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🚨 Neue Funktion im Pi Network Wallet! 🔥📱

💲Staking ist jetzt LIVE! ✅
🎖️Möchtest du dein Pi wachsen lassen und gleichzeitig das Netzwerk sichern? Du kannst jetzt die Funktion „Stakes“ direkt von deinem Pi Wallet in der Pi Browser-App aus aufrufen! 💼🚀

🔍 So greifst du zu:
1️⃣ Öffne die Pi Browser-App
2️⃣ Tippe auf „Wallet“ unter Core Team Apps
3️⃣ Klicke in deinem Wallet auf „Stakes“ 🔐
Beginne mit dem Staking deines Pi und verdiene, während du das Pi-Ökosystem unterstützt! 💜🪙

#PiNetwork #PiWallet #PiStaking #KryptoNachrichten #Web3 #Pioniere #PiMainnet #StakePi #PiÖkosystem #PiApps

BREAKING: UK just sanctioned HTX over alleged $1.5B Russia link 🇬🇧🇷🇺

First time EVER a crypto exchange has been hit with Regulation 17A, A bank-tier sanctions tool.

Here's What You Need to Know👇
▪️ HTX (formerly Huobi) accused of routing funds to the Kremlin via the A 7 network & ruble stablecoin
▪️ UK banks BARRED from any HTX dealings
▪️ "Payment chain" rule = ANY transaction that ever touched HTX can be frozen
▪️ Asset freeze + internet sanctions imposed

HTX Response:
"Huobi Global S.A. is DISTINCT from the online HTX exchange. All user funds are safe. Designation arrived without prior notice or evidence."

Justin Sun: "First made aware today", NOT personally sanctioned.

HTX did $3 TRILLION+ in 2025 volume. This is the biggest CEX ever hit with Western sanctions.

What it means:
→ Multi-entity exchange structures (Binance, OKX, Bybit) now legally vulnerable
→ "Too big to sanction" era is OVER
→ Self-custody just got more important than ever

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies Bought Another 111,942 $ETH Last Week ($239M) And Now Holds 5,390,404 ETH ($11.5B)

$BMNR Total Holdings:
➤ 5,390,404 Ethereum (~$11.5B)
➤ 4,712,917 ETH Staked (~$10.1B) - 87%+ of holdings
➤ 203 BTC
➤ $444M cash
➤ $295M in “moonshot” investments (Beast Industries + Eightco)

Total Crypto + Cash + Moonshots: ~$12.3 Billion

Key Highlights
➤ 4.47% of total ETH supply owned
➤ ~$276M current annual staking revenue
➤ 89% progress toward 5% ETH supply goal
➤ Largest Ethereum treasury in the world
➤ #2 largest crypto treasury globally after Strategy
➤ #193 most traded stock in the US with ~$572M daily volume

Die SEC hat die Einführung ihrer Innovationsexemptions für tokenisierte Aktien verzögert und Bedenken hinsichtlich dritter Anbieter geäußert.

Die Exemptions – die in letzter Woche im Newsletter behandelt wurden – würden den Emittenten von tokenisierten Aktien teilweise Erleichterungen von den Registrierungsanforderungen bieten, sodass sie in den USA tätig sein können. Eine überarbeitete Version der Regeln, die sich auf "emittentengeführte Tokens" konzentriert, wird in den kommenden Monaten weiterhin erwartet.

Das Weiße Haus hat begonnen, die Vorschläge der CFTC für Regelungen zu Vorhersagemärkten zu überprüfen.

Dies ist Teil eines größeren Vorstoßes vom CFTC-Vorsitzenden Michael Selig, der versucht, die Zuständigkeit seiner Behörde über Vorhersagemärkte zu behaupten und gegen staatliche Bestrebungen vorzugehen, Plattformen einzuschränken. Präsident Trump, selbst ein Verbündeter von Selig, wurde diese Woche von der New York Times wegen der Investitionen seiner Familie in mehrere Vorhersagemarkt-Plattformen kritisiert.

Tickets sind jetzt für den 2026 Avalanche Summit in New York City erhältlich.

Das zweitägige Event — geplant für den 16.-17. September im Chelsea Industrial — bringt Builder, Institutionen und Investoren aus dem gesamten Avalanche-Ökosystem zusammen. Verwende den Promo-Code BLOCK15 an der Kasse für einen Rabatt von 15%.

NEUESTE UPDATE ZUM $PI NETWORK

UPDATE: Das Pi Mainnet wurde erfolgreich auf Protokoll 23 aktualisiert und bewegt sich nun in Richtung Protokoll 24.

Alle Mainnet-Knoten müssen das erforderliche Upgrade vor der Frist am 2. Juni abschließen, um mit dem Netzwerk verbunden zu bleiben.

Das Upgrade stellt einen weiteren wichtigen Infrastruktur-Schritt für das $Pi Network dar, während es sich auf die nächste Phase der Mainnet-Operationen vorbereitet.

US Government Takes $2B Equity Stake In Quantum Computing Giants

🇺🇸 Trump administration is investing $2 billion across 9 quantum firms and taking minority equity stakes in return.

The Breakdown:
➡️ IBM: $1 billion to launch new quantum chip subsidiary "Anderon" in Albany
➡️ GlobalFoundries: $375 million for domestic quantum foundry
➡️ D-Wave, Rigetti, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum: ~$100M each
➡️ Diraq: up to $38 million
➡️ Atom Computing and Quantinuum complete the list

Market Went Wild:
✅ IBM +12%
✅ D-Wave +33%
✅ Rigetti +30%
✅ Infleqtion +31%
✅ IonQ +12%, Arqit +25%

Why Crypto Cares:
Quantum computing is the long-term threat to Bitcoin and chains using ECDSA cryptography. State-backed acceleration brings Q-Day closer, making post-quantum narratives critical to watch.

Der Unchained Summit beginnt in Vietnam.

Die Crypto Valley Conference startet in der Schweiz. Die Toronto Blockchain Expo geht ebenfalls los.

Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over allegedly misleading claims tied to Terra collapse, faces up to 20 years in prison

Singapore charged former Hodlnaut CEO Zhu Juntao with fraud over allegedly misleading statements tied to TerraUSD's collapse, with the charges carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Authorities alleged Zhu directed employees to publish statements claiming Hodlnaut had no direct exposure to UST and suffered no losses from the crash.

An affidavit previously cited exclusively by The Block showed Hodlnaut lost roughly $189.7 million following the collapse of TerraUSD in May 2022 before the platform halted operations later that year.

Singapore has continued ramping up enforcement against crypto-related crime, including last year's arrests and extraditions tied to alleged crypto wash trading schemes.

Mastercard secures New York BitLicense as it continues to expand crypto services

Mastercard secured a New York State BitLicense as the payments giant continues expanding into stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure.

Mastercard said the approval supports its long-term strategy to engage with digital assets while aligning with regulatory expectations around compliance, security, and risk management.

The company has broadened its crypto push through partnerships with firms including Binance, Circle, Ripple, PayPal, and Crypto.com to support stablecoin payments and blockchain-based transfers.

Mastercard has also expanded its crypto card offerings with partners including MetaMask, Bybit, and Gemini, while recently agreeing to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK.

Robinhood says AI-powered crypto trading coming after launching agentic stock trading beta

Robinhood said it plans to let customers use AI agents to trade crypto on their behalf as part of a broader push into agentic finance.

Robinhood launched the beta version of its agentic trading platform for equities on Wednesday, allowing users to connect AI agents to manage trading activity separately from their main portfolios.

The company said support for crypto, options, futures, and event contracts is "coming soon," once the initiative expands beyond beta.

Robinhood said customers can connect AI agents to its AI-native MCP servers to integrate trading tools directly into the platform without relying on unofficial APIs or workarounds.

The news comes as crypto firms, including Coinbase and Gemini, increasingly explore AI-driven trading and autonomous financial tools.

Robinhood has continued expanding deeper into digital assets following its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, despite crypto revenue and trading volumes falling roughly 50% in the first quarter.

‎Anonymous New York suit claims 3.8M BTC in 39,069 dormant wallets
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‎Pseudonymous plaintiff dubbed "Noah Doe" and two Wyoming LLCs have filed a 901-page New York Supreme Court case seeking ownership of about 3.8 million BTC in 39,069 long-dormant wallets.
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According to U.Today and CryptoNews, Doe claims he discovered a security flaw that left some self-custodied wallets inaccessible, then built software to scan blockchain data for wallets with no activity for at least five years. Between late 2024 and April 2025 he allegedly identified tens of thousands of such addresses, copied their public data to USB drives, and handed them to the NYPD, which issued property invoices naming him as the finder. Doe says he then tried to contact owners using OP_RETURN messages embedded on-chain and a global press release; about424 owners reportedly responded, leaving39,069 wallets unclaimed.
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The lawsuit now asks the New York Supreme Court to quiet title and treat the remaining wallets as abandoned property, even though courts cannot move BTC without the private keys.
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The next milestones will be how the New York Supreme Court responds to this abandoned-property theory and whether any additional wallet owners or regulators intervene. Early procedural rulings and any challenges tied to Satoshi-era or Mt. Gox-linked wallets will indicate how far this unprecedented claim might advance.

Grayscale: SpaceX S-1 shows 18,712 BTC, $1.4B treasury

Grayscale Research says SpaceX's S-1 IPO filing discloses 18,712 BTC—roughly a $1.4 billion position—potentially making it one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries among diversified public companies.

According to a new Grayscale Research note, SpaceX's recent S-1 filing with the SEC lists 18,712 BTC under digital assets. Multiple outlets report this stash was acquired for about $661 million and is now worth around $1.3–$1.6 billion depending on Bitcoin's price, roughly aligning with Grayscale's ~$1.4 billion estimate. Coverage from Business Insider, CryptoSlate, CryptoPotato, crypto.news, Bitcoin.com, and Yahoo Finance all ties the figure to the S-1 ahead of SpaceX's planned June Nasdaq listing.

Goldenes Kreuz trifft auf $14B Liquidationsfalle. Wird BTC zuerst $70K oder $80K durchbrechen?

Das goldene Kreuz von Bitcoin könnte eine Bullenfalle sein.

$BTC zeigt ein bullishes goldenes Kreuzsignal, aber es gibt ein großes Risiko, das unter dem Markt lauert: fast $14B an Long-Liquidationen könnten ausgelöst werden, wenn der Preis nach unten tendiert.

Das macht diesen Moment so gefährlich. Die technische Struktur sieht auf den ersten Blick bullish aus, doch der Leverage bleibt extrem hoch, was Bedingungen für ein scharfes Volatilitätsereignis in beide Richtungen schafft. Eine Rückeroberung der Stärke könnte $BTC in Richtung $80K treiben, während der Verlust der Unterstützung schnell den Weg zurück zu $70K öffnen könnte.

Ich denke, der nächste Zug wird weniger von Indikatoren abhängen und mehr von der Liquidität. In diesem Markt tendiert der Preis dazu, dort zu bewegen, wo die Trader gefangen sind.

Trader, seid wachsam.

As The Market Drops, An Ethereum OG Is Buying The Dip Again

This #EthereumOG previously turned a $91K investment into $34.2M, A massive 376x return.

🔹 10 years ago, the wallet received 12,001 ETH from ShapeShift at just $7.58 per ETH
🔹 Over a year ago, the holder sold the stash for 34.3M USDC at around $2,856
🔹 Total realized profit: ~$34.2M

Now, after ETH’s recent drop, the same wallet is accumulating again.

So far, the OG has bought 3,942 ETH worth ~$8.08M at an average price of $2,049 and may still be buying.

📢 PI NETWORK MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THIS LEGAL ERA ⚖️📜

🚨 US is entering the most distinct crypto legal phase in history. 🇺🇸
And the interesting thing is…
the Pi Network model seems to have been oriented in this direction from years ago. 👀

First is the GENIUS Act — the legislation that has officially become law to regulate Stablecoins. ⚖️

In the past:
many stablecoins operated almost like a flea market. 🏪

But now:
anyone wanting to issue stablecoins in the US must:
• have 100% real backing assets 💵
• apply for an operating license 🪪
• comply with a surveillance mechanism just like the financial system. 🏦

But what matters more to the crypto market is:
💥 CLARITY Act.
This act aims to classify crypto more clearly:
• Truly decentralized coins (BTC, ETH,…) → tend to belong to the "Digital Commodity" group managed by the CFTC. 🌐
• Investment/security tokens → managed by the SEC. 📈
• Stablecoins → have their own framework. 🪙

The goals:
✅ reduce litigation
✅ create a clear legal corridor
✅ pave the way for large institutions to participate in crypto in the US. 🏢

So what about Pi Network? 🤔
Pi is NOT a Stablecoin.
Pi does not peg its price to USD or any other asset

→ so basically it does not fall into the group directly affected by the GENIUS
Act. 👀

If looking from the perspective of the CLARITY Act, Pi tends to be closer to the "digital commodity / utility ecosystem asset" model, meaning an asset tied to a blockchain, utility, and a real-operating ecosystem. ⚙️

What is noteworthy is…

Right from the 2019 Whitepaper, Pi Core Team oriented Pi to not be merely a coin for trading. 📑

They talked about:
• digital currency 💸
• utility token 🔑
• distributed blockchain 🔗
• smart contract 📑
• dApp 📱
• real ecosystem 🌍

That means the Pi model from the beginning has leaned more towards a utility ecosystem than a simple speculative token. ⚙️

‎1B flees BTC and ETH ETFs for alts
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‎•Are XRP & HYPE the new ETF kings?
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‎The 1B rotation from BTC and $ETH ETFs into alts isn't a coronation, it's a rotation cycle, not a regime change.BTC and ETH ETFs had massive inflows early on. Profit-taking + hunt for higher yields is natural capital behavior, not necessarily a vote of no confidence in the majors.
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‎When institutional money matures a position, it looks for the next growth pocket. That's just portfolio management, not a paradigm shift.XRP has regulatory clarity now (a rare commodity), existing institutional rails via ODL corridors, and an ETF filing that's being taken seriously.
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‎That's a strong structural argument, not just momentum hype. But "ETF king" is premature. Approval isn't guaranteed, and even if approved, inflows depend on whether advisors actually allocate.HYPE is riding the DeFi resurgence and social momentum, but calling it an "ETF king" is a stretch. It doesn't yet have the regulatory framework, institutional product pipeline, or track record that ETF approval requires. It's a momentum play, not an infrastructure one.
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‎The $1B outflow tells us the market is broadening, not abandoning. Smart money isn't choosing sides — it's diversifying. BTC and ETH remain the bedrock. Alts are catching the overflow of capital looking for asymmetric upside.XRP has a legitimate structural case for an ETF. HYPE has narrative momentum but lacks the institutional plumbing. Neither is replacing BTC/ETH, they're supplementing the ecosystem. The "new king" framing is catchy but misleading. This is expansion, not replacement

⚠️ Liebe Pi Pioniere,

Achtet auf Betrügereien, die folgendes beinhalten:

🔗 P2P Swaps/Austausche im Pi Browser
🔗 Wallet-Validierung oder -Freischaltung
🔗 VIP oder Premium KYC
🔗 Kostenlose Pi-Giveaways (z.B. 314π, 614π)
🔗 Nachrichten, die behaupten, euch Pi zu schenken
🔗 Hilfsangebote auf Telegram oder im Chat für Wallet-Migration/-Freischaltung
🔗 E-Mails von “Pi Financial Community”, die kostenloses Pi anbieten

❌ ALLES SIND BETRÜGERISCH.
Sie werden euer Pi stehlen. Teilt niemals eure Wallet-Passphrase! Gebt eure Passphrase nur auf wallet.pinet.com ein.
⚠️ Bleibt wachsam — Betrüger könnten sich als Mitpioniere ausgeben und euch bitten, sie direkt zu kontaktieren.

Vitalik Buterin sagt, dass die Ethereum Foundation ein 'kleineres Schiff' sein wird, weniger ETH verkaufen wird, während Forscher abwandern

Vitalik Buterin erklärte, dass die Ethereum Foundation plant, ein "kleineres Schiff" zu werden, das sich auf Langlebigkeit sowie die Zensurresistenz, Privatsphäre und Sicherheitsmerkmale von Ethereum konzentriert, anstatt auf eine breitere Ökosystemerweiterung.

Buterin stellte den Beitrag als seine persönliche Meinung dar und nicht als offizielle Position der Ethereum Foundation, während er die Umstrukturierung der Non-Profit-Organisation angesichts einer Welle von hochkarätigen Abgängen verteidigte.

Der Mitgründer von Ethereum fügte hinzu, dass die EF künftig weniger ETH verkaufen wird und betonte, dass die Organisation jetzt nur etwa 0,16 % des zirkulierenden Ether-Angebots kontrolliert.

Buterin skizzierte drei technische Prioritäten für die nächste Phase von Ethereum: KI-unterstützte formale Verifizierung, robustes Konsensdesign und Minimierung von Intermediären im gesamten Netzwerk-Stack.

Er wies die Idee zurück, dass Ethereum hauptsächlich im Hinblick auf die Transaktionsgeschwindigkeit konkurrieren sollte, und warnte, dass die Priorisierung der Skalierbarkeit über die Dezentralisierung zu "Mittelmäßigkeit" führen würde.

Buterin erkannte auch an, dass einige Initiativen zur Unterstützung von ETH als Vermögenswert von externen Organisationen und "anderen Helden" kommen müssen, anstatt von der Ethereum Foundation selbst.