Crypto’s dirty little secret? It’s safe

The following is a guest post by Ben Mills, Co-Founder at Meso. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission blessed Ether and Bitcoin ETFs, and the U.S. House passed FIT-21 with bipartisan support.... Read more »

Winklevoss twins receive refund of over $300k from Trump’s campaign

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have been collectively refunded around $310,800 by the Trump 47 Committee since they exceeded the maximum amount of donation allowed by federal law, a campaign official told Bloomberg.... Read more »

FinCEN says illicit use of crypto by criminals creates new ‘opportunities’ for detection

The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning to US financial firms, warning them about the increasing use of crypto by Mexican drug cartels to purchase... Read more »

BlackRock, other issuers update S-1 filing for spot Ethereum ETFs, raising expectations for July launch

Seven spot Ethereum ETF applicants amended their registration statements with the SEC on June 21, leading to increased expectations of a trading launch in early July. Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Invesco Galaxy, BlackRock,... Read more »

Early 2024 MVRV Z-Score spike signaled possible correction phase for Bitcoin

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The MVRV Z-Score evaluates whether Bitcoin is overvalued or undervalued relative to its “fair value”. Instead of using a traditional z-score method, the MVRV Z-Score uniquely compares the market... Read more »

Judge signals likely continuation of SEC lawsuit against Kraken

A federal judge in California indicated that he is inclined to let the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Kraken proceed, casting doubt on the exchange’s efforts to have the... Read more »

Global central banks break synchronization: Swiss National Bank cuts rates again

Quick Take Data from Trading Economics shows that on June 20, the Swiss National Bank once again cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 1.25%. This... Read more »

Iran to pilot CDBC in Kish Island starting July

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will begin a trial of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital rial, in Kish Island starting in July. The central bank said on June... Read more »

Montenegro prime minister reportedly an early investor in defunct Terraform Labs

Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milojko Spajić was an early investor in the failed Terra Luna coin and may have lost millions to the ecosystem’s implosion in 2022, according to recent court documents filed... Read more »

Altcoin selloff wipes out $4.9 billion in DeFi TVL

The massive selloff on June 17 caused $455 million in liquidations across assets. The effects of the selloff were felt beyond just the altcoin market, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both seeing notable... Read more »