Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin (BTC) to fund preferred stock dividend payments and replenish its cash reserves.Strategy sold the Bitcoin for $216 million, reducing its total holdings to 843,775 Bitcoin, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw flash volatility into Monday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to tech company Strategy’s new BTC sales.Key points:Bitcoin reacts sharply to news that Strategy had sold nearly 3,600 BTC.A rebound during the US trading session failed to…

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a broad regulatory blueprint for retail financial services, warning that retail financial services are hurtling toward total automation driven by autonomous “agentic AI.”The landmark report, “AI and the future of retail…

Crypto losses fell 46.8% year-on-year to $1.32 billion in the first half of 2026, but crypto security firm CertiK says the drop is misleading, warning that attackers are becoming more sophisticated and destructive. Phishing drove the bulk of losses in the…

Belgium’s financial markets regulator warned consumers against six crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) it said were operating in the country without authorization, days after the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licensing deadline took effect. On Monday, the Financial Services and Markets…

South Korea’s media and communications review body said it will hear from Polymarket before deciding whether to take corrective action against the prediction market platform. On Monday, the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee said it would allow Polymarket to submit…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of June near two-week highs with traders keen to see bullish continuation.Key points:BTC price action targets nearby liquidity as a trader names the “most important” support zone to hold next.US stock-market performance gives analysis…

A dormant Bitcoin address transferred 30 BTC worth about $1.88 million for the first time in almost 15 years.Bitcoin address “1KV47” made its first outgoing transfer on Saturday since receiving 30 BTC in August 2011, blockchain data shared by Galaxy…

Thousands of crypto wallets are at risk of being drained due to the use of weaker-than-intended recovery phrases, an exploit that Blockchain security research firm Coinspect has dubbed “Ill Bloom.”The wallets at risk span Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Rootstock, Tron and…

Adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June, up 63% from May’s $1.1 trillion, according to payments giant Visa.June’s record stablecoin transaction volume surpassed the previous record of $1.78 trillion in February, and is up 125% from…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reportedly accepted gifts that he did not publicly disclose from a crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud in the US, according to The Sunday Times. The news outlet reported on Saturday that Farage was gifted staff, security,…

Nearly 1 million buyers of Official Trump (TRUMP), US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, have lost a collective $3.8 billion on the token as of the end of June, newly reported analysis shows.As of the end of last month, 988,905 TRUMP…

European regulators and central bankers have warned that rulemaking cannot keep pace with rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence and have called for guardrails to protect the financial system. Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden is one of several central…

India’s central bank revives push to isolate banks from crypto: ReportThe Indian central bank reportedly urged lawmakers to keep banks insulated from crypto and private stablecoins while preserving room for regulated tokenization.According to a report by The Economic Times, RBI…

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near two-week highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders geared up for fresh market turbulence.Key points:Bitcoin approaches its highest levels in two weeks, but Mondays have been “terrible” for BTC price action, a trader warns.BTC/USD is in…