The Chainlink team has announced the genesis season of its new community rewards program will go live on May 8, with an initial 100 million Space and Time tokens up for grabs. Chainlink (LINK) revealed the new development on May…

Chainlink launches new rewards program with Space and Time

Bitcoin ETFs posted a $1.81 billion net inflow for the week ending May 2, 
marking their 3rd consecutive week in the green. Ether ETFs also saw another 
week of gains, pulling in $106.75 million and extending their rebound. Bitcoin 
ETFs Keep Winning Streak Alive As Ether ETFs Follow with $106 Million The 
streak continues for […]

Weekly ETF Recap: 3rd Straight Week of Gains as Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1.81 Billion

Riot Platforms sold 475 Bitcoin in April 2025, marking a major shift from its 
long-standing 100% Bitcoin holding strategy. The sale included all 463 BTC 
mined during the month and 12 Bitcoin (BTC) from its reserves, generating 
approximately $38.8 million…

100% HODL no more: Riot sells more Bitcoin than mined in April

Ethena’s USDe stablecoin is now live on Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange 
and HyperEVM blockchain, enabling daily rewards for users and cross-chain DeFi 
integrations. Hyperliquid Users Earn Rewards via USDe Balances on Hypercore 
and HyperEVM The USDe stablecoin, developed by Ethena Labs, has launched on 
Hyperliquid’s exchange and HyperEVM network, marking its expansion within the 
Hyperliquid ecosystem. […]

Ethena’s USDe Stablecoin Launches on Hyperliquid Exchange and HyperEVM

Asset manager VanEck has asked US regulators for permission to list an 
exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding BNB, the native token of Binance&#8217;s BNB 
Chain, regulatory filings show.
The ETF is designed to accumulate spot BNB (BNB) tokens and &#8220;may, from time to 
time, stake a portion of the [fund&#8217;s] assets through one or more trusted 
staking providers,&#8221; according to the ETF&#8217;s S-1 prospectus. The filing marks 
the first time an asset manager has filed for a BNB ETF in the United States.
The BNB token has a market capitalization of roughly $84 billion, according to 
data from CoinMarketCap. As of May 5, BNB stakers earn a yield of 
approximately 2.5%, according to data from Stakingrewards.com.
Binance&#8217;s BNB Chain is among the most popular smart contract networks, with a 
total value locked (TVL) of nearly $6 billion, according to data from 
DefiLlama.
_BNB Chain is among the most popular blockchain networks. Source:__DeFILlama_
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## Bitcoin&#8217;s &#8220;spillover&#8221; effect?
The filing comes days after Binance co-founder Changpeng &#8220;CZ&#8221; Zhao reportedly 
said he expects the popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs to eventually &#8220;spill 
over&#8221; into altcoins.
&#8220;This cycle so far has been the ETFs. And it&#8217;s almost all Bitcoin. Ether 
hasn&#8217;t had as much success but Bitcoin success will spill over to the others 
eventually,&#8221; CZ reportedly said during the Token2049 conference in Dubai.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted net inflows of more than $40 billion since 
launching in January of 2024, according to data from Farside Investors.
_Cumulative inflows into spot BTC ETFs. Source:__Farside Investors_
VanEck&#8217;s filing is the newest in a flurry of filings seeking to list ETFs 
holding altcoins.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged dozens of 
cryptocurrency ETF proposals since US President Donald Trump took office on 
Jan. 20.
They include plans for ETFs holding native layer-1 tokens such as Solana (SOL) 
as well as memecoins such as Dogecoin (DOGE).
VanEck has filed to list other cryptocurrency ETFs over the past few months, 
including funds holding Solana and Avalanche (AVAX).
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VanEck files for BNB ETF, first in US

Indonesia has temporarily frozen World’s Electronic System Organizer 
Registration Certificate (TDPSE) due to alleged violations of electronic 
system regulations. World’s Violation of Electronic System Rules The 
Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital has temporarily frozen the 
Electronic System Organizer Registration Certificate (TDPSE) for World 
(formerly Worldcoin) and Worldid services, citing alleged violations of 
electronic system […]