The empire strikes out: Institutionalists failed to kill the stablecoin billDespite a relentless campaign from institutional powerbrokers like Senator Elizabeth Warren, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, marking a watershed moment for stablecoin regulation and exposing the limits of establishment resistance.Jun 18, 2025Zachary Kelman
Bitcoin eyes $105K pre-FOMC as Trump reveals Iran asked for dialogueTrump offers light relief for Bitcoin price action while calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "stupid person" with interest-rate cut hopes absent.Jun 18, 2025William Suberg
Circle’s USDC to become eligible collateral for US futures tradingUSDC, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin by Circle and Coinbase, is set to become a collateral for US futures trading as part of a joint effort by Coinbase Derivatives and Nodal Clear.Jun 18, 2025Helen Partz
Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill amid concerns over systemic riskThe US Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act, a bill regulating stablecoins, but observers believe lawmakers may have ignored stability concerns in Treasury markets.Jun 18, 2025Aaron Wood
Norwegian crypto firm K33 raising more funds to buy up to 1,000 BTCNorwegian crypto broker K33 is raising at least 85 million Swedish krona ($8.9 million) through a share issue for its plan to purchase up to 1,000 Bitcoin for its treasury.Jun 18, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin’s invisible tug-of-war between suits and cypherpunksBitcoin’s entire schtick was about sticking it to the big banks and governments, not joining them.Jun 18, 2025Kyle Torpey
Pudgy Penguins debuts play-to-win game on TONTelegram mini-games reached a zenith in 2024, but the TON blockchain still averages over 2.1 million active wallets.Jun 18, 2025Christopher Tepedino
3iQ launches XRP ETF on Toronto Stock Exchange with Ripple as investor3iQ’s new XRP ETF, backed by Ripple, begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with zero management fees for the first six months.Jun 18, 2025Amin Haqshanas
GENIUS Act can make stablecoins ‘part of US financial infrastructure’The GENIUS Act is one step closer to becoming law in a development that may make stablecoin issuers key players in the US economy.Jun 18, 2025Zoltan Vardai
XRP price consolidates for 200 days: Analysts predict where it’s going nextBullish fractals from 2017 suggest XRP could rally toward $3.70–$10, with some projections pointing to a breakout as high as $25 or more.Jun 18, 2025Yashu Gola
Circle dump: Cathie Wood’s Ark sells another $45M as shares tumbleIn the past two days, ARK has offloaded a total of 642,766 Circle shares, accounting for 14% of its 4.49 million CRCL purchase made during the company’s public launch.Jun 18, 2025Helen Partz
Chinese Bitcoin ASIC makers to begin US production amid tariff pressureBitmain, Canaan and MicroBT — producing over 99% of global Bitcoin mining ASICs — are launching US-based production units in response to tariffs.Jun 18, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury firm buys another $20M BTC, now holds over $170MThe Blockchain Group has acquired another $20 million in Bitcoin, lifting its total holdings to 1,653 BTC and posting a 1,173% BTC yield in 2025.Jun 18, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Bitcoin below $100K now ‘less likely’ as BTC price eyes liquidity at $106KBitcoin price hovers around $105,000 on Wednesday and shows staying power as BTC’s chance of falling to $100,000 appears to be decreasing, new analysis suggests.Jun 18, 2025Nancy Lubale
China’s JD.com enters stablecoin race as US passes GENIUS ActJD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in major countries, aiming to slash cross-border payment costs by 90% and settle in 10 seconds.Jun 18, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Iranian exchange Nobitex hacked for over $81M by Israel-linked hackersThe Iranian crypto exchange’s wallets were exploited for at least $81 million as attackers used vanity addresses for the theft.Jun 18, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Agriculture firm AgriFORCE powers 120 crypto miners with natural gasAgriFORCE says it launched a site that uses stranded gas to power 120 Bitcoin mining rigs and will expand to two additional sites in Canada.Jun 18, 2025Tarang Khaitan
Bitcoin, crypto dip as Trump says Iran’s leader an ‘easy target’The crypto market dropped after US President Donald Trump said he knows where Iran’s leader is hiding and that he is an “easy target.”Jun 18, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Washington’s second-biggest city, Spokane, bans crypto ATMsSpokane City Council has banned crypto ATMs to curb rising scams, giving operators 60 days to remove machines amid concerns over fraud and vulnerable residents.Jun 18, 2025Martin Young
Archetyp dark web market shut down, but ecosystem adapts: TRM LabsThe Archetyp dark web market had over 600,000 users, a total transaction volume of at least $287 million and over 17,000 listings, mainly offering drugs for sale.Jun 18, 2025Stephen Katte
Bitcoin and HYPE could get $844M total windfall from 4 public US firmsDDC Enterprise and Fold Holdings have confirmed raises worth a total of $778 million as a biotech firm said it would raise $50 million to add HYPE as a treasury asset.Jun 18, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Spanish bank BBVA suggests clients make 7% crypto allocationBBVA is advising affluent clients to allocate up to 7% of their portfolios to crypto just months after it received permission to offer crypto trading.Jun 18, 2025Martin Young
Bitcoin downside risk lingers, upside hinges on holding above $102KBitfinex analysts say Bitcoin’s current market conditions signal the asset “reversing course shortly after aggressive selling.”Jun 18, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Meta Pool hit with $27M exploit, but attacker flees with only $132KMeta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent further losses.Jun 18, 2025Stephen Katte
JPMorgan, SEC meet to discuss capital markets moving onchainThree JPMorgan executives met with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to discuss which capital markets instruments could move onchain and how to best navigate the change.Jun 18, 2025Brayden Lindrea
25% Bitcoin price rally set to follow today’s correction if history repeatsA Bitcoin price drop below $102,000 could be followed by a swift 25% rally to new all-time highs.Jun 17, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
US Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in 68-30 voteThe bill passed without amendments to address Donald Trump’s connections to World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin, which many Democrats had been calling for.Jun 17, 2025Turner Wright
SEC opens Franklin Templeton XRP, SOL ETF proposals to commentsThe Tuesday notices will push the SEC's deadline to approve or disapprove of the ETFs to late July, though it could be delayed further at that time.Jun 17, 2025Turner Wright
Ether price stable near $2.4K as crypto investors bet on long-term growthEthereum layer-2 growth and $830 million in spot ETH ETF inflows show investors’ true feelings even as the wider crypto market crumbles.Jun 17, 2025Marcel Pechman
JPMorgan pushes JPMD pilot on Base, says deposit tokens beat stablecoinsOnce the pilot phase ends, Coinbase’s institutional clients can begin using JPMD for transactions.Jun 17, 2025Sam Bourgi