Shiba Inu OI Crashes Over 30%, SHIB Burns Grind To A Halt; Is This The End?

Tech  Shiba Inu OI Crashes Over 30%, SHIB Burns Grind To A Halt; Is This The End?  The Shiba Inu (SHIB) price has remained under strong pressure this year as weak demand and fading market momentum continue to weigh on the meme coin. Beyond the price decline, new data now show that Shiba Inu‘s Open Interest (OI) has crashed by more than 30%, while its burn rate has also slowed significantly. The decline in these key metrics points to weakening investor interest, lower trading activity, and reduced network engagement. Combined with Shiba Inu’s ongoing price struggles, these growing bearish signals have raised concerns about whether Shiba Inu is losing the strength that once made it the second-largest meme coin in the crypto market.  Shiba Inu Open Interest Crashes As Price Plummets  On May 27, data from Coinglass revealed that Shiba Inu‘s Open Interest had dropped by 6% to $49.4 million, signaling weakness in futures activity and a decline in investor confidence in the meme coin. During the same period, Shiba Inu’s futures flow plunged by a staggering 190%, with outflows reaching $5.6 million, far exceeding the previous inflows of around $4.74 million.  Notably, this sharp decline pushed the net difference to $865,790 in total closed

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Blackrock Leads $733M Bitcoin ETF Selloff as HYPE Funds Keep Drawing Inflows

Ether ETFs also remained under pressure. The products posted $67.15 million in net outflows, stretching their losing streak to 12 straight trading days. The bulk of the move came from Blackrocks ETHA, which recorded a $65.10 million exit.  Fidelitys FETH added another $2.05 million in outflows. As with , no ether ETF saw fresh inflows during the session. Total ether ETF value traded reached $517.76 million, and net assets closed at $11.63 billion.  vehicles offered a more selective picture. HYPE ETFs continued to stand out as the preferred exposure, bringing in $3.40 million in net inflows. 21Shares‘ THYP added $1.73 million, while Bitwise’s BHYP drew $1.68 million. Total value traded was $118.97 million, with net assets also finishing at $118.97 million.  ETFs posted a smaller gain, adding $557,160. The entire inflow went into Vanecks VSOL. Total value traded came in at $33.04 million, and net assets closed at $963.13 million. XRP ETFs saw no trading activity, as net assets remained at $1.12 billion.  The days flows showed a market still leaning away from its largest crypto ETF exposures, with bitcoin and ether products losing a combined $800.58 million. HYPE and solana inflows offered a small counterweight, but they were not enough to change the

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Is Bitcoin’s relief rally over? - BTC risks falling below $70K again

Bitcoin  Is Bitcoins relief rally over? – BTC risks falling below $70K again  Bitcoin [BTC] has endured a tough second half of May. Earlier this month, the leading crypto marched, seemingly inexorably, past the $80k summit. The bullish price action was at odds with the myriad of on-chain metrics that suggested buyer strength was waning.  The short-term upward momentum was also part of a relief rally that the coin was seeing after the sizeable downward spiral earlier in the year.  Bitcoins continued gains despite the backdrop of a difficult macro environment, but the $83k-$89k was expected to present a significant hurdle to the rally.  Source: BTC/USDT on TradingView  The bearish swing structure set in place earlier this year almost produced a relief rally into the Fibonacci golden pocket at $83.4k-$89.8k. Buyers showed exhaustion above $80K, and the supply overhang left bulls facing a steep uphill battle. They failed to hold momentum, allowing bears to extend the broader downtrend.  This brings gloomy southward price targets of $51,049 and $36,562 as the Fibonacci extension price targets in the coming months.  Another bearish structural shift for BitcoinSource: BTC/USDT on TradingView  The $75k area, highlighted in red, was the latest higher low in Bitcoins former uptrend that reached $82.8k. This swing low was

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Aave Secures FCA Approval for UK Crypto Operations

Despite the regulation milestone, AAVE token prices remained under pressure alongside the rest of the crypto market.  Aave Labs announced on May 28 that its two subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom, Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd., have been granted registration by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as crypto asset exchange providers in the UK.  The approval also gives the firms permission to issue electronic money under the UKs Electronic Money Regulations 2011.  Aave Pushes Deeper Into Regulated Crypto Services  In a post published on X, Aave said the approvals would allow “regulated cryptoasset activities and payments infrastructure” in the UK, including stablecoin on- and off-ramping services.  The companies were assigned firm reference numbers 1031720 and 1031721, while Pushs electronic money authorization carries reference number 900984.  According to Aave founder Stani Kulechov, the setup will allow users to move fiat currency directly into the Aave ecosystem through what he described as a “vertically integrated zero-fee on-ramp.”  He also linked the FCA registration to Aave‘s broader regulatory plans in Europe, referencing the company’s MiCA license through the Central Bank of Ireland for operations across the European Economic Area.  The announcement has come at a particularly busy time for the protocol. Earlier this week, it

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Why Live Ops Now Beat Token Hype in Web3 Games

Choosing a Tech Stack for Frictionless Live Ops  Live ops speed depends on your platform choices. The chain must be cheap, fast, and flexible enough to support frequent updates and high event volume without punishing players with fees or complex signatures. Many teams use L2s or app-chains to achieve this, layer account abstraction for smoother onboarding, and sponsor gas for critical actions.  Consider the full toolchain: a wallet solution that supports social login and session keys; analytics that blend on-chain telemetry with gameplay events; upgradeable contracts with robust testing; and a content pipeline that can ship assets safely under load. For marketplaces, weigh embedded trading against external liquidity—embedded flows often reduce churn and botting but may shrink exposure.  Finally, plan for rollback scenarios. Even with audits, exploits and unintended loops can occur. Feature flags, emergency pause mechanisms, and well-communicated compensation policies are part of responsible live ops when real value is involved.  Monetization and Community Without Eroding Trust  Monetization in Web3 is viable when it feels aligned with fun and fairness. Cosmetic-first strategies, time-limited event passes, and utility NFTs tied to crafting or access rights typically land better than power spikes. Price in local currencies where possible and avoid opaque loot boxes in regions where

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Why Is Crypto Crashing Today? Bitcoin, ETH, XRP Slide May 28

Bitcoin Crypto Ethereum  Why Is Crypto Crashing Today? Bitcoin, ETH, XRP Slide May 28  The total crypto market cap fell roughly 4% in 24 hours to about $2.48 trillion. Bitcoin dropped from the $76,000 region to a five-week low below $73,000. Ethereum fell more than 5% and lost the $2,000 level, hitting an intraday low near $1,968. The damage spread across every major altcoin: Solana, XRP, BNB, Dogecoin, and Hyperliquid all posted losses between 6% and 14%.  The Crypto Fear and Greed Index sits at 22, deep in “extreme fear.”  If youre here asking why your portfolio is bleeding, the short answer is three things hit at once. But the order they hit in is what actually matters, and most coverage is getting that part wrong.  Reason 1: The buyers were already gone (this is the real story)  Heres the part the “blame Iran” headlines miss. The institutional bid had already left the market before the geopolitical news landed.  US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $733 million in net outflows on May 27, the largest single-day withdrawal since February (SoSoValue ETF data). That extended their losing streak to eight straight sessions, with roughly $2.33 billion pulled over two weeks. Ethereum ETFs are worse off, now on a

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Gold recovery pauses amid Iran peace doubts and firm US inflation

Gold bears have the upper hand below 50-day SMA and descending channel resistance  The XAU/USD pair showed some resilience below a technically significant 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) on Thursday and staged a goodish recovery from the lower boundary of a short-term descending channel. This keeps the broader uptrend intact, though the lack of follow-through buying warrants some caution for bullish traders.  Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator sits in negative territory and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) around 42 suggests subdued, not yet oversold, downside momentum. Moreover, the precious metal holds well under the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $4,627.51 and the descending channel hurdle around $4,667.32, keeping a bearish, capped tone intact.  On the downside, immediate support comes from the longer-term 200-day SMA at $4,405.20, ahead of the channel floor near $4,348.84. A sustained violation of the latter would reinforce the current bearish bias and open the door to a deeper corrective phase.

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Crypto Industry Compliance Baseline Has Tightened: Chainalysis

The industry has been raising its security and compliance in response to stricter regulations and growing threats from hackers. North Korean-affiliated hackers alone were responsible for an estimated $2 billion in crypto losses in 2025.  Chainalysis said that in 2020, the industry was still establishing norms, with only 10% meeting the top requirements. However, the rate started increasing in 2023, and now “newer entrants are launching with more aggressive monitoring.”  “This is a sign of rapid ecosystem maturation. Standard compliance configurations today would have been considered industry-leading just five years ago. The industry financial institutions are joining has already built substantial compliance infrastructure, and the bar continues to rise.”  Crypto has a gap in indirect monitoring  Legacy financial institutions have lower triggering thresholds for indirect exposure to both illicit and non-illicit fund flows and are alerted to smaller sums. On average, crypto exchanges set much higher alerting thresholds, and the thresholds vary across categories, according to Chainalysis.  Categories such as ransomware, fraud shops, scams and darknet markets often have indirect thresholds 10 to 20 times higher than their direct equivalents.  “The industrys gap between direct and indirect monitoring creates an opening for illicit actors to exploit. Organizations that close this gap improve their regulatory defensibility and

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AUD/JPY Price Forecast: Declines to near 114.00, while maintaining bullish technical bias

Technical Analysis:  In the daily chart, AUD/JPY holds a constructive bullish bias as it consolidates just under the upper Bollinger Band. Price stands well above the 20-day simple moving average (the Bollinger middle band) and the 100-day moving average, suggesting the broader uptrend remains intact despite the latest pause. The Relative Strength Index (14) hovers around 55, indicating neutral-to-positive momentum rather than overbought conditions, which hints that buyers may still have room to extend gains if resistance gives way.  On the topside, immediate resistance is located at the upper Bollinger Band around 114.65; a daily close above this barrier would open the door to a continuation of the advance. On the downside, initial support is seen at the 20-day SMA near 113.70, with further cushions at the lower Bollinger Band around 112.78 and then at the 100-day EMA near 110.77, where a break would be needed to undermine the prevailing bullish structure.

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Enough Is Enough: Kalshi Slams Polymarket Over Alleged Lack of Compliance and KYC

The reports stated that users completing this verification would gain access to perks such as direct co-location to reduce trading latency.  Nonetheless, Josh Stevens, VP of Engineering at Polymarket, stressed that these reports were false and that the current verifications would be linked to a new product in testing stages.  “No KYC is being added to any part of existing polymarket.com with this launch. Once this product is out of beta no KYC will be required to use it,” he explained.  Kalshi‘s Head of Enforcement, Robert J. DeNault, criticized Stevens’ statements, expressing outrage at the lack of compliance measures from Polymarkets offshore operation. He stressed that Iranians and Russians were using the platform and that the company had been sending merch to a user in Moscow to recruit more Russian users.  “Enough is enough… If Polymarket is serious about stopping this, either bring all operations into compliance (which starts with KYC) or shut down the offshore exchange. What exists now is not a safe or fair platform to offer ,” he declared.  Both Polymarket and Kalshi have been strengthening their compliance operations targeting insider trading operators. Kalshi revamped its anti-insider trading strategy ahead of this years Super Bowl, enhancing its active surveillance system, called Poirot,

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