Singapore allows private investors to sell cryptocurrency without paying capital gains tax. This rule applies when assets are held as personal investments. It reflects a long-standing policy supported by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Hut 8 has priced $4.25 billion of senior secured notes to finance a large artificial intelligence (AI) data centre project in Texas. The deal marks another major step in the company’s shift from Bitcoin mining towards power-backed digital infrastructure.

Bitcoin ownership patterns changed in the first quarter of 2026, as hedge funds and brokerage firms reduced risk during the market downturn, while banks, governments and private equity firms increased their positions, according to data published in a recent CoinShares report.

The recent sharp sell-off in the cryptocurrency market has forced a significant share of Bitcoin investors to abandon their profit-taking positions. Darkfost, an analyst at the data platform CryptoQuant, shared important data on the ratio of Bitcoin supply to profit-taking positions

A “self-reinforcing cycle” of capital outflows is forming in the crypto market, according to analysts at Santiment. Investors are increasingly favoring equities, which have recently outperformed both gold and Bitcoin.

The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is facing both Middle East-related risks and the problem of overly crowded long positions on the first trading day of June. This pushed the price below $73,000, and CoinShares published its weekly cryptocurrency report, stating that outflows last week amounted to $1.67 billion.

Analysts at Fidelity Digital Assets have listed the main trends in the crypto market this year. The first trend identified by the investment company’s experts is the accelerating convergence of the crypto market with the traditional financial system.

The upcoming summer is expected to be “boring” for Bitcoin: no major crash, but rather a period of accumulation ahead of a renewed bullish trend later on. This forecast was presented by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart.

CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analytics company, reported that the increase in Uniswap token withdrawals from centralized exchanges has reached impressive levels. According to the company’s analysis, the massive outflow of $UNI tokens, especially through Binance, during the last week of May indicates that large investors are restructuring their market positions.

Crypto Super Hub co-founder Jake Pahor said investors started aggressively buying Bitcoin after the market recovery, even though they had ignored the asset just months earlier at significantly lower prices.

Ripple ($XRP) continues expanding its operations with new strategic moves. This time, the company signed a major financial agreement and attracted additional investment. According to Bloomberg, Ripple Prime reportedly secured a $200 million credit facility from investment management firm Neuberger Berman to expand its margin trading operations.

Institutional Bitcoin purchases accelerated again in April, with corporate reserves acquiring more than 64,000 BTC in a single month. According to the published data, publicly traded companies and institutional reserves added a total of 64,722 BTC in April. The net increase amounted to approximately 57,791 BTC. As a result, April 2026 became one of the largest periods of institutional Bitcoin buying since mid-2025.

Venture funding for cryptocurrency projects declined by 75% in April compared with March, totaling approximately $660 million versus more than $2.6 billion the previous month, according to analysts at CryptoRank.

Itaú Unibanco, through its venture arm Itaú Ventures, made an undisclosed investment in Minter, a company focused on deploying mobile data centers and organizing Bitcoin mining operations across Brazil. Minter’s approach allows the company to utilize excess energy that would otherwise go to waste.

Interest from South Korean retail investors in crypto assets reached a notable level in the first quarter. Investors allocated around 1 trillion won into stocks and ETFs of U.S.-based crypto companies.

The analytics firm CryptoQuant released a new report highlighting that despite ongoing weakness in the altcoin market, certain assets are starting to show notable activity. The report emphasizes that targeted transactions by large investors (“whales”) may provide key signals about market dynamics.