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Geopolitical conflict rattles markets, but history shows panic selling crypto in response is usually the wrong move.

Bitcoin-focused investment firm Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) is facing mounting legal pressure as at least five law firms have filed class-action lawsuits over the company’s $6 billion in unrealized Bitcoin losses.

Digital banking platform SoFi Technologies is making a strong return to the cryptocurrency space, relaunching its crypto trading and blockchain services after stepping away from the sector in late 2023.

Ripple has been dealt another legal blow after a federal judge rejected its attempt to ease court-imposed restrictions and penalties stemming from its long-standing battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Digital assets are gaining ground in corporate finance strategies, as more publicly traded companies embrace cryptocurrencies for treasury diversification.

Stablecoins are failing where it matters most, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which sharply criticized the asset class in its latest annual report.

Barclays has announced it will prohibit the use of its credit cards for cryptocurrency purchases starting June 27, marking a significant shift in its stance on digital assets.

A new report from CoinShares reveals that while wealthy investors are embracing digital assets more than ever, they’re also questioning whether their financial advisors are prepared for this shift.

Digital Asset has locked in $135 million in fresh capital to scale up its institutional blockchain platform, Canton Network.

ARK Invest has continued to capitalize on the dramatic rise of Circle’s stock, unloading a sizable portion of its holdings just weeks after the stablecoin issuer’s public debut.

Circle’s explosive entry into public markets has propelled its stock valuation beyond the supply value of its flagship stablecoin, USDC.

Investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano is rolling his private outfit, ProCap BTC LLC, into blank-check firm Columbus Circle Capital to form ProCap Financial, a new Nasdaq-listed business built around Bitcoin.

FTX’s legal team has moved to dismiss a $1.53 billion claim filed by Three Arrows Capital (3AC), calling it an exaggerated and baseless attempt to recover losses from risky trading.

FTX’s liquidators have filed a strong objection to a multi-billion-dollar claim by failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), arguing the request is based on exaggerated and misleading figures.

Veteran investor Jeffrey Gundlach is signaling a major turning point in global capital flows, suggesting that the era of U.S. market dominance may be drawing to a close.

Crypto markets saw a sharp decline over the weekend after the US launched its first military intervention in the conflict between Iran and Israel late on Saturday night.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest spent the past week lightening its stake in Circle Internet Group just as the stable-coin issuer’s share price went vertical.

Crypto markets welcomed a major policy breakthrough this week as the U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bill designed to regulate stablecoins across the country.

The current trajectory of the crypto market may be unfolding in a way that echoes the early stages of 2017, according to Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal.

Reddit is reportedly in talks to integrate World ID, a biometric identity system developed by Tools for Humanity, the startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

Coinbase has chosen Luxembourg as the base for its European operations after obtaining a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the country’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino claims the stablecoin giant has become one of the biggest holders of U.S. Treasuries globally, further highlighting the growing role of digital assets in international finance.

OKX has teamed up with Ethereum development firm Consensys to integrate its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator into MetaMask, giving users access to faster, more efficient token swaps across over 500 DEXs on 25 blockchains.

Large institutions accelerated their retreat from equities last month, unloading roughly $50.8 billion in U.S. shares, according to S&P Global.

Bitdeer Technologies, a Bitcoin mining firm based in Singapore, is gearing up to raise $330 million through a fresh offering of senior convertible notes maturing in 2031.

Institutional traders on Deribit and Crypto.com can now post BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL, as margin—an industry first for a low-volatility, yield-bearing digital security.

Tech shares still have plenty of room to run, argues Wedbush Securities research chief Dan Ives.

Mounting geopolitical uncertainty is breathing new life into gold’s rally, with top financial institutions now predicting a surge toward $4,000 per ounce.

BBVA has quietly joined the ranks of legacy banks nudging high-net-worth customers toward digital assets.

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm is going deeper into Ethereum restaking infrastructure, adding $70 million worth of EIGEN tokens to its portfolio to back EigenLayer’s new venture — EigenCloud, a platform aimed at making blockchain-grade verifiability accessible to mainstream developers.

Arthur Hayes believes investors are about to learn a painful lesson from the post-Circle euphoria.

Nvidia’s impressive rebound continues to gather steam, with Barclays now forecasting a price target of $200, driven by accelerating demand for the company’s next-gen Blackwell chips.

Circle’s first fortnight on the New York Stock Exchange turned into a quick trade for Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest.

The crypto landscape is seeing fresh collaboration as Ripple teams up with Alchemy Pay, expanding global access to its new stablecoin.

JPMorgan Chase has filed a new trademark application for “JPMD,” signaling its intent to expand deeper into blockchain-based financial services.

Metaplanet has become the world’s seventh-largest corporate owner of Bitcoin after adding another 1,112 coins to its treasury on Monday.

Justin Sun’s Tron network is preparing to enter U.S. public markets by merging with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment, sidestepping a conventional IPO.

Bybit is venturing beyond centralized trading with the upcoming launch of its decentralized exchange, Byreal, built on the Solana blockchain.

Donald Trump earned over $58 million from crypto-related ventures in 2024, according to his latest financial disclosure report.

Chinese tech giant Tencent has officially pushed back against recent rumors suggesting it is preparing to acquire South Korean game developer Nexon.

The slow dismantling of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire continues, with defunct firms FTX and Alameda Research quietly shifting another $10.3 million in Solana (SOL) as part of their asset liquidation plan.

Gold’s relentless climb in 2025 shows no sign of slowing. Spot prices burst above $3,400 this week—within striking distance of April’s record near $3,500—after renewed hostilities in the Middle East rattled global markets.

Washington is gearing up for a grand $45 million military parade on June 14, 2025, marking two milestones: the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

As Warren Buffett edges closer to ending his six-decade reign at Berkshire Hathaway, the legendary investor has tightened his focus, placing nearly $197 billion into just a handful of stocks.

KuCoin has gone from serving Thailand’s traders remotely to operating on their home turf.

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, has quietly expanded its footprint into the precious-metals sector.

Bitcoin and broader crypto markets may be entering a stronger phase heading into the second half of 2025, as macroeconomic risks ease and investor sentiment improves.

Pakistan has found an unexpected use for the electricity it routinely leaves untapped: power thousands of Bitcoin rigs and AI servers.

Cardano’s leadership is floating an unconventional idea: turn part of the project’s war chest into a revenue-generating portfolio that holds Bitcoin and USD-pegged tokens.

While public attention drifts from NFTs, the technology is quietly entering a more meaningful phase. No longer driven by speculation, NFTs are increasingly embedded in the infrastructure behind gaming, AI, and the decentralized web.

The Financial Stability Board is growing increasingly uneasy about crypto’s expanding footprint in global finance, cautioning that the lines between digital assets and traditional markets are blurring faster than expected.

Crypto giant Binance has expanded its footprint into Syria, taking swift action after recent U.S. and EU policy shifts cleared the path for engagement.

JPMorgan has dramatically lowered its oil price forecast for 2026, now expecting crude to fall to $58 per barrel.

Crypto exchange MEXC has launched a $100 million protection reserve to safeguard users in case of platform-level breaches or critical failures, positioning itself as one of the few players in the space offering real-time compensation for technical breakdowns or hacks.

Digital asset exchange Bullish, supported by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, is making a stealthy move toward going public.

Polygon is entering a new chapter, with co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assuming the role of CEO at the foundation that oversees its ecosystem.

The UK’s financial regulators are shaking up capital markets, introducing a new private trading platform called PISCES and proposing to cut burdensome reporting requirements for fund managers.

With the US government preparing to unleash over $1 trillion in new debt, bonds might take a back seat to commodities as a safer bet, according to Larry McDonald, founder of “The Bear Traps Report.”

Japanese financial heavyweight SBI Group has significantly backed stablecoin issuer Circle, injecting $50 million into the company’s recent upsized initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has floated a bold valuation scenario: if the stablecoin giant were to go public, its market cap could soar to $515 billion — potentially making it one of the top 20 most valuable companies globally, surpassing legacy giants like Coca-Cola and Costco.