A legacy Aztec Connect smart contract has been exploited for roughly $2.19 million, according to a post-mortem published by blockchain security firm SlowMist. The incident is a useful reminder that deprecated DeFi infrastructure does not simply disappear when a protocol moves on. If contracts remain live, immutable, and funded, they can still become targets —…

Bitcoin nearly reached $67,000 on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the US had helped broker a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, new data suggests that BTC holders are enduring one of history’s biggest paper-loss periods, yet panic-driven selling activity remains unusually muted across…

Bitcoin’s latest rebound is getting some help from on-chain data. TL;DR Bitcoin whale activity is back in focus after large holders reportedly moved more than 11,000 BTC off exchanges. The move comes as traders watch a seller-exhaustion metric that has previously appeared near important market resets. The setup is constructive, but it still needs price…

Ripple’s cross-border token continues to make headlines today, as its price has been on a consistent uptrend that lasted hours and peaked at almost $1.30 minutes ago. The latest more bullish development came earlier today when a major crypto exchange listed the company’s stablecoin, which also includes a pair against XRP. XRP’s Bullish Move CryptoPotato…

Bitcoin’s recovery has brought the bottom debate back into focus, but one institutional view is keeping the question simple: watch demand, watch ETF flows, and watch oil. TL;DR Standard Chartered’s Bitcoin outlook is focused on three confirmation signals: corporate buying, ETF flows, and oil prices. The framework matters because it connects BTC’s chart to real…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price and Crypto Stocks Surge as Iran Ceasefire, Strategy’s $100M Buy Collide With Fed Week Bitcoin price climbed to a two-week high Monday as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire removed one of the market’s most persistent macro overhangs, sending crypto-linked equities surging ahead of what traders are framing as the week’s real test: Federal…

Charles Hoskinson said that a disputed stash of 1,096 BTC from Cardano’s early crowdfunding days was used to pay for an audit in 2016/2017. The Cardano founder made the revelation during a recent livestream AMA, in which he talked about governance, Discord, and community management. Hoskinson Clarifies Questions in AMA Cardano’s crowdsale, which ran from…

Nearly all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies have recorded substantial gains over the last 24 hours, boosted by news of the peace deal between the United States and Iran. Hyperliquid (HYPE) stands out among the top performers, with its price spiking by 12%. Some analysts believe it may jump even more in the following days,…

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Bitcoin’s quantum-risk debate is no longer just a theoretical developer conversation. TL;DR A Coinbase-linked quantum-risk discussion has put Bitcoin address reuse and legacy cold wallets back in focus. The issue is not an immediate break of Bitcoin, but a long-term custody and migration problem. Large holders, exchanges, and institutions have the strongest reason to care…

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo Joins Fortune 500 with $16.2B Revenue, Marking Milestone for Regulated Bitcoin Infrastructure BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) has been named to the 2026 Fortune 500, becoming the first true digital asset infrastructure company to reach the list. The debut comes just five months after the company went public on the New York…

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Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Launches CFTC-Regulated Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures for U.S. Traders Kraken has switched on perpetual futures trading for eligible U.S. clients on Kraken Pro, bringing the most-traded crypto derivatives product under domestic regulatory oversight for the first time at scale. The contracts are listed on Bitnomial, a CFTC-licensed exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage…

Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic has said that if the United States and Iran actually sign a peace deal on June 19 as has been reported, it could mark the start of a major rally across risk assets, considering how they behaved when past conflicts ended. His argument is that, as the most volatile major…

Crypto regulation in Europe is moving from theory into the part that users actually feel. TL;DR The EU’s MiCA framework is moving deeper into its live compliance phase. Crypto service providers that are not properly licensed may face restrictions, wind-down plans, or user-access changes. For users, the key question is whether their exchange is authorized,…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Claws Back From the Brink as Iran Deal, Saylor, and Armstrong Signal a Turning Tide Bitcoin price entered the weekend somewhat battered and bruised, fresh off a gut-punch to $59,000 on June 5 — its weakest footing since October 2024 — and with no shortage of skeptics ready to call the…

The team behind Pi Network has remained consistent in its efforts to expand the ecosystem and strengthen the community through new initiatives and upgrades. PI’s price has finally staged a decisive rebound, mirroring the bullish conditions of the broader crypto market following the peace deal between the USA and Iran. What Happened Lately? The Core…

[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, British Virgin Islands, June 15th, 2026] Wallet V, a self-custody Web3 wallet, launched a public performance benchmark for the AI trading agents that its users have configured on the third-party decentralized derivatives platforms Hyperliquid and Aster. The benchmark publishes aggregate cohort performance and is hosted on the Wallet V website.…

Bitcoin has staged a notable recovery over the past few days after a sharp correction drove the asset toward a major demand zone around $60K. The rebound appears to have been fueled in part by improving macro sentiment following the preliminary peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which significantly reduced geopolitical uncertainty and boosted…

The Tom Lee-chaired former bitcoin miner turned Ethereum treasury company continues to increase its ETH holdings by purchasing over $135 million worth of the asset. Its total holdings have skyrocketed to 5,620,754 ETH, currently valued at around $10 billion, given the asset’s price today. This means that the company, whose average entry price is around…

Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Acquires 73 Bitcoin for $4.7 Million, Pushes Treasury to 19,105 BTC Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) has purchased 73 bitcoin at an average cost of approximately $63,646 per coin, for a total of roughly $4.7 million, the Dallas-based bitcoin treasury company disclosed in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange…

Bitcoin is back above the $65,000 area, and this time the move has a clear macro driver behind it. TL;DR Bitcoin moved back above the $65,000 area as traders reacted to easing geopolitical tension. The rebound came after macro risk appetite improved, with oil and shipping-risk fears cooling. The move is constructive, but BTC still…

Two weeks after announcing its first BTC sale in roughly four years, the Michael Saylor-founded business intelligence giant has reaffirmed its support for bitcoin, acquiring another 1,587 units for approximately $100 million. The average purchase price was just over $63,000, and the company has also increased its USD stash by another $100 million to $1.1…

The United States of America and Iran shook hands on a peace deal, which is about to be officially signed on June 19. The financial and crypto markets reacted positively to the news, with Bitcoin (BTC) spiking to a multi-week high of just over $66,000. The big question now is whether the leading digital asset…