Crypto Breaking News

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) has attracted growing investor optimism even as its price declined, with market sentiment improving across social media and trading platforms.

ASML lifted its annual sales forecast for the second time this year as a surge in artificial intelligence spending drives demand for the company's chip-making machines. Europe's most valuable company expects net sales to grow to between 43 billion ($49.2 billion) and 45 billion this year. Bloomberg's Charlotte Hughes-Morgan reports.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO) has traded at a discount on Coinbase for 50 consecutive days, marking the longest negative streak on record and signalling weaker demand from U.S. investors.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose above US$64,000 after lower-than-expected U.S. inflation reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission told Kalshi not to cancel completed Michigan trades despite a state court order.

Peace between US & Iran has faltered after American forces reimposed a naval blockade and launched airstrikes. Meanwhile Tehran attacked oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Megan Sutcliffe, Middle East Principal Analyst, at Sibylline spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the situation in the region.

Alaska residents who lost money in scams involving Bitcoin Depot cryptocurrency ATMs have until July 2026 to file compensation claims.

Bob Sternfels, global managing partner at McKinsey & Co., says the firm is on the edge of a possible "golden age" as companies seek help with issues such as artificial intelligence. McKinsey has cut staff from its support teams on the back of the AI wave but is hiring more consultants "in record numbers" and is set to grow headcount overall, Sternfels tells Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua.

US Senator Thom Tillis has proposed combining stablecoin legislation with the CLARITY Act as Congress considers new crypto regulations.

Deloitte APAC Sports Business Group Leader James Walton explores how the 2026 FIFA World Cup has evolved into a global commercial ecosystem. The tournament has reportedly generated a record-breaking $2.8 billion in sponsorship revenue. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

US authorities have frozen about US$131 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran as part of an enforcement action targeting alleged sanctions violations.

China's economy slowed more than expected last quarter to the weakest in more than three years. Here's what it means.