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BLUR Underperforms CoinDesk Market Index Ahead of $62M Token Unlock
Huge increase in supply could hurt BLUR’s price. The token has also fallen after SEC labeled other tokens as securities.
21Shares Introduces Exchange-Traded Product for Liquid Staking Platform Lido DAO
While the product offers investors single asset exposure to the liquid staking leader, the Switzerland-based firm classified it as a class 7 risk, the highest level.
Binance's BNB Token Saw Millions in Sell Orders Right Before SEC Lawsuits
In the first nine hours of June 5, BNB’s open interest increased nearly $30 million.
Optimism Says Ether Now Treated as Native Cryptocurrency Alongside OP Token
Representatives of the layer-2 network atop Ethereum confirmed the change in the treatment of ETH after CoinDesk observed a $550 million transfer in blockchain data. The change occurred in conjunction with Optimism's “Bedrock” upgrade this week.
Circle Rolls Out Support for USDC Stablecoin on Arbitrum
Several key applications will support Arbitrum-based USDC like Aave, Balancer, Camelot, Coinbase, Curve, GMX, Radiant, Trader Joe and Uniswap.
Arbitrum Temporarily Stopped Processing Due to Software Bug
The Ethereum layer 2 network went out of service for several hours due to a bug in the sequencer and a resulting transaction backlog that stressed the network. A fix was deployed and the network is now processing again.
BNB, CAKE Plummet Following SEC Crackdown on Binance
Both are significant tokens in the Binance ecosystem and had their prices drop by more than 8%.
Decentralized Exchange DYdX’s Token Spikes Almost 10% After SEC Sues Binance for Alleged Securities Violations
The surge in DYDX comes as the SEC alleges BNB and BUSD – tokens belonging to centralized exchange Binance – are unregistered security offerings.
Optimism-Based Velodrome Token Slides Nearly 8% Ahead of Major Upgrade
Velodrome’s upgrade is slated for June 15 and is a complete overhaul of the protocol.
New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing
Its R stablecoin is collateralized by one crypto asset: liquid staking leader Lido’s staked ether (stETH).
