Ethereum Hits 14-Week Low as Traders Defend Critical $1.8K Support

Ether (ETH) dropped to $1,814 on Wednesday, its lowest in over 14 weeks, raising concerns about whether the ETH/USD pair can stabilize above key liquidity zones near its multi-year lows at $1,800.  ETH/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Key takeaways: Ether fell to a 14-week low near $1,800, with traders warning a breakdown could trigger deeper…

The selloff In Bitcoin, Altcoins Deepened, Will Bulls Buy The Dip?

Key points: Bitcoin risks falling below $65,000, but lower levels are likely to attract solid buying by the bulls. HYPE, ZEC and XLM look strong on the charts while other major altcoins risk resuming their downtrend. Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting a bounce off the $65,426 level, but the bulls are struggling to hold onto higher…

Russian Ruble Stablecoin Kept Growing Despite Western Sanctions: CertiK

The Russian ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin continued to grow despite Western sanctions, processing more than $110 billion in cumulative onchain transactions, according to CertiK. CertiK said A7A5 captured about 43% of the global non-US dollar stablecoin market, and that its holder count rose from 13,000 to 29,000 wallets between February 2025 and May 2026. The security…

Israel’s Tax Authority ‘Disappointed’ in Voluntary Crypto Disclosures: Report

Israeli taxpayer disclosures of profits from cryptocurrencies have reportedly fallen short of expectations at the Israel Tax Authority after enactment of a policy allowing immunity from criminal proceedings for filers correcting their reports. According to a Wednesday report from Globes, Israeli authorities had expected to gain up to $1 billion in taxes from “voluntary disclosures”…

Ethereum news: ETH falling below $1,800 leaves Tom Lee’s Bitmine (BMNR) with $8.9 billion paper loss

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of ether (ETH), is staring at nearly $9 billion in losses as the token’s slide below $1,800 drags down the value of its massive treasury. Shares of the Tom Lee-chaired company fell another 5.9% Wednesday, slipping below $17 and extending their decline to 28% since early May….

Hyperliquid Bear Flips Bullish After Losing Over $46M Betting on HYPE Price to Drop

A crypto whale who stubbornly held his HYPE short through May’s rally has finally been punished as Hyperliquid’s token kept climbing. Key takeaways: Trader has opened fresh long positions in Arthur Hayes’ trinity coins: HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR. HYPE has extended its bull pennant breakout and is now eyeing a rally above $100. Whale reverses…

Bitcoin Faces a ‘Likely’ Breakdown From a 50-Month Trend Line

Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near two-month lows on Wednesday as 2022 bear-market comparisons returned. Key points: Bitcoin traders bring back the 2022 bear market to assess where BTC price action might go next. History shows a new lower high followed by a breakdown of a key 50-month trend line. That trend line has held throughout 2026…

Zcash Fixes Privacy Pool Bug After Explorer Confusion

Zcash developers temporarily suspended Orchard transactions after discovering a critical vulnerability in the privacy-focused blockchain’s latest shielded pool, then restored functionality through an emergency network upgrade. On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation said the vulnerability affected Orchard’s zero-knowledge proof circuit and could have allowed invalid state transitions within the pool. However, the Foundation said there was…

EU MiCA Deadline Forces Crypto Firms to Secure Licenses or Exit Market

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation hits a hard deadline on July 1 when the transitional period ends and in-scope crypto asset service providers operating under national regimes must either hold a MiCA licence or stop serving EU clients. A spokesperson from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) told Cointelegraph that from…

Toncoin to Rebrand to Original Name Gram

The Open Network says it is planning to rebrand its Toncoin (TON) token to Gram (GRAM), the original name of the network’s cryptocurrency in its first white paper. “Gram was the original name of TON’s currency in the first white paper,” Telegram and TON founder Pavel Durov posted to Telegram on Monday. “We’re returning to…