cumulative net inflow over the last seven trading days now stands at $54 million. 21Shares' Hyperliquid ETF (THYP) accounted for the largest share of Wednesday's activity, with $16.7 million in net inflows. The price of HYPE has risen 44.3% over the past seven days.

24-hour crypto futures liquidations The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $44.20 million liquidated (76.56% shorts) - ETH: $44.47 million liquidated (63.66% shorts) - ZEC: $28.99 million liquidated (94.32% shorts)

On-chain trading card platform Fantasy.top announced via X that it will terminate its service at the end of June. The project explained that while it had distributed over $20 million to users and $3.2 million to its "Heroes," or influencers, over two years of operation, the trading volume from its card model was insufficient for long-term sustainability. The announcement follows allegations of a soft rug pull raised by the project's angel investors in March, who claimed they had received no communication from the team following their investment.

A petition on the South Korean National Assembly's website calling for the repeal of virtual asset taxes has gathered over 50,000 signatures, meeting the threshold for it to be officially referred to a parliamentary committee for review. The petition, which was posted on May 13, met the requirement in about eight days. The petitioner argued that the current crypto tax system requires a fundamental review rather than simple amendments or another postponement. They stressed that imposing taxes without a sufficient institutional foundation, investor protection measures, and consideration for international equity and market conditions would likely only burden the public and hinder the industry's growth.

Mastercard announced it has acquired UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for $1.8 billion. BVNK supports stablecoin payments in over 130 countries and holds payment licenses in multiple nations. Through the acquisition, Mastercard plans to integrate stablecoins into the core infrastructure of its international remittance network, "Mastercard Move." Meanwhile, the company has halted its previously considered plan for a strategic investment in crypto firm Zerohash.

David Hoffman, host of the crypto podcast platform Bankless, announced that he has sold all of his ETH holdings. He did not disclose the specific amount.

Kalshi Inc. has raised an additional $200 million from new investors on top of a previous $1 billion funding round, Bloomberg reported. Venture capital firm Layer Global and British asset manager Baillie Gifford invested in Kalshi for the first time through this round.