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Ether futures positioning tightened near $2,000 as rising open interest and dense short liquidity increased focus on a possible squeeze above $2,150.

Bitcoin briefly lost the $75,000 level after net flows into spot BTC ETFs turned negative. Do technical charts point to a BTC and altcoin recovery?

The payments giant can now legally conduct digital asset business activity in New York as it deepens its focus on blockchain-based settlement systems.

XBIT DEX takes the lead in introducing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup for its initial category. The whitelist application is now live.

Bitcoin disappointed bulls by dropping below $75,000 on Iran peace deal reports while US stocks hit new all-time highs and oil saw one-month lows on Hormuz hopes.

BTC Prague, Europe’s premier Bitcoin conference, returns to the PVA Expo Prague on June 11-13, 2026.

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

PeckShield said the attacker bridged 43.7 ETH to Ethereum after minting trillions of vsdCRV, while EmberCN said most of the remaining tokens had insufficient liquidity to sell.

UK sanctions Huobi Global S.A., operator of HTX, over alleged role in Russia’s “A7” shadow network, as new analysis claims the exchange handled billions in high‑risk flows.

The bank plans to launch digital asset custody, transfer and receipt services in 2026 for selected customer categories.

Bitcoin’s price stayed firm despite a massive $1.3 billion block sale executed by a mysterious BlackRock ETF holder, which analysts called a sign of large-scale institutional de-risking.

Bitcoin is on track to end May in the red, a historically bearish signal that could point to deeper losses ahead if the post-May track record is any guide.

Aeternum, organisers of the Unchained Summit series, will host the second edition of Unchained Summit Vietnam this week on May 28 and 29 at the Furama Resort in Da Nang.

China’s Supreme People’s Court plans to study adjudication rules for crypto and AI cases while the country’s crypto ban remains in force.

Crypto PACs threw serious money behind a handful of Texas runoffs, helping oust a senior Democrat and boost Republican hopefuls as lawmakers hammer out new US crypto rules.

Falling MVRV ratio, high XRP Ledger activity and a bullish wedge pattern signal a potential XRP price rise toward $3.10.

ETHConf, produced by ETHGlobal, will bring more than 5,000 attendees, 150+ speakers, and 100+ companies to the Javits Center in New York City from June 8-10, 2026 for three days focused on the future of Ethereum and institutional finance.

Spot HYPE ETFs absorbed 1.04% of Hyperliquid’s market cap in 10 trading days, beating Bitcoin and Ether ETF debuts.

Bitcoin remained trapped "massively below" its "fair" level, as dictated by global liquidity trends and gold ratio, the latest BTC price analysis says.

South Korean prosecutors reportedly charged a group over the CATFI memecoin rug pull, marking the country’s first DEX rug-pull case under crypto law.

“Ethereum got the ETH price it deserves, and I don’t see ETH being rerated as an asset, higher or lower,” says David Hoffman.

While Falcon’s new fUSD is built for institutional trading and collateral workflows, SoFiUSD targets consumer banking users through SoFi’s app.

Bitmine and Galaxy Digital may also be eligible for the Russell 1000, an index tracking the largest 1,000 US companies that includes Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple.

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says a $1.3 billion sale of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF was the largest he has seen on a dark pool, or private trading platform.

AI models will be able to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances and review transaction history with a new tool from Base.

Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward "real-value" testing to settle tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain rails.

The Wall Street investment bank expects a wave of crypto and blockchain public listings over the next two years as institutional investors shift their focus from speculative trading to real-world financial infrastructure.

An individual familiar with the matter told CoinDesk the stablecoin feature was rolled out to 25% of users already and by the end of the week, all users will have access.

The Clarity Act’s recent markup proved that the momentum for regulation is there. It is imperative that Congress move the bill forward to establish rules this generation needs and a framework the next will inherit, urges Kim.

Robinhood is bringing hedge fund-style automation to everyday investors by letting AI agents build portfolios, execute stock trades, and even go shopping using virtual credit cards.

The U.S. market infrastructure giant targets connecting tokenized stocks, ETFs and Treasuries to Stellar in the first half of 2027.

More than 40 crypto firms, including rival exchanges Coinbase and Kraken, are backing a Blockworks-led framework aimed at bringing stock market-style disclosures to token markets.

The fintech-forward private bank said it is the first Italian lender to get Bank of Italy approval under MiCA to offer digital asset custody and transfers.

The UK sanctioned crypto exchange HTX due to alleged ties to Russian sanctions evasion networks and illicit financial activity.

Stellar (XLM), up 1.7%, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as a top performer.

The payments giant said the approval supports its push into stablecoins and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure.

The launch comes as crypto companies increasingly focus on tokenizing traditional financial assets, a market many in the industry see as a major growth opportunity.

Memory chip stocks are attracting capital and attention, with crypto markets settling into apathy.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have accumulated a net 4,500 BTC since the start of 2026, with May reversing the buying pattern that built through March and April, per Swissblock data.

The new earn product lets users generate BTC-denominated rewards through DeFi strategies while keeping exposure to bitcoin’s price.

Zhu allegedly directed staff to publish false claims that Hodlnaut had no direct exposure to the TerraUSD collapse on Telegram and in customer emails.

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The fintech platform says its dollar-backed stablecoin will let members trade, transfer and eventually earn yield through its banking app.

Bitcoin hovered below Tom Lee's $76,000 bull-market threshold while hyperliquid and monero bucked broader crypto weakness.

U.K. authorities sanctioned HTX, saying there were "reasonable grounds to suspect" the crypto exchange was helping Russia by cooperating with ruble stablecoin A7A5.

Back-to-back price cuts from China's top AI labs have made their models a fraction of the cost of GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus.

Cash App has begun supporting stablecoin transactions on networks including Ethereum and Solana, pushing past its Bitcoin-based roots.

The philanthropic arm of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will fund research, worker support, and new models for sharing the gains from automation.

YouTube says new disclosure tools and automatic AI detection will help viewers more easily identify AI-generated videos.

SoFi is making its SoFiUSD token available to members, marking a milestone in the convergence of regulated banking and blockchain.

Kraken customers can make use of their Bitcoin holdings and generate BTC yield without ever leaving the exchange.

Claw-Anything simulates a real digital existence and asks AI assistants to handle it. GPT-5.5, the best model available, scored 34.5%.

Mastercard has secured a highly coveted BitLicense in New York, anchoring its compliance-first strategy for stablecoins on Wall Street.

Retail brokerage Robinhood now lets users delegate stock purchases and credit card transactions to third-party AI systems.

The charges against the CatFi creators mark the first time South Korean prosecutors have applied the new Virtual Asset User Protection Act.

Strategy is paying down its debt instead of buying Bitcoin, and AI tokens are now massively outperforming BTC.

Federal oversight gains the president’s backing as states push to bring prediction markets under their own gambling laws.

A $1.3 billion off-exchange IBIT block sale shook Bitcoin Tuesday, but experts say the real test is yet to come.

The inaugural games produced a record-breaking swim, but several non-enhanced athletes still beat the enhanced competitors.

Five unknown addresses removed 107 Bitcoin worth $8.2 million from circulation today, sparking intrigue on social media.

OpenBMB's 1B-parameter model brings MCP support and agentic tool use to on-device AI—but it has trouble with logic traps.

Crypto treasury firms Sharplink and Forward Industries will both be included in the Russell 2000 and 3000 indexes at the end of June.

Cybercriminals are weaponizing the hype surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6, flooding the internet with GTA phishing traps and malware.

Spain is the latest country to clamp down on the rising use of prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.

Researchers find AI models steer users toward Catholicism and away from other religions, like Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s latest deal adds more than a gigawatt of potential data center capacity in a region eager for economic investment.

Researchers were able to embed hidden signals in audio clips that silently commandeer AI model behavior.

British financial institutions are now barred from doing business with the exchanges—and may face penalties for interacting with crypto transactions that pass through them.

BitMine Immersion Technologies made its largest Ethereum acquisition yet this year—just weeks after saying it might slow down its ETH buys.

The ban came on the heels of markets linked to the early departure of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

The Shanghai lab that builds LLMs that punch above their weight just turned that same energy on voice—and the results are hard to ignore.

Beijing is reportedly making some private-sector AI workers seek travel approval, widening its control over tech talent.

Strategy used 61% of its dedicated cash buffer to repurchase $1.5 billion in convertible notes, leaving its Bitcoin stash untouched.

The Digital Chamber urged the OCC on Tuesday to defend its recent national bank charter approvals for crypto firms, which Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed as improper.

The trader still has over $100,000 worth of unrealized gains in the World Cup token, ahead of the start of the tournament next month.

Markets bounced back on Trump's “largely negotiated” U.S.-Iran deal, but further airstrikes underscore the fragile geopolitical position.

Hyperliquid ETFs posted an 8-day inflow streak as the network’s native token HYPE hit a new all-time high Sunday.

The rollout shows how banks are moving beyond institutional blockchain experiments into mainstream financial apps.

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HYPE could consolidate recent gains above $60 before attempting to eye $80.

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AVAX whales withdrew over $35M from exchanges as traders defended the critical $8.21 support zone.

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XRP buyers absorbed aggressive Binance sell pressure as speculative leverage returned despite weaker broader market confidence.

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SKYAI faced growing bearish pressure as traders reduced exposure and short positioning intensified further.

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There is a new top story making the rounds in the cryptocurrency market. Little Pepe, the meme coin sensation, continues to set new milestones, with its latest being the presale blowing past the $28 million mark. While this may appear simple, it is no ordinary feat, as few new projects have managed to achieve this Continue reading "Rising demand pushes Little Pepe (LILPEPE) presale past $28,000,000"

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Blockchain security firm Blockaid said it detected an exploit targeting StakeDAO on Arbitrum. An attacker allegedly compromised the protocol’s deployer private key and minted more than 5.4 trillion vsdCRV tokens through manipulated cross-chain messaging. According to Blockaid, the attacker reconfigured the trusted LayerZero peer tied to StakeDAO’s vsdCRV OFT contract. They then sent a forged Continue reading "Compromised StakeDAO deployer key allegedly enabled forged LayerZero mint on Arbitrum"

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Is Bitcoin’s current drawdown normal compared to past market cycles?

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The exchange’s response suggests UK sanctions against a Huobi-linked entity are already influencing compliance controls across broader crypto trading infrastructure.

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IBIT sales drove 4.32K BTC outflows worth $324M, with daily trading volume hitting $6.07 billion.

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ETF outflows and fading Taker Buy Volume left BTC rallies looking increasingly fragile.

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