Estonia has set out to become the first country to create IDs for AI agents in an effort to avoid losing control over the technology, which is spreading fast in its digitally advanced society. The move, aimed primarily at ensuring accountability while using artificial intelligence, was announced this week and is already raising questions about...

U.S. margin debt surged to a new record in May, recording an increase in investor borrowing as stock markets continued to set new highs. Data released by FINRA showed margin debt rose by $112 billion during the month, bringing the total to $1.42 trillion. The increase marked the second consecutive monthly gain and pushed borrowing...

Macroeconomic headwinds continue to weigh heavily on the cryptocurrency market on Friday, prompting major assets like Bitcoin (BTC) to pare earlier gains and extend losses after June’s brief relief rally.

Misconfigured website data and a separately leaked registration list have led to the discovery of Dialog, a private network co-founded by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, according to multiple reports.  The private group consists of high-profile individuals such as U.S. officials, tech executives, military leaders, and Hollywood figures. What is Dialog and who is in it? ...

GLM-5.2 launched by Z.ai, described by the firm as an open-weight large language model (LLM). It reportedly leads other open-source LLMs in Artificial Analysis, ranking in the top three of all LLMs in the world. It means that GLM-5.2 is very close to the cutting-edge LLMs created by Anthropic and OpenAI. This release can affect...

The Ethereum Foundation has been put on notice of “urgent challenges” brewing beneath the surface, according to Trent Van Epps, a former core development coordinator at the organization from May 2021 to April 2026.  In the X article that Van Epps shared, developer funding at Ethereum could enter crisis mode in a matter of three...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has tracked a Windows cryptocurrency clipper, dubbed CryptoBandits, that's been active since February 2026.

Bitcoin (BTC) is set to end the week in the red, trading near the 200-Week Simple Moving Average (SMA) at around $62,300 on Friday. Institutional selling persists, capping BTC’s recovery as spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) point to a sixth consecutive week of outflows.

U.S.-Iran talks were called off after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, and JD Vance canceled his Switzerland trip. Brent fell to $79.49, while WTI slipped to $76.36 as peace hopes weakened. Iran allowed tankers carrying more than 12 million barrels through Hormuz without firing on ships. Asian markets were mixed, OPEC stayed bullish on oil demand,...

Uniswap increased its activity in the past few months, after turning UNI from a governance token to a revenue-sharing asset. RWA tokenization is also set to drive daily activity.

Sui (SUI) price continues to lose its ground for the fourth straight day, inching closer to $0.7000 at press time on Friday.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested feedback from market participants on whether the reporting requirements of the Commission for security-based swaps transactions are still applicable to products and trading structures that exist today. SEC X announcement on June 18 is in keeping with the collaboration between the SEC and the CFTC to eliminate...

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...

Today, Hsiao-Wei Wang stepped down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation. Her departure now follows at least eight executives leaving the organization over the past five months. Wang spent eight years with the Ethereum Foundation. She joined the Foundation’s research team in 2017 and got promoted to co-executive director in April...

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...