Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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SpaceX Maps Next Growth Phase in New SEC Filing
SpaceX laid out its post-IPO growth priorities in a new SEC filing, highlighting investments in AI compute, launch systems, and satellite capacity. The filing also details stock conversions and governance changes that took effect following the IPO. SpaceX Maps Its…
Blackrock Beats Goldman to Market With Bitcoin Income ETF BITA Launching June 16
Blackrock is bringing a second bitcoin product to Wall Street on Tuesday, and this one comes with a yield target. BITA Joins IBIT on Nasdaq The Ishares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, ticker BITA, lists on Nasdaq on June 16, 2026.…
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Ease to $316 Million While XRP and HYPE Gain Momentum
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows remained negative for the week of June 8 to June 12, but the pace of selling eased sharply from prior weeks. Bitcoin ETFs lost $315.84 million, ether ETFs saw a modest $14.91 million exit, while…
Nvidia’s $20 billion debt boom reinforces Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot
Nvidia’s planned bond sale reinforces booming AI infrastructure demand, strengthening the case for Bitcoin miners pivoting toward AI data centers.
Dutch Gambling Ad Ban Risks Pushing Players Offshore as Legal Share Falls Below 50%
The Dutch cabinet wants to ban all online gambling advertising and bonuses, cap deposits behind affordability checks, and widen its powers against illegal operators. This would be the strictest tightening since the market opened in 2021. However, offshore and unlicensed…
CFTC hires SEC crypto task force adviser with blockchain forensics chops
The CFTC staff appointment came amid the US Congress seeking to overhaul federal financial regulators’ roles over digital assets with the CLARITY Act.
Sui Blockchain Registers $65 Billion in Stablecoin Volume Following Major Fee Removal Protocol
The high-performance blockchain engineered for fast and cheap transactions has garnered attention, reaching large stablecoin volumes after making stablecoin movements fee-free at the protocol level. According to Certik, the network has settled nearly $65 billion in stablecoins since June 10.…
Bitcoin Difficulty Drops 10% to Lowest Level Since July 2025 as Hashrate Cools
This week, Bitcoin’s difficulty epoch at block height 953568 delivered the year’s second-steepest downward adjustment to date. Following this weekend’s recalibration and looking ahead to the next two weeks, the latest difficulty reading of 124.93 trillion now stands as the…
Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered
A pattern stretching back to bitcoin’s earliest days has held through every market cycle. It has yet to be tested in the current one.