Bitcoin confidence takes two hits

June 01, 2026

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Coinbase bets on India with direct rupee rails

Key points:

  • Coinbase launched direct INR deposits and withdrawals in India via IMPS, reducing reliance on P2P routes and intermediaries.

  • The rollout includes INR order books, spot trading, perpetual futures, and Advanced Trade access in the world’s top crypto adoption market.

News - Coinbase is making a renewed push into India with direct banking rails designed for local users.

Starting June 1, customers can deposit and withdraw rupees through the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), creating a direct link between Indian bank accounts and Coinbase. The move reduces dependence on peer-to-peer markets, which can expose users to settlement delays, payment disputes, scams, and frozen bank accounts.

A cleaner route into a difficult market - The launch also adds INR order books, spot trading, perpetual futures, and Coinbase Advanced tools, giving Indian traders access to domestic rupee liquidity alongside Coinbase’s global exchange infrastructure.

Access is being rolled out gradually. Some users reportedly encountered a “Buys not supported” message after onboarding, while Coinbase India Product Lead Akshay Chugh said availability would expand over time.

Coinbase avoids its 2022 mistake - The IMPS integration is significant because Coinbase’s 2022 India launch stalled within days after UPI support was halted following concerns from payments authorities. This time, Coinbase is operating with Financial Intelligence Unit registration (FIU), giving it formal compliance footing under India’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.

The timing is notable. India ranked first in Chainalysis’ 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index despite a 30% tax on crypto gains and a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on certain transactions. With India’s crypto market projected to grow from $3.04 billion in 2025 to $14.21 billion by 2034, Coinbase is betting that compliant rupee rails can help capture a larger share of a rapidly expanding market.

Bitcoin ETF bleed meets Strategy’s first BTC sale

Key points:

  • U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $2.96 billion during a record 10-day outflow streak, pushing 2026 net flows into negative territory.

  • Strategy sold 32 BTC for about $2.5 million to fund preferred stock distributions, marking its first disclosed Bitcoin sale.

News - Bitcoin is facing pressure from two key sentiment drivers at once: weakening ETF flows and Strategy’s first disclosed Bitcoin sale.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded 10 consecutive days of net outflows, with $2.96 billion leaving the funds since May 15. Assets under management (AUM) fell from more than $104 billion to about $94 billion, while year-to-date flows turned negative for the first time in 2026.

ETF demand cools off - The withdrawals come as crypto markets contend with geopolitical tensions tied to Iran, expectations of a restrictive Federal Reserve, and stronger performance in equities. Bitcoin also failed to sustain a move near $82,000 before retreating toward $72,000.

Altcoin ETF activity weakened as well, although XRP, HYPE, and NEAR continued to attract inflows.

Strategy’s symbolic sale - Strategy disclosed that it sold 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31 at an average price of $77,135 per coin, generating roughly $2.5 million. The proceeds will be used for preferred stock distributions.

While the sale accounted for less than 0.004% of Strategy’s 843,706 BTC holdings, it drew attention because the company has long been associated with continuous Bitcoin accumulation.

Strategy also maintained its STRC dividend rate at 11.5% for a fourth consecutive month. Meanwhile, Michael Saylor recently hinted that additional Bitcoin purchases could still occur.

Investors are now watching whether Strategy can balance shareholder obligations, liquidity needs, and its long-term Bitcoin strategy as market conditions remain fragile.

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Cardano governance blocks its own summit

Key points:

  • Cardano’s 2026 Summit in Singapore was canceled after a 7.8 million ADA treasury proposal failed to reach the required approval threshold.

  • EMURGO’s separate TOKEN2049 proposal passed, keeping Cardano visible in Singapore despite the flagship event’s cancellation.

News - Cardano’s new governance era just delivered one of its clearest messages yet: even major ecosystem events are not guaranteed treasury backing.

The Cardano Foundation canceled its 2026 Summit in Singapore after the funding proposal failed to clear the required supermajority under the network’s Voltaire-era governance system. The event had been scheduled for October 5 and 6, but the revised request for 7.8 million ADA, worth roughly $1.83 million to $1.84 million, fell short of the 66.67% approval threshold.

A majority was not enough - The vote was close. Around 65.2% backed the proposal, with 135 voters in favor, 61 against, and 24 abstaining. However, Cardano’s treasury rules require a two-thirds supermajority for withdrawals, turning a majority win into a failed proposal.

The rejection followed earlier concerns over spending efficiency. A previous version sought about 14 million ADA, while the revised proposal had already cut the ask by 22%. Critics questioned the gap between the event’s $2.26 million gross budget and $450,000 revenue target, as well as plans to release 6.24 million ADA before the event was delivered.

Singapore presence survives - The cancellation does not remove Cardano from Singapore entirely. EMURGO’s separate 3.3 million ADA TOKEN2049 proposal passed, funding a Cardano-branded pavilion, builder showcase stage, and ecosystem programming around the October 7 and 8 conference.

For Cardano, the outcome is bigger than one canceled Summit. It shows that its treasury system can challenge large ecosystem institutions, even when the decision is uncomfortable.

Sui post-mortem exposes upgrade risk

Key points:

  • Sui’s three mainnet outages on May 28 and 29 were traced to bugs tied to the v1.72 release, including gas-charging errors and a randomness-state issue.

  • The Sui Foundation said no user funds were lost and no committed transactions were reversed, but the post-mortem put failure containment back in focus.

News - Sui’s latest update is not just that the network is back online. The bigger takeaway is how one upgrade exposed multiple weak points across the chain’s operating logic.

According to the Sui Foundation’s post-mortem, bugs introduced through the v1.72 release triggered three separate mainnet halts across May 28 and 29. The first two outages came from gas-charging issues tied to a new address-balance feature, where canceled transactions could still lead the network to attempt fee debits and crash validators.

One fix exposed another gap - Validators restored the network with an interim patch, but that fix carried a known low-probability halt risk. The risk materialized the next morning when a related edge case bypassed the guard, forcing a more complete fix.

The third halt came from a separate latent bug linked to Sui’s on-chain randomness process during validator restarts. When randomness was disabled for an epoch but that state was not saved properly, validators waited for a result that could not arrive, stalling the next epoch change.

Recovery is only part of the story - The Foundation said known issues tied to the gas-charging bug and randomness-state bug have now been addressed. It also outlined further work on end-of-epoch resilience, gas logic refactoring, AI agent support for diagnostics, and better failure containment.

That roadmap matters because Sui has now faced multiple reliability incidents since its 2023 mainnet launch. No funds were lost this time, but the post-mortem shows why fast recovery alone may not be enough.

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  • Crypto’s favorite high-risk trade is moving onshore: Coinbase and Kalshi are bringing regulated perpetual crypto futures to U.S. investors, marking the first time these products will be available through domestic, regulated exchanges. The move follows a massive 2025, when perpetual futures trading volume reached $61.7 trillion.

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  • Stablecoins are no longer just crypto’s sidekick: Stablecoins have grown into a $300B+ market, with DefiLlama tracking total stablecoin market cap near $319.9B and USDT alone holding nearly 59% dominance. Their scale now puts them at the center of both crypto liquidity and global policy debates.

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Top 3 coins of the day

Siren (SIREN)

Key points:

  • SIREN climbed to $0.56 on the 4H chart, turning its late-May base into a breakout attempt after holding above the $0.45 to $0.53 range.

  • The Madrid Ribbon flipped green near the latest candles, while the EWO rose to 5.93 and volume expanded to 1.61M SIREN.

What you should know:

SIREN’s move looked less like a slow recovery and more like a sudden liquidity-driven reset. After spending days trapped below the Madrid Ribbon, the token pushed above the ribbon cluster as buyers stepped in with stronger volume. The catalyst was also volume-specific, with 24H spot trading reportedly crossing $12.41M after a 130% spike, pointing to renewed speculative interest in the AI-linked BNB Chain token. The EWO’s positive reading supports the short-term momentum shift, but the move still needs price acceptance above the breakout zone. The $0.53 to $0.54 area is the key support to hold, while $0.57 and $0.60 are the next resistance levels to watch.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR)

Key points:

  • NEAR hovered around $2.33 on the 4H chart after cooling from its late-May spike toward $2.90, with buyers defending the $2.20 to $2.30 zone.

  • The Madrid Ribbon stayed mostly green, but the Squeeze Momentum Indicator remained red below zero, showing that bearish pressure had not fully cleared.

What you should know:

NEAR’s chart tested whether last week’s breakout still had staying power. After racing up from the $1.50 to $1.60 range, price slipped back into the Madrid Ribbon instead of extending cleanly higher. That made the $2.20 to $2.30 zone the line buyers had to defend. The backdrop was stronger than the candle alone suggested, with NEAR’s June Dynamic Resharding upgrade and fresh demand linked to the Bitwise Near Staking ETP giving traders specific reasons to stay interested. Still, the red Squeeze Momentum bars showed that sellers had not fully stepped aside. The $2.20 to $2.30 area is key support, while $2.40 and $2.50 are the next resistance zones to monitor.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

Key points:

  • BCH fell to $288.50 on the 4H chart, slipping below the $300 mark after a steady series of lower highs kept sellers in control.

  • Price stayed under the 9-day SMA at $299.50, while the Squeeze Momentum Indicator remained red below zero at -2.2.

What you should know:

Bitcoin Cash’s chart carried the look of a market that had already lost its main safety line. The break below $300 came after buyers failed to protect the $300 to $310 area, leaving the token pinned under its 9-day SMA. That weakness also matched reports of thinner spot activity into June, which made each failed rebound more vulnerable to sell pressure. Volume had spiked during the sharper breakdown, but the latest 4H candle showed only limited recovery interest near $288.50. The Squeeze Momentum bars stayed red below zero, although the pressure looked less severe than the earlier plunge. The $286 area is immediate support, while $300 and $306 are the resistance levels BCH needs to reclaim.

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