Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Industry Slams Illinois’ New Digital Asset Tax as ‘Most Punitive’ in U.S. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3019 into law yesterday, making Illinois the first state in the country to impose a transaction-based tax on crypto. This move drew swift condemnation from crypto industry groups who had urged him to […]

Key Takeaways: Bybit Fintech Limited and its subsidiary, Bybit, are included in Singapore’s Investor Alert List (IAL) by the Monetary Authority (MAS). The list provides information about entities which may be mistakenly viewed as being licensed, regulated or authorised by MAS. The shift brings into focus regulatory compliance requirements as Singapore strengthens its crypto regulations. […]

TL;DR: The Algorand Foundation presented a structured technical roadmap to be completed by late 2027. The plan includes the use of the Falcon post-quantum digital signature system and hybrid accounts. Competing networks like Stellar, Bitcoin, and Ethereum are also developing quantum migration frameworks. The Algorand Foundation has a security plan to make its blockchain network […]

Bitcoin’s slump accelerated as capital rotated further into the AI sector, raising the odds of a BTC price drop below $60,000.

The U.S. Federal Reserve and four partner agencies moved Thursday to impose bank-grade customer identification requirements on payment stablecoin issuers, while a top Fed governor warned the broader legislative framework may not go far enough to stop financial crime. What the Fed Is Proposing The Fed’s Board of Governors published a proposal June 18, 2026, […]

Cypherpunk pioneer Adam Back breaks down the 1997 roots of Bitcoin and the collective effort that birthed the first cryptocurrency.

US President Donald Trump took it to his social media platform Truth Social to declare that oil has begun flowing, jobs are at record levels, and prices in the US are dropping, which will increase affordability. While there are some controversies about the last few statements, oil prices are indeed dropping now, with USOIL dipping […]

Outgoing CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy revealed that the world’s largest derivatives marketplace will file a federal lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the agency’s decision to greenlight crypto perpetual futures in the United States. Talking to CMBC’s Fast Money, Duffy said that the lawsuit will directly target the CFTC’s late-May authorisation […]

TL;DR On-chain token trading is now live in the Kraken app for eligible customers in the U.S. and 100+ countries: no separate wallet, no seed phrases, no app-switching. Nearly 2,500 verified Solana tokens are available at launch, including early-stage assets not yet listed on any centralized exchange. On-chain holdings appear alongside your existing Kraken portfolio. […]

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A former retail banker at TD Bank has admitted to accepting bribes and taking advantage of his position to help launder drug money. The US Justice Department says that from June to November 2023, Leonardo Ayala received more than $6,000 in bribes to open fraudulent accounts, issue over 150 debit cards to shell companies and […]

An Ethereum Magicians proposal for an asset-enforced spend mandate suggests token-level controls for delegated spending, including AI-agent wallet activity. TL;DR Ethereum developers are discussing an asset-level spend mandate for delegated wallets. The idea is to bound agent spending with caps, expirations, allowed tokens, and revocation rules. The proposal is aimed at safer AI-agent and delegated […]

Australia’s crypto Travel Rule becomes fully effective on 1 July, requiring exchanges to verify and retain sender and recipient information for all digital asset transfers. Some Bitcoin holders have reportedly withdrawn funds ahead of the deadline amid reports of additional verification requirements and transfer delays. Binance Australia has outlined new information requirements for deposits and […]

Key Takeaways: Oman has launched the mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool for licensed Bitcoin miners, called Omanhash.om. The pool should begin with an average of 10 EH/s and has the capacity to serve Oman’s mining industries. This launch is Enegix Global’s second sovereign mining pool project following Kazakhstan. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google […]

Bitcoin Magazine 79% of Bitcoin Supply Now Locked by Long-Term Holders. Analyst Sees Bear Market Nearing Exhaustion Bitcoin is showing signs of stabilization after a brutal stretch, and research firm K33 says the on-chain evidence is difficult to ignore. In its latest market report, K33 Head of Research Vetle Lunde pointed to a record share […]

The Maltese regulator is seeking industry feedback on a legal framework for software-governed organizations, arguing that many DeFi projects are not fully decentralized.

Bitcoin tumbled 5% to $62,000, hitting an intraday low of $62,236 and marking a 7.5% drop since June 15. Bitcoin Erases Gains Following U.S.-Iran Peace Accord On Thursday, bitcoin tumbled to $62,000, wiping out gains made initially on rumors of peace between Iran and the U.S., and later after the formal announcement of an accord. […]

June 18th, 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland The on-chain investment platform lets retail investors in Asia-Pacific buy real, 1:1-backed tokenized US stocks, including SpaceX, Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla — alongside a 5.3% T-Bill yield and institutional DeFi lending — through a single dashboard and a single KYC, with no brokerage account required. Eldora, an on-chain investment […]

A Southern California man will spend seven years in jail after orchestrating a multi-million dollar financial fraud scheme that targeted the elderly.  Sylas Verdzekov was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty last year to one federal count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, reports NBC Los Angeles. Prosecutors say that from November 2021 to February […]

TL;DR: Constant range: The exchange supply ratio on trading platforms has remained stable between 0.40 and 0.46 since December 2024.  Concentration of reserves: The Binance exchange platform consistently holds between 25% and 30% of the global supply of these dollar-pegged assets.  Fluctuation margin: Despite market volatility, this internal liquidity metric varied by a mere five […]

BlackRock surprisingly takes the position as the third largest Bitcoin-holding entity, outperforming Strategy despite Strategy’s 847,000 total BTC holdings.

Uniswap saw a jump in network activity this week after new institutional price expectations for its UNI token hit the markets and social media. According to a report by Santiment, whale transactions on the network reached a 7-month high while active whale addresses climbed to a four-month peak. Whale Transactions Rise The uptick came as […]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has added Bybit to its Investor Alert List, putting the global crypto exchange alongside Binance and KuCoin in a growing group of offshore platforms flagged to local investors. Inclusion on the MAS alert list does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. It is a formal warning that the company is not authorised […]

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The SEC said it proposed rescinding Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610(e), reopening a debate over whether the US trade-through rule still helps markets or mainly adds complexity. TL;DR The SEC has proposed rescinding Rule 611, the trade-through rule, and Rule 610(e). The change could reduce legacy equity-market routing complexity if finalized. Tokenized equity and […]

For years, digital platforms competed on transaction speed. Crypto networks advertised faster block times, payment providers promoted near-instant transfers, and fintech companies highlighted seamless user experiences. However, differences between technical performance and user experience have become more noticeable. A platform can settle transactions in seconds while still forcing users to wait hours—or even days—to access […]

Bitcoin Magazine CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval in Clash Over Dodd-Frank Classification The CME Group said that it plans to file a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the agency’s approval of crypto perpetual futures, setting up a direct legal confrontation between the world’s largest futures exchange […]

France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.

More than 50 gaming associations, tribal governments and labor unions urged the Senate on June 16 to amend the CLARITY Act to bar sports and casino-style event contracts from prediction-market platforms. The coalition argues prediction markets drove the largest gambling expansion in U.S. history over 18 months and claims states lost roughly US$1 billion (AU$1.42 […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference on June 17 to strip away decades of central bank communication habits, and markets spent the following day sorting out what that means for rates, risk, and bitcoin. Rates Hold, Statement Shrinks The Fed held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on a […]

The OG meme coin has fared poorly over the past several months, dropping out of the elite top 10 crypto club. While some market observers remain optimistic that a recovery could be on the way, recent whale behavior suggests that a deeper collapse is also plausible. DOGE Whales ‘Paying Rent’ The popular analyst Ali Martinez […]

Eli Ben-Sasson warns of a historic crypto downturn as startups face mass closures, but explains why a market reset is necessary.