Charles Schwab is targeting a mid-2027 launch to let financial advisors use its custody platform for spot crypto trading, transfers, and custody. The plan would extend its push beyond the retail Schwab Crypto rollout, which started with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading and charges a 75 basis point fee per trade. Schwab reported $12.61 trillion in total client assets as of April 30, 2026, with Schwab Advisor Services representing about $5.31 trillion.

Crypto treasury-company flows fell to $180 million in May, the weakest monthly total since October 2024, with Bitcoin-linked firms taking $177 million of the inflows. April posted $4.4 billion, meaning May was down 95% month over month, while Litecoin recorded a $1.89 million outflow.

Coinbase said on June 2 that Checkout.com will let eligible merchants across its 1,000+ enterprise-customer network accept USDC and USDT through their existing checkout flows. Merchants can add stablecoin payments without a separate crypto build while continuing to settle in U.S. dollars. The rollout is positioned as a way to gauge how much demand "digital dollars" can attract in everyday online commerce.

On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's OFAC sanctioned Nobitex and three other Iran-based crypto exchanges, alongside four Iranian nationals, escalating compliance pressure around Iran-linked crypto activity. Treasury said Nobitex accounted for more than 50% of Iran's digital-asset inflows in 2025, while Ramzinex processed over $2.45B in transactions, raising screening expectations for firms with exposure to the named platforms.

Stablecoin usage is expanding beyond trading, with filtered transaction velocity reaching a record 49.7 times annualized as supply stands near $320 billion and filtered volume totals $6.64 trillion in under five months. Meanwhile, spot bitcoin ETFs have recorded peak-to-date drawdowns of $6.6 billion since outflows began in October 2025, and ethereum ETF flows weakened through much of May 2026.

On June 1, bitcoin ETFs recorded $483.76 million in net outflows, extending the category's redemption streak to 11 straight sessions, led by BlackRock's IBIT with a $440.29 million withdrawal. Ether ETFs also stayed negative for a 15th consecutive trading day, losing $44.44 million, while XRP and HYPE ETFs took in a combined $5.41 million.

On June 2, 2026, bitcoin slipped below $68,000, with its market dominance hovering around 58% and the Altcoin Season Index rising to 49. The reading remains 26 points under the 75 level typically used to confirm an altcoin season, leaving the market in a tentative, selective-rotation phase. Analysts say a sustained drop in BTC.D below 55% to 56%, alongside stronger breadth in large caps, would be needed to validate a broader shift into altcoins.

Binance has introduced a synthetic perpetual futures contract tracking OpenAI ahead of a potential IPO, following an earlier SpaceX-linked listing. The OpenAI product began trading on May 26, is margined and settled in USDT, and offers up to 20x leverage. Binance said the SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual exceeded $280 million in cumulative trading volume in its first five days, motivating the expansion.