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2026-06-06 13:02:31
Tether Appoints New Independent Director to Twenty One Capital Board
Messari News: On June 6, Tether announced that it has appointed a new independent director to the board of Twenty One Capital (XXI), the company holding its Bitcoin reserves, to fill the vacancy previously left by the audit committee. The company stated that this appointment complies with the indepe
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2026-06-06 13:02:20
Whale buys 93,330 ETH for $152M, liquidation price near $1,356
According to on-chain analyst Yujin, a whale purchased 24 million USDT worth of ETH 20 minutes ago. Over the past day, this address has spent a total of $152 million USDT to buy 93,330 ETH at an average price of $1,633. Its current leveraged borrowing position stands at 167,400 ETH (approximately $2
2026-06-06 13:02:20
S&P 500 Drops 2.64% as AI Stocks and Crypto Miners Face Sell-Off
The S&P 500 dropped 2.64% on June 5, its worst single-day decline since October. The culprit: a broad and unforgiving sell-off in AI-related stocks that bled into nearly every corner of the market, including crypto mining equities.That decline puts the index’s streak of nine consecutive weekly g...
2026-06-06 13:02:18
Monad Proposes a 300ms Voting Interval and Adjustments to Block Parameters
According to Category Labs, the development team behind Monad, on June 6, Category Labs proposed MIP-12, recommending shortening the network consensus voting interval from 400 milliseconds to 300 milliseconds to accelerate block confirmation times. The proposal suggests reducing the maximum number o
2026-06-06 12:54:55
Arthur Hayes Sells ZEC, NEAR, HYPE, WLD, Sparking Exit-Liquidity Debate
CoinDesk reports:Arthur Hayes recently exited his positions in ZEC, NEAR, HYPE, and Worldcoin (WLD), intensifying market debate. The focus is not only on which tokens were sold, but also on the fact that these moves occurred after he publicly expressed bullish views.WLD's upward momentum is weakenin
2026-06-06 12:54:54
XRPL Positioned as Settlement Layer for Tokenized Assets Amid Growing Institutional Interest
CoinDesk reports:Foreign media report that Securitize estimates the total value of assets globally that could be migrated to on-chain infrastructure may reach $400 trillion. The article suggests this figure is more indicative of market potential; what truly matters is that institutions have already
2026-06-06 12:54:53
Visa Tests Private Stablecoin Settlement With Brale and Canton Network
Visa is testing privacy-preserving blockchain networks to support institutional stablecoin settlement without exposing sensitive transaction data. The proof-of-concept pairs Brale, the stablecoin infrastructure firm behind SBC, with the Canton Network—a permissioned ledger developed in collaboration
2026-06-06 12:54:08
Morgan Stanley and Galaxy Launch New Crypto-to-ETP Conversion Mechanism
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management partnered with Galaxy Digital, expanding into crypto.The bank will now let eligible clients lend crypto and receive spot crypto ETP shares.Clients can use Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) to obtain ETP exposure.Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced a
2026-06-06 12:52:55
Robinhood Shifts World Cup Predictions from Kalshi, Faces Crypto Challenges
Key InsightsRobinhood stock price has remained under pressure in the past few weeks.The company is tweaking its prediction marketplace as it shifts away from Kalshi.Robinhood faces the challenge of its slowing crypto business.Robinhood stock price traded in a narrow range this week as investors weig
2026-06-06 12:42:49
U.S. House Passes Resolution to Limit Trump’s Military Actions Against Iran, Lacks Legal Binding Force
BlockBeats report, on June 6, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a war powers resolution by a vote of 215 in favor and 208 against, requiring President Trump to cease military actions against Iran without congressional authorization. Four Republican lawmakers defected, joining Democra
2026-06-06 12:38:07
Strong US Jobs Report Shakes Rate-Cut Outlook, Bitcoin Falls Below $60K
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $61,000 after the US economy added 172,000 jobs in May.Markets now expect at least one Fed rate hike by Dec 2026, some say even two or three.BTC dropped to around $59,500, triggering nearly $1.88 billion in liquidations.Bitcoin fell below $61,000 after a much stronger-than-e
2026-06-06 12:33:11
CIA Officer Allegedly Created Fake Spy Program to Steal $40M in Gold
A former senior CIA officer allegedly fabricated a top secret intelligence program to siphon government money into gold, according to people familiar with the federal investigation. David J. Rush, charged with theft of public money, built a sham “special access program” that prosecutors say funneled
2026-06-06 12:32:19
Starknet v0.14.3 to Launch on Mainnet This Month with Dynamic L2 Gas Adjustments
ChainCatcher report: StarkWare has announced on X that Starknet version 0.14.3 will launch on mainnet this month, with the testnet launch scheduled for June 9 and the mainnet launch planned for June 22. The new version will support dynamic L2 gas base fee adjustments based on STRK, improve block gen
2026-06-06 12:32:18
Andre Cronje: FT's First Major Drawdown Triggers Only $50K in Liquidations
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic, stated that during its first major market drawdown, the derivatives platform FT FlyingTulip experienced only about $50,000 in liquidations under its equity-based lending model. FT employs net risk calculation instead of a discounted
2026-06-06 12:22:37
Trump Criticizes Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal; Experts Say It Once Effectively Curbed Iran’s Program
Huo Xing Finance reports that on June 6, Trump recently criticized the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program during an interview, calling the agreement “almost equivalent to giving Iran a nuclear weapon,” and stated that any new deal with Iran in the future would
