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28CRYPTO

South Africa Proposes Crypto Tax Guidance Under Existing Income and Capital Gains Rules

South Africa's tax authority has released draft guidance clarifying how crypto assets fit within the country's existing income and capital gains tax rules. Rather than writing new crypto-specific legislation, the regulator is proposing to m

JULY 5, 20262 MIN
34CRYPTO

SBI Crypto Shuts Bitcoin Mining Pool After Five-Year Run

SBI Crypto is closing its Bitcoin ($BTC) mining pool on July 31, ending an operation that ran for more than five years. At the time of the announcement, the pool held 12th place in the global rankings and commanded approximately 2.2% of the

JULY 5, 20262 MIN
37CRYPTO

Ondo Finance Tokenizes BlackRock's IVV ETF and Micron Stock on Ethereum Under SEC Custodial Rules

Ondo Finance has launched tokenized versions of BlackRock's IVV exchange-traded fund and Micron Technology shares, settling both instruments on Ethereum under a custodial model defined by U.S. securities regulators. The move places two main

JULY 5, 20262 MIN
39CRYPTO

FBI Director Kash Patel Filed Late Disclosure on Strategy Stock, Reports Say

FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed a stake in Strategy valued between $100,001 and $250,000 months after the required filing deadline, according to reports. Strategy is a registered US gover

JULY 4, 20262 MIN
47CRYPTO

Avalanche Treasury Stock Falls 73% From Debut as AVAX Losses Trigger Going-Concern Warning

Avalanche Treasury, a company whose value is tied directly to its holdings of $AVAX — the native token of the Avalanche blockchain — has watched its stock fall 73% from the price at which it debuted. By the end of the first quarter, the com

JULY 4, 20262 MIN
48CRYPTO

Defendant Moves to Dismiss New York Lawsuit Targeting 39,069 Dormant Bitcoin Wallets

A defendant who controls one of the dormant wallets at the center of a New York lawsuit has filed a motion to dismiss the case. The suit seeks legal ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin wallets — holdings collectively valued at $229 billion in $BTC

JULY 4, 20262 MIN
70CRYPTO

Standard Chartered and FalconX Enter ESMA's MiCA Register in First Post-Deadline Update

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its first update to the MiCA register since the regulation's compliance deadline passed, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers to the public list. Standard Chartered, the intern

JULY 3, 20262 MIN
97CRYPTO

Bitcoin Faces More Downside Risk After Worst June Since 2022, Analyst Warns

Bitcoin ($BTC) just closed its worst June since 2022, and at least one analyst sees that as a warning sign rather than a clearing event. The month ended above the asset's realized price — a metric representing the average cost basis of all

JULY 2, 20262 MIN
145CRYPTO

Bitmine Lifts Ethereum Holdings to 5.70 Million ETH and Joins Russell 1000

Bitmine added 27,084 ETH last week, pushing its total Ethereum treasury to 5.70 million coins with a stated value of $8.9 billion, even as the company described the period as "challenging." That purchase places Bitmine at 94% of its self-im

JUNE 29, 20262 MIN
195CRYPTO

Four Ethereum Early Adopters Cash Out 37,602 ETH, Walking Away With $27M After $150M Peak Evaporated

Four long-dormant Ethereum wallets that accumulated 37,602 $ETH back in 2018 have finally liquidated their holdings, locking in an estimated $27 million in profit. The exit, flagged by onchain analysts, marks the end of an eight-year hold t

JUNE 26, 20262 MIN
196CRYPTO

Framework Ventures Raises $400 Million Fourth Fund, Expanding Into AI and Robotics

Framework Ventures has closed its fourth fund at $400 million, the crypto-focused venture firm announced, with capital earmarked for investments spanning cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and robotics — a broader mandate than the fir

JUNE 26, 20262 MIN
205CRYPTO

BitGo Lays Off 15% of Staff, CEO Calls It a One-Time Action

BitGo, a crypto infrastructure firm, has cut 15% of its workforce. Co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe described the reductions as "a one-time action" and said the company does not expect to make further cuts.

JUNE 26, 20262 MIN
208CRYPTO

Bitcoin at $58,000: Power-Law Model Calls the Drop a Normal Cycle Low as Futures Point Lower

Bitcoin's slide to $58,000 lands squarely within what the power-law model identifies as a standard cycle low — a reading that frames the move as historically routine rather than a structural breakdown. [Futures market data](/news/cftc-sues-

JUNE 25, 20262 MIN
209CRYPTO

Aave Founder Dismisses Reported Payward Bid, Says AAVE Token Not for Sale at a Discount

Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave, publicly rejected a reported acquisition approach by Payward, stating that the AAVE token is not for sale "at a 70% discount." The pushback comes after Aave's [decentralized autonomous organization](/new

JUNE 25, 20262 MIN
232CRYPTO

Binance Co-CEO Vows EU License Push After Exchange Drops Greece Bid With One Week Left

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has withdrawn its regulatory license application in Greece, cutting off that route to legal operation in the European Union. The exchan

JUNE 24, 20262 MIN
237CRYPTO

CryptoQuant Warns Strategy to Halt Bitcoin Buys as Dividend Cash Buffer Shrinks to 14 Months

Strategy's cash reserves have dropped 38%, leaving the company able to cover only 14 months of preferred-stock dividends — down from a cushion that previously spanned seven years. On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has responded by publicl

JUNE 24, 20262 MIN
244CRYPTO

Catholic Leaders Reject Clarity Act Over Weakened Protections Against Illicit Finance and Trafficking

Nearly 100 Catholic leaders are on record opposing the Clarity Act, a sweeping cryptocurrency bill, on the grounds that it weakens safeguards designed to block illicit finance and human tra

JUNE 23, 20262 MIN
248CRYPTO

Bitcoin Slides Below $63,000 as $10.6 Billion Options Expiry and ETF Outflows Pressure the Market

Bitcoin ($BTC) is trading below $63,000, squeezed by a $10.6 billion options expiry and a wave of ETF outflows that have put near-term price direction in question. Analysts say the next decisive test arrives Thursday, when the Personal Cons

JUNE 23, 20262 MIN
258CRYPTO

U.S. Senate Passes Housing Supply Bill With CBDC Ban in 85-5 Vote

The U.S. Senate passed a housing supply bill by an 85-5 vote, embedding within it a prohibition on the federal government issuing a central bank digital currency — or [any similar digital asset](/news/ripple-secures-preliminary-eu-crypto-li

JUNE 23, 20262 MIN
259CRYPTO

Ripple Secures Preliminary EU Crypto License in Luxembourg Ahead of MiCA Deadline

Ripple, the company behind the XRP ($XRP) token, has obtained preliminary approval as a Crypto Asset Service Provider — known as a CASP — in Luxembourg, positioning itself ahead of the European Union's July 1 licensing deadline under the Ma

JUNE 23, 20262 MIN
283CRYPTO

Fentanyl-Linked Chinese Network Ran Fake 'Zksync.jp' Token Scam, Nikkei Reports, With Losses Topping $1 Million

A Chinese criminal network previously connected to fentanyl trafficking has been linked to a cryptocurrency fraud operation run out of Japan, Nikkei reported. The group circulated a counterfeit token under the name "zksync.jp" — crafted to

JUNE 21, 20262 MIN
291CRYPTO

Strategy's BTC Flywheel Under Scrutiny as STRC Falls Below Par and Bitcoin Slips Over 40%

Bitcoin's price has dropped more than 40% since Strategy launched STRC, pulling that instrument below par and visibly slowing the company's pace of Bitcoin acquisitions. The decline has emboldened critics of Michael Saylor's closely watched

JUNE 21, 20262 MIN
295CRYPTO

Bitcoin ETFs Record $6.4 Billion in Net Outflows Over 30 Days as $BTC Drops 17%

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds — investment wrappers that hold actual Bitcoin on behalf of shareholders — posted their largest 30-day net outflow since the products launched in 2024, shedding a combined $6.4 billion as $BTC lo

JUNE 21, 20262 MIN
298CRYPTO

Pudgy Penguins Brings Vibes Series 3 Trading Cards to Target Stores Nationwide

Pudgy Penguins, the NFT-born franchise that built one of the most recognized brands in digital collectibles, is placing its Vibes Series 3 trading cards on shelves at Target stores across the United States. The rollout represents the brand'

JUNE 21, 20262 MIN
302CRYPTO

U.S. Confirms Second Strike on Iran Targeting Air Defenses as Oil Prices Surge

A senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Tuesday that a second wave of American military strikes against Iran is currently underway, focused on destroying the country's air defense and radar systems. The disclosure follows initial U.S.

JUNE 20, 20262 MIN
319CRYPTO

OpenAI Eyes 10-Gigawatt Ohio Data Center Backed by Nvidia in Historic Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is in talks to lease a 10-gigawatt data center at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio, with Nvidia providing the funding — a deal that, if closed, would rank as the largest single-site AI compute commit

JUNE 19, 20263 MIN
327CRYPTO

Tokenized Stocks Are Moving Off the Whiteboard: What the $5 Trillion Thesis Now Has Behind It

Three concrete developments — a quantified institutional thesis, rising derivatives volumes, and a DTCC settlement announcement — have moved tokenized equities from a thought experiment toward a credible near-term build. Securitize CEO Carl

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
329CRYPTO

SAHARA Token Faces Its Biggest Supply Test Yet as June 26 Unlock Looms

A late-month token unlock is about to stress-test SAHARA, the token attached to Sahara AI's data and model marketplace. Two widely-used trackers put the size of the June 26 tranche between roughly 951 million and 1.03 billion tokens — somew

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
332CRYPTO

Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm Push Back on GENIUS Act Money-Laundering Rules

The Hyperliquid Policy Center and crypto investment firm Paradigm are calling on the Treasury Department to revise [anti-money-laundering requirements](/news/mozn-becomes-first-middle-eastern-company-named-a-

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
334CRYPTO

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Release Puts DeFi Security Practices Under Scrutiny

The public release of Fable 5, the first available version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model, has prompted a pointed debate among cryptocurrency industry figures over whether advanced A

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
358CRYPTO

200 Crypto Firms Press Senate for CLARITY Act Vote as Galaxy Digital Cuts Passage Odds to 60%

More than 200 cryptocurrency companies have signed a joint letter pressing Senate leadership to schedule a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, putting the legislation's path forward squarely in the spotlight. Galaxy Digital responded by cutting

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
359CRYPTO

Iran Warns Gulf States They Share Legal Responsibility for Any US or Israeli Strike

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a pointed warning to Gulf governments during a regional diplomatic tour, telling them they bear a legal and moral responsibility under international law to prevent any US or Israeli military

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
365CRYPTO

SpaceX IPO Demand Is Draining Cash From Crypto and Tech Markets

The SpaceX initial public offering is approaching four times oversubscribed, analysts say, and that pressure is showing up as a simultaneous selloff across cryptocurrency and technology stocks.

JUNE 19, 20262 MIN
369CRYPTO

TAO Holds Above Key Fibonacci Level as Analysts Eye Potential Bullish Revival

TAO, the native token of the Bittensor network, was trading just above a key Fibonacci retracement level, a technical marker that chart analysts treat as a potential inflection point between continued decline and price recovery. That positi

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
373CRYPTO

Ethereum Price Falls Below $1,700 Even as On-Chain Activity Reaches Record Highs

Ethereum's token price has slipped below $1,700 at the same time the network is logging all-time highs in both users and transactions — a split that forces a straightforward question about what cryptocurrency prices actually measure. The di

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
374CRYPTO

Strategy's STRC Security Falls to an All-Time Low

Strategy, the company that has staked its corporate identity on accumulating Bitcoin ($BTC), is facing fresh pressure in its own capital-markets suite: STRC, a security the firm has issued to help fund its Bitcoin strategy, has [fallen to a

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
375CRYPTO

Bitcoin Slides to $63,000 as Crypto Markets Drop 5% on Day One of the Warsh Era

Bitcoin fell to $63,000 and Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin each retreated roughly 5% in the session that immediately followed Chair Warsh's assumption of leadership. The synchronized selloff spread across the f

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
376CRYPTO

Bitcoin Falls Below $63,000 While US Stocks Move Higher

Bitcoin ($BTC) dropped below the $63,000 level even as US stock markets rose, a split-session move that put the two asset classes on opposite trajectories. The divergence drew attention because [crypto and equities have frequently moved in

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
377CRYPTO

Bitcoin Looks Cheap Against AI Stocks, Bitwise Says, but Fed Hawkishness Could Stall a Rebound

Bitwise analysts say $BTC is trading at what they call a historically discounted level relative to artificial-intelligence equities, placing the asset in a value zone that has attracted buyers in the p

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
378CRYPTO

HIVE Stock Spikes After Bitcoin Miner Secures $220M AI Infrastructure Deal

HIVE, a publicly traded Bitcoin miner, saw its stock price jump after the company announced a $220 million agreement to provide artificial intelligence infrastructure. The deal marks a sign

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
379CRYPTO

Bitcoin and Ethereum Traders Turn Pessimistic as Fed Signals Tighter Policy

Sentiment among $BTC and $ETH traders has soured in the wake of a hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve, according to reporting by Decrypt. Hawkish, in central-bank language, means policymakers

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
380CRYPTO

Strategy's STRC Is Falling, and Retail Investors Are Holding the Bag

Strategy, the Bitcoin-accumulation firm, issued a security called STRC that drew in ordinary retail investors — and now those investors are watching it fall. The dynamic, reported by Decryp

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
381CRYPTO

Retail Is Sitting on $8.8 Billion of STRC, Which Bitcoin Magazine Calls Junk Credit in Disguise

Bitcoin Magazine has published a pointed critique of STRC, arguing that the instrument amounts to junk-grade credit risk dressed up in Bitcoin-adjacent branding — and that retail investors, not institutions,

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
382CRYPTO

Mexican Billionaire Holds 70% of Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin, Converting Fiat on Receipt

A Mexican billionaire has disclosed that he keeps 70% of his liquid portfolio in Bitcoin ($BTC), with a stated practice of converting fiat currency into the digital asset as soon as he receives it. The disclosure, reported by Benzinga, illu

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
383CRYPTO

Ledn to Accept Tether Gold as Loan Collateral, Targeting Growth in Tokenized Commodities

Ledn is planning to accept Tether Gold as collateral for loans, extending its Bitcoin-backed lending model into tokenized commodities. The expansion is timed to a sector that already accounts for nearly 17%

JUNE 18, 20261 MIN
384CRYPTO

Bitcoin Watches the Fed: What Kevin Warsh's Signals Mean for $BTC

Bitcoin's price has been moving in response to signals from Kevin Warsh and his evolving stance toward the Federal Reserve, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance.

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
385CRYPTO

Ethereum Foundation Loses Second Co-Executive Director in Four Months

The Ethereum Foundation has seen its second co-executive director step down in four months, extending a turbulent period of leadership turnover at the nonprofit that oversees development of th

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
386CRYPTO

The DAO Hack at Ten: How a $50 Million Exploit Seeded a $130 Million Ethereum Security Fund

Ten years after an attacker drained roughly 3.6 million ETH from The DAO, the crypto industry is treating the anniversary not as a cautionary footnote but as a founding moment — one credited with spurring the creation of the modern crypto s

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
387CRYPTO

A Viral 4chan Bitcoin Prediction Eyes $145,000 by October. Two Red Flags Undercut It.

A price prediction posted on 4chan, calling for $BTC to reach $145,000 by October, has spread widely on the back of an apparent track record for calling past Bitcoin prices. That reputation

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
388CRYPTO

Bitcoin Miner HIVE Signs $220 Million AI GPU Deal With Bell, Targets $70 Million in Annual Revenue

HIVE Digital Technologies, a publicly traded Bitcoin miner, has finalized a $220 million sovereign cloud contract with Bell to deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs across Canada, with the buildout expected to complete by early 2027. The deal

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
389CRYPTO

CME Group Sues CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval in Dodd-Frank Showdown

CME Group has announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the agency's approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures, framing the dispute as a fundamental disagreement over how such products should be classified under the D

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
390CRYPTO

Strive Targets $200 Billion Bitcoin Push Through Credit Markets

Strive has outlined a plan to route $200 billion into Bitcoin ($BTC) through credit markets, with the explicit objective of lifting the cryptocurrency's price. The firm has not, according t

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
391CRYPTO

Bitcoin Price Check: Fortune Tracks $BTC on June 18, 2026

Fortune is reporting Bitcoin's current price for June 18, 2026, as part of its ongoing market data coverage of $BTC. The source does not disclose a specific figure, so no price is cited here — a reminder that a headline is not a data point.

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
392CRYPTO

XRP Institutional Adoption Said to Be Accelerating Even as Price Falls

Analysts tracking XRP say institutional interest in the token is growing despite a broad price selloff, according to a Seeking Alpha analysis of the cryptocurrency. The finding matters because institutional participation has historically be

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
393CRYPTO

Fed Rate Hold Without Guidance Leaves Bitcoin in Familiar Limbo

Kevin Warsh held interest rates steady and offered little in the way of forward guidance, putting $BTC traders in a position they know well: reading silence for signals the central bank ref

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
394CRYPTO

Bitcoin Slips as Fed Holds Rates and Flags Higher Inflation at Warsh's First Meeting

Bitcoin dipped after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady while signaling that inflation could run higher — a combination that pressured $BTC and reminded the market that crypto does not trade in a vacuum when central bankers spea

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
395CRYPTO

World's Largest Ethereum Treasury Company Buys the Dip — Here's What That Actually Means for $ETH

The company holding more $ETH in its corporate treasury than any other organization on earth just added to its position during a price decline, according to a report from The Motley Fool. The move prompted the outlet to ask whether [retail

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
396CRYPTO

Bitcoin Stalls at $64,000 While Crypto Stocks Signal Stronger Momentum

Bitcoin has been consolidating near $64,000, unable to post a decisive move in either direction, yet a group of crypto-linked equities is flashing notably stronger momentum than the spot price of the leading cryptocurrency. The pattern is w

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
397CRYPTO

Bitcoin Drops to $64K as New Fed Chair's Hawkish Remarks Rattle Crypto Markets

Bitcoin slid to $64,000 following hawkish comments from the new Federal Reserve chair, according to reporting by FXStreet. The remarks [rattled crypto markets](/news/bitcoin-drops-toward-64k-as-

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
398CRYPTO

Bitcoin Falls Below $64,000 After Federal Reserve Shock Rattles Support

Bitcoin ($BTC) has broken below the $64,000 price level that had been holding as support, after a surprise move from the Federal Reserve sent traders toward the exit. The breach now puts the next widel

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
399CRYPTO

Bitcoin Falls After Federal Reserve Signals Slower U.S. Growth, Keeps Rates Steady

Bitcoin ($BTC) declined after the Federal Reserve signaled that U.S. economic growth is slowing, even as policymakers opted to hold interest rates at their current level. The pairing of a dimmer growth outlook

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
400CRYPTO

Bitcoin's $1.2 Trillion Crash Is Really the Story of One Dangerous Assumption

An Inc. analysis of a $1.2 trillion Bitcoin crash argues the headline loss figure is almost beside the point. What matters, the piece contends, is the single dangerous assumption that made a cras

JUNE 18, 20261 MIN
401CRYPTO

Bitcoin Extends Correction as Federal Reserve Dampens Risk Appetite

Bitcoin is pulling back further as the Federal Reserve's posture weighs on risk assets across the board, according to a price analysis from FXStreet. The selloff is being attributed to macro pressure rather than any Bitcoin-specific catalys

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
402CRYPTO

Elon Musk Holds Bitcoin and Dogecoin Personally; SpaceX and Tesla Carry Billions in BTC on Their Books

Elon Musk is a direct holder of both Bitcoin ($BTC) and Dogecoin ($DOGE), while two of his companies — SpaceX and Tesla — each maintain what the source describes as [billions of dollars in Bitcoin reserves](/news/elon-musks-net-worth-has-to

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
403CRYPTO

Bitcoin Slides as Federal Reserve Rate-Rise Signals Weigh on Sentiment

Bitcoin fell after signals pointing to a potential Federal Reserve interest rate increase dampened investor sentiment, according to market commentary from Moomoo. The development underscores how closely $BTC continues to track [broader macr

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
404CRYPTO

Bitcoin Battles to Hold $64,000 as Order-Book Liquidity Points Higher

Bitcoin ($BTC) is struggling to defend the $64,000 price level, a threshold that technical analysts treat as a key support zone — a price floor where historical buying pressure has previously steadied the mark

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
405CRYPTO

Bitcoin Traders Are Watching $61,775 — Here Is What That Means

A single price level — $61,775 — is drawing attention from Bitcoin analysts, with a forecast published by investingLive flagging it as a critical reference point for $BTC's near-term direction. Under

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
406CRYPTO

Kraken Says Buying Bitcoin Below Its 200-Week Average Has Historically Returned More Than 100% at the Median

Kraken, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has published analysis arguing that purchasing bitcoin ($BTC) below its 200-week moving average has historically produced median returns exceeding 100%. The claim is a historical observation,

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
407CRYPTO

Ethereum Posts Nearly 27% One-Year Gain While Bitcoin Slips in May

Bitcoin ($BTC) gave back ground in May while Ethereum ($ETH) proved steadier, carrying a nearly 27% one-year return into the summer, according to reporting by Moneycontrol. The split performance between the two largest cryptocurrencies by m

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
408CRYPTO

Scaramucci Calls for Bitcoin Rally in Late 2026, Backs Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc.

Anthony Scaramucci is predicting a Bitcoin ($BTC) rally in the second half of 2026 and has expressed public support for Strategy Inc., the firm led by Michael Saylor that has made Bitcoin accumulation central to its corporate model. The cal

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
409CRYPTO

Bitcoin and Ether Slide as Fed's Tighter Policy Signal Overrides Iran Peace Rally

Bitcoin ($BTC) and ether ($ETH) declined after the Federal Reserve signaled a tighter monetary policy stance, even as an Iran peace deal sent broader stock markets higher. The split between crypto and

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
410CRYPTO

Ricardo Salinas Declares 70% Bitcoin Allocation, Sets $1 Million Price Target

Ricardo Salinas has disclosed that $BTC — Bitcoin, the original and largest cryptocurrency by market value — now makes up 70% of his investment portfolio, and he is publicly targeting a price of $1 million per coin, according to reporting b

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
411CRYPTO

Bitcoin Joins Gold in the Safe-Haven Conversation — But the Case Deserves Scrutiny

Forbes is framing Bitcoin ($BTC) and gold together under what it calls a "new safe-haven playbook," a label that bundles two very different assets into one tidy narrative. Before accepting that framing, it is worth asking what a safe-haven

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
412CRYPTO

Bitcoin Moves on U.S.-Iran Sanctions Talks as Geopolitical Risk Shifts

The United States has proposed an interim deal to terminate sanctions on Iran, and Bitcoin is already registering a reaction, according to Crypto Briefing. The development marks a potential pivot in one of the longest-running geopolitical p

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
413CRYPTO

Hayes Maps $10,000 Ethereum Target as Solana Meme Tokens Sell Off and Pepeto Claims Binance-Grade Upgrade

Three separate crypto developments are commanding attention at once: an analyst identified as Hayes has put out a price prediction placing Ethereum ($ETH) at $10,000; Solana ($SOL)-based meme tokens have entered a broad sell-off; and a rela

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
414CRYPTO

Ethereum Holds Near $1,800 as Traders Watch Fed and Kevin Warsh's Policy Debut

Ethereum ($ETH) is trading near $1,800 ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision — and what marks a notable milestone: Kevin Warsh's first meeting at the central bank's policy table. The cryptocurrency's relative steadiness suggests trader

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
415CRYPTO

Bitcoin Drops Toward $64K as Hawkish Fed Triggers Liquidation Cascade

Bitcoin fell toward the $64,000 level after the Federal Reserve signaled a tighter-than-expected monetary policy stance, setting off a chain of forced selling across crypto markets. The move illu

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
416CRYPTO

Cathie Wood Sets $1.25 Million Bitcoin Price Target, Citing Vanishing Supply

Investor Cathie Wood has named $1.25 million as her Bitcoin ($BTC) price target, with a tightening supply as the core rationale. The forecast, attributed to Wood by TheStreet, rests on the idea that available Bitcoin is disappearing from th

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
417CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Its Breath Before the Fed: What the Weakness in BTC Means

Bitcoin is trading weakly ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision, according to analysis from FOREX.com, as traders pull back from risk assets and wait for clearer signals from U.S. monetary policymakers.

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
418CRYPTO

Bitcoin Below $64,000 Looms as Fed Holds Rates and Miners Sell

Bitcoin ($BTC) is contending with pressure from two converging forces — a Federal Reserve decision to hold interest rates and mounting sell-off activity from cryptocurrency miners — that together could [push the price below $64,000](/news/b

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
419CRYPTO

Elon Musk's Net Worth Has Topped Bitcoin's Total Market Cap, Driven by SpaceX's Rally

Elon Musk's personal fortune has surpassed the entire market capitalization of Bitcoin ($BTC), according to a report by CryptoSlate, with the continued rally in SpaceX's valuation credited as the primary driver. The milestone places one per

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
420CRYPTO

Strategy CEO Phong Le Lays Out Capital-Raising Roadmap for Bitcoin Buys

Strategy chief executive Phong Le has publicly outlined the company's plans for raising capital to fund continued $BTC acquisitions, according to a report from Crypto Briefing. The disclosure offers a window into how the firm intends to kee

JUNE 18, 20261 MIN
421CRYPTO

Bitcoin's Paradox: Top-Performing Asset, Tepid Demand

An unnamed expert cited by Coinpedia is making a pointed observation about $BTC: it may be outperforming other assets, yet retail and institutional appetite for it appears muted. The same analyst also addressed the state of the broader altc

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
422CRYPTO

Bitwise's Jeff Park: Not Owning Bitcoin Is Now the Riskier Call

Jeff Park of Bitwise has argued that investors who hold no Bitcoin carry greater risk than those who do — a position framed around deepening concerns about fiat currencies. The argument inverts the c

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
423CRYPTO

Bitcoin Crashes, $400 Million Wiped Out in Hours After FOMC and Warsh Speech

Bitcoin crashed and $400 million was erased from the market within hours after the Federal Open Market Committee held its latest policy session and [Warsh delivered a speech](/news/kevin-wa

JUNE 18, 20262 MIN
424CRYPTO

Ethereum Derivatives Signal Continued Weakness as Open Interest and Funding Rates Reset

Sentiment in Ethereum's derivatives markets remains weak following a reset in both open interest and funding rates, according to analysis from FXStreet. The twin resets indicate that [speculative positioning in $ETH](/news/ethereum-holds-18

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
425CRYPTO

Strategy Faces Dilution Risk as Bitcoin Dividend Runway Nears Exhaustion

Strategy may be forced to sell more Bitcoin ($BTC) to sustain its dividend payments, with the funding currently earmarked for dividends estimated to last roughly 7.5 months, Pluang reported. The compresse

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
426CRYPTO

MARA Shares Climb 10.3% After Redirecting Bitcoin Into AI Infrastructure

Mining company MARA saw its shares jump 10.3% after the firm disclosed a strategy shift: redirecting Bitcoin holdings into artificial intelligence infrastructure investment. The move immediately prompts the question analysts at Simply Wall

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
427CRYPTO

Coinbase Faces Questions Over Potential Privacy Breach of First Bitcoin Mortgage Customer

Questions are swirling around Coinbase after reports emerged asking whether the exchange inadvertently exposed the identity of its first bitcoin mortgage customer. The allegation, surfaced by crypto news outlet Protos, centers on whether th

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
428CRYPTO

Bitcoin Rallies as Trump Signals Flexibility on Iran Deadline

Bitcoin climbed after President Trump indicated the 60-day deadline for reaching an agreement with Iran is not a hard cutoff, a statement markets read as reducing the near-term risk of military escalation. Geopolitical tension — shorthand f

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
429CRYPTO

SpaceX at $2.5 Trillion, Bitcoin at $1.3 Trillion: A New Risk Comparison Emerges for 2026

A comparison circulating in financial markets places SpaceX's private valuation at $2.5 trillion against Bitcoin's ($BTC) $1.3 trillion market capitalization, framing the two assets as comp

JUNE 17, 20261 MIN
430CRYPTO

Muddy River News Ranks Five Bitcoin Casinos in First-Person Review

Muddy River News has published a first-person evaluation of five Bitcoin casinos, packaged as consumer guidance under the headline "Best Crypto Casinos (I Tested): Top 5 Bitcoin Casinos Reviews 2026." The "I tested" framing presents the sel

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
431CRYPTO

QCP Warns Strategy May Sell Bitcoin to Cover Dividend Obligations

Singapore-based crypto trading and market intelligence firm QCP has warned that Strategy — the company that built its entire business model around accumulating $BTC — may sell Bitcoin to fund dividend payments. The alert forces a question t

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
432CRYPTO

'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion Crypto Fraud Scheme

A man known as "Bitcoin Rodney" has entered a guilty plea in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud scheme valued at $1.8 billion, according to reporting by CryptoRank. The case marks one of the larger fraud prosecutions to emerge from the

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
433CRYPTO

Kevin Warsh's FOMC Press Conference Pushes Bitcoin and Gold Lower

A press conference by Kevin Warsh following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting sent both Bitcoin ($BTC) and gold lower, according to reporting by KuCoin. The FOMC — the Federal Reserve's po

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
434CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Ground Before Fed's First Warsh Meeting as ETF Inflows Continue

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies are trading steadily ahead of the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting under chair Kevin Warsh, with exchange-traded fund inflows providing a visible floor of demand. The combination of institutional buy

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
435CRYPTO

Bitcoin Layer-2 Networks Confront Bear-Market Reality Check

Bitcoin's layer-2 ecosystem, which drew significant developer and investor attention during the most recent bull cycle, is now facing a harder test: whether these networks can survive and g

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
436CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Near $65,887 as Crypto Market Signals Mixed Session

Bitcoin traded near $65,887 as the broader cryptocurrency market showed mixed movements, with $BTC stabilizing while select altcoins posted notable gains. The session illustrated a familiar pattern in digital asset markets: a relatively ste

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
437CRYPTO

BlackRock Launches Bitcoin ETF With 15-25% Yield Targeting Strategy's Audience

BlackRock has introduced a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund structured to deliver annual yields in the range of 15% to 25%, positioning the product as a direct rival to Strategy, the corporate Bitcoin treasury vehicle that has defined the high-

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
438CRYPTO

Jellico's Governing Board to Take Up Bitcoin Mining Discussion

The Jellico Board of Mayor and Aldermen has placed bitcoin ($BTC) mining on its agenda, according to a report from The Mountain Press. The small Tennessee city's elected governing body is scheduled to deliberate on the topic, though the sco

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
439CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Near $66,000 While Solana Leads an Altcoin Push Before the Fed

Bitcoin ($BTC) is holding near $66,000 as altcoins, including Solana ($SOL), move higher ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. The divergence between a steadying market leader and a charging altcoin field is a familiar pre-Fed patte

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
440CRYPTO

Saylor Calls Strategy Bitcoin's 'Shock Absorber,' Pushes Back on Systemic Risk Claims

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, has rejected the idea that his company represents a systemic risk to Bitcoin ($BTC), arguing instead that Strategy functions as a "shock absorber" for the asset. The claim reframes a long-runn

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
442CRYPTO

SpaceX Wealth Effect and Bitcoin: What the Question Actually Asks

Market observers are asking whether a liquidity event tied to SpaceX could push fresh capital into Bitcoin. The question is conceptual for now, but the underlying mechanism — the wealth effect — has a real track record of moving money acros

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
443CRYPTO

Bhutan Moves $34.5 Million in Bitcoin to Binance as State Holdings Drop Below 1,750 BTC

Bhutan transferred 533 $BTC — worth $34.5 million — to the Binance exchange, according to blockchain analytics firm Arkham, pushing the Himalayan kingdom's state-linked wallet balance below a notable threshold to 1,749.96 $BTC. The transfer

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
444CRYPTO

Oman Requires All Bitcoin Miners to Join a State-Run Pool, Tightening Government Grip on $BTC Activity

Oman has launched a mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool backed by the state, requiring miners operating in the country to route their work through government-controlled infrastructure. The move marks one of the most direct attempts by an

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
445CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Below $65,000 as Warsh Faces First FOMC Test and Strategy Concerns Cloud Outlook

Bitcoin ($BTC) is trading below $65,000 as markets brace for a Federal Reserve policy decision, with the central bank widely expected to hold interest rates steady while inflation sits near a three-year high. The meeting doubles as Warsh's

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
446CRYPTO

Bitcoin Miner Sangha Is Converting Its Mining Farms Into AI Data Centers

Sangha, a Bitcoin mining operation, has decided to repurpose its mining facilities as artificial intelligence data centers — a pivot the company has framed as choosing to "sell it out" on its original mining mandate. The move puts Sangha am

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
447CRYPTO

Tokenized Treasuries Arrive on the XRP Ledger, but the Link to $XRP's Price Remains an Open Question

Tokenized U.S. Treasury products are making their way onto the XRP Ledger, adding a new category of real-world assets to the blockchain network. The move marks an expansion of the ledger's use case beyond payments and currency settlement. W

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
448CRYPTO

Bitcoin Climbs Toward $66,000 After Trump Announces U.S.-Iran Strait Deal

Bitcoin climbed to a two-week high near $66,000 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran have reached a deal he described as a "toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz." The move was macro-driven — no ch

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
449CRYPTO

Wintermute Warns It's Too Early to Call a Bitcoin Bottom as ETF Outflows Approach $3 Billion

Crypto trading firm Wintermute is cautioning investors against declaring a floor for $BTC, pointing to nearly $3 billion in ETF outflows and a persistent absence of returning capital inflows. The firm traced the asset's

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
450CRYPTO

XRP Slides to $1.10 Despite CME Index Futures Launch and SBI Bank Crypto Interest Pilot

XRP ($XRP) fell to $1.10 even as two institutional moves broke in its favor: CME Group launched a Nasdaq CME Crypto Index Futures contract that includes XRP alongside Bitcoin ($BTC) in a basket of major tokens, and SBI

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
452CRYPTO

Crypto Pundit and Senator Lummis Predict $XRP and $XLM Role in U.S. Community Banking Under CLARITY Act

A crypto commentator known as X Finance Bull is predicting that passage of the CLARITY Act would open community bank doors to utility-focused digital assets like $XRP and $XLM, without displacing the $FIAT deposit base those banks already h

JUNE 17, 20262 MIN
453CRYPTO

Binance Faces Possible EU Service Halt as MiCA Deadline Approaches

Binance may be forced to suspend services for European Union clients as early as next month, Reuters has reported. The development arrives just weeks before the EU's July 1 deadline requiring crypto firms to secure Markets in Crypto-Assets

JUNE 16, 20262 MIN
455CRYPTO

Bitcoin Falls to $66K as Oil Slides and Stocks Gain on US-Iran Peace Optimism

Bitcoin pulled back to $66,000 alongside a drop in oil prices, even as stock markets moved higher — a three-way split that is forcing traders to reconsider what kind of asset $BTC actually is. The divergence arrived on the back of momentum

JUNE 16, 20262 MIN
456CRYPTO

Ripple Takes Series E Stake in Flutterwave at $3.2 Billion Valuation, RLUSD Set for 34-Market African Rollout

Ripple has invested in Flutterwave through the African payments company's Series E funding round, valuing Flutterwave at $3.2 billion. The deal carries a product commitment: Ripple's dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD and the XRP Ledger — the b

JUNE 16, 20262 MIN
457CRYPTO

Bitcoin Holds Above $66,000 After Iran Truce, But Analysts Flag Thin ETF Conviction

Bitcoin ($BTC) held above $66,000 following an Iran truce, while the HYPE token reached a fresh all-time high above $76. Despite those headline gains, trading firm Wintermute and exchange Bitfinex bot

JUNE 16, 20262 MIN
459CRYPTO

Strategy Adds 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 Million, Total Holdings Climb to 846,842 BTC

Strategy, the business intelligence company associated with Michael Saylor, purchased 1,587 Bitcoin ($BTC) for $100 million last week, lifting its total holdings to 846,842 BTC. The company

JUNE 15, 20262 MIN
460CRYPTO

Bitcoin-Backed Lending Could Reach $1 Trillion, Ledn Says, as Securitization Draws Institutional Money

Ledn, a crypto lending firm, says it originated $1.4 billion in bitcoin-backed loans in 2025 and estimates it holds roughly a 30% share of the global consumer market for that product. The company is now projecting that the broader bitcoin-b

JUNE 15, 20262 MIN
462CRYPTO

Japan Rate Shock Puts $BTC Sell-Off Back on the Table

Japan has pushed its benchmark interest rates to their highest level since 1995, and the reverberations are reaching cryptocurrency markets — traders are now pricing in $BTC price declines of 26% to 38%, with a renewed slide toward $60,000

JUNE 15, 20262 MIN
464CRYPTO

BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Income ETF Using Covered Call Strategy

BlackRock has introduced a new fund — ticker BITA — that holds both bitcoin and shares of the firm's existing bitcoin ETF, IBIT, then sells call options against a portion of those holdings to generate income for investors. The covered call

JUNE 14, 20262 MIN
465CRYPTO

Solana Treasury Firms Rebuff Forward Industries' Acquisition Bids

Forward Industries' effort to consolidate Solana ($SOL) treasury companies ran into a wall: two firms rejected its acquisition proposals outright, and a third offer expired without any response. The sweep of refusals leaves Forward Industri

JUNE 14, 20262 MIN
468CRYPTO

Bitwise CIO Says Stop Asking Where Bitcoin Bottoms — Focus on What's Driving It Long Term

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan reframed the bitcoin ($BTC) bottom debate this week, arguing that fixating on a price floor is the wrong question entirely. Three institutional research firms — Galax

JUNE 14, 20262 MIN
469CRYPTO

Strategy's Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin Needs No Staking — Outlines Five-Layer Digital Asset Stack

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, argues that $BTC does not need staking or inflation to generate returns, rejecting the $ETH-style yield model in favor of a framework he calls the "Di

JUNE 13, 20262 MIN
471CRYPTO

French Bitcoin Treasury Firm Capital B Building STRC-Style Credit Instrument

Capital B, a French bitcoin treasury company, is developing a digital credit instrument modeled on structures already launched by U.S. firms [Strategy and Strive](/news/strategy-ceo-phong-l

JUNE 13, 20262 MIN
472CRYPTO

IREN Buys Nostrum, Securing 490 Megawatts in Spain as AI Cloud Ambitions Take Shape

Bitcoin miner IREN is entering the European market through the acquisition of Nostrum, a deal that adds approximately 490 megawatts of secured electricity capacity in Spain. The move marks an accelerating strategic shift away from [pure $BT

JUNE 13, 20262 MIN
473CRYPTO

Bitcoin's Road Back Depends on a US-Iran Peace Deal That Could Still Unravel

Bitcoin's near-term recovery is being held hostage by geopolitics, not just market mechanics. Nick Ruck, director of research at LVRG Research, warns that $BTC could face a "volatile path"

JUNE 12, 20262 MIN
474CRYPTO

Bitcoin's Recovery Hinges on US-Iran Peace Deal as Momentum Stays Weak

Bitcoin's near-term recovery looks uncertain, with $BTC's trajectory now closely tied to the durability of a recently agreed peace deal between the United States and Iran. Nick Ruck, research director at LVRG Research, warns that if that [d

JUNE 12, 20262 MIN
476CRYPTO

Nvidia's $20 Billion Bond Sale Makes the Case for Bitcoin Miners Chasing AI Revenue

Nvidia is planning a bond sale worth $20 billion — a capital raise that signals the AI infrastructure buildout is far from slowing. For $BTC miners already weighing a pivot toward artificial intelligence data centers, that signal carries re

JUNE 12, 20262 MIN
477CRYPTO

BitMine Pushes ETH Holdings Toward $10 Billion as Bear-Market Buying Nears 5% of Supply

BitMine has continued accumulating Ether through the current bear market, pushing its holdings close to $10 billion and capturing nearly 5% of $ETH's circulating supply. The company is also collecting staking yield on that position, generat

JUNE 11, 20262 MIN
479CRYPTO

Bitcoin Chart Signals Put $100K Price Target Before October Back on the Table

Three technical signals — a double-bottom chart pattern, a weekly RSI divergence, and whale-wallet flows — have traders watching $BTC closely as the asset tests what analysts describe as a key breakout zone. The

JUNE 11, 20262 MIN
480CRYPTO

Bitcoin Approaches $67K as Traders Warn of Rejection Risk at Key Level

Bitcoin pushed higher as the United States trading session got underway, picking up what traders call "upside liquidity" — the cluster of buy orders and stop-losses sitting above recent price levels tha

JUNE 11, 20262 MIN
484CRYPTO

Strategy Buys 1,587 BTC for $100 Million, Total Holdings Reach 846,842 Bitcoin

Strategy, the company led by Michael Saylor, added 1,587 Bitcoin ($BTC) to its corporate treasury

JUNE 11, 20262 MIN
486CRYPTO

Bitcoin Eyes $69,000 as US-Iran Peace Deal Drives Bullish Short-Term Targets

A prospective US-Iran peace deal, expected to be signed within days, has pushed Bitcoin's short-term price targets to $69,000, with a simultaneous plunge in oil prices adding weight to the bullish case. The combination of easing geopolitica

JUNE 10, 20262 MIN
487CRYPTO

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 10% in 11th Largest Downward Adjustment on Record

Bitcoin's mining difficulty dropped 10% in its latest scheduled recalibration, placing it among the 11 largest downward adjustments in the network's history. The move also stands as the second-largest downward shift of the year, behind only

JUNE 10, 20262 MIN
488CRYPTO

Bitcoin's Missing Script Feature Has Spawned Twelve Covenant Proposals

The absence of a single capability in Bitcoin Script — the programming language that governs how $BTC is spent — has produced twelve competing proposals, each vying to introduce a mechanism called covenants to the network. Cointelegraph Res

JUNE 10, 20262 MIN
489CRYPTO

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 10% in Second-Largest Negative Adjustment of 2026

Bitcoin's mining difficulty — the network's self-regulating measure of how hard it is to earn the right to add a new block — fell 10% in its latest scheduled recalibration, the second-largest downward adjustment of 2026. The drop is a signa

JUNE 9, 20262 MIN
490CRYPTO

Standard Chartered Analyst Calls Bitcoin Cycle Low, Cites Strategy Purchase as Key Signal

Standard Chartered's crypto research head Geoff Kendrick told clients the bear phase may be finished, writing that "winter is over" and that $BTC prices have likely marked the low point for the current market cycle. The call came ahead of a

JUNE 9, 20262 MIN
512CRYPTO

Standard Chartered Analyst Declares Bitcoin Cycle Low Is In, Flags Strategy Monday Update

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick has told clients that "winter is over" for crypto markets, arguing that Bitcoin prices have most likely already passed their cycle low. The call comes ahead of an expected [

JUNE 9, 20262 MIN
514CRYPTO

Ethereum Quantum-Proofing Could Cost Just 7 Cents Per Account, Kohaku Lead Says

A developer leading Ethereum's Kohaku initiative says the network can protect user accounts against quantum computing attacks for roughly 7 cents each, citing a proposal built around a signature scheme called SPHINCS-. The claim frames quan

JUNE 8, 20262 MIN
515CRYPTO

Bitmine Accumulates 5.62 Million ETH as Tom Lee Signals 'Crypto Spring'

Bitmine has expanded its Ethereum ($ETH) holdings by 76,881 tokens, pushing its total stake to 5.62 million ETH — equal to 4.66% of the cryptocurrency's entire circulating supply. The move drew attention alongside remarks from prominent inv

JUNE 8, 20262 MIN
516CRYPTO

Ethereum Can Quantum-Proof Accounts for 7 Cents, SPHINCS- Proposal Claims

A proposal called SPHINCS- could let Ethereum users protect their accounts against quantum-computing attacks for as little as 7 cents per transaction, according to the lead developer behind Ethereum's Kohaku project. The plan is positioned

JUNE 8, 20262 MIN
517CRYPTO

Bitcoin Nears $65K as Trump Pledges Iran Peace Deal and Open Hormuz Strait

Bitcoin held near local highs on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a peace agreement with Iran, pledging that the Strait of Hormuz would "open to all." The geopolitical development lifted sentiment around $BTC, with analyst

JUNE 8, 20262 MIN
520CRYPTO

Coinbase Quantum Report Puts Exchange Cold Wallets Among Millions of Bitcoin at Risk From Address Reuse

Coinbase has published a quantum computing threat assessment that names exchange cold wallets — offline storage used by trading platforms — among the millions of bitcoin ($BTC) exposed by address reuse. The report matters because it implica

JUNE 7, 20262 MIN
521CRYPTO

Spot Bitcoin ETFs End Five-Day Outflow Streak with $85.8 Million Friday Inflow

Spot bitcoin $BTC ETFs recorded $85.8 million in net inflows on Friday, snapping a five-day outflow streak that had kept the fund category on the sell side of the market. BlackRock's IBIT led the reversal at $57.7 m

JUNE 7, 20262 MIN
523CRYPTO

Strategy's Bitcoin Sale Exposes the Mechanics Behind Saylor's "Never Sell" Mantra

Strategy, the Bitcoin treasury company led by Michael Saylor, recently sold a portion of its $BTC holdings — a move that appeared to contradict Saylor's signature "never sell" position. Say

JUNE 6, 20262 MIN
526CRYPTO

ETH Futures Signal Caution While Stakers and Corporate Buyers Hold the Line

Ether's futures market is sending a bearish signal, with demand for borrowed-money exposure to $ETH staying muted — a sign that traders are not willing to bet big on near-term upside. Yet two st

JUNE 5, 20262 MIN
527CRYPTO

Bitcoin's 'Calm Top' May Limit $BTC's Downside, Galaxy Research Says

Galaxy Research says on-chain data points to what it calls a "calm top" for Bitcoin — a market peak notable for its relative lack of speculative excess — and argues that pattern may prevent $BTC from falling as far as it did in previous bea

JUNE 5, 20262 MIN
528CRYPTO

Bitcoin Eyes $70,000 as Order Book Structure and RSI Signal Point to Shifting Momentum

Bitcoin's recovery is gaining structural support, with analysts pointing to positive bid-ask readings and a bullish RSI divergence as re

JUNE 5, 20262 MIN
534CRYPTO

Bitcoin Hits $64,000 on SpaceX IPO Buzz and Iran Peace Hopes — But One Trader Sees Trouble Below

Bitcoin touched $64,000 as two macro headlines converged: SpaceX's record-breaking initial public offering and reports of progress toward a [US-Iran peace deal](/news/bitcoin-moves-on-u-s-ir

JUNE 4, 20262 MIN
535CRYPTO

Bybit, Binance, and Bitget Cancel Tokenized SpaceX IPO Allocations After Share Shortage

Bybit, Binance, and Bitget have each canceled tokenized allocations tied to the anticipated SpaceX IPO, telling affected users the underlying shares simply were not available. All three exch

JUNE 3, 20262 MIN
538CRYPTO

Exodus and Ondo Bring Tokenized Stocks and ETFs to Solana

Exodus, a self-custody cryptocurrency wallet, and Ondo, a real-world asset tokenization firm, have partnered to launch trading of more than 200 stocks and exchange-traded funds directly on [the Solana blockchain ($SOL)](/news/hayes-maps-100

JUNE 3, 20262 MIN
539CRYPTO

Ethena Labs Commits $250 Million to Securitize's Tokenized CLO Fund as Protocol Expands to Solana

Ethena Labs has agreed to allocate $250 million to STAC, a tokenized fund from Securitize that holds AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations, while simultaneously deploying its protocol on the [Solana ($SOL) blockchain](/news/hayes-maps-1

JUNE 2, 20262 MIN
540CRYPTO

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Near $2 Trillion in Cumulative Trading Volume as Outflows Mount

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are approaching a $2 trillion cumulative trading volume milestone, a marker of how deeply these products have embedded themselves in mainstream trading — even as the same funds are currently experiencin

JUNE 2, 20262 MIN
541CRYPTO

SpaceX Tokenized IPO Campaign Draws $557 Million on Binance Before June Debut

A tokenized campaign tied to SpaceX pulled in $557 million on Binance ahead of the rocket company's June 12 market debut, underscoring how crypto exchanges are carving out a role in pre-IPO

JUNE 2, 20262 MIN
542CRYPTO

Bitcoin Miners Signal Capitulation as Margins Thin, but Bear-Market Bottom Eludes

A closely watched metric tied to Bitcoin mining profitability has dipped to levels that market observers are calling "capitulation," with profit margins holding below 5%. Despite the distress signal from miners, at least one trader argues t

JUNE 1, 20262 MIN
543CRYPTO

Strive CIO Warns Bitcoin Weakness Could Push Treasury Firms Toward Consolidation

Ben Werkman, the chief investment officer at Strive, has warned that a prolonged stretch of weakness in bitcoin ($BTC) prices could heap pressure on corporate treasury companies that rely heavily on [convertible debt financing](/news/strive

JUNE 1, 20262 MIN
544CRYPTO

Bitcoin's Store-of-Value Argument Collapses Without Spending, Says Circular Economy Founder

Hermann Vivier, founder of Bitcoin Ekasi — a project building a bitcoin circular economy — argues that a "fundamental clash" exists between $BTC's growing institutionalization and the currency's foundational design. At the center of his arg

JUNE 1, 20262 MIN
546CRYPTO

Bitwise Analyst Warns of Up to 20% More Bitcoin Downside, Eyes $48,000 'Max Pain' Level

A Bitwise analyst, Dragosch, is flagging up to 20% additional downside for bitcoin ($BTC), with $48,000 identified as the worst-case scenario — a level tied to where long-term holders would find themselves sitting exactly at break-even on t

JUNE 1, 20262 MIN
547CRYPTO

Metaplanet Buys Siiibo Securities for $13 Million to Build Bitcoin Yield Products

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company that has made $BTC accumulation its central corporate strategy, has agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities for $13 million. CEO Simon Gerovich said the deal is expected to c

JUNE 1, 20262 MIN
548CRYPTO

AI Buildout Is Pulling Capital Away From Bitcoin, Relai CEO Says

Julian Liniger, chief executive of bitcoin company Relai, says the current $BTC bear market is partly a side effect of the global artificial intelligence infrastructure boom — and argues that if

MAY 31, 20262 MIN
550CRYPTO

BlackRock Files 8-A for Yield-Bearing Bitcoin ETF, Launch Expected Next Week

BlackRock has submitted an 8-A registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a yield-bearing bitcoin exchange-traded fund, a procedural filing that typically precedes a security going live on an exchange. Bloomberg ET

MAY 31, 20262 MIN
551CRYPTO

Avalanche Treasury Shares Drop 38% on Nasdaq Debut After $675 Million Merger

Avalanche Treasury made a turbulent entry to public markets, with shares sliding 38% on their Nasdaq debut following a $675 million merger. The company is positioning itself as a publicly traded vehicle for accumulating $AVAX, the native to

MAY 31, 20262 MIN
552CRYPTO

LG and Arbitrum Target $679 Billion Ad Market With a Dedicated Blockchain

LG, the electronics giant, is building a blockchain network in partnership with Arbitrum — the Ethereum scaling protocol whose native token trades as $ARB — aimed at the global advertising

MAY 30, 20262 MIN
553CRYPTO

Avalanche Treasury Co. Falls 16% on Nasdaq Debut as $AVAX Sits at a Five-Year Low

Avalanche Treasury Co. dropped 16% on its first day of trading on Nasdaq, a difficult debut that tracks directly to the state of its core asset: $AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche blockchain, which is currently trading at a five-year

MAY 30, 20262 MIN
555CRYPTO

Blockrise CEO Floats 'Anarchistic Neobank' Label for Bitcoin-Native Banking

Jos Lazet, chief executive of Blockrise, argued at BTC Prague that bitcoin-native financial institutions are on course to become genuine alternatives to conventional banks — a shift he framed with the phrase

MAY 29, 20262 MIN
556CRYPTO

Bitcoin Sheds Hedge Status as $1.9 Billion Leaves Spot ETFs Amid Tech Rout

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen $1.9 billion in outflows as a simultaneous sell-off in Big Tech stocks and volatility in oil markets strips $BTC of the "safe-haven" narrative it has carried int

MAY 29, 20262 MIN
557CRYPTO

Former Big-Spender Turned Bitcoin Insurer Offers Cover Against Wrenches and Wildfires

A man known for spending 1,500 $BTC on a graphics card has channeled that history into a new venture: Bitsurance, a company that insures bitcoin holders against physical threats including fire, water, robbery, and what the industry calls th

MAY 29, 20262 MIN
558CRYPTO

ETH Futures Traders Stack Long Bets Near 2026 Lows as Recovery Question Hangs

Ether ($ETH) futures traders built up long positions while the token's price hovered near its lowest levels of 2026, around the $1,600 range. The positioning shift drew attention to whether Ether could stage [a rebound that outpaces Bitcoin

MAY 28, 20262 MIN
561CRYPTO

LG Electronics Builds Arbitrum-Based Blockchain for Digital Advertising, $ARB Rises 5%

LG Electronics is developing a new blockchain built on the Arbitrum network, designed to serve as a platform for placing, buying, selling, and managing digital advertisements. News of the project sent Arbitrum's native token, $ARB, up 5%.

MAY 28, 20262 MIN
563CRYPTO

XRP Bears Eye $1 as Head-and-Shoulders and Bear Flag Patterns Stack Up

Chart technicians are flagging a pair of bearish formations on $XRP's shorter-timeframe price chart, both of which point toward a potential drop below the $1 level in the coming days. The convergence of a head-and-shoulders setup and a bear

MAY 27, 20262 MIN
564CRYPTO

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin's Debasement Trade Is Unwinding Faster Than Gold's

JPMorgan analysts say the retreat from the so-called debasement trade has continued for gold and accelerated for bitcoin in recent weeks. The assessment puts Wall Street's largest bank on record questioning one of $BTC's most frequently cit

MAY 27, 20262 MIN
565CRYPTO

Jack Mallers: $BTC at $63,000 Is the Price of a Global Liquidity Crisis

Strike CEO Jack Mallers says $BTC's price of $63,000 reflects a world starved of liquidity, not a verdict on Bitcoin's fundamentals. Mallers summarized the dynamic with a single phrase: "[you sell what you can, not what you want](/news/bitc

MAY 27, 20262 MIN