Recently, there have been frequent hot topics in the cryptocurrency field. Golden Finance brings you a detailed report.
Coinbase announced that it will launch the Vaulta perpetual contract on June 5, 2025. As an important platform in the cryptocurrency trading field, Coinbase has launched a new contract this time, which is expected to provide users with more diversified trading options and further enliven the market trading atmosphere.
FTX announced on the X platform that it has initiated the second phase of the user repayment process. It is expected that more than 5 billion US dollars will be distributed to creditors, who will receive the funds within 1 to 3 working days starting from today. Since FTX’s bankruptcy, its asset disposal and user repayment issues have drawn much attention. The launch of the second phase of the repayment process this time is an important step for it towards debt settlement.
Frankie Hill, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee of the United States, pointed out that President Trump’s activities on cryptocurrencies and meme coins have complicated the work of Congress to pass legislation that has been brewing for many years. He said that the Trump family’s involvement in the meme coin world has distracted lawmakers from both parties and hindered the progress of legislation related to stablecoins and market frameworks. Hill emphasized that Congress has been striving for bipartisan support for stablecoins and market frameworks for five years, and called on lawmakers to focus on the passage of relevant bills to clarify the rules for digital assets in the economy.
BitMEX disclosed in an announcement on Friday that its security team successfully prevented a social engineering attack launched by the Lazarus Group, a hacker group associated with North Korea. In this attack, an employee was contacted via LinkedIn. The other party attempted to induce the victim to run project code containing malicious code under the pretext of jointly developing an NFT market Web3 project.
The employee promptly detected the risk and reported it. The BitMEX security team intervened in the investigation and found that the attack attempted to reuse the “BeaverTail” malicious code. They also identified at least 10 accounts that might have been used for testing or developing malicious software, highlighting the security challenges faced by the cryptocurrency industry.
Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart said on the X platform that REX Shares has submitted the prospectuses for Solana and Ethereum staking ETFs and is expected to be listed on the US market in the coming weeks. These funds are products under the 1940 Act, adopting a C-type company structure and obtaining spot exposure to SOL and ETH through a Cayman subsidiary. Seyffart believes that this is a series of ingenious legal and regulatory evasion strategies to bring the product to market. Even if there is a more efficient structure in the future, this might still be the first way to go online.
New York City Auditor General Brad Lander rejected the proposal put forward by Mayor Eric Adams to issue municipal bonds supported by Bitcoin. Lander made it clear that during his tenure, the largest cities in the United States would not issue such bonds, reflecting the differences among local governments regarding financial innovation related to cryptocurrencies.
The federal judge in charge of the Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm case refused to order the Department of Justice to review the case records to look for materials that might help the Storm defense team. This judicial decision had a significant impact on the course of the case.
According to monitoring data from Farside Investors, ARKB saw a net outflow of $120.1 million yesterday, and Grayscale BTC saw a net outflow of $16.2 million, indicating changes in the flow of market funds.
Brazilian fintech company Meliuz (B3 exchange code: CASH3) announced on May 31 that it would launch a stock offering, planning to raise up to 450 million reais (approximately 78.6 million US dollars) to increase its holdings of Bitcoin.
After the news was announced, the company’s share price dropped by 8% to 8.13 reais on that day. Currently, Meliuz holds 320.25 Bitcoins (worth approximately 33.55 million US dollars), with an average purchase cost of 101,575 US dollars per coin. The new share issuance will be priced on June 12th and trading will commence on June 16th. Existing shareholders will have the right of first refusal to subscribe. Since transforming into a Bitcoin fund management institution in March 2025, the company’s share price has risen by 217% cumulatively.
According to Bitcoin Laws, the Senate has voted to pass the joint committee report (24-7) on Bitcoin Reserve Act SB 21. Now that both houses have passed the report, it means that the bill can finally be submitted to the governor for signature, which will have a significant impact on the US Bitcoin reserve policy.
The cryptocurrency industry continues to undergo significant changes in multiple aspects such as market transactions, regulation, and security. Golden Finance will keep you updated and reported on it.
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