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AI-based crypto payments platform AI Pay With Crypto said on June 11 that it had secured strategic investment from Animoca Brands and other investors. Participants in the round included Animoca Brands, Titans Ventures, Castrum Istanbul, Adaverse and
DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Singapore’s largest bank, plans to launch a physical gold-backed tokenized product for retail investors. CoinDesk reported on June 11 that DBS aims to roll out DBS Physical Gold Tokens in the second half of 2026. DBS will dir
Woori Bank is partnering with fintech startup CrossHub to develop a digital wallet for foreign visitors to South Korea. The companies also plan to test domestic payment services using foreign currency-based stablecoins. Woori Bank said June 11 that i
Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows on June 8. Data compiled by Trader T showed spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net inflows of $68.2 million. Fidelity's FETH and BlackRock's ETHB led the gains with net inflows of $28.57 million a
Humanity said it had confirmed that a foundation member’s private key was stolen in a hacking incident earlier on June 9. Humanity Protocol co-founder Terence Kwok wrote on X that the project had identified a security breach involving the theft of a
Pump.fun’s new rewards service is facing criticism as users take on increasingly extreme missions to promote their meme coins. CoinDesk reported on June 9 that a Pump.fun user known as Arivu recently took part in the platform’s “Pump.fun GO” rewards
Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor shared a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings on his X account on June 7, writing, “A good time to add more dots.” Strategy is considered the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. Saylor has repeatedly poste
Large quant trading firms are moving into prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. CoinDesk reported on June 6 that DRW has started building a dedicated trading desk for prediction markets. Crypto market maker Wintermute and IMC are also hir
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, said Bitcoin's recent price correction was driven by capital shifting into artificial intelligence companies and potential mega-listings such as SpaceX. In a video released on June 6, Saylor said market
Prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT launched a sharp public criticism of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes over his trading behavior. In a post on X on June 6, ZachXBT asked Hayes how much "exit liquidity" he had secured from followers over the past
Security engineer Taylor Hornby, who discovered a critical vulnerability in cryptocurrency Zcash, has added Monero to his audit list. CoinDesk reported on June 6 that Hornby replied on X, formerly Twitter, to a question about whether he planned to ex
Bitcoin’s recent decline hasn’t halted growth across the broader digital-asset industry, Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, on June 6, Armstrong said many people still assume the entire crypto marke
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, has continued to pull back near the $60,000 level, and a deeper decline could open a favorable buying zone for long-term investors, according to market analysis. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez wrote o
Huasheng Securities, a platform for cryptocurrency and overseas stock investing, is scaling back services for clients in mainland China as Chinese authorities widen a crackdown on offshore brokerages. The move follows Futu, Tiger Brokers and Longbrid
Morgan Stanley is teaming up with Galaxy Digital to offer high-net-worth clients a service that converts cryptocurrency holdings into spot exchange-traded funds. BlockBeats reported on June 5, citing Barron's, that Morgan Stanley's wealth management
Investors in China and Hong Kong are set to be restricted from subscribing to shares in SpaceX's planned initial public offering, Bloomberg reported, as Elon Musk's space company moves toward an IPO. Banks leading the offering have told members of th
Forward Industries, which uses Solana as its primary treasury asset, transferred about $31.9 million worth of the token to Coinbase Prime. Cointelegraph reported on June 5 that the company deposited 455,784 Solana into Coinbase Prime, Coinbase's inst
Concerns over a sudden surge in supply emerged after Lorenzo Protocol (BANK) minted an additional 52.5 billion tokens in about an hour. Crypto on-chain analyst ElonKely wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on June 5 that a total of 52.5 billion Lorenzo Prot
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, could drop below its February low as the token remains under heavy pressure, according to a report by crypto analyst Axel Adler Jr. In the June 5 report, Adler wrote that Bitcoin is retesting its February low near
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, is running into difficulties with its treasury strategy, Cointelegraph reported on June 5. Jack Pandl, head of research at Grayscale, told Cointelegraph that changes in Strategy’s approach are w
Korea Investment, OKX Become Joint Third-Largest Shareholders Exchange Maps Out Shift Into Global Blockchain-Based Finance Coinone Aims to Speed Up New Businesses in STOs and Stablecoins South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone said it has brough
President Donald Trump has told aides he will not restart a full-scale war with Iran unless an Iranian attack kills US troops, the Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper said on June 3 that Trump recently told advisers he could consider ending t
The European Union is considering new taxes on online gambling, crypto assets and digital platform companies as it seeks to fund its next long-term budget. Politico reported on May 30 that the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said in a
Cardano's ADA has slipped below a key support level underpinning its long-term uptrend, according to an analysis by Ali Martinez. Martinez wrote on X on May 30 that ADA has traded within a multi-year price channel since 2021, with the channel's lower
Bitdeer said in a post on X on May 30 that it mined 206.2 Bitcoin this week. The company sold all of the newly mined Bitcoin. As a result, Bitdeer maintained a Bitcoin holding of zero.
Bitcoin and Ether declined despite the continued rally in U.S. stocks, underscoring a divergence between cryptocurrencies and broader financial markets. CoinDesk reported on May 30 that the S&P 500 rose for a ninth straight week, its longest weekly w
President Donald Trump said the US will not ease economic sanctions on Iran even if Tehran gives up its highly enriched uranium. In a phone interview with PBS on May 27, Trump was asked whether the current talks involve Iran abandoning highly enriche