Ether and solana led crypto higher on Friday as a squeeze on bearish traders pushed bitcoin toward $62,000, capping the market's first genuinely strong week since mid June.
Bitcoin traded around $61… [+904 chars]

Bearish traders lost $281 million in liquidations over 24 hours, nearly double the longs, as bitcoin pushed to its strongest level in two weeks. Ether is up almost 10% on the week and solana nearly 19% while a rebound in tech stocks eased the pressure from th…

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Ether and solana extend gains as a short squeeze lifts bitcoin toward $62,000

Crypto markets have struggled in recent months, with bitcoin falling more than 50% from its late-2025 peak after a sharp June selloff driven by persistent exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows, elevate… [+1403 chars]

The bank said in a note bitcoin's cycle points to a market bottom in the coming months, urging investors to focus on networks with durable value accrual.

Cantor says bitcoin bear market may be entering final stretch

ESMA itself said in a February statement that firms with derivatives marketed as perpetual futures are likely to fall under the existing product-intervention measures on contracts for difference (CFD… [+1264 chars]

MiCA was never meant to address the giant crypto derivatives market. That could pose a serious problem, says Patrick Gruhn, founder and chief executive of Perpetuals.com.

Europe is closing the door on offshore crypto, but it’s leaving the riskiest window open

XRP and Hyperliquids HYPE have emerged as notable bright spots amid record outflows from U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 
XRP-linked ETFs added $59.4 million in June, a third straight… [+1053 chars]

XRP, HYPE funds are the bright spots as investors flee bitcoin, ether ETFs

La causa scatenante è stata una scoperta nel campo della sicurezza informatica, dopo che i ricercatori di Amazon hanno segnalato un metodo per bypassare le protezioni di Fable 5, una tecnica nota com… [+1447 chars]

Anthropic ripristina i modelli di intelligenza artificiale Fable e Mythos dopo la revoca dei controlli alle esportazioni da parte degli Stati Uniticoindesk.com

Anthropic ripristina i modelli di intelligenza artificiale Fable e Mythos dopo la revoca dei controlli alle esportazioni da parte degli Stati Uniti

The race is also spreading beyond crypto. Last month, prediction market operator Kalshi launched its own perpetual futures business after regulatory approval, joining exchanges betting that always-on… [+967 chars]

The crypto wallet is doubling down on perpetual futures after hiring the builders behind one of Hyperliquid's highest-profile market experiments.

Phantom doubles down on perpetual futures with hire of Hyperliquid market builders

Bitcoin BTC
$59,203.29 fell 1.5% on Tuesday after failing to hold above $60,000 on Monday. It now trades at $59,250, looking set to challenge the weekend lows of $58,800. Ether (ETH) is down by 1.73… [+3931 chars]

Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.

Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection

As the first half of 2026 draws to a close, major cryptocurrencies are deeply in the red, lagging far behind traditional assets. Bitcoin BTC
$59,673.63 bulls can at least take one small consolation:… [+785 chars]