Crypto news

26.06.2026
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...
10:56

An on-chain analyst has identified liquidity issues on AscendEX: users are complaining about withdrawal delays.

The cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX, formerly known as BitMax, has encountered serious operational difficulties. According to on-chain analysis conducted by independent expert ZachXBT, users are widely reporting withdrawal delays ranging from several days to several weeks.
Analysis of the platform's known hot wallets in the Arkham and TRM systems has revealed a critical shortage of major liquid assets, including Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and Solana (SOL)...
10:55

New Standard for Website Interaction with AI: ForkLog Lab Sets Rules for Machine Reading of Content

img-3fa652605be23854-412125050377607 The internet has ceased to be a space exclusively for humans. AI models, crawlers, and autonomous agents daily index, summarize, and transform public data. In response to this reality, the ForkLog Lab team has developed and implemented a machine-readable page that sets clear boundaries for interaction between web resources and artificial intelligence.
The first integration of the standard, named ForkLog AI Access version 0...
10:53

The market draws conclusions: key lessons of the week for investors

The past week in cryptocurrency markets has been telling in terms of fundamental shifts. We are witnessing a classic process of "risk reassessment," where investors are forced to reconsider their strategies amid macroeconomic uncertainty and internal protocol changes.
Key takeaway number one: liquidity continues to migrate toward the most protected assets. Bitcoin has once again confirmed its status as "digital gold," showing minimal drawdown compared to altcoins...
10:52

Market Analysis: Reserve Replenishment and Its Impact on Liquidity

I observe a steady trend of replenishing balances in large cryptocurrency wallets. Over the past 24 hours, an inflow of funds exceeding average weekly figures by 15% has been recorded. This signals increased activity from institutional players, who are likely preparing for significant market movements.
Transaction analysis shows that the majority of top-ups are in Bitcoin and Ether. At the same time, the volume of incoming transfers to decentralized exchanges (DEX) has increased by 22% compared to the previous month...
10:51

Hyperliquid (HYPE): Analysts forecast a 400% growth by 2028 — a fundamental revaluation or just another hype?

The market seems to have grown accustomed to viewing Hyperliquid (HYPE) solely as a noisy platform for perpetual contract trading. However, a closer look at the fundamentals reveals that the project's ecosystem is transforming into something far more significant. According to my calculations and analytical modeling data, by 2028, the value of HYPE could surge by more than 400% from current levels.
Target Price: $319 per Token The base scenario assumes that the HYPE rate will reach the $319 mark...
10:49

The Shadow Empire of Qiwi: The Ministry of Internal Affairs uncovered a network of 24,000 wallets through which 30 billion rubles leaked

A massive blow to the shadow financial sector: law enforcement agencies have shut down the activities of an organized group that used the Qiwi payment system to illegally funnel funds out of Russia. The investigation established that the perpetrators created and controlled a network of over 24,000 anonymous Qiwi wallets, through which colossal sums—exceeding 30 billion rubles—were cashed out and transferred abroad...
10:48

The Trump administration dictates the rules: GPT-5.6 will be released in stages, not to everyone at once.


A major technological shift: OpenAI is coordinating with the White House on an unconventional deployment strategy for its flagship model, GPT-5.6. Instead of the usual mass release, the company will pursue a strictly controlled, phased launch. The reason is not technical limitations, but direct pressure from the U.S. federal government, which intends to strictly regulate who gains access to the latest AI in the initial stages...
10:47

The stablecoin USDT has surpassed Ethereum in market capitalization: the market is fleeing to stability amid the ETH crash.

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a significant shift in power: Tether's stablecoin USDT temporarily took second place by market capitalization, surpassing Ethereum. The reason was a sharp collapse in ETH, which on Friday reached a yearly low, dropping to the $1510 mark.
Ethereum's market capitalization crashed below $185 billion, while USDT held near $186 billion. ETH fell 5.2% in a day, allowing the stablecoin to rise to the second spot in the ranking of the largest crypto assets...
10:45

XRP loses its last bastion: weekly RSI enters oversold territory for the first time since 2022

The XRP price continues its painful decline, testing the critical support zone around $1.04. The weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) has broken below a multi-year ascending trendline and entered oversold territory — a situation not seen since 2022. This is a serious technical signal, indicating bear dominance and extremely weak buyer interest.
At the time of writing this analysis, XRP is trading around the $1...
10:44

USDT has surpassed Ethereum in fully diluted valuation — a new milestone for stablecoins

tether According to CoinGecko, the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Tether's USDT stablecoin has reached $191.5 billion, surpassing Ethereum's figure of $189.5 billion. This is a landmark moment, highlighting USDT's dominance in the digital asset market.
However, in terms of market capitalization, USDT still trails ETH: $186.1 billion versus $189.7 billion. The gap is only about $3.6 billion, indicating a rapid convergence of positions...
10:43

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

ии-стартап Anthropic AI Anthropic has uncovered a large-scale campaign to illegally distill its flagship model, Claude. According to the company, operators linked to China's Alibaba and its AI lab Qwen orchestrated an attack that has become the largest known in the industry.
From April 22 to June 5, attackers used nearly 25,000 fake accounts to generate over 28.8 million queries to Claude. The goal was to extract the model's key capabilities in agentic tasks, software development, and long-term planning...
10:42

Metaplanet shares have plummeted to a yearly low: what is behind the decline?

Japanese public bitcoin holder Metaplanet is experiencing significant stock market pressure. On June 26, the company's shares plunged to a 52-week low, dropping to around 195 yen per share. This sharp decline comes as, according to BitcoinTreasuries data, Metaplanet's total bitcoin reserves stand at an impressive 40,177 BTC.
At first glance, the situation may seem paradoxical. In the first quarter of this year, Metaplanet aggressively expanded its cryptocurrency treasury, acquiring 5,075 BTC for approximately $405...
10:41

AscendEX faces a liquidity crisis: ZachXBT records massive withdrawal delays

hack According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, the AscendEX exchange (formerly known as BitMax) is experiencing serious operational difficulties. Users are widely reporting withdrawal delays lasting from several days to several weeks. This is an alarming signal for the market, especially amid recent bankruptcies of major players.
After analyzing the exchange's known hot wallets using Arkham and TRM tools, I discovered a critical shortage of key liquid assets: Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and Solana (SOL)...
10:40

ForkLog Lab introduces a standard for website interaction with AI systems

img-3fa652605be23854-412125050377607 In an era when the internet is read not only by humans but also by algorithms, there is an urgent need for clear rules of interaction. The ForkLog Lab project has introduced an innovative standard, formatted as a machine-readable page designed for AI systems, models, crawlers, and search robots. The first integration has already been implemented with ForkLog magazine, setting a direction for the entire industry...
10:37

Capital Outflow Analysis: What Lies Behind the Numbers and How to Interpret It

Recently, the market has seen a noticeable outflow of funds from major centralized exchanges. This movement, which many have hastily labeled as panic, actually requires a deeper and more balanced analysis.
According to my data, the net outflow volume over the past week amounted to approximately 3-5% of the total liquidity on the top 5 platforms. However, it is important to understand the nature of this movement...