Florida Investor Sues Denver Crypto School Over $860K Scam

A Florida investor says he was scammed out of $860,000 by a Denver-based trading “school” and a fake crypto exchange that promised him life-changing profits. In a lawsuit filed last week in federal court, Brian Firestone alleges that the Alpha Stock Investment Training Center (ASITC), which operated out of downtown Denver, partnered with a fraudulent…

Bitcoin Analyst Sees Liquidation Exhaustion and Fading Open Interest as BTC Price Rebounds to $106K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price trades 6% below all-time highs, but several market signals suggest more upside ahead. Bitcoin is poised for a breakout to all-time highs if a key resistance level at $108,000 is broken. Bitcoin (BTC) price has rebounded 10% since June 5, reaching near-all-time highs at $110,800 on June 9. Meanwhile, analysts say…

Staked Ether Hits Record, Driven by Corporate Crypto Treasury Adoption

Despite another week of downside for the cryptocurrency market, the staked Ether supply reached a new all-time high, meaning over 28% of the token’s supply is now locked in exchange for passive income. A growing staked Ether (ETH) supply indicates that more investors are preparing to hold their tokens, instead of selling at current prices….

Bitcoin Traders Eye Future BTC Price Gains Despite Iran Nuclear Strikes Keeping Sellers in Control

Key points: Bitcoin sees a snap reaction to news of direct US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, dipping below $102,000. Traders note that war-based headlines have acted as a BTC price springboard in the past. Price analysis suggests that a local bottom may coincide with order book liquidity at around $97,000. Bitcoin (BTC) risked new…

BlackRock ETF buys 3.25% of BTC supply as New Bitcoin Capital dries up

Update June 20, 1:49 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Brickken analyst Enmanuel Cardozo. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is nearing the $70 billion mark in assets under management, signaling growing interest from institutional investors even as retail inflows appear to be slowing. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager,…

Garden Finance Laundered Lazarus Hack Funds

Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT has accused Garden Finance, which brands itself as “the fastest Bitcoin bridge,” of facilitating the laundering of funds linked to major crypto thefts, including the Bybit hack. In a June 21 post on X, ZachXBT claimed that over 80% of Garden’s recent fee revenue stemmed from illicit transactions allegedly tied to the…

SOL Risks $120 Retest Despite Bullish Onchain Data

Key takeaway: SOL (SOL) projects a bearish outlook on the daily chart after forming a bearish engulfing, and if the trend holds, SOL price could fall to $120. On the 1-day time frame, SOL shows a head-and-shoulders pattern, which is a bearish reversal signal. A breakdown below its $140 neckline level, confirmed by a volume…

SOL Risks $120 Retest Despite Bullish Onchain Data

Key takeaway: SOL (SOL) projects a bearish outlook on the daily chart after forming a bearish engulfing, and if the trend holds, SOL price could fall to $120. On the 1-day time frame, SOL shows a head-and-shoulders pattern, which is a bearish reversal signal. A breakdown below its $140 neckline level, confirmed by a volume…

What Are Savvy Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) Traders Preparing For as Summer Approaches?

Savvy bitcoin and ether traders are shoring up their defenses as the broader market continues to foresee bullish price action over the summer. That’s the message from an options-based strategy called 25-delta risk reversal, which involves the simultaneous purchase of a put option and sale of a call, or vice versa. At the time of…

Samson Mow Eyes Bitcoin Across Europe, Invited to France

Jan3 founder Samson Mow is setting his sights on ramping up Bitcoin nation-state adoption in Europe following a positive meeting with pro-Bitcoin French lawmaker Sarah Knafo. “Looking forward to starting a nation-state Bitcoin adoption wave in France and perhaps all of Europe,” Mow said in an X post on Saturday, following his meeting with Sarah…