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Markets
Bitcoin Hits 3-Month High As Iran Truce Holds
BTC hit an intraday high of $82,800, even as Strategy's chairman opened the door to selling Bitcoin to fund preferred dividends.

Markets
Zcash Rallies 30% on Multicoin Investment News
The crypto VC's co-founder said the firm has been buying ZEC since February, and has "built a significant position."

TradFi & Fintech
Morgan Stanley Launches Crypto Trading for Retail Clients: Report
The $2 trillion financial services firm has rolled out cryptocurrency trading capabilities on its E*Trade retail brokerage platform.

DeFi
Coinbase Taps Centrifuge as Preferred Tokenization Partner
The exchange's strategic investment cements Centrifuge as the go-to issuance layer for compliant onchain assets, starting with a tokenized S&P 500 product for non-U.S. users.

DeFi
Kelp DAO Accuses LayerZero of Deflecting Blame for $300M Bridge Hack
The liquid restaking protocol argues that the 1-of-1 verifier setup at the center of the April 18 exploit was LayerZero's own documented default.

DeFi
Lighter Names USDC as Preferred Stablecoin in New Circle Partnership
The agreement spans spot and perpetual trading, settlement, liquidations, and onboarding flows on the decentralized exchange.

TradFi & Fintech
CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures on June 1
The derivatives giant is rolling out CFTC-regulated contracts that let traders isolate Bitcoin volatility from price direction, settling to a new 30-day implied volatility benchmark.

Markets
Bitcoin Reclaims $81,000 As ETF Inflows Surge Despite Iran Escalation
BTC prints its highest level since January, even as UAE air defenses engage Iranian missiles and drones.

TradFi & Fintech
a16z Crypto Raises $2.2B Fund to Turn New Infra into Everyday Products
a16z crypto's Crypto Fund 5 was announced just a day after Haun Ventures revealed its $1 billion fund focused on crypto and the agentic economy.

Blockchains
Toncoin Surges as Telegram Takes Direct Control of TON Network
Pavel Durov says Telegram will replace the TON Foundation and become the network's largest validator as part of a ‘Make TON Great Again’ roadmap.





