Bitcoin jumps on Iran peace deal as risk appetite returns Bitcoin rose about 3% after reports that the U.S. and Iran had reached a peace deal, a move that pushed the world’s largest cryptocurrency higher alongside a broader rebound in risk assets.[10][13] The…
Ethereum gas fees hit 6-month low as network activity cools Ethereum gas fees fell to a six-month low this week, with average transaction costs dropping to about $4.5 from nearly $45 a month earlier, according to The Block’s data dashboard. Santiment separately said…
SpaceX IPO lifts tokenized stock SPCX, but 50% surge not verified SpaceX’s long-awaited IPO was one of the largest in market history, pricing at $135 a share and valuing the company at $1.77 trillion, but the claim that tokenized stock SPCX surged 50%…
Hyperliquid buyback expands as AQA v2 passes Hyperliquid validators have passed AQA v2, a governance change that redirects most of the yield on USDC reserves back to the protocol’s Assistance Fund and adds a new source of HYPE buybacks.[1][3][7] The timing matters because…
Sam Bankman-Fried sentence affirmed by Second Circuit after appeal loss The Second Circuit on Friday affirmed Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence, leaving the FTX founder’s fraud conviction intact after a unanimous appellate ruling rejected his bid to overturn the case.[4][7] The decision matters because…
Q2 2026 DeFi hacks hit record 70 exploits, $746M lost Q2 2026 DeFi hacks have reached a record pace, with roughly 70 exploits and about $746 million in losses, according to DefiLlama data cited by multiple crypto outlets. The figure matters now because…
Blockworks-Messari Deal Signals Crypto Data Revenue Squeeze Blockworks’ acquisition of Messari, announced June 12, 2026, highlights a sharp reset in crypto data valuations and the pressure on revenue growth across the sector. The deal, reported at more than $10 million, is far below…
UFC White House Event Signals Crypto Policy Pivot, Lobbying Lags Tech President Donald Trump’s co-presented UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on June 14, 2026, marks a definitive signal of a crypto policy pivot in the United States, with cryptocurrency partner…
Saylor’s 25% Bitcoin Plan Shows Limited Upside as Mag8 Adoption Nears Saturation Michael Saylor’s proposal for the U.S. government to acquire 25% of Bitcoin’s total supply by 2035 reveals limited upside potential as the top eight institutional crypto adopters-dubbed “Mag8”-approach maximum market saturation.…
