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France's top market regulator warns cryptocurrency companies that if they do not obtain an EU operating license by the end of June, they may be blacklisted and prosecuted.According to the EU cryptocurrency regulation (MiCA), cryptocurrency companies must obtain a license by June 30 to continue operating in the EU. European regulators have previously warned that unlicensed companies need to develop an "orderly exit plan."

According to Globenewswire, the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company Genius Group announced that its board has approved the expansion of the company's treasury strategy, adding an AI treasury to the existing Bitcoin treasury and launching the AGI Infinity Portfolio. The initial target investment scale is set at $100 million, with a five-year goal to expand to $800 million. The first phase, approximately $20 million, will be allocated through related funds to equity in unlisted AI companies such as OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic, Figure AI, Databricks, Anduril, Replit, and Shield AI. The remaining $80 million is planned to be invested in industries such as electricity, computing power, hyperscale cloud, cutting-edge models, and robotics.

Recently, the technology sector of the US stock market has continued its structural strength, with AI and leading consumer electronics companies remaining the focus of capital attention. According to Gate market data, NVIDIA (NVDA) is currently priced at about $210.67, with a slight intraday pullback, but the demand for AI computing power and expectations for data center expansion remain core drivers in the medium to long term. In the derivatives market, according to CoinGlass data, NVDAX on the Gate platform reached a trading volume of $4.6 million in 24 hours, with open contracts totaling $3.42 million, both ranking first globally.As global user demand for traditional asset allocation such as US stocks continues to grow, Gate is continuously bridging the gap between cryptocurrency and traditional financial trading scenarios through a unified account system. Users can conveniently participate in trading mainstream global assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities through a single USDT account, further enhancing cross-market trading efficiency and capital usage flexibility. Gate has launched over 130 perpetual contract targets related to US stocks, as well as over 430 CFD contract targets, and continues to expand its diverse product lines including spot tokens, perpetual contracts, and on-chain assets, supporting 24/7 trading to provide users with a more flexible and efficient one-stop global asset trading experience.

According to The Block, Bit Digital announced a $100 million delayed withdrawal term loan to its controlled AI infrastructure company WhiteFiber's subsidiary, which can be extended to $150 million by mutual agreement, to support WhiteFiber's recent high-performance computing and AI expansion plans.Bit Digital stated that the loan funds will be disbursed partially or fully through an Ethereum-denominated secured credit facility, allowing the company to earn financing spreads while maintaining ETH exposure.

10x Research published on platform X that amidst the slump in Bitcoin, the mining and AI infrastructure sectors have surged significantly. KEEL rose by 30%, CIFR rose by 29%, IREN rose by 29%, WULF rose by 24%, and HUT rose by 22%, mainly driven by large hyperscale data center transactions, park acquisitions, and new institutional support.This week's catalysts include IREN's $1.6 billion purchase of Dell Blackwell systems, TeraWulf's acquisition of a 1 GW park in Kentucky, and Hut 8 signing a $9.8 billion leasing agreement in Texas, indicating that Bitcoin mining companies' transition to AI infrastructure is accelerating.

Grant Cardone, the CEO of the American real estate investment company Cardone Capital and a billionaire, posted on the X platform 10 hours ago stating: "Cardone Capital has increased its holdings by 130 bitcoins during the pullback."

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY exchange rate is 159.65, reaching a new high since April 30.

According to Digital Asset, WeHub, the holding company of the largest shareholder of Busan Digital Asset Exchange in South Korea, will expand its business into virtual assets by acquiring the cryptocurrency exchange Flybit. WeHub and its largest shareholder, JM Coffee Group Chairman Yang Jae-seok, have agreed to this acquisition deal, the amount of which has not been disclosed. After the acquisition is completed, WeHub will hold a 40% stake in Flybit, Yang Jae-seok will hold 25%, and Flybit CEO Kim Seok-jin will retain 15%.In addition, Flybit's market share has declined due to its failure to obtain a real-name account in Korean won. WeHub is interested in its VASP qualification and stable AML infrastructure, as Flybit was rated as an "excellent" operator in the financial intelligence department's system assessment. After the acquisition, both parties plan to combine Flybit's cryptocurrency trading infrastructure with the physical asset trading capabilities of Busan Digital Asset Exchange to expand into stablecoin and other businesses.

According to the Korea Herald, Samsung Securities has decided through a board resolution to acquire a 2% stake in Dunamu for 306.3 billion won (approximately 204 million USD), which amounts to about 697,000 shares, with an acquisition price of approximately 439,000 won per share. The sellers include Kakao Investment, Kakao Ventures, Kakao Youth Entrepreneurship Fund, and KIF-Kakao Woori Bank Technology Financial Investment Fund, among others. Based on this estimate, Dunamu's overall valuation is approximately 15.3 trillion won (about 10.2 billion USD).Samsung Securities stated that this investment aims to enhance the competitiveness of its digital asset business and expand synergies. Previously, Hanwha Investment & Securities also acquired shares of Dunamu held by Kakao Investment at the same valuation.

According to The Block, the stock prices of Bitcoin mining companies transforming into AI and hyperscale computing continue to rise. IREN rose over 13% on Wednesday, nearing an all-time high, after announcing a $3 billion convertible bond financing, collaborating with NVIDIA to build a 5 GW AI data center, and acquiring Mirantis for $625 million. On Tuesday, it also reached a $1.6 billion agreement with Dell to supply the Blackwell AI system.Cipher and Hut 8 both reached all-time highs, with Cipher rising about 9.5% to $25 and Hut 8 rising nearly 5% to $118, with HUT increasing nearly 600% over the past year. TeraWulf rose over 6% on Wednesday, with a year-over-year increase of about 800%, and its HPC business's quarterly revenue exceeded that of its Bitcoin mining business for the first time. Riot rose 3.3% to $27 on Wednesday, with first-quarter data center revenue of $33 million, primarily from its collaboration with AMD. This year, it has sold part of its Bitcoin holdings to finance AI construction and still holds nearly $1.2 billion in Bitcoin.

According to The Block, Aztec Labs has acquired Obsidion, the company behind the open-source privacy identity verification tool ZKPassport. Its co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, along with their team, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing ZKPassport and related applications.Aztec Labs is building the Ethereum privacy layer two network Aztec Network, which raised approximately $60 million worth of ETH through the AZTEC token sale last year, and previously secured about $125 million in venture capital.ZKPassport allows users to read passports or government documents via mobile NFC, generating cryptographic signatures locally for verifying age, nationality, and "real identity" without exposing full privacy. It has been used for ticketing at the Devconnect conference and for compliance identity verification in the Aztec community token sale. Aztec stated that it will continue to keep the ZKPassport protocol and iOS application open source.

According to Globenewswire, Bitcoin financial services company Fold announced a four-year secured revolving credit agreement with Encina Lender Finance, securing a credit line of $150 million to support the expansion of its Bitcoin rewards credit card business, facilitating ongoing card issuance and scalable growth.

Coinbase announced a partnership with Standard Chartered Bank to expand global multi-currency funding channels through Coinbase Prime, supporting Australian dollars, Singapore dollars, Canadian dollars, Swiss francs, euros, and British pounds.Coinbase stated that this move will enhance capital efficiency, reduce foreign exchange friction, and enable institutional clients to seamlessly conduct global market operations on the same platform through Coinbase Prime.

According to Jinshi reports, Mizuho's CEO Kihara expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in June or July to address inflationary pressures.

According to Decrypt, the Digital Chamber has written to OCC Director Jonathan Gould, urging him to stick to the decision to grant national trust bank charters to crypto companies like Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle.Previously, Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the approval of these charters of violating the National Bank Act and posing a threat to the safety of the U.S. banking system. The Digital Chamber countered that Congress has effectively authorized the OCC to extend bank charters to stablecoin businesses through the GENIUS Act, and that the approved companies do not accept FDIC-insured deposits, thus not constituting traditional banking operations.

According to Bloomberg, the Dutch government has blocked the proposed acquisition of Dutch cloud service provider Solvinity Group BV by the American company Kyndryl, citing security concerns. Dutch Minister of Digital Economy Willemijn Aerdts stated in a letter to Parliament on Tuesday, "The proposed acquisition of Solvinity may pose a risk to the public interest." She also announced a "complete ban" on the transaction, which was already close to completion.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on May 25, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the last week was $17.38 million, a decrease of 99.14% compared to the previous week. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) did not purchase Bitcoin last week. The Japanese listed company Metaplanet also did not purchase Bitcoin last week. Additionally, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week.The Japanese food brand DayDayCook announced on May 21 that it spent $15.8992 million to purchase 200 Bitcoins at a price of $79,496, bringing its total holdings to 2,583 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on May 21 that it invested $1.48 million to purchase 19 Bitcoins at a price of $77,687, bringing its total holdings to 2,859 Bitcoins.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,114,060 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.02% compared to the previous week, with a current market value of approximately $86.03 billion, accounting for 5.6% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.