Solana (SOL) price edges below $70 at press time on Friday, extending its losses for the fourth straight day this week. The institutional demand for Solana is building, with steady inflows so far this week and Morgan Stanley’s amended S-1 filing for a Solana-focused Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

BNB (BNB), formerly known as Binance Coin, continues to extend its losses, trading below $573 at the time of writing on Friday, losing over 7% so far this week. Muted institutional demand, rising short bets and falling Open Interest (OI) signal growing downside bias.

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, told Galaxy Research that AI may pose an existential risk to humanity, but not to crypto. His argument is that digital assets could become the financial rail for autonomous AI systems before traditional banks are ready for machine-driven payments. The Galaxy Research interview, released on June 18, covered Bitcoin’s...

Cardano (ADA) remains under pressure, trading below $0.165 at the time of writing on Friday, losing over 11% so far this week. Weakening derivatives metrics and deteriorating on-chain data support further correction on ADA.

The broader cryptocurrency market feels the weight of strained US-Iran negotiations, pushing Bitcoin (BTC) below $63,000 on Friday. Israeli missile strikes over Lebanon bend the first clause of the peace agreement, raising concerns over the renewed passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Solana has managed to surpass all other blockchain networks in terms of the number of wallets that hold tokenized real-world assets (RWA), with a record of 285,971 RWA wallets reported as of June 18, according to the statistics provided by RWA.xyz. This development is particularly important for the whole crypto ecosystem as it shows where...

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) are trading under pressure on Friday as risk-off continues to weigh on the broader cryptocurrency market. BTC has fallen more than 4% so far this week, and ETH is extending losses, trading around $1,700.

OpenAI has launched enhanced usage analytics and updated spend controls for ChatGPT Enterprise on Thursday, giving corporate administrators better tools to monitor AI credit consumption and set important budget caps across their organizations, as institutional AI spending continues to hit new highs. These new features address a growing pain point for large companies, as the...

SpaceX is plotting to raise at least $20 billion through its first investment-grade bond offering, with investor calls expected as early as next week, according to Reuters and Bloomberg. The newly public company is reportedly seeking to replace temporary financing tied to its acquisition of Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI. The bond sale would help...

Following months of crashing prices and macro-driven fragility, Ethereum saw mixed performance across key metrics in the first quarter of 2026, according to Token Terminal.

Massive names have recently shipped wallets built for AI agents. Metamask announced its AI agent wallet just last week and Coinbase has been running one since February. The infrastructure is well and truly here, working and processing millions of transactions. We ran a poll on whether our readers would actually use it.  What Has Actually...

The Federal Reserve Board, in conjunction with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), has proposed requiring permitted payment stablecoin issuer

G7 leaders meeting in Évian used their joint statement on geopolitical issues to renew calls for joint action against North Korea's cryptocurrency thefts and wider cybercrime.

SpaceX shares are falling because the first burst of IPO buying is fading and traders are already looking at a much larger supply of stock coming later. The price dropped 3.57% on Thursday, after a 5% loss on Wednesday. That ended a wild stretch that pushed the company into the top tier of global market...

Microsoft is occupying a unique position in the US-China AI rivalry by selling OpenAI’s GPT models to Chinese internet giants through its Azure cloud service.  Although OpenAI and Anthropic refuse to enter the market directly, companies like ByteDance, Ant Group, and Tencent can still access their technology thanks to Microsoft.  How big is Microsoft’s AI...

The European Union has reduced the scope of its latest data center procurement, a move that highlights the growing mismatch between the bloc’s stated AI ambitions and its ability to deliver on them. On June 3, the European Commission unveiled its Technological Sovereignty Package. The package is a legislative bundle targeting cloud computing, semiconductors, and...

Yesterday, June 17, shareholders of the French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B approved a massive fundraising plan, authorizing the issuance of up to €5 billion in new equity and €100 billion in credit instruments. This decision grants the firm one of the largest capital-raising mandates ever seen among European cryptocurrency firms. What is Capital B...

Andrew Tate lost about $95,478 on a leveraged Bitcoin trade and was liquidated eight times on Hyperliquid within 24 hours, Arkham Intelligence reported. The kickboxer closed a losing long position on June 17, then quickly returned with another large bet. His new trade was a 40x Bitcoin short worth roughly $934,000. The loss drew attention...

The Oman Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has launched a state-backed bitcoin mining pool OmanHash.om, that every licensed miner in the country must now use in their mining operations. According to Oman’s newly set up regulatory framework, OmanHash.om is now the only mining pool for licensed operators in the Sultanate. Mining pool operation...

Fully electric cars grabbed their biggest-ever slice of the European market in May, as government support, cheaper-running costs and steeper petrol prices pushed more buyers toward battery power. Across 17 European markets, battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations climbed 34.4% compared with a year earlier, hitting 212,387 cars. That gave fully electric models a 23.6% share...

Top crypto exchange, Kraken, has launched on-chain trading via its mobile app for almost 2,500 Solana-based tokens, giving users in the United States and over 100 other countries access to trading digital assets on the Solana DEX without requiring a new wallet. The exchange is using embedded wallet infrastructure from Privy and will route the...

Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) continue to slide on Thursday as prevailing bearish sentiment dominates the crypto market. XMR declines for a third straight day and remains under $330, reflecting sustained selling pressure.

Police in Marseille, France said they arrested four suspects over the weekend after they interrupted what appears to be a crypto robbery that was escalated into a kidnapping attempt as the accused reportedly held two women hostage. News of the arrests, which first appeared in the local French newspaper La Provence, marks the first instance...

Bybit has put out a measured statement saying it is engaging the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) directly to understand the basis for its listing on the financial regulator’s Investor Alert List.  Being placed on the Investor Alert List means that Bybit is not licensed to serve local users, despite the company already blocking Singapore...

Ethereum had a strong Q1, and retained some of the momentum in Q2 to date, driven by active lending activity and growing RWA tokenization.

Ripple (XRP) ticks down below $1.20 with short-term support at $1.16 intact at the time of writing on Thursday. An early-week rally was rejected at $1.28, weighing on sentiment as traders broadly de-risked.

The Strait of Hormuz could reopen on Friday and release crude trapped across the Persian Gulf. Traders expect the extra supply to push Middle Eastern oil prices lower. Gulf producers already increased exports this month through ship-to-ship transfers near the United Arab Emirates and Oman, pushing regional grades below benchmark prices on Tuesday. The reopening...

Cryptocurrency prices are broadly moderating downwards on Thursday, as market participants assess the impact of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish monetary policy stance. Bitcoin (BTC) edges lower, with support at $64,000 holding.

Crypto cards and its usage has gained significant traction over the past year and the total volume in this sector is about to reach a massive milestone. As of June 17, cumulative crypto card volumes are on the verge of breaking the $10 billion mark, currently sitting at $9.898 billion according to data from paymentscan.xyz....

iShares BITA (Bitcoin Premium Income ETF), by BlackRock, made its debut on Nasdaq on June 16, 2026. BITA provides investors with access to monthly cash payouts in the form of premium income from Bitcoin using covered call options. This investment vehicle will provide an annual yield of 15%-25%, which sparked debate in the crypto space...