Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan: Bitcoin Mining Costs Have ‘Worsened’ as BTC Trades Below Production Cost Bitcoin has traded below the estimated cost to mine it for five straight months, according to JPMorgan analysts, leaving roughly one in five miners unprofitable and pushing publicly listed operators to sell a record volume of coins. In a client note […]

TL;DR: Kalshi has begun preliminary talks with investment banks for a possible IPO, according to The Information. The prediction markets platform surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue and reached a valuation of $22 billion. Kentucky joined the states that have sued Kalshi for allegedly operating sports betting platforms without a license. Kalshi, the prediction markets platform that […]

TL;DR Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth a combined $2.13 billion in notional value are approaching expiry, drawing attention from derivatives traders. The contracts were flagged through Deribit’s options statistics dashboard, but available data lacks strike-level detail, max pain, and put/call ratios. Traders are watching post-expiry volatility, liquidity conditions, hedge unwinds, and whether new open interest […]

Cointelegraph accelerator backs trendle.fi with strategic partnership, the attention markets application, where users can go long or short on narrative momentum across crypto, influencers, sports, politics, and global events. The broader scope of collaboration includes opportunities for media placement, ecosystem integrations, and strategic initiatives aimed at accelerating awareness and adoption of attention markets as a […]

The Ethereum network could face a slow-burning funding crisis within three to nine months, warned Trent Van Epps, adding that spending cuts and a wound-down incentive program could squeeze the roughly $30 million-a-year effort that keeps Ethereum’s base layer running. A Warning From Inside Trent Van Epps, who for years helped coordinate funding for Ethereum’s […]

The leading cryptocurrency is facing the unprecedented risk of falling out of the top 20 entirely.

Its main functions include high-frequency monitoring of the clipboard, stealing mnemonic phrases and private keys, replacing cryptocurrency transfer …

Alchemy AgentCard Brings Visa Payments To AI Agent Commerce TL;DR Alchemy-backed AgentCard is positioning itself as a virtual card and identity layer for AI agents. The product gives agents a way to make online purchases while users set limits and monitor spending. The launch connects crypto-style programmable payments with more familiar card-network rails. The bigger […]

The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of leadership departures.

The CFTC won a permanent ban barring Alex Mashinsky from trading in regulated markets and registering with the agency, entered as a consent order in a New York federal court on June 18. The action carried no new financial penalty, resolving the regulator’s July 2023 lawsuit accusing Mashinsky and Celsius of misleading customers about the […]

Bitcoin transactions under 0.01 BTC now account for roughly 80% of daily network activity, up from 44% in 2023, according to CryptoQuant data. Ordinals inscriptions, Runes tokens, BRC-20 assets and data-stamping services have driven daily transaction counts above 800,000, near record highs. The surge comes even as Bitcoin prices stay under pressure near US$64,000, raising […]

The cryptocurrency market has once again been painted red over the past 24 hours, yet the meme coin SIREN has defied the bearish conditions by posting a triple-digit price increase. Still, many industry participants remain skeptical of the token and have cautioned investors to steer clear of it. Same Pattern, Different Day It was just […]

Which four tasks can a TV’s USB port handle beyond power: expanding storage for program recording, hosting peripherals like keyboards and game controllers, playing personal media, and adding app space? Many smart TVs ship with just 8 to 16 GB, and some support cloud gaming via GeForce Now when controllers are plugged in. Your TV’s […]

TL;DR: HIVE Digital Technologies closed a $220 million, three-year sovereign AI cloud contract through its subsidiary BUZZ HPC. The deal involves 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs and integrates Bell Canada, Cohere and Hypertec into a Canadian AI infrastructure. HIVE projects the contract will contribute approximately $70 million in annual recurring revenue once fully deployed. HIVE […]

TL;DR: SEKAU, AllUnity’s new stablecoin backed 1:1 by Swedish kronor, was launched under the European Union’s MiCA regulation. The token debuts simultaneously on five blockchain networks: Ethereum, Solana, Base, Tempo, and Polygon, targeting institutional clients. AllUnity adds SEKAU to its portfolio alongside EURAU and CHFAU, expanding its strategy of regulated stablecoins across multiple European currencies. […]

Schiff, a staunch Bitcoin critic, claims that the company’s heavily leveraged crypto-treasury model is a “financial house of cards.”

TL;DR From 1 July 2026, MiCA is fully enforced across the European Economic Area (EEA), and exchanges operating without authorisation face restrictions on serving EU customers. Kraken is MiCA authorised through the Central Bank of Ireland, MiFID licensed for derivatives, and E-money licensed, one of the deepest regulatory standings available to a crypto exchange in […]

Cryptocurrency Market Sees Significant Declines · Bitcoin Decline: Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.9% to $62,772.72 over the past 24 hours, generating more than …

Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Moves Toward 200M Gas Limit Roadmap TL;DR Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade work is moving through devnet planning ahead of a projected H2 2026 mainnet window. EIP-7732, or enshrined proposer-builder separation, is one of the key pieces being tracked by developers. EIP-7928, covering block-level access lists, is another major component tied to parallel execution […]

Lawyers say MiCA rules do not bar the European Central Bank from communicating with national regulators during the application process, though crypto licensing decisions remain with member states.

Social Security reserves are set to run out in less than a decade amid changing demographics, the 2026 annual report of the Old-Age & Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund says. According to Social Security trustees, who include four cabinet-level officials and two public trustees, Social Security benefits will have to fall significantly over the coming […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback Bitcoin price slipped below key support near $64,000 after a hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve erased gains tied to easing geopolitical tensions, placing the market at risk of a deeper pullback toward the $60,000 range. The bitcoin price […]

Key Takeaways: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed that he has given $2 million to Prison Professors in the last two years.  Four private gifts of $500,000 each were received, 6 months apart. The money is contributing to broader access to free educational courses in federal prisons around the country, and the access will be […]

The Aster DEX unveiled a huge change to its tokenomics on June 17, allocating 99% of fees generated through its platform to an ASTER token buyback, with one-to-one burns from its reserves for each token purchase. The #48-ranked cryptocurrency witnessed a massive rebound shortly after the announcement but has since given back most of those […]

The Alliance for Secure AI Action has registered that, as of 10 June 2026, over 120k job positions have been replaced or made obsolete by AI technology in the U.S., as companies seek to streamline their processes and prepare for a more AI-centric future. The Alliance for Secure AI Action Calls For Action As AI […]

Microsoft has warned of a sophisticated crypto-stealing malware campaign, dubbed CryptoBandits, that spreads via infected USB drives and hijacks wallet addresses, seed phrases, and private keys.

The cryptocurrency had risen on Friday for an eighth straight session. PHOTO: PIXABAY. The Karachi police filed a case on Thursday against suspects …

The prediction market platform is reportedly exploring a public listing after surpassing $2 billion in annualized revenue as sports contracts face mounting legal scrutiny.

June 19th, 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden class=”ql-align-center”>PremiumBlock brings leveraged prediction markets, liquid 24/7 FX perpetuals and Web3 poker together in one wallet-native platform via premiumblock.org PremiumBlock today announced the launch of its non-custodial risk hub for decentralized prediction markets, perpetual futures and Web3 poker, giving crypto users one wallet-native destination to create markets, trade outcomes, […]

TL;DR: The Department of Finance of Ireland has published a new National Risk Assessment accompanied by an action plan composed of 30 strategic measures. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland will establish a mandatory standard to verify the legitimate origin of funds linked to crypto activities in the second quarter of 2027. The country’s Criminal […]

On June 17, 2026, the crypto-asset sector received a flash of unverified information. A report suggested that European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde directly instructed Greek authorities to block Binance’s application for a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.  This narrative lacks official validation from the ECB, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, […]

Kentucky Attorney General Sues Polymarket And Kalshi Over Sports Betting Claims TL;DR Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has escalated the state’s fight with prediction market operators. The lawsuits target platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket, with allegations focused on sports-related event contracts. The state argues the products function like unlicensed sportsbooks rather than ordinary financial contracts. […]