SBF Asks Trump for a Pardon, Citrini Calls Hyperliquid a Buy, Saylor Buys $100M of BTC

Crypto majors are mostly flat; BTC -0.5% at $62.7k; ETH even at $1,670; SOL even at $66.40; HYPE +1% at $62.10. ZEC (+12%), WLD (+11%), and CC (+5%) led top movers. Oil -5% at $89; Gold +1% at $4,357. Stock futures are green after Iran announced end of military operations against Israel, with the Nasdaq up 0.7%. CME Group launched Bitcoin Volatility Index futures on Monday, letting traders bet on how much BTC will swing rather than which direction. BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize received SEC approval for its merger with Cantor Fitzgerald’s SPAC, combining Securitize’s institutional tokenization platform with Cantor’s balance sheet and distribution. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) published an op-ed opposing government stablecoin payments, arguing that allowing federal agencies to accept stablecoins for tax payments and government fees would enable tax evasion by making transactions harder to trace. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks said she will not support the Clarity Act on the Senate floor without resolution of ethics provisions, specifically language preventing government officials from personally profiting from crypto markets. The UK FCA added Hyperliquid and the Hyper Foundation to its unauthorized firms warning list on May 21, flagging them for potentially offering financial services to British consumers without authorization. Powered by https://myriad.markets/markets