Live Feed

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $78,000. BTC is trading at $78,027.54 on the Binance USDT market.

The U.S. crypto industry is pushing back against claims by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, a noted crypto opponent, that trust bank charters for firms like Coinbase and Ripple may be illegal, Decrypt reported. In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), The Digital Chamber urged the agency to approve national trust bank charters for crypto companies. The move counters Warren's earlier criticism that such charters could violate banking laws and create systemic risk. The industry argues the charters are legal, citing the GENIUS Act as justification.

The UK has imposed sanctions on cryptocurrency exchange HTX for its alleged support of the Russian government, Unfolded reported.

Bitwise has purchased 162,000 HYPE, worth $10.11 million, over the past two hours, according to Lookonchain.

According to Cointelegraph, Bernstein noted in a report that the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market has grown 42% this year to reach $51 billion. The firm highlighted that tokenized private credit is the largest segment, accounting for about 44% of the market, followed by U.S. Treasury-based RWAs at approximately 30% and commodities at around 14%. Figure Technology Solutions has emerged as a key platform, tokenizing about $18 billion in assets, while BlackRock's tokenized money market fund, BUIDL, has surpassed $2.5 billion in assets under management. Bernstein concluded that blockchain is becoming a core infrastructure for global capital markets, with the growth of on-chain derivatives markets like Hyperliquid accelerating RWA adoption.

Companies that have adopted an ETH accumulation strategy (DAT) are becoming more dependent on staking revenue, according to a report by Everstake. The trend comes as the competitiveness of simply holding ETH weakens with the advent of spot ETFs. Cointelegraph, citing the report, noted that for six ETH-accumulating firms that separately disclosed staking income, such revenue accounted for an average of 60% of their total disclosed sales. In contrast, the total net loss for companies that recorded deficits amounted to approximately $1.41 billion. Everstake explained that with spot ETFs offering investors easier access to ETH price exposure, it has become more crucial for these firms to secure additional revenue models, including staking, DeFi lending, and MEV strategies.

Kalshi has announced the launch of a prediction market for art prices.

Prominent Bitcoin skeptic and gold bull Peter Schiff has questioned what Strategy will sell next to avoid bankruptcy, claiming the company is running out of cash as it repurchases $1.5 billion in convertible notes.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +0.58% - Nasdaq: +0.94% - Dow Jones: +0.27%

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an investor warning about a rise in investment scams that use messaging apps and fake cryptocurrency trading platforms, FinanceFeeds reported. ASIC explained that scammers approach potential victims in group chats on apps like WhatsApp, offering investment advice on stocks and crypto. They then lure users to fraudulent trading platforms that display fabricated profits and account balances. When victims attempt to withdraw funds, the scammers demand additional fees, causing further losses. The commission also highlighted an increase in secondary scams, where fraudsters offer “fund recovery services” to investors who have already been victims of pump-and-dump schemes. ASIC advised investors to be cautious of investment offers made via social media and messaging apps and to verify whether the involved company is registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) with AUSTRAC.

An anonymous user has sent 107 BTC, worth approximately $8.2 million, to the burn address 1111111111111111111114oLvT2 across five transactions, Wu Blockchain reported. This address has no private key, meaning any coins sent to it are effectively burned and permanently removed from circulation.

Forward Industries (FWDI), a company focused on accumulating Solana (DAT), announced it will be added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes, according to a Globe Newswire press release. The adjustment is set to take effect after the U.S. stock market opens on June 29. This year's reconstitution of the Russell indexes was based on the top 3,000 U.S. companies by market capitalization as of April 30. Ryan Navi, CIO of Forward Industries, explained that the inclusion will enhance institutional market awareness of the company's Solana treasury strategy. He added that the company also expects the move to broaden its shareholder base and improve trading liquidity.

SharpLink (SBET), the world's second-largest publicly traded company by Ethereum holdings, is scheduled to be included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices effective June 29, Wu Blockchain reported. SharpLink CEO Joseph Shalom said the move recognizes the company's institutional-grade ETH treasury strategy and will help expand its shareholder base and enhance its influence.

Bitmine (BMNR) announced it purchased an additional 111,942 ETH last week, increasing its total holdings to 5,394,040 ETH. This represents approximately 4.47% of the total Ethereum supply. According to the company, its current assets total $12.3 billion, including cash and its "Moonshot Plan." Of its holdings, approximately 4.71 million ETH, valued at around $10.1 billion, are currently staked. Bitmine also holds 203 BTC, a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, a $95 million stake in Eightco Holdings (ORBS), and approximately $444 million in unsecured cash.

Matt Cole announced that Bitcoin-accumulating firm Strive (ASST) has purchased an additional 1,109 BTC for approximately $85.4 million, at an average price of $76,988 per coin. The move increases Strive's total holdings to 16,500 BTC. The company added that its quarterly BTC Yield is 11.0%, with an annual yield of 23.4%.

Strategy announced it has completed the repurchase of $1.5 billion in convertible notes due 2029. The company used approximately $1.38 billion in cash to buy back the notes at a discount of about 8% to their face value. Strategy added that the transaction improved the value of BTC per share and reduced its total outstanding convertible notes from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion.

Spain has blocked access to Polymarket and Kalshi, CoinDesk reported. The action was taken because the platforms failed to obtain the necessary licenses required under Spanish gambling laws. Authorities cited the absence of systems to protect minors and prevent access by gambling addicts as key reasons for the block.

An address belonging to an Ethereum ICO participant has deposited 2,500 ETH, worth approximately $5.32 million, to Kraken, Onchain Lens reported. The address currently holds an additional 1,156 ETH, valued at around $2.45 million.

European stablecoin issuer StablR has suspended issuance and redemption services for its USDR and EURR tokens following a hacking attack yesterday, CoinDesk reported. The incident involved the minting of approximately $13.5 million in uncollateralized tokens. According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT and blockchain security firm GoPlus, an attacker exploited a 1-of-3 multisig vulnerability to gain administrative privileges, subsequently minting approximately 8.35 million USDR and 4.5 million EURR. Following the event, both USDR and EURR depegged by as much as 50%, with EURR currently trading at around $0.548. StablR acknowledged that its token reserves no longer meet the 1:1 collateral ratio required under MiCA regulations and has requested that exchanges halt trading and suspend deposits and withdrawals.

Coinbase announced the listing of Citrea (CTR).

Sui announced that its assets are now securely managed by wallet provider CoinEx Global.

According to monitoring from Hyperinsight, a whale address starting with 0xdfb has closed all its BTC and ETH short positions over the past 30 minutes and switched to a 40x BTC long position. The data shows the address closed a total of $13.6 million in short positions for a profit of approximately $132,000. It then purchased about 112.7 BTC, worth around $8.72 million, at an average entry price of $77,490. The liquidation price for this new long position is $76,555.

Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has identified a key support zone for BTC at the $75,000 to $76,000 level, noting that the market structure has not yet completely broken down. The firm explained that while the macroeconomic environment has improved with recent declines in oil prices and stable U.S. Treasury yields, the crypto market has shown relative weakness compared to U.S. stocks. It pointed to over $2 billion in outflows from spot BTC ETFs over the past two weeks, with institutional capital appearing to shift toward AI-related equities. Looking ahead, Wintermute suggested that if the $75,000 to $76,000 support holds, BTC could retest the $80,000 mark. However, a break below this level could lead to a retest of the $70,000 to $72,000 range.

According to Hyperbot, Jeffrey Huang, a famous Taiwanese singer also known as Machi Big Brother, has added to his 25x ETH long position. The current size of the position is $14.48 million, with an entry price of $2,104.86 and a liquidation price of $2,084.43.

Hong Kong's Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have announced the results of their consultation on a regulatory framework for virtual asset services. The proposal to introduce a licensing system for these services received broad support from the market. The new licensing regime will operate under the principle of "Same business, same risk, same rules," and its regulatory scope will be designed to align with activities already regulated under the existing Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO). Authorities stated they expect the new system to encourage greater participation in Hong Kong's digital asset market and contribute to building a secure industry ecosystem.