Mastercard has expanded its settlement infrastructure to include regulated stablecoins, adding Ripple's RLUSD alongside USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP and SoFiUSD. The June 3 rollout supports intraday, weekend and holiday settlement across multiple blockchains, including XRP Ledger, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum, Canton and Tempo.

Israel's current voluntary disclosure program has attracted limited participation from crypto holders since it began in August 2025, with just 58 crypto-related requests reporting about $50.7 million (145.8 million shekels) in undisclosed digital-asset capital. Across all assets, 289 filings have declared roughly $236 million and produced an estimated $14 million in tax revenue, far below officials' $700 million to $1 billion projection. The program remains open until Aug. 31, 2026, but advisers say the removal of anonymous filing has reduced participation.

Bitmine (Nasdaq: BMNR) said on June 3 it plans to offer 3,000,000 Series A preferred shares priced at $100 each, carrying a 9.50% annual dividend, for up to $300 million in gross proceeds. The company said the net proceeds may go toward general corporate purposes including acquiring additional ETH and other digital assets, expanding staking/validator infrastructure via MAVAN, and potentially funding a share repurchase program.

Across the first 500 days of President Donald Trump's second term, the number of Bitcoin millionaire addresses fell by 45,904, sliding from 157,563 to 111,659. Addresses holding more than $10 million in BTC also declined by 4,686 to 14,115 over the same period, while BTC prices dropped roughly 39% from about $103,000 after the January 20, 2025 inauguration.

On June 4, Bitcoin fell below $62,000 and touched $61,000 overnight, down -4.8% over the past 24 hours, sparking $1.63Bn in liquidations with $1.38Bn from longs. Daily trading volume rose to over $393Bn, up from $143Bn the prior day, while Bitcoin ETF products saw $396M+ in additional outflows, extending the streak to 11 straight days.

Grayscale introduced the Grayscale Hyperliquid (HYPE) Staking ETF (HYPG) on June 3 and said it has begun trading on Nasdaq. The product is designed to provide HYPE exposure while seeking staking rewards, and it debuts with a 0.29% sponsor fee—lower than other U.S. Hyperliquid ETPs. Data cited in the report put HYPE ETF assets at $192.01 million with a June 3 daily net inflow of $2.99 million, alongside HYPE at $72.79 after a 0.58% daily rise at publication time.

Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) said Tuesday it began construction near Fox Creek, Alberta, on a combined power-and-data-center project designed for roughly 100 MW of computing. The plan pairs a 101 megawatt natural gas plant with a data center, represents a $155 million investment (about C$214 million), and is expected to be energized in the second quarter of 2027.

As of 4 June 2026 at 11:15, the total crypto market cap is $2.19T, down from a $4.28T peak, a roughly $2.09T contraction (nearly 49%). Across major assets, Bitcoin is down about 49% from its 2025 high, while several large altcoins show steeper pullbacks, including SOL at 76% and ADA at 85%. The report argues the widening gap highlights a stronger flight-to-quality dynamic and notes the cycle low could still be months away if historical patterns persist.