[Securitize CEO: Ethereum ETF approved, tokenized assets are now "completely safe"] According to Golden Finance, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo recently said that the approval of the Ethereum ETF further confirms the regulatory status of Ethereum as a commodity. This decision has a profound impact on companies that focus on building on-chain assets and trading through related infrastructure. He emphasized that this means that tokenized assets are now "completely safe." This news undoubtedly brings positive signals to the blockchain industry, heralding the further development and application of blockchain technology around the world.

[Whales/Institutions Withdraw Large Amounts of DeFi Tokens from Binance Again] According to Lookonchain data, a whale/institution recently withdrew 173,705 UNI (worth about $2 million) and 18,566 AAVE (worth about $2.02 million) from Binance. In the past three days, the whale/institution has purchased a total of $28.75 million in Ethereum ecosystem tokens from Binance, including 4.04 million LDO (worth about $9.3 million), 858,069 UNI (worth about $8.7 million), 71,190 AAVE (worth about $7.4 million), 82,041 ENS (worth about $2 million) and 250,969 FXS (worth about $1.25 million). This behavior may indicate that the market's confidence in DeFi continues to grow.

[Blockchain Evening Express] Overview of important developments on May 26: 1. The market value of the DeFi project Runes sector exceeded 1.5 billion US dollars, with strong performance; 2. CNBC host publicly praised Ethereum, calling it an excellent value storage tool; 3. A smart money address obtained a 180-fold return by trading Meme coin MAGA; 4. The market value of Trump-themed Meme coin TRUMP exceeded 500 million US dollars, setting a record high; 5. The founder of MicroStrategy said that the approval of the spot Ethereum ETF may be more beneficial to Bitcoin, which is good news for the market; 6. The DeFi project Normie accepted the attacker's proposal to return 90% of the stolen ETH and allowed it to retain 10% as a reward, showing the market's inclusiveness and openness.

[Golden Finance News] According to the latest data from Ethereum Gas Tracker, Ethereum Gas Fee has dropped to 3 Gwei. This news undoubtedly brings positive signals to the market, indicating that the cost of using the Ethereum network is decreasing, which will help further promote the development of Ethereum-based applications such as DeFi. At the same time, this may also have an impact on other blockchain standards such as BRC 20, attracting further attention from the market. We will continue to pay attention to the changes in Ethereum Gas Fee and its impact on blockchain fields such as DeFi and BRC 20.

[CNBC host: Ethereum is a high-quality value storage tool] Jim Cramer, host of CNBC Mad Money, recently shared his views on Ethereum and spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the show. He said that due to the serious problem of the US federal budget deficit, the US dollar may face pressure, so he chose to hold ETH and believed that Ethereum is a high-quality value storage tool. He also emphasized that although ETH is not a stock, it is still worth owning by investors. It is worth mentioning that Jim Cramer was a supporter of Bitcoin, but in March of this year, he sold all Bitcoin due to concerns about ransomware and turned his attention to Ethereum.

[Golden Weekly] Trump said that if he is re-elected as president, he will pardon Ross Ulbricht, the creator of "Silk Road". According to 8marketcap data, BNB's market value reached US$91.35 billion, surpassing Blackstone Group, the largest listed investment management company in the United States. Industry leaders such as Coinbase launched a technical anti-fraud alliance to combat online fraud and financial scams. The World Economic Forum warned that central bank digital currencies may face decryption attacks from quantum computer systems. Binance's emergency license revocation decision in Florida was overturned. Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, said that the U.S. House of Representatives recognized that CeFi and DeFi are essentially different and need to be studied and treated differently. The European Union has established a new organization to introduce blockchain infrastructure and improve record keeping and data transmission between member states. Major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, OKX and Crypto.com are expanding their staffs, offering more than 1,200 job vacancies in total.

[Golden Finance News] Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, recently expressed his opinion on the X platform, saying that the approval of the US spot Ethereum ETF is more important than the spot Bitcoin ETF. He said that this is the US's full acceptance of cryptocurrencies, and there is no turning back now. This view once again emphasizes the important position of Ethereum in the global cryptocurrency market, and also indicates that the US may further open up the cryptocurrency market.

[Golden Finance] This week, 28 projects successfully raised funds totaling $258.6 million. Among them, Farcaster became the biggest winner with a $150 million Series A financing, and investors include Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto), HAUN Ventures, etc. Farcaster is an efficient distributed social network similar to email, an open protocol that can support many clients. In addition, Plume Network raised $10 million in a seed round of financing. The project is a modular, EVM-compatible Layer 2 blockchain that focuses on real-world assets (RWAs) and provides a full-stack infrastructure to deploy any asset class in compliance. Aria (Inutan X) raised an undisclosed amount in a seed round of financing. The project is an extensible RPG game developed by Inutan Studios and managed by the $ARIA token.

[Breaking News] According to Golden Finance, major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, OKX and Crypto.com are expanding their workforces on a large scale, offering more than 1,200 job openings in total. Binance leads with 460 job openings, while OKX, Crypto.com and Coinbase offer 414, 335 and 224 positions respectively. The hiring boom is driven by market optimism, especially positive expectations around Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as the growth of venture capital. This trend has significantly changed the situation of large-scale layoffs in the industry over the past two years, indicating that these leading exchanges are about to enter a new stage of growth and expansion.

【News】According to Whale Alert, nearly $63 million of LINK has been transferred from one unknown wallet to another. At the same time, the Zurich University of Applied Sciences will launch Europe's first master's program dedicated to Bitcoin. In terms of market conditions, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, DOGE, and XPR have all increased to varying degrees. In terms of policy, Paraguayan authorities have arrested nearly 400 Bitcoin miners, and US Senator Cynthia Lummis said that the right of every American to keep their own private keys will be protected. In terms of blockchain applications, Polygon Growth Director Texan's views on Layer 3 have attracted attention, and the Horizen Foundation's request for the migration proposal of ZEN and EON has been approved. Trump has a positive and open attitude towards cryptocurrency companies and related industries. The third round of Jupiter LFG Launchpad voting has ended, and deBridge is the selected project. The native issuance of USDC on the NEAR chain has exceeded 200 million US dollars, and the total market value of crypto-specific hedge funds has grown to 21 billion US dollars. CoinGecko released the 2024 RWA report, and the rise of cryptocurrency as a real-world asset. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that high interest rates are testing U.S. debt. The current pace of launching new cryptocurrency funds is far lower than the heyday of 2017. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower, with most of the popular technology stocks falling.

[Whale bought 8,733 ETH, with a floating profit of about $6 million] According to Golden Finance, Lookonchain monitoring data showed that a whale spent 26.67 million USDT to buy 8,733 ETH at an average price of $3,054.56 before the announcement of the approval of the Ethereum spot ETF. At present, the transaction has realized a floating profit of about $6 million. This behavior once again proves the strong market appeal of Ethereum and also indicates its possible room for growth in the future.

[Breaking News] According to Golden Finance, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the 19b-4 forms of multiple Ethereum spot ETFs this week, including ETFs from BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale. However, ETF issuers need to wait until the S-1 registration statement takes effect before they can begin trading. The legal community is divided on the impact of the SEC's approval of the Ethereum ETF. Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, said that the issuer's use of the S-1 form means that a certain percentage of the fund's assets can be securities, but this does not mean that ETH is a security. He emphasized that there is no other conclusion to prove this except that ETH is not a security.

[Blockchain Evening News] 1. The net inflow of the US Bitcoin spot ETF reached US$252 million yesterday, and the market responded positively; 2. The NFT project "2426C" planned by Edison Chen is facing the risk of bankruptcy, and investors are reminded to be cautious; 3. The address associated with the Ethereum Foundation recently deposited 200 ETH to Kraken, which attracted market attention; 4. The UK Home Office may obtain 61,000 bitcoins in the Qian Zhimin case, and the specific situation is subject to further confirmation; 5. The investment fund Fasanara Capital recently withdrew 1,600 ETH from the exchange, which may indicate market changes; 6. Vitalik proposed the first block on the Taiko mainnet and encouraged Taiko's exploration direction, showing a positive attitude towards blockchain technology.

【Golden Weekly】According to people familiar with the matter, Ethereum wallet MetaMask is integrating native Bitcoin (BTC), which may be implemented within the next month. The Bitcoin white paper has returned to the Bitcoin.org website. A London court in the UK ruled on a money laundering case involving Bitcoin, and 61,000 Bitcoins may belong to the British police and the Home Office. The proportion of Bitcoin holders for three years or longer hit a record high. Grayscale announced the creation of Stacks and Near Trusts, which will help introduce DApps into the Bitcoin ecosystem and increase institutional interest. Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 1.48% to 84.38 T. Bloomberg ETF analysts predict that Ethereum ETFs may only account for 15% of Bitcoin ETF assets. Bitwise CEO predicts that large technology companies may include Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Standard Chartered Bank executives expect Bitcoin to hit a record high over the weekend. The US SEC officially approved all spot Ethereum ETFs. The Ethereum Pectra upgrade is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025. The Ethereum Foundation is addressing potential conflicts of interest. Other project dynamics include: Coffeezilla accused AI company Rabbit of NFT fraud; Mocaverse announced the details of the MOCA token airdrop; Orderly Network cooperated with Quickswap to launch the decentralized perpetual exchange QuickPerps: Falkor; POLITICO reported that members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged the SEC to approve the Ethereum ETF; the founder of Ava Labs said that Avalanche will undergo a major upgrade this year; RISC Zero brought validity proof to OP Stack; Algorand Foundation’s new advertisement criticized BTC, ETH and Solana; LayerZero co-founder said that hunters can only get 10% of what the witch originally deserved, but if the witch is 0, the hunter is also 0; Bancor announced that centralized liquidity 2.0 has been launched on Ethereum, Base, etc.

[News] On-chain data shows that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed the first block on the Taiko mainnet as a block proposer on May 25. In his block postscript, he expressed his high expectations for the launch of Taiko as a Based Rollup platform and believed that it would have a positive impact on the development of Ethereum. He emphasized that Ethereum benefits from L2s that adopt a variety of different approaches and praised Taiko as one of the first projects to move in this direction.

[Blockchain Lunchtime Report | Quick Overview of Important Developments on May 25] 7:00-12:00 Keywords: Dogecoin, Bitcoin, GBTC, LayerZeroLabs. 1. The market value of Dogecoin exceeds that of China Minsheng Bank, showing the growth of its market influence; 2. Pizza Hut began to accept Bitcoin payments in El Salvador, further promoting the practical application of cryptocurrencies; 3. Investment company Farallon Capital invested $85.2 million in GBTC, indicating the confidence of mainstream capital in the crypto market; 4. LayerZeroLabs announced that the application for witch bounty will be reopened, indicating that a new blockchain project is about to be launched; 5. The proportion of long-term Bitcoin holders has reached a new high, showing that the market is optimistic about Bitcoin in the long term; 6. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission remained silent on the possibility of allowing collateralized Ethereum ETFs, suggesting uncertainty in the regulatory attitude; 7. VAEX's application for a Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform license was withdrawn, showing the strictness of the regulatory environment; 8. The 188th ACDE meeting of Ethereum discussed the details of the Pectra upgrade, foreshadowing further improvements to the Ethereum network; 9. Swan Bitcoin CEO believes that the possibility of Nvidia's stock return exceeding Bitcoin in the next ten years is "almost zero", showing the market's extremely high confidence in Bitcoin.

[Ethereum Core Developers Meeting: Details of Pectra Upgrade and Changes in Scope] According to Golden Finance, Christine Kim, Vice President of Galaxy Research, shared the main content of the latest conference call of Ethereum Core Developers (ACDE). The developers mainly discussed changes to the Ethereum Execution Layer (EL) in the meeting. The highlights of this week include: 1. Adding new features to the execution API to allow users to get return data from transactions; 2. Geth's minimum priority tip requirements; 3. Progress updates on Pectra Devnet; 4. Expected timeline for Pectra upgrades. These changes herald the continued optimization and upgrade of the Ethereum network, which is positive news for the blockchain industry and the Ethereum community.

[Breaking News] Musk mourned the death of DOGE prototype Shiba Inu KABOSU on social platforms. JPMorgan Chase predicts that the spot Ethereum ETF may begin trading before the 2024 US presidential election, and the political significance of cryptocurrencies is increasing. The US Supreme Court ruled that state and federal courts have sole jurisdiction over disputes regarding Coinbase's lottery promotions. OKX announced that it has withdrawn its license application for OKX HK and will stop providing centralized virtual asset trading services to Hong Kong users. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said that the construction of blockchain protocols requires at least a decade of process. The Ethereum Foundation is accelerating the formulation of formal policies to address potential conflicts of interest. Analysts believe that the delay in the launch of the Ethereum ETF may actually be conducive to the rise in Ethereum prices. The market value of Dogecoin has reached approximately US$23.54 billion, surpassing China Minsheng Bank. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed up collectively, with Tesla and AMD up more than 3%, and Nvidia, Intel, and Meta up more than 2%.

[Solana expects to launch Firedancer full upgrade in 2025] According to Golden Finance, Kuleen Nimkar, head of DePIN at the Solana Foundation, said that Solana plans to launch a full version of the Firedancer upgrade in 2025, and will release a "lite version" before that. The goal of this upgrade is to improve Solana's overall reliability and scalability to cope with the continued growth of decentralized infrastructure protocol network activities. Kuleen pointed out at DEFICON on May 23 that a large number of emerging deep projects are going all out. DePIN, or decentralized physical infrastructure network, refers to the use of blockchain technology to manage and operate physical infrastructure systems.

[Ethereum Pectra upgrade plan will be launched in Q1 2025] According to the latest report of ETH Daily, the Ethereum Pectra upgrade plan has been confirmed and will be officially launched in the first quarter of 2025. The content of this upgrade covers multiple proposals such as EOF, PeerDAS and EIP-7702. For blockchain fields such as DeFi and BRC 20, this upgrade will undoubtedly bring more possibilities and opportunities. Let us look forward to the new round of Ethereum upgrades to bring more innovations and breakthroughs to the blockchain world.