Crypto Breaking News

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) withdrawal activity on Binance rose to 53.2% of transaction flows on June 15, while the exchange's XRP leverage ratio reached its highest level of 2026.

The International Monetary Fund reported that Nigeria received US$59 billion in crypto-asset inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the growing role of stablecoins in cross-border payments and financial activity.

Aisa Ogoshi of JPMorgan Asset Management says "risk obviously is in the tech trade" due to the market concentration. But she adds that "there's more upside to the tech trade" in terms of the AI data center supply chain. Ogoshi also discusses the outlook for the Bank of Japan.

Federal authorities said they disrupted an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) developers have entered the final development phase of the Glamsterdam upgrade, with teams running private developer networks that include all planned protocol changes.

Humanity Protocol said it will airdrop a new H token to eligible holders after retiring the previous H contracts following a June 8 exploit.

Mystake and several related crypto casino brands linked to Santeda International B.V. were offline for about 20 hours on June 14 after multiple business-to-business slot suppliers withdrew their games.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) could become the foundation for global money, credit and capital markets, extending its role beyond payments.

Parash Jain, Global Head of Transport and Logistics at HSBC, says shipping companies remain in "wait-and-see" mode as the Strait of Hormuz edges closer to reopening under a US Iran agreement. He notes the next 40 50 days will be critical in determining whether more vessels can pass through, as de-mining operations are still underway. He does not expect significant movement in the short term. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade".

Blockchain analysis indicates that Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC), controls approximately 1.1 million BTC worth nearly US$73 billion.

IREN has completed the acquisition of Spanish data centre developer Nostrum Group, adding approximately 490 megawatts of secured grid-connected power capacity.

Forward Industries said three acquisition attempts involving Solana-focused treasury companies failed after two firms rejected proposals and a third did not respond before an offer expired.