ChainCatcher reports that BBX data showed a busy day for crypto's intersection with traditional finance and a notable corporate retreat from Bitcoin reserves. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SOFI) said in a BusinessWire release that it has launched its SoFiUSD stablecoin inside the SoFi app for roughly 14.7 million members, enabling users to buy, sell, hold and convert the token. The company said this marks the first time a U.S. national bank has embedded its own stablecoin directly into a banking application. The token is issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. and the bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). SoFiUSD (onchain ticker: SOFID) is pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and is available on Ethereum and Solana. SoFi said the stablecoin is backed by liquid assets and undergoes regular audits by independent CPAs. In the coming weeks, the company plans to roll out tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border transfers, and it plans to partner with Bullish to open institutional trading channels. CEO Anthony Noto said: "Users no longer have to choose between blockchain technology and regulated banking products." SoFi reported $121.6 million in crypto trading revenue in Q1 2026, with the crypto segment posting net income of about $852,000 after costs. The company also disclosed that SoFiUSD is not insured by the FDIC or SIPC, is not legal tender, and onchain transactions are typically irreversible. Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) and prediction market platform Kalshi said they have received CFTC approval to offer crypto perpetual futures products to U.S. customers, making them the first exchanges permitted to launch such products domestically. The CFTC's decision formally brings perpetual futures into the federal derivatives framework. The regulator also issued a policy statement saying applications for perpetual contracts tied to other asset classes will be assessed case by case. Global crypto perpetual futures trading volume hit $61.7 trillion in 2025, up 29% year over year, according to CryptoQuant. With the U.S. previously lacking regulated onshore venues for perpetuals, the approvals are expected to pull institutional and retail flows back from offshore platforms to compliant U.S. markets, and additional exchanges are expected to submit applications. Sequans Communications S.A. (NASDAQ: $SQNS) CEO Georges Karam said on the company's latest Q1 2026 earnings call that Sequans has fully ended its Bitcoin treasury reserve strategy. Sequans launched the initiative in June 2025, raising about $384 million via debt and equity financing and amassing 3,000 BTC by late July 2025. After an October 2025 flash crash triggered deleveraging, Sequans sold 970 BTC in November 2025 and sold another 1,025 BTC in Q1 2026. The company currently holds about 658 BTC, carries zero debt, and values the remaining position at roughly $46.8 million. Sequans said it plans to gradually liquidate the rest and redirect all proceeds to its core semiconductor business. As an IoT/5G semiconductor maker, Sequans is being cited as a prominent 2026 example of a corporate Bitcoin reserve strategy that failed to hold.

About $700,000,000 in cryptocurrency long positions were liquidated over the past two hours, underscoring a sharp move that triggered widespread forced selling across the market.

More than $200,000,000,000 has been wiped from the global cryptocurrency market capitalization over the past 24 hours as digital assets come under widespread selling pressure.

By Tide Research Nine straight sessions of gains had dulled investors' focus on a risk that never went away: the U.S.-Iran conflict that began three months ago. Early June 3, Iran fired 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones at Kuwait, according to Kuwaiti military statements. Kuwait International Airport suffered severe damage and one person was killed. The U.S. later said it carried out a precision strike on an Iranian military ground-control station on Qeshm Island at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. Markets repriced quickly. WTI crude jumped to $96, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbed, and the S&P 500's nine-day winning streak ended abruptly. After AI-led optimism powered May's advance, geopolitics brought risk back to the foreground. ### U.S. equities retreat from record highs Wednesday's selloff hit broadly: - Dow Jones Industrial Average: down 620.72 points (-1.21%) to 50,687.07, the biggest one-day drop among the major averages - S&P 500: down 0.74% to 7,553.68, snapping a rally that began May 21 and marked the longest streak since late 2024 - Nasdaq Composite: down 0.89% to 26,853.98 - Russell 2000: down 1.25%, underscoring how small caps often reflect shifts in risk appetite first All three major indexes had closed at all-time highs just a day earlier. ### Oil spike revives inflation fears and rate worries The immediate catalyst was the renewed escalation in the Gulf. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps later said it struck the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and "a U.S. military facility in another country," without naming Kuwait, describing the action as retaliation for U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island. On the political front, President Donald Trump said, "Iran has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons," then added, "They can change their minds." The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution urging an end to military action against Iran, a symbolic rebuke of the administration's approach. JPMorgan said accelerating oil inventory drawdowns "will ultimately force the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, by whatever means necessary," estimating shipping could resume within six months. Traders focused less on the forecast and more on the present disruption risk. Oil rose sharply: - WTI: +2.41% to $96.02 a barrel - Brent: +1.89% to $97.81 a barrel Higher energy prices fed a familiar chain reaction: rising inflation expectations, markets keeping the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end above 60%, higher 10-year yields, and renewed pressure on high-valuation growth stocks. Volatility returned as the VIX jumped out of the prior 15–16 range, ending nearly two weeks of subdued trading and signaling stronger demand for hedges. ### Sector pressure broadens; tech and financials lead declines Nearly all 11 S&P 500 sectors fell. Communications services remained the week's laggard as Alphabet stayed under pressure following its $80 billion share offering a day earlier (0.67%). Microsoft slid 3.28%, weighing on technology. Financials hesitated as rates rose and investors looked ahead to Friday's employment report. Software dropped 2.43%. Palo Alto Networks (PANW), which had surged 8% after hours the prior day, reversed course and closed down 4.37% even after beating expectations—a sign that the market is shifting from "buy the expectation" to "sell the fact." Energy was among the few groups likely to finish higher on the oil move, but breadth was poor: this was broad de-risking, not sector rotation. ### Broadcom: AI strength, tiny misses, big reaction The main after-hours focus June 3 was Broadcom (AVGO) and its fiscal Q2 results. Key figures: - Revenue: $22.2 billion, up 48% year over year (vs. 29% growth in Q1) - Adjusted EPS: $2.44 (Wall Street: $2.40) - AI semiconductor revenue: $10.8 billion, up 143% year over year to a record, the 13th consecutive quarter of AI-driven growth - Free cash flow: $10.26 billion, 46% of revenue CEO Hock Tan guided for fiscal Q3 revenue of $29.4 billion, with AI chip revenue expected to exceed $16 billion, implying more than 200% year-over-year growth. Despite the strong AI narrative, the stock dropped more than 8% after hours and was down about 5% at the time of writing. Investors zeroed in on two points: 1) Reported revenue of $22.187 billion came in just under the $22.27 billion consensus—a sub-0.4% gap. For a stock trading around 87x earnings and up 13.6% in the five sessions into results, the market allowed little room for error. 2) Infrastructure software revenue (including VMware) was $7.178 billion versus expectations of $7.32 billion. That segment is central to Broadcom's strategy after its $69 billion VMware acquisition in 2023, and investors are watching for standalone growth. The takeaway: the AI business continues to execute, but with expectations fully priced in, even a slight miss can trigger a sell-the-news reaction. ### CrowdStrike beats across the board, announces stock split CrowdStrike (CRWD) also reported after hours, posting broad-based upside. - FY2027 Q1 revenue: $1.39 billion (+26%) - EPS: $1.10 (Street: $0.88) - Net new ARR: $256 million (+32%), a quarterly record Management announced a 4-for-1 stock split, with a record date of June 25 and split-adjusted trading beginning July 2. CEO George Kurtz called the quarter "the moment when cybersecurity meets cutting-edge AI," describing CrowdStrike as "an AI security infrastructure." After last year's global outage, the company has delivered several consecutive strong quarters, and the split signals confidence in the long-term stock trajectory. ### What to watch: Friday's May jobs report With Wednesday's ADP employment report and ISM services PMI already out, the key macro event is Friday's May nonfarm payrolls release. With inflation risk tied to elevated oil prices, the jobs report matters less as a growth check and more as a policy trigger: whether the Fed may be forced to tighten further. Earlier this week, JOLTS data showed job openings jumped to 7.6 million in April—the highest in nearly two years and above the 6.88 million estimate—highlighting labor market resilience. A stronger-than-expected payrolls print could push 10-year yields further above 4.5%, adding pressure to equity valuations. Sources: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, NPR, BLS, TheStreet, JPMorgan Research Disclaimer: This article reflects the author's views only and does not constitute investment advice. Markets involve risk; invest with caution.

REKT: More than $1.12 billion in crypto positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with long liquidations making up the bulk of the total at $949 million.

US oil inventories have fallen to their lowest level since 2004 amid President Donald Trump's conflict with Iran, the Financial Times reported. Analysts cited by the paper warned crude prices could surge to as high as $200 a barrel this summer.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization fell by about $200,000,000,000 over the past 24 hours, reflecting a broad-based selloff across digital assets.

Crypto venture capital activity has cooled sharply, with monthly deal count sliding to about 50—the weakest pace since before 2021—according to ChainCatcher, citing The Block. Two of the market's most consistently funded areas, infrastructure and crypto financial services, have both fallen to multi-year lows. The pullback is being driven by a rotation of investor attention and dollars toward AI, alongside a thinning pipeline of high-quality early-stage crypto startups. Even so, total capital deployed remains comparatively elevated, signaling a "fewer but larger" funding dynamic. The latest example is prediction-market platform Kalshi, which raised $1 billion. Analysts say the quieter environment may benefit teams with clear use cases and proven traction. They add that any broader rebound in the second half of 2026 will hinge on whether categories beyond prediction markets and financial infrastructure can attract a wide investment consensus.

The US House of Representatives voted 215-208 to limit President Trump's ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval, The Wall Street Journal reported.