Bitcoin balances $60K tightrope as US stocks rebound on fresh Iran peace deal hopes
Bitcoin faced its own battle for support as US stocks headed higher and analysts warned of a lack of “conviction” among BTC buyers.
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Coinbase, Kraken and OKX move to swoop up EU users affected by MiCA restrictions
Several exchanges that have already been authorized by EU regulators are attempting to bring in users from companies unlicensed under the Markets in Crypto-Assets rules, offering transfer bonuses and prizes.
JPMorgan backs U.S. crypto bill but warns of risks in digital asset framework
The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.
California Strikes Deal With Anthropic to Bring Claude AI to State Agencies
Anthropic’s agreement makes Claude the first AI tool available to all state agencies and local governments, at half price.
BNY adds USDC minting and redemption to institutional custody platform
The move deepens BNY’s partnership with Circle and builds on the bank’s role as the primary custodian of USDC reserves.
Private keys, not smart contracts, caused 40% of crypto’s $16 billion hack losses. Here’s whats being done.
The industry is moving toward fixing the private key vulnerability issue, just not evenly, Wish Wu, co-founder and CEO of Pharos, said.
White House to speak with law enforcement groups to push Crypto’s Clarity Act
Officials from the White House are said to be sitting down with law enforcement representatives who have objected to illicit-finance portions of the bill.
J.P. Morgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments
The bank added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and FX around the clock.
Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $43 Million in Ethereum as Strategy Halts Bitcoin Buys
BitMine Immersion Technologies continued adding to its Ethereum stockpile, even as its Bitcoin counterpart Strategy stood pat.
Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis proposes standards for blockchain tracing
The blockchain analysis company published a proposed ontology for how investigators can identify clusters of crypto addresses and link them together.
MiCA’s looming deadline could leave 10 million crypto users without a platform in the EU
As MiCA takes full effect on July 1, SwissBorg’s Alex Fazel told CoinDesk users should choose platforms built to withstand EU regulators’ tightening oversight.
Can AI drain DeFi? Separating Claude Mythos hype from reality
Claude Mythos has raised concerns about AI-driven attacks on DeFi protocols. However, the same AI tools are also available to security teams, not just attackers.
From Bitcoin critics to blockchain believers: The 5 biggest crypto backflips
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Here are five crypto skeptics who have reluctantly embraced the opportunity of making loads of money with blockchain.
Strategy unveils capital framework to preserve Bitcoin exposure, pay dividends
Michael Saylor’s Strategy unveiled a capital framework allowing Bitcoin sales to fund dividends, a $2.55 billion reserve and buybacks while raising STRC payout to 12%.
Breez launches Bitcoin-to-stablecoin payments across more than 30 blockchains
The new SDK feature lets developers route payments from Bitcoin balances to recipients in USDC and USDT without requiring users to hold stablecoins.
Kalshi and Polymarket could become M&A targets as prediction markets consolidate: Bernstein
The broker said operational consolidation is blurring the lines between exchanges, brokerages and sportsbooks, creating conditions for acquisitions across the prediction market ecosystem.
Tom Lee blames crypto weakness on quarter-end ‘window dressing’ as Bitmine adds another $43 million of ETH
Bitmine made its smallest purchase since early May as Lee pointed to investors cutting losses before the start of the second half of the year.
Strategy Could Sell Up to $1.25B of Bitcoin Under ‘Digital Credit Capital Framework’
The Bitcoin treasury firm has approved a framework for “active capital management,” its Chair Michael Saylor said in a statement.
JPMorgan sees limited institutional demand for perpetual futures
The bank said institutional demand for perpetual futures remains muted, with the products better suited to speculative trading than hedging.
Saylor’s Strategy initiates buybacks and bitcoin monetization program, lifts STRC dividend
Strategy adopted a new capital management framework, authorizing up to $2 billion in buybacks while creating a program that allows future bitcoin sales to support liquidity.
Tether’s USDT jumps to 8.5% premium in India after crypto payment crackdown
Raids on crypto payment firms in Bengaluru disrupted the pipeline that feeds dollar-pegged USDT to Indian platforms, pushing its local price more than 8.5% above the dollar, roughly double the usual gap.
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Headed for Rare Back-to-Back Quarterly Loss
Another $1.79B in ETF outflows last week certainly isn’t helping—but if history repeats, there is reason for hope.
Dollar, U.S. Treasury yield market positions may carry glimmer of hope for bitcoin
Your day-ahead look for June 29, 2026
FundBank becomes IRACE Digital in bid to bridge traditional finance and crypto
The institutional banking provider is expanding into digital asset custody, liquidity and execution services as former Zodia Custody CEO John Cronin takes the helm.
Prediction-market operational consolidation could spur M&A wave: Bernstein
Bernstein says platforms are bringing exchange, clearing and brokerage infrastructure in-house, setting up potential deals while increasing antitrust and regulatory risks.
Bitcoin hovers below $60,000 as crypto braces for a pivotal week
BTC added 0.6% to $59,800 to start the week while SOL rose 2%, though derivatives data and chart formations point to continued downside risk.
Vitalik Buterin says obfuscation could unlock private onchain crypto voting
Vitalik Buterin said indistinguishability obfuscation could eventually support private, collusion-resistant onchain voting without trusted committees, though the technology remains impractical.
Ukraine Takes $8.3M in Seized Crypto Under State Management in a First
Over 8.3 million USDT seized from an alleged hacking ring has been moved to a wallet held by Ukraine’s asset-recovery agency, ARMA.
Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe’s deadline looms
MiCA crypto licensing data shows 244 approved companies across EU and EEA jurisdictions, led by Germany with France and the Netherlands also among top hubs ahead of July 1 cliff.
Europe’s unlicensed crypto firms face ‘wipeout’ as MiCA deadline hits
European regulator ESMA called on unauthorized crypto-asset service providers to wind down their businesses in an orderly manner as the MiCA transitional period ends on July 1.