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Ethereum bearish structure extended. The altcoin breached the $1.7k support and fell below $1.6k, to a low of $1.5k before rebounding. $ETH last dropped to such levels two weeks ago, erasing even the slightest gains made in June. As of this writing, Ethereum traded at $1651, down 1.68%, adding to its 4% weekly decline. With Ethereum experiencing a strong downtrend, it seems some whales have not only panicked but also capitulated. Ethereum whales dump 19,441 $ETH for $31 million As Ethereum dropped to $1.5k, whales reduced their exposure to manage their losses. According to Arkham data, a whale deposited 6,855.13…

Stablecoin infrastructure company StablecoinX has completed its merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, allowing it to begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday. StablecoinX is the first public stablecoin infrastructure company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem through decentralized verifier nodes and software infrastructure, and will trade under the symbol “USDE,” according to a statement on Thursday. “We believe Ethena has emerged as one of the most important platforms powering the next generation of digital dollars,” said Edward Chen, CEO and Chairman of StablecoinX. The Nasdaq debut is a big bet that stablecoins are becoming…

Story Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain built around intellectual property licensing, is pivoting to artificial intelligence as it rebrands as the $DATA Foundation. The company said Thursday that it will focus on building “essential infrastructure for training AI,” which it called “the most valuable and least solved category of IP.” “Frontier AI labs have hit a multi-billion-dollar data bottleneck, where the internet has been effectively exhausted for scraping,” the company said. “The remaining supply is either expensive and bespoke or legally undocumented, leaving labs without a way to source data at scale, prove its provenance, or guarantee its quality.” Story is…

The CLARITY Act debate has taken a sharp turn this week after major U.S. law enforcement organizations warned. That parts of the legislation could open regulatory blind spots that bad actors might exploit. 🚨NEW: In a letter to administration officials, a group of four law enforcement organizations say they remain concerned about certain provisions in the Clarity Act, including Section 604 (the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act), arguing it would create gaps in oversight and… pic.twitter.com/y8FQ0HKjp0 — Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) June 23, 2026 In a letter sent to administration officials, four groups representing prosecutors, sheriffs, police chiefs and investigators argued that…

In a groundbreaking move to allow game players advance their user experience in the cryptocurrency landscape, Funton.ai, a decentralized multi-chain gaming network powered by artificial intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with Echobit Exchange. Funton.ai is a modular multi-game platform built on the TON blockchain that functions as a gateway where people access various casual mobile games. The collaboration above enabled it to connect its blockchain gaming network with Echobit’s crypto trading exchange, aiming to foster game players’ engagement with cutting-edge crypto offerings. 🤝 https://t.co/UZaXmZlkwy is partnering with @EchobitExchange!Echobit is a global cryptocurrency trading platform offering futures, spot, copy trading,…

Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Capital, used this week’s crypto slide to restate the case for his bitcoin-and-property model, saying the structure is designed to keep buying as prices fall. “We work to improve the cash flow of the real estate and buy more bitcoin as it falls,” Cardone said in a post on X. Cardone Capital, which has about $5.3 billion under management, uses the income generated from its real estate assets to buy bitcoin $BTC$60,090.21 at regular intervals regardless of its price, smoothing out the expenditure in a process known as dollar-cost averaging. The largest cryptocurrency has lost…

Element $NFT Marketplace, a Web3 entity to sell, buy, and interact with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has partnered with Ink, a Kraken-built L2 blockchain. Element $NFT Marketplace’s launch on Ink denotes a milestone as a part of the platform’s expansion strategy. As per Element $NFT Marketplace’s X announcement, it aims to deliver a more effective environment to the consumers to delve into and interact with the highly valuable digital collectibles. Hence, the move fortifies the link between the scalable blockchain framework and $NFT platforms. 🎉 Element is now live on Ink @inkonchain! Ink is a high-performance L2 built by @Kraken, designed…

In the past 24 hours, the crypto market witnessed $1.42 billion in liquidations in the derivatives market. Ethereum [$ETH] accounted for $349.17 million, with $274.29 million worth of long positions facing liquidation. The leading altcoin was testing the $1,550 price level that it had tested in the first week of June. The higher timeframe price trend was bearish, and Bitcoin [BTC] was trading below the $60k support level at the time of writing. This strong price move was likely driven by a liquidation cascade. According to Glassnode data, the selling pressure could intensify. Source: Glassnode The 7-day moving average of…

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has increased its positions in Coinbase, Circle, Bullish, and Robinhood after all four stocks posted losses in Thursday’s trading session. Ark Invest’s latest daily trading disclosure showed the firm bought 9,014 Coinbase shares across its ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF). Based on Coinbase’s Thursday closing price of $142.52, the purchase was worth about $1.28 million. Here is every move Cathie Wood and Ark Invest made in the stock market today 6/25 pic.twitter.com/fqk9sX1J7a — Ark Invest Tracker (@ArkkDaily) June 26, 2026 The investment firm also acquired…

Solana tokenized equities have crossed a threshold: more than $1 billion in reported weekly volume and a market that now behaves like a live crypto venue. Solana ecosystem messaging said tokenized equities on the network cleared more than $1 billion in weekly volume on June 20. Showcasing that equity-like tokens are now generating crypto-scale flow before their ownership, redemption, and liquidity assumptions look anything like public stocks. The shift extends beyond a single chain or token. Tokenized stocks are beginning to behave like a 24/7 crypto trading venue. Users can chase exposure, liquidity providers can route flow, and platforms can…