Vitalik has sold various types of cryptocurrency in the past two days, and then transferred around $560,000 USDC and 27 ETH via Railgun.

May 30: HYPE surged above $65 to a new all-time high. Hyperliquid’s financial arm HypeStrat has surpassed $1 billion in unrealized gains from its HYPE holdings—making it the largest such figure among all Decentralized Autonomous Treasuries (DATs). Conversely, Ethereum-focused treasury firm BitMine (BMNR) has racked up over $8 billion in unrealized losses, the highest of any crypto treasury firm globally.

On May 30, CloverPool data shows that Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjusted at 18:29 at block height 951,552, climbing 1.72% to 138.96 T. The global network’s average hash rate over the past week is approximately 1.02 ZH/s.

May 30, 2026 – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins told attendees at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum that the SEC is actively working to advance former President Trump’s goal of “Making America the Global Cryptocurrency Hub.” The agency is partnering with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to move forward on Project Crypto, an effort to strengthen the regulatory framework for the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. Atkins explained the SEC has issued guidance to clarify digital asset classification, specifying exactly which digital assets count as securities and which do not. The regulator is also progressing on an Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities, as well as studying how to integrate on-chain trading systems into the existing regulatory structure. He pointed out that the prior U.S. regulatory environment was hostile toward the digital asset industry, leading to major innovation and companies relocating abroad. Now, th

On May 30, Richard Li, founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital), stated that the cryptocurrency industry has long been characterized by short bull runs and extended bear markets. Having navigated multiple such cycles, the firm has naturally adapted to this pattern, and the current cycle is no different. Still, AI is highly disruptive—so it’s only natural for crypto industry insiders to flock to AI. "Opportunity and trend are the core factors of investment," Li noted.

May 29 — On-chain analyst Wu Ji reports a whale trader avoided liquidation by closing out a combined $96.74 million short position in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) on Tuesday. The short position was opened the day prior amid the recent crypto price rebound, and the trade netted a total profit of $1.87 million. Trade breakdown: - Bitcoin segment: Sold short 960 BTC across 75,991 positions, closed at $74,159, generating an approximate $1.8 million profit. - Ethereum segment: Sold short 12,600 ETH across 2,033 positions, closed at $2,027, earning a $70,000 profit.

On May 29, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, stated in a post that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s latest regulatory guidance will accelerate the development of Bitcoin’s capital markets. The guidance will support core elements including 24/7 trading, allowing Bitcoin (BTC) to function as collateral, perpetual contracts, options, and compliant market access for industry participants. Saylor added that these regulatory measures will benefit Bitcoin holders, underpin Strategy’s (ticker: MSTR) Bitcoin-focused strategy, and position STRC to evolve into a Bitcoin-backed digital credit product.