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BlackRock Files Fourth Amendment With SEC for Bitcoin Covered-Call ETF

BlackRock has filed additional paperwork to launch an income-focused Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The Block reported on June 11 that BlackRock submitted a revised registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9 for th

Evernorth CEO Says Era of Simply Hoarding Crypto Is Over, Pitches Tokenization to Bring In Institutions

Interview With Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla "DAT Industry Is Being Reshaped, New Revenue Models Are Needed" "We Will Support Growth of the XRPL Tokenization Ecosystem" "Korea's Financial Industry Is Already Preparing for the Tokenization Era" "Digital

Humanity’s On-Chain Token Price Crashes Near Zero After Hack, Diverging by Up to 40 Times From CEXs

Humanity’s token traded at dramatically different levels on on-chain and centralized exchanges after a hacking incident triggered a sharp selloff. As of 1:50 p.m. on June 9, Binance Alpha data showed Humanity, or H, trading at $0.005, down 99.26% fro

Bitcoin Regains $63,000

Humanity Hacker Mints 200 Million Tokens, Sells Half for 774 BNB

A hacker who exploited Humanity Protocol (H) minted an additional 200 million tokens without authorization, on-chain tracker Onchain Lens reported. In a post on X on June 9, Onchain Lens said the attacker had minted 200 million H tokens. It added tha

Sahara AI Investigates Token Crash, Says No Security Issues Found

Sahara AI said it is investigating the cause of a sharp drop in the price of its SAHARA token. In a post on X on June 9, the company said it was aware of unusual volatility in the token and was monitoring the situation in real time. Sahara AI said th

Spot Ether ETFs Draw $68.2 Million in Net Inflows

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds posted net inflows. Trader T data showed the funds recorded combined net inflows of $68.2 million on June 8. Fidelity’s FETH and BlackRock’s ETHB led with net inflows of $28.57 million and $27 million, respectively. T

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $91.4 Million in Net Outflows

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of $91.4 million on June 9, according to Trader T. The 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs saw combined net outflows of $91.4 million for the day. Fidelity's FBTC and Ark Invest's ARKB led net inflows wi

Coinbase’s x402 Payment Protocol Rolls Out on Injective to Support Real-Time AI Agent Payments

Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol has been launched on the Injective network. Odaily reported on June 9 that the Coinbase x402 service went live on Injective. The protocol is designed to let artificial intelligence agents pay for API calls in real tim

[Today’s Key Economic and Crypto Events] US May Inflation Outlook, South Korea Q2 GDP on Tap

<Today’s key economic events> ▶ June 9 (Tuesday): △ US May consumer inflation outlook (12 a.m. Korea time) △ South Korea second-quarter GDP △ US April trade balance (9:30 p.m. Korea time) <Today’s key cryptocurrency event> ▶ June 9 (Tuesday): △ Liber

Sahara AI Plunges 56% as Kimchi Premium Reaches 30%

Sahara AI (SAHARA) plunged in intraday trading. As of 11:26 a.m. on June 9, Sahara AI was trading at $0.01657, down 56.48% from a day earlier, according to CoinMarketCap. On South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, Sahara AI was trading at 35.2 won at the

Humanity Co-Founder Says Foundation Member’s Private Key Was Compromised, Urges Users to Avoid Bridge

Humanity (H) said it confirmed that a foundation member’s private key was compromised in a hacking incident on June 9. Humanity Protocol co-founder Terence Kwok wrote on X that the project had identified a security breach involving the theft of one H

BitMine Buys 25,000 More Ether

Crypto treasury firm BitMine has bought more Ether. Lookonchain said on June 9 that BitMine purchased an additional 25,000 ETH through Kraken about six hours earlier.

Bitwise Deposits 50,480 HYPE Tokens With FalconX

Bitwise, the crypto asset manager, has transferred part of its Hyperliquid (HYPE) holdings to FalconX, an institutional trading platform. Onchain Lens said on June 9 that Bitwise deposited 50,480 HYPE tokens with FalconX. The tokens were valued at ab

From Forehead Tattoos to Chugging Liquor, Criticism Mounts Over Pump.fun Reward System

Pump.fun’s new rewards service is drawing criticism as users take on increasingly extreme missions to promote their meme coins. CoinDesk reported on June 9 that a Pump.fun user known as Arivu recently took part in the platform’s reward program, Pump.

Russia Weighs Extra Fees on Tether, BNB Trades as ‘Unfriendly’ Crypto Assets

Russia is considering imposing additional fees on trades in some cryptocurrencies, including Tether's USDT and Binance Coin's BNB, as it looks to protect domestic investors. Tass reported on June 9 that Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov told Izv

Humanity-Linked Wallet Hack Exceeds $19 Million as H Token Plunges 87%

Wallets linked to or interacting with Humanity (H) have been hit by a string of hacks. On June 9, on-chain analyst Specter wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he had identified a series of asset thefts from wallets tied to the Humanity Protocol ecosys

Bitcoin Falls Below $63,000

DRW, Wintermute Push Into Prediction Markets as Institutional Capital Flows In

Major quant trading firms are moving into prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. DRW has recently started building a dedicated trading desk for prediction markets, CoinDesk reported on June 6. Crypto market maker Wintermute and IMC are als

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Whale Wallet Moves Funds for First Time in About 14 Years

A long-dormant Bitcoin wallet dating back to 2011 moved funds for the first time in about 14 years. CoinDesk reported on June 6 that the Bitcoin address 1LwWtSs7tMCwcRczQd5kVMv3xpWw6w4Sxe transferred 15 of its 35.55 Bitcoin to a new address on June 2

Iran Says US Repeatedly Breached Ceasefire, Blames Washington for Consequences

Iran's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a US military attack, calling it a violation of the ceasefire agreement. China's financial outlet Jin10 reported on June 6 that the ministry said in a statement that US forces struck radar and coastal survei

Saylor Says AI Funding Rush, SpaceX IPO Are Diverting Capital, but Bitcoin’s Long-Term Outlook Stays Bright

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said recent weakness in Bitcoin was driven in part by capital shifting toward artificial intelligence companies and blockbuster initial public offerings such as SpaceX. In a video released on June 6, Saylor

Starknet to Upgrade Mainnet This Month, Increase Block Production Speed

Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet said on June 6 that it will upgrade its mainnet later this month. StarkWare, the developer of Starknet, wrote on X that it plans to deploy Starknet v0.14.3 to the testnet on June 9 and to the mainnet on June 22. The

Bitcoin Rises Above $61,000

Monad Publishes Draft MIP-12 to Speed Up Block Finality

Layer-1 blockchain Monad said on June 6 that it had published a protocol change proposal aimed at accelerating network consensus. Under the Monad Improvement Proposal framework, developer Category Labs proposed in a draft of MIP-12 shortening the net

ZachXBT Blasts Arthur Hayes, Says He Used Worldcoin Buyers as Exit Liquidity

Prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT lashed out at BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes over his trading behavior. In a post on X on June 6, ZachXBT publicly criticized Hayes, asking how much exit liquidity he had taken from followers over the past few

Engineer Who Found Critical Zcash Flaw Adds Monero to Audit List

Security engineer Taylor Hornby, who discovered a critical vulnerability in cryptocurrency Zcash, said Monero is next on his audit list. CoinDesk reported on June 6 that Hornby was asked on X whether he planned to examine vulnerabilities in Monero an

Trump Gives Iran 60-Day Deadline, Seeks Quick Response: Al Arabiya

Bitwise CEO Says 2026 Will Be a Year of Generational Change in Crypto

Bitwise Chief Executive Officer Hunter Horsley said 2026 will mark a generational shift in the crypto market. In a post on X on June 6, Horsley wrote that many of the companies and assets that led the industry when Bitwise was founded in 2017 have si

Coinbase CEO Says Bitcoin Drop Doesn’t Mean Broader Crypto Market Is Slumping

The broader digital-asset industry is still growing despite Bitcoin’s recent decline, Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said. In a post on X on June 6, Armstrong said many people still assume the entire crypto market falls when Bitcoin