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Russia’s largest stock market, the Moscow Exchange, will offer a new crypto futures contract, this time based on its own recently introduced Bitcoin index. The announcement comes after the exchange registered increased investor interest in its first such product issued earlier in June and based on a well-known Bitcoin ETF. Moscow Exchange to launch Bitcoin index futures The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will soon present Russian investors with a new crypto derivative, its Managing Director, Vladimir Krekoten, unveiled in an interview with the business news portal RBC published on Tuesday. The platform’s own Moscow Exchange PFI Bitcoin Index (MOEXBTC), first calculated…

CleanSpark (CLSK), a U.S.-based bitcoin BTC$106,199.49 mining firm, said Tuesday that it reached 50 exahashes per second (EH/s) of operational hashrate — a milestone that makes it one of the largest mining operations in the world.The company built and operates more than 30 sites across Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Wyoming. A vertically integrated setup gives CleanSpark control over energy procurement and operations, helping reduce costs and boost uptime. “It reflects years of focused strategy, disciplined execution, and a relentless commitment to doing things the right way,” said CEO Zach Bradford. Hashrate is a metric used to measure the computing power…

Unit Zero announced an exclusive partnership with Asterizm, a trustless cross-chain communication protocol. This integration aims to allow gas-efficient and secure messaging on over 25 native blockchains, including EVM-aligned chains, Solana, and TON. As opposed to a traditional solution that relies on oracles or wrapped assets, Asterizm provides a trustless design and reduces the need to use intermediaries and bridges, increasing protocol security in the process. 🚀 Unit Zero x Asterizm: Unlocking Seamless Cross-Chain Communication ⛓️‍💥Unit Zero integrates with @Asterizm_layer — a next-gen, trustless cross-chain protocol🔍 Why it matters:Most cross-chain tools rely on oracles or wrapped assets. Asterizm changes that…

Bitget announced a partnership with DWF Labs today, aiming to provide institutional-grade liquidity to USD1, World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin. DWF Labs will provide the liquidity, while Bitget can offer its reputable platform and capital efficiency. If successful, this partnership can fulfill several of Bitget’s goals. Bitget’s USD1 Initiative Bitget, one of the most popular crypto exchanges, has recently been increasing its presence in the stablecoin market. Last month, it listed Ripple’s RLUSD to expand its stablecoin offerings, announcing a similar yield-bearing stable asset certificate shortly beforehand. Today, Bitget continues this trend by teaming up with DWF Labs to boost USD1.…

According to data provided by cryptocurrency analytics firm Lookonchain, a major Ethereum (ETH) whale recently panicked, selling a whopping $12.11 million worth of the largest altcoin. The whale in question continues to hold roughly $12 million at press time. Earlier today, the Ethereum (ETH) price plunged to as low as $2,240, according to data provided by CoinGecko. The OG whale is not alone. A few hours ago, Lookonchain also revealed that another wallet deposited $28.9 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) to Binance, which strongly indicates that there could be substantially more selling pressure. Some other whales also panic-sold thousands of…

Publicly traded companies might have a new favorite cryptocurrency to dump billions of dollars into, in the hopes of sending their stock prices soaring—and it’s not Bitcoin, or even Ethereum. It’s BNB. On Tuesday, Nano Labs, a publicly traded blockchain infrastructure provider in China, announced a near-term plan to purchase $1 billion worth of BNB. The company plans to store the immense trove of tokens in a corporate treasury, and said today that it eventually intends to hold between 5% and 10% of BNB’s total circulating supply—a staggering sum worth between $4.7 billion and $9.4 billion at writing.  Upon news…

Cryptocurrency analysis company Santiment shared the 10 DeFi-themed altcoins that crypto developers focus on most in its latest report. Santiment analysts based the list on code changes on public Github pages of open-source cryptocurrency projects. The company also says it uses a system to prevent fake changes from creating the perception of high developer activity. Compared to the previous list, there are significant changes in the list. Chainlink (LINK), which ranked high in almost all developer activity scores, has returned to the first position in the new list, significantly widening the gap with the second-placed altcoin. However, it is also…

Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 (HUT) said on Tuesday that it expanded its bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase Credit to $130 million, up from $65 million. The amended agreement also comes with a fixed interest rate of 9% versus the previous floating rate of between 10.5% and 11.5%. The maturity of the facility was extended to July 16, 2026. “This facility has been an efficient source of capital on our balance sheet,” said Sean Glennan, Hut 8’s chief financial officer. “The combination of improved terms and collateral and borrower protections reflects our conviction that risk discipline is essential to building…

Arichain, a well-known decentralized platform, is commencing a unique strategic collaboration with HERO, a prominent project committed to consumer-focused Web3 tools and AI-driven search. The partnership is poised to redefine the user experience in the Web3 sector with the use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralization. The platform took to its official social media account to reveal this joint effort. Announcing Arichain’s Web3 Partnership Arichain X HERO@HeroAisearch is a project aimed at enhancing the user experience through AI search, private browsing, secure wallet, and intelligent tools for onboarding and interaction.Please look forward to the synergy created… pic.twitter.com/eZv2f2jarC…

Solana-based Marinade Finance has unveiled new tools to combat validators that take advantage of traders. Bad actors among Solana validators have long posed a challenge, but native protocols are stepping up efforts to address the issue. On Tuesday, June 24, Marinade Finance rolled out a suite of tools designed to detect and block validators engaging in sandwich attacks against users. Marinade’s Statement on SAM Delegation to Negative MEV Validators (Sandwichers):1/ We’ve reviewed the research shared by the @0xGhostLogs and @0x7cf teams, which highlighted the importance of strengthening our blacklisting efforts. pic.twitter.com/gMsw4LmjDp — Marinade 🛡️ (@MarinadeFinance) June 24, 2025 Sandwich attacks…