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A Monday filing would mark Strategy's fourth straight week of buying, after a 520 BTC purchase on June 22 that was its smallest recent tranche.

The bitcoin advocate said his crypto bottom claim is based on the fact that the traditional four-year halving cycle has changed, although several analysts continue to expect further downside.

The crypto bull shrugged off market skepticism by sharing a chart of the company's $50 billion stash and teasing that they are going to need more data points.

The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping reforms reshape the country's digital asset market.

Blockchain is becoming the financial layer for capital-intensive industries rather than just crypto-native speculation, Michael Anderson, the crypto venture firm's cofounder, said.

The token is down nearly 7% on the week with the altcoins falling harder. Bitcoin and ether are both ending the second quarter in the red, a back-to-back losing first half that runs against the usual pattern.

An exploit drained about $2.4 million in ADA from 374 addresses over three days through a flaw in SecondFi's wallet-generation software.

Bitcoin has long been lumped in with precious metals as a hedge against a weakening dollar. That trade is unwinding on a hawkish Fed, and bitcoin is falling alongside the metals it was supposed to rival.

Despite the trading platform’s restructuring and the wave of crypto companies making cuts, signaling a late bear market, Altcoin Pro’s Horst, Anderson and Zhuleku explain there’s no reason to panic.

Friday's $444.51 million net outflow capped a seventh straight negative week, the longest weekly run on record for the category.

The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.

The prediction markets giant is under investigation in connection with false or deceptive marketing practices, according to news reports.

Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or transfers from other accounts.

There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.

For years, investors had valued the firm well above its bitcoin holdings, giving Strategy massive flexibility to raise capital as needed — a situation Michael Saylor and team took full advantage of.

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse called Strategy's preferred-stock funding model "financial engineering" that distracted the market, pointing to STRC's slide to a record low as the evidence. He runs the company behind XRP, a bitcoin rival.

A rotation out of chipmakers lifted much of the stock market, with the equal-weight S&P 500 at a record. Crypto was not part of it. Ether fell 8% on the week and the memecoins dropped harder.

Strategy's STRC briefly fell to a record low of $71.40 on Friday, leaving the preferred shares about 25% below par.

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"Financial engineering does not drive long-term value ... long-term value of any digital asset is going to be driven by utility," said Garlinghouse.

Tokenized stock trading fueled fresh momentum across the Solana ecosystem, while Aave founder hinted at token buybacks coming under new framework.

Sol Strategies (STKE) climbed as much as 22% to a high of $1.20 on Friday, outpacing other crypto treasury stocks.

Bitcoin Magazine Billionaire Investor Jeremy Grantham: Bitcoin Will ‘Dwindle Away With a Whimper’ Jeremy Grantham doubled down on his long-standing Bitcoin skepticism, predicting the cryptocurrency will "dwindle away with a whimper." This post Billionaire Investor Jer

Base block production resumed as of 16:11 UTC, following an alert to another mainnet chain stall at 15:33 UTC.

Seeking to debut next week, Securitize will receive roughly $400 million after retaining more than 70% of its SPAC trust.

Senators are demanding for the CFTC to investigate Polymarket following reports that it paid creators to stage fake winning bets.

The company said its prediction markets vertical has generated approximately $3.4 billion in annualized consumer volume.

Industry leaders remain divided over MiCA, with some praising the framework while others warn it could limit customer access to liquidity.

Bitcoin Magazine Michael Saylor Responds to Scrutiny as Strategy Shares and STRC Hit 52-Week Lows Michael Saylor took to X to defend Strategy's long-term Bitcoin-focused strategy after MSTR and its preferred shares hit new lows. This post Michael Saylor Responds to Scrutiny as St

Bitcoin Magazine ‘I See Volatility as Opportunity’: Bitcoin Tests Critical Support as Key Level Hangs in the Balance Bitcoin is testing the critical $58,000–$60,000 support zone for a third time, with a break below could trigger a deeper decline. This post ‘I Se

Four Ethereum OG wallets that held 37,602 ETH since 2018 finally sold after watching $150M in unrealized profit evaporate at peak prices.

The firm also promoted Rajiv Patel-O'Connor to general partner as it expands beyond its traditional crypto focus.

Bitcoin fell to $58,000 on June 25 as hot PCE data stoked Fed rate fears and spot ETF outflows extended to a six-day streak.

Base delayed its Beryl mainnet upgrade to June 26 to give the B20 Activation Registry time to become fully operational.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands Strategy shares plunged some more today as Bitcoin fell to $59,000. This post Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands first appeared on Bitcoin Magaz

Bitcoin Magazine Trezor Academy Releases Documentary on Africa’s Bitcoin Economy, Opens Education Donations Trezor Academy released a documentary highlighting Bitcoin adoption across Africa and launched a donation program to fund Bitcoin education initiatives in the Global

Bitcoin Magazine Matt Corallo Urges Bitcoin Projects to Exit GitHub After Rust Lightning Ban Senior developers including Andrew Poelstra highlighted broken merge scripts, hidden diffs, and unreliable tracking, pushing Bitcoin projects toward self-hosted Forgejo solutions. This po

Bitcoin Magazine Perception Exits Beta With Four Digital Asset Integrations Perception exited beta and launched its digital asset narrative intelligence platform with integrations from BitGo, Swan, Relai, and Bitcoin Well, providing AI-driven market insights from over 1,000 curat

Bitcoin Magazine Bitplanet Signs Agreement with Antalpha to Launch Bitcoin Mining Operations Bitplanet signed an MOU with Antalpha to enter the Bitcoin mining space. This post Bitplanet Signs Agreement with Antalpha to Launch Bitcoin Mining Operations first appeared on Bitcoin Ma

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Jiko Group, Inc.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Pool DMND Mines First Known Stratum V2 Block; GoMining Constructs Its Own Template DMND mining pool and GoMining mined the first known Bitcoin block using Stratum V2's Job Declaration feature, allowing a miner—not the pool—to select transactions an

Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses

Federal Reserve notes with deep sadness the passing of Alan Greenspan

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc.