Opinion: Retail Sentiment Key for Bitcoin, Institutions Not Truly ‘HODLing’ Bitcoin
May 30 – Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, noted that while institutional funds keep flowing into the crypto market, retail investors still play a critical part in driving Bitcoin’s price movements.
Klippsten highlighted a widespread market misconception: many assume giants like BlackRock and Fidelity own most Bitcoin, but in reality, the vast majority of holders behind Bitcoin spot ETFs are retail investors buying exposure through these products. ETF issuers must purchase and custody actual Bitcoin in the spot market, so this demand is genuine.
He also added that financial instruments like futures do add to “paper supply” in the market, but Bitcoin’s uniqueness lies in its on-chain, tangible asset nature.
On the market outlook, Klippsten’s expectation for Bitcoin to hit a new all-time high (ATH) in 2026 has cooled dramatically. Earlier, when Bitcoin’s price neared $95,000, he pegged the chance of a new ATH that calendar year at around 50%; now, with the price dipping to the $60,
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Trust Wallet has become the first mainstream wallet to integrate both the Hyperliquid perpetual contract and the HIP-4 prediction market. Users can easily switch between contract and prediction market trading with just one click.
**Trust Wallet Integrates Hyperliquid Perps & HIP-4 Prediction Markets, Becomes First Mainstream Crypto Wallet to Support Both Simultaneously**
On May 30, Trust Wallet announced it’s wrapped up dual integration with Hyperliquid Perpetual Contracts (Perps) and HIP-4 Prediction Markets (Outcomes)—making it the world’s first mainstream wallet to back both products at once. Users can toggle between "Perpetual Contracts" and "Prediction Markets" with one click to execute trades seamlessly.
Hyperliquid is currently the most liquid decentralized trading platform globally, with over $40 trillion in total trading volume. HIP-4 launched on mainnet on May 2, bringing fully collateralized prediction contracts to the space: these contracts are priced between 0 and 1, require no leverage, no liquidation, and charge zero opening fees. This integration lets Trust Wallet users shift between trading Hyperliquid’s Perps and Prediction Markets directly in the app, delivering a user-friendly entry point
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The Whale Evaded Short Position on BTC and ETH, Profited Approximately $1.77 Million, Then Went Long 10x on Microsoft and Oracle
May 30: Data from OnchainLens shows whale trader Evaded has closed his Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) short positions, realizing an approximate $1.77 million in total profit. The trader then used these proceeds to open two 10x leveraged long positions: 41,400 shares of Microsoft (MSFT) and 56,600 shares of Oracle (ORCL). The combined value of the two positions stands at roughly $31.5 million.
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Grayscale has submitted the fifth amended filing for the Hyperliquid Staking ETF, intending to use 2 million HYPE tokens as the seed asset
**Bloomberg ETF Brief: Grayscale Files Fifth Amended Hyperliquid Staking ETF with SEC, Ticker HYPG**
NEW YORK, May 30 — James Seyffart, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, reported Tuesday that Grayscale Investments has submitted the fifth amended filing (Amendment No. 5) for its Hyperliquid Staking ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund will retain its existing ticker symbol, HYPG.
The filing shows the ETF plans to allocate roughly 2 million HYPE tokens as seed assets, worth about $130 million based on current market prices. However, critical details such as the fund’s management fee rate have not been disclosed in the latest submission.
Seyffart noted this amendment is a minor adjustment designed to address potential SEC feedback, polish filing formatting, and implement small technical tweaks. There are no material changes from the version filed the prior day, he added. Core details from that earlier draft—including the Hyperliquid staking mechanism
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Two Former Ukrainian Police Officers Allegedly Kidnap Crypto Entrepreneur, Extort Over $2.2 Million
May 30 – Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office has wrapped up an investigation into a brutal scheme targeting cryptocurrency industry professionals. Prosecutors say two former Ukrainian police colonels are accused of leading a criminal ring that illegally extorted roughly $2.2 million from multiple crypto entrepreneurs, using kidnapping, unlawful detention, and coercion.
The probe found the group comprised four former law enforcement officers and one civilian with a prior criminal record. They leveraged their police experience, official vehicles, and encrypted communication tools to carry out the crimes. Victims included at least four crypto industry figures: they were tracked down, kidnapped at gunpoint, and forced to either surrender funds or sign fake debt documents.
In one instance, a victim was abducted at gunpoint in Kyiv, forced to sign a fraudulent $5 million debt agreement, and moved between several secret detention sites. Prosecutors note the ring was taken down in November
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Goldman Sachs: Capacitors Could Be the Next Bottleneck in the AI Industry Chain, Related Concept Stocks Expected to Benefit
May 30 – According to a ZeroHedge report citing a Goldman Sachs research note, as AI infrastructure construction advances, the market’s focus is gradually shifting away from GPUs, servers, and data centers toward the electricity and power supply sector. Goldman Sachs identifies capacitors as a key new bottleneck in the AI supply chain, with demand expected to experience explosive growth.
Goldman points out that AI servers’ power consumption is rising steadily, while requirements for power management, energy storage, and power supply stability in high-performance computing (HPC) clusters have increased significantly. This is driving a sharp surge in capacitor usage across AI servers, power modules, liquid cooling systems, and high-speed networking equipment.
The report notes that after high-bandwidth memory (HBM), capacitors are poised to become the next major "gold rush" track in the AI infrastructure investment boom. As AI data centers continue to expand, related capacitor suppliers
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