Can AI drain DeFi? Separating Claude Mythos hype from reality
Claude Mythos has raised concerns about AIdriven attacks on DeFi protocols. However, the same AI tools are also available to security teams, not just…
BlackRock pushes deeper into DeFi with Ethena integration, sending ENA up 8%
The deal adds Ethena's yieldgenerating token to BlackRock's risk management platform and create a $100 million liquidity facility for BlackRock's tokenized…
Tom Lee blames crypto weakness on quarter-end 'window dressing' as Bitmine adds another $43 million of ETH
Bitmine made its smallest purchase since early May as Lee pointed to investors cutting losses before the start of the second half of the year. Source:CoinDesk
Tether's USDT jumps to 8.5% premium in India after crypto payment crackdown
Raids on crypto payment firms in Bengaluru disrupted the pipeline that feeds dollarpegged USDT to Indian platforms, pushing its local price more than 8.5%…
Vitalik Buterin says crypto’s most powerful idea isn't nearly ready for use
The Ethereum cofounder says indistinguishability obfuscation could one day act like a “trustless trusted third party,” but today’s versions remain far too slow…
Bitcoin hovers below $60,000 as crypto braces for a pivotal week
BTC added 0.6% to $59,800 to start the week while SOL rose 2%, though derivatives data and chart formations point to continued downside risk. Source:CoinDesk
Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe's deadline looms
MiCA crypto licensing data shows 244 approved companies across EU and EEA jurisdictions, led by Germany with France and the Netherlands also among top hubs…
BTC price RSI prints key 2026 signal: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin prepped an "interesting" RSI divergence into the Q2 and June candle close as analysis compared $60,000 to the $30,000 mark in the 2022 bear market.…
Ether treasury Sharplink buys $62.4M of ETH in 3 days
Sharplink bought nearly 40,000 ETH last week after an eightmonth pause, adding to signs the company has resumed its Ether accumulation strategy.…
Bullish Bitcoin RSI divergence has analysts calling for 2022-style bear market bottom
Bitcoin RSI bullish divergences formed the basis for the new bull case, but some market takes warned that new BTC price lows were still to come.…
Binance booted from EU, EthLabs rises up to save Ethereum: Hodler's Digest June 14-28
BitMine and Joe Lubin back a new non profit called Ethlabs that aims to spur adoption. Binance shutters services in Europe after failing to secure a license.…
Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss
The token is down nearly 7% on the week with the altcoins falling harder. Bitcoin and ether are both ending the second quarter in the red, a backtoback losing…