Crypto News — page 15

Coinbase-linked Base, a major Ethereum layer-2 network, halted transaction processing for roughly two hours due to a block production issue ahead of an upgrade, before resuming normal operations.

Kalshi has filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials over a tax on sports-related prediction markets, arguing the law signed as part of a budget package would impose a 15% levy on gross receipts and take effect on July 1.

Bitcoin falls under $60,000, entering a bear-market-aligned slide while investors monitor AI-driven capital flows and related market activity.

Binance has pulled its MiCA license application in Greece and faces a July 1 EU base requirement that could impact operations for millions of users.

Bitcoin trades under $60,000 as 21Shares notes the four-year cycle hasn’t broken yet, while the Rainbow Chart breaches its floor into the so-called 'BTC is dead' zone after a sharp pullback.

Bitcoin fell toward the $60,000 level as a large buy wall and a defined liquidation zone set the stage for a pivotal price battleground

OpenAI partners with Broadcom to develop a dedicated AI accelerator, marking the company’s first custom chip for powering ChatGPT and future models.

SecondFi, a Cardano wallet provider, suffered a multi-attack breach exploiting its wallet-generation software, with funds drained from hundreds of addresses before the team secured a large reserve of ADA.

Trump delays signing a bipartisan housing bill that includes a CBDC prohibition, insisting Congress first pass a voting rights or voter-ID measure, leading to a cancellation of the signing event

Democratic lawmakers urge Senate hearings to examine whether a $500 million UAE-backed investment in World Liberty Financial influenced Trump-era crypto policy decisions

The House moves an affordable housing bill forward that also blocks central bank digital currencies through 2030, sending the measure to President Trump for signing

Regulators allege Kentucky actions against prediction markets prompt federal scrutiny as the CFTC widens its dispute with states over event contracts.

Reports indicate Meta is pursuing a point-based prediction market separate from its apps, following bets on stablecoins and the metaverse, according to people familiar with the matter and The New York Times.

The Ethereum Foundation is cutting about one-fifth of its workforce as it restructures into focused clusters amid leadership changes.

Bitcoin fell about 2.5% to near $62,300, an 11-day low, and Ether dropped over 4% as a global tech-stock rout spilled into crypto, wiping out roughly $717 million in leveraged positions amid AI-valuation doubts and hawkish-Fed fears.

THORChain restarted trading more than a month after a mid-May exploit drained about $10.7 million from one of its vaults, following security patches, a vault-quarantine mechanism and a recovery plan that covered losses from protocol reserves rather than by minting new tokens.

Ripple received a preliminary MiCA crypto-services (CASP) license from Luxembourg's CSSF, which, once finalized and combined with its EU e-money license, would let it offer crypto and stablecoin payments across all 30 EEA countries via passporting — just before MiCA's July transition deadline.

A broad tech downturn in U.S. equities weighed on crypto, with bitcoin and ether falling as liquidations intensified losses across altcoins amid sharp moves in Asian markets

Ripple secures preliminary CASP approval in Luxembourg, paving the way to offer its stablecoin payment systems in the EU under MiCA rules ahead of the July 1 deadline.

Legislation advancing housing affordability includes a four-year ban on the Federal Reserve pursuing a central bank digital currency until 2030, according to reports.

U.S. actions to accelerate quantum computing and cryptography initiatives triggered a rally in related quantum equities after the signing of new orders.

Industry players report a coordinated move to bring tokenized securities to Wall Street, alongside growing patent disputes shaping the competitive landscape.

Industry-backed Ethereum research and development lab Ethlabs forms with support from major holders and ConsenSys' Joe Lubin as the network’s development moves beyond the Ethereum Foundation

Industry groups are lobbying the U.S. House to advance a tax bill that would clarify treatment of assets from mining and staking

OKX and Intercontinental Exchange announce a joint venture to connect traditional finance and crypto markets, with former New York governor Andrew Cuomo co-chairing the effort and regulatory approvals still pending

Bitcoin trades around the mid-$60k area, with potential upside toward $70k while oil slides on Iran deal uncertainties and broader macro concerns

BitMine, led by Tom Lee, expanded its Ethereum treasury by $92 million, bringing its stake to near 5% of the circulating supply, with the pace of purchases reportedly easing while the overall trajectory remains intact.

Ethereum layer-2 Taiko halted block production and urged users to exit all its bridges after a chain-state verification flaw let an attacker forge bridge messages and drain about $1.7 million — the latest in a June marked by more than 20 crypto hacks.

As US-Iran discussions advance, bitcoin trades around $64k while crypto generally weakens; gold rebounds and stocks rally on a softer backdrop for the Fed, with oil price movements noted

Bitcoin steadies near the $64,000 level as Iran signals the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, raising risk tensions amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations.