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Bitmine (BNMR) announced it purchased 52,203 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 5,672,956 ETH. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee said the company plans to maintain its strategy of steadily accumulating ETH through 2026, explaining that its current holdings represent approximately 4.7% of Ethereum's total supply.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $65,000. BTC is trading at $65,018.11 on the Binance USDT market.

Global payments company MoneyGram has joined the Solana network as a validator, expanding its blockchain payment strategy. This marks its third foray into blockchain infrastructure, following its involvement with Tempo and Midnight. MoneyGram will contribute to network security by staking SOL and plans to deepen its multi-year digital asset payment business, which includes its Stellar-based stablecoin, MGUSD. CEO Anthony Soohoo highlighted the move as a model for how institutions can leverage blockchain to enable faster and cheaper cross-border payments. The specific amount of SOL being staked was not disclosed.

Matt Cole, CEO of Strive, announced on X that the company has purchased 759 BTC at an average price of $65,850.

UK asset manager Baillie Gifford has announced the launch of the Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY), a tokenized bond fund built on Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) in collaboration with global custodian BNY. The U.S. dollar-denominated fund offers investors exposure to an actively managed portfolio of short-term corporate bonds, with a current expected yield of around 7%. Theo Golden, Baillie Gifford's Head of Digital Assets and Tokenization, explained that BAGEY is not a token wrapper on an existing fund but is issued directly on the blockchain, allowing investors to hold the fund and its rights directly. BNY provides the tokenization and wallet infrastructure for the fund, which operates as a UK-regulated open-ended investment company (OEIC).

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, and OKX have established a 50:50 joint venture to build infrastructure for tokenization and digital financial products. The new entity, which will operate as a U.S.-registered broker-dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM), is set to provide OKX customers with secure access to ICE futures and the New York Stock Exchange's tokenized stock market. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been appointed co-chairman. The two companies plan to lead the development of a regulatory-compliant, blockchain-based financial ecosystem.

MicroStrategy purchased 520 BTC over the past week. The company also added $400 million to its USD reserves.

According to on-chain data, BlackRock deposited 1,241 BTC (approximately $80.07 million) and 7,547 ETH (approximately $13.29 million) to Coinbase about 10 minutes ago.

Aster has announced a trading competition with a total prize pool of up to 150,000 U to commemorate the listing of BTCU and ETHU, the first perpetual futures added through its autonomous listing vote. The total prize pool will range from 50,000 to 150,000 U, determined by cumulative trading volume, excluding market makers. Participants must register on the campaign page and disable their account privacy settings. All trades, including those made via Binance and Trust Wallet, will be eligible. Rewards will be distributed proportionally based on each participant's share of trading volume, with trades in BTCU and ETHU receiving a 1.5x weighting. The competition will run from June 22 to July 6, 2026.

Coinbase has announced the listing of Arcium (ARX).

Stani Kulechov, founder of the crypto lending protocol Aave (AAVE), argued that current UK stablecoin regulations make it difficult for UK-based issuers to operate and could ultimately drive them overseas. While he praised the Bank of England's (BoE) move to abolish the £20,000 per person holding limit for stablecoins, he pointed out that the rule requiring 30% of reserves to be deposited in a non-interest-bearing central bank account remains in place. Kulechov explained that if 30% of reserves cannot generate returns, it undermines the economic viability of issuing stablecoins, effectively having the same impact as a tax on issuers.

An analysis by The Crypto Basic suggests that major Bitcoin (BTC) cycle bottoms have historically formed in the wake of significant black swan events. The report noted that the 2014 Mt. Gox bankruptcy, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 collapse of FTX all coincided with the formation of BTC cycle lows. Consequently, the market is now watching to see whether another key macroeconomic or industry-level catalyst will be necessary to initiate a new bull cycle following the recent downturn.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that negotiations with Iran are proceeding very smoothly and have seen significant positive progress.

An address linked to the $575 million Hashflare investment scam has transferred 10,600 ETH, worth approximately $18.5 million, after being dormant for 3.5 years, according to on-chain analyst ZachXBT. Hashflare co-founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin pleaded guilty in 2025 and forfeited approximately $450 million in assets to the U.S. government. ZachXBT added the funds were subsequently swapped from Ethereum to Bitcoin using services such as HiFiSwap and Near Intents and appear to have already been laundered.

Cryptocurrency trading service startup Fomo has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Index Ventures. The round included participation from Union Square Ventures, Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus, Discord CEO Hummam Sakhnini, and Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz. This funding round values Fomo at $550 million.

Perpetual futures linked to traditional finance (TradFi) assets now account for approximately 10% of total stablecoin trading volume, according to Binance CEO Richard Teng. In a post on X, Teng explained that stablecoins are rapidly becoming a key tool for settling stock-related transactions 24/7. He added that users can bypass delays common in traditional banking systems and save an average of 3.6%, or about $40, per transaction on withdrawal and conversion fees.

According to officials, U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak in Switzerland after his first meeting with Iran.

Coinbase announced it will list perpetual futures for Anthropic and OpenAI at 11:00 a.m. UTC on June 22.

U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $226.8 million in net outflows last week, marking their sixth consecutive week in the red, according to SoSoValue data. The cumulative net outflow over the past six weeks has reached $5.94 billion, the longest streak of weekly outflows since the products were launched. However, the weekly outflow volume has decreased from $1.72 billion in the first week of this month to $227 million last week. Jeff Ko, a senior analyst at CoinEx, suggested that the current trend indicates selling pressure is mostly exhausted rather than accelerating. He analyzed that a significant portion of the net outflows is due to the unwinding of interest rate basis trades and arbitrage positions, not a departure of spot demand. Meanwhile, Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE, suggested that investors appear to be shifting funds to AI-related stocks, reflecting high interest in the SpaceX IPO and the AI industry.

Iran and the U.S. have begun technical negotiations in Switzerland for a memorandum of understanding (MOU), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei confirmed today, according to a Xinhua News Agency report citing Iranian media.

Binance Alpha has announced the listing of Arcium (ARX).

OKX's Bitcoin holdings have decreased by 10.51% over the past seven days, the largest decline among major exchanges, according to data from ChainCatcher. Over the same period, Kraken recorded the highest increase, with its holdings growing by 1.34%. In terms of asset flows based on Proof of Reserves, Binance saw the largest net outflow with $426 million. Bitfinex and MEXC followed, with net outflows of $99.74 million and $48.57 million, respectively. In contrast, Gate, Bybit, and OKX registered net inflows of $227 million, $180 million, and $145 million, respectively.

Bank of America (BofA) has revised its forecast for the Federal Reserve, now expecting three 25-basis-point interest rate hikes in September, October, and December 2026. This marks a shift from the bank's previous projection that the Fed would hold rates steady for the remainder of the year.

Web3 social wallet project AntFun has announced the closing of a $5 million strategic funding round. The round saw participation from MH Ventures, Zera Ventures, Juala Capital, X21 Digital, and Becker Ventures. AntFun stated that it plans to use the funds to enhance its social-based Web3 wallet and expand its ecosystem.

Tokyo police have arrested Hu Xiaowei, a senior executive of the Cambodia-based fraud network Prince Group, Asahi Shimbun reported. The arrest was made on charges of false residency registration. Prince Group is accused of a $15 billion scheme involving Bitcoin investments and pig butchering, a type of romance investment scam. U.S. authorities have previously sanctioned the group and 146 related entities. Japanese authorities are now investigating the circumstances of Hu's fraudulent registration and are expanding their probe into Prince Group's broader activities within Japan.