Crypto research firm 10x Research says bitcoin could fall to the mid-$50,000s before this cycle’s bottom forms, with founder Markus Thielen identifying late August through October 2026 as the most likely window for a durable low.

A wallet linked to venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) withdrew 25,560 ether (ETH), worth about $42.62 million, from Binance, a move that landed as ether trades at $1,672.

Strategy should halt its bitcoin purchases and rebuild its cash reserves, research firm Cryptoquant warned, after the company’s dividend coverage collapsed from more than seven years to just 14 months and its preferred stock kept trading below face value.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $25 billion in its first-ever corporate bond sale, drawing nearly $90 billion in investor orders, less than two weeks after the company’s record-setting initial public offering (IPO).

Hut 8 (NASDAQ: HUT) has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a proposed securities class action brought by investors who accused the bitcoin miner of misleading the market about operational problems tied to its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, sending legislation that bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) through 2030 to President Donald Trump for his signature.

A decree signed by President Lula on June 19 lets Brazil’s gambling regulator order banks to freeze the accounts of unlicensed betting operators within 24 hours – and, after due process, seize the money for an anti-crime fund – shifting enforcement from blocking websites to choking the financial rails beneath them.

An 83-year-old Texas retiree using the pseudonym Jane Doe hit a $71.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, 2025, after buying her ticket through the Jackpocket app. Seven days later, the Texas Lottery Commission banned third-party courier services, and her payout has been frozen amid an investigation by the Texas Rangers. Doe sued the commission on May 19, 2025, and the winnings remain unpaid.

DWF Labs says more than $31 billion in real-world assets have moved onchain, but most of that capital remains inactive. The firm argues that tokenization’s next phase will be won by platforms that make these assets liquid, tradable, and useful inside DeFi.

HSBC has launched its tokenized deposit service in the United Arab Emirates, introducing the UAE dirham to its blockchain-based corporate cash management network.

Ethlabs, a new independent nonprofit research lab founded by former Ethereum Foundation researchers, has launched to strengthen Ethereum’s core infrastructure. The group is backed by major ecosystem participants, including Bitmine, Sharplink, Joe Lubin, Anchorage, Octant, and SNZ.

Cboe launches prediction markets-style binary options tied to the Mini-S&P 500 Index, scaled to one-tenth the S&P 500 benchmark, allowing traders to take yes-or-no positions through broker platforms including Interactive Brokers, with fixed $100 or $0 payouts at settlement.

Crypto markets faced tighter liquidity conditions after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and signaled stronger inflation concerns. Wintermute said tighter policy could reduce the flow of liquidity entering crypto through ETFs, stablecoins, and DATs, while Fed projections showed the median 2026 rate outlook moving higher.

XRP withdrawal transactions on Binance overtook deposits for several days, while similar shifts were observed across other crypto exchanges, including Coinbase and Bybit. The shift occurred as XRP traded near recent lows, pointing to a change in exchange behavior amid price pressure.

An analysis revealed several altcoins recorded stronger outflows than inflows, a pattern often associated with accumulation. At the same time, a group of larger cryptocurrencies saw higher inflows, reflecting contrasting positioning strategies across the digital asset market.