Author: James Wilson

Memecoins BONK, FARTCOIN, and NOBODY are all hovering at key technical levels, with recent price action hinting at possible bullish reversals if key resistance zones can be broken in the days ahead. Bonk (BONK) is currently trading around $0.000014, having recently tested the upper boundary of a months-long descending channel. The price is now pulling back and may soon retest the $0.000010 support level, which coincides with both the lower boundary of the descending channel and a key horizontal support zone. If BONK price holds that level and rebounds, it could form the second leg of a giant double bottom…

Analysts are betting big on altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), signaling that a wave of approvals could be just around the corner. In a June 30 X post, Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas shared updated approval forecasts for several altcoin ETF proposals under SEC review.  The revised figures come as filings gain momentum and engagement between issuers and the regulatory watchdog picks up, boosting chances of approvals in the second half of the year. Still top of the list are Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and XRP (XRP), now each given a 95% chance of approval, up from 90%…

Nearly $2.5 billion worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen across 290 incidents in the first half of 2025, surpassing total losses recorded in 2024. According to CertiK’s latest Hack3d report shared with crypto.news, compromised wallets accounted for the largest share of losses, totalling over $1.7 billion across 34 incidents. Phishing attacks followed, siphoning more than $410 million in 132 cases, while code vulnerabilities led to losses exceeding $283 million across 114 incidents. Exit scams and price manipulation were less frequent during this period but were still notable, resulting in combined losses of nearly $20 million. Access control exploits accounted for $42…

Solana experienced a short-lived rally following confirmation that the first-ever Solana ETF featuring staking capabilities is scheduled to launch on July 2, 2025. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) surged nearly 6% to an intraday high of $158.30 on Monday before paring gains and settling around $152.60 at press time. Despite the retracement, the token remains approximately 44% above its year-to-date low, with a current market capitalization exceeding $81.6 billion. SOL’s rally was driven by renewed investor hype surrounding the upcoming exchange-traded fund launch set to go live tomorrow. The product, branded as the REX-Osprey SOL + Staking ETF,…

Key Takeaways The move will allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum in a regulated environment.  DekaBank, which is already active in the digital asset sector, has been selected to manage the new services. In a significant development, Germany’s Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe is preparing to introduce crypto trading services to its more than 50 million clients by mid-2026. The initiative will be facilitated through DekaBank also known as the Savings Banks Financial Group, the group’s securities platform, and will be integrated directly into Sparkasse’s mobile banking apps. As per reports, the move will allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin…

Arkham’s on-chain monitoring detected a suspected transfer of $20,000 in BTC to Satoshi Nakamoto’s address. This is the latest transfer made to Satoshi in the past four months. According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence, an unknown address sent 0.185 BTC (or around $20,000 at the time of transfer) to an address believed to be owned by the Bitcoin (BTC) founder. The transfer was conducted late on June 30. At press time, the wallet linked to Satoshi has $117 billion in holdings, all of which are stored in Bitcoin. Arkham’s official X account suspected that the transfer could have been…

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis wants to add a crypto tax amendment to President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill to exclude small transactions from capital gains and resolve double taxation for miners and stakers. On June 30, Lummis announced her push to insert language into the sweeping budget reconciliation bill that would overhaul how digital asset activity is taxed. “It’s time to stop this unfair tax treatment and ensure America is the world’s Bitcoin and Crypto Superpower,” Lummis wrote on X. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, a more than 1,000-page reconciliation package central to President Trump’s economic agenda, includes sweeping fiscal and…

Eric Trump-backed cryptocurrency company American Bitcoin has raised $220 million from private investors to purchase Bitcoin and expand its digital mining business.  The news was disclosed in a June 30 filing reviewed by Bloomberg, which revealed that part of the equity sale, worth about $10 million, was transacted directly in Bitcoin (BTC) rather than U.S. dollars. Through the issuance of additional shares to private investors, American Bitcoin was able to raise $220 million for asset accumulation and mining expansion. The capital raise marks a high-profile entry into the crypto space for the Trump-linked entity and reflects growing institutional confidence in…

Dual Governance, a major update that will give stETH holders more control over important protocol decisions, has been formally approved by Lido DAO. The decision was confirmed on June 30 post on X by Lido, following a successful vote by holders of Lido DAO (LDO) tokens. The new system is set to launch on-chain on July 4. A dynamic timelock mechanism introduced by Dual Governance enables stETH holders to block or delay proposals approved by LDO holders if they disagree. The more stETH that is locked in opposition, the longer the delay. An additional timelock of 5 to 45 days…

Circle Internet Group the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has formally applied for a national trust bank charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The move was made public via a June 30 press release by Circle Internet Group. If approved, the new entity, First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., would be authorized to manage the reserves backing USD Coin (USDC) and offer digital asset custody services to institutional clients under federal oversight. In doing so, Circle would be able to function as a trust institution subject to federal regulation, joining Anchorage Digital as one of…