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Bitcoin’s blockchain is showing its strongest activity since late 2024, creating a rare split between rising network use and a weakening market price. CryptoQuant said in a note shared with CryptoSlate that its Bitcoin Network Activity Index has moved above its long-term trend for the first time since mid-2024. The index has climbed steadily since […] The post Bitcoin network activity has a dramatic rebound – hits highest since 2024 even as price struggles appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The planned offering would let customers bet on index moves as Coinbase and Robinhood expand in the sector.

A concentrated liquidity pocket below $59,000 raises the chance of a Bitcoin price sell-off to new 2026 lows, but data suggests bulls will absorb the dip. Bitcoin (BTC) is once again approaching its yearly low near $59,000 after a failed recovery attempt left bulls unable to reclaim key resistance levels. BTC traders are now anticipating new lows for 2026 as the price drifts back toward a major support zone. However, exchange inflows from mid-sized investors across Binance and Coinbase recently dropped to their lowest levels since April 4, easing further selling pressure. Liquidation data also shows more than $4 billion in leveraged positions concentrated near the $59,000 level, a setup that may lead to a downside liquidity sweep before a recovery rally towards the $68,000 range. Read more

Bitcoin miners double down on AI, tokenized RWAs top $43 billion, Ripple strengthens its African payments network and Sam Bankman-Fried loses his appeal. For years, Bitcoin miners were little more than leveraged bets on BTC prices. That’s changing fast. As mining margins tighten and demand for AI computing accelerates, the industry’s biggest players are discovering that access to power and data center infrastructure may be more valuable than hash rate. That shift gained further validation this week as Nvidia reportedly prepared a $20 billion bond sale to finance the next phase of its AI expansion, reinforcing the multi-year investment cycle that Bitcoin miners are increasingly positioning themselves to serve. Elsewhere, the tokenized real-world asset market continued to defy the broader crypto downturn, Ripple expanded its African payments push with an investment in Flutterwave and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried failed to overturn his fraud conviction. Read more

A former EF contributor says underinvestment today could create costly development setbacks that become visible within 18 months.

The disastrous day for Bitcoin firms' preferred equity offerings may have been due to unwinding of leveraged positions in STRC and SATA.

STRC, Strategy's perpetual preferred stock, traded as low as $82.61 on June 18 before recovering to $88.59, putting the security nearly 17% below its $100 stated amount at the intraday low. MSTR fell 3.4% to $112.53 during the same session, while Bitcoin traded near $62,730, down about 2.5%. Strategy designed STRC to hover around $100 […] The post STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.

How deep can BTC and ETH sink during this bear market?

Senator Hagerty wants a Senate CLARITY Act vote before July 4, but cloture hurdles, committee conflicts and an ethics dispute put August as the real target. The post Senate CLARITY Act Faces 3 Blockers With Under 9 Days Until July 4 Recess appeared first on Cryptonews.

Amazon is pulling out of "Artificial," a film about Sam Altman's brief ouster from OpenAI, not long after investing $50 billion in the firm.

Andrew Tate’s Hyperliquid wallet shows over $803,800 in all-time perps losses after repeated crypto WLFI liquidations. Andrew Tate, founder of the Real World, a company that sells online education courses on trading, lost nearly $100,000 while betting on Bitcoin (BTC) between Wednesday and Thursday. Key takeaways: Tate's wallet balance drops to $14,000 from $100,000 in a day. Read more

The Federal Reserve didn't change the interest rates, as expected, while the US-Iran deal uncertainty still hinges despite promises.

Aave handled $8.45 billion in withdrawals without freezing funds, but the episode raised fresh questions about hidden risks in DeFi lending. A stress test that showed both strengths and weaknesses When large sums leave a financial system quickly, hidden weaknesses often become visible. In traditional finance, such situations often lead to emergency lending programs, withdrawal limits or government-backed bailouts. Decentralized finance (DeFi) works differently. Read more

Researchers found malicious Wallpaper Engine downloads on Steam Workshop distributing infostealers, backdoors, and account-hijacking malware.

The community's reaction to the Ripple Swell 2026 announcement was immediate and hostile, they are not happy with how XRP is doing. The post Ripple Swell 2026 Sparks Holder Backlash Over RLUSD Priority appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin price action avoided volatility but failed to bounce from local lows after a hawkish Fed meeting and posturing over Strait of Hormuz control from Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $63,000 on Friday as markets adjusted to geopolitical and macro changes. Key points: Bitcoin takes a time-out near week-to-date lows after a broadly hawkish Fed interest-rate meeting. Read more

DefiLlama shows Pump.fun generated $108.3 million in gross revenue during the first quarter and $69.2 million in the second quarter to date, marking a 36.1% decline from the prior quarter's pace. The broader Pump stack, which includes PumpSwap and Terminal alongside Pump.fun, shows Q2-to-date gross protocol revenue of $179.3 million, 37.5% below the first quarter's […] The post Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin is still under heavy selling pressure after breaking below a significant rising channel that had been guiding the price action since February, and there seems to be little stopping the asset from dropping lower. The latest rejection from a short-term resistance has accelerated downside momentum once again and is pushing BTC back toward the […]

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week, Ethereum is up 2%, but that is hardly relevant given that the price has failed to reclaim the $1,800 resistance. Sellers returned there to keep the price locked in under this key level. With the uptrend halted, […]

The prediction market platform is reportedly exploring a public listing after surpassing $2 billion in annualized revenue as sports contracts face mounting legal scrutiny. Prediction market Kalshi is reportedly in early, informal talks with investment banks about an initial public offering (IPO), despite increasing regulatory scrutiny over sports betting contracts on these platforms. Kalshi is in early-stage talks to go public via an IPO after the platform surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, unidentified sources familiar with the matter told The Information, according to a Friday report. A spokesperson for Kalshi declined to comment on the matter. Read more