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Iran Suspends US Talks, Hormuz Strait Threat Tests Bitcoin Haven Trade "Iran has suspended indirect negotiations with the United States, according to Tasnim, after alleged ceasefire violations in Lebanon and Gaza." For crypto traders on June 1, 2026, Iran suspending U.S. ...

Arthur Hayes Multicoin Capital Bet Turns HYPE Versus SOL The "Arthur Hayes Multicoin Capital bet" is a public wager between Arthur Hayes and Kyle Samani over whether HYPE or SOL delivers the better return from June 2, 2024, to January 1, 2027. Hayes, the BitMEX co-founde ...

Web3 Dead, DeFi and DePIN Remain as Crypto Identity Crisis Deepens "Web3 dead, DeFi and DePIN remain" is Kyle Samani's blunt read on where crypto is going. Samani, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, was responding after Starknet co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson said crypto is going through an ide ...

US Treasury Rejects CBDC as CLARITY Becomes Crypto Test The U.S. Treasury has rejected a Central Bank Digital Currency, taking the digital dollar off the table for now. On May 30, 2026, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump's administration will not all ...

us seizes iranian crypto worth $1,000,000,000, testing Bitcoin sanctions trade The United States has reportedly seized $1,000,000,000 in Iranian crypto. Big number. Bigger signal. My take: this drags sanctions enforcement straight into the crypto market, not as a side issue but as the tr ...

CZ on AI company failures tests crypto's risk appetite CZ's warning about AI company failures is not really an AI take. It is a capital cycle take. The hype matters, obviously, but the funding cycle is doing the heavier lifting here. Changpeng Zhao said most AI companies will go bankrupt ...

Samsung Invests $408M in Upbit Parent, Pointing to Bigger Crypto Plans Samsung put $408 million into Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange. Several Samsung divisions now hold a 4% stake. My take: the $408 million is not the interesting part. The more us ...

US Lists First BNB ETF as VanEck Tests Crypto Access On May 29, 2026, the United States listed its first spot BNB Exchange Traded Fund, with VanEck named as the issuer. The U.S. now has a spot ETF tied to BNB. My take: that is not just another crypto headline. BNB has mo ...

Sui network outage stops blocks for two hours, rattling some buyers The Sui network went down today, with new blocks stopping for more than two hours, according to Suiscan. People notice that fast. I'll be honest: for a newer Layer 1, a 120-minute pause is not just an ugly block explorer ...

Trump $250 Bill Proposal Tests Bitcoin's Fiat-Debasement Trade The Trump $250 bill proposal would put Donald Trump on a new U.S. banknote, if Congress carves out an exception to current rules. For crypto traders, the portrait is not the main event. My take: the ugly part is more useful t ...