A US equity strategist at Citi thinks a market rotation could soon give small cap equities a big boost. Scott Chronert says in a new interview with CNBC that the artificial intelligence (AI) trade still remains attractive for now but advises a greater exposure in small non-AI companies. “The issue here is less about conviction […]

One of the few analysts who accurately called Bitcoin’s 2025 top predicts that it will take a while for BTC to return to the six-figure level. The pseudonymous analyst KillaXBT tells his 208,000 followers on X that Bitcoin will likely see the $100,000 level but it won’t happen until 2027 based on historical precedence. “I’m […]

The Bitcoin mining industry faces a business model transformation that data quantifies with precision. The electrical cost of production sits around $48,694 per BTC, while the realized price remains near $54,000. The gap represents a gross margin of 9.9%, insufficient to absorb operating costs, capital expenditure, and maintenance expenses in low-efficiency fleets. The hashprice holds […]

Institutional exposure to Zcash mining will formally arrive on Wall Street following the business combination agreement announced between Fortitude Mining Holdings and Heartsciences. According to the terms agreed upon by the board of directors, this stock-for-stock merger seeks to pave the way for the mining platform, owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG), to list on […]

TL;DR 0x is opening Swap API access to AI agents through a pay-per-request model. The setup uses USDC and the HTTP 402 payment concept to remove traditional API keys and subscriptions. The move shows how crypto payments may become invisible infrastructure for autonomous software. AI Agents Get A DeFi Payment Rail 0x Protocol is opening […]

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its fight over prediction markets.

Over the past week, bitcoin (BTC) has traded between $62,000 and $72,000. Despite bullish conditions not being fulfilled, the leading digital asset has managed to hold its floor. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the latest Bitfinex Alpha report that the current crypto market environment is being reshaped by shifting Federal Reserve expectations […]

Bitcoin Magazine Craig Raw Built One of Bitcoin’s Best Wallets for Free. Apple Might Kill It by June 30. Craig Raw is a solo developer based in South Africa. In 2020, he built Sparrow Wallet — a free, open-source Bitcoin desktop wallet — because he thought the existing options weren’t good enough.  He has no […]

DWF Labs says more than $31 billion in real-world assets have moved onchain, but most of that capital remains inactive. The firm argues that tokenization’s next phase will be won by platforms that make these assets liquid, tradable, and useful inside DeFi. Blackrock, Maple, and Figure Compete to Unlock Utility for $31 Billion in RWAs […]

The ESMA has ordered all unauthorized crypto providers to shut down their EU operations by July 1.

… cryptocurrency during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on June 23. The session, titled “The Affordability Agenda …

“Identity checks today ask for your whole document when they only need one fact,” Starknet said.

TL;DR Ethlabs has launched as an independent nonprofit focused on Ethereum protocol R&D. The group is backed by BitMine, SharpLink, and Joe Lubin, according to the announcement. The launch adds another institutional-looking development layer around Ethereum’s core research ecosystem. Ethereum’s research ecosystem has added a new institutional-facing node after Ethlabs launched as an independent nonprofit […]

The U.S. Senate approved on June 22, 2026, with a vote of 85 to 5, a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The legislative text forms part of the Twenty-First Century Housing Act and still needs to pass through the House of Representatives before reaching the President’s desk. […]

The passage of a Federal Reserve CBDC prohibition embedded in a bipartisan housing affordability bill, approved by the U.S. Senate with an 85-5 vote on June 22, 2026, is being received in parts of the crypto industry as a straightforward regulatory win. That reading is not wrong. But it is incomplete.  The US Senate bans […]

Anyone who’s moved crypto around has felt this jolt at least once: a transfer that should cost pocket change suddenly demands ten, twenty, even fifty dollars. That cost goes by different names depending on the chain, gas fees, network fees, miner fees, transaction fees but the idea behind all of them is the same. They’re […]

Bitcoin Magazine Congress Schedules CLARITY Act Hearing for July 17 in New York The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) for July 17 in New York.  First introduced and House Financial Services Chairman French Hill on May 29, 2025, the CLARITY Act is the […]

Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock Stretch (STRC) is under serious financial stress due to two simultaneous pressures, reported onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant on Tuesday. The Bitcoin bear market means that all BTC purchased between 2024 and 2026 is underwater, with $10.6 billion in unrealized losses, and cash reserves are depleted, down 38% since early 2026 after […]

An 83-year-old Texas retiree using the pseudonym Jane Doe hit a $71.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, 2025, after buying her ticket through the Jackpocket app. Seven days later, the Texas Lottery Commission banned third-party courier services, and her payout has been frozen amid an investigation by the Texas Rangers. Doe sued the […]

Cryptocurrency market is truly on the edge where volatility is increasing, but not providing enough recovery ground.

SINGAPORE – A man was arrested for allegedly stealing cash amounting to $50000 from a victim during a meeting to purchase cryptocurrency late at …

Democrats want the Senate to hold hearings on the dealings between the Trump administration, World Liberty Financial and Abu Dhabi royalty.

TL;DR US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw combined outflows of about $134 million for the June 22 session. The flow data points to institutional de-risking as crypto prices remain under pressure after the holiday break. The story matters because ETF demand has become one of the clearest signals for whether larger investors are buying […]

June 23rd, 2026 – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Sui aims to transition more of Bitcoin’s $1.2T market cap into verifiable, productive onchain products. Hashi, Sui’s native bitcoin finance primitive, gains more institutional support ahead of the scheduled launch of its global testnet this July.   Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, announced today that […]

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, and crypto exchange OKX have launched a joint venture that will operate as a US-regulated broker dealer and futures commission merchant. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will co-chair the venture. The venture will let OKX’s US and international customers access ICE futures […]

Bitcoin Magazine The Future of Collecting: Alladan Flinn of Based Trading Cards on Cards, Community, and Culture  In February 2026, a single piece of cardboard sold for $16,492,000. The 1998 Pikachu Illustrator — the only known PSA 10 example of one of the rarest Pokémon cards in existence — was sold by Logan Paul through […]

Key Takeaways: Ripple received preliminary MiCA CASP approval from Luxembourg’s CSSF. The license could allow Ripple Payments to operate across all 30 EEA countries. Ripple’s combined CASP and EMI licenses strengthen its regulated stablecoin and payments business. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Ripple has received an initial license as a Crypto Asset […]

TL;DR THORChain restored trading, signing, swaps and liquidity provider actions after more than a month of checks following a $10.7 million exploit. The recovery included KeyVerify safety checks, verification of every node’s keyshare, retirement of legacy vaults and migration into a new vault set. The exploit involved GG20 threshold signature weakness and progressive key material […]

TL;DR: Ripple received preliminary approval for a CASP license from Luxembourg’s CSSF under the EU’s MiCA regulatory framework. The license will enable Ripple to deploy its payment and stablecoin services across the 30 countries of the European Economic Area through a single integration. The firm has processed over $100 billion in volume and operates in […]

The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act is heading into a pivotal stretch, with the House scheduling two July hearings tied to Federal Reserve policy and digital-asset innovation. Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressing for a Senate floor vote before the August recess. A Packed July Calendar The legislative fight over U.S. crypto market-structure rules now […]

The U.S. Senate has approved a sweeping bipartisan housing bill that bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC until 2030. The bill passed by a strong 85-5 vote and awaits action in the House, where leadership and committee members reportedly plan to advance it quickly. CBDC Ban Advances Through Housing Package The housing package […]

Imagine losing your retirement savings to a scammer. It happened to a man in Fuquay-Varina who despite being embarrassed, shared his story with …