Despite a week of price consolidation for Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>), emerging digital asset legislation may provide the next significant catalyst for the world\u2019s first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n Upcoming stablecoin rules, such as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, may lay the foundation for a Bitcoin cycle top of over $150,000, according to Alice Li, investment partner and head of US at crypto venture capital firm Foresight Ventures.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, venture capitalist (VC) interest has slumped. The number of VC deals closed recorded<\/a> its lowest month of the year in May, with just 62 investment rounds resulting in $909 million raised.<\/p>\n A challenging \u201cmacro backdrop\u201d paired with \u201chigher-for-longer policy rates, jittery bond markets and fresh tariff headlines have made it harder for risk assets to get new M&A deals over the finish line,\u201d Patrick Heusser, head of lending at Sentora and a former investment banker, told Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n Improving regulatory clarity in the United States may push Bitcoin past $150,000 during the current market cycle, according to Alice Li, investment partner and head of US at crypto venture capital firm Foresight Ventures.<\/p>\n During Cointelegraph\u2019s Chain Reaction X Spaces show on June 3, Li said the crypto market\u2019s 2025 rally had been driven mainly by shifting US policy.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the strongest drivers is definitely the policy change,\u201d she said, referencing US President Donald Trump\u2019s Bitcoin reserve approval<\/a> and stablecoin policy developments as the main catalysts for Bitcoin price upside in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cStablecoin will be one of the strongest places that I would invest long term,\u201d she added, citing regulatory progress in the US.<\/p>\n Li\u2019s comments came as the industry was awaiting a full Senate vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act<\/a>, which aims to set clear rules for stablecoin collateralization and mandate compliance with Anti-Money Laundering<\/a> laws.<\/p>\n Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Ethereum network is staging a comeback in 2025 as bot-driven activity and stablecoin growth push the mainnet back into the center of decentralized finance (DeFi).\u00a0<\/p>\n On June 4, crypto trading platform Cex.io reported<\/a> that automated bots facilitated 4.84 million stablecoin transfers on Ethereum\u2019s layer-1 blockchain in May. The volume reached $480 billion, its highest to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n Illia Otychenko, the lead analyst at crypto exchange Cex.io, linked the activity surge to lower transaction fees in the first quarter of 2025, which helped reverse a multi-year trend of liquidity and user migration to rival blockchains and Ethereum layer-2 networks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because of this, the mainnet\u2019s stablecoin market capitalization grew by 11% in 2025, taking market share away from its layer-2s. While the mainnet recouped stablecoin market share, the combined stablecoin market on L2s only shrank by 1%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Binance co-founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao proposed creating a dark pool perpetual swap decentralized exchange (DEX) to prevent market manipulation.<\/p>\n In a June 1 X post<\/a>, Zhao said he has \u201calways been puzzled with the fact that everyone can see your orders in real-time on a DEX.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe problem is worse on a perp DEX where there are liquidations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Zhao added, \u201cIf you\u2019re looking to purchase $1 billion worth of a coin, you generally wouldn\u2019t want others to notice your order until it\u2019s completed.\u201d This is to prevent front-running and maximum extractable value (MEV) bot attacks<\/a>, which can result in increased slippage, worse prices and higher costs.<\/p>\n His comments followed the liquidation of nearly $100 million<\/a> in Bitcoin long positions on Hyperliquid reportedly held by a trader known as James Wynn. The event, which occurred after Bitcoin fell below $105,000, sparked<\/a> claims on X that some users had coordinated to \u201chunt\u201d Wynn\u2019s liquidation.<\/p>\n One X user claimed<\/a> that Tron co-founder Justin Sun showed interest in participating, but the claim remained unconfirmed. He also went so far as to invite<\/a> Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, to the group.<\/p>\n Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) surged in the first half of 2025 as increased regulatory clarity fueled broader adoption of blockchain-based financial products.<\/p>\n Real-world asset tokenization<\/a> refers to financial and other tangible assets minted on the immutable blockchain ledger, increasing investor accessibility and trading opportunities for these assets.<\/p>\n The RWA market surged more than 260% during the first half of 2025, surpassing $23 billion in total valuation. It was $8.6 billion at the beginning of the year, according<\/a> to a Binance Research report shared with Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n Tokenized private credit led the RWA market boom, accounting for about 58% of the market share, followed by tokenized US Treasury debt, which accounted for 34%.<\/p>\n \u201cAs regulatory frameworks become clearer, the sector is poised for continued growth and increased participation from major industry players,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n RWAs have no dedicated regulatory framework<\/a> and are considered securities by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, the sector still benefits from regulatory developments in the broader crypto space.<\/p>\n Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro confirmed a security breach that led to the loss of more than $11.5 million in digital assets from its hot wallets on May 8.<\/p>\n The suspicious transactions, which occurred across hot wallets on Ethereum, Tron, Solana and Polygon, saw asset outflows to decentralized exchanges (DEXs) where they were later marked as sold, according<\/a> to onchain investigator ZachXBT.<\/p>\n Despite the incident, BitoPro did not disclose the exploit on X or Telegram for several weeks, ZachXBT said in a June 2 post on X.<\/p>\n Blockchain data showed assets were deposited into cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash or bridged to Bitcoin via THORChain, patterns often employed by hackers to make funds anonymous and untraceable.<\/p>\n On May 9, BitoPro announced<\/a> a maintenance period for the exchange, which was resolved on the same day. However, many users have since reported being unable to withdraw USDt (USDT<\/a>).<\/p>\n Three weeks after the incident, BitoPro confirmed it had suffered a wallet exploit. In a June 2 Telegram post<\/a>, the exchange said the breach occurred during a wallet system upgrade, when an attacker exploited an \u201cold hot wallet\u201d during internal fund reallocation.<\/p>\n Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and TradingView, most of the 100 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization ended the week in the red.<\/p>\nBitcoin reserve, stablecoin regulations big 2025 market catalysts, says VC<\/h2>\n
Ethereum reclaims DeFi market as bots drive $480 billion stablecoin volume<\/h2>\n
Binance co-founder CZ proposes dark pool DEXs to tackle manipulation<\/h2>\n
RWA token market grows 260% in 2025 as firms embrace regulating crypto<\/h2>\n
BitoPro confirms $11.5 million exploit, says withdrawals unaffected<\/h2>\n
DeFi market overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n