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Bitcoin has suffered a decisive breakdown from its multi-month rising channel, triggering a sharp sell-off that pushed the price toward a major support cluster around $65K. The rejection from the 100-day moving average and the inability to reclaim lost support levels suggest sellers remain in control in the near term, although BTC is now approaching […]

Sawyer confirmed that Standard Chartered’s full acquisition of the firm is on track to target a signing at the end of June and complete by the end of August.

A Zcash vulnerability could have allowed double-spending within the network's flagship privacy pool, though no exploitation occurred.

A Binance legal document disclosed a revenue-sharing agreement with Alpaca, which includes sharing 50% of the stock custodian’s order flow revenue with the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance disclosed a revenue-sharing arrangement with custodian and brokerage infrastructure API provider Alpaca, which has become a major infrastructure provider in the custody of tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Under Binance Securities Trading Terms published Tuesday, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca’s payment-for-order-flow fees and 65% of remaining profit from user stock lending after users are paid interest, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca’s payment-for-order-flow, or PFOF, fees and 65% of profit from user stock lending after the platform pays user interest. Alpaca provides brokerage, clearing and custody infrastructure for Binance’s stock trading product and is also a major infrastructure provider in tokenized US stocks and ETFs. The company raised $150 million at an $1.15 billion valuation for its b...

Vitalik Buterin is challenging one of DeFi's most familiar safety mechanisms: the automatic liquidation that closes a debt-backed position when collateral falls below the required backing for the loan. In a June 1 Ethereum Research post, Buterin proposed building synthetic, index-tracking assets on top of options, with collateralized debt removed from the base design. The […] The post Vitalik wants DeFi price crashes to stop triggering automatic liquidations appeared first on CryptoSlate.

It's the first 12-day outflow streak for spot BTC ETFs since they debuted.

Binance exchange said it will move NFT support from its exchange to its non-custodial wallet and offered users 30 days to migrate their NFTs. Binance announced it is shutting down support for non-fungible tokens on Binance Exchange and moving NFT management to its self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, Binance Wallet.  The exchange said this will offer NFT holders “easier access to Web3 and decentralized features,” according to a Wednesday announcement.   NFT Holders have until July 3 to withdraw their transferable NFTs from the platform before they become inaccessible. For non-transferable NFTs that can’t be withdrawn by design, Binance Academy will provide a PDF certificate of course completion. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Mahe, Seychelles, June 3rd, 2026] Whale.io is excited to announce the official launch of The Whale Printer, an on-platform staking system for the native $WHALE token. The feature enables eligible token holders to lock $WHALE for fixed periods in exchange for predetermined token rewards. The staking system is structured around three lock-up […]

Kraken and xStocks Alliance will let eligible users seek allocations in US IPOs at the offering price through tokenized shares in coming weeks. Retail investors will soon be able to participate in US initial public offerings (IPOs) at the offering price through a new tokenized equities program from Payward Services, a Kraken-affiliated company. In a Wednesday announcement, Payward Services said customers of Kraken and select members of its xStocks Alliance will be able to express interest in US-listed IPOs before companies go public and receive allocations of tokenized shares on listing day. According to the company, the shares will be issued at the IPO offering price and backed 1:1 by the underlying stock held in custody by a regulated entity, allowing eligible retail investors to access allocations that are typically reserved for institutional clients. Read more

Zcash Open Development Lab said the network briefly became unstable as miners upgraded, while the Zcash Foundation said there was no evidence of an exploit. Zcash developers temporarily suspended Orchard transactions after discovering a critical vulnerability in the privacy-focused blockchain’s latest shielded pool, then restored functionality through an emergency network upgrade. On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation said the vulnerability affected Orchard’s zero-knowledge proof circuit and could have allowed invalid state transitions within the pool. However, the Foundation said there was no evidence that the bug was exploited, no unauthorized value creation was detected, and user privacy was not affected. The fix was carried out through a two-step emergency upgrade. Zebra 4.5.3 temporarily disabled Orchard actions, while Zebra 5.0.0 activated the NU6.2 upgrade to re-enable Orchard with a corrected circuit, according to the Foundation.  Read more

The S1-COIN-25 physical bitcoin, part of Mike Caldwell's 2011-2013 mint, had its tamper-evident hologram peeled and the 25 BTC swept on-chain on Wednesday.

Orbs V5 Launches as L3 Hybrid on Ethereum & Arbitrum The post Orbs V5 Debuts as Layer 3 Hybrid on Ethereum & Arbitrum to Cut DeFi Gas Costs appeared first on Cryptonews.

Trezor and Tropic Square disclosed a TROPIC01 chip vulnerability found during a Ledger Donjon audit, saying the Safe 7 wallet and user funds remain secure. Hardware wallet company Trezor and chipmaker Tropic Square have disclosed a vulnerability in one of the secure elements used in Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet, saying the flaw does not put user funds at risk because the chip alone cannot expose a wallet. The vulnerability was identified during an independent security audit conducted by Ledger Donjon, the security research team at rival hardware wallet maker Ledger, according to a Trezor statement. Tropic Square provided the affected TROPIC01 Secure Element chip to the Ledger Donjon team for an independent audit. The companies said compromising TROPIC01 alone would not be enough to access a user’s wallet, PIN or funds. Read more

Russian ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 processed over $110 billion in transactions despite Western sanctions, according to CertiK. The Russian ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin continued to grow despite Western sanctions, processing more than $110 billion in cumulative onchain transactions, according to CertiK. CertiK said A7A5 captured about 43% of the global non-US dollar stablecoin market, and that its holder count rose from 13,000 to 29,000 wallets between February 2025 and May 2026. The security company described A7A5 as one of the clearest examples of a sanctions-evasion stablecoin ecosystem, linking it to Russian cross-border settlement companies. Read more

Bitcoin is back at a crossroads it has navigated multiple times in prior cycles, and this may be where the real test begins in this cycle. After weeks of trying to turn the low-$80,000s into a new recovery zone, BTC has returned to the $66,900-$68,000 area, the same band I have used through several recent […] The post Bitcoin returns to the price that capped 2021, defined 2024, and now tests the rally again appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple's XRP Ledger is also involved in the new initiative, alongside Ethereum, Solana, and others.

Strategy's bitcoin sale may have rattled markets, but the bigger issue is missing demand from new buyers, Citi said.

The figure is from a theoretical model proposed by Greg Foss in 2021 that treats bitcoin as a credit default swap on G20 sovereign bonds.

The FCA has urged clubs to rethink deals with unauthorized crypto and trading sponsors, warning that fans risk losing all their money and teams face legal and reputational fallout. Update (June 3, 1 pm, UTC): This article has been updated to include a comment from a spokesperson at BingX. The United Kingdom's financial regulator has warned football clubs, including those in the Premier League, to avoid sponsorship deals with unauthorized financial companies amid concerns that fans are being pushed toward risky crypto and trading platforms with no protections. In a Wednesday press release, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said several unauthorized firms, including crypto businesses and online trading platforms, are using football sponsorships to target “unwitting” supporters. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, June 3rd, 2026] Backed by Finvasia Group, Blockmaze bridges traditional finance and blockchain through compliance-first infrastructure designed to bring trust, transparency, and legal recognition to tokenised assets Blockmaze, the largest regulated ecosystem for tokenised assets backed by Finvasia Group, is setting new standards by building the most compliant infrastructure to […]