Between May 18 and May 22, spot bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of $1.26 billion, while spot ether ETFs logged $216 million in withdrawals. Over the same period, inflows went to spot XRP ETFs ($22 million), solana ETFs ($15.6 million), and HYPE ETFs ($72.4 million), pointing to a rotation into alternative crypto-themed products.

Arkham data indicates BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw roughly $1.01 billion worth of BTC sold over the last 7 days. The report comes as Bitcoin faces renewed selling pressure after trading above the $80k level earlier this month. The article argues the selling reflects ETF investor outflows rather than discretionary trades by BlackRock.

On May 25, Babylon Labs submitted a Temperature Check to Aave DAO proposing Trustless Bitcoin Vaults that would let users post native BTC on Aave V4 without bridges, wrappers, or custodians. The plan adds two Ethereum Mainnet Spokes to enable borrowing against BTC and to settle liquidations by swapping seized BTC into WBTC. Babylon Labs says the next steps could include ARFC review and later an onchain AIP vote if the snapshot sentiment is favorable.

Hyperliquid’s HYPE is approaching the $64 area after a 37% weekly surge and a near-2% gain this week, while the RSI is already overbought. The market is watching a 7.88 million HYPE unlock scheduled for this week, framed as nearly $500 million of potential selling pressure. Spot activity and reported whale buying, alongside $1.16 billion in buybacks, are being cited as support that could offset supply.

On May 25, bitcoin rose to an intraday high of $77,831 and later hovered around $77,500, posting 24-hour gains of 1.2% and a market capitalization of about $1.55 trillion. The move followed renewed risk appetite tied to optimism around Middle East peace talks, while oil prices fell sharply over the weekend. Bitunix analysts cautioned that expectations for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike as early as October could weigh on high-leverage assets.

Prediction markets have expanded quickly as politically connected firms gained faster regulatory access, intensifying scrutiny around fairness and consumer protection. Monthly prediction-market volume rose from below $100 million in early 2024 to more than $13 billion by late 2025. Inside the CFTC, reported suspensions and staff departures added to concerns over how reviews and enforcement are being handled.

The XRP Ledger community is nearing an operational deadline: in less than 36 hours, nodes and validators running versions older than XRPL 3.1.3 are expected to be cut off from the network. Vet (@Vet_X0) urged infrastructure providers, DEXs, and NFT marketplaces to upgrade, noting that only 40% of the network had updated at the time of the warning. The issue affects service operators rather than everyday XRP holders, and access should resume once affected servers update.

Iranian officials arrived in Doha on May 25, 2026, to hold high-level discussions with U.S. counterparts on a peace framework that also covers the Strait of Hormuz. Markets reacted with Brent crude down roughly 4%–6% to about $95–$97 per barrel, while bitcoin traded near $77,699 and was up 1.47% over 24 hours.