June 2026

Excessive AI spending risks global financial consequences, BIS warns 2026-06-29 at 08:31 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The AI investment surge is a potential flashpoint for systemic risk, “as financing has relied on enormous debt and highly leveraged nonbank structures that can rapidly unwind,” one analyst said in response to the report. This article is […]

Dubai crypto market hits 50 licensed firms after new VARA approval 2026-06-29 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Dubai’s VARA has licensed its 50th crypto firm, though only 39 VASPs were fully operational at the end of 2025 as the emirate’s regulated market continues to expand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Pioneering zk-rollup Loopring closes DEX, citing lack of adoption 2026-06-29 at 06:15 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young “We lacked a virtual machine, no composability, no real‑world payment use cases. That limitation kept our ecosystem from growing,” said the team. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ether treasury Sharplink bought $62.4M ETH last week 2026-06-29 at 05:43 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Sharplink bought nearly 40,000 ETH last week after an eight-month pause, adding to signs the company has resumed its Ether accumulation strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BIS warns stablecoins risk fragmenting global financial system 2026-06-28 at 21:58 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The Basel-based institution said that private digital tokens fall short of the requirements for sound money and urged policymakers to accelerate work on tokenized forms of central bank and commercial bank money. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

EU watchdog EBA details big crypto fines as landmark laws bite 2026-06-28 at 19:10 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The European Banking Authority laid out a proposed penalty framework on Friday that can strip non-compliant significant token issuers of up to 12.5% of their annual revenue. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears 2026-06-28 at 14:51 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Early exchange flow data show no clear signs of a mass migration from Binance ahead of the EU MiCA transition deadline, despite rivals’ efforts to attract users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Grayscale’s Pandl hopes Strategy sells $3B in Bitcoin to restore confidence 2026-06-28 at 10:59 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Grayscale’s research head Zach Pandl said Strategy should sell $3 billion in Bitcoin to cover its cash obligations, but CryptoQuant argued the company has other ways to support STRC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages 2026-06-28 at 08:14 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs signal capitulation underway: analyst 2026-06-28 at 05:51 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young “These periods have always been profitable for long-term investors,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Fidelity rebuts claims Bitcoin becomes less secure after halvings 2026-06-27 at 23:53 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The asset manager argues Bitcoin’s fixed supply schedule does not undermine network security, even as miners face shrinking block rewards after each halving. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source