Data: Web3 social application Towns has over 400,000 total users, with over 200,000 token holders

May 27 update: Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink and Solana treasury company Forward Industries will be added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes following FTSE Russell’s annual reconstitution, with the changes set to take effect at market open on June 29. Sharplink currently holds 868,699 ETH, valued at nearly $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest Ethereum treasury company globally, trailing only BitMine. For its part, Forward Industries is the largest public holder of Solana, with holdings totaling roughly $585 million worth of SOL. This marks the first time FTSE Russell indexes have included treasury firms focused primarily on crypto assets other than Bitcoin.

May 27th – UBS senior analyst Timothy Arcuri released a new research report, raising Micron’s 12-month target price from $535 to $1625—a 204% surge that sets a new Wall Street record high for MU, while the firm maintained its "Buy" rating. Stimulated by the news, Micron soared nearly 20% in U.S. premarket trading, with its market capitalization topping $1 trillion to hit an all-time high. Arcuri’s bullish forecast is viewed as the strongest catalyst for the AI memory sector. Arcuri stands out as a top-tier analyst: he has ranked in TipRanks’ global top 5 analysts for a long time, covering giants like NVIDIA, Apple, and Tesla. His historical recommendation success rate hits 73% with an average return of 33%, and boasts an impressive 94% win rate for NVIDIA calls. He is renowned for bold, prescient judgments on the semiconductor cycle, with a proven track record: in June 2018, he accurately called the peak of the memory cycle, assigning MU a "Sell" rating that preceded a 51% stock decl

May 27 Per Bitget market data, gains in South Korea’s stock market widened sharply right after opening today. The KOSPI index soared 5% to a fresh intraday all-time high, with SK Hynix’s stock surging over 10%—pushing its market capitalization above $1 trillion. Notably, earlier today, Micron’s stock jumped nearly 20% at the close of U.S. trading, also surpassing the $1 trillion market cap threshold.

On May 27, a South Korean exchange triggered the KOSPI circuit breaker as KOSPI 200 futures rose by 5%, halting algorithmic trading for five minutes.

May 27 – According to Bitget market data, Japan and South Korea’s stock markets both opened higher this trading session. The Nikkei 225 index climbed 883.50 points, a 1.36% rise, to 65,879.59 points at the opening. South Korea’s KOSPI index jumped 195.89 points, or 2.43%, to 8,243.4 points at the start of trading.

On May 27, according to OnchainLens monitoring, whale trader Evaded (@ICanPlug) liquidated his long positions in ZEC and BTC, incurring a $4.83 million loss. Shortly after, he opened a 30x-leveraged short position worth $71 million (940 BTC), and his total losses have now surpassed $3.69 million.