BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF) crossed $70 billion in assets under management (AUM) on June 6, being the fastest to reach this mark in just 341 trading days.  Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported the milestone on X, noting that the fund beat the previous speed record of 1,691 days set by
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The South American country is also not starting a strategic BTC reserve. Hackers asked readers to send the asset to a Bitcoin address.

Trump’s team is feeling positive headed into the trade negotiation meeting in London

Avalon Labs has permanently burned 80 million AVL tokens, accounting for 44% of the circulating supply. According to an X post, the tokens, worth approximately $16 million, were unclaimed from the platform’s March 2024 airdrop campaign, which saw $20 million worth of AVL claimed by over 100,000 users. This major burn marks the start of

Technical indicators signal potential rebounds for Bitcoin and Ethereum while Fartcoin meme coin momentum accelerates.

Visa and Chainlink have completed a key milestone in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) e-HKD+ Pilot Programme, successfully testing a cross-border blockchain transaction using central bank digital currency (CBDC) and stablecoins. The trial, conducted in partnership with ANZ, ChinaAMC, and Fidelity International, is one of the first real-world simulations of programmable money being used
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Bitcoin ETFs suffered a net outflow of $129 million for the week ending June 6, marking the second consecutive week of red flows. Meanwhile, ether ETFs extended their inflow streak to a fourth week, locking in a strong $281.07 million, the third-highest weekly inflow of 2025. Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Straight Week of Outflows While

The publicly traded company holds 920 Bitcoin, worth just under $1 billion on Monday. 

The Paraguayan government made an official statement that President Santiago Peña’s verified X account was hacked and published an unauthorized declaration that Bitcoin (BTC) would be made legal tender on June 9. The post also included a false plan to establish a Bitcoin treasury and add $5 million in BTC. The compromised account displayed an image
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins told the agency’s fifth cryptocurrency roundtable on June 9 that the ability to hold crypto without an intermediary belongs at the core of US law. Atkins opened the “DeFi and the American Spirit” session by linking decentralized (DeFi) finance with the country’s traditions of private property
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