Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto
CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi’s first U.S. perpetual futures product.
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Ethereum’s biggest ‘sandwich’ bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit
Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals to drain WETH, USDC and USDT.
Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as a renewed Hormuz threat clouds US-Iran ceasefire talks
Crypto firmed over the weekend after Friday’s sell-off, with bitcoin recovering toward $64,000. Permanent ceasefire talks open in Switzerland, but Iran’s order to close the Strait of Hormuz again revives the risk the deal was meant to settle.
AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore
As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.
How STRC lost its par: The timeline behind Strategy’s preferred-stock meltdown
From a bond buyback and dwindling cash reserves to a bitcoin bear market, the sequence of events that turned STRC’s par-value challenge into a marketwide debate.
Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ
The planned offering would let customers bet on index moves as Coinbase and Robinhood expand in the sector.
GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey’s Square with payments system designed around bitcoin
GoMining unveiled a software development kit and programmable access for its bitcoin payment protocol GoBTC Pay, allowing merchants to accept BTC for everyday purchases.
Franklin Templeton proposes new ETFs that turn corporate dividends into bitcoin
Your day-ahead look for June 19, 2026
Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as bitcoin wilts for 4th straight day
Concerns about STRC, the dividend-paying preferred stock from Strategy continue to dominate market sentiment.
Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations
Matt Cole says forced selling from leveraged investors pushed STRC and SATA sharply lower before both rebounded.