Bitcoin drops to 13th largest asset as capital flees to AI and precious metals
Bitcoin’s weak 2026 performance has coincided with sharp gains in metals and semiconductor giants, raising concerns that the cryptocurrency could continue losing ground.
Bitcoin’s weak 2026 performance has coincided with sharp gains in metals and semiconductor giants, raising concerns that the cryptocurrency could continue losing ground.
As hacks pile up and DeFi TVL falls fast, one of crypto’s top security executives says AI coding agents have made smart contracts fatally vulnerable.
The big sale happened amid a broader continued exodus from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs.
“Ethereum got the ETH price it deserves, and I don’t see ETH being rerated as an asset, higher or lower,” says David Hoffman.
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.
Industry-backed PACs supported Democratic and Republican candidates alike, underscoring digital assets’ growing role as a cross-party electoral force.
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.
BTC’s three-month uptrend against gold has broken down amid strong inflows into gold and precious metals ETFs.
XRP stayed trapped inside the same consolidation structure after another rejection near $1.36, with traders watching whether months of compression finally resolve into a larger move.
AI models will be able to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances and review transaction history with a new tool from Base.
A technical setup brewing on the bitcoin chart could decide which way the market breaks next, with the largest cryptocurrency sliding even as global equities hit record highs.
Bitmine purchased 111,942 Ether last week, its biggest buy so far in 2026, after the token dropped below $2,200.
US President Donald Trump says it is “critically important” that the CFTC has sole authority over prediction markets, and took aim at several state officials.
Bitcoin’s rangebound trading carries on as bears defend $77,000 and bulls hold out near $74,000.
HYPE reached new highs above $65 following record ETF inflows, futures participation and trading volumes at Hyperliquid exchange. Is $100 next?
After Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claimed that the Comptroller may have violated US banking laws by approving crypto companies’ charters, The Digital Chamber urged the regulator to defend the applications.
Wall Street’s semiconductor-driven surge is fueling fresh momentum for crypto miners betting their power-heavy infrastructure can support the AI boom.
The inaugural games produced a record-breaking swim, but several non-enhanced athletes still beat the enhanced competitors.
U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “critically important” that the CFTC keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, echoing CFTC Chair Michael Selig.
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.
The inclusion could attract fresh passive inflows from index-tracking funds, while the firm’s stock tanked 95% from its peak over the past year.
Researchers find AI models steer users toward Catholicism and away from other religions, like Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Formerly Huobi Global, the exchange is the latest entity to be named as part of a crackdown on companies “exploited by Russia to circumvent UK sanctions.”
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.