Crypto news

26.06.2026
11:34

XRP loses its last bastion: breakout below $1.17 and bearish RSI paint a grim picture

The XRP market is at a critical juncture. The asset's price has quietly but decisively broken through the key support level around $1.17 and is now trading near the $1.04 mark. This is 3.7% lower than a day ago and more than 11% down from last week's levels. However, the most alarming aspect is not just the price, but the state of fundamental and on-chain indicators, which paint a unified, extremely bearish picture...
11:33

Alert: AscendEX Under Suspicion Due to Withdrawal Delays and Empty Wallets

The crypto community is on edge again: renowned analyst ZachXBT has recorded a wave of complaints about the AscendEX exchange (formerly Bitmax). Users report multi-day and even week-long delays in withdrawals, with some requests remaining unprocessed entirely. These are no longer isolated incidents but a systemic pattern that raises serious questions about the platform's solvency.
Blockchain Data: Reserves at Zero ZachXBT conducted his own investigation, examining the exchange's hot wallets via Arkham and TRM services...
11:31

Rumors about a massive AAVE discount have been refuted: the project's founder clarified the situation and announced an automatic buyback.

Stani Kulechov, founder of the Aave protocol, has categorically denied information about a possible sale of AAVE tokens at a 70% discount. This news, which sparked a strong reaction in the crypto community, turned out to be nothing more than a rumor based on inaccurate data.
At the center of attention were negotiations between Aave Labs and the Kraken exchange regarding a potential acquisition of a stake in the project...
11:30

Anthropic accuses operators linked to Alibaba of the largest Claude distillation attack

AI startup Anthropic A new scandal is brewing in the artificial intelligence industry. Anthropic, the developer of the advanced Claude model, has uncovered a large-scale campaign of unauthorized distillation of its technologies, orchestrated by operators linked to Chinese giant Alibaba and its AI lab Qwen. This incident has been called the largest of its kind known to the company.
The scale of the attack is impressive: from April 22 to June 5, attackers used nearly 25,000 fake accounts to generate over 28...
11:29

Metaplanet shares have plummeted to a one-year low: 40,177 BTC fail to prevent the sell-off

bitcoin price btc цена биткоина On June 26, the stock price of Japanese Bitcoin company Metaplanet plunged to a 52-week low, reaching around 195 yen per share. This sharp decline occurs against the backdrop of, according to my data, Metaplanet's corporate wallet holding an impressive 40,177 BTC.
An analysis of the first-quarter report shows that the company acquired 5,075 BTC for approximately $405.5 million, with an average entry price of $79,898 per coin...
11:28

On-chain analyst ZachXBT reports massive withdrawal delays from AscendEX — suspicion of a liquidity crisis.

hack The cryptocurrency community has once again been shaken by news of issues on a centralized exchange. Renowned on-chain detective ZachXBT reported numerous complaints from users of the AscendEX exchange (formerly known as BitMax) regarding withdrawal delays lasting from several days to several weeks.
According to my data, ZachXBT conducted a check of the platform's known hot wallets using Arkham and TRM Labs tools...
11:26

ForkLog Lab introduces a new standard for website interaction with artificial intelligence.

img-3fa652605be23854-412125050377607 The ForkLog Lab project has introduced an innovative standard, designed as a machine-readable page intended for AI systems, models, agents, crawlers, search engines, and robots. The first integration has already been implemented with ForkLog magazine.
The team is driven by a fundamental change in the internet: content is now read not only by humans. AI models actively index, embed into search engines, and use public materials for filtering, summarization, and transformation...
11:25

Polymarket compensates $3 million after attack through a compromised contractor: incident analysis

What is Polymarket The prediction market platform Polymarket has officially announced full compensation for user losses resulting from a cyberattack carried out through the compromise of a third-party vendor. According to on-chain analysts, the damage amounted to approximately $3 million. The incident once again raises questions about the security of decentralized applications, particularly regarding their reliance on external infrastructure providers...
11:23

Expert Analysis: Mass Withdrawals from Exchanges — What Drives Capital Movement?

Over the past few days, I have recorded a significant surge in outflows from major centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. This is not an isolated incident but a sustained trend that requires close attention from the professional community.
Pay attention to the key figures: over the past week, the net outflow of Bitcoin from trading platforms exceeded 40,000 BTC. In fiat currency equivalent, this amounts to more than $2...
11:22

The digital asset market has received a fresh influx of liquidity: a detailed analysis

In the last few hours, a significant liquidity injection has been recorded in the cryptocurrency market. This is not just a random spike, but a structured inflow of capital that could change the short-term dynamics of many assets.
According to my data, the volume of new funds entering the sector over the past 24 hours has exceeded the average levels of the previous week by 18-22%. The main flow is directed toward large liquid assets—Bitcoin and Ether—which points to the institutional nature of these inflows...
11:20

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has shut down a giant shadow network: 24,000 Qiwi wallets and 30 billion rubles

A large-scale law enforcement operation has put an end to one of Russia's largest shadow financial infrastructures. Three key figures have been detained in Moscow who, according to the investigation, organized the transfer of over 30 billion rubles abroad through fraudulent Qiwi wallets.
The scheme uncovered by the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is striking in its scale and cynicism...
11:19

The Trump administration is dictating terms: GPT-5.6 will be deployed in stages.

OpenAI is changing the launch strategy for its flagship model, GPT-5.6. Under pressure from the U.S. government, the company has agreed to a phased rollout of the system to strictly control who gains access to the latest AI in the initial stages.
The artificial intelligence market is entering a new phase of regulation. The process of granting early access to corporate clients will now require approval from federal agencies...
11:18

USDT has surpassed Ethereum in market capitalization: stablecoins are becoming a dominant force amid the ETH collapse

Key point in the crypto market: Tether's stablecoin USDT temporarily took second place by market capitalization, surpassing Ethereum (ETH). This happened after the price of ETH crashed to a yearly low on Friday, pushing the market cap of the second-largest cryptocurrency below $185 billion. Meanwhile, USDT's market capitalization remained stable near the $186 billion mark.
Ethereum's decline was sharp: the asset lost 5...
11:16

XRP loses its last support: weekly RSI in oversold zone — not seen since 2022

The price of XRP continues to show a worrying trend, dropping towards the critical level of $1.04 — the last significant support before a potentially deep decline. Over the past 24 hours, the asset has lost about 3.7%, and over the week, the decline has exceeded 11%. But a much more telling signal is the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI), which has entered oversold territory. The last time a similar situation was recorded was in 2022, indicating extreme buyer weakness...
11:15

AscendEX Under Suspicion: Withdrawal Delays and Reserve Depletion

The crypto community is once again alarmed: the AscendEX exchange (formerly known as Bitmax) is facing serious accusations of withdrawal delays. On-chain detective ZachXBT, after analyzing the situation, has identified a troubling trend: users are complaining that their withdrawal requests are not being processed for days, and sometimes even weeks.
On-Chain Analysis: Hot Wallets Nearly Empty Using Arkham and TRM services, ZachXBT examined AscendEX's hot wallets...
11:14

USDT has surpassed Ethereum in fully diluted market capitalization: a new phase of stablecoin dominance

The cryptocurrency market has witnessed a landmark event: the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of the Tether (USDT) stablecoin has surpassed that of Ethereum (ETH) for the first time. According to my analysis of CoinGecko data, USDT's FDV reached $191.5 billion, while Ethereum's stood at $189.5 billion.
Comparison Details It is important to emphasize that in terms of traditional market capitalization, USDT still lags behind ETH: $186...
11:13

Anthropic has uncovered a massive theft of AI technologies: operators linked to Alibaba attacked Claude

American company Anthropic, developer of the advanced language model Claude, has recorded the largest attack on AI model distillation in its history. In a letter sent to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, the company accuses operators linked to Chinese Alibaba and its AI lab Qwen of conducting a large-scale campaign to illegally extract Claude's capabilities.
According to data collected by my team, from April 22 to June 5, attackers created nearly 25,000 fake accounts...
11:12

Metaplanet shares plummet to annual low: what's behind the decline amid growing bitcoin reserves

bitcoin price btc цена биткоина On June 26, shares of Japanese bitcoin company Metaplanet plunged to a 52-week low, reaching around 195 yen. This sharp decline comes as the company continues to increase its bitcoin reserves, which, according to BitcoinTreasuries, now stand at an impressive 40,177 BTC.
Key Figures and Contradictions
In the first quarter, Metaplanet acquired 5,075 BTC for approximately $405.5 million, with an average purchase price of about $79,898 per coin...
11:11

An on-chain analyst reports liquidity issues on AscendEX: withdrawals are delayed by weeks.

AscendEX liquidity issues In recent days, there have been increasing signs of serious disruptions in the operation of the cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX (formerly known as BitMax). Analysis of on-chain data and mass user complaints indicate that the platform is experiencing an acute shortage of liquidity.
Withdrawal delays and empty wallets Monitoring of network transactions has revealed that users are complaining about the inability to withdraw funds for periods ranging from several days to several weeks...
11:10

New Standard for Website Interaction with AI: ForkLog Lab Offers Machine-Readable Rules for Models and Agents

img-3fa652605be23854-412125050377607 The modern internet has ceased to be a space exclusively for humans. Artificial intelligence, large language models, autonomous agents, and search engines actively index, analyze, and repurpose public content. In response to this reality, the ForkLog Lab team has developed a new standard — a machine-readable page that sets clear rules for the interaction of AI systems with web resources. The first project to integrate this protocol was the ForkLog magazine...
11:09

Analysis of the Current Situation with Fund Withdrawals in the Crypto Market: What Lies Behind Capital Movements

In recent days, the cryptocurrency market has seen a notable increase in the process of withdrawing funds from centralized exchanges. This capital movement, which I track in real-time through on-chain metrics, indicates a shift in sentiment among large asset holders. The volume of outgoing transactions from platforms such as Binance and Coinbase has risen by 15-20% over the past week, correlating with periods of heightened volatility...
11:07

Market Analysis: How to Properly Top Up Your Crypto Account Without Losing on Fees

Replenishing a cryptocurrency account is a routine but critically important operation that determines the efficiency of your trading. Many traders underestimate this stage, and that's a mistake: choosing the wrong method or network can cost you 5–10% of your deposit in hidden fees.
Main ways to replenish:
The first is a bank transfer (SEPA, SWIFT). It is reliable but slow. Crediting can take from 1 to 5 business days, and the intermediary bank's fee sometimes reaches 1–2%...
11:06

Hyperliquid (HYPE): Analysts predict a 406% increase by 2028 — a detailed scenario breakdown

The market underestimates the depth of the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The project, which many perceive merely as a fast-growing perpetual contract trading platform, is actually transforming into a full-fledged universal trading infrastructure. My analysis confirms: the fundamental indicators and development dynamics allow HYPE to be considered an asset with colossal potential.
According to our calculations, the target price for the HYPE token is $319 by 2028...
11:05

The Shadow Empire of Qiwi: The Ministry of Internal Affairs stopped the withdrawal of 30 billion rubles through 24,000 fake wallets

Law enforcement agencies have dealt a serious blow to the shadow financial infrastructure that has long served as a bridge between the fiat world and the cryptocurrency underground. Three key figures have been detained in Moscow for organizing a large-scale scheme to transfer funds abroad using anonymous Qiwi wallets. The total volume of illegally transferred funds exceeded 30 billion rubles.
How the Underground Network Operated The investigation established that in 2022–2023, the detainees — heads of the Intercom group of companies Grigory Kisilgof, Denis Li, and terminal business beneficiary Alexander Mikhalchuk — acted as illegal banking payment agents...
11:03

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.6 in waves: Washington is taking AI under strict control

The deployment strategy for OpenAI's next flagship artificial intelligence model is undergoing radical changes. Under pressure from the U.S. administration, the company is shifting from a mass release to a phased, strictly controlled rollout of GPT-5.6. This decision is driven not by technical limitations, but by new national security requirements.
The process of granting early access to the model will now pass through a federal sieve...
11:02

Stablecoins take the crown: USDT surpasses Ethereum in market cap amid ETH crash to $1510

The cryptocurrency market is once again demonstrating a shift in priorities. Tether's stablecoin USDT has temporarily taken the second spot in the ranking of the largest digital assets by market capitalization. The reason is a sharp drop in the price of Ethereum (ETH) to a yearly low around $1510. ETH's market cap fell below the $185 billion mark, while USDT's indicator held near $186 billion.
The collapse of the second-largest cryptocurrency amounted to 5...
11:00

XRP loses its last bastion: key support breakdown and bear market signals

The XRP market is experiencing a critical moment. The asset's price has quietly but steadily broken through the last significant support level around $1.04, and the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) is entering oversold territory. We have not observed such a scenario since 2022.
At the time of analysis, XRP is trading around $1.04, which is 3.7% lower than 24 hours ago and more than 11% below last week's levels...
10:59

USDT has surpassed Ethereum in fully diluted valuation: what this means for the market

tether The stablecoin market continues to show impressive momentum. Analyzing the latest CoinGecko data, I note a landmark event: the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Tether's USDT has reached $191.5 billion, while the same metric for Ethereum stands at $189.5 billion. Thus, USDT has surpassed the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap in this metric for the first time.
This shift reflects fundamental changes in liquidity structure and investor confidence...
10:58

Alibaba in the Crosshairs: Anthropic Reveals the Largest Claude Distillation Attack

ии-стартап Anthropic AI The developer of the AI model Claude, Anthropic, has uncovered a large-scale distillation campaign organized by operators linked to China's Alibaba and its Qwen lab. This is the largest known incident of its kind, as evidenced by an official letter sent to U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and senior Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
From April 22 to June 5, over 28.8 million interactions with the model were generated through nearly 25,000 fake accounts...
10:57

Metaplanet shares hit a yearly low: investors punish for Bitcoin risks

bitcoin price btc цена биткоина On June 26, shares of Japanese bitcoin holder Metaplanet plunged to a 52-week low, dropping to 195 yen. This decline signals a deep disconnect between the company's corporate strategy and market expectations. According to my data, Metaplanet holds 40,177 BTC on its balance sheet — an impressive reserve that should seemingly bolster investor confidence, but reality has proven otherwise.
In the first quarter, Metaplanet acquired 5,075 BTC for approximately $405...