tl;dr: Over the course of the past 4.5 years, I’ve taken out ~$175,000 in personal loans and 0% credit card balance transfer loans to purchase 5 Bitcoin. I’ve paid ~$18,000 in interest. All loans were unsecured. No risk of liquidation. As mentioned in my previous (4 year) update, all loans were paid in full. This…

Celsius founder and former CEO Alexander Mashinsky has been permanently banned from trading in markets overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after a federal court approved a consent order resolving the regulator’s 2023 enforcement case against him. The order, entered by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York,…

Tokenized gold is moving deeper into crypto lending markets. Digital asset lender Ledn has added Tether Gold, or XAU₮, as collateral for loans, according to its official announcement. The move gives borrowers another way to access liquidity without selling a tokenized claim on physical gold. TL;DR Ledn has added Tether Gold as a supported collateral…

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan: Bitcoin Mining Costs Have ‘Worsened’ as BTC Trades Below Production Cost Bitcoin has traded below the estimated cost to mine it for five straight months, according to JPMorgan analysts, leaving roughly one in five miners unprofitable and pushing publicly listed operators to sell a record volume of coins. In a client note…

TL;DR Malta’s MFSA has opened a DeFi discussion paper under reference number 03-2026. The consultation explores DAOs, software-based organisational models, Guardian Agents, account abstraction, and DeFi’s interaction with MiCA. The paper is open for feedback until July 10, 2026, so it should be read as consultation material rather than final regulation. Malta’s financial regulator is…

The cryptocurrency market has once again been painted red over the past 24 hours, yet the meme coin SIREN has defied the bearish conditions by posting a triple-digit price increase. Still, many industry participants remain skeptical of the token and have cautioned investors to steer clear of it. Same Pattern, Different Day It was just…

Ethereum may be heading toward a funding crisis that could begin to emerge within the next three to nine months, according to former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps. In a recent article on X, Van Epps, who recently ended his five-year stint at EF, said the risk is not simply the result of a…

TL;DR 24X National Exchange has filed a proposed SEC rule change tied to tokenized securities trading. The proposal would allow eligible securities, including Russell 1000 stocks and certain ETFs, to trade in tokenized form through a DTC pilot program. The filing is still a proposal, not an approval or live product, but it shows how…

Bitcoin Magazine Prediction Market Kalshi Eyes IPO as Revenue Hits $2 Billion  Kalshi, the prediction markets platform that has become the dominant force in U.S. event contracts, is in informal talks with investment banks about a potential initial public offering, The Information reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the company’s financials. The disclosure caps a…

TL;DR Solana is testing an important support zone after a sharp pullback across major crypto assets. The $60-$65 area is now the key technical band traders are watching for signs of either stabilization or continuation lower. A recovery back above the recent rejection zone would ease pressure, but failure near $60 could invite another leg…

At the start of June, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization tumbled to their lowest levels in years. However, many analysts believe the cycle bottoms have not occurred yet. The big question now appears to be whether Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) will find its floor first, and here’s the take of one popular…

It was another eventful and volatile week in the cryptocurrency markets (and beyond), which began with promising news on the war front in the Middle East that all concerned parties had agreed to a deal. However, it’s not that simple. In the meantime, bitcoin’s price had struggled to break above $64,000 until Sunday evening, when…

TL;DR Planned US-Iran technical talks in Switzerland were postponed on Friday, adding another layer of macro uncertainty for risk assets. Crypto derivatives markets saw a sharp liquidation flush as Bitcoin slipped through nearby support during a thin-liquidity session. The key point for traders is whether BTC can quickly reclaim broken levels or whether the move…

Bitcoin Magazine Kevin Warsh Still Needs to Manage the Dollar, While Bitcoin Runs Automatically Kevin Warsh chaired his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and immediately showed his hawkish colors. Rates stayed steady, but the new Fed Chair made it clear he intends to prioritize price stability and reduce loose forward guidance. While…

Bitcoin is still under heavy selling pressure after breaking below a significant rising channel that had been guiding the price action since February, and there seems to be little stopping the asset from dropping lower. The latest rejection from a short-term resistance has accelerated downside momentum once again and is pushing BTC back toward the…

The US derivatives debate just moved into a much more important phase. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have opened a joint request for public comment on whether existing derivatives definitions still fit the products now coming to market. The request focuses on areas including swaps, security-based swaps, mixed swaps,…

Bitcoin Magazine Franklin Templeton Files for Two ETFs That Reinvest Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin Franklin Templeton has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two exchange-traded funds that channel corporate dividend payments directly into bitcoin, the latest sign of Wall Street’s push to embed cryptocurrency into traditional investment structures. The Thursday filing registers…

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week, Ethereum is up 2%, but that is hardly relevant given that the price has failed to reclaim the $1,800 resistance. Sellers returned there to keep the price locked in under this key level. With the uptrend halted,…

Morgan Stanley has lodged amended S-1 registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its Solana and Ethereum ETFs. The development is a positive sign of ongoing engagement with the regulator, while the final launch dates remain dependent on the review timeline. Morgan Stanley Moves Closer to ETH & SOL ETF Launch The Wall…

Arbitrum governance is weighing a proposal that could turn transaction-ordering data into a paid network product. A new Constitutional AIP on the Arbitrum Governance Forum proposes creating the Fast Feed, a subscription-based data stream for Arbitrum One. The feed would give paying subscribers earlier access to updates on transactions, their relative ordering, and related metadata…

A widely followed crypto analyst says XRP’s two-month Relative Strength Index (RSI) has dropped to the 50 mark, a level he’s calling the dividing line between a continued macro reset and the start of a fresh expansion phase. The call comes with the asset trading near $1.12, down nearly 5% over the past day and…

Hong Kong is moving its digital currency experiments into a practical corner of capital markets: derivatives margin. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing have launched a joint pilot project that uses e-HKD for advance margin payments in the derivatives market’s After-Hours Trading session. The test focuses on wholesale market infrastructure…

The controversial crypto project Pi Network remains highly active, with the team announcing major updates and ecosystem improvements. The OG meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) has been bleeding heavily lately, and certain factors suggest the sell-off may continue in the near future. Cardano’s ADA isn’t in great shape either, with some expecting further declines ahead. The…

[PRESS RELEASE – Vienna, Austria, June 19th, 2026] WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operating as WhiteBIT EU, announced today that it has obtained authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Austria. The authorization was granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). The Austrian authorization marks a key step in WhiteBIT’s European growth strategy and…