Ethereum news: Tom Lee touts ETH as ‘wartime store of value’ as Bitmine (BMNR) buys more

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the ether (ETH) treasury firm helmed by Chairman Thomas “Tom” Lee, bought 101,901 ETH through last week, pushing its total holdings above 5 million tokens of the second-largest cryptocurrency. The purchase lifted the firm’s ETH treasury to 5,078,386 tokens, or about 4.21% of ether’s circulating supply, according to a Monday update….

Russia Passes Crypto Regulation Bill In First Reading

Russia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill in first reading on Tuesday that would create the country’s core legal framework for digital currency, moving Moscow closer to a system that channels crypto trading through licensed intermediaries under Bank of Russia oversight. The draft bill No. 1194918-8, titled “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights,” passed…

VIX Dips 45% in Three Weeks: Can Bitcoin Break Above $80K Next?

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), a preferred Wall Street metric to measure investor sentiment and market risk, dropped by over 45% in under a month. For Bitcoin (BTC), this could be a significant bullish signal. VIX daily performance chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Bitcoin may rise toward $82,700 if VIX keeps underperforming. BTC’s upside outlook…

Western Union eyes May for its stablecoin USDPT rollout

Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said the company will focus on expanding adoption and embedding digital assets into its core money movement platform going forward. Source link

Strategy's Michael Saylor again hints at impending BTC purchase

The biggest Bitcoin treasury company’s data shows holdings are profitable, having gained about 3.3% amid Bitcoin’s rally to about $78,000. Source link

Ether Profitability Metric Flips Bullish as ETH Price Targets $3K

Ether’s (ETH) rebound to $2,300 over the weekend put large investors back into profit but is this a sign that ETH may rally to $3,000? Data from TradingView shows that Ether’s price rose 20% to $2,330 on Saturday from its local low of $1,940 reached on March 29. The recovery was fueled by the US…

MiCA Regime Puts Smaller Crypto Firms Under Pressure as EU Rules Tighten

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) transition period is entering its final stretch, forcing smaller crypto firms across the EU to either secure authorization quickly or prepare to shut down regulated services. The transitional period ends across the bloc on July 1, after which any crypto asset service provider operating without a…

Bitcoin Reclaims $76K As Coinbase Spot Volume Soars

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $76,000 on Tuesday, after the spot market demand on Coinbase exchange saw a second week of bullish volume trends. Net spot buy volume has climbed sharply over the past 15 days, signaling sustained strength from bulls, but will BTC be able to turn the $75,000 level into a long-term support level?…

Arkham says Aave raised $160 million of the $200 million it needs to cover exploit damage

Lending platform Aave has raised about $160 million it needs to cover the $200 million in bad debt left behind by the year’s largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploit, Arkham posted on X on Saturday. “AAVE have so far raised $160M to cover the bad debt from the Kelp DAO Exploit, at defiunited.eth,” the blockchain analytics…

Trump’s official memecoin extends slide as he hosts exclusive investor gala

TRUMP memecoin fell nearly 10% in 24 hours despite a Mar-a-Lago investor gala, with the token still down over 96% from its peak. Source link