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The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos.

Bitcoin continues to find buyers on each dip, but charts suggest traders may struggle to overcome the $84,000-$92,000 resistance cluster.

The crypto wallet company pairs the XO Cash token with software tools that let AI agents transact using preset spending controls and stablecoin payments.

Elizabeth Warren asked the Meta CEO to provide details on a stablecoin integration to the platform, a week after a small rollout to creators in Colombia and the Philippines.

Despite the short-term price recovery, Bitcoin remains in a bear market, according to CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno.

Institutional capital is returning to crypto as Bitcoin ETFs surge, prediction markets mature and banks accelerate tokenized finance adoption.

MSTR is forming an ascending triangle pattern on its weekly price chart, pointing to a breakout move toward $350 in the coming months.

Bitcoin traders called a "healthy bullish backtest" as BTC price action kept them guessing over whether $80,000 could be reclaimed.

US authorities find an additional $10 million connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of Celsius ditches his legal team and a new law in Washington state bans crypto ATMs.

Bitcoin’s 36% rally from $60,000 resulted in the relative strength index flashing a potential top signal not seen since early 2026.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Solv Protocol and other DeFi projects are migrating to Chainlink infrastructure after the $293 million exploit exposed risks in third-party bridge and oracle setups.

Criminal teams behind wrench attacks usually consist of three to five people, often posing as delivery drivers or luring victims into ambushes, said CertiK.

NSW Police said the Bitcoin was allegedly linked to illegal darknet marketplace activity involving drugs and weapons.

Coinbase, Block and Crypto.com have all cited AI to justify recent cuts, though Scale AI’s Jason Droege suspects companies are using the technology as cover.

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Europe should build tokenized settlement infrastructure anchored by central bank money rather than rely on private stablecoins.

The apparent pricing error was not reflected across broader crypto markets, suggesting a platform-specific data or display issue.

Several Ethereum metrics suggest the ETH price could see further downside due to reduced demand and weakening network fundamentals.

The credit facility would help Aave address bad debt created after the April rsETH exploit strained its WETH market.

Bitcoin retagged $80,000 after falling 3% on Iran concerns, while traders flagged important BTC price support levels to preserve next.

BlockSec data shows Tether froze over $500 million in USDT across 370 Ethereum and Tron addresses in 30 days, adding to $1.26 billion frozen in 2025 linked to illicit activity.

Bitcoin ETFs snap a five-day $1.7 billion inflow streak with $277.5 million of outflows as Bitcoin falls below $80,000 amid sharp intraday volatility.

The poll found 52% of registered voters support the CLARITY Act, with 47% willing to cross party lines for a candidate who backs the bill.

Swyftx’s Pav Hundal says Zcash is surging amid concerns about artificial intelligence, quantum computing and financial surveillance.

The Justice Department said two men were sentenced for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers, bringing the total to eight sentences in five months.

Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed master account.

Lagarde warned that large stablecoins like Tether and USDC, which now dominate a $310 billion market, pose financial stability risks and could transmit stress to underlying asset markets during periods of turmoil.

Price moved higher on a late volume burst, with traders watching whether compression near $1.39-$1.40 finally resolves into a larger move.

Internet Computer (ICP), up 5.8% from Thursday, was also a top performer.

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that regulation has accelerated stablecoin adoption, but infrastructure, privacy and distribution remain major hurdles.

Analysts say Coinbase’s long-term growth may depend more on stablecoins and U.S. crypto legislation than a rebound in trading activity.

The data comes ahead of what's expected to be a new Federal Reserve chairman taking the reins at the U.S. central bank later this month.

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Coinbase says the outage has been fully resolved but that it will investigate the incident fully.

BTC fell under $80,000 after U.S. strikes in Iran sent oil briefly above $100, triggering liquidations and a shift toward bearish positioning.

Stablecoin settlement enables weekend/holiday settlement, reducing trapped capital by over 40%. This improves card economics and financial flexibility for issuers.

Screenshots showed BTC briefly far below global market prices, though it remains unclear whether any trades were executed at those levels or whether the move was a display issue.

As Wall Street chases upside in stocks like never before, the implications for bitcoin appear bullish, though with an important caveat.

Bitcoin no longer holds up as the cypherpunk-grade money it was meant to be, Zcash's Zooko Wilcox told an engaged audience.

DAO delegates approved releasing exploit-frozen ETH to an Aave-led recovery effort, though Arbitrum’s governance rules delay any transfer for at least eight days

CryptoQuant says traders are cashing out into strength, Enflux ties the move to easing Hormuz tensions, while Glassnode argues bitcoin has reclaimed key levels needed for a broader recovery.

Panelists at Consensus Miami said institutional investors are still largely absent from perp DEXs, citing security risks and KYC friction as key barriers.

Chappy Asel says autonomous software may be more natural users of wallets and stablecoins than humans, though agentic payments remain mostly theoretical.

Bitcoin pulled back from this week's $81,500 high after U.S. forces fired on Iranian targets, while crypto futures markets logged their 67th straight day of negative funding rates, the longest streak in a decade per K33 Research.

Coinbax took the top spot at Consensus Miami with software built to add compliance controls to onchain payments.

The new website follows years of hearings, investigations, and pressure for greater UAP transparency.

Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking a U.S. federal banking charter to complement its Wyoming SPDI subsidiary.

Nvidia gains rights to invest up to $2.1 billion in IREN as companies race to lock down massive AI compute capacity.

The European Central Bank chief says Europe "knows which port it is sailing to,” and it's not towards a euro stablecoin.

Coinbase says Amazon Web Services failures across multiple availability zones caused an extended outage on its platform.

a16z partner David George argues AI will reshape work instead of erasing it.

Bitcoin briefly plummeted to about 2 cents on Revolut due to what the financial platform described as a third-party service disruption.

New XRP addresses hit multi-year lows, per Glassnode data, as the network shifts from "retail speculation" to institutional usage.

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency plans to launch a quantum-recoverable wallet within a month as it outlines its roadmap.

Coinbase missed earnings, but one of its newest businesses is scaling incredibly fast—and Tom Lee may finally be slowing his Ethereum buying.

Arbitrum DAO voted to release the Kelp exploit funds, but a U.S. Court restraining notice has put the approved transfer in legal jeopardy.

The campaigns target over-the-counter operators and local exchanges as new laws expand oversight to custody and brokerage services.

Solv Protocol will move its tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure to Chainlink, following Kelp DAO's lead after it blamed LayerZero for a hack.

World Liberty co-founder Zach Witkoff also said Thursday that the crypto firm is “in the final stages” of receiving bank charter approval from the Trump administration.

Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a consecutive quarterly loss as transaction revenue plummeted 40% amid a volatile market.

Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies may start slowing its ETH purchases as it approaches its 5% supply goal.

Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI on your devices. And now, its latest version has removed the disclosure that promised to keep your data off Google’s servers.

The IMF called for treating cybersecurity as a core stability issue as new AI tools let even unskilled attackers breach critical infrastructure.

A new study finds ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity all share user data with third-party ad trackers—sometimes even when you say no to cookies.

The Nasdaq-listed fund offers exposure to Canton Coin, native token of the privacy-focused institutional blockchain network.

Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 on Thursday as analysts say profit taking has increased among crypto traders.

Shares in Eric Trump's mining firm American Bitcoin have fallen more than 9% after reporting a quarterly loss of nearly $82 million.

The new Amazon Web Services system lets AI agents use the USDC stablecoin to pay for APIs, data, and online services.

QVAC MedPsy squeezes clinical AI onto a smartphone, beating Google's MedGemma-27B on real-world scenarios while using three times fewer compute resources.

Kalshi has another billion dollars to play with as the U.S. prediction market leader continues to grow at a rapid pace.

Google's new Multi-Token Prediction drafters can make Gemma 4 run up to 3x faster on your own hardware—no cloud required, and no quality lost.

A Unitree Robotics humanoid joins the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect.

The deal marks Kraken's largest acquisition as it pushes into Asian cross-border payments through stablecoin infrastructure.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $108.76 billion in net assets as five weeks of inflows and fading put skew signal institutional demand is back.

Senate Banking Committee markup is planned for this month, leaving four working Senate weeks in June for floor passage, said Patrick Witt.

Morgan Stanley just launched crypto trading on ETrade, while the White House wants the Clarity Act signed by July 4.

The liquidity resolver used by multiple DeFi protocols was hit, with DEX aggregator 1inch claiming no impact on its systems.

‘GothFerrari’ was sentenced for his part in a criminal enterprise that stole crypto through social engineering and physical break-ins.

A Toncoin whale opens a 3x long on 1.97 million TON, worth $5.39 million.

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Is demand for macro yield quietly setting up an Ethereum rotation this cycle?

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CHZ jumped 7.5% as whales added 60 million tokens.

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Hyperliquid whales are pushing for a sell-off, but retail demand continues to absorb the pressure.

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SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency may revisit rules governing exchanges, brokers, and clearing systems as onchain finance evolves.

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Traders are in a tough spot, caught between the strong upward momentum and the potential of a longer-term downtrend.

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CoW DAO has approved reimbursements for victims of the cow.fi domain hijack, even though the protocol itself never suffered a smart contract breach.

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Extreme equity valuations and weakening Bitcoin CPI metrics: Assessing potential cross-asset spillover risks.

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Exodus has launched XO Cash, a new stablecoin built for AI agents, as firms race to power machine-to-machine payments with crypto.

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Aptos Foundation, in collaboration with Aptos Labs, commits $50 million to expand AI-based financial infrastructure.

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