Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss
The token is down nearly 7% on the week with the altcoins falling harder. Bitcoin and ether are both ending the second quarter in the red, a backtoback losing…
Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages
A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage. Source:Cointelegraph
Why a selloff in gold and silver is dragging bitcoin down
Bitcoin has long been lumped in with precious metals as a hedge against a weakening dollar. That trade is unwinding on a hawkish Fed, and bitcoin is falling…
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoinbacked lending…
Polymarket hack updated to $3.1 million days after the platform promised users full refunds
The prediction markets giant is under investigation in connection with false or deceptive marketing practices, according to news reports. Source:CoinDesk
Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or transfers from other accounts. Source:CoinDesk
‘She is retired’: Do I dip into my 401(k) to pay my mother’s $30,000 credit-card debt?
“I want her to live on her Social Security instead of using it to pay off her creditcard debt.” Source:MarketWatch
AI turbocharged the stock market. Now it’s firing up the economy.
A modernday gold rush is giving a big boost to U.S. GDP. Source:MarketWatch
Going back to the office may actually be better for you than working from home
Returning to the office — even just a few days a week — might be what fully remote workers actually need. Source:MarketWatch
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk. Source:CoinDesk
Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse called Strategy's preferredstock funding model "financial engineering" that distracted the market, pointing to STRC's slide to a…
US senators urge CFTC probe Polymarket over ‘deceptive marketing’
Senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff are concerned about the CFTC’s enforcement ability after a “troubling” report on Polymarket’s advertising.…