BitGo Holdings announced this Wednesday a new U.S. share buyback program valued at $50 million, triggering an immediate 13% increase in its stock price ($BTGO). The company’s board of directors stated that this measure, effective immediately and with no established expiration date, represents a vote of confidence in its strong financial position. The impact of […]

Aztec is dealing with something that no protocol wants to face, a second exploit within 72 hours. What started as a $2.1 million breach on June 14 has now been followed by a separate $2 million attack three days later, targeting a different deprecated contract through the same fundamental flaw: compromised zero-knowledge proof verification. Together, […]

Oman has moved another step into state-managed Bitcoin Mining infrastructure after Enegix Global said it had been selected to power Omanhash.om, described as the Sultanate’s national Bitcoin mining pool. TL;DR Omanhash.om is being positioned as the official mining pool for licensed crypto miners in Oman. Enegix Global says it will act as the technology and […]

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed Thursday that payment stablecoin issuers maintain written customer identification programs, a move that signals Washington’s determination to bring digital asset markets under the same anti-money laundering discipline long applied to traditional banks — even as regulators race […]

Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.

PRESS RELEASE. VENICE, FLORIDA – June 17, 2026 – Byte Federal, Inc. is excited to announce the integration of our payment and exchange services with BurraPay, the first cryptocurrency payments processor to operate inside Nevada’s regulated gaming market. Byte Federal is enabling BurraPay’s secure, compliant cryptocurrency transactions within licensed casino and sportsbook environments – a […]

Major cryptocurrencies fell after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.50%–3.75% but projected possible hikes in 2026, with Bitcoin dropping to about US$64,100 (AU$91,026). Ether, XRP and Solana each declined roughly 3%, while more than US$150 million (AU$213 million) in leveraged short positions were liquidated during the session. The decision was Kevin Warsh’s […]

On-chain data from blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant reveals that nearly half of the entire circulating supply of stablecoins has remained dormant on cryptocurrency exchanges.

This article breaks down how cryptocurrency networks operate at each stage, from wallet initiation to final settlement, and explains the differences …

Economists at the US banking giant Wells Fargo are suddenly hiking their year-end S&P 500 target. Wells Fargo is now forecasting the S&P 500 will close out the year at 7,950, up from its previous prediction of 7,300, a nearly 9% increase, reports Reuters. The bank’s economists site three main factors for the index hike […]

Andreessen Horowitz crypto executive Miles Jennings criticized Illinois’ newly enacted Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act on June 17, calling it “one of the most anti-crypto laws in the US.” The law imposes a 0.2% tax on the exchange, transfer, and custody of digital assets, with no meaningful exemptions for routine self-custody moves. Backlash From the […]

Ready Card users outside the European Economic Area have been pushed into an abrupt service halt after a card issuer transition disrupted the USDC spending product, according to user notices shared on X. TL;DR Ready Card’s non-EEA service halt shows how stablecoin products still depend on traditional payment rails. The card is marketed as a […]

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

The acclaimed Hollywood actor and philanthropist, Matt Damon, has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming Ripple Swell technology event, which will take place from October 27 to 29 in New York City. The co-founder of the non-profit organization Water.org will take the stage to address the global water crisis and […]

Crypto markets in June 2026 continued to navigate highly uncertain conditions, with some speculative capital leaving the sector. Some large funds are reducing exposure to exchange-based trading amid fragmented liquidity, which can create sharp price swings and execution challenges. Portfolio managers are increasingly seeking platforms with greater transparency, defined structures, and measurable utility rather than […]

Bhutan is selling Bitcoin again. On-chain data shows the Himalayan kingdom’s government has transferred 533.2 BTC worth approximately $34.5 million to Binance, with $18.26 million of that amount traceable directly from tagged Bhutan holding addresses. The move is the latest in a year-long pattern of systematic liquidations that has seen one of the world’s most […]

Bitcoin Magazine Oman Launches Mandatory National Bitcoin Mining Pool in State-Backed Push for Regulatory Control Oman has taken one of the most direct steps by any government to bring bitcoin mining under formal state oversight, launching a mandatory national mining pool that licensed operators across the sultanate are required to join. The pool, Omanhash.com, was […]

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz highlighted XRP use cases spanning payments, tokenization, decentralized finance, interoperability, and artificial intelligence ahead of Ripple Swell 2026. His message focused on real-world adoption and community-driven development as Ripple prepares for its largest Swell event. Ripple Veteran Frames Swell Around XRP Payments, Tokenization, DeFi, and AI Ripple CTO Emeritus David […]

June 18th, 2026 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Calais (Calais Digital Assets), a Singapore-headquartered multi-strategy quantitative investment fund, has become the first institutional client to deploy UBS uMINT as off-exchange settlement (OES) collateral in active trading operations — marking a significant milestone in the real-world adoption of institutional-grade tokenised assets. The transaction was executed across […]

The boundary separating traditional finance (TradFi) and the cryptocurrency sector is rapidly dissolving.

Cryptocurrency Market Update for June 18, 2026. Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert. Source: Coinmarketcap. Updated: – …

Ethereum’s latest drawdown has pushed a major share of ETH supply back underwater, with Glassnode data cited by market trackers showing supply held at an unrealized loss near levels last seen around the post-FTX capitulation period. TL;DR Glassnode’s ETH supply-in-loss metric is being watched as a capitulation signal. The reading has been compared with the […]

A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed.

Bitcoin’s price is losing ground once again, as the asset was rejected at over $66,000 earlier today and dumped to $64,000 minutes ago, shortly after the conclusion of the latest FOMC meeting and the subsequent press conference by the new Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh. Unlike what many expected when he replaced Jerome Powell, Warsh maintained […]

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Congressman Nick Begich Wants America to Stop Selling Its Bitcoin — And Start Treating It Like Gold Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) sat down with the Bitcoin Policy Institute at PubKey in New York for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on his path from startup founder to Capitol Hill, his landmark American Reserve […]

Key Takeaways: The shares of Strategy’s share price were also down to a record low, all while trading well below a $100 target value. The falling price continued to close STRC’s effective yield near 13%, indicating increased risk awareness among investors. Market participants are increasingly scrutinizing the sustainability of Bitcoin-backed capital strategies. User Score 8.7 […]

CoinMENA formalized a banking agreement with Standard Chartered to strengthen the fiat payment infrastructure for its users in the United Arab Emirates. The agreement includes fiat on/off-ramp support, client money accounts and transaction management based on virtual accounts. CoinMENA highlighted that the arrangement will improve transparency and liquidity with its international counterparties. Major milestone for MENA digital assets! CoinMENA (@CoinMENA) has signed a banking […]

TL;DR: Trace Finance processed more than $10 billion in cumulative cross-border transaction volume prior to this investment round. The $32 million Series A funding round was led by CoinFund and featured participation from Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, and Chainlink Labs. Brazil currently ranks among the top five countries with the highest concentration of stablecoin infrastructure globally. […]

Aster DEX is making its most aggressive deflationary move yet. The protocol has activated a sweeping buyback and burn upgrade starting today at 12:00 PM UTC, committing 99% of its daily platform fees to automated ASTER repurchases while simultaneously burning an equivalent amount from its reserve. The combined effect creates a 198% total capital commitment […]

Proposed crypto tax changes could limit loss-harvesting strategies by extending wash sale and constructive sale rules to many digital assets, while providing limited exemptions for certain categories of crypto activity. House Proposal Would Bring Crypto Trades Under Wash Sale Restrictions House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) on June 17 issued a press release highlighting H.R. […]

Crypto markets are showing mixed recovery signals, with some assets holding strong uptrends while others continue to struggle beneath key resistance levels.

AI-powered investment advice, tokenised stocks, portfolio transfers, trading agents, options, and prediction markets do not have much in common at first glance. Yet all of them appeared in Coinbase’s latest System Update. The announcements point to a consistent pattern. Coinbase is expanding both the ways investors can bring assets onto the platform and the number […]