Ether ETF Listing Approval Sees Billions Poured Into Restaking Protocol Ether.Fi
The protocol now has $5.4 billion in total value locked (TVL).

Aptos' APT Token Down 52% in April After Booming March: VanEck
According to data from VanEck, Aptos' APT token dropped 52% in value after an auspicious March where it surged 44%. The asset manager added that Aptos lost the most on-chain revenue, month to month, of any chain outside of Ethereum. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Plume, Layer-2 Blockchain for Real-World Assets, Pulls $10M in Seed Funding from Haun, Galaxy
Plume plans to make it possible for people to easily – and compliantly – bring real-world assets (RWAs) like real estate and collectibles onto blockchains.

Gensler Says 'Stay Tuned' on U.S. SEC's Decision on ETH ETF
The SEC faces a Thursday deadline for at least one of the spot ether ETF applications it's reviewing.

PEPE’s Surge to Top 20 Tokens Turns Early $460 Purchase to $3.4M
The recent surge in PEPE's value is partly attributed to its use as a levered bet on the growth of the Ethereum ecosystem, with traders anticipating the approval of a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S.

BlackRock, Grayscale, Bitwise File Updated 19B Forms in Rush for Ethereum ETF
All the updated forms removed the provisions for staking ether, which some say was causing a regulatory roadblock.

Protocol Village: Stripchain, Intent-Based Interoperability Protocol, Raises $10M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.

The Protocol: EIGEN Riches Tempt Ethereum Devs, Even as ETF Approval Nears
There's been tension among members of the Ethereum developer community – even though the ETH price is mooning due to growing anticipation that U.S. regulators might give the green light to spot ether ETFs.

Bitcoin Is Coming to Ethereum Stalwart MetaMask: Sources
MetaMask is a giant in the Ethereum ecosystem, but it's poised to cross one of the biggest tribal divides in crypto.
