Custodia and Vantage Bank have proposed a token that automatically switches between a bank deposit and a stablecoin as it moves between participating banks and external users.According to a white paper shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, the token would operate…

Ether’s (ETH) exchange and derivatives data turned weaker over the past month. Binance recorded net inflows of 57,700 ETH, while futures open interest fell to a year-low of $10.3 billion from $15 billion, and the ratio of leveraged positions retreated…

Several US government agencies responsible for financial regulation have issued a proposed rule as part of the implementation of stablecoin-focused legislation, pushing for similar identification guidelines for issuers as banks under federal law.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve,…

Latest NewsPublishedJun 18, 2026For the first time in seven years, the Irish government released an assessment related to digital assets, noting risks from money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions violations and bribery.The government of Ireland is taking aim at digital assets…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s sudden decoupling from a strong Nasdaq index highlights shifting capital flows into the AI sector.A strengthening US dollar and high Treasury yields are weighing heavily on non-yielding crypto assets.Bitcoin (BTC) faced a 7% correction after failing to reclaim…

Malta’s financial regulator has issued a discussion paper outlining a potential legal framework for decentralized finance (DeFi), including recognition of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), as European policymakers continue to grapple with how to regulate blockchain-based financial services.On June 12, the…

Canadian fintech Wealthsimple is launching a prediction markets app powered by Kalshi, giving that country’s retail investors access to thousands of event-based contracts following regulatory approval earlier this year.The standalone app, called Wealthsimple Predict, is scheduled to launch this summer…

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group said it was taking legal action against the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over cryptocurrency perpetual futures.In a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, CME filed a…

Canadian Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies said its AI subsidiary BUZZ HPC has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract worth approximately $220 million with Bell AI Fabric for AI startup Cohere, expanding the company’s push into high-performance computing (HPC) and…

Public Bitcoin miners are increasingly being valued as AI infrastructure companies, but turning that narrative into reality could require roughly $50 billion in near-term capital, according to a new framework highlighted by Blocksbridge Consulting’s latest Miner Weekly newsletter.Using data from…

The next crypto user may start outside exchangesFor most of crypto’s history, new users followed a fairly standard path. They signed up on an exchange, completed identity checks, learned how wallets worked, bought their first cryptocurrency and only then started…

A viral social media post is reviving an alleged Bitcoin prediction that appears to have called several major BTC price levels from 2019 through 2024, with one final target remaining: $145,000 by October 2026.Key takeaways:The new viral post appears to…

Bitcoin lending platform Ledn has expanded its services to include Tether Gold (XAUt), allowing investors to hold the tokenized asset and borrow against it in much the same way they can borrow against Bitcoin.Ledn announced Thursday that clients can use…

France-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B’s shareholders approved a delegation of new capital-raising instruments that may bring up to 105 billion euros ($120.4 billion) in funding to fuel the company’s Bitcoin acquisitions.Over 95% of shareholders approved the establishment of up…

Group of Seven (G7) leaders have renewed their call for joint action against North Korean cryptocurrency thefts and cybercrime.In a statement adopted at this week’s G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, the leaders expressed “deep concern” over North Korea’s nuclear and…