Hut 8 Agrees to $2.35 Million Settlement Over USBTC Merger Disclosures Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a securities class action tied to its 2023 all‑stock merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. (USBTC), according to court filings and…
Philadelphia Fed non-manufacturing index falls to -25.8 in June The Philadelphia Fed’s non-manufacturing business outlook index dropped to -25.8 in June, a sharp deterioration that points to worsening regional service-sector conditions and a weaker read on employment and pricing pressures in the Third…
Retail wallet activity hits 3‑month low even as Aave borrowing recovers – institutional‑retail divergence Retail addresses on Ethereum-linked DeFi protocols have slipped to a three‑month low, data from Etherscan and Arkham Intelligence show, even as active borrowing on Aave’s lending markets has begun…
Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000 Amid U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Hopes Bitcoin traded near the $64,000 level on Monday, extending a consolidation phase after a sharp correction from its record high above $126,000 earlier this year. The price held in the $63,500-$64,400 range as U.S.-Iran ceasefire…
Ethereum Validators Face 10% Staking Reward Redirect Proposal Ethereum validators are being asked to consider a new funding mechanism that would let them redirect up to 10% of their staking rewards toward ecosystem development, under a proposal that is still in its early,…
Title MSTR Adds 520 Bitcoin, Raises Cash War Chest to $1.4 Billion Overview Strategy Inc. (MSTR) disclosed on Monday that it purchased an additional 520 bitcoin between June 15 and June 21, 2026, bringing its total BTC holdings to 847,363 BTC with an…
Morgan Stanley cuts ETH, Solana ETF fees to 0.14% Morgan Stanley has moved closer to launching spot Ether and Solana ETFs, amending its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings to disclose management fees of 0.14% per year for each product. [2][5][6][14] The…
Taiko halts Ethereum L2 after $1.7M bridge exploit Ethereum layer-2 network Taiko paused its entire stack and told users to withdraw funds from all its bridges on June 22, 2026, after an exploit in its chain-state verification system drained roughly $1.7 million in…
Visa $20B Buyback Signals Fintech Shift Away From Pure Crypto Visa’s announcement of a $20 billion multi‑year share repurchase program marks the clearest signal yet that the payment giant is prioritizing capital return and network‑scale fintech innovation over narrow “crypto‑first” integration bets. [1][3]…
