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Russia has sanctioned 17-year-old British researcher Alexander Browder and barred him from entering the country following his investigation into alleged crypto laundering networks. Browder’s March 2026 report alleged that Russia, Iran and North Korea collectively laundered around US$350 billion (AU$486.5 billion) through cryptocurrency channels. The report focused on the A7A5 stablecoin and a network that UK authorities said claimed to have processed more than US$90 billion (AU$125.1 billion) in transactions. British teenager Alexander Browder has been placed under Russian sanctions after publishing research that alleged cryptocurrency networks were being used by Russia and other states to move illicit funds. The…

Bitcoin fell to around US$61,300, triggering more than US$617 million in long liquidations out of over US$737 million in total positions wiped over 24 hours. The token rebounded about 5.5% to near US$64,700, a recovery that coincided with reports of an Israel–Lebanon ceasefire easing geopolitical risk. Some traders argued the leverage flush may have marked a short-term bottom, with relief-rally targets near US$69,000–US$70,000, while others cautioned the bounce could trap bulls. Bitcoin’s slide to around US$61,300 (AU$86K) forced a wave of leveraged long positions to close, before a sharp rebound left traders split over whether the flush marked a short-term…

Bitcoin’s slide below Strategy’s average acquisition cost of US$75,699 pushed the firm’s 843,706-BTC position to an unrealised loss of roughly US$11.2 billion.  Strategy’s preferred stock fell below its target value and MSTR shares slipped about 1.5% in pre-market trading, extending a weekly decline of around 14%. Executive chairman Michael Saylor framed the drawdown as a temporary capital rotation into artificial intelligence rather than a deterioration in Bitcoin’s long-term outlook. Bitcoin’s decline below Strategy’s average acquisition price has dragged the company’s treasury deep into paper-loss territory, reviving questions about the durability of executive chairman Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-accumulation model. The firm’s 843,706-BTC…

Chainalysis estimates the crypto-powered peptide market has surpassed a US$100 million (AU$139 million) annualised transaction run rate, driven primarily by Bitcoin and stablecoin payments. Demand for lower-cost alternatives to popular weight-loss treatments has fuelled rapid growth, with crypto flows to peptide vendors rising 159% between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. The sector’s expansion has coincided with the rise of online looksmaxxing communities, while some suppliers have been linked to Chinese manufacturers previously involved in drug precursor markets. Cryptocurrency payments are increasingly underpinning a booming market for unregulated peptides, with Chainalysis estimating the sector has grown beyond a US$100 million (AU$139…

A Casascius coin tied to 25 BTC moved this week, converting a 2011 physical Bitcoin artifact into spendable BTC during a broader market selloff.Galaxy Research identified the item as an S1-COIN-25 Casascius physical Bitcoin, a large-denomination piece from the era when Bitcoin could still be handed across a table as a loaded coin. The reported alert valued the 25 BTC at about $1.78 million at the time.The on-chain sequence is more precise than a simple cash-out. The watched address received a 25 BTC output in block 156,413 on Dec. 7, 2011. It later accumulated small dust outputs before spending its…

Bitcoin is enduring a multi-front assault on its spot market liquidity as exchange-traded funds, short-term speculators, and cryptocurrency miners simultaneously distribute assets.This coordinated selling pressure has drained market demand at the fastest pace since the 2022 collapse of the Terra/Luna ecosystem.As a result, BTC’s price has tanked 12% over the past week, pushing the top crypto towards the $60,000 level amid heavy hedging activities from market traders. BTC is exchanging hands at $64,036 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate’s data.Yet, this spot-market flush has created a structural paradox that could still catapult BTC’s value.The volume of selling has twisted…

Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, dropped below $70 on Thursday after delivering an 80% gain in May. The dip comes amid renewed weakness across the broader cryptocurrency market, where Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $63,000 and sparked a wave of risk-off sentiment among investors. A key catalyst behind HYPE’s recent surge has been rising institutional participation. Newly launched HYPE-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted roughly $135 million in inflows last month, highlighting growing demand from professional investors and helping drive the token into price discovery territory. While momentum remains firmly bullish, analysts caution that the rally has become increasingly stretched, even as long-term…

Bitcoin’s relationship with the S&P 500 has stopped behaving like a simple correlation trade at exactly the wrong time for bulls.For much of 2026, the logic was clean enough. When oil jumped during the Iran war, yields rose amid inflation fears, stocks sold off, and Bitcoin followed, as the market treated BTC as a liquidity-sensitive risk asset.When the pressure eased, both risk trades could recover together.That link has now fractured. The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record 7,609 on June 2, with the latest leg tied to earnings strength and AI-linked stocks.At the same time, Bitcoin is trading near…

Key takeaways XLM extends its loss for a fourth straight day as retail sentiment weakens and futures positioning declines.  The token remains under bearish technical pressure, but is holding above its 200-day EMA and showing fading momentum.  Stellar’s XLM extends its declines for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, as selling pressure intensified across the cross-border payments sector. The token continues to struggle with weakening retail sentiment. The broader correction highlights fading enthusiasm for remittance-focused crypto assets, which had previously benefited from narrative-driven rallies tied to institutional adoption and real-world asset tokenization themes. Retail sentiment cools as futures positioning contracts…

The United States Mint launches its first Best of the Mint set today, adding another 250th anniversary product tied to one of the nation’s iconic coin designs. The Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set goes on sale at noon ET. The 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set opens the Best of the Mint Semiquincentennial series. The encapsulated gold coin and silver medal are presented together in a black U.S. Mint case, with an outer sleeve and certificate of authenticity featuring series imagery. Priced at $810, the set celebrates the historic…