Bitcoin drops to $58K on high US PCE inflation as trader sees 'manipulation'
Bitcoin fell to 21-month lows as stock market volatility accompanied three-year highs in US PCE inflation, leading to $600 million in hourly crypto liquidations.
SBI to acquire Bitbank in $289M deal creating Japan's biggest crypto exchange
The Japanese financial conglomerate plans to take full control of Bitbank as it expands an ecosystem spanning crypto trading, stablecoins, tokenization and blockchain infrastructure.
About 60% of World Cup bettors on Polymarket are first-time crypto users
Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, who interacted with the blockchain for the first time during their prediction market entry.
Spark migrates $150M in stablecoin to Uniswap to advance shared liquidity
Spark deployed approximately $150 million across two Uniswap v4 pools on Ethereum, while its DualPool hook and Shared Liquidity Layer are planned for later phases.
Binance faces EU service limits next week as MiCA rules take effect
Binance will limit EU onboarding and services from July 1 under MiCA rules after failing to gain authorization from a member state, while withdrawals remain available for users.
Circle, Nomura eye Japan corporate FX with stablecoin settlement: Report
Circle and Nomura are reportedly partnering to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese companies as the country's regulated blockchain-based financial infrastructure expands.
Iran-linked entities moved $3.8B through CoinEx, TRM says
TRM Labs traced $3.8 billion moved by 60 sanctioned Iranian entities through CoinEx and said that the exchange’s 8% share of illicit transactions was substantially higher than its counterparts.
Indonesia sets certification rules for influencers recommending crypto
Indonesia’s financial regulator will require influencers recommending crypto and other digital assets to hold relevant certifications as regulators worldwide tighten oversight of finfluencers.