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Real estate private equity firm Grant Cardone Capital has purchased an additional 282 BTC, Cointelegraph reported. CEO Grant Cardone previously stated the firm plans to incorporate $100 million in BTC into a $235 million investment focused on income-producing real estate.

Sui (SUI) announced on X that it has unveiled a secure payment prototype for commerce based on AI agents. The team explained that with existing wallet structures, security risks can emerge if an AI agent malfunctions or is hacked. To address this, the new prototype applies Seal MPC technology to separate authorization authority from the agent itself. An MPC committee issues a "one-shot witness" for each payment, and transactions are verified according to on-chain Move policies. This approach prevents the reuse of authorization information.

Cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria ahead of the end of a temporary grace period on July 1, Cointelegraph reported. This move allows the exchange to launch its dedicated European platform, whitebit.eu.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig said the agency is considering regulatory measures that would allow on-chain perpetual derivatives platforms, such as Hyperliquid, to operate in the United States. According to Wu Blockchain, Selig said regulators should look to the future rather than rigidly applying outdated exchange rules from 1934. He added the CFTC is actively developing regulations tailored for on-chain products, including those with Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanisms.

Axelar Network announced on X that it has suffered a loss of approximately $4.67 million due to a bridge hack. In response, the network has disabled its connection to Secret Network and added that its core protocol was not affected.

U.S. financial giant Charles Schwab is partnering with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that allows clients to bet for or against movements in the S&P 500 index. According to CoinDesk, this marks Charles Schwab's first entry into the prediction market. While existing prediction market platforms offer futures-like contracts tied to event outcomes, Charles Schwab's product will pay a fixed amount if the index closes above a preset level and nothing if it closes below, functioning similarly to a binary option. The product is scheduled to be offered to clients within the next few months.

CME Group holds a stronger legal position in its lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding the approval of perpetual futures in the U.S., according to an analysis by TD Cowen. The Block reported the assessment from Jaret Seiberg, a managing director at TD Cowen's Washington Research Group. Seiberg noted that CME Group has the advantage on both procedural and substantive grounds. He explained that the lawsuit's central issue will be whether perpetual futures, which have no expiration date, can legally be classified as futures contracts. This distinction is critical, as swaps and futures are subject to different regulatory and tax rules. Swap dealers are required to register and typically use a five-business-day margin calculation, whereas futures contracts use a one-day standard and may receive tax benefits. Seiberg anticipates that CME will file for a preliminary injunction, adding that the court's hearing schedule and initial rulings will be key developments to watch.

A wallet associated with K3 Capital withdrew 10,000 ETH, worth approximately $16.92 million, from Binance two hours ago. The same wallet also withdrew 7,930 ETH early yesterday morning.

The total value of mergers and acquisitions in the global cryptocurrency industry has surpassed approximately 13 trillion won (about $9 billion) so far this year. This trend is driven by intensifying competition among large crypto firms and Wall Street financial companies to secure infrastructure and layer services. The key themes in these M&A cases are payments and infrastructure, highlighting a growing focus on functional financial rail services. Major M&A deals include: - Bullish → Equiniti: $4.2 billion - Mastercard → BVNK: $1.8 billion - Figure → Kiavi: $717 million - IREN → Mirantis: $625 million - Payward → Reap: $600 million - Payward → Bitnomial: $550 million - Robinhood → WonderFi: $180 million - Fireblocks → TRES: $130 million - Coincheck → 3iQ: $112 million - MoonPay → Dflow: $100 million - MoonPay → Sodot: $100 million - Mirae Asset → Korbit: $92 million - eToro → ZenGo: $70 million - AiFi → BlockStreet: $43 million

According to on-chain analyst EmberCN, an anonymous whale investor has sold all the BTC acquired over the past seven months, realizing a loss of $26.9 million. The whale had purchased the BTC on Binance and OKX between last November and this February at an average price of $87,181. The investor deposited the entire holding into Binance today, finalizing the loss.

Wang Chun, founder of the global top-five Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has started buying ETH and WBTC. A wallet believed to belong to him withdrew 7,650 ETH and 124.18 WBTC from Binance over the past four hours. The total value of the assets is approximately 28 billion won ($20.3 million). The assets were subsequently deposited into the DeFi service Spark.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes acquired a total of 5,900 ETH for approximately $10.58 million over the past four days at an average price of $1,793. He then sold 6,000 ETH today for around $10.14 million at a price of $1,690, incurring a loss.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has stated that negotiations for a final agreement depend on the entry into force and continued implementation of specific provisions of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Interest rate futures markets are now fully pricing in a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September, reflecting growing bets on further monetary tightening.

Former kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate was liquidated eight times in 24 hours on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, Arkham reported. According to the on-chain intelligence firm, Tate deposited $100,000 and opened a $3.8 million long position and a $1 million short position in BTC, but lost the funds as the cryptocurrency's price fell.

U.S. FBI Director Kash Patel warned on X that crypto fraudsters have deceived and exploited the American people for too long. He vowed that the FBI will pursue and punish them to the fullest extent.

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson said the military is prepared to resume high-intensity combat on all fronts at any time, if necessary.

With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation set to be fully implemented on July 1, Germany accounts for approximately 36% of all Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license approvals in the region, BeInCrypto reported. According to the report, fewer than 60 companies have secured a MiCA license within the EU, with German authorities having approved about 18 of them. Germany reportedly encouraged early applications by shortening its MiCA grace period to 12 months, which ended on Dec. 31 of last year. This led to 16 new approvals in the fourth quarter alone.

Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have reached a new ceasefire agreement, which took effect at 1:00 p.m. UTC today, according to U.S. media outlet Axios. The deal was brokered by the United States and Qatar, which negotiated with Israel and Iran, respectively.

Theo Gillibrand, the son of pro-crypto Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, is seeking to launch a perpetual futures (perps) exchange for U.S. stocks, Politico reported. He plans to apply for regulatory approval soon.

Bitcoin mining company GoMining has released a payment development tool for merchants, CoinDesk reported. The entire payment process is conducted in BTC. Unlike competing services such as Block's Square, where consumer BTC payments are settled in fiat currency for merchants, GoMining's network defaults to BTC settlement. Merchants who prefer fiat must exchange it separately. The average settlement time is approximately 12 hours. The platform charges a 0.2% transaction fee, which is split equally between wallet providers and miners.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have only finished with gains on three out of the last 35 days, Cointelegraph reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran, not the United States, is the one rushing to hold talks, claiming the country is "already finished." He stated that the U.S. will hold out for 60 days and stressed that Iran will not receive any money.

According to Arkham, Morgan Stanley purchased an additional 266.56 BTC last week through its spot BTC ETF, MSBT, bringing its total holdings to 4,348 BTC, worth approximately $274 million.

Crypto analytics firm EGRAG CRYPTO stated on X that XRP's upside target of over $9.50 will only become valid if the token breaks through the $2.00 to $2.10 resistance level. The firm predicated this on the two-month Relative Strength Index (RSI) remaining above 50. Should the RSI fall below this mark, a pullback to the 43.66 level could occur. A recovery in the RSI to the 52.85 to 55.45 range would revive medium- to long-term momentum, while reaching 80 could trigger an aggressive bullish scenario. According to CoinMarketCap, XRP is currently trading at $1.12, down 3.85% over the past 24 hours.