Cryptocurrencies

The well-known Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd criticized initiatives to ban social networks for teenagers. According to him, it was at a young age, through social media, that he communicated with the pioneers of cryptography and worked on the ideas that became the foundation of bitcoin (BTC). He noted: the United

On June 17 Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket. State authorities believe that under the guise of prediction markets the platforms offer residents unlicensed sports betting, CoinTelegraph reports. The lawsuits were filed with the Franklin County court. In the

The International Federation of Football (FIFA) has implemented an Avalanche-based blockchain infrastructure for the new ticket distribution system for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. CoinDesk explained how this mechanism works and how many tickets have already been sold under the new model. The solution works through the

Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. The agreement became a major geopolitical event. Despite this, Bitcoin still failed to recover after the Federal Reserve’s hawkish statements. As of the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading near $63,800, down

The well-known trader Garret Jin, who trades on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, fully sold 184,102 HYPE worth $13.54 million, locking in a profit of $2.83 million. This was reported by analysts at Onchain Lens. Garret Jin has started buying $HYPE again. So far, he has bought 71,092 $HYPE worth $5.06M and still

On June 17 Tether announced the phased closure of Alloy by Tether and aUSDT — a dollar asset over-collateralized with the Tether Gold (XAUt) token. The first phase has already started: immediately after the interface update, users will no longer be able to open new positions and mint new aUSDT. Existing clients were

The price of the first cryptocurrency dropped below $64,000. The digital asset market reacted with a decline to the results of the first Fed meeting under the leadership of Kevin Warsh. The hourly BTC/USDT chart of the Binance exchange.

Seller pressure on the altcoin market reached its highest level in the past five years. The cumulative excess of sells over buys on centralized exchanges approached $209 billion. This is the worst figure since observations began in 2020, analysts at the CryptoQuant platform reported. The analysts drew attention to the

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ruben Gallego submitted a joint resolution for consideration. The document is directed against a possible presidential pardon of Sam Bankman-Fried. Recall that the FTX exchange founder is currently in prison and actively trying to get his sentence reduced. The document prepared by the

BitMEX crypto derivatives exchange co-founder Arthur Hayes tried to refute the accusations of the anonymous blockchain detective ZachXBT. The sleuth claimed that the businessman deliberately inflated interest in the cryptocurrencies Zcash, NEAR, and Hyperliquid before selling — as a result of which Hayes's followers