The global cryptocurrency market cap reached $3.43 trillion today, a modest increase of 0.18% over the previous day. Bitcoin’s price fluctuated between $106,769 and $109,053 within the last 24 hours, settling at $108,451 – down 0.14%. The market is experiencing mixed performance among major cryptocurrencies, with notable gains in SOPH, TRB, and WCT, which saw surges of 111%, 25%, and 18% respectively. Today’s top stories include: the Bank of Russia approving crypto-linked derivatives for qualified investors, calls to reconsider DAO regulation from crypto groups, former CFTC Chair advocating for enhanced regulatory authority in the market, Elon Musk’s US government departure confirmed by the White House, SEC announcing a DeFi Roundtable agenda and a plan to discuss digital assets and tokenization at a June 5th conference featuring BlackRock, Fidelity, and Franklin Templeton. Other notable developments include Pakistan’s adoption of a Bitcoin strategic reserve following the US model, Meta exploring Bitcoin for corporate strategy, and the U.S. Labor Department reversing its stance on cryptocurrency in retirement plans. Meanwhile, market movers show ETH at $2719.31 (+3.33%), XRP at $2.2921 (-0.11%), BNB at $689.59 (+1.07%), SOL at $172.69 (-0.35%), DOGE at $0.22522 (+1.56%), ADA at $0.7519 (+0.28%), TRX at $0.2779 (+1.09%), WBTC at $108328.75 (-0.09%), TRUMP at $12.56 (-0.71%) and SUI at $3.6574 (-1.11%).