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Industry insiders warn that MiCA’s steep financial barriers are choking early-stage innovation.

The founder of the largest DeFi platform blamed “third-party” entities for decentralized finance’s vulnerabilities, while independent data highlights severe gaps in Aave’s own risk architecture.

The main driver behind bitcoin’s weakness was ETF selling after red-hot April U.S. inflation data, 10x’s Markus Thielen argued. The bounce may hinge on Wednesday’s CPI data, he said.

Bittensor (TAO), up 12% from Friday, joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer.

The launch comes as AI agents increasingly emerge as participants in crypto markets, executing trades and managing capital on behalf of users.

The company bought 126,971 ETH last week, worth roughly $214 million at current prices, despite chairman Tom Lee’s earlier calls to slow purchases.

Strategy adds bitcoin and cash after raising $181 million through stock sales.

Meanwhile, Strive bought 32 bitcoin, the same number Strategy dumped last week.

The metric shows bitcoin’s market price is getting close to its realized fair value after the recent sell-off.

Retail investors can now buy shares at official underwritten prices through the crypto exchange, bypassing Wall Street’s exclusive pre-IPO clubs.

Your day-ahead look for June 8, 2026

Bitcoin is holding above $63,000 after rallying on Sunday. The price is now hovering near a key 200-week moving average that often marks major cycle turning points.

Gold falls into bear market territory, while a stronger U.S. dollar and rising rate expectations pressure risk assets.

Your look at what’s coming in the week starting June 8.

Monarq and DV Chain kick off trading in CME’s bitcoin volatility index futures.

The plan would let anyone verify that no counterfeit coins are circulating, addressing the patched bug that triggered last week’s crash. ZEC is still down about 22% on the week.

XRP recovered from four-month lows on elevated volume, but the token remains trapped below key resistance levels even as ETF inflows and exchange outflows continue to build.

Traders betting against bitcoin lost $504 million over 24 hours as it bounced from below $60,000, though a fresh Iran-Israel flare-up pulled prices back on Monday.

BTC, ETH, XRP and others pulled back from their overnight highs as Iran-Israel tensions and oil rally triggered risk aversion in Asian stocks.

BTC has pulled back from overnight highs as escalating geopolitical tensions weigh over risk sentiment and send oil price higher.

The House Ways and Means Committee is gearing up for its big tax push.

The firm’s executive chairman posted a familiar chart with Strategy’s previous BTC purchases writing “a good time to add more dots.”

Bitcoin’s return to $60,000 is drawing heavy ETF outflows, marking a sharp reversal from February when institutional selling eased into the dip.

Not one, but several overlapping headwinds are hitting the crypto market at once, weighing on bitcoin’s price, the firm’s head of research Greg Cipolaro said.

As Abra prepares for a Nasdaq debut, CEO Bill Barhydt is betting tokenized yield products and onchain lending will drive the next phase of crypto wealth management.

The Consensys leader told CoinDesk the Ethereum Foundation’s role should be narrower and more focused on stewarding the network’s core technology and values.

A week that began with Strategy’s bitcoin sale ended with one of the largest crypto market drawdowns in years.

Meta’s decision to pay creators in USDC validates stablecoins as a mainstream disbursement tool, Joslyn suggests, but it also exposes the industry’s unresolved problem: moving seamlessly from digital dollars to usable local currency.

America’s biggest banks are launching tokenized deposits to compete with stablecoins, opening a new front in the race to become the dominant form of cash on blockchain networks.

Sourcing initial capital from his mother to build a $1 billion crypto empire, DFG CEO James Wo says market metrics do not support Tom Lee’s $250,000 ether prediction.