Welcome to the 134th edition of Sharding Weekly! 2026/6/1 - 2026/6/7 Some Highlights: 🔸U.S. unemployment remains at 4.3% 🔸MicroStrategy sold 32 BTC for $2.5M at an average price of $77.1K 🔸Binance launches 24/5 trading for 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs 🔸SpaceX targets $135/share in public offering --- 📰News $BTC •Mt. Gox moves 10,306 BTC to a new wallet after two months of inactivity •Strive acquires 2,500 BTC for $183M $ETH •Bitmine acquired 26,497 ETH over the past week •Bitmine launches a 9.5%-yield preferred stock offering Others •JPMorgan, Citi, and major U.S. banks launch tokenized deposits to compete with crypto •$TON to rebrand its token from TON to $GRAM •CME launches 24/7 crypto futures and options trading •Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe to launch a stablecoin platform •Researcher finds Zcash bug enabling unlimited token minting --- 📖Good Reads •@saylor - The Four Ideologies of Bitcoin •@DWFVentures - The Pre-IPO Gold Rush •@0xkioto - The Six Sectors That Will Define Crypto for the Next Decade •@a16zcrypto - Why prediction markets matter •@ferbsol - nobody talks about what trading does to your brain •@defiance_cr - The End of Financial Stagnation •@KSimback - Proof of Useful Work: Make Mining Great Again •@MoonOverlord - Pokemon / TCG / Gacha rant •@0x_Lucas - Why I’m Still Bullish ETH (And You Should Too) •@credistick - Survival of the Fittest --- 💰Crypto Fundraising DeFi •@AxisFDN - $TBD Strategic •@MobiusExchange - $TBD Strategic led by @yzilabs Prediction Markets •@K25dotai - 4m Strategic Payments •@wasabicard - 10m Pre-Series A Exchange •@SignalPlus_Web3 - 50m Extended Series B led by @HashKeyGroup Social •@AIVIVEHQ - 8m Series A Series B led by @Echo3labs @gwglobal_cap @0xVegaVentures @UZcapitalX @BMFxyz That’s all🥂 --- If you feel this thread is helpful, welcome to follow @ciaobelindazhou @cchungccc Thank you for all your support! Have a great day! Full content 👇 x.com/ShardingCapital/status…

Today in Bitcoin Adoption - 5th June 2026 🟠 @MorganStanley & @galaxyhq launched in-kind creations for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ($MSBT) - Wealth Management clients can now lend BTC to Galaxy and receive ETP shares in return, the long-awaited plumbing upgrade letting tax-sensitive institutional capital move into the regulated wrapper without selling. 🇸🇪 @BitcoinTCAB announced Sweden's first BTC-backed preferred stock ("BTC PREF") paying a 10% annual dividend, listing on the Spotlight Stock Market on July 20th - a $2.5M raise structured to channel fixed-income capital into BTC accumulation. 🟠 7RCC Global debuted the Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF (NYSE Arca: $BTCK) - a hybrid product pairing BTC with regulated carbon credit futures, expanding the regulated-vehicle menu for ESG-mandated capital.

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Welcome to the 133th edition of Sharding Weekly! 2026/5/25 - 2026/5/31 Some Highlights: 🔸Trump says he will “never let crypto down.” 🔸The US military struck Iranian drones and a launch unit after Iran fired at a US commercial ship 🔸The US and Iran reportedly reached a deal to extend their ceasefire by 60 days, pending Trump’s final approval 🔸Former BoJ board member says a rate hike is likely in June 🔸Robinhood to launch AI agent trading for stocks and crypto 🔸Banca Sella becomes the first major Italian bank to offer crypto services 🔸ICE held multiple discussions with Hyperliquid to evaluate the onchain perps market 🔸FTX targets July 31 for its next creditor payout and seeks approval to unlock another $600m --- 📰News $BTC •Strategy repurchased $1.5B of its 2029 notes at an 8% discount, boosting BTC Yield and lowering debt •Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘Strive’ buys 1,109 Bitcoin •Sequans ends its Bitcoin treasury strategy and plans to sell its remaining 658 BTC $ETH •BitMine added 111,942 ETH last week Others •Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has seized nearly $1B in Iran-linked crypto •SEC grants Paxos approval to clear and settle securities on blockchain rails •OKX’s X Layer launches Exchange OS for creating custom crypto markets •SoFi officially launches access to its stablecoin for 15M users •Mastercard secures a New York BitLicense to expand its stablecoin and blockchain settlement infrastructure •@Pumpfun launches multichain trading with one wallet and SOL-powered gas sponsorship •Samsung affiliates are acquiring a $408M stake in Upbit parent Dunamu •Tokenized Pokémon card marketplaces hit a record $7.4M in volume ahead of the franchise’s 30th anniversary •CFTC seeks to void Gemini’s $5M settlement, saying the 2022 case should never have been filed •@Polymarket VP says KYC only applies to its early beta product, not the main platform •Grayscale delays IPO plans •Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.8 with 3x cheaper Fast Mode pricing •Jamie Dimon criticizes the Clarity Act and says banks will oppose it --- 📖Good Reads •@VitalikButerin - Ethereum Foundation’s Shift Toward Decentralization and Long-Term Resilience •@TrustlessState - Why I Sold My ETH •@dunleavy89 - Why Ethereum May Be Deeply Mispriced and What Most Investors Are Missing •@brian_armstrong - 8 Key Upgrades Needed for the Future Financial System •@Grayscale - Hyperliquid Breaks the Mold •@cyrilXBT - @pmarca drops 17 massive AI predictions •@stacy_muur - My gameplay for Web3.1 •@neuralunlock - How to Raise (A VC’s Perspective) •@HFI_Research - We Are Going Full Speed Into The Wall •@PanteraCapital - Pantera Blockchain Letter :: May 2026 --- 💰Crypto Fundraising Infrastructure AI •@AIW3_official - $TBD Strategic investment from @Liquid_Capital_ •@Replit - $TBD Strategic investment from @Visa DeFi •@HypernovaX - 3m Pre-Seed led by @Lemniscap Exchange •@CoinoneOfficial - 53m Strategic Analytics Platform •@otomato_xyz - 2m Strategic led by @Improbableio Compliance •@getdidit - 7.5m Seed Interoperability •@squidrouter - 6m Strategic led by @NorthIslandVC That’s all🥂 --- If you feel this thread is helpful, welcome to follow @ciaobelindazhou @cchungccc Thank you for all your support! Have a great day! Full content 👇 x.com/ShardingCapital/status…

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Today in Bitcoin Adoption - May 28th 🟠 @Strategy now buying Bitcoin at 2× the rate miners can produce it. Michael @Saylor said the company has bought $11B of BTC YTD and is running at a $24B annualized pace. 🇺🇸 Texas named the five members of its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee - the body that will set custody, risk, and valuation policy for the state's official BTC reserve. 🟠 Fidelity @DigitalAssets says Bitcoin is "entering an era of scarcity" - projecting public companies could hold ~2M BTC by 2029, while less than 1M BTC remains to be mined. 🇺🇸 @BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) saw a $528M outflow - the second-largest single-day on record. IBIT still holds ~$64B in lifetime inflows. 🇫🇷 Publicly traded @Sequans is ending its Bitcoin treasury strategy and will sell remaining holdings over time, returning focus to its IoT semiconductor business.

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#OpenDigest | 29 May 2026 Each week, we bring you the biggest headlines, sharpest insights, and key updates on stablecoins, tokenized RWAs, and the OpenEden ecosystem. All in one place.👇

Welcome to the 132th edition of Sharding Weekly! 2026/5/18 - 2026/5/24 Some Highlights: 🔸Trump says Iran peace deal framework is largely negotiated, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz 🔸Traders fully price in a 25bps Fed rate hike by end of 2026 🔸The US Senate advances measure requiring congressional approval for continued military action against Iran 🔸Trump orders US regulators to integrate crypto into traditional finance and payments 🔸Rep. Begich introduces Bitcoin bill to codify its strategic importance in the US 🔸SEC delays plan to allow tokenized stock trading amid concerns and pushback 🔸Michael Saylor says Strategy bought bonds instead of Bitcoin this week 🔸Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially files for IPO under ticker $SPCX --- 📰News $BTC •Strategy acquired 24,869 BTC for $2.01B at an average price of $80,985 •Iran launches Bitcoin-backed insurance service for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz •Minnesota Governor signs bill allowing banks and credit unions to offer Bitcoin custody services to customers •Trump’s Truth Social withdraws its Bitcoin ETF application with the SEC •SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals holdings of 18,712 BTC at an average cost of $35,000 •SEC approves options trading for the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index •Mark Cuban reveals he sold most of his BTC holdings $ETH •Bitmine bought 71,672 ETH last week, raising holdings to 5.28M ETH $SOL •Goldman Sachs sold all SOL and XRP ETF holdings and added a new HYPE-related $PURR position in Q1 Others •Japan’s FSA officially recognizes foreign-issued stablecoins as legal electronic payment methods starting June 1 •Tether files seven trademark applications in South Korea, including Tether Gold •Elon Musk loses OpenAI lawsuit over late filing •OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic •Samsung’s South Korean labor union postpones strike •South Korea considers scrapping its planned 22% crypto tax •@Polymarket says no user funds were affected after a compromised 6-year-old private key was discovered and replaced •@fantasy_top_ announces shutdown of operations --- 📖Good Reads •@chuk_xyz - Agentic Finance Is More Than AI That Can Pay •@ustyianskyi - weekly research notes #8 •@AvgJoesCrypto - State of Solana Q1 2026 •@mignano - The Biometric Web •@Bitwise - Hyperliquid Is What You Get When Crypto Is Allowed To Grow Up •@BarterDeFi - Fixed-rate Lending: The long road to predictable credit •@coingecko - 2026 Crypto Perps Report •@blocmates - Collectibles Market Pulse Check •@a16zcrypto - The latency cost of censorship resistance •@castle_labs - The Vaultification of Finance --- 💰Crypto Fundraising DeFi •@TownSquarexyz - 16.25m Pre-Series A AI •@AEON_Community - 8m Pre-Seed led by @yzilabs •@catena_labs - 30m Series A led by @a16zcrypto @acrewcapital •@ExaAILabs - 250m Series C led by @a16zcrypto Exchange •@variational_io - 50m Series A led by @dragonfly_xyz •@popdex_ - 30m Seed led by @ForesightVen •@temple_ny - $TBD Strategic investment from SBI Group Prediction Markets •@Kalshi - 200m Extended Series F •@K25dotai - 2m Pre-Series A led by NewGenIVF Group RWA •@jia_DeFi - 3m Extended Seed led by @cbventures Analytics Platform •@daokraft_ai - 3.4m Private Token Sale Payments •@UseLemfi - $TBD Extended Series B investment from @tether •@checkercorp - 8.1m Seed led by @GalaxyHQ @hiFramework @almadaventures •@cyclesmoney - 6.4m Seed led by Blockchange Ventures Wallet •@sortedwallet - 4.4m Seed led by @tether @GnosisVC •@FOUNDATIONdvcs - 6.4m led by @FulgurVentures GameFi •@tomoland_app - 2m led by @Sky9Capital That’s all🥂 --- If you feel this thread is helpful, welcome to follow @ciaobelindazhou @cchungccc Thank you for all your support! Have a great day! Full content 👇 x.com/ShardingCapital/status…

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