Lead Story

GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey's Square with payments system designed around bitcoin

GoMining unveiled a software development kit and programmable access for its bitcoin payment protocol GoBTC Pay, allowing merchants to accept BTC for everyday purchases. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Franklin Templeton proposes new ETFs that turn corporate dividends into bitcoin

Your day-ahead look for June 19, 2026 Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Texas Brothers Plead Guilty to $8M Armed Crypto Kidnapping

Isiah and Raymond Garcia held a Minnesota family at gunpoint for eight hours and forced the father to transfer over $8 million in crypto. Read…
Regulation

CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange

The CFTC approved KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract on May 29, one day after Kalshi submitted it under Regulation 40.3. The contract references spot Bitcoin, carries no…
DeFi

Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as bitcoin wilts for 4th straight day

Concerns about STRC, the dividend-paying preferred stock from Strategy continue to dominate market sentiment. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and Tether as the most visible examples…
Institutional

Franklin Templeton Files for ETFs That Funnel Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin

The asset manager’s two proposed “Bitcoin DRIP” funds would hold U.S. stocks and reinvest dividends into Bitcoin, a novel ETF structure. Read Full Story at…
Markets

Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations

Matt Cole says forced selling from leveraged investors pushed STRC and SATA sharply lower before both rebounded. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks

The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination…