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Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped 10% on Sunday, its eleventh-largest decline ever, as hashrate went offline.

Today in crypto, Standard Chartered told clients that crypto asset prices likely have seen the low in the current cycle, the Humanity Protocol hack points to North Korea and Trump says a US-Iran peace deal could be signed Sunday.

Standard Chartered Geoff Kendrick on Friday told clients that he believes crypto asset prices have seen the low in the current cycle and he is looking for confirmation in three indicators, including Strategy’s reporting that it bought more Bitcoin last week.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Nicolas Consigny proposed an interim post-quantum signature system that could protect Ethereum accounts for about 7 cents without requiring a hard fork.

North Korean hackers were likely behind the recent $36 million Humanity Protocol bridge exploit, according to blockchain security company Quantstamp.

Bitcoin price analysis sees multiple bullish setups forming as a US-Iran peace deal which will open the Strait of Hormuz deadline arrives.

Trump says a US-Iran peace deal is set to be signed on Sunday, which will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though Tehran has cast doubt on the timeline.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly warned US officials about Anthropic’s Fable 5 model, triggering a government crackdown over cybersecurity fears.

Zcash co-founder said that Anthropic’s Mythos AI model found no critical vulnerabilities in the privacy protocol, following concerns after a forgery bug was detected.

The Strategy chairman argued that Bitcoin treasury companies must be willing to sell holdings to support credit products backed by their Bitcoin reserves.

Morpho’s $175 million funding round is drawing attention to onchain credit markets as investors back infrastructure tied to stablecoins and tokenized assets.

The CFTC's proposed rules would allow many sports prediction markets while excluding election contracts from gaming restrictions.

Bitcoin miner holdings versus their record-low revenues and BTC price weakness may lead to another round of at-market selling.

Stand With Crypto UK is urging its 286,000 members to challenge bank restrictions on transfers to crypto exchanges, citing data showing 40% of transactions face blocks or limits.

Years of historical data suggest that next week’s Bank of Japan rate-hike decision may significantly impact Bitcoin's price.

Anchorage Digital urged Treasury to clarify stablecoin sanctions liability and compliance requirements while backing the proposed GENIUS Act AML framework.

BTC's rebound shows signs of weakening under a string of technical resistance levels, raising the odds of a dip below $60,000 in June.

A PAC in Minnesota used AI to create a deepfake of its preferred candidate’s opponent in a legally murky move that raises questions about the ethics of AI use.

Robinhood gains approval to underwrite IPOs just as SpaceX tests a huge retail allocation and crypto markets trade pre‑IPO derivatives on platforms like Hyperliquid.

CoinShares’ research head James Butterfill said crypto outflows reflect a sentiment shock rather than a structural crisis as ETF redemptions, rate fears and AI rotation pressure markets.

Pyth unveiled continuous pricing indices for US stocks, gold and oil as tokenized real-world assets and perpetual trading markets expand.

Bitcoin’s institutional support is weakening as ETFs and corporates dump almost 2,000 BTC daily and Strategy’s buying loses momentum.

The initiative would add up to $650 million in tokenized private credit to the RWA market through loans tied to equipment and industrial financing.

Bitcoin scaling protocol Botanix is shutting down and has set a July 9 deadline for users to withdraw BTC and other assets before remaining funds are swept.