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20 articlesBitcoin Steadies Near $63K as SpaceX Raises $25B, DOJ Seizes Huione Fraud Hub
Crypto News SpaceX priced its first bond sale as a public company, raising at least $25 billion through unsecured notes aimed at large institutional buyers — its debut debt deal since the June 12 IPO. Demand was overwhelming, with the order book swelling toward $85-90 billion, more than
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 54 Jobs, Ethlabs Launches as ETH Slips Near $1,670
Ethereum News Ethereum was swept into a broad crypto liquidation flush overnight, with nearly $1 billion in leveraged futures wiped across majors as Bitcoin briefly tagged $59,175, its lowest level since early June, before steadying near $61,500. Ether tracked the move lower in lockstep
Bitcoin Holds Near $63K as Options OI Tops $34B, Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20%
Bitcoin News Bitcoin established a fresh line in the sand near $59,000 this week, a level traders are watching more closely than the round $60,000 mark after the asset bounced off it repeatedly. The support now faces an immediate stress test from Thursday’s U.S. core PCE inflation print,
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% Staff, 40% Budget; Ethlabs Launches, ETH Near $1,670
Ethereum News The Ethereum Foundation confirmed on June 23 that it is parting ways with 54 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, as it concludes a months-long restructuring aimed at becoming leaner and more focused. The reorganization, built around the organization’s March Mandate and
EU Sets July 1 Crypto Deadline, Japan Reclassifies Assets, BTC Holds Near $63K
Crypto News The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a final warning ordering unlicensed crypto-asset service providers to halt operations across the EU by July 1, 2026, when MiCA's 18-month transition window closes. Of more than 1,200 firms previously operating under fragmen
Bitcoin Holds Near $62K as Chip Stocks Sell Off, Europe Sets July 1 MiCA Deadline
Crypto News Semiconductor equities led a sharp risk-off session as profit-taking swept through the AI trade. Intel shares fell 6.6% ahead of Tuesday's open, retreating from a record $141.45 set in the prior session, even though the stock has climbed roughly 500% over the past twelve mont
Ripple Wins Preliminary MiCA Approval as XRP ETFs Top $200M, Token Holds Near $1.10
XRP News Sentiment toward XRP in the derivatives market is splitting sharply from one venue to the next. Open-interest data puts the four-hour long-to-short ratio at 1.27x, the highest reading among major altcoins. Whale positioning s
Bitcoin Near $62K as 87% of Top Coins Drop in June, Franklin Templeton Opens Crypto Arm
Crypto News June is shaping up as the weakest month for the broad market in 2026. Market-breadth figures show that 74 of the 85 non-stablecoin names in the top 100 — roughly 87.1% — declined this month, the highest losing ratio of the year. The average return came in at minus 8.6%, while
Bitcoin Holds Near $63K as Bank of England Caps Stablecoins at £40B, Fed Hike Bets Rise
Crypto News Discovery Mining opened a new growth phase after shareholders overwhelmingly approved rebranding from Discovery Silver and acquiring Glencore’s Kidd Operations near Timmins, Ontario. The deal covers the Kidd Creek mine and metallurgical complex for roughly $10 million in shar
Solana Holds Near $71 as Toss Bank Inks Remittance MOU, SOL Takes 95% of Tokenized Stocks
Solana News South Korean internet lender Toss Bank has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based financial infrastructure for cross-border payments and settlement. The two parties plan to run a proof-of-concept on the Solana networ
BitMine Adds 52K ETH to 5.67M Stack as Ethlabs Launches, ETH Holds Near $1,720
Ethereum News Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed on Tuesday that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) will cut its budget by roughly 40% this year, calling it a painful but necessary real sacrifice. Buterin said the Foundation is pivoting toward an endowment-style model resembling a un
Bitcoin Near $64K as Q2 Hacks Hit Record, Goldfinch Liquidates, Ethlabs Launches
Crypto News Wall Street's largest institutions are split on where the next wave of capital flows. BlackRock's head of digital assets argues that Bitcoin retreated only because artificial intelligence captured investor attention, and expects that to reverse as U.S. deficit and money-print
Bitcoin Near $64K Amid Extreme Fear as Oil Shorts Hit 5-Month High, Fed Turns Hawkish
Crypto News Hedge funds and money managers have stacked up their largest bearish oil bet in roughly five months, a shift in macro risk appetite that is rippling across risk assets including altcoin markets. Commitment-of-traders data
Bitcoin Holds Near $65K as Central Banks Tighten, AWS Adds x402 Crypto Payments
Crypto News Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley argued on June 21 that crypto is shifting from a speculation-driven phase to one defined by proven performance, drawing a parallel to the internet sector after the dot-com bubble. He noted that in the late 1990s hundreds of companies reached $500 mi
Bitcoin Near $64K as $24M Leverage Liquidated, UBS Tokenized Fund Backs Bybit Trades
Crypto News European early-stage investor Seedcamp closed two new vehicles totaling roughly $320 million, pairing a $220 million seventh flagship fund with a $100 million second Select fund and lifting assets under management to about $1 billion. Over nearly two decades the firm has back
XRP Holds $1.14 as Exchange Supply Hits 7-Year Low, ETF Inflows Near $1.45B
XRP News The XRP Ledger has pushed a set of critical fixes to the network through its 3.2.0 release after an independent security audit surfaced exploitable flaws. The review, carried out with blockchain security research firm Common Prefix, stress-tested the network’s consensus architect
Ethereum Near $1,750 as Morgan Stanley Sets 0.14% ETF Fee, MEV Bot Loses $7.5M
Ethereum News The governance map of the Ethereum ecosystem is being redrawn at speed. The Ethereum Foundation has pushed through a sweeping restructuring, eliminating 54 positions — roughly 20% of its headcount. The move follows the rollout of revamped operating mandates and a new treasur
Hawkish Fed Pins Bitcoin Near $64K as CLARITY Advances, $165B Selloff Looms
Crypto News Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressing for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing that software engineers should not need an army of lawyers to know whether their code is legal. The bill cleared the House in July 2025 on a 294-134 bipartisan vote and advanced through the S
Japan Megabanks Plan Yen Stablecoin as CLARITY Act Advances, Bitcoin Near $64K
Crypto News Japan's three largest lenders — Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho — have formed a joint working group to issue a yen-pegged stablecoin, aiming for a live launch within the current fiscal year. Rat
Bitcoin Holds Near $64K as Fed Hawkish Shift Tops Hormuz Risk, Micron Earnings Loom
Crypto News Global markets opened the week of June 22 with a reordered risk hierarchy, as Federal Reserve policy displaced Strait of Hormuz tensions as the dominant driver for equities, commodities and altcoin markets. Fed Chair Kevi