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‘No longer a distant place’: F2Pool Co-founder Chun Wang joins SpaceX’s 2-year mission to Mars
Wang will board Starship on a two-year mission that will explore outside the Earth-Moon system and conduct a fly-by of Mars.
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SpaceX reveals larger-than-expected Bitcoin holdings in IPO filing
SpaceX is expected to go public next month, which would make its 18,712 Bitcoin holdings rank seventh among public companies.
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Here’s How XRP Is Making Its Next Major Push Into The Trillion-Dollar Wall Street
XRP is making its boldest move yet into mainstream finance as two of the biggest names in traditional finance are stepping deeper into crypto. The CME Group and Nasdaq have announced plans to introduce a new crypto index futures product, and XRP is included in the basket. The contract will give inst
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Ethereum leads $65 billion RWA race as blockchains compete for institutional tokenization flows
The distributed market structure suggests the RWA landscape has not yet consolidated around a clear winner.
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Tokenized equities daily volume hits all-time high of $3.57 billion
The Block's data shows onchain equities trading volume growing since the start of the year, and hitting an all-time high on Monday.
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Polymarket unlocks $5 trillion private market for retail traders, previously reserved for elites
Polymarket has successfully opened access to a $5 trillion private market that was previously exclusive to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The decentralized prediction market platform announced the milestone expansion, allowing retail traders to participate in previously restricted trading opportunities through its blockchain-based infrastructure. The private market sector has traditionally
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Solana is shedding its memecoin reputation as big banks move billions into its ecosystem
Major financial institutions are pouring billions of dollars into the Solana ecosystem, marking a significant shift away from the blockchain's association with speculative memecoins. According to recent data, several prominent banks have allocated substantial capital to Solana-based infrastructure projects and decentralized finance protocols, though specific institutional names and
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Ex-OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6 billion AI play
Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has launched a $13.6 billion artificial intelligence venture with significant investments in cryptocurrency mining infrastructure. The ex-OpenAI executive, who previously worked on the company's safety and alignment research, is betting that crypto miners' existing hardware and energy infrastructure can be repurposed
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Bitcoin slides under $77,000 as oil shock and Treasury yields hit risk assets
Bitcoin dropped below $77,000 during Monday's trading session as broader market turbulence weighed on risk assets. The world's largest cryptocurrency declined alongside traditional markets, which faced pressure from rising Treasury yields and disruptions in oil markets. The sell-off marked a notable retreat from Bitcoin'
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HYPE ETFs post 2026’s strongest altcoin debut as inflow test comes next
Bitwise's BHYP recorded $4.31 million in debut trading volume on May 15, the largest opening day among the 2026 spot altcoin ETF launches in the US, exceeding Chainlink fund CLNK's prior high of $3.23 million by 33% and Avalanche fund BAVA's $2.61 million debut by 65%. Combined with 21Shares' THYP,
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Italy’s largest bank more than doubles crypto holdings to $235M in Q1: Report
Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while nearly exiting Solana entirely.
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Michael Saylor floated Bitcoin sales idea to avoid 'impairing' the asset
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said that continuing to use the “never sell” Bitcoin mantra could ultimately undermine the very asset his company is built around.