Turkey to Enforce New Crypto Transfer Rules, Limits on Stablecoins

Turkey is preparing to impose stricter regulations on crypto transactions to combat money laundering and financial crime, according to information obtained by the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA). Under the proposed measures, crypto platforms will be required to collect detailed information on the origin and purpose of every transfer. Users will need to provide a transaction…

Bitcoin Accounts For One-Third of Investor Crypto Portfolios in 2025

Bitcoin exposure is increasing in cryptocurrency portfolios, driven by more innovation-friendly US crypto regulations and growing institutional adoption triggered by the introduction of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a new report from Bybit. Bitcoin (BTC) accounts for about one-third of investor portfolios, or 30.95% of total assets as of May, up from 25.4%…

Cutting Block Times To Boost Performance

An Ethereum developer has issued a proposal to cut the network’s block time in half — from 12 seconds to six seconds — in time for the Glamsterdam update in 2026. Ethereum Improvement Proposal 7782, discussed on June 21 by core developer Barnabé Monnot, suggests cutting the slot time — how often new blocks are…

Federal Reserve Cuts Reputational Risk Category In Win For Crypto

The US Federal Reserve said it has directed its supervisors to no longer consider “reputational risk” in its oversight of banks, which the crypto industry had long argued was used to unfairly target and debank crypto firms. Industries deemed risky face significant challenges in establishing or maintaining banking relationships, and this was seen driving the…

Hype 300% Rally Shows Hyperliquid Growth Is It Overvalued?

Key takeaways: HYPE has surged over 300% since April, driven by growing usage of the Hyperliquid exchange and rising investor interest. Hyperliquid now leads the decentralized perpetuals market, processing over 70% of DEX perp volume. 97% of protocol fee revenue is reinvested into HYPE buybacks, aligning token incentives with platform growth. Hyperliquid is having a…

Who Is Ripple’s Arthur Britto That Broke 14 Years Of Silence

Arthur Britto, the mysterious co-founder of Ripple, made his first public post since helping create the blockchain-focused company in 2011. Britto posted to X on Monday for the first time since creating the account in August 2011, sharing an emoji of a face without a mouth, which typically indicates speechlessness, but its meaning can vary. Fellow…

Federal Reserve Cuts Reputational Risk Category In Win For Crypto

The US Federal Reserve said it has directed its supervisors to no longer consider “reputational risk” in its oversight of banks, which the crypto industry had long argued was used to unfairly target and debank crypto firms. Industries deemed risky face significant challenges in establishing or maintaining banking relationships, and this was seen driving the…

Darknet Marketplaces Uptick After Huione Shutdown

The shuttering of major crypto darknet marketplace Huione Guarantee has seen its users flock to at least 30 successors, with one marketplace doubling its user base since May.  Huione Guarantee shut down in May after Telegram banned thousands of its associated accounts and channels.  Elliptic said in a report on Monday that in the aftermath…

Ethereum (ETH) Surges 9% After Trump Announces Israel-Iran Ceasefire to End ‘The 12 DAY War’

Ether (ETH) is trading at $2,420, up 8.61% over the past 24 hours, after surging sharply in the hours following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The move appears to have reversed recent war-driven market anxiety, fueling renewed bullish…

Bitcoin And Altcoins Rebound Despite War in Middle East

Key points: Bitcoin’s bounce from $100,000 shows buyers are committed to the overarching bull trend. Select altcoins have broken below respective support levels, suggesting further weakness for mid-caps in the near term. Bitcoin (BTC) has held above the psychological support of $100,000, but the strength of each will determine whether the bullish trend remains intact….