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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) added Bybit Fintech Ltd. to its Investor Alert List, flagging the crypto exchange for operating without local authorization. Bybit, which serves over 80 million users globally, has never been licensed in Singapore. MAS explained that the alert list

Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts reported on June 17 that a new malware strain has been infecting Windows devices since February 2026. The threat, a so-called 'clipper' now flagged by Microsoft Defender Antivirus as 'Trojan: Win32/CryptoBandits.A,' is designed to drain cr

Avalanche launched the Avalanche Payments Collective in collaboration with 28 organizations including Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Paxos, and Anchorage, according to Cointelegraph. The initiative aims to enhance the capabilities of Avalanche's blockchain in the financial services sector. This collabo

Ravencoin (RVN) experienced a 19.58% price increase within a five-minute period, reaching a current price of $0.0069. The rapid surge accompanied increased trading activity that attracted market participant attention. The price movement occurred during a 24-hour period that saw RVN register a +24.55

HIVE Digital Technologies announced on June 18 a $220 million artificial intelligence infrastructure agreement through its subsidiary BUZZ High Performance Computing, partnering with Bell Canada and Cohere to build a sovereign Canadian AI platform. The three-year GPU cloud contract represents one

Cointelegraph reported that Alchemy's AgentCard has gained access to Visa's network, enabling AI agents to facilitate payments through Visa Intelligent Commerce. The integration, described as effective immediately, allows AI agents to process transactions within Visa's payment infrastructure. Cointe

Bernie Sanders has unveiled legislation to create a sovereign wealth fund financed by a one-time 50 percent tax on the stock of the largest AI companies, a plan he shared with AP News. The fund, estimated at $7 trillion, would generate hundreds of billions of dollars annually in direct payments to A

CME Group filed a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the agency's approval of perpetual futures trading in the United States. The world's largest derivatives marketplace accused CFTC Chair

OndoFinance announced the launch of new dashboards designed to enhance market analysis capabilities for traders. Token Terminal highlighted the initiative in a tweet, noting that the dashboards provide metrics including stablecoin data and U.S. Treasury bills. The development reflects ongoing

Congress is negotiating a ban on a federal retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) through 2030 as part of housing-bill discussions, with H.R. 6644 serving as the primary legislative reference. The proposal would block the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail CBDC — a digital dollar available d

Clawbank and Shodai executed the first Ricardian contract between autonomous AI agents, binding legal prose to Ethereum code, the entities announced on June 18. The milestone enables AI-operated legal entities to negotiate, sign, and settle binding agreements without human intermediaries, with

Bitcoin’s 24/7 trading structure often reacts to liquidity changes before traditional financial markets respond. Weakness across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP suggests capital is moving toward defensive positioning. Institutional exposure through ETFs has strengthened Bitcoin’s connection to

Bitcoin’s 24/7 trading structure often reacts to liquidity changes before traditional financial markets respond. Weakness across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP suggests capital is moving toward defensive positioning. Institutional exposure through ETFs has strengthened Bitcoin’s connection to

Litecoin trades near a major accumulation zone after months of price weakness and declining market confidence. Long liquidations exceeded $10 million during key selloffs, removing leveraged bullish positions from futures markets. Traders continue monitoring whether LTC can defend

Oppenheimer raised its price target on SpaceX (SPCX) to $250 from $190, citing approximately 26% upside potential from Wednesday's close, following the company's strategic acquisition of AI coding firm Cursor. The investment firm maintained an 'Outperform' rating and attributed the increased

Solana announced on June 16, 2026, that its tokenized equities market reached an all-time high, with 24-hour spot volume hitting $187.9 million. The milestone was highlighted in a tweet from the official Solana account, noting that tokenized SPCX by Backpack and Sunrise DeFi alone surpassed $105 mil

Token Terminal recently published analysis on HyperliquidX showing that approximately one-third of the decentralized exchange's trading volume originates from real-world assets (RWAs). The analysis, shared via tweet, indicates RWAs are growing faster than traditional crypto perpetuals on the

Ethereum holds 73.9% of the tokenized exchange-traded fund market, according to data from Token Terminal. The tokenized ETF market cap reached $437.6 million, with Ethereum capturing the dominant position. This development reflects growing institutional and retail interest in blockchain-based

XRP broke out of its $1.20 range and has improved the market structure and momentum in the short time frame. Long term forecasts focus on institutional payments, tokenized assets and blockchain infrastructure. Stablecoins and CBDCs remain major competitors in the evolving digital payments

Crypto Market Rally added $60 billion as traders increased exposure following renewed market confidence. Bitcoin hit $65,000 and Ethereum bounced back to $1,700, with heavy short liquidations.  Solana, XRP, WLD and ZEC were the winners as risk appetite returned across markets. Crypto Mar