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Bitcoin options show rising put demand as market consolidates near weak support levels.
Bitcoin's 25-delta put-call skew has widened, indicating increased demand for protective puts among traders. This shift suggests that investors are adopting a more defensive stance amid the cryptocurrency's price consolidating around fragile support ...

Ripple CEO slams Strategy's financial model as STRC stock plunges 26% below par value.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticized Michael Saylor's Strategy for relying on financial engineering rather than real utility to create long-term value. Strategy's preferred stock (STRC) is trading about 26% below its $100 par value, hitting new lo...

Bitmine joins Russell 1000, boosting passive funds' Ethereum exposure through stock BMNR.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has qualified for inclusion in the Russell 1000 Index effective June 26, 2026. The company holds about 5.67 million Ethereum tokens, roughly 4.7% of total supply, valued at $10.7 billion including other assets. I...

Aave and Solana tokens rally as Bitcoin steadies near $60,000 amid tokenized stock surge.
Bitcoin stabilized around $60,000 after a recent sell-off, while tokens linked to decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Solana ecosystem led market gains. Aave's token jumped 19% following news of a potential strategic investment by Kraken's parent co...

X Money launches payments and debit card for select Premium+ users via Cross River Bank.
Elon Musk's X has started rolling out X Money, a digital wallet and payment service, to select Premium+ users. The service, powered by Cross River Bank, offers peer-to-peer payments, a Visa debit card, and cash balance yields using traditional bankin...

British billionaire Jeremy Grantham predicts Bitcoin will slowly fade to zero, calling it useless and speculative.
Jeremy Grantham, a British billionaire and co-founder of GMO, criticized Bitcoin as a useless speculative asset with no real utility. Speaking on CNBC, he predicted Bitcoin will not crash suddenly but will gradually lose value over decades, eventuall...

XRP drops 43% YTD, losing market ground despite Ripple's institutional gains.
XRP, Ripple's native token, has fallen 43% year-to-date, hitting an annual low near $1.01 amid a broader crypto market correction. Despite Ripple's ongoing efforts to integrate XRP Ledger into global finance, the token underperforms against competito...

Deribit settles $10.63B BTC and ETH options expiry for June quarter
Deribit completed its June quarterly options expiry, settling contracts worth approximately $10.63 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). This event marks a significant moment for crypto derivatives markets, reflecting investor positions and po...

Solana-linked stocks jump as SOL token rises 9%, with SOL Strategies up 22% on staking revenue boost.
Stocks of companies holding Solana (SOL) as treasury assets surged following a 9% rise in SOL's price, with SOL Strategies leading a 22% stock gain. These firms benefit from leverage, combining SOL token appreciation with revenue from staking and val...

Bitcoin rebounds near $60K after a sharp two-day drop, but 2026 losses still exceed 30%.
Bitcoin recovered to around $60,000 on June 26, ending a steep two-day decline of nearly $4,500. Despite this rebound, the cryptocurrency remains down over 30% year-to-date, reflecting a prolonged but mild bear market that started in late 2025. Histo...
