Crypto Morning Brief: CME to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading; Anthropic Completes $6.5B Series H Funding Round
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Crypto Morning Brief: CME to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading; Anthropic Completes $6.5B Series H Funding Round
VanEck launches the U.S.’s first spot BNB ETF, VBNB.
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Yesterday’s Market Highlights
U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 215,000; April Core PCE Inflation YoY at 3.3%
U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending May 23: prior 209,000; consensus 211,000; actual 215,000.
U.S. April core PCE price index year-on-year: 3.3%, in line with expectations of 3.30% and up from the prior 3.20%.
Israeli Media Reports U.S.-Iran MoU Not Approved by Iran’s Supreme Leader
Amichai Stein, a reporter for Israeli i24News, cited a source stating that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not yet approved the memorandum of understanding (MoU), which may be one reason why former U.S. President Donald Trump has also withheld approval. In reality, only Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and his team appear to have reached some form of agreement—yet Iran’s top leadership and ultimate decision-makers have not formally endorsed it.
VanEck Launches First U.S. Spot BNB ETF, VBNB
According to The Block, asset management firm VanEck officially launched its VanEck BNB ETF (ticker: VBNB) on Thursday—the first U.S. exchange-traded product offering direct exposure to spot BNB. VBNB is backed by physical BNB held in cold storage at Anchorage Digital Bank, carries a management fee of 0.39%, and does not currently support staking.
FalconX Has Secretly Filed IPO Application with U.S. SEC
Per CoinDesk, crypto trading firm FalconX has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and engaged investment banks including Cantor to prepare for its initial public offering (IPO). Sources indicate that due to market conditions, FalconX’s listing is expected no earlier than late this year.
FalconX was founded in 2018 and primarily provides institutional clients—including hedge funds, asset managers, and market makers—with digital asset prime brokerage, trade execution, liquidity access, credit, and clearing services. The company raised $150 million in its Series D round in 2022, achieving an $8 billion valuation.
Sui Mainnet Experiences Network Stall; Transaction Processing Suspended
Sui’s official account (@SuiNetwork) tweeted that the Sui mainnet experienced a network stall early on May 29 (Beijing time). Its core engineering team is actively investigating and resolving the issue; transactions may remain suspended during this period, with updates to follow.
CME to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading
According to CoinDesk, CME Group announced that Bitcoin futures and options are now available for 24-hour, seven-day-a-week trading on its Globex platform—with only a routine 60-minute maintenance window each Sunday from 22:00 to 23:00 UTC. The long-watched “CME weekend gap” is thus now history.
Futu and Longbridge Clean Up Accounts Using Fraudulent Documentation and Empty Accounts
According to Yicai News, Futu and Longbridge have recently begun cleaning up accounts opened using fraudulent documentation and empty accounts—those holding neither assets nor positions—and are closing both categories of accounts. Meanwhile, the Futu Niuniu app has added a new shortcut titled “Update Identity Information” under the “Account” section, accompanied by an explanatory notice advising users that if they hold eligible foreign identity documents, updating their information will have no impact on any account functions—including trading, fund deposits, and withdrawals.
ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) Launches Tokenized Gold ETF “ChinaAMC Digital Gold ETF”
ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) announced the official launch of its tokenized gold exchange-traded fund, the “ChinaAMC Digital Gold ETF,” scheduled to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 29, 2026. Built natively on blockchain infrastructure, the fund holds physical gold in a Hong Kong-based institutional-grade vault and employs a physical replication strategy—without investing in futures or other derivatives.
Korea Investment & Securities and OKX to Jointly Acquire 40% Stake in Coinone for Over $300 Million
Per Edaily, Korea Investment & Securities will sign an agreement with OKX on May 29 to each acquire a 20% stake in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone—collectively acquiring 40% equity—for an estimated total of ₩500–600 billion ($360–430 million).
The report notes the transaction will primarily involve newly issued shares, along with some secondary share transfers, while Coinone’s existing management retains control. Korea Investment & Securities and OKX aim to jointly advance business initiatives including tokenized securities issuance and circulation, corporate client digital asset investment, and prime brokerage services.
Samsung Securities Acquires 2% Stake in Dunamu for ~$204 Million
Samsung Securities announced its board has approved the acquisition of 697,487 existing shares of Dunamu—the operator of Upbit—for a 2% equity stake, valued at approximately ₩306.37 billion ($204 million). Samsung Securities stated the investment aims to strengthen competitiveness in digital asset businesses and realize synergies. Reports indicate recent signals from South Korea’s financial regulators suggest potential relaxation of the “separation between finance and virtual assets” rule—accelerating integration trends between traditional financial institutions and virtual asset platforms.
Anthropic Closes $65B H-Round Funding; Post-Money Valuation Reaches $96.5B
Per Caixin, AI unicorn Anthropic closed its $65 billion Series H funding round, achieving a post-money valuation of $96.5 billion—surpassing rival OpenAI for the first time. The round was co-led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoner, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, and includes $15 billion previously committed by hyperscale cloud providers—of which Amazon contributed $5 billion.
Market Data
Recommended Reading
When Vitalik Stops Blogging and Writes Sci-Fi Instead
https://www.techflowpost.com/zh-CN/article/31798
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced he is pausing his technical blog to write *Veridia*, a sci-fi novel centered on decentralized governance. The fictional nation of Veridia implements mechanisms such as tax-rate incentives, privacy-preserving audits, and quadratic voting—reflecting Vitalik’s longstanding thinking on governance design. Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation is undergoing personnel turbulence, with key members departing and the organization shifting toward a leaner, more focused structure. Community reactions to Vitalik’s move are mixed: some view the novel as an effective vehicle for communicating his governance philosophy, while others express ambivalence about his pivot away from technical work at a critical juncture for the Foundation.
Interview with VanEck CEO: Memory Chip Stocks Are a Bubble; Bitcoin Will Endure, but the Token Ecosystem Will Fade
https://www.techflowpost.com/zh-CN/article/31815
This interview with Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck, explores perspectives and trends across AI, semiconductors, memory chips, cryptocurrencies, and ETF markets. Jan van Eck identifies AI compute infrastructure buildout, India’s rise, and excessive fiscal borrowing in developed economies as defining trends over the next decade. He asserts that blockchain, stablecoins, and Bitcoin will persist—but many crypto projects will likely disappear.
A Crypto VC’s Take: “The Final Stop Has Been Reached—All Passengers Please Disembark”
https://www.techflowpost.com/zh-CN/article/31797
A deep-dive analysis of the current state and future trajectory of the cryptocurrency industry. Covering historical development, present conditions, and forward-looking trends, the article argues that the retail era is ending, institutional participation is reshaping the landscape, and the broader digital asset economy is emerging. The author contends that the future of crypto will rely less on “crypto ethos” alone and more on tangible technological applications and integration with traditional finance.
Grayscale Research: HYPE’s 14x P/E Ratio—How Much Upside Remains vs. Robinhood?
https://www.techflowpost.com/zh-CN/article/31800
This article provides a detailed analysis of Hyperliquid—a decentralized exchange—covering its current development status, technical architecture, market breakthroughs, and the value drivers and potential of its native token, HYPE. It highlights Hyperliquid’s innovations in the perpetuals market and its potential implications for traditional finance, as well as how evolving U.S. regulatory frameworks may shape its future.
Hash Global Founder: Why I Also Sold All My ETH
https://www.techflowpost.com/zh-CN/article/31811
This article examines the potential impact of the U.S. CLARITY Act on Ethereum (ETH), and whether ETH could achieve monetary premium comparable to Bitcoin (BTC) or gold. The author presents several key arguments analyzing ETH’s valuation logic, current market dynamics, legal classification implications, DeFi’s influence on ETH demand, and ETH’s potential—and challenges—as an infrastructure asset. The conclusion: while the CLARITY Act may reduce ETH’s regulatory discount, it falls short of enabling ETH to attain monetary premium on par with gold or BTC.
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