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Ether price enters the most bullish phase of a powerful trading pattern, but bearish headwinds could stall the rally in the short-term. Key takeaways: Ether’s chart shows a “Power of 3” setup, with a price target above $5,000. Spot ETH ETFs recorded net inflows of 106,000 Ether last week, marking the seventh consecutive week of positive inflows. Read more
Europol reported that the investigation was ongoing, but authorities had made five arrests connected to a scheme that defrauded more than 5,000 people. The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, reported the arrest of five members of a “criminal network engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud.” In a Monday notice, Europol said the Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of its agency and law enforcement from the United States, France and Estonia, arrested five people allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud more than 5,000 investors out of 460 million euros, roughly $542 million at the time of publication. Authorities reported three arrests and searches on the Canary Islands, and two in Madrid on Wednesday. “To carry out their fraudulent activities, the leaders of the criminal network allegedly used a net of associates spread around the world to raise funds through cash withdrawals, bank transfers and crypto-transfers,” the notice reads. Read more
Bitcoin could break past $110,000 as inflation pressures mount, equities rally, and passive capital flows grow on potential S&P 500 rebalancing events. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price could surge as investors shift from fixed income to risk-on assets like crypto. Inflation concerns and Strategy’s potential S&P 500 entry may boost Bitcoin’s momentum. Read more
Onchain data points to a major Bitcoin price rally in the making, while short-term price weakness highlights the absence of “new” buyers. Key takeaways: Stablecoin inflow patterns mirror levels seen after the LUNA and FTX collapse. Pointing to fresh accumulation and the potential for a breakout rally. Bitcoin holds above $100,000, but new user activity is still low, indicating a “HODL” phase where holders are waiting for fresh demand to drive prices higher. Read more
A lower court ruling will stand in a case involving a Coinbase user who filed a lawsuit against the IRS after the crypto exchange turned over transaction data. The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving a Coinbase user alleging violations of his Fourth Amendment rights over data sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In a Monday notice, the country’s top court denied a motion to review James Harper’s case against the IRS and several of its officials. The case stemmed from the IRS compelling Coinbase to turn over data from certain users in a “John Doe” summons, resulting in Harper filing a lawsuit against the federal tax collection agency in 2020. Harper’s initial complaint alleged that the IRS and its officials conducted an “unlawful search and seizure of [his] private financial information,” in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution. Read more
REX Shares will launch the first US staked crypto ETF this week, giving investors direct exposure to SOL with staking rewards. The first US staked cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) will launch on Wednesday, allowing investors to hold Solana (SOL) and earn yield through staking. Two days after Cointelegraph reported that the REX-Osprey Solana and Staking ETF could launch imminently, issuer REX Shares confirmed on Monday that the fund is set to debut. As the name suggests, the REX-Osprey fund will give investors direct exposure to spot SOL along with staking income, potentially paving the way for broader institutional adoption of crypto. Read more
Bitcoin continues to face sellers at $109,000 even as most traders anticipate all-time highs and select altcoins rally at the start of the week. Key points: Bitcoin is facing selling near $109,000, but the shallow pullback suggests the uptrend may resume. BNB and HYPE are showing strength, having broken above their immediate resistance levels. Read more
Analyst Lyn Alden discusses whether Bitcoin has reached the top of the four-year market cycle and how to navigate the current macroeconomic uncertainty. Bitcoin has been stuck just above $100,000 for months and the question now is whether that level marked the top of the cycle, or if there’s still room to run. In our latest interview, macro analyst Lyn Alden breaks down where we might be in the current Bitcoin cycle, and why this one could look different from previous runs. While the classic four-year halving pattern has guided expectations in the past, she suggests that liquidity conditions and macroeconomic shifts may now be playing a more dominant role. The conversation touches on several key themes shaping the market today: the impact of political developments, the growing presence of corporate Bitcoin treasuries and whether institutional interest is changing the character of Bitcoin cycles. Read more
Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law allowing Texas residents to use the precious metals for “day-to-day financial transactions” starting in May 2027. Some Texas residents are already expressing skepticism about a recently passed law recognizing gold and silver as legal tender in the state, as well as “the establishment of a transactional currency” based on the precious metals. In a Sunday X post, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he had signed House Bill 1056 into law after passage in the state House of Representatives and Senate. The bill, expected to take effect on May 1, 2027, amends the state government code to recognize gold and silver as legal tender and for residents to use them in everyday transactions based on the comptroller’s determined value at the time. Abbott cited a clause of the US Constitution stating no state shall “make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts,” though the law would not prohibit Federal Reserve notes or other US currency for use as leg...
Robinhood is offering tokenized US stocks and ETFs on the Arbitrum blockchain to users in Europe. Robinhood’s push into real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining momentum, with the digital brokerage launching a tokenization-focused layer-2 blockchain and introducing stock token trading for users in the European Union. Built on Arbitrum, the new layer-2 network will enable the issuance of over 200 US stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) tokens, giving European investors access to US assets, Robinhood announced on Monday. Robinhood’s stock tokens will have zero commissions and be available for trading 24 hours a day, five days a week. Read more
XRP price teases a breakout ahead, with big overhead resistance between $2.20 and $2.30 still in place and several key support levels below. Key takeaways: Increasing institutional demand for XRP ETPs and persistent whale accumulation back the bullish case for XRP price. XRP must close above $2.30 on the daily chart to secure a push toward $3. Read more
Bitcoin price action slides between increasingly thick walls of exchange order-book liquidity with just hours to go before two key candle closes. Key points: Bitcoin approaches the monthly and quarterly close with a sea of order-book liquidity piling up. Shorts looked primed to be taken out, analysis argues, with a long-term resistance trend line in focus. Read more
“Most people aren’t equipped for true self-custody,” said Circuit’s founder and CEO, Harry Donnelly. While Bitcoin (BTC) is often heralded as the ultimate bearer asset, not everyone is prepared for self-custody in a world where convenient and seemingly trusted intermediaries still play a major role. Circuit, an enterprise-grade recovery solution for digital assets, is betting that more institutions will turn to its recovery system to protect against catastrophic losses. On Monday, the company announced the public launch of its institutional crypto recovery engine, powered by its Automatic Asset Extraction (AAE) technology. The system automatically transfers assets to a pre-authorized secure vault if a private key is lost or a threat is detected. Read more
Crypto's true value isn't in dismantling traditional finance, but in bridging it with decentralized innovation. The crypto industry can create a more open, efficient and resilient financial system that enhances, not replaces, established institutions. Opinion by: Zurab Ashvil, founder and CEO of T3RRA When people talk about crypto and decentralized technology, there's an underlying assumption that what's really being discussed is the replacement of traditional finance. Memecoins and speculative surges may dominate new cycles, but actual value is more likely to be found in building bridges. Read more
From Silk Road to today, dormant wallets and mixing tools are no longer enough to hide illicit funds onchain, as ZachXBT’s investigations continue to prove. In June 2025, Ross Ulbricht’s Bitcoin wallet received 300 BTC from unknown sources, sparking widespread curiosity about who sent them. Ulbricht is the infamous founder of the Silk Road, an online black market platform. The darknet marketplace facilitated sales of over 9.5 million Bitcoin (BTC) while operational between 2011 and 2013. Following its shutdown by the FBI, Ulbricht was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences. Read more
Big Ethereum holders are shrinking their balances while mid-sized wallets grow, signaling possible whale selling and potential downward pressure on ETH price. Key takeaways: Ethereum risks a 25% drop toward $1,600 after failing to break above a multi-year technical resistance. A whale moved over $237 million in ETH to exchanges, aligning with rising ETH inflows into Binance over five straight days. Read more
BitMine Immersion Technologies raised $250 million through a private placement to establish an Ethereum treasury, signaling a shift away from its previous Bitcoin-centric approach. Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion Technologies has secured a $250 million private placement to jumpstart its Ether treasury. BitMine signed a private placement for the purchase and sale of 55,555,556 shares of common stock for $4.50 per share, yielding gross proceeds of approximately $250 million before expenses, the company said in a Monday announcement. MOZAYYX led the raise, with participation from Founders Fund, Pantera, FalconX, Republic Digital, Kraken, Galaxy Digital, DCG, Diametric Capital, Occam Crest Management and Thomas Lee. The transaction is expected to close on Thursday, provided that conditions, including the authorization of the Supplemental Listing Application by the NYSE American, are met. Read more
Bitcoin adoption grew considerably in June, with 26 firms adding it to their balance sheets; meanwhile, Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 15%. This month, Bitcoin’s hashrate dropped 15% amid a summer heat wave that stressed the United States’ electricity grid. Crypto hacks and exploits have racked up record numbers, costing investors and platforms $150 million in June alone. Moreover, businesses have followed the example of vocal Bitcoin (BTC) proponent and Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor by adding BTC to their balance sheets. According to industry tracking services, there are now 250 companies that have some form of Bitcoin treasury. Regulators in Asia are softening their stance on crypto, with new laws carving out crypto tax exemptions and permissions for stablecoin issuance in four different countries, including Hong Kong and South Korea. Read more
More than 60 tokenized stocks are now live on Kraken, Bybit and Solana DeFi via Backed Finance’s xStocks. More than 60 tokenized stocks are now available on crypto exchanges Kraken and Bybit, as well as on Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. In a Monday announcement from Backed Finance, the company said its tokenized stocks product, xStocks, had launched with over 60 stocks becoming available on Bybit, Kraken and several Solana DeFi protocols, offering users exposure to traditional stocks via blockchain infrastructure. The stock selection is focused on blue-chip giants and crypto firms, emerging and established alike. Supported stocks include Netflix, Meta, Robinhood, Coinbase, Amazon, Nvidia, McDonald’s, Apple, Tesla and Microsoft, among others. Read more
Bitcoin's price hovered around $107,000, showing technical strength as BTC’s chance of rising to new all-time highs appears to be increasing, new analysis suggested. Key takeaways: Bitcoin price coils at $107,000 as liquidity builds up around the all-time highs. A support/resistance flip at $109,000 is a must for the bulls as new record highs become “inevitable,” analyst said. Read more5789 items