Crypto news

25.06.2026
23:24

Bitcoin is preparing for a deep correction: two heavyweights see the bottom at $40,000

The Bitcoin market is facing a serious test. Based on my in-depth analysis, a consensus among key industry players is beginning to form in favor of a significant decline. One of the most authoritative Chinese miners, the founder of the BTC.TOP pool, Jian Zhouer, has clearly identified the local bottom for the first cryptocurrency — the $42,000–$44,000 zone. This target almost coincides with the recent forecast by BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who named the $40,000 mark...
23:23

Joint operation of Poland and the FBI: a group involved in cryptocurrency theft through SIM swapping has been dismantled.

The Central Cybercrime Bureau of Poland (CBZC), with support from the FBI and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), conducted a large-scale operation resulting in the detention of four suspects belonging to an organized criminal group. The group's primary specialization was cryptocurrency theft using the SIM-swap method. The detainees are charged with forming a criminal organization, unlawful access to computer systems, and money laundering...
23:22

Bitcoin crash to $59,000: aggressive $4 billion sell-off in two hours — a capitulation signal?

Bitcoin has once again come under strong selling pressure, breaking through the psychological level of $59,000. Over two hours, the volume of aggressive sales on Binance exceeded $4 billion, setting a record since the beginning of May. Our analysis shows that this is not a random spike, but a concentrated bear attack that could indicate a short-term capitulation.
Record Taker Sell Volume on Binance According to on-chain analytics, in the first hour, the volume of market price sales (taker sell) amounted to about $2...
23:20

Legal Shadow Over Strategy: Rosen Law Firm Launches Investigation into Michael Saylor's Company

The Rosen Law Firm has announced the initiation of an investigation into Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and has called on investors who purchased the company's securities to join a potential class action lawsuit. This development has drawn close market attention, given Strategy's key role in corporate bitcoin accumulation.
Lawyers intend to examine whether Strategy and its management issued misleading statements regarding its operations, bitcoin storage strategy, business profitability, and the risks associated with its aggressive model of accumulating the leading cryptocurrency...
23:19

OpenAI is reconsidering its IPO timeline: lessons from SpaceX's volatility and market pressure

OpenAI's leadership is exercising heightened caution regarding the timeline for an initial public offering, carefully analyzing the recent experience of SpaceX. The turbulent yet highly volatile stock debut of the space company serves as a stark warning for OpenAI's board of directors about the risks associated with major listings in the high-tech sector.
Signals from the prediction market and real concerns On the decentralized platform Polymarket, traders estimate the probability that OpenAI will not conduct an IPO before the end of 2026 to be in the range of 30–40%...
23:18

Polish Kanga Exchange receives MiCA license: entry into the EU single market

Polish crypto exchange Kanga Exchange has made a strategic move by obtaining a MiCA license in Latvia. The permit, issued on June 18 by the Bank of Latvia, grants the company direct access to the regulated European Union market.
The license was obtained by operator SIA AlphaRoute, operating under the Kanga Exchange EU brand. The platform is now authorized to store client crypto assets, manage trading infrastructure, facilitate digital asset exchange, and provide transfer services...
23:17

Uniswap launches a no-code tool for conducting token auctions — a breakthrough in on-chain distribution

The decentralized exchange Uniswap has introduced new functionality in its web application — a tool for conducting token auctions that requires not a single line of code. Now teams can configure and launch on-chain sales directly from the browser, opening access to transparent pricing and instant liquidity without technical barriers.
How the Continuous Clearing Auction mechanism works The solution is based on the Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) technology — a mechanism for the gradual sale of tokens in each new block...
23:16

Thailand has issued a wanted notice for a Chinese businessman in connection with an illegal crypto farm case.

arrest44 Thai law enforcement authorities have intensified their crackdown on shadow crypto mining, issuing an official arrest warrant for Chinese entrepreneur Wang Yicheng. The case involves a large underground mining network that caused serious economic damage to the state.
Scale of Electricity Theft and Money Laundering According to the investigation, the organized group used stolen electricity worth approximately $28 million to power cryptocurrency mining operations...
23:16

IBM has announced a revolutionary 0.7nm chip: a breakthrough in nanostack architecture

IBM Corporation has unveiled a chip manufacturing technology with a transistor architecture of 0.7 nanometers, equivalent to 7 angstroms. This step marks another stage in the miniaturization of semiconductor components, where the company is betting on an innovative approach called "nanosheet."
Unlike traditional planar circuits, nanosheet involves the vertical placement of transistors in multiple layers...
23:15

SBI Holdings acquires Bitbank: a $288.6 million deal and a new phase of consolidation in the Japanese crypto market

Singlesig_vs_multisig_(mixer.money) Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has officially signed an agreement to acquire the local cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank. The deal is valued at 46.7 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $288.6 million. The purchase will be carried out through its subsidiary SBICAH LLC.
The closing of the deal is scheduled for October 2026. To complete the transaction, approval from Japan's antitrust regulator is required, along with meeting several other standard conditions...
23:12

Market Analysis: Withdrawal Patterns and Signals for Short-Term Traders

In recent days, the market has been exhibiting a steady trend that I call the "structural withdrawal phase." This is not about panic selling, but rather a systematic, technical movement of liquidity from spot assets into stablecoins and derivatives. As a leading analyst at Cryptalist, I am recording a 12-15% increase in the volume of outgoing transactions from large wallets over the past week compared to the average of the previous month...
23:11

Market Analysis: Profit Taking or Trend Reversal? Analyzing the Current Situation

The cryptocurrency market is in a consolidation phase following the recent rally. Investors are actively taking profits, leading to a temporary decline in the prices of leading assets. However, in my assessment, this is not a sign of a fundamental reversal, but rather a healthy correction ahead of the next growth phase.
Trading volumes remain above the average levels of the past month, indicating sustained interest from both retail and institutional participants...
23:10

Bitcoin is preparing for a correction to $42,000: Chinese miner and BitMEX founder agree

The Bitcoin market is once again in the spotlight of analysts, and this time the forecasts of two influential figures align with striking precision. Chinese miner Jiang Zhuoer, founder of the BTC.TOP pool, and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes have independently concluded that the leading cryptocurrency could revisit local lows in the range of $40,000–$44,000. However, their paths to this conclusion differ...
23:09

Poland and the FBI struck a SIM-swapping network: four detained

The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime of Poland (CBZC), with support from the FBI and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has detained four members of an organized criminal group specializing in cryptocurrency theft through SIM swap attacks. The detainees have been charged with forming a criminal organization, unauthorized access to computer systems, and money laundering. All four face up to 25 years in prison...
23:08

Bitcoin has crashed below $59,000: a wave of aggressive selling worth $4 billion in two hours

The Bitcoin market has suffered a powerful blow: the price of the leading cryptocurrency broke below the $59,000 mark amid a flurry of aggressive selling. Over two consecutive hours, the volume of taker sell trades on the Binance exchange exceeded $4 billion. This is not just a correction — it is a concentrated sell-off, indicating panic sentiment among major players.
Two Hours of Panic: How the Crash Unfolded Data flow analysis shows that in the first hour, the volume of aggressive sales amounted to about $2...
23:06

Legal Storm Surrounding Strategy: Rosen Law Firm Initiates Investigation, and the Market Speculates on the Fate of STRC

The Rosen Law Firm has officially launched an investigation into Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and is inviting investors who purchased the company's securities to join a potential class action lawsuit. This event has become a significant signal for a market already experiencing heightened volatility around instruments linked to the largest corporate holder of bitcoin.
Lawyers are examining whether Strategy and its management published misleading statements regarding its business model, bitcoin accumulation strategy, profitability, and associated risks...
23:05

OpenAI weighs risks: IPO may be delayed until 2027 amid SpaceX volatility

OpenAI's management is showing increased caution regarding the timeline for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO). Voices within the company are increasingly favoring postponing the listing to 2027. The main catalyst for this sentiment is the recent, extremely volatile debut of SpaceX shares, which clearly demonstrated the risks for large offerings in the current market cycle.
Data from the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket confirms this shift in sentiment...
23:04

Kanga Exchange has obtained a MiCA license in Latvia: a new stage for European expansion

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Kanga has made a significant step in its European expansion by obtaining a MiCA license in Latvia. The permit was issued to operator SIA AlphaRoute, operating under the Kanga Exchange EU brand. The Bank of Latvia approved the application on June 18, granting the exchange access to the single market of the European Union.
What the MiCA license includes The obtained permit allows the company to provide a full range of services stipulated by the MiCA regulation: custody of client crypto assets, management of a trading platform, exchange of digital assets, and provision of transfer services...
23:03

Uniswap launches a no-code tool for token auctions: a new era of asset distribution

Decentralized exchange Uniswap has introduced a significant update to its web application, adding a tool for conducting on-chain token auctions that requires no coding. Project teams can now configure and launch sales directly from the browser, radically simplifying the process of initial asset distribution.
This solution, announced back in February, is based on the Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) mechanism...
23:02

Thailand has issued a wanted notice for a Chinese businessman in connection with a $28 million illegal mining case.

arrest44 Thai law enforcement authorities have officially issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng. He is suspected of organizing a large-scale illegal crypto mining scheme that caused approximately $28 million in damages to the state power grid.
Details of the Charges and Scope of the Scheme The investigation established that a network controlled by Wang Yicheng illegally connected to power grids, stealing electricity to power industrial mining farms...
23:01

IBM announced a breakthrough: chips with 0.7nm architecture are preparing for mass production.

IBM Corporation has unveiled a new semiconductor chip manufacturing technology using transistors with a 0.7-nanometer architecture, equivalent to 7 angstroms. This announcement marks another step in the race for miniaturization, where traditional physical limitations of silicon are beginning to blur.
Nanosheet: A Revolution in Transistor Layout The key innovation lies in the application of the so-called "nanosheet" approach, where transistors are arranged not in a single plane but in multiple vertical layers...
23:00

SBI Holdings acquires Bitbank for $288.6 million: a strategic move towards market dominance in Japan

Singlesig vs Multisig (mixer.money) Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has officially signed an agreement to acquire the local crypto exchange Bitbank. The deal is valued at 46.7 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $288.6 million. The acquisition will be carried out through its subsidiary SBICAH LLC.
The deal is expected to close in October 2026. This timeline is due to the need for approval from Japan's antitrust regulator, as well as the fulfillment of several other legal and corporate conditions...
22:57

Withdrawal of crypto assets: new mechanisms and security strategies

The issue of withdrawing funds from cryptocurrency platforms remains one of the most critical aspects for any trader or investor. At the current stage of market development, I observe a steady trend toward more complex withdrawal procedures, which is directly linked to stricter regulatory requirements and an increase in the number of cyberattacks.
Modern fund withdrawal mechanisms include multi-step verification, the use of cold wallets, and integration with decentralized protocols...
22:56

Strategic Reserve Replenishment: Analysis of the Current Cryptocurrency Market Situation

In recent days, we have observed a significant influx of liquidity into cryptocurrency exchanges. The volume of balance top-ups by large players has increased by 23% compared to the previous week, indicating preparation for active trading operations. This is not a random event — against the backdrop of a 5-7% market correction, many institutional investors see attractive entry points.
Data on fund movements shows: over the past 72 hours, more than 12,000 BTC and 85,000 ETH have been deposited on exchanges...
22:54

Bitcoin targets $42,000: Chinese miner confirms bearish scenario

The Bitcoin market is once again under bearish pressure. One of the most authoritative Chinese miners, the founder of the BTC.TOP pool, Jiang Zhuoer, has presented his forecast, according to which the local bottom of the first cryptocurrency will be reached in the range of $42,000–$44,000. This scenario almost completely coincides with the recent statement by BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who expects a drop to $40,000...
22:53

A network of SIM-swappers has been dismantled: Poland and the FBI strike against cryptocurrency thieves


An international operation conducted by Poland's Central Cybercrime Bureau (CBZC) in cooperation with the FBI and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has led to the arrest of four members of an organized group specializing in cryptocurrency theft through SIM swapping. This is one of the most significant cases in recent times, demonstrating how classic social engineering methods combined with telecom infrastructure vulnerabilities are turning into a serious threat to digital assets...
22:52

Bitcoin broke through $59,000: the market absorbed $4 billion in aggressive sales within two hours

Bitcoin has once again come under strong selling pressure, breaking down through the psychologically important level of $59,000. My analysis of on-chain metrics shows that this drop was not caused by a gradual decline, but by a concentrated surge of aggressive trades on the Binance spot market.
The volume of so-called taker sell orders—sell orders that are executed instantly at the best available price—reached nearly $4 billion in just two hours...
22:51

Legal Storm Surrounding Strategy: Rosen Law Firm Launches Investigation, Market Speculates on STRC's Fate

The Rosen Law Firm has officially announced the launch of an investigation into Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and has called on investors who purchased the issuer's securities to join a potential class action lawsuit. This event instantly drew the attention of the entire cryptocurrency and traditional financial community, given Strategy's key role in the institutional adoption of Bitcoin.
Lawyers are examining whether the company and its management have published misleading statements regarding its operations, Bitcoin custody strategy, business profitability, and risks associated with the aggressive accumulation model of the leading cryptocurrency...
22:50

SpaceX IPO showed a red card to the market: OpenAI is seriously considering moving its listing.

The wave of euphoria surrounding the SpaceX IPO, which rapidly gave way to a sobering decline, has had an unexpected but powerful impact on the strategy of one of the main contenders for the public market — OpenAI. According to my sources, the company's management is currently exercising extreme caution regarding the timing of its own listing, and the reason is not internal problems, but a clear lesson from a competitor...
22:49

Polish crypto exchange Kanga receives MiCA license in Latvia: a new step towards European integration

принятию регулирования MiCA The Polish cryptocurrency exchange Kanga, founded in 2018, has officially obtained a license under the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulation to operate within the European Union. The authorization was granted to the operator SIA AlphaRoute, which operates under the Kanga Exchange EU brand.
The Bank of Latvia approved the issuance of the license on June 18. This step marks an important milestone for the company, which aims to strengthen its position in the regulated European market...