Crypto

Lawmakers rejected an attempt to oust Prime Minister Fiala after a controversial $45M bitcoin donation to the state was accepted.

Bitcoin’s AVIV ratio and power law model point to a $330,000 cycle top for BTC price. Key takeaways: Bitcoin AVIV Ratio remains below historical peak levels, indicating a potential climb above $330,000 before a cycle top is confirmed. Over-the-counter Bitcoin holdings are down significantly in 2025, pointing to strategic accumulation by Strategy, Metaplanet, BlackRock and others. Read more

MapleStory N is banning thousands of hackers a day, as abusers try to make a quick buck off the Avalanche blockchain game.

Traders are seemingly shoring up their defenses.

SOL dipped 5% before stabilizing at $140, with technical indicators pointing to a potential upside breakout if resistance is cleared.

A head-and-shoulders pattern sets a $120 target for SOL, but bullish onchain data points to resilient longer-term fundamentals. Key takeaway: SOL’s daily chart forecasts a drop to $120, but data shows the level as a strong source of buyer demand. SOL (SOL) projects a bearish outlook on the daily chart after forming a bearish engulfing, and if the trend holds, SOL price could fall to $120. Read more

Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo acquitted of crypto fraud; judge says mismanagement but no proof of intentional deception.

As the world faces increasing economic woes from soaring debt and stubborn inflation to dwindling trust in financial institutions, Coinbase CEO says, “The world needs crypto, now more than ever.” He adds: “Debt is growing exponentially, inflation is crippling entire nations, economic freedom is declining.” Armstrong points to the astronomical level of U.S. federal debt, […] The post Coinbase CEO highlights 3 key reasons why the world needs crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The drop comes ahead of the Maxwell hard fork, which is expected to bring in a number of improvements, including transaction throughput.

The move comes as ARK added shares of AMD, Shopify, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

The company has not disclosed how many users were affected or whether any wallets were compromised as a result of the exploit.

Ethereum staking has reached a new milestone this week, with more than 35 million ETH, over 28.3% of the total supply, now locked into the network’s proof-of-stake system. The post Ethereum Staking Surges Despite Market Slump, Locking Over 28% of Supply appeared first on Cryptonews.

Rekt began life as free Ethereum NFT drop and now is a rising drink brand, with cans hitting 7-Eleven stores this week.

ADA slid 4% in the past 24 hours, with 24-hour trading volume jumping nearly 38.4% above the 7-day average.

A massive surge in Bitcoin Knots nodes hints at a brewing civil war in Bitcoin. If tensions escalate, the price could be the first casualty. Bitcoin Knots, first released by developer Luke Dashjr in the early 2010s, has long offered a more configurable and policy-agnostic alternative to Core. Currently, most nodes use the Bitcoin Core client to support the Bitcoin network. However, Bitcoin Knots has grown an impressive 638% since the start of the year, jumping from only 394 nodes to 2,909 nodes as of June 19. This massive growth rate started to see significant upticks in May and now makes up 13.24% of all the nodes supporting the Bitcoin network.  Bitcoin Knots’ recent popularity spike suggests that a non-trivial share of Bitcoin’s infrastructure operators no longer trust Core to define Bitcoin’s limits unilaterally. Read more

Eric Semler, chairman of Semler Scientific Inc., believes many hedge funds remain unconvinced about Bitcoin’s long-term viability beyond the Trump administration. The post Will Bitcoin Survive Without Trump? Hedge Funds Aren’t Convinced, Says Semler appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP has surged 300% since November, driven by ETF launches and SEC progress. Can bullish momentum survive resistance at $2.15 and sustain the rally? The post XRP Price Analysis: Can Regulatory Wins Sustain the Rally Beyond 300%? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ether bounces from intraday lows after a sharp 7.25% swing; 24-hour trading volume surged nearly 19% above the 7-day average, signaling heightened market activity.

The Internet Watch Foundation found that cryptocurrencies are the most commonly offered method of payment on child abuse websites.

A new OMFIF blog warns the UK is losing its early advantage in digital asset regulation, as the EU enforces MiCA and the US advances with the Genius Act. The UK’s unclear regulatory stance on digital assets is drawing sharp criticism from market participants, with some citing “policy procrastination” as a key reason the country is falling behind both the European Union and the US in the race to define digital finance. In a Friday blog post, John Orchard, chairman, and Lewis McLellan, editor of the Digital Monetary Institute at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), an independent think tank, argued that the UK has wasted its early-mover advantage in distributed ledger finance. The post, titled “The UK keeps missing the boat on DLT finance,”  said that the UK, once expected to set a post-Brexit gold standard for crypto regulation, continues to “talk un-specifically about regulation in the future.” Read more