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Metaplanet has agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities, a licensed Japanese Type I securities firm, as part of its Project Nova strategy. The deal gives the company a regulated distribution platform for bitcoin-linked yield products aimed at Japan’s large…

South Korean consumer electronics titan LG Electronics is developing a proprietary blockchain network aimed at transforming the digital advertising placement and sales industry. The Onchain Shift According to a report published by Fortune on June 11, …

After a recent meeting with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum at Mexico’s National Palace, Dimon stated that Mexico has a large opportunity to grow over the next 20 years, underscoring developments in energy, infrastructure and tech projects on Mex…

On social media, Bessent stated that any damages and expenses caused by Iranian attacks on the U.S.’s Gulf allies would be offset with funds extracted from Iranian accounts. Iranian officials claim there are over $100 billion in assets blocked due to …

Tether is leading one of the largest private investment rounds in humanoid robotics history, committing up to $1.4 billion to NEURA Robotics as part of a push to wire autonomous machines into the global financial system. A New Role for Stablecoins The…

Gold dropped $138.60 on Wednesday as a hotter-than-expected May consumer price index (CPI) print erased any safe-haven premium built on Iran escalation fears, sending the metal to its lowest level in months. Gold and Silver Prices on June 10 At 1:08 p…

Kick streamer Trainwreckstv has landed a $50 million max win on Coins and Cauldrons, a Stake-exclusive slot – a payout reported as the largest in online slot history, capping a session of half-million-dollar bonus buys. A $500,000 buy hits the 50,000x…

Ethereum is trading near $1,644, roughly 67% below its all-time high of $4,946 set on Aug. 24, 2025, as a combination of macro pressure, persistent ETF outflows, and bitcoin’s rising dominance has pushed the second-largest cryptocurrency to its weakes…

XRP holders are increasingly taking losses as market sentiment weakens following the token’s earlier surge, according to Glassnode. The analytics firm said current investor behavior reflects “intense capitulation,” with losses now outweighing profits …

JPMorgan warned that Strategy’s ability to fund roughly $1.7 billion in annual dividends could shape the crypto market’s second half, after the company sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022. A $1.7 Billion Question JPMorgan said the crypto market…

Seoul police reportedly executed a second search warrant at Bithumb’s headquarters on Monday as investigators pressed deeper into a corruption probe centered on independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki. Second Raid in 4 Months The Seoul Metropolitan Police A…

Traders on multiple prediction markets are pricing near-certainty that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates unchanged at its June 16–17 meeting, even as a new Fed Chair steps into one of the most scrutinized policy seats in the world. Warsh Ta…

With bitcoin prices sliding to levels not witnessed since February, the network’s hashrate has undergone a steep contraction, with 145 exahash per second (EH/s) exiting the system since the close of May. Hashprice Falls 27% in 30 Days as Miner Revenue…

Reports indicate that some of the payments could have been made in stablecoins, particularly Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. The U.S. OFAC has warned that maritime companies executing such payments might be affected by …

Standard Chartered suspects Strategy could announce a large bitcoin buy on Monday, with estimates pointing to a buy of either 320 BTC or as much as 3,200 BTC. The outlook follows the company’s recent sale of 32 BTC and suggests a much larger accumulat…

This week, bitcoin took a trip to its lowest price tag of 2026, slipping to $59,100 per coin and now sitting a touch more than 50% below the leading crypto asset’s all-time high above $126,000. Meanwhile, a hefty slice of the altcoin crowd has endured…

The Royal Government of Bhutan has shifted another 738 bitcoin worth roughly $44.88 million on June 6, extending a months-long drawdown of the Himalayan kingdom’s state BTC reserves. A Repeated Pattern of State Transfers Government-linked wallets have…

Bitcoin’s next chapter may be shaped by four competing visions for how the network should grow. Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor’s framework argues that decisions around adoption, innovation, and decentralization could influence BTC’s role i…

Forward Industries moved $32 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime, reviving fears that the largest corporate Solana holder could add fresh sell pressure while sitting deep underwater. Zcash then faced a double blow as developers patched a critical counter…

Bitcoin fell to its lowest price of 2026 on Friday, touching $59,100 intraday as over 351,000 traders were liquidated across crypto markets in a single 24-hour window. Bitcoin Falls 19% in 7 Days and Touches $59,100 The move extended a sharp selloff t…

A broad crypto sell-off on Friday dragged the total altcoin market capitalization down to $880 billion. Zcash was the hardest-hit major token, crashing over 40% to $264.80. Market Bloodbath Drags Altcoin Cap Below $1 Trillion The mayhem that character…

An investigation that has been active since 2024 identified an 18-man money-laundering group that used several bank accounts, irregular companies, and cryptocurrency remittances to launder funds from the illegal activities of the Venezuelan Tren de Ar…

Bitcoin dropped below $60,000 amid a broader crypto market sell-off that erased $200 billion in total market value and triggered $1.57 billion in leveraged liquidations. Liquidations Pass the Billion-Dollar Mark Bitcoin plunged below $60,000 on Friday…

Traders across multiple prediction markets are pricing a significant downside move for bitcoin well ahead of any recovery toward six figures. As of 3:30 p.m. EDT on June 4, 2026, bitcoin is trading at $63,826, down roughly 2.8% on the day. The price l…

Solo bitcoin miners running desktop-sized hardware are still finding full blocks in 2026, and the data from several active solo mining pools makes clear this is no longer a fluke. A Recent Solo Win Puts the Spotlight Back on Home Mining A solo miner h…

FG Nexus has lost more than $85 million on its ethereum treasury strategy after buying ETH near last year’s highs and selling much of the position at lower prices. The losses highlight the pressure facing public companies that turned to ether as a res…

On June 3, XRP hit a new year-to-date low of $1.188 amid a broader crypto sell-off, down nearly 34% for the year, before stabilizing just under $1.22. XRP Hits New Year-to-Date Low On June 3, XRP dipped below $1.20 amid a market-wide sell-off that als…

Nineteen new American AI billionaires now hold a combined $59.3 billion, a second wave following the founders of OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek. The haul stems from specialized models powering startups such as OpenEvidence (100+ million medical consul…

Bitcoin is currently trading roughly $150,000 below what Bitwise Europe’s sovereign default model says it is worth. That gap widened in May as the price climbed to $83,000 before $1 billion in exchange-traded product (ETP) outflows dragged it back to …

Hyperliquid is emerging as a key weekend and after-hours venue for Wall Street traders to trade perpetual futures, the Wall Street Journal reported, as round-the-clock onchain markets pull activity away from traditional exchanges. When the Markets Clo…