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Australia’s ASIC Wins High Court Appeal as Block Earner Yield Product Faces Fresh Penalty Fight

The High Court of Australia ruled unanimously (7-0) that fintech platform Block Earner illegally offered its cryptocurrency yield product. High Court Sides With Regulator In a landmark decision, the High Court of Australia has ruled that a cryptocurrency yield product was offered illegally without a financial services license. The 7-0 ruling by the country’s highest […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Jun

A Figure-Eight in Deep Space: Hubble Image Shows Gravity Warping Distant Galaxies

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured MACS0329-0211, a massive galaxy cluster whose gravity bends distant light into arcs, curves, and a bright central figure-eight shape. A cosmic swarm The image, released June 12, 2026, shows what NASA described as looking “somewhat like a swarm of bees returning to their hive.” The cluster is packed with […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Jun

Bitcoin Trades 15% Below Critical On-Chain Level After June Selloff

Bitcoin rebounded from a steep June decline, but Glassnode data shows the asset remains below key recovery levels. Recent buyers are still carrying unrealized losses, while capital flows have yet to turn positive. Bitcoin’s Rebound Leaves Recent Buyers Under Pressure Bitcoin has stabilized after a sharp selloff that coincided with rising geopolitical tensions and a […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Jun

Ripple Leaders Signal Major Crypto Moment as Swell Hits 10-Year Milestone

Ripple Swell 2026 is drawing executive focus as the company prepares its largest conference around institutional crypto adoption and XRP Ledger growth. The New York event will combine Swell with XRPL Apex for the first time, bringing more than 1,500 expected attendees across finance, blockchain, and digital assets. Swell’s 10th Year Draws Executive Focus on […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Jun

Coinbase CEO ‘as Bullish as Ever’ on Bitcoin, Expects Much Higher Prices by 2030

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reiterated his long-term confidence in bitcoin, saying he remains long the asset and expects much higher prices by 2030. In comments shared alongside a video, Armstrong described bitcoin as “the new digital gold” and pointed to historical market cycles as part of his outlook. Brian Armstrong Reaffirms Bullish Bitcoin Outlook and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Jun

Blackrock XRP ETF Speculation Grows as XRP Price Surge Expectations Build

XRP’s bullish outlook is expanding beyond speculation about a possible Blackrock XRP ETF, with growing attention on adoption, tokenization, and institutional settlement use. XRP Adoption Narrative Expands Beyond ETF Speculation Speculation surrounding a potential Blackrock XRP ETF has resurfaced after Jake Claver, chairman of Digital Ascension Group, suggested the asset manager could eventually launch such […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Jun

HIVE Lands $220 Million AI Cloud Deal With Bell Canada and Cohere

HIVE Digital’s BUZZ HPC unit has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract worth about $220 million as part of a Canadian sovereign AI infrastructure partnership with Bell Canada and Cohere. The deal adds to HIVE’s broader push into AI data centers, including a newly approved acquisition of a 32-megawatt facility in Sweden. HIVE Secures $70 […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa18 Jun

Tether Phases out aUSDT Stablecoin, Refocuses on XAUT Gold Token

Tether will phase out Alloy by Tether and its gold-backed aUSDT token after reviewing user activity and market demand. Existing users have three months to unwind positions and recover their XAUT collateral. Tether Shuts Down Alloy Platform and Gives Users 3 Months to Recover Gold Collateral Tether will begin winding down Alloy by Tether and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa18 Jun

China Onboards 26 Global Institutions to Its New Digital Yuan Cross-Border Payment Network

The 26 institutions are Chinese bank branches located in Brazil, Qatar, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau, plus China’s branch of Standard Chartered, and will join PBOC’s Cross-border e-CNY Transfer Services (CBETS). The move seeks to increase adoption of the digital yuan’s institutional cross-border payments. China Intensifies Global Digital Yuan Push With New Institutional Partners China […]

Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko18 Jun

Celsius Founder Faces Permanent Trading Ban After Fraud Conviction

Nearly three years after Celsius unraveled, the CFTC has closed its civil enforcement case against founder Alexander Mashinsky with a federal consent order imposing permanent trading and registration bans. The decision marks another chapter in the fallout from a crypto lender that regulators alleged attracted about $20 billion in customer funds through misleading claims about […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms18 Jun

Alchemy and Visa Give AI Agents Payment Power With New Agentcard Platform

Alchemy has launched Agentcard with Visa Intelligent Commerce, giving AI agents a way to make purchases using trusted payment and identity tools. The product adds spend controls, dedicated credentials, and support for both card-based and emerging agent payment rails. AI Agents Move Beyond Chat Into Real-World Spending Alchemy is moving into agentic commerce with the […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa18 Jun

Anvil Powers Promise Now, Pay Later Sponsorships at Blockchain Futurist Conference

PRESS RELEASE. Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2026 – Blockchain Futurist Conference has partnered with Anvil, the decentralized protocol enabling digital asset-backed credit, to introduce an easier way for companies to secure sponsorships in advance. Sponsoring a conference has always brought on a difficult choice, either commit early and hand over capital months in advance, or […]

Bitcoin.com News•Media18 Jun

Range Raises $8.3M as Institutions Push for Pre-Execution Stablecoin Risk Controls

Range, a Zug, Switzerland-based financial infrastructure company, closed an oversubscribed $8.3 million Series A on June 18, 2026, bringing its total funding to $11 million and positioning itself as a control layer for companies running stablecoin and fiat operations side by side. A Mixed Investor Base Signals Convergence The round drew traditional fintech capital alongside […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman18 Jun

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Ditches Rate Signals, Bitcoin Slides as Nasdaq Bounces 1.5%

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference on June 17 to strip away decades of central bank communication habits, and markets spent the following day sorting out what that means for rates, risk, and bitcoin. Rates Hold, Statement Shrinks The Fed held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on a […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman18 Jun

Bitcoin Slides to $62k as Traders Dump Risk, Wiping out Iran Peace Rally Gains

Bitcoin tumbled 5% to $62,000, hitting an intraday low of $62,236 and marking a 7.5% drop since June 15. Bitcoin Erases Gains Following U.S.-Iran Peace Accord On Thursday, bitcoin tumbled to $62,000, wiping out gains made initially on rumors of peace between Iran and the U.S., and later after the formal announcement of an accord. […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara18 Jun

Fed Joins 4 Agencies to Demand ID Programs From Payment Stablecoin Operators

The U.S. Federal Reserve and four partner agencies moved Thursday to impose bank-grade customer identification requirements on payment stablecoin issuers, while a top Fed governor warned the broader legislative framework may not go far enough to stop financial crime. What the Fed Is Proposing The Fed’s Board of Governors published a proposal June 18, 2026, […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman18 Jun

2 Incorporated AI Agents Sign First Legal Deal That Executes Itself on Ethereum

Two artificial intelligence (AI) agents incorporated as legal entities negotiated, signed, and executed a binding contract that a court can read and a blockchain can run. [/key_takeaways] Key Takeaways: Clawbank and Shodai executed the first AI-to-AI Ricardian contract, binding legal prose to Ethereum code. Shodai’s smart contract paid out automatically when 1 milestone condition was […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman18 Jun

CME’s Terrence Duffy Targets CFTC Perps Approval as Kalshi Volume Tops $3B

CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its decision to allow prediction-market operator Kalshi to offer bitcoin perpetual futures. Perps Should Be Classified as Swaps, Says CME Boss CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy said June 17 he plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara18 Jun

IMF Warns Nigeria’s Stablecoin Boom Could Weaken Local Currency Demand

The IMF reports that Nigeria captured 60% of all stablecoin traffic in sub-Saharan Africa as users seek alternatives to traditional banking. IMF: Stablecoins Transform From Niche Market to Major Payment Route Nigerians are increasingly turning to U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to move money across borders as small businesses and households search for cheaper and faster alternatives […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara18 Jun

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $82M as Ark and Blackrock Reverse Prior Session Gains

Crypto ETF flows turned negative again on Wednesday, June 17, as bitcoin and ether funds reversed the prior session’s broad gains. Still, HYPE and solana ETFs attracted fresh capital, showing that modest demand remains alive beneath the market’s choppy headline flows. HYPE ETFs Add $2.1M as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Return to Outflows The crypto […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa18 Jun