Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains bullish on bitcoin while distancing that view from Strategy’s approach, adding that Michael Saylor and Strategy were not focused on the right priorities and that this has hurt the overall market.

Robert Kiyosaki says gold may be entering a bull run after he bought and saw prices jump. He pointed to Jim Rickards’ bold forecast and warned that debt, inflation, and a weakening dollar could keep driving investors toward gold.

Grayscale said bitcoin could face more pressure if the CLARITY Act stalls, as Senate delays and tighter rate expectations weigh on crypto sentiment.

According to onchain data, the publicly listed firm Sharplink Gaming received roughly 5,000 ether this week, marking its first such inflow since last year. Onchain analysts at Lookonchain flagged the transaction, noting that Sharplink holds 876,285 ETH on its balance sheet.

A Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) pushing to ban Ordinals-style data inscriptions at the consensus level is barreling toward an activation window in early August, with less than 1% of mining hashrate behind it, raising legitimate concerns about a persistent chain split.

The European Union has issued around 230 licenses under its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation as a hard July 1 deadline approaches, with Germany leading the bloc on 56 authorizations. Spain’s securities regulator has ruled out any extension, leaving non-compliant exchanges facing restrictions across the EU.

Bitcoin’s difficulty climbed sharply this week, rising 7.15% and notching the second-largest upward adjustment of the year. Although the network has recorded six increases in 2026, downward adjustments have remained the prevailing theme.

Strategy leaders reinforced the company’s bitcoin treasury strategy as volatility pressured the company’s securities. Michael Saylor emphasized discipline and credit quality, while Phong Le said the firm accumulated 4% of the world’s “apex digital asset” for periods of market stress.

The exchange will deliver these funds by distributing $20 USDT vouchers to users in the areas affected by the recent earthquakes. Binance is also eliminating P2P transaction fees for Venezuelan bolivars until July 2, and waiving Binance Pay fees.

U.S. spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a seventh consecutive day of net outflows on June 26, with bitcoin products alone shedding $445 million in a single session. The run marks one of the heaviest stretches of redemptions since the funds began trading.

Bitcoin is trading less than $3,000 above the average price at which Germany dumped nearly 50,000 seized coins in 2024, reviving a debate over one of the most criticized sovereign sales in the asset’s history.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $60,262 on June 27, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time with its market cap near $1.2 trillion and $26.3 billion in 24-hour volume, but the technical picture remains under pressure as every major moving average points lower and momentum indicators offer little conviction for bulls.

Kenyan cryptocurrency leaders are urging closer cooperation with government regulators to help shape the nation’s emerging digital-asset framework.

Rwanda and Nigeria have signed a cooperation agreement between their respective financial regulatory bodies to deepen collaboration across capital markets and digital assets.

Riot Games has named Kick, the streaming platform owned by the founders of crypto casino Stake, as an official broadcaster of its esports product. This is a full turnaround from its longstanding ban, which took place in multiple steps: about a year ago, it first allowed betting companies as team sponsors while insisting its own channels would remain “betting-free.”