On May 29, nine additional long-idle bitcoin wallets moved 370 BTC worth about $27.9 million, bringing the week's total to more than 665 BTC shifted from long-silent addresses in under 48 hours. Earlier, 19 transfers from legacy P2PKH wallets created in 2014 and 2015 moved 665 BTC valued at just over $48 million while BTC traded below $74,000. Separately, data cited from checkonchain.com shows 103,913.94 BTC (estimated at about $7.6B) has left dormant addresses aged five to 15 years in 2026.

On May 28, 2026, Trezor rolled out native stablecoin yield for USDC and USDT inside Trezor Suite v26.5.2, allowing users to deposit, withdraw, and claim rewards without leaving the app. The feature uses Morpho Vaults (USDC Prime and USDT Prime) curated by Steakhouse, with rates that vary based on borrowing demand and no lockup period. Trezor said the update is available on desktop now and targets more than 2 million users, while full mobile support is expected later in 2026.

Sequans Communications said Thursday it has fully redeemed the convertible debt from its July 2025 offering by selling part of its bitcoin treasury, leaving it with about 658 BTC and a near debt-free balance sheet. The company said it is exiting its digital asset treasury approach and expects to monetize the remaining BTC over time while refocusing on 4G/5G IoT chip products, including its 5G eRedCap roadmap.

A New York County Supreme Court case asks the court to grant three anonymous plaintiffs legal title to about 3.8 million BTC, valued around $293 billion, including coins widely linked to Satoshi Nakamoto. The suit was filed March 11, 2026 and later expanded on May 1 to list 39,069 "John Doe" wallet addresses as defendants. The filing argues each address is worth under $10 to fit a lost-property fast track, while onchain analysis disputes that valuation and questions whether the onchain notice method constitutes valid service.

Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card said on May 28, 2026 they will jointly purchase a 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's Upbit exchange, for about 612.8 billion won ($408 million). The all-cash block deal is set to close on June 19, 2026, with Samsung Securities taking 2% and the other two units taking 1% each. The sellers include several Kakao-affiliated entities, and the partners outlined plans spanning tokenized securities, digital-finance software, and potential crypto payments via Monimo.

Bitcoin traded between $72,622 and $76,047 on Thursday, with price action around $73,000 reflecting continued bearish control across the 1-hour, 4-hour, and daily charts. Technical levels highlighted $72,600 as near-term support, while bulls were seen needing a move back into $77,000–$78,000 to challenge the broader downside bias.

As bitcoin fell about 2.8% over the past seven days and touched a weekly low of $74,530, multiple long-inactive wallets shifted older holdings. On May 26, a 2014-era wallet moved 103.96 BTC worth $7.8 million at block height 951160, with at least 53.96 BTC later routed to Coinbase. Separate 2016 and 2017 wallets also transferred 46.85468400 BTC into Bech32 addresses now valued at $2.16 million and $1.88 million.

Circle Internet Group Inc. and cross-border payments firm Nium announced a partnership on May 27, 2026, bringing Nium into the Circle Payments Network to connect USDC settlement with last-mile fiat payouts. The combined setup supports end-to-end USDC transfers and local delivery across more than 190 countries and 100 currencies via a single payment rail. Circle said the network reached $8.3 billion in annualized transaction volume based on trailing 30-day activity measured on March 31, 2026.

Kraken launched its Bitcoin Vault on May 27, 2026, offering US bitcoin holders up to 2.5% APY in auto-compounding BTC rewards while maintaining BTC price exposure. The product wraps deposits into kBTC and deploys them through DeFi strategies involving Aave and Morpho, with withdrawals subject to a five-day deallocation period. Kraken says yields are variable and users may face partial or total loss under DeFi-related risks.