Pseudonymous analyst KillaXBT said Bitcoin will likely reach $100,000 in 2027. KillaXBT also said Bitcoin may correct further and could return to the $50,000 range before rallying again.
Tencent is reportedly looking into exiting several Japanese game studio investments as the gaming industry slumps. Bloomberg said Marvelous is among the businesses under review, while PlatinumGames and FromSoftware are safe.
Farage Denies $6.7M Tether Shareholder Gift Was Crypto Lobbying
Nigel Farage denied that a £5 million gift, about $6.7 million, from Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne was payment for crypto lobbying. Farage called the funds an unconditional personal gift and said he was not involved in politics at the time. Harborne has an approximate 12% stake in Tether.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said nuclear facility inspections would be possible only after a final agreement. Trump had said yesterday that Iran agreed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and allow long-term nuclear inspections.
YZi Labs resolved its management dispute with CEA Industry, a firm focused on accumulating BNB. The agreement makes Alex Odagiu interim president and adds Ella Zhang and Matthew Roszak to CEA's board. The dispute followed YZi Labs' around $100 million investment in CEA in 2025.
DeFi TVL Falls 39% This Year as Tron and Hyperliquid Grow
CryptoRank reported that DeFi TVL fell 39% this year, dropping from approximately $115 billion in January to around $70 billion. The DeFi ecosystem suffered 121 security incidents this year, with losses of about $942 million. Among the top 10 chains by TVL, only Tron and Hyperliquid recorded positive growth.
Treasury Sanctions Scam Network as OPSeC Pledges DeFi Security Push
Treasury sanctioned nine individuals and 26 entities tied to Prince Group scam networks and proposed expanding the Huione rule after Americans lost at least $10 billion in 2024. OPSeC went public the same day with a pledge to harden crypto protocols, signing practices, and infrastructure. April 2026 saw nearly $630 million drained across at least 27 reported DeFi exploits.
QCP Capital said global market risks are shifting toward execution risk as the Fed median rate forecast for 2026 rose to 3.8%. The firm said Strait of Hormuz shipping remains disrupted despite easing geopolitical news.
Avalanche Rallies 3.7% After FIFA Ticketing Collaboration
Avalanche rose 3.7% in the last 24 hours after FIFA Collect tapped the network and Modex for World Cup 2026 ticketing. CoinGecko shows AVAX remains down 7.8% over the week and 31.4% over the previous month. The model uses Right-to-Buy and Right-to-Ticket features on the FIFA blockchain.
Bitcoin traded near $62,500 as bearish derivatives positioning spread across the crypto market. Deribit put-call skew widened sharply in favor of downside protection.
CLARITY Act Faces New Opposition Over Developer Safe Harbor
Two coalitions sent letters this week raising concerns about Section 604 of the CLARITY Act. Law enforcement organizations warned that the provision could create gaps in oversight. The Alliance to End Human Trafficking urged Senate leaders to reexamine the provision before the bill advances.
Bill Morgan wezwał Ripple do uwolnienia większej ilości XRP z miesięcznych odblokowań escrow, przy 32,74 miliardach XRP nadal zablokowanych. Escrow Ripple uwalnia 1 miliard XRP każdego miesiąca, a niektóre szacunki sugerują, że pełna dystrybucja może zająć prawie dziewięć lat.
STRC closed yesterday at $87.31, 12.7% below Strategy’s $100 stated amount for the stock. Its June VWAP was $94.09 as of yesterday’s Nasdaq close, below the $95 threshold that could trigger a faster dividend increase.
YZi Labs kończy wojnę proxy z firmą skarbu BNB CEA Industries
YZi Labs wszedł w umowę o współpracy z firmą skarbu BNB CEA Industries po kampanii dotyczącej przywództwa i zarządzania. Alex Odagiu będzie pełnił funkcję tymczasowego prezesa, podczas gdy CEA poszukuje nowego dyrektora generalnego. BNC zakończył dzień 8,35% wyżej na poziomie 2,27 USD we wtorek i wzrósł o prawie 20% więcej w handlu przed rynkiem w środę, na moment pisania.
Onchain Lens monitoring showed BlackRock deposited $256.8 million worth of BTC and ETH to Coinbase. The deposits included 2,700 BTC worth $168.63 million and 52,956 ETH worth $88.17 million.
Cboe is reintroducing S&P 500 binary options after shelving similar products more than a decade ago. The exchange is adding a vertical-spread feature that allows partial payouts as the index moves. Interactive Brokers is carrying the contracts.
CryptoRank powiedział, że TVL DeFi spadł z około 115 miliardów dolarów w styczniu do około 70 miliardów dolarów, co oznacza spadek o 39% od początku roku. DeFi doświadczyło 121 hacków w tym roku, z około 942 milionami dolarów strat.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said access to attacked nuclear facilities and nuclear materials will be fully reviewed and resolved under the final agreement reached with the United States.
Matrixdock launched XAUm, its tokenized gold product, on the Stellar network. Matrixdock plans to connect XAUm with Stellar DEX liquidity pools, lending markets, and a dedicated XAUm vault for institutional investors.