An ECB report says global central banks held more gold than U.S. government bonds for the first time, with gold at 27% of reserves by end-2025 versus 22% for U.S. Treasuries. The report links the shift to geopolitical tensions and sanction-related concerns following the 2022 freeze of Russia's dollar reserves. It adds that the euro's share stayed at 15%, suggesting the reallocation has favored gold rather than other reserve currencies.

OpenSea has signaled it may add perpetual futures trading using Hyperliquid’s infrastructure, marking a potential move beyond NFTs into crypto derivatives. The tease came in an X post dated June 1, 2026, from product marketing lead Zack Brenner, who also replied “YES” when asked if Hyperliquid would power the feature. OpenSea has not shared a product page, launch date, supported assets, or user terms.

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, confidentially submitted a draft S-1 to the U.S. SEC on June 1, 2026, marking its first formal step toward an IPO. The company was valued at $965 billion in a $65 billion Series H round held days earlier, while the share count and offering price for the listing have not been determined.

Bitmine (BMNR) said it bought 26,497 ETH for about $53 million, down from 120,000 ETH the prior week, as Ethereum traded around $1,980. The firm reported total ETH holdings of about 5.42 million tokens, or roughly 4.49% of the ~120.7 million circulating supply, while BMNR shares have fallen 38% over the past year.

Iran said on Monday it has stopped indirect talks with the U.S. and threatened a full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that pushed oil sharply higher. Brent rose about 6.5% to above $97 per barrel and WTI gained 7.5% to just under $94, as markets weighed renewed risks to Middle East supply routes.