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Cointelegraph.com - 13:50 Jun 11, 2025
Bitcoin may see more upside if the world’s two largest trading nations finalize their tariff deal and end global economic uncertainty. Bitcoin is closing in on a new high, buoyed by renewed optimism that the United States and China have reached a final agreement on their long-awaited trade deal. The world’s largest trading economies have nearly completed their trade agreement, according to a Wednesday post on Truth Social by US President Donald Trump. “Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me,” Trump said. “We are getting a total of 55% tariffs, China is getting 10%. Relationship is excellent.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:17 Jun 11, 2025
Connecticut has joined the growing number of US states rejecting the notion of a state Bitcoin reserve, prohibiting government entities from making crypto investments and payments. Connecticut lawmakers unanimously passed a bill prohibiting state and local government divisions from accepting cryptocurrency payments and holding crypto assets. The House Bill 7082, titled “An Act Concerning Various Revisions to the Money Transmission Statutes, State Payments and Investments in Virtual Currency [...],” received bipartisan support and was signed into law on Tuesday. The bill document stipulates that “neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state” shall accept payments in cryptocurrency or purchase crypto assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:00 Jun 11, 2025
Users will eventually be able to transfer ASTR to any Superchain network, according to OP Labs’ Zain Bacchus. Japan’s Astar Network has become the first blockchain to implement the SuperchainERC20 standard for its ASTR token, in a move aimed at addressing longstanding interoperability issues between networks like Ethereum and Polkadot. SuperchainERC20 enables interoperability across Optimism’s Superchain collective, which consists of dozens of projects working to scale Ethereum. ASTR can now move between Astar’s Polkadot-based layer-1, Sony’s Soneium and eventually all OP Superchain networks, the company told Cointelegraph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:45 Jun 11, 2025
Surging onchain activity, rising spot Solana ETF approval chances and derivatives metrics suggest that SOL’s bullish price momentum could continue toward $300. Key takeaways: SOL futures open interest is up 12%, signaling strong institutional interest. Spot Solana ETF approval odds jump to 91% on Polymarket. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:13 Jun 11, 2025
Interactive Strength aims to launch the world’s largest corporate AI-crypto treasury to boost shareholder value and incorporate AI tools. Update June 11, 12:31 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Trent Ward, the CEO of TRNR. Interactive Strength (TRNR), a Nasdaq-listed fitness equipment manufacturer, is launching what it claims to be the world’s first artificial intelligence cryptocurrency treasury, signaling growing interest in Web3 among different industries. Interactive Strength, the maker of the CLMBR and FORME fitness equipment, has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to raise up to $500 million in capital to acquire Fetch.ai (FET) tokens, according to a Wednesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:28 Jun 11, 2025
Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain. An upcoming Bitcoin software update will increase the data limit on a divisive function that will allow significantly more images, text and documents to be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, a developer says. The Bitcoin Core 30 update slated for Oct. 30 will remove the 80-byte limit on the controversial OP_RETURN function and allow each output to carry up to 4 megabytes of data, Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao posted to GitHub on Monday. It comes three days after 31 Bitcoin Core devs signed a statement supporting the change, known as merged pull request (MPR) #32406. The Bitcoin devs indicated on May 5 that the data limit would be removed. OP_RETURN enabled the Ordinals craze last year, allowing Bitcoin users to post everything on the blockchain from non-fungible token-like collections to the Afghan war logs published by Wi... -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:23 Jun 11, 2025
ETH open interest reached a record $40 billion as Ether price rallied above $2,800 for the first time in 15 weeks. Key takeaways: An Ethereum whale made $31 million in two ETH trades in the last 44 days. Unique Ethereum addresses surged by 70% in Q2, with the Base network leading activity growth. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:28 Jun 10, 2025
Ether price continues to show strength at $2,800 even as some traders embrace bearish options strategies. What gives? Key takeaways: Traders are using bearish ETH options to hedge after Ether’s 49% rally in May. An altcoin ETF listing season could negatively impact ETH’s market dominance and price action. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:24 Jun 10, 2025
According to the Ethereum Foundation, “a significant burden of security” still falls on users of digital assets. The Ethereum Foundation has highlighted six security challenge areas for its ecosystem’s future in a Tuesday report, including issues with user experience and the social layer. The analysis, generated through inputs from Ethereum stakeholders like users and developers, notes that user experience, or UX, is one of the key security areas where Ethereum can enhance its position. “A significant burden of security falls on the user,” notes the report, adding that “UX security and safety was the top issue identified through feedback and consultation with the ecosystem.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:28 Jun 10, 2025
Yield for assets is often calculated over at least one-day periods, a problem that blockchain composability could address, according to the asset manager. Franklin Templeton, an investment management company with $1.53 trillion in assets under management, has debuted a feature that offers investors yield down to the second when holding tokenized assets. According to a Tuesday announcement, the “Intraday Yield” feature will allow investors to accrue yield proportional to the time they hold a tokenized security, even if it’s transferred before the day’s end. In addition, investors can earn yield on non-banking days, including holidays and weekends. The feature will be integrated into Franklin Templeton’s tokenization platform Benji. The company said it can potentially improve the crypto industry’s current model of calculating yield over a longer period. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:09 Jun 10, 2025
Filings with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission showed only a few small contributions from individuals tied to crypto companies for various candidates. As voters head to the ballot boxes to cast their choices for candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries in New Jersey’s race for its next governor, funds from crypto traders and interest groups don’t seem to be as much of a factor as they were in the 2024 federal races. According to filings with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission reviewed by Cointelegraph as of Tuesday, no significant political action committees (PACs) funded by cryptocurrency companies or interest groups appeared to have contributed to any of the 12 Democratic and Republican candidates running for governor. In a search for contributions directly to candidates or PACs, only a few filings suggested any connections to the crypto industry. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:07 Jun 10, 2025
The US House Agriculture Committee voted to advance the CLARITY Act for digital assets as lawmakers in the House Financial Services Committee debated an amendment for developers. Lawmakers on the US House Agriculture Committee voted in favor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY, Act, advancing the bill further in Congress. In a 47-6 vote on Tuesday, an overwhelming majority of lawmakers on the committee approved the CLARITY Act to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Committee Chair GT Thompson said the bill would be sent to the House for consideration, adding that any members offering opposing views would have the opportunity to submit them by Friday. The vote came alongside debate on the House Financial Services Committee discussing an amendment that could add protections for blockchain developers to the CLARITY Act. At the time of publication, the committee had not voted on the bill. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:04 Jun 10, 2025
Trump’s tax cuts and soaring US debt fuel Bitcoin’s rise as a hedge against sovereign default risks, potentially pushing BTC price toward $200,000 or more by 2025. Key takeaways: Bitwise predicts Bitcoin could hit $200,000 by year-end, with a potential “fair value” of $230,000. Trump’s proposed tax cuts and rising US debt position Bitcoin as a hedge against sovereign default risks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:37 Jun 10, 2025
Grok scans posts and sentiment shifts on X to help crypto traders identify early signals, memes and macro-driven momentum plays. Grok scans real-time sentiment on X to detect early crypto trends, including meme coin momentum and macro reactions. Traders have used Grok-style setups to track tokens like TURBO, ORDI and FET before price moves occurred. Unlike chart-based tools, Grok captures emotional tone and crowd narrative shifts across thousands of posts. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:03 Jun 10, 2025
Ethereum’s dominance in staking, the spot crypto ETFs, and improving investor sentiment all point toward a sustained ETH price rally. Key takeaways: ETH’s price gains are driven by an uptick in network activity and robust spot ETF inflows. Data suggests $2,800 will remain a difficult hurdle for ETH to overcome. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:45 Jun 10, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly assembling a superintelligence group that will include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang. Meta Platforms is reportedly acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI, a leading data labeling company that powers many AI applications, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to strengthen Meta’s position in the competitive artificial intelligence landscape. After days of speculation, The Information reported on Tuesday that Meta has finalized a $14.8 billion deal for a significant minority share in Scale AI. According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the transaction was completed in cash and includes Scale AI’s CEO, Alexandr Wang, joining Meta as part of a new “Superintelligence” initiative. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:44 Jun 10, 2025
Guggenheim’s Treasury-backed fixed-income product will be available on the XRP Ledger. US investment manager Guggenheim is expanding its digital commercial paper offering through a partnership with Ripple, underscoring the growing convergence between traditional finance and crypto-native enterprises. Under the partnership, Guggenheim’s subsidiary, Guggenheim Treasury Services, will make its US Treasury-backed fixed-income asset available on the XRP Ledger, according to Bloomberg. Ripple will invest $10 million in the asset as part of the collaboration. The commercial paper product is fully backed by US Treasurys with customized maturity options of up to 397 days. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:23 Jun 10, 2025
Bitcoin is due a modest consolidation phase before taking a run at price discovery, says the latet analysis — will US inflation data help it get there? Key points: Bitcoin is due a fresh run at all-time highs, traders believe, but a corrective phase is due first. BTC price targets include $107,000, with the six-figure barrier still on the table. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jun 10, 2025
While headlines proclaim the NFT market’s demise, NFTs are quietly shifting from speculative assets to essential digital infrastructure. NFTs are moving beyond speculation to underpin gaming, AI and Web3. Opinion by: Charu Sethi, president of Unique Network Some argue that NFTs are dead. Others are holding out for the speculative art boom to return with the next market cycle. Both assumptions miss the reality. NFTs are neither obsolete nor poised for another speculative hype wave. What’s unfolding instead is likely the most important phase in their evolution: where NFTs are transitioning into core digital infrastructure underpinning gaming, AI and machine-driven applications. There are clear signs that NFT utility is replacing speculation, and the trend is holding. According to DappRadar, in Q1 2025, NFT trading volume dropped 24%, but sales declined only by 10%, pointing to lower average prices rather than user exit. AI and social DApps — with the potential to leverage NFTs for agent identity, assets, crede... -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:45 Jun 10, 2025
Cybercriminals hijack or impersonate trusted X accounts to post phishing links that lead users to fake sites or malicious smart contracts designed to steal crypto. Hackers often hijack trusted accounts or create fake ones to post phishing links that look legitimate. If you use X regularly, you’ve probably seen a giveaway post or a “limited-time airdrop” link that seems to come from a trusted source. This is exactly what scammers rely on. They either break into verified accounts or impersonate big names in crypto. Then they publish posts urging you to click a link and connect your wallet. Read more
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