Stacks (STX/IDR) Price Today
Deribit launches $600K USDC trading contest with private island grand prize starting July 6
Deribit and Signalplus have launched a five-week trading competition called "The Island," running from July 6 to August 10, 2026, with a prize pool starting at 400,000 USDC and potentially growing to 600,000 USDC based on trading volume. The contest ...

Crypto market sentiment shifts amid Bitcoin ETF outflows and Middle East oil geopolitics.
Crypto markets are increasingly influenced by macro factors like oil geopolitics and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Concerns over shipping disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz and OPEC+ plans to raise oil output create mixed signals for crude prices and infl...

Bitcoin's Open Interest surpasses altcoins, signaling potential long-term buying opportunity.
Bitcoin's Open Interest (OI) stands at $21.11 billion, higher than altcoins' $16.36 billion, indicating strong trader focus on Bitcoin despite altcoins outperforming it recently. Analysts suggest Bitcoin's current price may be a good long-term entry ...

Dollar drops as weak US jobs data cools rate hike bets, boosting Bitcoin and Ether sharply.
The US dollar slid toward two-week lows after a weak June jobs report showing only 57,000 new nonfarm jobs, which lowered expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes. This shift reduced the odds of a September rate increase from 65% to about 50%, eas...

TRUMP meme coin investors face $3.81B losses by June-end amid heavy retail buying.
Nearly one million investors in the TRUMP meme coin had unrealized losses totaling $3.81 billion by the end of June, reflecting heavy retail participation and speculative hype around the politically branded token. These losses represent the gap betwe...

FIFA overturns US striker Balogun's suspension after Trump call, sparking Solana meme token surge
FIFA reversed the automatic one-game suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun after President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review. Balogun had received a straight red card in the group stage, which normally leads t...

Bitcoin adoption to grow via digital capital use in finance, says Michael Saylor
Michael Saylor highlights a shift in Bitcoin's future from simple ownership to its role as digital capital in global finance. He envisions Bitcoin becoming a foundational asset for credit markets, institutions, and sovereign finance, moving beyond re...

BCE Inc. launches $300M AI infrastructure project with Hive Digital pivoting from crypto to AI compute
BCE Inc. has initiated Canada's largest AI compute project with a $300 million investment in Bell AI Fabric, a platform combining data centers, high-speed connectivity, and NVIDIA-powered computing. The project ensures Canadian data stays within the ...

Solana says building real markets needs more than just bridges for external assets
Solana has highlighted that simply creating bridges to connect external assets is not enough to develop genuine, functional markets. The blockchain platform suggests that additional infrastructure and mechanisms are required to support real market ac...

Crypto rebounds with MemeCore, Cardano, and Lighter leading gains; Venice Token, Pi, and Canton fall.
This week, crypto markets saw a technical recovery led by Bitcoin reclaiming key support, which boosted sentiment and triggered gains in altcoins. MemeCore surged 110% following a $10 million buyback program, Cardano rallied 33.5% ahead of a major pr...
