Institutional bitcoin treasuries are expanding, with the top 100 holders controlling 1,258,090 BTC, led by Strategy’s massive 845,256 BTC position.

Peter Schiff’s bitcoin poll reignited debate after most respondents indicated that even a collapse to $0 would not prove his bearish case correct, while others pointed to thresholds between $20,000 and $1,000. Schiff also warned that technical weakness could drive BTC toward $25,000 to $27,000, raising scrutiny of Strategy Inc.’s exposure.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the CFTC over whether it can effectively police fast-growing crypto and prediction markets. Her letter cited staffing cuts, declining enforcement, and potential industry and political influence as risks to investors.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, filed a confidential draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, positioning itself for a potential public offering that could rank among the largest in market history.

Several France internationals, led by Kylian Mbappé, are unhappy that their images were used in a World Cup betting promotion for Betclic, an official partner of the French football federation, according to L’Équipe.

JPMorgan warned that Strategy’s ability to fund roughly $1.7 billion in annual dividends could shape the crypto market’s second half, after the company sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.

Seoul police reportedly executed a second search warrant at Bithumb’s headquarters on Monday as investigators pressed deeper into a corruption probe centered on independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki.

Bitcoin successfully reclaimed the $64,000 threshold, reversing a brutal multi-day rout that had previously dragged it below $60,000.

Traders on multiple prediction markets are pricing near-certainty that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates unchanged at its June 16–17 meeting, even as a new Fed Chair steps into one of the most scrutinized policy seats in the world.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has launched a referral arrangement with Galaxy Digital for eligible clients seeking to lend crypto and receive spot crypto ETP shares. The setup is designed to make digital assets easier to integrate into traditional portfolios.

The FIFA World Cup, expected to be one of the largest events in sports history, is already seeing huge trading volume in prediction markets as users seek to predict which team will win. Volumes for these contracts have reached nearly $2 billion in Kalshi and Polymarket.

Strategy secured approval to pay STRC dividends twice monthly as its bitcoin holdings climbed to 845,256 BTC. The move follows recent treasury activity and could reshape how income investors view the company’s preferred stock.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted FTX co-founder serving a 25-year federal prison sentence, formally submitted a presidential pardon application to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney on June 8, 2026.

Crypto ETF flows stayed under pressure from June 1 to June 5, with bitcoin funds posting a fourth straight week of withdrawals and ether ETFs also ending firmly negative. The weakness was not uniform, however, as HYPE and XRP ETFs drew inflows while solana slipped back into redemptions.

Bitcoin climbed back above $63,000 Monday morning as institutional buyers stepped in and U.S. lawmakers advanced key crypto legislation, pushing the total digital asset market cap to $2.19 trillion.