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84% of Altcoins in a State of ‘Total Underperformance’

There was no altseason during the last bull market, and most of them have collapsed during the bear market. Is the era of altcoins over? Altcoins are arguably the segment that has suffered the most throughout this bear market,…

KuCoin faces scrutiny over alleged legal threat in stolen funds case

KuCoin is facing new scrutiny after blockchain investigator ZachXBT claimed the exchange sent legal warnings to a victim whose stolen funds were allegedly routed through KuCoin-linked accounts.  Summary A crypto investigator claims KuCoin sent legal warnings after stolen funds were…

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Crypto Analyst Challenges Ripple’s CEO Take on Strategy: ‘Two Giants, Same Model’

Merlijn says Garlinghouse should not be attacking Saylor since Ripple funds itself by selling XRP from escrow every month. As more opinions on Strategy’s latest bitcoin (BTC) moves surface within the crypto community, trader Merlijn has countered Ripple CEO…

What the DTCC deal means

Stellar trades near $0.18, but a May 2026 plan for the DTCC to connect its tokenization service to Stellar, with XLM named as the settlement token, could route trillions in traditional securities onto the network. What would that actually mean…

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Ripple CTO Emeritus Unveils Plan to Tackle XRPL DEX Front-Running

The proposal aims to give XRPL users guaranteed execution priority if they pay a reservation fee before a ledger closes. David Schwartz, who co-founded the XRP Ledger, has proposed a transaction reservation scheme as a potential fix for front-running…

Bitget launches global trading league merging crypto and traditional markets

Bitget has launched a two-month global trading league with 240,000 USDT in total prizes as the exchange combines crypto futures and traditional market CFDs in one competition. Summary Bitget has launched the UEX Futures League, combining crypto futures and traditional…

Galaxy Digital cuts CLARITY Act odds as Tim Scott pushes ahead

The chances of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 have narrowed after Galaxy Digital reduced its approval odds to 50%, even as Senate Republicans continue pushing for a vote when lawmakers return from recess. Summary Galaxy Digital has lowered…

Crypto News Today (June 29): BTC Loses $60K Again, EU Goes After MiCA Violators Following Binance Cull and the BIS Makes Stark Stablecoin Warning

In crypto news today (June 26), BTC USD continues its struggle to hold key support at $60,000, currently trading around $60,200. Liquidations slowed considerably from $1Bn late last week to $206M in the past 24-hours, with $150M of that figure…

Coinbase (COIN) Down 62% One Year After Jim Cramer’s PARC Basket

Data shows Coinbase is trading near the lower end of its yearly range, far from the momentum levels seen at PARC’s launch. Nearly one year after CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer grouped Palantir (PLTR), Applovin (APP), Robinhood (HOOD),…

Will ETH lag Bitcoin in 2026?

Ethereum has fallen harder than Bitcoin, down nearly 70% from its high while the ETH/BTC ratio sits near multi-year lows. Will Ether keep lagging the market leader through 2026, or is the underperformance setting up a reversal? Here is the…