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Silver trades near $70 per ounce as of June 15, 2026, down roughly 44% from its 2026 record high, as analysts project year-end prices ranging from a $44 deep-bear case to a $150 bull scenario amid the metal's sixth consecutive annual supply deficit. The 2026 market deficit stands at 46.3 million oun

Ethereum rejected a key resistance confluence zone on June 20, according to technical analysis published by TheSignalyst on TradingView. The analyst stated ETH remains bearish while trading below a falling trendline, with price rejecting the area where trendline resistance meets horizontal

Microsoft Defender warned on June 17 about a new USB-based malware that targets cryptocurrency users by stealing seed phrases and replacing wallet addresses. The malware propagates through USB drives using shortcut files and uses Tor-powered communication to avoid detection. Microsoft stated the thr

Jaredfromsubway.eth, one of crypto's most successful MEV bots, was drained for more than $7.5 million after an attacker turned the bot's automated execution logic against it. The attack used a counter-MEV honeypot methodology that exploited the bot's automated decision-making system by tricking it i

MicroStrategy sold 32 Bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 for approximately $2.5 million to fund preferred stock dividend payments, the company disclosed on June 1. The sale, executed at an average price of $77,135 per coin, represented roughly 0.0038% of the firm's total Bitcoin holdings and was

Hunter Horsley, CEO of asset manager Bitwise, stated in a post on X that the cryptocurrency market is undergoing a shift mirroring the transition that separated dot-com survivors from the early 2000s wreckage. Horsley argued that crypto is moving from narrative-driven speculation toward a market

Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty in Minneapolis federal court after prosecutors said they held a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forced more than $8 million in cryptocurrency transfers. Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, entered the pleas on

Three Polymarket wallets made about $24.25 million from World Cup bets, according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain, raising new questions about oversight at crypto prediction markets as soccer wagers draw huge sums from traders. World Cup upsets fuel huge crypto bets The biggest wins came

A Japanese pension fund plans to allocate 1% of its portfolio to cryptocurrency in fiscal 2026, according to crypto.news, marking another step toward mainstream digital asset adoption in Japan. The allocation would use a passive multi-crypto fund and aims to diversify currency risk during a

Meme coins continue influencing market sentiment, but infrastructure and utility-focused projects remain central to long-term discussions. Capital rotation during previous altcoin cycles often extended beyond major cryptocurrencies into emerging blockchain ecosystems. Arbitrum, Aptos,

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, stated on June 18 that Bitcoin held in addresses failing to migrate to quantum-resistant cryptography should be frozen, including coins belonging to Bitcoin's anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Zhao made the remarks during an appearance on the Galaxy Brains

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the company's DSX infrastructure framework at Computex 2026, presenting a blueprint for building gigawatt-scale AI factories alongside a roster of ecosystem partners. During his June 2, 2026 keynote, Huang called Marvell Technology "the next trillion-dollar company,"

Robert Kiyosaki, author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' stated on June 20 that he evaluates the 'context' or environment of an asset rather than its price when deciding to buy Bitcoin, gold, silver, and Ethereum. The remarks came as Bitcoin and precious metals endure multi-week losses, sharpening debate

TradingView analyst The_Alchemist_Trader_ stated on June 20 that XRP is trading at a critical support zone backed by technical confluence including the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level and the point of control of the current trading range. The analysis suggests XRP may be attempting to build the

Bitcoin dominance is approaching levels that historically preceded major altcoin rallies. The ETH/BTC ratio is testing a long-term resistance trend that could influence market rotation. ZEC, SUI, ICP, RENDER, and ONDO are among the projects being monitored as altseason expectations

A public petition seeking to repeal South Korea’s planned crypto tax closed with more than 58,000 signatures on June 12, pushing the issue into the National Assembly review process as investors challenge a levy set to begin in 2027. The petition, filed through the National Assembly’s public

The Handala collective claimed on June 11 it accessed FBI surveillance drones deployed around World Cup venues, asserting it obtained live video, facial recognition data, and license plate reads. The cyber group, identified by SITE Intelligence Group and aligned with Iran, tied its threat to

Bitcoin's network hashrate reached a two-week high on June 20, according to weekly mining metrics published by Digital Asset. The 7-day moving average hashrate stood at 926,369,948 TH/s as of June 20 at 2 PM, marking an

In the second round of Group H at the 2026 World Cup, Spain will take on Saudi Arabia in an opening match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 12:00 a.m. Beijing time on June 22 (local time on June 21). The match has attracted major attention not only because the two teams’ paper strengths are vastly different, but also because a rare scenario appeared in the first round of Group H— all four teams drew and finished level on 1 point each. European champions Spain were held to a 0-0 draw by debu