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84 itemsJuly 6, 2026
- CoinDesk
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf soars on a $19 billion AI data-center lease with Anthropic
The onetime pure bitcoin miner signed a 20-year deal to host the AI firm at a Kentucky campus, the latest crypto-adjacent company to trade mining for the steadier money in artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
- DecryptScore: 90
Ethereum 'Reinventing Itself' With Biggest Overhaul Since the Merge: Vitalik Buterin
Nearly every core piece of the protocol will be rebuilt over three to four years, with quantum safety and privacy moved front and center.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Thousands of crypto wallets at risk from ‘Ill Bloom’ vulnerability: Coinspect
Thousands of crypto wallets across multiple blockchains could be vulnerable due to weak recovery phrase generation.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is preparing its 'biggest rebuild' since the Merge
A revised roadmap details how the multi-year overhaul would replace nearly every major part of Ethereum's protocol, with quantum resistance and privacy moving up the priority list. It lands as ether rallies more than 12% in the past seven days.
- The BlockScore: 85
DeFi protocol Summer Finance exploited for $6 million; analysts point to flash loan attack
The attacker reportedly used a $65.4 million flash loan to obtain a $70.9 million redemption on Summer.fi's Lazy Summer Protocol.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
How MiCA brings banks closer to controlling Europe’s stablecoin access
Europe's MiCA deadline has now entered the phase in which licenses begin to shape distribution. The first wave of concern centered on which platforms European users could still reach after July 1. The next phase is more structural. MiCA is deciding which issuers, banks, asset servicers, and app prov...
- The BlockScore: 85
Strategy sells 3,588 BTC for $216 million, with total bitcoin holdings still underwater
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $52.3 billion.
- The BlockScore: 85
Vitalik Buterin proposes ‘Extremely Lean’ Ethereum, shrinking the chain to near-zero state with ZK proofs
Buterin outlined a two-step plan to shift Ethereum's state management to validators and replace per-epoch balance updates with ZK proofs.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Ripple secures full MiCA license for crypto services across Europe
The Luxembourg approval completes the company's MiCA licensing process, enabling it to provide regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
BonkDAO reports $20M theft from ‘malicious governance proposal’
The developers behind the memecoin project said they had informed law enforcement after the attack and were working to “recover funds and identify those responsible.”
- The BlockScore: 80
Ripple secures full MiCA CASP authorization for crypto services across 30 EEA countries
Ripple secured full MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg for regulated crypto services across all 30 European Economic Area countries.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant
The approval means Ripple is now fully MiCA-compliant for payments, financial institutions, corporates and businesses across all 30 European Economic Area countries.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Russia's largest bank plans crypto wallet launch as Moscow clears market path
Services will integrate into "Sberbank Online" and "SberInvestments" once the "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights" bill takes effect in September.
- DecryptScore: 80
Strategy Sells $216M in Bitcoin for Dividends Under 'BTC Monetization Program'
The Bitcoin treasury giant sold $216 million worth of Bitcoin to cover preferred payouts, as an $8.3 billion quarterly loss piled up.
- The BlockScore: 80
BonkDAO loses $20 million following ‘malicious governance proposal’ attack
The funds have been tracked to crypto exchanges, and South Korea-based Upbit said it has suspended BONK deposits and withdrawals.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Vitalik’s new Lean Ethereum plan puts ETH’s Wall Street pitch on a 4 year clock
Vitalik Buterin's July 4 Lean Ethereum post put a clock on ETH's institutional story: a protocol pitched as financial infrastructure now has to show it can rebuild itself in public. In a weekend post on X, Buterin described Lean Ethereum as a three- or four-year collection of upgrades and called it ...
- The BlockScore: 75
South Korea develops crypto-specific procedures for asset seizures and liquidation: report
The amendments aim to formalize how courts handle the forced execution of civil judgments against cryptocurrency holdings.
- DecryptScore: 75
New UK Election Funding Rules Could Hit Reform's Crypto Billionaire Donors
The crackdown on overseas cash comes after billionaire Tether investor and Reform donor Christopher Harborne registered to vote in the UK.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Belgian regulator flags six unauthorized crypto providers after MiCA deadline
Belgium’s FSMA warned consumers about six crypto-asset service providers it added to a fraudulent CASP list days after the EU’s MiCA transitional period expired.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Michael Saylor's Strategy dramatically ups pace of bitcoin sales, raising $216 million
The company sold 3,588 bitcoin last week to replenish its dollar reserves for dividends on its preferred stock.
- The BlockScore: 75
TeraWulf signs 20-year data center lease with Anthropic expected to generate $19 billion in revenue
Anthropic will lease at TeraWulf's Justified Data site in Hawesville, Kentucky, which is expected to provide 401 MW of IT load.
- DecryptScore: 75
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Jump After TeraWulf Signs $19 Billion Lease With Anthropic
TeraWulf's 20-year lease deal with Anthropic is expected to generate $19 billion in revenue—and major Bitcoin mining stocks are surging.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
TeraWulf shares rise after $19B Anthropic AI lease, JV sale
The Bitcoin miner signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease with Anthropic and sold its majority stake in a separate AI data center joint venture.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitmine announces $74M Ether buys as chair says ‘greater chances of Clarity Act passage’
Bitmine's big buy contrasts with crypto treasury peer Strategy, which reported selling millions of dollars worth of its Bitcoin holdings on Monday.
- DecryptScore: 75
Solana Meme Coin Bonk Treasury Drained of $20 Million in 'Malicious' Governance Attack
The Bonk DAO wallet was exploited for roughly $20 million worth of the prominent dog-themed meme coin on Solana.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin recovers from Strategy's BTC sale, funding rates hit 9%: Are bulls back?
Bitcoin sold off as news of Strategy selling BTC shook investors’ nerve but the quick rebound suggests bulls remain ambitiously positioned.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Stablecoin transaction volume hits record $1.79T in June
Stablecoins are maturing and are positioned for even greater reach as the market evolves, said crypto researcher Nick Ruck.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Trump memecoin ethics fight still controls CLARITY Act vote after law enforcement opposition cracks
The CLARITY Act's two biggest obstacles are moving in opposite directions this week. Law enforcement opposition is softening, while the ethics fight over crypto conflicts of interest is sharpening. Before this week, forecasters and prediction markets already had CLARITY at a coin flip of becoming la...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
South Korea weighs action against Polymarket over gambling concerns
South Korea’s media and communications review body will hear from Polymarket before deciding whether to issue a corrective request against the prediction market platform.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
BlackRock’s 2% Bitcoin cap has a hidden impact – advisors may have to sell during rallies
BlackRock's 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation range reads as a bullish nod to advisor adoption, but it also works as a boundary. Once Bitcoin is included in a model portfolio, its upside runs through rebalancing bands, tax location, and sometimes a loan that keeps the position intact. BlackRock Investment...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitmine added another $74 million in ether as Tom Lee bets on Clarity Act boost
The second-largest digital asset treasury increased its buying pace, while Strategy sold a chunk of its bitcoin holdings.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Strategy sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216M to fund dividends, keeps $2.55B reserve intact
Strategy sold $216 million in Bitcoin to fund its dividend payments, as wealth manager Bernstein maintained its year-end Bitcoin price target of $150,000.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Securitize eyes acquisitions with $400 million war chest after going public, CEO says
Following its NYSE debut, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the firm wants to expand its institutional tokenization platform rather than buy competitors.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin price falls up to 4% on Strategy BTC sale as trader sees Summer 2022 repeat
Bitcoin wiped out much of its latest gains thanks to a market reaction to Strategy's 3,600 BTC sell-off, but analysis eyed a potential buy announcement in the coming days.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
As Wall Street banks adopt digital currencies for faster settlements, overall trading volume spiked 63% in just a single month.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
UN agency moves Stellar blockchain payment initiative beyond pilot stage
The UN Development Programme said blockchain payment pilots in five countries cut costs, improved resilience and will now inform wider use across its humanitarian and development programs.
- The BlockScore: 70
Judge revives fraud claim against Barry Silbert, DCG in Genesis Yield lawsuit
The class action centers on Genesis Yield, a lending program that let customers deposit crypto in exchange for interest payments.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin Hits Highest Price in Weeks as Bernstein Analysts Maintain 'Ambitious' $150K Target
The financial firm admitted Bitcoin's retrace has been painful, but still holds a lofty year-end price prediction for the top crypto asset.
- DecryptScore: 70
ByteDance and Alibaba to Pull Agent Features as China Cracks Down on Humanlike AI
Beijing's first rules targeting emotional AI are forcing the country's biggest apps to shut down custom agents.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Crypto bounces back from the brink as altcoin optimism returns despite pockets of weakness
BTC holds at $62,800 after last week's brush with $58,000, while LIT surges 50% and the Altcoin Season indicator hits its highest reading in three months.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
DeFi protocol Summer.fi halts Lazy Summer vaults after $6 million exploit
The protocol’s SUMR token fell by over 18% after the incident.
- DecryptScore: 65
Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $73 Million in Ethereum While Strategy Dumps Bitcoin
BitMine continued its relentless accumulation of Ethereum while Bitcoin's biggest treasury firm parted ways with more of its holdings.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Ethereum developers embrace Vitalik Buterin's long-term vision but urge quicker execution
The "Lean Ethereum" strawmap, updated earlier this week, has gained support from many of the network's researchers, though several say the biggest challenge won't be deciding what to build, but how quickly it can happen.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Former Tether CIO seeks to sell stake in stablecoin issuer, Bloomberg reports
The reported transaction comes as Tether maintains it has no plans to go public, even as other crypto companies pursue or delay IPOs.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Central bankers sound alarms over agentic AI finance risks
“We need to think about new tools and a different way of working with the [AI] market in a more collaborative way,” says Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK’s finance watchdog.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Ether leads crypto's hold above key levels as bitcoin steadies over $63,000
A stalling rebound in AI and chip stocks and a stronger dollar kept the mood cautious as the second half gets underway.
- The BlockScore: 60
How Sovereign Wealth Funds Invest in Digital Assets
Sovereign wealth funds invest in digital assets mainly through regulated vehicles: spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), publicly traded companies with crypto exposure, blockchain infrastructure firms, and venture capital funds. Direct ownership of bitcoin or other tokens remains uncommon, held...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
XRPL stablecoins surge to $900M, but the breakout trend is not RLUSD
Stablecoin supply on the XRP Ledger has climbed to nearly $890 million, up 20.56% over the past 30 days. Ripple's RLUSD explains almost all of that size, and a second dollar token is reshaping who issues XRPL's dollars: Valtorum's USDV, now at $39.3 million. RLUSD accounts for $844.58 million of tha...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Dormant $1.9M Bitcoin tied to New York lawsuit moves after nearly 15 years
A Bitcoin address dormant for nearly 15 years moved $1.9 million in BTC as a New York lawsuit seeks ownership of thousands of inactive holdings.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
$60.4K Becomes 'most important area:' Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin saw its highest levels in nearly two weeks at the weekly close, but bulls needed a push beyond $65,000 for real trend inflection, said the latest BTC price analysis.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto hacks fell 47% in H1 but ecosystem is no safer: CertiK
Crypto exploits rose 59% quarter-on-quarter to $807.5 million in Q2, due partly to the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits, which came at the hands of North Korean hackers.
- The BlockScore: 60
Bitmine’s Tom Lee ties ether strength to Clarity Act odds as treasury nears 5% of Ethereum’s total supply
Bitmine acquired 42,197 ether worth an estimated $74 million last week, lifting its treasury to over 5.7 million ETH.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin miner bottom signal now depends on who survives weak mining profits
A Bitcoin miner-stress signal circulating on X has fallen into a zone analysts associate with severe miner pressure, putting a familiar cycle claim back in view: miner pain can appear near market bottoms. The operating consequence is more immediate. If hashprice remains weak, the next test is which ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin needs trillions to go parabolic again as ETF demand fades
Bitcoin’s next major rally may depend less on whether investors still believe in the asset than on whether enough large balance sheets are willing to fund the trade. Fresh analysis from CryptoQuant Chief Executive Ki Young Ju shows that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has grown into a market too ...
- The BlockScore: 60
President Trump’s strategic bitcoin reserve hits a legal and jurisdictional snag: Bloomberg
President Trump's plans for a strategic bitcoin reserve are hitting a legal and jurisdictional snag, according to reporting from Bloomberg.
- DecryptScore: 60
UK Foreign Secretary Warns of 'AI Hiroshima' if Policymakers Don’t Act
Yvette Cooper said governments must agree on AI safeguards before frontier systems transform warfare, crime, and society.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitcoin's Sharpe Ratio slides to lowest since 2022. Here's what it means.
A reading that negative means investors would have been better off in risk-free assets like 10-year U.S. Treasuries.
- The BlockScore: 55
Russia’s largest bank Sber targets early December crypto wallet launch: report
Sberbank plans a crypto wallet and digital depository in Sber apps by early December pending Russia’s new digital asset law.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
One month that shook the market: Saylor's struggles over bitcoin strategy yields big losses
First, it was a tiny amount of bitcoin sales, then it was the purchase of several thousand BTC, and finally, today, the unloading of thousands of BTC. What's happening at Strategy?
- CoinDeskScore: 50
XRP rises 3% as $1.14 breakout turns into support test
Heavy volume pushed XRP through resistance, but sellers met the move near $1.16 and left traders watching whether former resistance can now hold as support.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Live markets: Bitcoin pops to $63,900, then reverses, as week begins
Bitcoin touched $63,882 overnight before retreating to around $62,900, per CoinDesk data. Sunday's high held briefly before sellers pushed it back down.
- The BlockScore: 50
‘Any signs of life?’ Bernstein holds ‘ambitious’ $150K year-end bitcoin target despite 54% drawdown
Bernstein says bitcoin's 54% drawdown is milder than past cycles, retaining its "ambitious" $150K year-end target.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
U.S. inflation outlook underpins bitcoin bulls after best week since March
Your day-ahead look for July 6, 2026
- DecryptScore: 50
Morning Minute: Crypto Surges Over Holiday Weekend
The ETF flows finally flip. Trump defends his billion-dollar crypto payday. And a rare set of signals says a bottom may be forming.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
FCA warns of major shakeup as AI agents meet tokenized money
The FCA’s vision for agentic AI points toward a financial system where programmable money and tokenized assets could play a much larger role.
- The BlockScore: 50
AVAX One launches CEO search after leader of its Avalanche treasury pivot steps down
SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci backed AVAX One's $550 million Avalanche treasury strategy announced last year.
- The BlockScore: 50
Grayscale says Strategy’s recent bitcoin sales should restore confidence in its financing structure
"Strategy is selling more bitcoin. But this will restore confidence in its financing structure and help bitcoin find a more durable bottom."
- The BlockScore: 45
Paradigm leads $5.5 million seed round in M1X Global to expand tokenized sovereign debt platform
M1X Global, which worked with the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the issuance of the onchain sovereign bond USDM1, has raised funds.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Nigel Farage accepted gifts from crypto-linked fraudster: Report
Before he was an MP, Nigel Farage was reportedly gifted staff, security and other benefits from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster involved in a crypto casino.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
FOMC minutes, SpaceX joins Nasdaq 100: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 6.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Coinbase AI draws backlash after pushing World Cup result before kickoff
CEO Brian Armstrong investigated, and the firm said it made updates to prevent future AI-generated inaccuracies.
- The BlockScore: 40
President Trump says he’s a ‘big crypto guy,’ while distancing himself from family’s crypto ventures
President Trump called cryptocurrency "powerful" during the launch of Trump investment accounts for children.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Coinbase World Cup error shows prediction markets still have a proof problem
A reported Coinbase announcement about a World Cup result, likely using AI, created a problem bigger than a flawed alert. It showed how quickly exchange-run prediction markets can blur the line between tradable outcomes and unverified automated content inside the same consumer app. The episode surfa...
- DecryptScore: 40
Yield Guild Kills Crypto Game Publishing Arm, Lays Off 35 in AI Pivot
Yield Guild Games is shutting down its YGG Play division and games like LOL Land, blaming the crypto market downturn and other factors.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
I am contemplating selling some of my bitcoin for gold, veteran trader Peter Brandt says
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold is going to gain substantially on bitcoin.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
SpaceX's Nasdaq 100 inclusion comes with a historical warning
The largest IPO ever enters the Nasdaq 100. Previous additions like Palantir and Strategy saw volatility after the index inclusion rather than the start of new rallies.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Cantor says Strategy's recovery hinges on restoring STRC to par
Bringing Strategy's preferred shares back to $100 is key to restarting Strategy's capital engine, the bank said, with repeated management actions expected to support both preferred and common shareholders.
- The BlockScore: 30
Keel jumps 10% after former bitcoin miner hires data center veteran as president
Former Digital Realty executive Ganesh Aiyer will lead Keel's commercial growth and power pipeline expansion.
- DecryptScore: 30
Coinbase's AI System Hallucinated a World Cup Result Before the Match Even Started
Coinbase said it updated its systems after an AI-generated alert incorrectly reported the outcome of the Norway-Brazil match before kickoff.
- DecryptScore: 30
'We Cannot Vibe Code the Future of Humanity', UN Chief Warns at AI Summit
António Guterres borrowed a Silicon Valley meme to make the starkest case yet for global AI oversight—then called for an international ban on killer robots.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Trump’s memecoin holders have lost over $3.8B: Report
Nansen analysis shows that just under half a million wallets had profited on Donald Trump’s memecoin, while the large majority of buyers have lost out.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Crypto bettors believe Balogun’s suspended red card will give USA edge over Belgium
Prediction-market traders are giving the United States a narrow edge over Belgium after FIFA cleared striker Folarin Balogun to play in Monday’s World Cup round-of-16 match, a decision that followed direct lobbying from US President Donald Trump and triggered criticism from European soccer officials...
- DecryptScore: 10
Over 150,000 People Signed Up to Masturbate With AI. Here's Why
Joi AI's search for 10 paid "masturbation consultants" drew more than 150,000 applicants. Here's what happened.