TL;DR Standard Chartered coverage has reportedly put Aave back in the institutional DeFi conversation. The key theme is whether real-world assets and stablecoin liquidity can drive a new phase of lending protocol growth. The article frames the call cautiously because the full analyst note is not fully public. Aave Gets A TradFi Research Spotlight Aave […]

Bitcoin Magazine Law Enforcement, Catholic Groups Send Letters to U.S. Government Warning CLARITY Act Would Create Crypto Crime Loopholes A coalition of four major law enforcement organizations and a separate group of nearly 100 Catholic leaders sent letters Tuesday warning that a provision in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would weaken the oversight tools […]

Key Takeaways: The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced that it has fired 54, or about 20%, of employees following a weeks-long restructuring. EF has restructured into five clusters of core functional responsibilities: protocol, access, user, community and institutional development. The changes are meant to better execute, rationalize expenditure, and emphasize Ethereum’s long-term scale, the foundation […]

Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Aave with a US$3,500 (AU$5,075) AAVE price target by the end of 2030, implying roughly 50 times its current price near US$70 (AU$101.50). Analyst Geoff Kendrick projected the token would climb in steps, reaching about US$180 (AU$261) by year-end and US$2,200 (AU$3,190) by 2029 before its 2030 target. The bank […]

Bitcoin dropped below US$60,000 for the third time this year, sliding to about US$59,000, its lowest level since October 2024. A second day of selling in chip and AI stocks dragged risk assets lower, while Bitcoin exchange-traded funds headed for a seventh straight week of net outflows. Steady institutional buying, including fresh purchases by Strategy […]

Atlas plans to launch USAFi, a regulated permissionless digital security backed by a Nasdaq-listed ETF, under Dubai’s VARA framework in Q3 2026. The project marks economist Nouriel Roubini’s first move into digital assets after years as one of crypto’s most prominent critics. Nouriel Roubini Backs USAFi Token Launch After Years of Crypto Criticism Nouriel Roubini, […]

TRM Labs traced $3.8 billion moved by 60 sanctioned Iranian entities through CoinEx and said that the exchange’s 8% share of illicit transactions was substantially higher than its counterparts.

Bitcoin’s price troubles only accelerated yesterday as the asset dipped toward $59,000 for the second time in June before it finally rebounded to over $61,000 as of now. Most larger-cap alts followed the ride south and have remained in red now. ETH is down to $1,650, while XRP is well below $1.10. BTC Rebounds After […]

Offering a rare glimpse of optimism amid the extreme negative sentiment, prominent Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow remains entirely unbothered.

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Memecore's native token, M, a memecoin project that has attracted attention in the cryptocurrency market, surprised investors with a sharp drop …

Alchemy Pay that it secured a Money Transmitter License in Illinois, expanding its U.S. regulatory coverage to 18 states. The approval gives the company a state-level authorization for money transmission, making Illinois another compliance foothold in its U.S. expansion strategy. The update affects users and partners seeking fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat payment services in Illinois. Alchemy […]

TL;DR The U.S. Justice Department says it seized backend cloud infrastructure tied to Huione Group money-laundering services. Authorities linked the infrastructure to a broader ecosystem of scam payments, laundering and cybercrime activity. The action is a reminder that crypto enforcement is increasingly targeting infrastructure, not only wallets and exchanges. U.S. Authorities Target The Infrastructure Layer […]

Bitcoin Magazine The 2036 Issue: Here Come The Sovereigns By the year 2036, Bitcoin mining looks nothing like it did five years ago, much less ten. Long gone is the model of Bitcoin miners that dominated the landscape of the early to mid-2020’s. These large, often publicly traded, mining companies looked for large tranches of […]

Key Takeaways: Certain Cardano wallets have been compromised in a wallet-level incident, said SecondFi. The staff of the team advised users to not enter recovery phrases into other Cardano wallets as there is still a risk at the address level. Security researchers believe the losses could reach over $20 million, making it one of the […]

A $525 million Bitcoin buy wall intersects with a major liquidation zone, creating a key battleground between $60,500 and $65,000.

XRP supply on Binance has expanded, with the XRP Binance Scarcity Index dropping to around 0.34, its lowest level in more than three months, pointing to a noticeable rise in available tokens on the exchange. XRP Availability on Binance Expands While Price Remains Under Pressure At 3:05 p.m. EDT on June 24, XRP is trading […]

Senate Democrats are seeking hearings into a reported US$500 million (AU$710 million) UAE-backed investment in World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture linked to the Trump family. Lawmakers are examining whether the investment and subsequent US policy decisions involving AI chip exports to the UAE could present conflicts of interest or national security concerns. Donald Trump […]

Bitcoin can’t catch a break these days as the rejection from $67,200 at the beginning of the previous week continues to haunt it and push it south. In alignment with Strategy’s stock price, the primary cryptocurrency has plummeted below the crucial support at $60,000. Source: TradingView It was just over a week ago that the […]

The market’s recovery is might turn into yet another correction, which is the last thing market would need here.

TL;DR PCE inflation for May releases Thursday, June 25, the first major price read since the FOMC held rates at 3.50%–3.75% for a fourth straight meeting. The June jobs report (NFP) lands Thursday, July 2, a day earlier than usual ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend. The EU’s MiCA regulation hits its full compliance […]

Press release – TOKENWIRE – Cryptocurrency News: $7.5 Million Ethereum Exploit Shakes the Market While Pepeto, SOL, and BNB Move Forward …

TL;DR SBI Holdings and Startale Group have introduced JPYSC, a trust bank-backed yen stablecoin project. The structure is designed around Japan’s regulated trust-bank framework, with SBI VC Trade as distribution partner. The story matters because yen stablecoins could give Japanese institutions a clearer route into on-chain settlement. Japan’s Yen Stablecoin Race Gets More Institutional SBI […]

A joint investigation by the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic and Thailand’s police force just unraveled more than half a billion dollars in suspicious crypto transactions across Southeast Asia. In a statement, Elliptic says that its Asia-Pacific Intelligence team joined hands with the Royal Thai Police’s High-Tech Crime Division (HTCD) for a data-sharing initiative involving cases […]

Plaintiffs in the Southern District of Florida case against Mark Cuban, Dallas Basketball Limited, Robert Gronkowski, Victor Oladipo and Landon Cassill filed a notice of appeal on June 23, 2026. The filing sends the dismissed case toward the Eleventh Circuit after a December 30 dismissal order. The appeal affects the named plaintiffs and defendants because […]

CEA Industries and YZi Labs announced a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening BNC governance. YZi Labs will end its consent solicitation and withdraw related demands, turning a proxy fight over BNC into a board-level settlement. The agreement affects BNC stockholders and governance watchers following the company’s BNB treasury strategy. The board immediately added Ella Zhang, […]

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Stock Craters 10%, Hits Two-Year Low as Bitcoin Crashes Below $60K, CryptoQuant Warns Company to Stop Buying Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) shares fell more than 10% Tuesday to $92, a two-year low, as bitcoin cratered below $60,000 and an analyst note from CryptoQuant warned the company has overextended itself and should […]

Key Takeaways: Cody Carbone, CEO of Digital Chamber, told the United States Senate that digital assets can help reduce payments, remittance and asset ownership costs. Stablecoins and payment rails built on blockchain could cut costs of cross-border payments and merchant transactions. Tokenization can enhance the transfer of ownership, real estate transactions, and investment markets. User […]

Bitcoin price dropped below $60,000 for the first time in weeks, but data shows traders betting on a relief bounce.

Senate lawmakers could release cryptocurrency tax legislation as early as this fall, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said, with the Montana Republican stating that a framework is already in place and broadly aligned with a parallel House effort. A Framework Already in Place Senate lawmakers working on cryptocurrency tax rules may be ready to act “sooner […]

Cryptocurrency mining profitability remains under pressure across major proof-of-work networks, according to new data shared by Alphractal, which shows the sector is experiencing stagnation and reduced returns. The analytics platform said that while miners continue to play an important role in maintaining network security and decentralization, the data suggests that profitability remains difficult across major […]

Inside Ripple’s historic Japan listing, the bitter Bitcoin split over BIP-110, and the technical setup backing a July SHIB reversal.