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Ethereum (ETH) price has surged 8.73% in 24 hours and is now approaching the $2,800 mark for the first time since February. This surge is mostly fueled by strong institutional demand, with major players like BlackRock alone buying $500 million worth of ETH in just 10 days, and record numbers of staked Ethereum, which now sit at 34.65 million . While the price still sits about 43% below its all-time high of $4,721, a breakout above $2,800 could lead to more upside, potentially allowing the token to break the $3,000 mark. Ethereum price performance Technically, ETH broke above its 200-day…

The price of Bitcoin and Solana rose on Monday, as members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade team prepared to meet with Chinese officials in London, and investors eyed a series of U.S. bond auctions later this week. Bitcoin was recently changing hands around $108,000, a 1.7% increase over the past day, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. The price of Solana rose 2.9% to $156, while altcoins like Hyperliquid popped 7% to around $38. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday that Vice Premier He Lifeng would be in the UK through Friday, holding “the…

Cudis launched its Solana token on June 4, touting it as a way of turning personal health data from wearable devices into an onchain asset. How a Solana Startup Is Incentivizing Wellness Users of Los Angeles-based Cudis can now cash in on health data from their wearable devices thanks to the launch of the company’s Cudis token (CUDIS) on Wednesday last week. The multi-billion-dollar wearables industry is slated to grow by 4.1% this year, according to market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), with health tracking rings expected to top 2.3 million units. Cudis says it has already shipped roughly…

Congress is making moves on crypto. A new version of the CLARITY Act was recently released, setting the stage for a key markup session this week. The latest draft of the CLARITY Act, known as the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS), was recently released. It includes some updates and changes to the original bill. FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, in a recent X post, shared that this version is set to be the foundation for Tuesday’s crucial markup session in the House Financial Services Committee. 🚨NEW: The Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) for the…

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Eight months after its early access public launch, Off The Grid is preparing to release on Steam. The game is currently available as a free-to-play title via the Epic Games Store on PC and on latest-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles’ respective game shops. We don’t have the exact Steam launch date yet, but Delphi Ventures Founding Partner Piers Kicks, whose firm invested in Gunzilla Games, said yesterday that the shooter is coming to Steam in a “few weeks” (so likely in the last week of June). The…

Mercuryo has announced the launch of Passkey, a biometric authentication solution designed to enhance security and simplify fiat-to-crypto transactions, based on information shared with Finbold on June 9. The new feature eliminates the need for One Time Passcodes (OTP) by allowing users to log in using facial recognition or fingerprint scans. Passkey to roll out across Mercuryo’s 200+ partner network The Passkey feature, compatible with iPhone, Android, and Windows devices, will be deployed across Mercuryo’s network of over 200 partners, including major non-custodial wallets. “We are delighted to have integrated Passkey, a feature that provides an optimal and intuitive log-in…

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin, is now projected to be worth $118 billion, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s impressive rise from cents to six figures. According to Arkham data, Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.096 million BTC is now worth nearly $118 billion. These holdings, which have remained untouched for 16 years, continue to generate interest and speculation in the cryptocurrency world. Satoshi is believed to have mined nearly 1.1 million BTC in the early days of Bitcoin, especially between 2009 and 2010. Back then, Bitcoin had little or no value. Fast forward to today, and with Bitcoin trading just above $107,000, that…

Key Takeaways: Giza is building a specialized suite of Agents tailored to Re7 Capital’s broader ecosystem. The customized Agents delivered a 67% higher yield on stablecoins and an 18.5% higher yield on ETH. While development continues, Re7 will deploy $500,000 in USDC into ARMA, Giza’s flagship Agent. Web3 agent developer Giza announced that Giza Agents, which have facilitated over $40 million in volume to date, are entering the institutional space through a partnership with DeFi investment firm Re7 Capital.Re7 Capital will use Giza’s financial autonomous agents to manage liquidity, marking a significant step forward for the technology. The partnership targets…

Ether (ETH) ETH$2,766.84 began the 24-hour session around $2,576 in early Asian trading, briefly dipped to $2,562 on light volume, then saw buying interest surge around 21:00 UTC on June 9 as turnover topped 436,000 coins, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. A second wave of demand just before 11:00 UTC on June 10 drove ether through the $2,700 barrier to a 24-hour high of $2,783; by press time it was trading at $2,744.87, up 6.54 percent on 560,900 coins (US$1.51 billion) moved. Social sentiment has turned decidedly bullish. A widely followed trader on X (@MerlijnTrader) observed earlier today…

USDC issuer Circle surged on its third trading day, climbing to a record intraday high of $138.57 Monday morning amid a wave of continued institutional and retail enthusiasm. The stock, which debuted on Thursday after pricing its IPO at $31 per share, has now more than quadrupled in value—posting a roughly 347% gain from its offering price to its Monday peak. CRCL has cooled to $116.20 as of this writing, still up 8% on the day. Investors have moved nearly 37 million CRCL shares already Monday, meaning that the company could top the 60.7 million shares that traded during Friday’s…