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Bitcoin network activity has a dramatic rebound – hits highest since 2024 even as price struggles

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Bitcoin network activity has a dramatic rebound – hits highest since 2024 even as price struggles

June 19, 2026

Bitcoin’s blockchain is showing its strongest activity since late 2024, creating a rare split between rising network...

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STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure

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STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure

June 19, 2026

STRC, Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, traded as low as $82.61 on June 18 before recovering to $88.59,...

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Hazel Network solves the walled garden challenge of tokenized deposits

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Hazel Network solves the walled garden challenge of tokenized deposits

June 19, 2026

Tokenized deposits have suffered from an openness challenge. While stablecoins can be transferred to anyone with a...

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Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop

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Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop

June 19, 2026

DefiLlama shows Pump.fun generated $108.3 million in gross revenue during the first quarter and $69.2 million in...

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Why Bitcoin fell below $63K after the oil shock finally eased

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Why Bitcoin fell below $63K after the oil shock finally eased

June 19, 2026

Bitcoin traded at $63,030 on June 18, down about 2% on the day, after whipsawing from an...

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CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange

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CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange

June 19, 2026

The CFTC approved KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract on May 29, one day after Kalshi submitted it under Regulation...

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Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

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Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

June 19, 2026

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with...

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Bitcoin ETF outflows expose split demand after Warsh’s Fed debut

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Bitcoin ETF outflows expose split demand after Warsh’s Fed debut

June 18, 2026

US spot Bitcoin ETFs turned negative on June 17, yet fund-level flows revealed a split market, with...

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Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass

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Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass

June 18, 2026

Nuvei agreed to buy Payoneer for $2.75 billion in cash in a deal centered on money movement...

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Illinois’ new crypto tax puts users under a burden stocks do not face

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Illinois’ new crypto tax puts users under a burden stocks do not face

June 18, 2026

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a $55.9 billion state budget that includes a first-of-its-kind 0.2% tax...

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DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana

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DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana

June 18, 2026

For years, DeFi’s growth strategy was to pull users on-chain, and the next institutional wave is testing...

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Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low

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Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low

June 18, 2026

Options traders are building bearish positions around Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) flagship preferred STRC stock after the security...

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Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real

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Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real

June 18, 2026

The Fed left interest rates unchanged on June 17, and Bitcoin still felt the policy outlook tighten...

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Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk

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Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk

June 18, 2026

Options on Bitwise’s HYPE ETF give Wall Street a regulated venue to price risk on a 24/7,...

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Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery

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Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery

June 18, 2026

As a result of the Drift exploit, crypto payments platform Pyra has stopped accepting new users, canceled...

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