Artificial intelligence agents that have autonomous access to crypto wallets could become unstoppable if deployed maliciously or if they escape from sandboxes, experts from a leading academic research consortium warned. “Unstoppable Autonomous Agents” (UAAs) pose a clear threat if they are deployed to persist automatically and have access to digital assets, according to a June …
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Bitcoin (BTC) rallied toward $64,000 on Monday, but futures market activity was lagging, which may be a sign that the rebound could lose momentum. Traders placed nearly $162 million in buy orders between $57,000 and $59,000, forming one of the largest visible liquidity clusters below the current pricing, potentially setting the stage for BTC’s next …
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has proposed allowing some authorized investment funds to hold up to a 10% allocation of crypto exchange-traded notes, closing a regulatory gap between retail investors and funds. The FCA floated the idea in a quarterly consultation paper on Friday, which would allow retail-focused funds called undertakings for collective investment in …
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) lowest-ever readings on the daily and two-week relative strength index (RSI) are coinciding with steady accumulation across several investor cohorts, strengthening what one analyst called the “best thesis” for buying BTC. Onchain data shows wallets holding 1,000–10,000 BTC added more than 53,000 BTC over the past 60 days, while smaller retail investors also …
Michael Saylor’s Strategy seems to have regained its Bitcoin (BTC) appetite. The firm announced today that it has purchased 1,550 BTC for $101 million, increasing its total holdings to 845,256 Bitcoin. Strategy’s buy materializes a week after it announced its first BTC sale since 2022, hawking 32 BTC worth $2.47 million. The sale marked a …
Bitcoin (BTC) approached intraday highs ahead of Monday’s Wall Street open, with $60,000 holding as key support. Key points: Bitcoin avoids another retest of $60,000 as Wall Street returns, but bear-market standards call for lower. A rebound to $64,000 is being watched for signs that worse is yet to come. Macro headwinds multiply as the …
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded about $1.72 billion in net outflows in the week ending June 5, according to SoSoValue data. The outflows extended the streak to four straight weeks of billion-dollar redemptions, dating back to the week ending May 15. Data compiled by Farside Investors shows that the pressure was concentrated across the …
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Bitcoin (BTC) is showing a rare divergence between its falling prices and rising momentum, a setup that last appeared around the FTX-era market bottom. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s second weekly bullish divergence on record is hinting at a rally toward $90,000. The cryptocurrency is also holding near its 200-week SMA, a level that has historically acted …
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South Korean police have reportedly raided Bithumb as part of an investigation into alleged nepotism involving independent lawmaker Kim Byung-gi. Kim allegedly attempted to influence employment opportunities for his son at multiple crypto firms, including Bithumb and Dunamu, the operator of rival exchange Upbit, according to a Monday report by News1. Kim’s son joined Bithumb …
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BlackRock chief investment officer Rick Rieder believes that the bull run in US equities will continue, driven by higher earnings estimates. In a new interview at the CNBC CEO Council Summit, Rieder says the market is in the midst of an “extraordinary period of time” as stock prices rise while earnings multiples fall. While Rieder …
Tech giant IBM is warning of a new cyberattack campaign that traps banking customers inside fake browser screens while attackers watch their sessions in real time. A senior threat researcher at IBM Trusteer says the campaign is called OverlordMX and was identified in March 2026 targeting financial institutions in Latin America. IBM says OverlordMX is an …
Zcash developers are proposing a new shielded pool called Ironwood after a recently patched bug raised concerns about whether counterfeit ZEC could have entered circulation unnoticed. The Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) said Saturday that it is working with Tachyon, Valar Group, the Zcash Foundation and Shielded Labs on the proposed network upgrade, which would …
A former bank insider is now banned from working in the banking industry after allegedly obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent government loans. In an Order of Prohibition, the Federal Reserve says Crystal D. Moore worked as a commercial banking assistant at Atlantic Union Bank in Richmond, Virginia, between March and October 2020. …
June 8th, 2026 – Abu Dhabi, UAE class=”ql-align-center”>Global game jam MapleStory Vibe Camp offers US$60,000 in NXPC prizes as builders gain access to official MapleStory Universe resources in conjunction with Verse8 MapleStory Universe (MSU), the blockchain-powered expansion of Nexon’s iconic MapleStory franchise, today announced the launch of MapleStory Vibe Camp, a global builder competition inviting …
Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes said he sold his Worldcoin (WLD) holdings just days after his venture capital firm described it as one of the cleanest proxies for the AI investment play. “This chart is going in the wrong direction,” said Hayes on X on Saturday, showing a chart for the SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual futures contract, …
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