The last week showed a mixed picture with signs of stabilization after heavy selling pressure in early June. Outflows dominated most days but were noticeably smaller in scale, and a key positive day for Bitcoin broke a long negative streak.

Weekly flows (June 8–15):

- BTC ETFs: -$319M

- ETH ETFs: -$14.8M 

Treasury activity:

- Strategy buys 1,857 BTC ($100M), total now 846,842 BTC 

- Strive adds 73 BTC to its balance sheet, holds 19,105 BTC

- Bitmine: +76,881 ETH (135M), total holdings - 5.62M ETH

Tokenized capital markets moved from pilot to infra this week, with major banks planning shared deposit networks, significant raises flowing into AI, onchain lending and DeFi, signaling public market moves.

🔎 Recent Updates & Developments

– JPMorgan, Citi, BofA and Wells Fargo are planning a tokenized deposit network via The Clearing House, targeting H1 2027.

– Digital Asset raised $355M led by a16z Crypto at a $2B valuation, backed by Apollo, HSBC, CME Ventures and Citadel.

– Tether led NEURA Robotics’ $1.4B Series C, one of the largest private funding rounds in humanoid robotics to date.

– Figure acquired real-estate lender Kiavi for $717M, adding $7B in annual first-lien volume to its onchain credit platform.

– Morpho raised $175M at a $2B valuation led by a16z, Paradigm and Ribbit, with Apollo and Circle Ventures participating.

– OpenAI confidentially filed a draft S-1 with the SEC, keeping its IPO option open without committing to any timeline.

Twelve on-chain protocols generated a combined ~$178M in revenue over the last 30 days, led by Hyperliquid at $60.6M. The fastest-growing name on the list is Limitless, up +111% MoM, the only protocol in the top 12 to more than double its revenue.

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.72 billion in net outflows, extending a streak of more than 10 consecutive days of withdrawals. Ethereum ETFs also posted $174 million in net outflows. Although flows improved slightly toward the end of the week, capital movement was negative overall.

Quick Take on Trends:

- Companies holding crypto on their balance sheets: Still accumulating, but at a slower pace.

- ETFs (retail + institutional money): Continued selling during the recent market pullback.

Recent moves: 

- Strategy acquired 1,550 BTC for $101M, now holding 845,256 BTC

Despite a rough stretch in the markets, this week’s headlines stayed focused on building, with capital continuing to flow into AI infrastructure, stablecoin payments and regulated derivatives at a steady pace.

🔎 Recent Updates & Developments

– Alphabet plans to raise $80B in equity to fund AI infrastructure.

– Ramp raised $750M at a $44B valuation led by ICONIQ, GIC and Goldman Sachs.

– Binance opened commission-free access to 7,000+ US stocks for non-US users.

– Mastercard expanded its settlement network to include stablecoins, intraday and weekend processing. 

– CME Group launched 24/7 crypto derivatives trading on Globex.

– Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC.

– MoneyGram launched MGUSD on Stellar, issued by Stripe-owned Bridge.

Prediction markets generated $27.4M in revenue last month, led by Polymarket International at $18.2M. The fastest-growing platform this month was Limitless, up +141% MoM, now ranking #2 across all on-chain platforms by monthly revenue generated.

Capital rotated defensively this week as yields held elevated, pressuring crypto ETF flows while accumulation continued off-exchange.

BTC ETF Flows:

10-day outflow streak closed with $1.42B pulled over the week (May 26–29). May 27 was the worst session, $733.4M in a single day, with IBIT alone accounting for $527.8M, the fund’s second-largest daily exit on record. 

ETH ETF:

12-day outflow streak, $241.6M pulled over the week, with May 28 the heaviest day at $121.4M. 

Treasury activity:

- Strategy sold 32 BTC for $2.5M

- Bit Digital picked up 8,568 ETH ($20.0M)

- Strive added ~1,109 BTC (~$85.4M)

- Bitmine stacked 111,942 ETH (~$237M)

Across stablecoin adoption, exchange investment and AI infrastructure, this week shows how broadly crypto is expanding into mainstream finance and how quickly regulators are moving to keep pace.

🔎 Recent Updates & Developments

Across stablecoin adoption, exchange investment and AI infrastructure, this week showed how broadly crypto is expanding into mainstream finance and how quickly regulators are moving to keep pace.

– Samsung acquired 4% stake in Upbit operator Dunamu for $408M, deepening exposure to Korea’s crypto market

– Cash App rolled out native USDC support across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and Arbitrum networks

– StablR lost $13.5M after an attacker gained control of its minting infrastructure and issued unbacked EURR and USDR tokens.

– Blockworks launched Transparency Alliance with Coinbase, Kraken, Ripple and Grayscale to standardize token disclosures

– Base launched MCP infrastructure connecting AI agents directly with onchain protocols and blockchain actions

– Hyperliquid launched CPI-based event markets settled through official government inflation data feeds

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