Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s largest stock exchange, has launched futures trading for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), as the fund climbs into the world’s top 25 ETFs by assets under management (AUM). MOEX introduced a futures contract tied to IBIT on June 4, according to an official announcement by the exchange. The new investment … Read more
Binance has identified and moved to restrict the use of bots exploiting Alpha, its early-access token distribution system, the exchange said on June 4. In a post, Binance said it had “recently detected certain groups using bots to participate in Alpha activities, which undermines the fairness of the Binance Alpha Points program.” It added that … Read more
Cryptocurrency hackers are moving away from exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities and targeting users through social engineering schemes, Web3 cybersecurity company CertiK said. More than $2.1 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency-related attacks so far in 2025, with the bulk of losses coming from wallet compromises and phishing attacks, according to CertiK. Crypto phishing attacks are … Read more
Pakistan’s minister of state for crypto and blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, met with Robert “Bo” Hines, executive director of US President Donald Trump’s Council on Digital Assets, during a visit to the White House. The meeting focused on boosting cooperation between Pakistan and the United States in the digital assets space. Discussions covered a broad … Read more
Key points: Bitcoin is approaching its bull market top, and not even corporate buyers might survive the comedown, Saifedean Ammous warns. BTC price action is still capable of an 80% drawdown, says the author of “The Bitcoin Standard.” Bitcoin OGs are increasingly warning about the potential lack of attention given to bear markets. Bitcoin (BTC) … Read more
Food fraud siphons up to $50 billion from the global food industry every year and endangers public health. When deployed rigorously and realistically, blockchain could prevent this shadowy crime. The problem? It comes with a high price tag. Scalability, cost, interoperability and integration pose significant barriers. Not to mention the privacy concerns, regulatory uncertainty and … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will hone its crypto policies with “notice and comment” and move away from shaping its rules through the courts, agency chair Paul Atkins told Congress. In June 3 remarks to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services, Atkins said the agency’s crypto policymaking “will be done through notice and … Read more
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been sworn in as president following a decisive victory in a snap election, after promising a raft of pro-crypto policies during his campaign. Lee claimed victory in the June 3 election held six months after the country’s previous leader, Yoon Suk-yeol, declared martial law and threw the nation … Read more
California has taken a step closer toward embracing crypto after a bill allowing state departments to accept digital currencies sailed through the state’s lower house with a unanimous vote and is now headed for the Senate. Assembly Bill 1180 (AB 1180), which passed the California State Assembly on June 2 with a 68-0 vote on … Read more
The announcement of a Trump-branded crypto wallet has been labelled “absolute chaos” as a business linked to the Trumps said it would launch a wallet only to have US President Donald Trump’s sons distance themselves from it. The non-fungible token marketplace Magic Eden and the team behind the president’s memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), both said … Read more