BitMine Listed in Russell 3000 Preliminary Additions; H, SUI, HUMA Tokens Face Major Unlocks

Author: Schat TechFlow

Reports indicate that the U.S. and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding: ending the war, opening the strait, and releasing $25 billion in assets.

According to The New York Times, Iran has agreed to a memorandum of understanding that includes ceasing all fighting on fronts including Lebanon, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, lifting the U.S. maritime blockade, allowing free commercial passage, and releasing $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Nuclear issues will be negotiated separately within 30 to 60 days.

The U.S. FDIC proposes applying Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance requirements to stablecoin issuers.

According to the ABA Banking Journal, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed on May 22 new regulations to establish Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers under its supervision. Under the proposal, relevant issuers must comply with applicable anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing, economic sanctions, and reporting requirements, including those issued by FinCEN and OFAC. The rule would also establish supervisory and enforcement provisions for AML/CFT programs consistent with FinCEN’s requirements. The public comment period will last 60 days following the proposal’s publication in the Federal Register.

Several CFTC officials who questioned market regulation predictions have been suspended and forced to resign.

According to Cointelegraph, a Sunday investigative report by The New York Times revealed that several senior CFTC officials who had raised regulatory concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Gemini-affiliated companies were subsequently suspended, subjected to internal investigations, and forced to resign. All three companies have been alleged to have business ties to the Trump family.

Reports indicate that then-CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham and her senior adviser intervened to assist the aforementioned company in obtaining the necessary approvals. By the end of 2025, five officials who had raised concerns or enforced cryptocurrency regulations were placed on administrative leave and subjected to internal investigations, without being informed of the reasons. After leaving her position, Pham joined MoonPay, a crypto company with ties to Polymarket, while her senior adviser, Brigitte Weyls, became General Counsel at Gemini Titan—the very company whose application she had helped approve.

On the enforcement side, the CFTC has dropped at least five cryptocurrency investigations, with the number of enforcement actions plummeting from over 80 during the Biden administration to just two during Trump’s term. In response, a White House spokesperson denied any conflict of interest, stating, "President Trump will only act in the best interests of the American public."

The U.S. SEC approves Bitcoin index options listed on Nasdaq.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved index options based on Bitcoin’s price for listing on Nasdaq. This signals further integration between Wall Street and the digital asset market. The product will provide U.S. stock traders with another way to bet on Bitcoin’s price movements, in addition to options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and similar funds.

The Korean market will soon introduce individual stock leveraged ETFs, potentially intensifying index volatility due to retail investor enthusiasm.

South Korea will launch its first individual stock leveraged ETFs next week, products linked to semiconductor manufacturers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, designed to achieve daily returns of up to two times positive or negative the performance of the underlying stocks. Analysts expect these ETFs to generate strong demand from over 14 million retail investors in South Korea.

However, amid the growing frequency of intraday fluctuations of up to 5% in the KOSPI index, this enthusiasm could further intensify market volatility. The CEO of Fibonacci Asset Management in Singapore stated, “These ETFs will exacerbate existing concentration risks, posing a structural challenge for long-term investors, as index volatility is likely to remain elevated, making the Korean market difficult to navigate.”

Yoon Jaehong, an analyst at Daewoo Future Assets, expects net inflows of up to 5.3 trillion Korean won into 14 leveraged ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics or SK Hynix, which are scheduled to list by the end of May. He noted that, in the first two months of this year, the number of investors who completed the mandatory online training required before investing in leveraged products reached 300,000, surpassing the total for all of 2025.

The Ethereum Foundation has faced frequent criticism, but researchers defend its mission as building the protocol, not pumping ETH.

According to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum Foundation has recently faced community criticism for selling ETH, unstaking, and maintaining limited public communication. However, blockchain researcher and investor William Mougayar published a defense, arguing that the public has long misunderstood the Foundation’s role: ETH, the Ethereum network, and the Ethereum Foundation are three distinct entities—ETH is an asset, Ethereum is a shared computational infrastructure, and the Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the protocol, one of whose goals is even to “make the founders gradually irrelevant.” The Ethereum Foundation is currently following a “subtraction strategy,” strengthening the network by advancing protocol upgrades, funding foundational research, and reducing its own centralized influence.

The Uniswap governance proposal seeks to extend protocol fees to BNB Chain and Polygon, and to correct the Celo cross-chain governance pathway.

A Uniswap governance proposal seeks to extend the protocol fee collection and burning infrastructure to BNB Chain and Polygon, and to complete the fee activation process on Celo, which was previously unexecuted due to a configuration error.

The proposal includes setting TokenJar as the fee receiver for the V2 protocol on BNB Chain, Polygon, and Celo, and assigning V3OpenFeeAdapter as the owner of the V3 Factory on the respective chains; additionally, on Celo, the feeToSetter role and ownership of the V4 PoolManager will be transferred to CrossChainAccount. The proposal states that fees from each chain will be aggregated into the corresponding TokenJar, after which UNI will be bridged cross-chain back to Ethereum Mainnet and sent to a burn address.

Tiger Brokers clarifies: statements claiming it "refuses to cooperate with regulators" or "defies regulatory authorities" are completely inconsistent with the facts.

According to Caixin, Tiger Brokers has issued a statement clarifying that recent claims suggesting the company “refuses to cooperate with regulators” or “defies regulatory authorities” are completely inconsistent with the facts. The company emphasized that compliance is the lifeline of its operations and stated that it will strictly follow the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other relevant regulatory bodies to implement required corrections. Since 2023, the company has fully ceased opening accounts and conducting marketing activities for mainland China users; as of the end of Q1 2026, assets from mainland clients accounted for approximately 10%. Customer and asset growth in overseas markets has remained steady, and the company will continue to advance its compliance efforts to ensure the safety of client assets.

Changqiao Securities: Actively responding to regulatory guidelines from both regions, we will steadily advance our compliance efforts.

Long Bridge Securities provides further clarification on recent regulatory matters concerning cross-border securities business in China. Long Bridge Securities states that the Hong Kong SFC and other mainland regulatory authorities, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission, have recently issued new regulatory requirements for cross-border securities business, establishing industry-wide standardized guidelines for services targeting mainland investors. These regulatory rules apply to all overseas financial institutions. Long Bridge actively responds to the regulatory guidance from both regions and will strictly adhere to the relevant requirements to steadily advance its compliance efforts.

Changqiao Securities states that the scope of accounts targeted by this regulatory requirement is limited and clearly defined, primarily focusing on two types of accounts: investment accounts opened using suspicious or forged documents, and investment accounts with zero balances and no activity. Customer accounts that were opened in compliance with regulations and contain genuine assets and holdings are not included in this cleanup. Changqiao firmly supports the regulatory stance of zero tolerance for fraudulent account openings and will strictly adhere to regulatory requirements in handling these matters.

BitMine has been selected for the preliminary add-on list of the 2026 Russell 3000 Index.

According to the preliminary addition list for the Russell 3000 Index released by FTSE Russell, BitMine has been included in the list of new constituents. This list will undergo several updates, with final adjustments typically taking effect at the end of June.

This week, significant token unlocks are scheduled for H, SUI, HUMA, and others.

Token unlocks data shows that this week, tokens such as H, SUI, and HUMA are set to unlock in large amounts, with a total value of approximately $75 million.

• H will unlock on May 25, with a value of approximately $22.82 million, accounting for 3.85% of the circulating supply;
• SUI will unlock on May 31, with a value of approximately $15 million, representing 0.36% of the circulating supply;
• HUMA will unlock on May 26, with a value of approximately $11.69 million, accounting for 20.04% of the circulating supply;
• XPL will unlock on May 25, with a value of approximately $7.26 million, accounting for 3.69% of the circulating supply;
• KMNO will unlock on May 30, with a value of approximately $4.59 million, accounting for 3.16% of the circulating supply;
• SAHARA will unlock on May 26, with a value of approximately $4.55 million, accounting for 4.06% of the circulating supply;
• GUN will unlock on May 31, with a value of approximately $4.14 million, accounting for 14.53% of the circulating supply;
• OP will unlock on May 31, with a value of approximately $3.97 million, representing 1.50% of the circulating supply;
• ZETA will unlock on May 31, with a value of approximately $2.23 million, accounting for 3.14% of the circulating supply;
• ALT will unlock on May 25, with a value of approximately $1.84 million, accounting for 3.90% of the circulating supply;
• ZORA will unlock on May 30, with a value of approximately $1.83 million, accounting for 3.45% of the circulating supply;
• UDS will unlock on May 26, with a value of approximately $1.79 million, representing 0.63% of the circulating supply;
• SIGN will unlock on May 28, with a value of approximately $1.43 million, accounting for 4.77% of the circulating supply;
• SOPH will unlock on May 28, with a value of approximately $1.32 million, accounting for 5.26% of the circulating supply;
• VENOM will unlock on May 25, with a value of approximately $1.18 million, accounting for 2.40% of the circulating supply;
• GPS will unlock on June 1, with a value of approximately $1.12 million, accounting for 3.88% of the circulating supply.

Trader Taiki shares: Bitcoin has bottomed at 60K—how do you find the next ten-bagger altcoin?

https://www.techflowpost.com/en/article/31702

The article discusses the current state and future trends of the cryptocurrency market. Author Taiki Maeda introduces the concept of "Green Candle Therapy," suggesting that Bitcoin has formed a bottom near $60,000 and that market sentiment is recovering. He also shares his investment portfolio, the "Holy Trinity" (Bitcoin, Zcash, Hyperliquid), and outlines his framework and logic for identifying the next 10x to 100x altcoin.

Market Insight: Four Key Narratives Behind the Recent Surge in Altcoin Popularity, from HYPE to ZEC

https://www.techflowpost.com/en/article/31713

This article analyzes the performance of four major narratives in the recent crypto market, including decentralized perpetual exchanges (Perp DEXs), AI blockchains, privacy coins, and meme coins, and provides a detailed discussion of the market performance, underlying logic, and potential future trajectories of seven representative tokens: HYPE, LIT, NEAR, GRASS, WLD, ZEC, and USELESS.

Expert Analyst Panel: What Does Powell’s Departure and Wash’s Appointment Mean for Crypto?

https://www.techflowpost.com/en/article/31718

This article provides a detailed examination of the impact of the Federal Reserve chair transition on markets and cryptocurrencies, analyzing inflation issues within the current economic environment, the divergence between equity and bond markets, and the role of cryptocurrencies in the broader macroeconomic landscape. The article also discusses the market phenomenon known as the “Bliss Trade,” the potential implications of tokenization innovation exemptions, and the policy leanings of the incoming Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh.

On-Chain Pre-IPO Explained: Why Are SpaceX and OpenAI’s Valuations Moving On-Chain?

https://www.techflowpost.com/en/article/31720

This article discusses the trend of the pre-IPO market gradually migrating to blockchain, particularly the rise of on-chain pre-IPO perpetual contracts, and the market dynamics of companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic prior to their IPOs. It analyzes how tokenization addresses issues in traditional financial markets and provides an overview of key players and business models in the private secondary market. Additionally, the article explores methods and risks of pre-IPO investing, as well as potential future expansion trends for on-chain pre-IPO markets.

21Shares Research Report: HYPE's price-to-sales ratio is only half that of CME, with a bull case target price of $70

https://www.techflowpost.com/en/article/31712

This article provides a detailed analysis of Hyperliquid’s business model, development journey, market performance, and future prospects. It explains how Hyperliquid evolved from a decentralized exchange (DEX) for crypto derivatives into a 24/7 universal exchange. By comparing Hyperliquid with the traditional exchange CME, the article highlights its unique advantages and market potential, while also examining its core risks and challenges.