Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 network Base is targeting June 25 for its Beryl mainnet upgrade, a technical update expected to introduce a new B20 token standard designed to make token creation and storage more efficient. TL;DR Base is targeting June 25, 2026 for the Beryl mainnet upgrade. The upgrade introduces the B20 token standard. B20 is […]

Key Takeaways: WhiteBIT EU was granted a MiCA licence by the Financial Market Authority of Austria. This approval enables the exchange to broaden its crypto services to the EEA. WhiteBIT is ready to roll out its official European platform, WhiteBIT.eu. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News WhiteBIT has obtained authorization under Europe’s MiCA […]

Charles Schwab is moving into prediction markets, but only on its own terms. The brokerage Charles Schwab has reportedly partnered with Cboe Global Markets to offer binary-style options contracts tied to the S&P 500, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing “people familiar with the matter.” The contracts let customers wager on whether […]

The Austrian authorization gives WhiteBIT access to the EU’s unified crypto framework, which will require exchanges to hold MiCA licenses or stop serving clients after July 1.

TL;DR Prediction markets linked to Polymarket and Kalshi record sports-driven volumes surpassing $4B daily during major tournaments, reflecting a shift toward event-based trading. Users increasingly move away from fixed-odds sportsbooks toward order-book pricing that enables hedging, arbitrage, and real-time probability exposure. At the same time, regulatory scrutiny from the CFTC and international restrictions is reshaping […]

  Sonic is facing a leadership shake-up at the worst possible moment for investor confidence. The protocol’s $S token dropped 7% after news broke that Michael Kong, Andre Cronje, and David Richardson are resigning from the Sonic Labs board, a trio that built the project from its earlier identity as Fantom into what it has […]

The expected delay with the latest Pi Network protocol update continues, but the team behind the project has now urged certain nodes to move faster so that it can be completed soon. Meanwhile, the project’s native token has finally shown some strength, bouncing from the $0.13 support. PI Nodes, Hurry Up The crucial protocol updates […]

Ethereum might be preparing for its next rally to $2,850 despite the bearish market outlook as the asset is seen sitting at a familiar bottom level.

… cryptocurrency and investment fraud, with losses totaling nearly $1 million. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Chartraw and his associates …

A Virginia man says he lost $15,000 after a scammer posing as a Truist Bank employee convinced him to hand cash to a fake FBI agent. According to a recent report from WRIC, Henrico resident Ahmed Gabr says the scheme began when he received a call warning him that his credit card had been compromised. […]

TL;DR Binance India said Bitcoin increasingly reflects broader macro market dynamics. A TradingView analyst linked the next major BTC phase to Federal Reserve expectations and support confirmation. The article treats bold price targets as analyst commentary, not a Fed forecast. Bitcoin’s Macro Link Gets Harder To Ignore As Bitcoin has matured, its relationship with traditional […]

Bitcoin Magazine Franklin Templeton Files for Two ETFs That Reinvest Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin Franklin Templeton has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two exchange-traded funds that channel corporate dividend payments directly into bitcoin, the latest sign of Wall Street’s push to embed cryptocurrency into traditional investment structures. The Thursday filing registers […]

Key Takeaways: Murad Mahmudov’s memecoin holdings have fallen by 83.5% from their peak of $67 million to roughly $11 million. On-chain data shows he continues holding his major memecoin positions. The dramatic drop has raised questions about belief versus risk in memecoin investing. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Blockchain analytics firm Arkham […]

Bitcoin bears hold the upper hand in the upcoming Bitcoin options expiry, a potentially early warning that more BTC downside could unfold.

On June 19, bitcoin experienced volatile, “zigzag” trading between $62,300 and $63,300, ultimately closing up 1% to hover just above $63,000. Bitcoin Holds Ground Amid Volatile Intraday Trading On Friday, June 19, bitcoin oscillated between $62,300 and $63,300 but ultimately closed up 1% on a day the U.S.–Iran peace memorandum faced its first stern test. […]

Bitcoin’s price was rejected at $67,000 earlier this week, and the intense pressure from sellers brought the asset south toward $62,000 on Friday, where it finally found some support. Many of the larger-cap alts have posted more impressive gains today, including SOL, which has reclaimed the $70 level, and HYPE, which trades at essentially the […]

Strategy’s bold financial experiment has become a primary source of anxiety for the cryptocurrency market.

Massive Loss Exposed**: Murad's cryptocurrency portfolio peaked at $67 million in mid-2025 but has since plummeted to around $11 million, …

Conviction is being tested in real time, and Murad is not blinking. The former Adaptive Capital co-founder, who built one of the most recognizable names in meme coin advocacy, has watched his on-chain net worth collapse from a peak of $67 million last July to roughly $11 million today, an 83.5% drawdown that would push […]

Old smart contracts can remain dangerous long after a protocol has moved on. A SlowMist analysis of a $2.19 million theft from Aztec Connect has put that problem back in focus. The affected contract was part of a deprecated legacy system, not the active Aztec network, but the incident is still an important warning for […]

Bitcoin Magazine Kevin Warsh Still Needs to Manage the Dollar, While Bitcoin Runs Automatically Kevin Warsh chaired his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and immediately showed his hawkish colors. Rates stayed steady, but the new Fed Chair made it clear he intends to prioritize price stability and reduce loose forward guidance. While […]

Key Takeaways: Blockchain analytics firm Arkham has reported that Andrew Tate’s Hyperliquid trading account was liquidated 8 times in one day. The successive bankruptcies were as Tate kept tight leveraged positions related to the price of Bitcoin. Even with the losses, new positions were opened shortly after several cryptocurrency liquidations, on-chain data shows, reflecting the […]

The offering from the financial services company will reportedly only include yes-or-no bets on whether the S&P 500 closes above or below a target price.

Nine European gambling regulators have pledged coordinated action against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup, warning sports bodies against partnerships just as Kalshi signs Argentina’s football federation and fronts Lionel Messi. A Coordinated Line as the World Cup Drives Betting The regulators of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland […]

The FBI is expanding its asset-recovery and tracking operations following a record-breaking year for cybercrime.

Many crypto enthusiasts dream of trading traditional equities around the clock on public blockchains. They imagine a decentralized utopia where anyone can buy fractional shares of major corporations without traditional brokers. This vision fundamentally misunderstands how institutional finance operates. In my opinion, major tokenized stocks will never migrate to public networks. The future of twenty-four-hour […]

The case underscores ongoing scrutiny of liquidity and cryptocurrency markets. According to ChainCatcher, court documents from the U.S. Department of …

At the start of June, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization tumbled to their lowest levels in years. However, many analysts believe the cycle bottoms have not occurred yet. The big question now appears to be whether Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) will find its floor first, and here’s the take of one popular […]

Chainlink’s latest real-world sports market role is a useful reminder that oracle infrastructure can matter even when token price action is quiet. ADI Predictstreet, described in a June 9 announcement as an official prediction market partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said it adopted Chainlink as exclusive oracle infrastructure for prediction markets tied to […]

Andre Cronje, Michael Kong and David Richardson stepped down from the Sonic Labs board on Friday, while Matt Visser has been appointed as CEO, replacing Mitchell Demeter who resigned in February.

A banking malware that is “well-camouflaged” and “nearly invisible” to cyber threat detection systems is on the loose in Latin America, according to tech giant IBM. Senior threat researcher Itzhak Chimino says IBM uncovered a banking trojan known as UnregStealer that is targeting Latin American banks while posing as a Chrome browser extension. According to […]

El Salvador has moved from Bitcoin pioneer to a structured, licensed digital-asset jurisdiction supervised by the CNAD. For regulated platforms operating there, including Finprime.pro, that framework has become a credibility marker in a market that now rewards oversight.  El Salvador spent the early 2020s as the country most associated with Bitcoin. In 2026, the more […]