Raw News Items
90 itemsJune 26, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Old Ether wallets move 37,806 ETH as whale conviction faces key test at $1.5K
Old Ether wallets moved 37,806 ETH as long-term whale profitability turned negative for the first time since 2019, signaling mixed sentiment among large holders.
- The BlockScore: 90
What Is the GENIUS Act? A Guide to U.S. Stablecoin Law
The GENIUS Act is the U.S. federal law that creates a regulatory framework for dollar-backed stablecoins. Signed into law on July 18, 2025, the law sets rules for who can issue payment stablecoins, what those tokens must be backed by, how holders can redeem them, and which regulators supervise the i...
- CointelegraphScore: 90
SEC, CFTC seek input on unified portfolio margin rules across securities and derivatives
The regulatory agencies are seeking public feedback on cross-margining, collateral and risk management as cryptocurrency derivatives and multi-asset trading continue to expand.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Tether stablecoin flips Ether by market cap as ETH routs to $1.5K
Ether prices are currently back at crucial long-term support levels last visited in October 2023 and April 2025.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
These crypto tokens could be the biggest winners from the CLARITY Act
A group of crypto tokens tied to some of the industry’s largest revenue-generating applications could be positioned for a revaluation as Congress moves closer to establishing a federal rulebook for digital-asset markets. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, would define re...
- The BlockScore: 85
Framework Ventures raises $400 million for fourth fund to invest across crypto, AI and robotics
The firm also promoted Rajiv Patel-O'Connor to general partner as it expands beyond its traditional crypto focus.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Securitize aims to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Crypto firms race to lock in CLARITY Act rules before the Senate window closes
Some of the largest US crypto companies and advocacy groups are escalating a coordinated lobbying campaign to secure a Senate vote on landmark digital-asset legislation before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess. The industry’s push for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act comes as th...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Binance will be cut off from Europe on July 1 – Removes the “best liquidity in the world” says CZ
Binance is set to miss Europe's July 1 MiCA authorization deadline, moving the bloc's exchange-access fight from a policy countdown into a live test of where users, assets, and trading liquidity move next. The exchange has told European customers it will be unable to meet the authorization deadline,...
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Live markets: Bitcoin rebounds to nearly $60,000. Kospi, Nikkei sink
BTC sees a relief bounce as Asian stocks wilt following sharp losses on Wall Street.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million
SBI said the purchase of the crypto exchange is set to close in October.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license
A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance notified users across the European Union that it will suspend some services.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitcoin bounces from $58,000 as derivatives signal more pain in the pipeline
BTC touched its lowest level since September 2024 before rebounding to $59,770, while ETH slipped further and another $1 billion in futures positions were wiped out.
- DecryptScore: 80
Morning Minute: Kraken Eyes 15% Stake in Aave at $385M Valuation
Bitcoin sinks to a fresh 2026 low as the selloff drags on. Kraken makes a major move into DeFi. And BlackBerry is staging a comeback.
- DecryptScore: 80
Bitcoin Tests $59K as ETFs Shed $692M, Options Expiry Looms
Bitcoin fell to around $59,400 as $691 million fled spot ETFs, the most since May, ahead of Friday's $10.6 billion options expiry.
- The BlockScore: 80
Spain says ‘no exceptions or extensions’ for Binance, other crypto firms ahead of MiCA deadline
Industry leaders remain divided over MiCA, with some praising the framework while others warn it could limit customer access to liquidity.
- The BlockScore: 80
Tokenization firm Securitize eyes early July NYSE debut with $400 million SPAC deal
Seeking to debut next week, Securitize will receive roughly $400 million after retaining more than 70% of its SPAC trust.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Coinbase's Base resumes block production after 2-hour outage
Coinbase's blockchain Base says a consensus problem knocked its network offline for around two hours on Thursday before it returned online.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
UK bond fund ownership records move onto Ethereum and Solana accessible 24/7
A UK investment manager with over £286 billion ($377B) in assets under management is testing a sharper version of fund tokenization with BAGEY: public blockchains are being used as part of the record that says who owns a regulated UK fund. That finally moves the tokenization debate into fund adminis...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETFs post June's biggest daily outflows as BTC falls below $60K
US Bitcoin ETFs recorded $696.3 million in outflows as Bitcoin slipped below $60,000, lifting year-to-date losses to $4.6 billion.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETFs post June's biggest daily outflows as BTC falls below $60K
US Bitcoin ETFs recorded $696.3 million in outflows as Bitcoin slipped below $60,000, lifting year-to-date losses to $4.6 billion.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
AscendEX withdrawal complaints mount as ZachXBT questions reserves
Multiple users reported delayed AscendEX withdrawals after ZachXBT flagged potential liquidity issues and urged the exchange to explain its reserves.
- The BlockScore: 75
Bitcoin’s fragile floor cracks as Fed hawks circle and ETF investors keep pulling out: analysts
Bitcoin fell to $58,000 on June 25 as hot PCE data stoked Fed rate fears and spot ETF outflows extended to a six-day streak.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin nearly loses $58K as ETF outflows decide whether inflation relief holds
Bitcoin registered an intraday low of $58,189 on June 25 before clawing back toward $60,100 as of press time, even as the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge landed roughly in line with expectations. The May PCE print came in at a headline of 4.1% year over year and a core of 3.4%, with a mo...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin makes first sub-$60K close since Q3 2024 as tech stocks enter ‘deep bear market’
Bitcoin risked turning $60,000 into resistance as BTC price weakness persisted following another tech-driven sell-off in Asian stock markets.
- The BlockScore: 75
Base suffers second mainnet stall in two days
Base block production resumed as of 16:11 UTC, following an alert to another mainnet chain stall at 15:33 UTC.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Ripple got RLUSD into Japan, now the stablecoin race begins as Circle and Nomura join
Ripple and SBI announced the official launch of RLUSD in Japan on June 24, following JFSA approval, with the stablecoin available to institutional and retail users through SBI VC Trade. Ripple categorized RLUSD under Japan's Payment Services Act as a new type of electronic payment instrument for for...
- DecryptScore: 75
Spanish Regulator Says No Extensions for EU Crypto Deadline as Binance Remains Unlicensed
Crypto firms operating in the European Union will be forced to cease operations if they do not obtain a MiCA license by July 1.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Spain regulator rules out extension for non-MiCA compliant crypto companies
Carlos San Basilio said that “there will be no exceptions or extensions” to the MiCA deadline requiring crypto exchanges offering services to EU-based users to be licensed.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Stablecoins are becoming a central bank problem hiding in T-bill markets
Stablecoin flows have crossed from crypto liquidity into the market map central banks use to track dollar funding. The Bank for International Settlements, in its June 23 Annual Economic Report chapter on innovation beyond stablecoins, argued that private dollar tokens still fall short of the core te...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
US crypto perps are live but Bitcoin may be the only market many traders can actually use
Kalshi’s live U.S.-regulated crypto perpetual futures move the story out of the approval phase and into the order book. The company’s public perpetual futures page and individual product pages now present U.S.-regulated crypto perps as a broader trading category that extends past the first Bitcoin e...
- The BlockScore: 70
Bitcoin briefly dips below $59,000 as macro pressures drag crypto, Asian equities lower
Asian equities also fell sharply Friday morning, with South Korea's Kospi losing over 8% and triggering a circuit breaker.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Ether, XRP and dogecoin lead a broad crypto selloff as tech stocks tumble
Bitcoin slipped near $58,000 before recovering, and CF Benchmarks says the $50,000 to $60,000 zone is where buyers have always stepped in.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Too big to fail: Strategy’s $13 billion bitcoin paper loss alone dwarfs hundreds of prominent tokens
Strategy’s paper loss exceeds the market caps of hundreds of tokens, highlighting the extreme concentration of risk in the crypto market right now.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Polymarket hit by $2.9M theft, users to be refunded
Polymarket said it contained the compromise and removed the affected dependency after attackers injected a malicious script into its frontend.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Polymarket hit by $2.9M theft, users to be refunded
Polymarket said it contained the compromise and removed the affected dependency after attackers injected a malicious script into its frontend.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Strategy’s Bitcoin bet sinks $12 billion underwater as STRC traders brace for more pain
Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen roughly $12 billion below their purchase cost, placing the company’s capital-raising model under its sharpest pressure since it accelerated its Bitcoin treasury strategy. The company held 847,363 Bitcoin as of June 21, acquired for an aggregate $64.1 billion a...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Australian regulator extends no-action period for crypto licensing
Australia’s financial regulator extended temporary enforcement relief for digital asset businesses until Sept. 30 as firms transition into the country’s licensing system.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ethereum OG wallets finally sell after 8 years, locking in estimated $27M profit after $150M unrealized peak: onchain analysts
Four Ethereum OG wallets that held 37,602 ETH since 2018 finally sold after watching $150M in unrealized profit evaporate at peak prices.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Framework Ventures raises $400M to invest beyond crypto: Report
Framework Ventures raises $400 million fourth fund as it expands into AI, robotics and energy while reportedly planning to continue crypto investments.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Ethereum whale who shorted October 2025 crash opens $19.7M ETH short position
Ether’s technical setup points to a potential drop to $1,375, a move that could lift one whale’s unrealized profit to $2.39 million.
- The BlockScore: 70
Bipartisan senators call for CFTC investigation into Polymarket after fake bets report
Senators are demanding for the CFTC to investigate Polymarket following reports that it paid creators to stage fake winning bets.
- DecryptScore: 70
Senators Demand Answers From CFTC Over Alleged Polymarket Deceptive Advertising
Senators are seeking answers from the CFTC about recent allegations of deceptive marketing from Polymarket.
- DecryptScore: 70
Wall Street's Next Tokenization Test: BlackRock-Backed Securitize's Market Debut
Securitize expects to begin trading next week under the ticker symbol “SECZ,” following the completion of a merger with a blank-check firm.
- The BlockScore: 65
Ark Invest buys more Coinbase, Circle, Bullish, Robinhood shares amid stock declines
The same day, Wood noted that inflation is on its way down, pointing to rising productivity as a key disinflationary force.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Tether stablecoin flips Ether by market cap as ETH routs to $1.5K
Ether prices are currently back at crucial long-term support levels last visited in October 2023 and April 2025.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
US senators push to end CFTC ‘assault’ on state oversight of prediction markets
A group of 17 Democratic senators went after the CFTC’s funding for lawsuits over prediction markets, calling it an “assault” on state authorities.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Singapore puts Hyperliquid on warning list over protections it says it never claimed
Hyperliquid has been added to Singapore's Investor Alert List, putting DeFi's permissionless pitch to a consumer-protection test: the network can keep settling trades, while the interface and public messaging around it draw regulatory scrutiny. Hyperliquid said in a June 26 statement that its appear...
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Metaplanet bets Bitcoin treasury firms can survive by packaging Bitcoin income
Metaplanet's Siiibo deal turns the Bitcoin treasury trade from a balance-sheet accumulation question into a regulated distribution test. The Japan-listed company has agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities, a regulated corporate-bond platform, giving Japan's largest public Bitcoin treasury company a rou...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
StablecoinX bets on Ethena ecosystem with Nasdaq debut on Friday
USDe circulating supply has shrunk by 70% since the October bull market peak, when it topped $14 billion.
- The BlockScore: 60
How Pension Funds Invest in Crypto
Pension funds are among the world’s largest institutional investors, and in recent years they have started investing in crypto. Pension funds typically invest in crypto through regulated vehicles such as spot bitcoin ETFs, digital asset investment funds, and crypto-related public companies. Because ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
USDT gets a Brazil payment route to 170 million people by making crypto disappear
Oobit's Pix launch in Brazil turns a stablecoin narrative into a payment-habit test. The company connected its app to Pix on June 23, placing supported crypto and stablecoin balances inside the transfer rail Brazilians already use to move money, pay merchants, split bills, and receive transfers. The...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Coinbase's Base resumes block production after 2-hour outage
Coinbase's blockchain Base says a consensus problem knocked its network offline for around two hours on Thursday before it returned online.
- DecryptScore: 60
Strategy's Saylor Acknowledges 'Volatility Test' as STRC Hits New Low on Bitcoin Weakness
Strategy’s flagship preferred stock tumbled again when U.S. markets opened, setting another record low as Bitcoin lingered below $60,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Hyperliquid added to Singapore's Investor Alert List
Singapore’s financial regulator added Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List, as a reminder that the decentralized exchange was not licensed in the region.
- DecryptScore: 60
Kalshi Scores FIFA World Cup Spotlight as Prediction Market Trading Surges to Record
As prediction markets notch record trading volumes, Kalshi is ramping up its marketing push through a high-profile FIFA World Cup deal.
- The BlockScore: 60
DraftKings launches its own prediction markets exchange as consumer volume exceeds $3 billion
The company said its prediction markets vertical has generated approximately $3.4 billion in annualized consumer volume.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
U.S. House Democrat, who may soon run key committee, condemns crypto in 401(k)s
Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on House Financial Services, asked the chief of the Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal on alternative assets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Aave, Solana ecosystem tokens lead crypto rebound as bitcoin steadies near $60,000
Tokenized stock trading fueled fresh momentum across the Solana ecosystem, while Aave founder hinted at token buybacks coming under new framework.
- The BlockScore: 55
BitGo cuts 15% of staff to refocus on AI infrastructure and stablecoins
BitGo CEO says the firm will now focus on key areas, including security, trading, stablecoins, settlement, and AI-powered infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink takes in ether for the first time in eight months
The second-largest corporate ether holder received 5,000 ETH worth about $7.85 million on Thursday, its first inflow since October, even as it sits on a paper loss of roughly $1.8 billion.
- DecryptScore: 55
Linux Foundation, Tech Giants Launch Akrites to Defend Open Source Against AI-Powered Attacks
A coalition of 19 organizations—including every major AI lab and Wall Street banks—just built the security team that open-source maintainers never had.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Sharplink buys ETH after 8-month pause as token hits 2026 low
In May, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom named three catalysts that could push up the price of Ether, some of which have begun to materialize.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE jumps 8.9%, leading index higher
Solana (SOL) gained 4.5%, joining Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
Crypto lending turns to Wall Street credit rules to win back institutional trust after 2022 collapse
Celsius froze withdrawals in June 2022 before filing for Chapter 11 in July 2022, and Genesis froze redemptions after FTX's collapse and filed for bankruptcy in January 2023, owing approximately $3.4 billion to its 50 largest creditors. BlockFi, Celsius, Genesis, and Voyager together accounted for 4...
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Former Ethereum Foundation leader warns of funding gap as governance shifts
A former Ethereum Foundation member says the network must quickly build new funding institutions as the Foundation steps back.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Crypto Biz: The cost of stacking sats
CryptoQuant urged Strategy to pause Bitcoin buying as dividend coverage shrank. Meanwhile, CBOE eyes crypto perpetual futures and Chainlink joins a stablecoin FX project.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
BitGo cuts 15% of staff to sharpen focus on AI, stablecoins
BitGo co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe says the layoffs are “a one-time action” and the company doesn’t see the need for further staff reductions.
- The BlockScore: 45
Sharplink buys Ethereum for first time in 8 months, adding 5,000 ETH: onchain analyst
The buy came days after a group of former Ethereum Foundation researchers launched Ethlabs, a nonprofit Sharplink helped fund.
- The BlockScore: 40
Bitcoin ETF Flows Explained: What ETF Inflows and Outflows Mean for Investors
Bitcoin ETF flows refer to the movement of money into and out of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). When investors buy ETF shares, new money enters the fund and creates an inflow. When investors sell shares and capital leaves the fund, an outflow occurs. Because most U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs hold a...
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Grant Cardone says he will keep buying bitcoin using real estate cash flows
The real estate investor pitched his model as a treasury company backed by cash-flowing property rather than stock sales, framing the slide in bitcoin as a chance to accumulate.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Sharplink buys ETH after 8-month pause as token hits 2026 low
In May, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom named three catalysts that could push up the price of Ether, some of which have begun to materialize.
- The BlockScore: 40
Base delays Beryl hard fork over B20 registry timing issue
Base delayed its Beryl mainnet upgrade to June 26 to give the B20 Activation Registry time to become fully operational.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Wall Street's IPO revival hasn't reached dot-com euphoria levels, Goldman Sachs says
U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, but the bank said the current surge lacks the deal volume and speculative excess that defined the dot-com era.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
A ‘Solana Summer’ could lead the next altcoin rebound if Bitcoin holds the line
SOL touched $64.56 intraday on June 25 before recovering toward $66.56 as Bitcoin fell to $58,189. Fed hike odds for September held above 60% after the PCE print, and tight liquidity kept the broader market locked out of high-beta crypto rotation. Solana still ranked third among all blockchains by 3...
- DecryptScore: 40
Trump Administration Asks OpenAI to Limit GPT-5.6 Rollout: Reports
The reported request to OpenAI follows the Trump administration's move to limit access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models.
- The BlockScore: 40
Solana DAT stocks climb double digits as SOL jumps 9%
Sol Strategies (STKE) climbed as much as 22% to a high of $1.20 on Friday, outpacing other crypto treasury stocks.
- DecryptScore: 40
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.6—But Only for Some Users Due to Trump Admin
OpenAI introduced the GPT-5.6 family of AI models on Friday, but only limited users can access them for now thanks to the U.S. government.
- The BlockScore: 40
Ripple CEO says Michael Saylor has hurt crypto market as Strategy’s STRC trades 25% below par
"Financial engineering does not drive long-term value ... long-term value of any digital asset is going to be driven by utility," said Garlinghouse.
- The BlockScore: 40
Strategy loses its bitcoin premium as enterprise mNAV dips below 1
Strategy's STRC briefly fell to a record low of $71.40 on Friday, leaving the preferred shares about 25% below par.
- The BlockScore: 30
Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Explained: Why Public Companies Hold Bitcoin
Public companies hold bitcoin because they view it as a scarce, dollar-denominated reserve asset that can diversify treasury holdings, preserve purchasing power against inflation, attract investors, and provide exposure to the digital asset economy. The model was pioneered by Strategy (formerly Micr...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
BitGo cuts 15% of staff to sharpen focus on AI, stablecoins
BitGo co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe says the layoffs are “a one-time action” and the company doesn’t see the need for further staff reductions.
- DecryptScore: 30
BitGo Joins Crypto's AI Layoff Wave, Slashing Staff by 15%
The newly public crypto custodian is slashing nearly 15% of its workforce as it pivots to focus on stablecoins and AI infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
With crypto ending the first half in the red, bitcoin's solace is it beat Strategy
Your day-ahead look for June 26, 2026
- DecryptScore: 30
This AI Agent Survived 6,000 Hack Attempts—Here’s How
Fernando Irarrázaval posted his OpenClaw assistant's inbox to Hacker News and watched Claude Opus 4.6 hold off thousands of attackers.
- CointelegraphScore: 25
StablecoinX bets on Ethena ecosystem with Nasdaq debut
USDe circulating supply has shrunk by 70% since the October bull market peak, when it topped $14 billion.
- CoinDeskScore: 25
Virtuals' Jansen Teng says AI agents are evolving into autonomous economic actors
The next phase of AI agents may be less about chat and more about earning, spending and coordinating.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Crypto’s RWA boom finds retail demand in physical trading cards as users chase collectibles over Treasuries
Collector Crypt is turning crypto's RWA debate into a consumer stress test: randomized card packs, USDC sellbacks, physical redemption, and CARDS incentives are producing activity outside the tokenized Treasury model crypto usually uses to sell RWAs. The CARDS ticker moved through crypto circles on ...
- CoinDeskScore: 20
All eyes on Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date and monthly STRC dividend rate reset
Investors are watching the preferred stock's ex-dividend date and monthly dividend rate reset closely.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Anti-trafficking group says Clarity Act's Section 604 could weaken accountability
An anti-human trafficking advocate said a Clarity Act provision could weaken accountability despite existing criminal laws.