Institutional Bitcoin demand is showing fresh signs of fatigue, with K33 Research reportedly flagging a record drawdown in global Bitcoin ETP holdings and rolling one-year flows turning negative for the first time since 2023. TL;DR K33 Research reportedly says global Bitcoin ETP holdings are down 8% from their peak. Rolling one-year flows have turned negative…

DeXe (DEXE) has recorded a major increase in on-chain activity as the protocol continues to rank among the strongest-performing large-cap crypto assets in recent months. According to data shared by Santiment, DEXE recorded 18 whale transactions worth over $100,000 and 298 active addresses, both all-time highs. The network also added 86 new wallets, which is…

The regulatory fight over prediction markets has moved into another federal courtroom, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission suing Kentucky officials in a case that could shape how event contracts are treated across the United States. TL;DR The CFTC has reportedly sued Kentucky regulators over enforcement actions tied to Kalshi and Polymarket. The agency is…

Decentralized finance is going through a reset after another stretch of shrinking liquidity. Aggregate DeFi total value locked has reportedly fallen sharply in 2026, pulling the sector back toward levels that reflect cooler yields, lower risk appetite, and a less forgiving market backdrop. TL;DR DeFi TVL has reportedly fallen around 39% in 2026, bottoming near…

Coinbase may not be finished shopping after its Deribit acquisition. The exchange’s chief executive has signalled that the company remains open to further deals as it tries to deepen its reach in crypto derivatives and expand beyond its core US spot-trading base. TL;DR Coinbase has closed its $2.9 billion Deribit acquisition, strengthening its crypto derivatives…

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Arab Emirates, June 25th, 2026] Solstice to launch aiUSX, a yield-bearing asset that lets companies help finance the buildout with the capital they already hold for AI. TensorX and Solstice today announced a partnership to finance European sovereign AI infrastructure. TensorX and Solstice will work together to create a facility…

The prolonged bear market has been brutal for countless altcoins, with Cardano’s ADA being particularly affected. Several hours ago, it dropped below $0.14 for the first time since late 2020, and it currently trades at around $0.147. Meanwhile, ADA’s market capitalization fell to approximately $5.5 billion, meaning the token is no longer among the 20…

Kalshi is reportedly seeking fresh funding at a valuation of around $40 billion, a striking figure that shows how quickly prediction markets have moved from niche trading venues to one of the most closely watched corners of financial technology. TL;DR Kalshi is reportedly in talks to raise capital at a valuation of about $40 billion.…

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands Strategy Inc. (MSTR) fell more than 9% at times on Thursday to its lowest level since March 2024, extending a five-day collapse of nearly 30% as Bitcoin broke below $60,000 and a securities investigation targeting the company became public. Shares of the…

Bitcoin Magazine Trezor Academy Releases Documentary on Africa’s Bitcoin Economy, Opens Education Donations While Western financial media has spent much of 2026 tracking Bitcoin’s crash from its October 2025 all-time high near $126,000, Trezor Academy has released a documentary that documents a different story.  Seeding Bitcoin: Trezor Academy and Africa’s Bitcoin Revolution follows educators, merchants,…

Aave governance is weighing a proposal to bring savings GHO, or sGHO, across chains, a move that could make the protocol’s yield-bearing stablecoin product easier to access beyond Ethereum mainnet. TL;DR Aave governance is considering an ARFC proposal to launch sGHO cross-chain. The proposal uses Chainlink CCIP while keeping Ethereum mainnet as the main source…

Bitcoin miners significantly increased their transfers to Binance during June. Data suggests that the total miner inflows to the exchange have surpassed 150,000 BTC. According to CryptoQuant, the figure marks the highest level of miner deposits to Binance in more than four months and points to a sharp rise in activity from wallets associated with…

Ripple’s dollar-backed RLUSD stablecoin is now available in Japan through SBI VC Trade, adding a regulated Asian market to Ripple’s stablecoin push. TL;DR Ripple says RLUSD is live in Japan following regulatory approval. SBI VC Trade is the distribution route for the launch. The rollout gives Ripple a regulated Asian stablecoin foothold while competition in…

Bitcoin Magazine Matt Corallo Urges Bitcoin Projects to Exit GitHub After Rust Lightning Ban GitHub has been the home to Bitcoin Core and many other software projects in the Bitcoin industry for over a decade, but it was not the first collaborative version control platform to host the digital currency’s code, and it may not…

The self-proclaimed Dogecoin killer followed the red wave sweeping through the broader crypto market, with its price collapsing to its lowest level since May 2021. In a sudden twist of events, though, it reclaimed its position as the second-biggest meme coin. Trailing Behind DOGE Again SHIB has slipped by another 15% over the past week…

The American Arbitration Association’s Legal Context Protocol is being pitched as a legal wrapper for autonomous AI agent payments and commercial transactions. TL;DR AAA has introduced a Legal Context Protocol for AI and agentic commerce. The idea is to attach legal terms and dispute pathways to autonomous transactions. The development matters as AI agents begin…

Bitcoin Magazine Perception Exits Beta With Four Digital Asset Integrations Perception, a real-time narrative intelligence platform for digital asset firms, has exited beta and announced integrations with BitGo (NYSE: BTGO), Swan, Relai, and Bitcoin Well (TSX.V: BTCW). The four companies embedded Perception’s data layer into their internal AI workflows during the beta period, ahead of…

According to analyst Shanaka Anslem Perera, the story everyone has been telling about Bitcoin (BTC) this year, that big money fled to gold and left crypto behind, is wrong. He laid out the actual flow of data in a post on X, showing how the picture is considerably different from what the rotation narrative suggests.…

TRM Labs says CoinEx processed billions in Iran-linked crypto flows, putting exchange compliance and sanctions screening back under the spotlight. TL;DR TRM Labs traced $3.84 billion in Iran-linked activity through CoinEx. The report links the flows to sanctioned entities and Iranian exchange infrastructure. The finding adds pressure on offshore exchanges as sanctions enforcement expands across…

Polish-founded crypto exchange Kanga has reportedly secured a Latvian MiCA license, giving the company a regulatory route to offer crypto-asset services across the European Union under the bloc’s new unified framework. TL;DR Kanga has reportedly obtained a Class 3 MiCA license in Latvia. The authorization could allow the exchange to passport services across all 27…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitplanet Signs Agreement with Antalpha to Launch Bitcoin Mining Operations Bitplanet Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nasdaq-listed fintech company Antalpha and its mining ecosystem partners to enter the Bitcoin mining business, the company announced. Under the agreement, Bitplanet will deploy KRW 15 billion (approximately $10.8 million) in Bitcoin mining equipment…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Pool DMND Mines First Known Stratum V2 Block; GoMining Constructs Its Own Template Bitcoin mining pool DMND has mined the first known Bitcoin block produced using the Stratum V2 protocol, a technical milestone that shifts control over block construction from pools to individual miners. The block — number 955,318 — was…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Flash Crashes from $61,000 to $58,000 as Market Waits For Support Bitcoin price plunged to an intraday low of approximately $58,000 Thursday morning before staging a partial recovery, as a bear market that began after October’s all-time high shows no clear signs of exhaustion — and a closely watched long-term valuation…

Bitcoin Magazine SBI Holdings Agrees to Acquire Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank in $288.6 Million Deal SBI Holdings has signed agreements to acquire all shares of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank in a deal valued at 46.7 billion yen, or approximately $288.6 million, the companies announced on June 24.  The transaction will make Bitbank a wholly owned…