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  • Cardano founder floats splitting his own blockchain after warning more apps will die
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 Jun 05, 2026
    Charles Hoskinson raised the possibility of splitting Cardano after the collapse of one of its best-known ecosystem tools exposed a deeper fight over money, governance, and who has the power to keep builders alive on the network. This week, the Cardano founder floated what he called a “nuclear option,” saying a new Cardano could be […] The post Cardano founder floats splitting his own blockchain after warning more apps will die appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Cardano
  • Bitcoin traders blamed Saylor’s 32 BTC sale but larger selling pressure built elsewhere
    CryptoSlate - 15:55 Jun 05, 2026
    Bitcoin traders have identified Michael Saylor as a new suspect in the latest sell-off, while the numbers tell a different story. Strategy disclosed in a June 1 Form 8-K that it sold just 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31 for $2.5 million, at an average net price of $77,135, with proceeds earmarked to […] The post Bitcoin traders blamed Saylor’s 32 BTC sale but larger selling pressure built elsewhere appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price craters to $60,000 as BTC bulls get jobs report they were hoping to avoid
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 Jun 05, 2026
    The May payrolls beat was hawkish enough to pressure crypto, while government hiring and cooler yearly wage growth keep the second interpretation from being one-way. The post Bitcoin price craters to $60,000 as BTC bulls get jobs report they were hoping to avoid appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close
    CryptoSlate - 13:45 Jun 05, 2026
    The exploit that nearly broke Zcash originated inside the zero-knowledge proof circuit that powers Orchard, Zcash's newest shielded pool, and the cryptographic core of its private transaction system. Taylor Hornby, a security researcher at Shielded Labs, found it on May 29 during a targeted protocol security review. Within hours, ZODL engineers confirmed the flaw, and […] The post AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: AI-assisted Zcash
  • A stablecoin tied to Strategy stock depegs putting a new DeFi dollar risk in focus as Bitcoin sells off
    CryptoSlate - 12:05 Jun 05, 2026
    Apyx's apxUSD fell below its dollar reference on June 4 as Bitcoin traded near $63,000, putting DeFi dollar peg risk back in focus. A Bitget report said the token briefly touched $0.93 during the selloff. The report framed Apyx's response as a design point: apxUSD's reserve risk is largely borne by Strategy's STRC preferred stock, […] The post A stablecoin tied to Strategy stock depegs putting a new DeFi dollar risk in focus as Bitcoin sells off appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: DeFi Bitcoin Strategy
  • Zcash loses over $5 billion after AI finds 4-year bug that could have created fake hidden coins
    CryptoSlate - 10:43 Jun 05, 2026
    Zcash lost more than $5 billion in market value after its developers, using Anthropic's Claude AI, discovered a long-running flaw in one of its privacy systems that could have enabled counterfeit tokens to be created without easy detection. In response to this disclosure, data from CryptoSlate showed that ZEC fell more than 50% to as low as $255 […] The post Zcash loses over $5 billion after AI finds 4-year bug that could have created fake hidden coins appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Zcash
  • Bitcoin crashed and flushed leverage out, but is the bottom here yet?
    CryptoSlate - 09:16 Jun 05, 2026
    Bitcoin just tested an intraday low of $61,349, triggered roughly $1.76 billion in liquidations with long positions absorbing more than $1.5 billion of that total, and then bounced toward the mid-$63,000s. Funding rates flipped deeply negative, open interest reset sharply, and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to 12, a level in extreme fear […] The post Bitcoin crashed and flushed leverage out, but is the bottom here yet? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was just unlocked during the $62k selloff
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Jun 04, 2026
    A Casascius coin tied to 25 BTC moved this week, converting a 2011 physical Bitcoin artifact into spendable BTC during a broader market selloff. Galaxy Research identified the item as an S1-COIN-25 Casascius physical Bitcoin, a large-denomination piece from the era when Bitcoin could still be handed across a table as a loaded coin. The […] The post A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was just unlocked during the $62k selloff appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin’s selloff is creating the short-heavy setup that could reverse it fast
    CryptoSlate - 16:25 Jun 04, 2026
    Bitcoin is enduring a multi-front assault on its spot market liquidity as exchange-traded funds, short-term speculators, and cryptocurrency miners simultaneously distribute assets. This coordinated selling pressure has drained market demand at the fastest pace since the 2022 collapse of the Terra/Luna ecosystem. As a result, BTC's price has tanked 12% over the past week, pushing […] The post Bitcoin’s selloff is creating the short-heavy setup that could reverse it fast appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin’s $63k slide shows ETF demand fighting AI equities for dollar liquidity
    CryptoSlate - 14:35 Jun 04, 2026
    Bitcoin’s relationship with the S&P 500 has stopped behaving like a simple correlation trade at exactly the wrong time for bulls. For much of 2026, the logic was clean enough. When oil jumped during the Iran war, yields rose amid inflation fears, stocks sold off, and Bitcoin followed, as the market treated BTC as a […] The post Bitcoin’s $63k slide shows ETF demand fighting AI equities for dollar liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Ethereum treasury giant offers 9.5% payout as BitMine paper losses top $8.5 billion
    CryptoSlate - 12:55 Jun 04, 2026
    Thomas Lee's BitMine is turning to the preferred-stock market to raise fresh capital for its Ethereum strategy, offering investors a 9.5% annual payout. On June 3, the company revealed plans to sell 3 million shares of 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock with a $100 stated amount, creating a potential $300 million raise. The shares […] The post Ethereum treasury giant offers 9.5% payout as BitMine paper losses top $8.5 billion appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Ethereum BitMine
  • Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson takes “a break” – exposing who really controls ADA’s next move
    CryptoSlate - 11:01 Jun 04, 2026
    Charles Hoskinson has announced that he is “taking a break” from the pressure around Cardano after an emotional plea to the community. His remarks, however, point to frustration rather than abandonment. It seems that the Cardano founder is openly questioning his remaining power over the network at a time when ADA holders are blaming him […] The post Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson takes “a break” – exposing who really controls ADA’s next move appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Charles Hoskinson Cardano
  • Zcash was rumored to have stopped working – then it became crypto’s only winner
    CryptoSlate - 08:35 Jun 04, 2026
    Zcash became the subject of a brief market scare after block explorers appeared to show that the privacy-focused blockchain had stopped producing blocks for several hours. By the time developers and infrastructure providers pushed back on the claim, the market had already moved in the opposite direction. ZEC was recently trading near $620, up about […] The post Zcash was rumored to have stopped working – then it became crypto’s only winner appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Zcash
  • Banks pushed Congress to kill stablecoin yield with CLARITY Act – Coinbase may have found the loophole
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Jun 03, 2026
    For traditional US banks, the CLARITY Act was intended as a firewall that effectively barred crypto companies from offering “passive” interest on stablecoins. The legislation aimed to prevent a catastrophic deposit flight in which everyday checking account balances drain from the banking system into high-yield crypto exchanges. But as lawmakers prepare to finalize the framework, […] The post Banks pushed Congress to kill stablecoin yield with CLARITY Act – Coinbase may have found the loophole appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Congress Banks CLARITY Coinbase
  • Mt. Gox-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC, worth roughly $739 million as BTC price slides
    CryptoSlate - 16:35 Jun 03, 2026
    Mt. Gox moved more than $700 million worth of Bitcoin while the market was already under stress, giving traders a familiar reason to ask whether old bankruptcy coins are moving closer to new supply. The estate-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC on June 2, worth roughly $739 million at the time of the transfer. Most of […] The post Mt. Gox-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC, worth roughly $739 million as BTC price slides appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Vitalik wants DeFi price crashes to stop triggering automatic liquidations
    CryptoSlate - 15:05 Jun 03, 2026
    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.
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  • Bitcoin returns to the price that capped 2021, defined 2024, and now tests the rally again
    CryptoSlate - 13:35 Jun 03, 2026
    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.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bank of England stablecoin caps may choke the UK’s pound-token market before launch
    CryptoSlate - 12:27 Jun 03, 2026
    A House of Lords committee has told the Bank of England to rethink stablecoin caps before the UK's regime is finalized. The Financial Services Regulation Committee published its report, Stablecoins: waiting for regulation, on June 3, turning a technical debate over reserve design into a test of whether the UK can build a pound-denominated stablecoin […] The post Bank of England stablecoin caps may choke the UK’s pound-token market before launch appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bank England
  • Bitcoin’s plunge to $65,000 has traders paying to protect against a fall to $50,000
    CryptoSlate - 09:42 Jun 03, 2026
    Bitcoin’s aggressive break below $70,000 has shifted the market from a debate over dip-buying to a more defensive question of how far traders now need to insure against the next leg lower. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the largest cryptocurrency fell to as low as $65,404 over the past day, triggering $1.8 billion in liquidations […] The post Bitcoin’s plunge to $65,000 has traders paying to protect against a fall to $50,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Ripple is bringing its regulated RLUSD stablecoin to MENA’s biggest crypto market
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Jun 02, 2026
    Ripple is pushing its dollar-backed stablecoin into Turkey, betting that one of the world’s most active digital-asset markets is ready for a more regulated version of the digital dollars already used to navigate currency weakness and limited access to traditional dollar savings. On June 2, the Brad Garlinghouse-led company announced that its US dollar-pegged stablecoin, […] The post Ripple is bringing its regulated RLUSD stablecoin to MENA’s biggest crypto market appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Ripple RLUSD MENA

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