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Bitcoin price is trading near $61,500 today, extending a decline that has erased more than half its value since the token hit a record high in October 2025. The sell-off is rippling through publicly traded crypto companies, where losses have at times outpaced Bitcoin itself. The token fell to $61,877 earlier this week — its lowest level since June 11 — before sliding further. Bitcoin price briefly broke below $60,000 on June 5, a level not seen since late 2024, before a partial recovery that has since stalled. Deutsche Bank attributed Bitcoin’s weakness to a convergence of institutional pressures. A…

Ethereum Institutional, an independent non-profit organization launched on July 1 to accelerate institutional adoption of the Ethereum blockchain, announced via its official X account that it is now actively hiring for several key positions. The organization is seeking candidates for roles in institutional strategy, marketing, and technical support, signaling a ramp-up in its efforts to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the Ethereum ecosystem. Building a Bridge for Banks and Asset Managers Ethereum Institutional was created to serve as a dedicated gateway for institutions—including banks, asset managers, and custodians—to understand, evaluate, and engage with Ethereum-based solutions. The non-profit structure…

“Government is actually the gatekeeper of the real world,” Xin Yan said on the On The Margin podcast. “They gatekeep all the users, all the data, and all the assets.” Yan is the co-founder and chief executive of Sign, and that line is the whole thesis of his company. Sign builds what he calls “sovereign digital infrastructure for countries.” Two things, really: “digital money and digital ID for different governments.” The money piece splits in two. “Domestically people use CBDC, and overseas people use stablecoin.” He did not start there. “I started my career as a crypto native person, like…

Charles Hoskinson has dismissed claims that Cardano is dying, arguing that $ADA’s trajectory can change dramatically within a short period. Hoskinson made the remarks during a recent livestream, where he addressed growing skepticism about $ADA’s long-term potential. Notably, he stressed that crypto markets evolve rapidly and that current sentiment does not necessarily determine a project’s future. To support his argument, Hoskinson pointed to Cardano’s performance during the 2020–2021 bull cycle. He noted that $ADA surged from roughly $0.025 to nearly $3 within a year, demonstrating how quickly market sentiment and adoption can shift in the cryptocurrency sector. Crypto Cycles Constantly…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said the Clarity Act remains within reach, days after Congress missed its July 4 target to pass the crypto market-structure bill. “We’re so close. We have to get this done,” Selig told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo. Some analysts give the measure even odds of passage before the August 7 recess. The bill would divide oversight of digital assets between the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission, a split the industry has sought for years. The House passed the legislation last summer. The Senate has yet to hold a floor vote. Selig,…

Variational is introducing a new trading instrument called Swaps with institutional TradFi liquidity on Arbitrum. Swaps are designed to offer tighter spreads, larger position sizes, and around 4.5% predictable carry costs. As per the official announcement, Swaps has already signed more than $1 billion in open interest capacity with TradFi dealers at launch. On July 6, Variational, a leading peer-to-peer derivatives trading protocol on Arbitrum, announced the launch of its new on-chain product, Swaps, in Q3, which is expected to expand the protocol’s operations by attracting institutional investors. The official announcement stated that “Today, we’re enabling the first TradFi hedging…

A deputy home minister told parliament on Wednesday that since 2022, Malaysian police have arrested 629 people and taken back 75,578 crypto mining machines in more than 3,000 raids. The fight against miners who steal power from the national grid is getting tougher. According to Bernama and The Star, Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah gave these numbers during Ministry Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of parliament. They are up to date as of May 2026 and include 3,049 raids across the country. The Royal Malaysian Police, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the Energy Commission, and local…

Benjamin Cowen, founder of Into The Cryptoverse, a popular analytics platform in the cryptocurrency world, assessed Bitcoin’s current downward trend and how far the price could fall in light of macroeconomic data. According to Cowen, historical cycles and macroeconomic indicators suggest that Bitcoin has not yet reached its ultimate bottom. The renowned analyst, focusing on Bitcoin’s traditional “4-year cycles,” reminded us that past cycles show Bitcoin finding its macro bottom approximately a year after reaching its peak. Stating that this historical pattern still holds true, Cowen predicts the most likely major bottom scenario for Bitcoin could occur around October 2026.…

Ethereum is trading near $1,740 at the time of writing after stabilizing above a key support area, but the daily chart still shows a market trapped below its main moving averages. The current setup is not a clean bullish reversal yet; it is a consolidation phase where $ETH has stopped falling, while on-chain activity has not shown enough strength to confirm a stronger recovery. Summary $ETH is holding above the $1,700–$1,750 support area. The 50-day SMA near $1,787 remains the first major recovery test. Binance’s Ethereum reserve is moving sideways near 3.86M $ETH. Lower velocity and falling volatility point to…

Leopold Aschenbrenner just took Situational Awareness LP from $255M to $13.7B in only six quarters. His Q1 2026 filing dropped and one new move stands out as especially sharp. Full breakdown of what he’s doing with AI infrastructure stocks here 👇 The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on May 26, 2026, by Cindy Feng. Key Takeaways: Leopold Aschenbrenner grew Situational Awareness LP from $255M to $13.7B in 6 quarters. Q1 2026 added $8.5B in SMH, Nvidia and AMD…