Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

CoinDesk reports:Perplexity announced a new feature at Computex 2026 in Taipei, with plans to launch the Windows version of Perplexity Computer in July. The system will automatically determine which parts of an AI task run on the local device and which are handled by cloud models, eliminating the ne...

CoinDesk reports:A Casascius physical bitcoin minted in 2011 was redeemed this week by its holder, with the associated wallet's 25 BTC transferred on-chain. At current prices, this Bitcoin is worth approximately $1.78 million.25 BTC have been transferred outOn-chain data shows that this wallet has e...

Following the sharp price drop in the EDGE token traded on cryptocurrency exchanges, the EdgeX team has released a comprehensive report on the incident.The project team stated that it played no role in the sell-off, but announced that affected users would be compensated as a gesture of goodwill.Acco...

CoinDesk reports:The U.S. crypto industry’s political lobbying landscape welcomes a new participant. The political action committee Defend Developers PAC has announced its launch, planning to raise and deploy over six figures in funding during this midterm election cycle to support candidates who ha...

CoinDesk reports:Foreign media reports that Grayscale Research Head Zach Pandl believes that if an XRP spot ETF follows the adoption trajectory of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs, it could eventually absorb approximately 5% to 6% of XRP’s circulating supply. These tokens would be purchased and held i...

CoinMarketCap reports:Foreign media reported that Alphabet initially planned to raise $40 billion through equity instruments to fund its AI business, but first-round demand exceeded expectations, resulting in actual fundraising of $45 billion. The company also plans to sell an additional $40 billion...

In a sign of growing political muscle for crypto-friendly groups, Democratic and Republican candidates across California, New Jersey, and South Dakota benefited from targeted media buys financed by industry-backed political action committees (PACs). The campaigns underscore how crypto advocacy outfi...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has elevated digital assets to a strategic priority, signaling that comprehensive regulatory clarity around blockchain technology, tokenization and crypto market infrastructure will be central to its agenda through 2030. The agency’s forthcoming Strategic ...

Revolut plans to open a US bank in 2027 that will pair FDIC-insured accounts with stablecoin services in the same app. US chief executive Cetin Duransoy disclosed the plan in a Reuters interview on Wednesday. The British neobank counts 70 million customers globally and was valued at $75 billion in a...

DNA Protocol and XRP Ledger: The Rise of Sovereign Identity Powered by Zero-Knowledge Proofs DNA Protocol, a platform built around decentralized identity, is advancing a model of sovereign identity anchored on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), using zero-knowledge proofs to verify personal and genomic attribut...

Cboe Global Markets is seeking to preserve regulatory flexibility for its inactive crypto exchange after the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted temporary no-action relief tied to the venue’s dormant status.In a June 3 letter, the CFTC said it would not recommend enforcement action aga...

Crypto NewsTether is repositioning gold as a spending instrument with a new Visa card built in partnership with digital banking firm Fasset, allowing holders of its XAUT token to transact wherever Visa is accepted globally. At the point of sale, XAUT is converted instantly into USDT and then fiat, w...

Grayscale has picked a ticker for its proposed spot BNB exchange-traded fund: GBNB. The disclosure comes in the issuer’s third amendment to the S-1 registration statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the regulator continues its review. Key takeaways - Ticker and listin...

Trezor and chip maker Tropic Square have publicly disclosed a hardware vulnerability in the TROPIC01 secure element after independent researchers from Ledger Donjon—Ledger’s white‑hat security team—found an exploit during a lab audit. Despite the flaw, Trezor says the Safe 7 wallet and user funds re...

Solana [SOL] has been rocked by the Bitcoin [BTC] sell-off over the past week. Most of the rest of the crypto market has, too. Purely in terms of numbers, Solana bulls have held their own reasonably well.Since the beginning of May, the altcoin is down by 9.56%, compared to Bitcoin’s 12.09% plunge. T...