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Bitcoin has shed more than 50% of its value since hitting an all-time high near $126,000, and the market is now locked in a tense standoff at a support level that technical analysts say could determine the digital asset’s next major move. The cryptocurrency has been testing the $58,000–$60,000 range for the third time in recent months, a zone that chart watchers consider critical. Below that threshold, the next meaningful support sits in the low $40,000s, a drop that would push Bitcoin into drawdown territory comparable to its most brutal prior cycles. The sell-off has been swift and precise. Bitcoin’s…

Spot gold opened the week near $4,214 per ounce on June 13. Prices climbed as high as $4,330 to $4,380 by midweek on optimism around a U.S.-Iran truce deal involving President Trump. The rally reversed sharply after the Fed signaled it could raise rates later in 2026, sending gold down to $4,151 to $4,173 by June 19 and 20. The pullback marks a roughly 3.4% weekly loss and extends a broader June correction that has pulled gold down about 8.5% for the month. Gold remains about 23% higher than a year ago but sits well below its January 2026 record…

The Cardano network ranks as one of the most decentralized networks in the crypto space, as the chances of compromise become nearly impossible. Decentralization in this context refers to the even distribution of control and authority among network participants. A well-decentralized network has broader participation in decision-making and is censorship resistant. Currently, Cardano ranks among the top four in crypto networks with these features. Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient at 23 This ranking was determined by the Nakamoto coefficient. Named after Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, the metric measures how decentralized a network is using multiple factors. One is the minimum number of…

Binance is allowed to provide crypto trading access to users in the Philippines through its arrangement with BlockShoals Technologies, but neither company is authorized to handle peso transfers or perform other activities regulated by the country’s central bank, according to legal adviser Marie Antonette Quiogue. Quiogue, head of legal at BlockShoals, told Cointelegraph in an interview on Friday at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 that Binance’s local operations fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto asset service provider (CASP) framework. She said BlockShoals serves as a crypto asset intermediary, introducing Philippine users to Binance’s global trading platform. The arrangement…

Orix, an Artificial Intelligence (AI-driven) Web3 project, has disclosed its strategic partnership with KUVI AI, an AI-driven platform for Agentic Finance. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to accelerate AI-powered Agentic Finance on the $BNB Chain. Orix AI specializes in on-chain AI computing and AI agent technology, focusing on enabling AI agents to execute blockchain tasks quickly and autonomously. KUVI AI offers institutional-grade financial infrastructure for digital assets and also focuses on secure, scalable, and programmable financial services suitable for institutions. Orix AI has shared this news on its official X account. ORIX AI × KUVI AI: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP🤝We…

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) saw its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dump more than $265 million in Bitcoin ($BTC) on Thursday. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net cash outflow of $265.68 million on June 25, according to data from SoSoValue, analyzed by Finbold on June 26. As such, the fund held a total net asset of approximately $44.43 billion at the time of reporting. IBIT daily cash flow. Source: SoSoValue The IBIT fund has registered six consecutive days of cash outflows totaling about $985.69 million. As such, BlackRock’s IBIT is about to record seven consecutive weeks of cash outflows of more than…

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant capital outflow in the last month, driven by a decrease in institutional investors’ appetite for risky assets. According to an analysis report published by BIT (formerly Matrixport), a total net capital outflow of $8 billion occurred from the crypto ecosystem in the last 30 days. The report analyzed overall institutional capital movements by considering stablecoin fund flows, investments in Strategy (STR) shares, and funds entering or exiting spot Bitcoin ETFs. The data revealed that institutional investors began reducing their positions in risky assets before the third quarter of the year. BIT analysts noted…

Tron has recorded a rapid surge in its network activity over the last day as the blockchain sees growing participation from holders despite the weak market momentum. On Tuesday, June 23, blockchain monitoring platform Lookonchain provided data revealing that Tron has led the market with the highest daily blockchain activity. Tron outperforms Ethereum Per the data, the network recorded a massive 3.93 million active addresses within the last 24 hours, surpassing major networks like Ethereum, Solana, and others. The source provided charts revealing that TRON has led the rest of the blockchains with the highest active addresses, highlighting its growing…

Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder and apparent privacy champion who wired San Francisco with thousands of police cameras, has appeared on a leaked guest list for Dialog, surveillance mogul Peter Thiel’s invitation-only network. Investigative journalist Dave Troy published previously unreported names yesterday. He tagged Larsen as both a participant and a founding fellow of the organization, which has been described as “Bilderberg (an off-the-record gathering of political and business elite) meets Silicon Valley salon.” Dialog, meanwhile, positions itself as a hush-hush place where leaders from various fields and ideological backgrounds can come together and build relationships. As part of this,…

$XRP Ledger Nears One Million AI Agent Transactions as Real-World Utility Accelerates The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is rapidly expanding beyond its roots as a payments network, emerging as critical infrastructure for the fast-growing AI economy. As autonomous AI agents begin conducting financial transactions on their own, XRPL is positioning itself at the center of machine-to-machine commerce. According to t54.ai, a company building trusted infrastructure for AI agents, nearly 1 million AI agent transactions have already settled through its XRPL x402 facilitator. The milestone signals that AI-powered blockchain payments are no longer experimental, they’re happening at scale. The momentum accelerated last…