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Ethereum Layer 2 project Aztec is investigating a $2.165 million exploit that occurred on a payment service discontinued in 2022, Unfolded reported. The attacker reportedly exploited a circuit validation vulnerability to steal 1,158 ETH, 150,000 DAI, and 0.47 renBTC. Aztec explained that the affected service was an immutable rollup structure and that the team does not hold administrative privileges over it. The project added that this incident is unrelated to the current Aztec network, its total value locked (TVL), or the AZTEC token. This is the second security issue to surface recently, following a separate $2.1 million fund outflow from an Aztec Connect contract four days ago.

CoinDesk reported that the Dollar Index (DXY), which tends to move inversely to Bitcoin, is attempting to break out of a 13-month trading range. The index is currently showing strong momentum, having risen to 100.80. According to the report, a confirmed breakout could fuel expectations for further gains in the dollar, potentially putting pressure on dollar-denominated assets like BTC.

Microsoft has discovered a malware campaign dubbed 'CryptoBandits' that swaps cryptocurrency wallet addresses with an attacker's address, U.Today reported. The malware spreads through USB drives and converts documents, PDFs, and Excel files on a user's PC into malicious executables with the same names. The malware is installed when a user, mistaking the file for the original document, runs it. Once infected, the program monitors the user's clipboard every 0.5 seconds. If a cryptocurrency wallet address or seed phrase is copied, it is automatically replaced with the attacker's address. This can lead to users unknowingly sending their assets to the attacker's wallet if they do not double-check the address before confirming a transaction. Microsoft advised users to refrain from using USB drives from unknown sources and to always reconfirm wallet addresses before sending cryptocurrency.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is exploring how to regulate decentralized finance (DeFi) within the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, CoinDesk reported. In an internal discussion paper released today, the MFSA noted that many DeFi projects still possess centralized elements, such as admin keys, concentrated governance power, and control over protocol upgrades and user interfaces. The authority pointed out that while MiCA exempts crypto-asset services provided in a "fully decentralized manner," there is no clear definition of what meets this standard. The MFSA's review will focus on how to define "fully decentralized" to determine how DeFi can be incorporated into the MiCA regime.

The Bank of England (BOE) held its key interest rate steady at 3.75% on Thursday, a move that was in line with market expectations.

According to InfiniteMarketCap, which tracks the market capitalization of major global assets and companies, SK Hynix's stock rose approximately 6.51% today, bringing its market cap to $1.24 trillion and surpassing Micron's $1.18 trillion. This pushed SK Hynix to 16th in global market cap rankings, closely trailing Bitcoin (BTC), which has a market cap of $1.28 trillion. The current market cap gap between SK Hynix and Bitcoin is about 3.4%. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics' stock increased by 4.62% today, overtaking Tesla's market cap to secure the 13th position globally.

According to monitoring by HyperInsight, ETFs related to Hyperliquid (HYPE) have recorded a net inflow of $28 million over the past three days. Bitwise's BHYP accounted for the majority of this with $24.5 million, while HYPG and THYP saw net inflows of $2.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The cumulative net inflow for these ETFs has reached $182.5 million. However, the pace of inflows has slowed over the three-day period, with the net inflow on the last trading day decreasing to $2.1 million.

Soundness Labs, the developer of the quantum-resistant verification layer project Soundness, announced it is ending the project's operations. The company explained that while it had achieved several milestones after migrating from a zero-knowledge (ZK) infrastructure team to a quantum-resistant blockchain layer, the market was not ready for its technology. Soundness Labs stated that although its technology is functional, it takes a significant amount of time for chains and wallets to implement its quantum-resistant protection layer. While the project is shutting down, the libraries accumulated by Soundness will remain public on GitHub.

Four suspects have been arrested in Marseille, France, for an attempted kidnapping and robbery targeting cryptocurrency, local media outlet Laprovence reported. The suspects allegedly broke into a home in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille early on June 13, taking two women hostage and demanding crypto-related assets. They fled the scene when police arrived after being alerted by the family. Kidnapping and extortion crimes targeting crypto holders and their families are reportedly on the rise in France, with about 70 such incidents reported this year. Police noted that these crimes often target crypto asset holders and are becoming increasingly organized and violent.

Twelve addresses believed to be associated with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) have deposited 24 million USDC into Hyperliquid over the past 20 hours to purchase HYPE, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The analyst noted that the wallets appear to be using Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) orders for the purchases. EmberCN added that a16z is the largest institutional holder of HYPE and one of the key entities behind the token's rally to new all-time highs in recent months. Excluding this latest activity, a16z has deposited a total of 259 million USDC into Hyperliquid via more than 100 wallets since March. These funds were used to buy and stake 4.035 million HYPE at an average price of $64, yielding an unrealized profit of approximately $29 million.

Citigroup has delayed its forecast for the first Federal Reserve rate cut to October from its previous expectation of September, Reuters reported. The bank cited a strengthening hawkish stance from the Fed since Kevin Warsh took office as Fed Chair. Citi now anticipates subsequent rate cuts in December and January 2027. The report notes that the latest Fed dot plot indicated nine of the 19 committee members are leaning toward a potential rate hike this year.

Binance has announced it will list RE for spot trading, adding RE/USDT, RE/USDC, and RE/TRY pairs at 2:00 p.m. UTC today. The token will be listed with a Seed Tag, which is applied to projects that may exhibit higher volatility and risk compared to other listed tokens.

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol Multipli announced on June 18 that it has secured an investment from Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund. The specific investment amount was not disclosed.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has suggested that Bitcoin could target $69,000 if it successfully defends the $64,000 support level. Sharing a 60-minute chart, Martinez noted that BTC is currently showing short-term strength by maintaining an ascending channel, with its lower support line situated around $64,000. He added that if this channel holds, the next targets could be the channel's midline at $66,800 and its upper resistance line at $68,800. According to CoinMarketCap, BTC is currently trading at $64,234.82, down 1.09%.

The Ethereum (ETH) network's usage metrics reached all-time highs in the first quarter of 2026, Cointelegraph reported, citing data from crypto platform Token Terminal. The network's monthly active users in the first quarter rose by 53.5% from the previous quarter to 13.2 million, while the number of transactions increased by 38% to 200.4 million. According to CoinMarketCap, ETH is currently trading at $1,748.58, down 1.19%.

Uniswap (UNI) has experienced a significant increase in network activity following a $100 price target from Standard Chartered, BeInCrypto reported, citing on-chain analytics firm Santiment. According to Santiment, the number of active Uniswap addresses has reached a four-month high, while whale transactions have hit a seven-month peak. The creation of new wallet addresses also saw its largest increase since late December. Santiment noted that a bullish forecast from a traditional financial institution, rather than a protocol upgrade, is stimulating investor sentiment and bringing UNI back into the market's focus.

Range, a fintech firm that supports stablecoin and fiat asset management, has raised $8.3 million in a Series A funding round. The round saw participation from traditional fintech funds, including TX Ventures and SixThirty. The funds will be used to build an integrated platform for finance, risk management, and compliance.

The market capitalization of Elon Musk's space exploration company, SpaceX, stands at approximately $2.52 trillion, surpassing the entire cryptocurrency market's capitalization of about $2.2 trillion, according to Solid Intel. This valuation holds even after SpaceX's stock price fell by about 5% yesterday. The total crypto market cap reached a peak of $4.2 trillion last October when Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, but it has since fallen to its current level of around $2.21 trillion.

India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) is investigating large-scale transactions conducted through the over-the-counter (OTC) desks of cryptocurrency exchanges, local media outlet the Economic Times reported. According to the report, OTC trading is frequently used by unlisted corporations because the structure—where a platform buys coins with its own funds before finding a counterparty—makes it difficult to trace ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs). The risk is compounded as large clients often prefer to move purchased coins to private, external wallets, from which the assets can be transferred anywhere globally, complicating tracking efforts. Verifying the management and UBOs of these private entities is more complex than for individual customers. A government official noted that exchanges have been required to preserve OTC trading records since January. The FIU can request this data if Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are deemed insufficient or if law enforcement agencies require additional information for an investigation.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have announced a joint pilot program to improve settlement efficiency in the derivatives market during after-hours trading. The plan will test a method for paying upfront margin deposits during overnight trading hours using the digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD), a 24-hour wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). This is expected to strengthen risk management in the derivatives market by enabling margin payments outside of traditional banking hours.

A trend has emerged in the Binance Bitcoin futures market where retail investors are absorbing sell-offs from whales, according to an analysis by CryptoQuant contributor Crazzyblockk. He described this as a "distribution-into-strength" strategy by whales, suggesting it could lead to either a rebound from a short squeeze or a continued downtrend as the whales seem to anticipate. The deciding factor, he noted, will be if the Leverage Influence Ratio (LIR) surpasses a +1.0 standard deviation, which would signal an influx of new leveraged positions and set the market's direction. The analysis is based on four key signals: - Potential for a short squeeze: The funding rate on Binance is 370 basis points lower than the median of three major exchanges (Binance, OKX, and Bybit), a level in the bottom 2.8% since 2021. This implies that leveraged positions on Binance are structurally more biased toward shorts compared to OKX and Bybit combined, creating more room for a rebound if a short squeeze occurs. - Retail investors are buying the dip: The Taker Buy Sell Aggression Index (TBSAI) has jumped by 2.66 standard deviations in 30 days, rising from -1.85 relative to the mid-May average to its current +0.809. This signals that retail investors are buying at lower prices with conviction. - Whales are selling: The Inflow Whale Concentration Ratio (IWCR) is at +0.1024, placing it in the top 22.5% of its historical range. Whale addresses have been net sellers for several weeks. Ultimately, retail investors are the primary buyers, while whales are the primary sellers. - Leverage is neutral: The LIR is at -0.40 standard deviation from its average, indicating a completely neutral state after the liquidations in April, when it peaked at +3.99 standard deviation. With no market overheating or risk of cascading liquidations, sharp price movements driven by leverage are unlikely. A move above +1.0 standard deviation on this indicator would be a sign of new leverage entering the market and a clue that a direction has been set.

Shareholders of Capital B, a European listed company that has been strategically acquiring Bitcoin, have approved two measures to fund further purchases, BitcoinTreasuries reported. The company is now authorized to raise up to $5.76 billion through a new share issuance and up to $115.2 billion via credit products. This combined capital would be sufficient to acquire over 1.87 million BTC at current market prices.

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of the Chinese Bitcoin mining pool BTC.TOP, has interpreted MicroStrategy's (MSTR) recent statement—that it can cover 32 years of dividends with its Bitcoin holdings—as a message to the market not to be surprised if the company sells BTC to fund those payments in the future. He explained that with its perpetual preferred stock (STRC) depegging and trading below $100, it has become difficult for MicroStrategy to raise funds through preferred stock sales. As a result, the company has been buying Bitcoin over the past two weeks by issuing additional common stock, a dilutive and unsustainable fundraising method. Jiang suggested that the possibility of MicroStrategy selling Bitcoin to cover dividends could weigh on market sentiment. However, he also noted that MicroStrategy holds $55 billion in Bitcoin against annual STRC dividend obligations of $1.7 billion. Because STRC is preferred stock and not debt, MicroStrategy does not guarantee the principal. Jiang concluded that the company is therefore not exposed to leverage liquidation risk and is unlikely to fail to make its dividend payments.

Rodney Burton, known as 'Bitcoin Rodney,' has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to the $1.8 billion HyperFund crypto investment scheme, BeInCrypto reported. According to prosecutors, HyperFund sold memberships to investors with promises of daily returns between 0.5% and 1%. However, an investigation revealed that the crypto mining operation cited as the source of these returns did not exist. Burton faces a maximum of five years in prison, with his sentencing scheduled for July 23.

The amount of Bitcoin held by addresses with at least one BTC has surpassed 16.8 million BTC, reaching an all-time high, according to on-chain analyst Darkfost. In a post on X, the analyst noted that this investor group has continued to accumulate BTC despite recent price declines, suggesting this could be a sign of Bitcoin's ongoing institutionalization. Darkfost added that on-chain data also shows holdings by retail investor groups are increasing again, indicating that both institutional and retail investors seem to view the current market as a suitable period for accumulation.