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While rising volume on Polymarket and Kalshi is attracting quantitative firms to prediction markets, they aren't focusing on event outcomes; rather, they're exploiting market inefficiencies for profit.

The Strategy executive chairman argued that four distinct camps each play a vital role in bitcoin’s long-term success.

Exchange flows and stablecoin movements through this week's sell-off show no wall of money leaving crypto for cash. Exchanges such as Robinhood and Coinbase will not publicly reporting their figures until July.

Taylor Hornby, who uncovered the Orchard flaw that sent Zcash down 38%, says other privacy coins are on his list too.

The BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO cited a falling chart of SpaceX stock, which does not begin trading until June 12, as Worldcoin slid about 10%.

Bitcoin fell as low as $59,227 overnight before recovering, steadying after Friday's strong jobs report set off a selloff that sank the Nasdaq 100 about 5% and rattled stocks, bonds and crypto together.

Santiment data show active addresses at a four-month high and social dominance near a 2026 peak after Charles Hoskinson warned of a "wave of failures" in the ecosystem.

Mati Greenspan, Michael Saylor and Jameson Lopp blamed the AI boom for draining capital from bitcoin. Meanwhile, Jack Mallers refrained from sharing an outlook but recommended buying the dip.

After an AI model helped uncover a four-year-old flaw in Zcash, security researchers warn that similar bugs may be hiding across crypto and traditional financial systems.

The tokenization specialist behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund could begin trading on the NYSE as SEC approves merger registration.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu led losses among major tokens as heavy volume and liquidations overwhelmed support levels, extending a broader risk-off move across crypto markets.

Seven draft bills are being circulated by the House Ways and Means Committee ahead of a hearing next week, including proposals to ease small-gain, mining and staking burdens.

The Maryland Democrat says bipartisan crypto legislation is close, but ethics and illicit finance concerns remain unresolved.

Several headwinds converged over bitcoin recently as its largest buyer turned seller, ETF investors headed for the exits, and rate-hike fears rose.

XRP lost another 5% after a high-volume breakdown overwhelmed support near $1.20, leaving traders focused on whether the latest washout marks capitulation or the start of a deeper slide.

Bitcoin is now facing another headwind — the prospect of higher interest rates.

Liquidations were small relative to the size of the decline, pointing to spot selling rather than a leverage cascade, while open interest in ZEC futures climbed to a record high in token terms as traders crowded into the slide from the short side.

Zcash plummetted 40% as Shielded Labs revealed a major bug that went undetected for four years

Hayes said he would reconsider his stance if his assumptions that an exploit is still possible prove to be incorrect.

Your day-ahead look for June 5, 2026

Crypto is on course for its worst week since July 2024, with ETH approaching critical support at $1,420 as a zcash exploit and AI capital rotation pile on the pressure.

American's biggest banks are launching a shared tokenized network next year to fight back against the potential threat of stablecoins eating into their deposits.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled $3.05 million in net inflows on Wednesday after 13 straight sessions of redemptions totaling roughly $4.4 billion, while ether ETFs ended a 17-day outflow streak with $19.30 million led entirely by BlackRock's ETHA.

A confluence of factors makes $60,000 as key level to watch out in the near term, Deribit explained.