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Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital sold about half of its BTC stack

It's a sign of the times as the troubled company swaps its bitcoin treasury ambitions for AI data centers.

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Tech

AI found an Ethereum bug that could take validators offline, but humans had to prove it

The Ethereum Foundation pointed coordinated AI agents at the software its validators run and got a remotely triggerable crash out of it. It also got a pile of confident, well-written findings that were not bugs at all.

AI found an Ethereum bug that could take validators offline, but humans had to prove it (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin analysts predict $300,000–$500,000 price in 2029. The math says no

Analysts predict a rally to $300,000 or more by 2029. But key data suggests the era of moonshots may be over.

Halving cycle data challenges moonshot predictions. (Getty Images)

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Meta's Chief Data Officer Says Agentic Commerce is the "Next Tier of Business"

Alex Schultz says stablecoins are assumed inside Meta. The harder problem is getting the rest of the world there.

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Policy

U.S. government digital dollar set to be banned tonight under housing law's CBDC limit

Despite President Donald Trump's refusal to sign Congress' bipartisan housing bill, it's set to go into effect at midnight, and its temporary CBDC ban along with it.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers

The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international operations more efficiently.

Hyundai. (Raphael Maksian/Unsplash)

Finance

OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents

The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27-firm consortium that makes AI-based payments, escrow and dispute resolution interoperable.

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Finance

Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion

The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the regulated financial system.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)
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Markets

Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend

The price of bitcoin hit $64,400, retesting a level it failed to penetrate on Monday, with a break higher opening the path toward the June 15 peak of $67,250.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Polymarket seeks approval to bring margin trading to U.S. customers

Polymarket's application to allow users to take positions that are not fully collateralized follows authorization granted to rival Kalshi in March.

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Markets

Bitcoin's $60,000-$70,000 range becomes third most traded range in history

Bitcoin has spent 307 days in the $60,000-$70,000 range, the third longest consolidation in any $10,000 price band.

BTC Price (Glassnode)
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Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan

The bitcoin treasury company is working with JPYC and Progmat to explore tokenized credit products backed by bitcoin, aiming to create efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan.

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Markets

Bitcoin gets a green light from a reliable momentum gauge. Here are key levels to watch

A smoother long-term MACD just flipped bullish, pointing to more upside. Here are key levels that will decide if the ongoing bounce turns into a full blown uptrend.

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Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin rises to $64,000 as SK Hynix opens for trade after $26.5 billion IPO

Spot bitcoin funds lost about $95 million on Thursday and ether funds roughly $52 million, ending the one bright spot in crypto's institutional flows even as prices rallied.

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Markets

XRP up 2% as buyers push through $1.10 resistance

A late-session volume surge carried XRP above its recent range, with traders now watching whether $1.10 can hold as support.

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