Economist and longtime gold advocate Peter Schiff says bitcoin is heading below $20,000, renewing his bearish call as the cryptocurrency slips under $66,000.

Bitcoin fell under $66,000 on June 3, albeit briefly, as record exchange-traded fund outflows and a rare sale by Strategy deepened a selloff that has wiped out billions in leveraged positions.

Layer 3 blockchain infrastructure Orbs has launched its V5 product upgrade on Ethereum and Arbitrum to improve cross-chain verification, lower infrastructure costs, and increase validator participation.

In 1978, Warren Buffett cemented a partnership that would define Berkshire Hathaway for decades with Charlie Munger, a collaboration that ran until 2023. His rule for partners, Buffett says, is blunt: pick people who are intelligent, honest and energetic, and “marrying someone to change them is folly,” a filter echoed by patient bets on Coca-Cola and American Express over passing trends.

Binance Research says bitcoin’s recent weakness may be driven by capital rotating into a small group of hot U.S. equity themes. The firm argues that without a crypto-native crisis, such pressure has often proved temporary.

Gold overtook U.S. Treasuries in global official reserves by market value, the ECB said. The move reflected a 60% gold rally and rising demand for reserve diversification.

Strategy’s 32 BTC sale has turned a small transaction into a larger test for corporate bitcoin treasuries. The issue is no longer only whether public companies hold BTC. Investors are now watching how those companies meet cash obligations while trying to preserve exposure.

Ripple is framing CME’s 24/7 crypto futures launch as a response to institutional demand, citing XRP futures as evidence, with Ripple Prime serving as a day-one clearing and financing partner.

Ripple expanded its Washington, D.C., office as institutional crypto adoption accelerates and U.S. policymakers debate the future of digital asset regulation. The move emphasizes clear rules, consumer protection, and collaboration with regulators and industry stakeholders.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, and three other Iranian crypto platforms on Tuesday, placing a sharper compliance spotlight on crypto flows tied to Iran.

CCE.Cash has reached integration agreements with three well‑known non‑custodial

Polymarket has signed an exclusive prediction-market distribution partnership with Berlin-based football media platform OneFootball, opening a channel to 200 million monthly active users and a broader 645-million-fan ecosystem two weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America. The catch: Polymarket still cannot legally operate in Germany (or anywhere else in Europe) at full capacity.

A South African High Court ruled that bitcoin can be legally treated as “capital” and a “negotiable instrument” (a form of money) because it holds value, is used for speculation, and is accepted by merchants.

Anchorage Digital has expanded its Atlas Collateral Management platform through a new arrangement with Ethena Labs, positioning the federally chartered crypto bank as collateral manager for Ethena’s institutional lending operations.

Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows opened June on a defensive note, with bitcoin funds losing nearly half a billion dollars and ether products extending their outflow streak to 15 trading days. Yet XRP and HYPE ETFs again attracted fresh capital, showing that investors are still making selective bets beyond the largest crypto assets.