SEC Chair Paul Atkins has again shown his intention to create a regulatory-friendly environment for the crypto industry. This time, Atkins spoke in favor of the right to self-custody at the SEC crypto roundtable and revealed that he has directed the staff to see if they need to provide further guidance on DeFi activities. Paul
Renowned economist Peter Schiff has raised an issue between Donald Trump’s tariffs and the president’s plan to make the US a Bitcoin superpower. Schiff believes that Trump is unlikely to achieve his goals with the tariffs while making the US a BTC superpower, as they both contradict each other.
Peter Schiff Explains How Trump’s Tariffs and Bitcoin Plans Contradict
In an X post, Peter Schiff stated that Donald Trump’s goals of solving the problems leading to the US’s huge trade deficits and making the country a Bitcoin superpower are at odds with one another.
The economist explained that the more the US diverts its scarce resources to crypto, the more it will depend on the rest of the world to produce the stuff that Americans need. Peter Schiff, who is a Bitcoin skeptic, has on several occasions criticized Trump’s tariffs and his Bitcoin plans.
He believes that the tariffs will only harm the US and lead to higher inflation or recession. The economist also believes that plans like the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are a waste of resources. Schiff even urged former President Joe Biden to sell the US’s Bitcoin holdings before Trump took office earlier this year.
With Trump not backing down on his tariff plans, Schiff predicts that the Fed will likely cave and move to cut interest rates instead of raising them to help curb inflation. He predicts a Gold rally to new highs if that eventually happens.
The Bitcoin Criticism Continues
As a follow-up to his original post, Peter Schiff again criticized Bitcoin and Trump’s Strategic BTC Reserve plans. He stated that the flagship cryptocurrency does not create any value for the US. Instead, he claims resources are just wasted as money moves from Bitcoin buyers to sellers.
Meanwhile, Peter Schiff also commented on Gold’s correction towards the end of this week while the Bitcoin price surged past the $95,000 mark. He stated that this was just a counter-trend move, which happens from time to time. He urged market participants not to read anything more into it.
Airdrop activity continues to heat up, with three newly launched tokens—SXT, RIZE, and DOOD—drawing investor attention in the fourth week of May. Space and Time launched its SXT token with an airdrop as a part of the new Chainlink rewards program.
Meanwhile, RIZE powers the Rizenet ecosystem, which is focused on tokenization and decentralized AI. DOOD, the native token of the Doodles NFT collection, joins the wave of NFT projects following the footsteps of APE and PENGU.
Space and Time (SXT)
The latest Space and Time (SXT) airdrop launched on May 8, 2025, as part of its official token generation event (TGE). The airdrop is integrated with Binance Launchpool and Chainlink’s new Rewards program.
The project is distributing 200 million SXT tokens into two batches, representing 4% of the total supply. Eligible users include participants in the Chainlink ecosystem, including LINK stakers, users who engaged in Space and Time’s testnet, and held Community NFTs.
Also, the SXT airdrop claim will be live until June 22.
SXT has been down since its airdrop, and if the correction continues, it could soon start trading below $0.10.
It needs a strong buying pressure to return to levels around $0.126, and if that one is broken, it could rise back to test the resistance around $0.163.
RIZE
RIZE is the native utility token of Rizenet, a decentralized platform for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), decentralized AI (DeAI), and DeFi.
The $RIZE token has multiple uses. It pays for tokenization services, grants access to tokenized assets, enables governance through token locking, and rewards contributions to decentralized AI models. RIZE is currently live on Kraken and Aerodrome.
From a technical standpoint, the RIZE token is at a critical point. If it manages to break through the resistance level at $0.064, bullish momentum could drive the price back toward the $0.10 region.
However, failure to maintain its current support at $0.0485 may trigger a downside move, with potential losses extending below the $0.040 mark.
Doodles
Doodles is a well-known NFT collection that originally gained popularity for its colorful, hand-drawn characters and strong community engagement.
It recently launched its own token, DOOD, marking its entry into the growing trend of NFT-native tokens—a path first carved out by Bored Ape Yacht Club with APE and later followed by Pudgy Penguins with the PENGU token in 2024.
Despite the initial excitement surrounding the DOOD airdrop, the token has struggled to maintain upward momentum, falling 35% over the last five days.
The price now faces a key resistance at $0.0052—breaking above this level would be necessary to signal a potential recovery and open the door for a move toward $0.00735.
However, continued bearish pressure could push DOOD below the $0.0040 support, marking new lows and further eroding market confidence.
South Korea’s top five crypto exchanges will suspend WEMIX trading on June 2, causing the token to plunge over 60% to $0.2757 before recovering to around $0.36. This is the second time WEMIX has faced a group delisting. The DAXA exchange alliance said the decision was made due to WEMIX’s failure to meet listing standards. The move raises concerns over the token’s long-term credibility in the South Korean market.
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South Korea’s top five crypto exchanges will suspend WEMIX trading on June 2, causing the token to plunge over 60% to $0.2757 before recovering to around $0.36. This is the second time WEMIX has faced a group delisting. The DAXA exchange alliance said the decision was made due to WEMIX’s failure to meet listing standards. …