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Cointelegraph.com - 01:54 Jun 26, 2025
One of the victims identified in the police operation said she carried around $13,000 in cash at one point to send Bitcoin to scammers via crypto ATMs. Australian federal police said it has contacted over 90 Australians as part of a crackdown on criminal use of crypto ATMs, including pig butchering victims and suspected offenders. One of the victims was a 77-year-old widow who was scammed out of 433,000 Australian dollars ($281,947) in an online dating scam, Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, said on Wednesday. Australian public broadcaster ABC reported the widow was unaware that the Belgian man she’d been dating online for two years was a fraud until police showed up at her door. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:32 Jun 25, 2025
Invesco and Galaxy Digital have filed the initial documents to launch a spot Solana ETF, making the ninth similar entry to be put before US regulators. Update (June 26, 1:26 am UTC): This article has been updated to add information from Invesco’s filing and analyst commentary. The US could get nine Solana exchange-traded funds if regulators approve, as asset manager Invesco joined the group of firms looking to push exchange-traded products beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, Invesco and Galaxy Digital put forward the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF, which aims to track the spot price of Solana (SOL), currently the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:39 Jun 25, 2025
Analysts are bullish on ETH’s long-term prospects and ETF inflows, but futures data paints a different picture. Key takeaways: Ether drops 4% drop despite ETF inflows, and this shows traders are skeptical about a move back to $3,000. Negative funding and options metrics signal low confidence in ETH’s short-term price strength. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:02 Jun 25, 2025
Kalshi plans to use a portion of the funding to scale its technology team, CEO Tarek Mansour said. Kalshi, a prediction market and competitor to Polymarket, has reportedly closed a $185 million funding round that values the company at $2 billion, indicating growing investor appetite for the emerging sector. The round was led by crypto investment company Paradigm, with participation from venture capital companies Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital and other investors, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. CEO and co-founder Tarek Mansour said the funding will be used to expand Kalshi’s technology team and integrate its prediction contracts into more brokerage platforms. Currently, Kalshi contracts are available through Webull and Robinhood Markets. Prediction markets have gained traction as an alternative to traditional polling, with proponents arguing that they offer more accurate forecasts by aggregating the collective expectations of participants. Founded in 2018 by Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, Ka... -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:45 Jun 25, 2025
Several exchanges have announced MiCA licenses this year, following requirements being enforced in 2024 to offer digital asset services in the EU. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it can now expand its offerings and across European Union’s member states after securing a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. In a Wednesday notice, Kraken said it had received the MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing the exchange to offer regulated services to residents in the 30 European Economic Area member states. The approval followed Kraken securing a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license in February and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in 2023. “We believe trust is the most valuable currency in crypto, and it’s something you earn. Over the past several years, our team has worked tirelessly to meet the [Central Bank of Ireland]’s gold standard regulatory expectations,” said Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:43 Jun 25, 2025
Data shows spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are largely unhedged, pointing to real institutional investor conviction and BTC’s growing role as a macro-driven financial asset. Key takeaways: Avenir Group and Glassnode data conclude that a significant portion of spot BTC ETF inflows are unhedged, long-only positions, indicating genuine institutional conviction rather than reliance on short-term arbitrage strategies. BTC continues to behave like a traditional macro asset with strong correlations to equities, gold and liquidity cycles, while inversely tracking the dollar and high-yield credit spreads. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:29 Jun 25, 2025
Cynthia Lummis said she expects the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act to pass through Congress and be ready for the president’s signature by the end of the year. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis said she expects Congress to pass two pieces of crypto legislation related to stablecoins and market structure “before the end of this calendar year.” Speaking at the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Lummis discussed the progress of the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY Act, in the House of Representatives and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, in the Senate. Lummis said she would be “extremely disappointed” if the two bills did not pass through Congress by 2026. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:53 Jun 25, 2025
Federal Housing Finance Agency director William J. Pulte ordered the two government-sponsored enterprises to prepare to consider crypto for mortgage loan risk assessments. The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has ordered home mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider how to count cryptocurrencies as assets in their risk assessments for some home loans. FHFA director William J. Pulte told both of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in a letter on Wednesday to “prepare a proposal for consideration of cryptocurrency as an asset for reserves in their respective single-family mortgage loan risk assessments, without conversion of said cryptocurrency to U.S. dollars.” The order means the two GSEs could consider potential borrowers’ crypto holdings when they apply for a mortgage, which Pulte said “has not typically been considered” in mortgage risk assessments without first converting the crypto to US dollars. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:20 Jun 25, 2025
Bitcoin bulls appear poised to win the upcoming $20 billion options expiry, raising the chances for a rally to $110,000. Key takeaway: Bitcoin bulls aim to secure the $105K support as $20B in monthly options expire on Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) traders are closely watching the $20 billion monthly options expiry set for Friday. Although Bitcoin is down 1.5% over the past 30 days, traders who used options to hedge against downside risk were already bracing for a steeper decline. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:54 Jun 25, 2025
The move comes as a debate is unfolding in the UK on whether users should be allowed to buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards. United Kingdom-based bank Barclays will begin blocking crypto transactions made through its Barclaycard credit cards starting Friday, citing risks associated with cryptocurrencies volatility. According to the bank's website, the decision was based on concerns over volatile token prices and the lack of regulatory guardrails for investors. “We’re doing this because a fall in the price of crypto assets could lead to customers finding themselves in debt they can’t afford to repay,” said Barclays, adding that: A Barclays spokesperson declined to further comment on the decision. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:33 Jun 25, 2025
From robotic pets and digital currencies to virtual reality, some of the biggest innovations were once considered failures. Before they were in every home, some of the most essential gadgets of today were technological punchlines, too weird, too early, too expensive or just plain bad. In the ’90s and early 2000s, inventors and engineers dreamed big, but consumer tech often struggled to deliver on its promise. Whether it was a robotic pet that couldn’t love you back, a vacuum that kept slamming into furniture or a digital currency no one could figure out how to use, many of these innovations failed hard. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:20 Jun 25, 2025
Bitcoin price continues moving higher as a ceasefire between Iran and Israel holds and traders anticipate a round of interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve. Key points: Bitcoin’s relief rally rose above $108,000, but the bulls may struggle to push and sustain the price above the all-time high of $111,980. Several major altcoins have bounced off their recent lows but are not finding buyers at higher levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:41 Jun 25, 2025
In a Wednesday status conference, the judge overseeing the Terraform Labs co-founder’s case reportedly said he was “mindful of the GENIUS Act.” Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, facing criminal charges in US federal court, could see a change in his indictment based on bills currently moving through the US Congress. According to reporting from Inner City Press, Kwon’s lawyers and prosecutors met for a status conference before Judge Paul Engelmayer in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday. The judge reportedly said he was “mindful of the GENIUS Act,” suggesting that it could impact Kwon’s charges on securities fraud. The GENIUS Act, or the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, passed the US Senate on June 17, but still faces a possible vote in the House of Representatives before US President Donald Trump decides whether to sign the bill into law. The legislation, targeting regulations for payment stablecoins, could affect Kwon’s charges related to... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:23 Jun 25, 2025
A sharp drop in BTC inflows to Binance could play a role in Bitcoin possibly rallying to $120,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin inflows on Binance have dropped to 5,147 BTC, less than half of previous bear market levels, despite BTC trading above $105,000, signaling a possible decline in short-term selling pressure. Bitcoin has reclaimed its 50-day EMA, historically a signal for breakout rallies. Technical indicators, including rising spot CVD, point to strong spot demand and potential upside toward $120,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:00 Jun 25, 2025
Cointelegraph investigates how public companies are fueling Bitcoin’s rise with a high-stakes strategy that could supercharge the bull run or trigger the next crash. They’re being called “infinite money machines” by some, and “a ticking time bomb” by others. Welcome to the world of Bitcoin treasury companies, publicly traded firms that are rewriting the rules of corporate finance by converting capital into Bitcoin. These companies are leveraging gains to boost their stock price, and using momentum to buy even more Bitcoin (BTC). It’s a cycle that, so far, has been wildly profitable. At the heart of this movement is Strategy — formerly MicroStrategy — which holds more than 590,000 BTC valued at over $60 billion. The company has become one of the most prominent corporate holders of Bitcoin. And it’s not alone. Over 130 companies have added the cryptocurrency to their balance sheets, and the number keeps growing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:29 Jun 25, 2025
Shares of the crypto exchange are being fueled higher by rising Bitcoin prices, pro-industry regulation and steady revenue growth. Coinbase Global (COIN) stock extended its rally on Wednesday, setting a fresh 52-week high and coming within range of its record closing price from November 2021, as the broader digital asset industry followed Bitcoin’s lead. Shares of the crypto exchange rallied by as much as 7.1% Wednesday morning, reaching an intraday high of $369.25, according to Yahoo Finance data. COIN was last seen trading around $352 for a gain of 2%. The stock has also rebounded 133% from its April low, which occurred during a broad market sell-off sparked by US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:38 Jun 25, 2025
The head of the FHFA said his agency is considering how Bitcoin is counted in qualifying for a mortgage. The US federal home loan regulator is looking into how crypto holdings could help mortgage seekers qualify for home loans. The move comes amid a decline in the number of mortgage applications in recent years as the US experiences a housing crisis. In a statement on X on June 23, Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), said his agency will “study the usage of [sic] cryptocurrency holdings as it relates to qualifying for mortgages.” Homeownership has remained relatively stable over the last 50 years in the US, with around 62% of the population owning homes. However, the number of new applicants has seen a sharp decline in recent years. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:36 Jun 25, 2025
Bitcoin’s price moves closer to its all-time high, but liquidity shortage could trigger a breakout toward $165,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin is up 10% to $108,200 from $98,400 local lows, reclaiming key support. Bitcoin’s bull pennant on the daily chart targets 54% gains to $165,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:25 Jun 25, 2025
Bitcoin is creating a new paradigm as an emerging financial asset; several investors are contemplating a shift to adopting the asset for higher returns. Historically, sovereign bonds like the US Treasurys, Japanese government bonds and German Bunds have been go-to assets for risk-averse investors. They are usually perceived to be minimal-risk assets offering steady returns. However, since the emergence of Bitcoin 13 years ago, the narrative of Bitcoin as an alternative to bonds has been gradually growing in the minds of investors. The interplay between the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and the M1 and M2 money supply is also a significant consideration to help understand why some investors are shifting to Bitcoin (BTC). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:17 Jun 25, 2025
ETH’s two-week chart signals a bearish crossover, resembling a 2022 setup that preceded a 40% decline in the price of Ether. Key takeaways: Ethereum has printed its first two-week death cross since 2022, historically linked to a ~40% price drop. ETH faces downside risks while trading below two key trendlines. Read more
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