Bitmine purchased about $43 million worth of Ether last week as it entered the Russell 1000 Index, bringing it closer to its goal of owning 5% of ETH’s supply.

TL;DR: Loopring, Ethereum’s first zk-rollup, announced the shutdown of its DEX and AMM due to lack of adoption and technological obsolescence. The protocol’s TVL dropped nearly 99% from its peak of $760 million in November 2021 to just around $8 million today. Over 60 crypto projects have already shut down in 2026, according to RootData, […]

TL;DR: Kiwoom Securities is negotiating an equity stake in Bithumb through a new share issuance directed at third parties. South Korea is preparing regulatory reforms for July, including a tokenized securities framework set to take effect in 2027. Samsung, Mirae Asset, Hana Financial, and Korea Investment & Securities have already acquired stakes in local exchanges […]

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan Backs U.S. Crypto Bill, But Puts a Warning Label Front and Center as Senate Eyes August Deadline JPMorgan threw its support behind federal digital asset legislation Monday, but the bank’s message to Congress was as much a caution as an endorsement: get the framework right, or risk recreating the financial vulnerabilities regulation […]

Key Takeaways: Arthur Hayes revealed that he still sees upside in the Hyperliquid space and is searching for asymmetric opportunities. Hayes identified Hypercall, owned by SYN, as a potential challenger to Deribit in crypto options trading. The comments renewed attention on decentralized options infrastructure built on Hyperliquid. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News […]

BNB Chain says cumulative tokenized stock trading volume has surpassed $5.2 billion, putting it ahead of rival networks including Solana. Growth is being driven by a widening issuer base, more than 700 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and rising demand for pre-IPO exposure. Ondo, xStocks and bStocks Fuel BNB Chain’s $5.2 Billion Tokenized Equity […]

Whales spark a supply squeeze by pulling 781 billion SHIB off exchanges, creating an on-chain deficit that forced Shiba Inu coin back into the top 30.

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Bernstein says platforms are bringing exchange, clearing and brokerage infrastructure in-house, setting up potential deals while increasing antitrust and regulatory risks.

A former Bank CEO is accused of violating the lender’s policies and causing millions of dollars in losses. The Federal Reserve says former Bank of Eufaula CEO Thomas Engelbrecht triggered over $3.5 million in losses by steering millions to a struggling business belonging to a close relative. Between 2020 and 2023, the Fed says Engelbrecht […]

An Illinois resident has lost $5,000 after a spoof call led her to send money via Zelle under the guise of securing her bank account. Susie Allgood says she received a call from someone claiming to be from Zelle who works with Huntington Bank. The caller had her bank’s routing number and said she needed […]

Michael Saylor’s latest social media post has fuelled expectations Strategy will announce another Bitcoin purchase. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings are valued well below their purchase cost, leaving the company with an estimated paper loss of US$13-14 billion. Falling share prices and pressure on Strategy’s financing model have prompted criticism despite its continued accumulation strategy. Michael Saylor […]

Binance recorded more than US$400 million (AU$568 million) in weekly net outflows as it withdrew its Greek MiCA licence application. The outflows represented a small proportion of Binance’s total assets and followed several days of billion-dollar net withdrawals. With the EU’s MiCA deadline approaching, Binance will restrict some services for affected users while continuing to […]

Large XRP transfers are becoming more prominent across centralized exchanges overall, while their activity on Binance has declined. Data from the 7-day moving average of the XRP Whale vs Retail Spread across all centralized exchanges rose from 26% on May 6 to 50.9% on June 29. This is an increase of 24.9 percentage points. According […]

For more details, visit the official Cryip platform. TL;DR Bitmine Immersion Technologies has expanded its Ethereum treasury to 5,700,040 ETH. The latest update places the company among the largest publicly disclosed corporate Ethereum holders. The move keeps the focus on whether ETH treasury strategies are becoming a more serious corporate playbook, not just a Bitcoin-only […]

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Surges Over 12% As Bitcoin-Linked Stocks Have Green Day Shares of Strategy Inc. climbed 14% at times on Monday to roughly $94, their best single-day gain in weeks, after the bitcoin treasury company unveiled a sweeping capital overhaul. The move marks a significant shift for the company once synonymous with an […]

CoinDCX is an Indian cryptocurrency exchange that lets you buy, sell, invest, and trade more than 500 crypto assets using INR. The CoinDCX exchange is best only for Indian users who need direct INR deposits, local KYC, crypto SIPs, and simple tax reports, but its high spot fees and restricted crypto withdrawals are major drawbacks. […]

TL;DR: Chainalysis published an ontology to standardize blockchain analysis and improve data quality in investigations. The initiative stems from the firm’s involvement in the case against Roman Sterlingov, creator of Bitcoin Fog, convicted of money laundering in 2024. The framework defines what it means for addresses to belong to the same cluster and separates fund […]

TL;DR: Ripple proposed the XRPL Lending Protocol, a system that would allow institutions to borrow against tokenized assets on-chain. The protocol divides functions: the blockchain executes the loan conditions, while credit decisions remain off-chain. Technical proposals XLS-65 and XLS-66 still require approval from the network’s validators before taking effect. Ripple submitted a proposal to add a lending layer […]

This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Bitcoin spent the week grinding down, and wicking […]

Bitcoin is once again testing $60,000 as traders debate whether another major leg down is incoming. The price action comes as BTC appears on track for three consecutive quarterly declines, a rare occurrence in its history. Some traders are noting the asset’s recent resilience despite ongoing pressure, highlighting potential support levels around current prices. But […]

The long-standing ideological feud between Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has reignited over competing visions for the cryptocurrency industry’s future.

FalconX has received authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation from the Malta Financial Services Authority, allowing the institutional digital asset prime broker to expand its regulated services across the European Economic Area. The approval comes ahead of the July 1 expiry of the European Union’s MiCA transition period. The deadline marks the […]

A Bitcoin ATM is a physical kiosk allowing people to buy or sometimes sell cryptocurrency, usually using cash or a debit card, but unlike a …

The new SDK feature lets developers route payments from Bitcoin balances to recipients in USDC and USDT without requiring users to hold stablecoins.

Nearly one year after CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer grouped Palantir (PLTR), Applovin (APP), Robinhood (HOOD), and Coinbase (COIN) into the “PARC” basket, three of the four stocks have either fallen or gone nowhere. At the time, many in the industry felt that cross-stitching the four into one word meant that Cramer was feeling […]

TL;DR Nearly 50,000 BTC were reported as moving to exchange addresses at a loss by short-term holders. The movement points to capitulation-style behavior among newer holders under price pressure. Risk note: Do not say this guarantees a market bottom or immediate trend reversal. For more details, visit the official Cryptoquant platform. Short-term holder stress is […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Strategy’s preferred-stock-funded bitcoin buying has damaged the broader market, while maintaining he stays bullish on bitcoin itself. He called STRC’s roughly 25% slide below its US$100 (AU$145) par value a “damning indictment” of the approach, as the preferred shares hit a record low. CryptoQuant warned Strategy should pause purchases and […]

US spot-Bitcoin ETFs bled more than US$1.3 billion last week, the bulk of it from BlackRock’s IBIT, as outflows ran for seven straight trading days. IBIT shed about US$444.5 million on June 26 alone, its largest single-day withdrawal since launching in January 2024. Glassnode analysts said investors are now cutting exposure rather than buying the […]

Privacy-focused blockchain networks are drawing scrutiny as stablecoin issuers confront a difficult compliance problem: how to carry out court-ordered freezes without sweeping legitimate users into enforcement actions. Privacy Chains Face a Compliance Challenge Stablecoin freezes are bringing a core limitation of some privacy-focused blockchain systems into sharper view. Issuers may be required to isolate illicit […]

TL;DR Liquidity Shift: Strategy introduced a new capital framework focused on liquidity strength, dividend protection, and long-term BTC exposure. BTC Monetization: The firm may sell up to $1.25 billion in BTC to boost reserves, fund dividends, and repurchase securities, raising total coverage to $3.8 billion. Dividend & Market Moves: The company increased the STRC dividend […]

Will the cryptocurrency market make a roundtrip in market performance? It’s not clear yet, but potential is there.