Cryptocurrency News & Market Updates
HYPE Sustains Its Rally! HTX Weekly Recap (May 25–31): XLM Surges 78% as AI and BSC Ecosystems Drive Market Momentum
During the final week of May (May 25–31), the crypto market maintained an overall consolidation pattern. Bitcoin repeatedly changed hands within a relatively elevated trading range, while capital continued to search for hot sectors backed by strong narratives and liquidity advantages. According to data from the HTX platform, this week’s top-gaining assets spanned multiple sectors, including Perp DEXs, AI, Layer-1, and the BSC ecosystem. Among them, the Perp DEX leader HYPE sustained its strong performance, the AI sector regained momentum, and the BSC ecosystem experienced a sharp breakout over the weekend, driven by market expectations.
Jun 2, 2026 • 4 min read
HTX Research Latest Report: On-Chain U.S. Equities — From Crypto Perpetuals to the Shift in Pricing Power
May 28, 2026 • 23 min read
The IMF Is Right About Tokenisation but Misses the Point
Originally published in American Banker on 26 May 2026
A recent note from the IMF highlights tokenisation as a structural shift in financial architecture; it reconfigures trust, settlement, and risk management to the benefit of investors and issuers, but in their view also risks amplifying financial instability.
To counter these risks, the Note emphasizes the importance of international coordination, clear policy frameworks, public trust, and safe settlement assets. In the opinion of the IMF however, safe settlement assets doesn’t mean Bitcoin or USDt. It means wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDC). In this framework, stability comes from keeping assets within institutions that dictate how and when they move. They decide when a trade is final, who can access the asset, and whether it can move at all. The IMF’s position is not new. It echoes a long-standing preference across traditional finance: embrace the efficiency of blockchain infrastructure while containing the elements that redistribute control.
May 27, 2026 • 5 min read
