Jun 21 Sunday
US stock index futures opened lower on Monday, with Nasdaq futures falling 0.5%. The data was provided by Gate exchange.
On the prediction market Polymarket, the 'Yes' option for Iran advancing to the World Cup knockout stage surged from 39.65% to 67.3% within an hour, a 27.65% increase. The sudden movement suggests breaking news affecting the event.
NiKo has advanced to his first Major final since 2016, ending a 3,066-day drought. In the ongoing Cologne BO5, Falcons hold a 2-0 lead over FURIA.
Data from Coinglass shows $77.95 million in total liquidations across the crypto market in the past 24 hours, with long positions at $33.19 million and short positions at $44.76 million. Bitcoin short liquidations reached $12.66 million, while Ethereum long liquidations were $5.39 million and short liquidations $6.65 million.
Data from Coinglass shows Binance experienced a net inflow of $195 million USDT in the past 24 hours. This indicates significant capital movement on the exchange.
MYX Finance's token fell 12% as the market reacted to fears of a $10.4 million supply increase. The decline reflects investor concerns over potential dilution.
According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $61,184, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $903 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $67,124, the cumulative short liquidation intensity could reach $897 million.
According to Coinglass data, total liquidations across all crypto exchanges reached $82.69 million in the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $37.72 million and short positions $44.97 million. Bitcoin long liquidations were $4.01 million, while short liquidations hit $12.16 million; Ethereum long liquidations were $6.80 million and short liquidations $4.49 million. A total of 58,696 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation order of $2.01 million occurring on Bybit for the BTCUSDT pair.
According to Coinglass, BTC's current 8-hour average funding rate across all exchanges is -0.0003%. Among major exchanges, Binance has a rate of 0.0042%, OKX at -0.0012%, Bybit at -0.0037%, and Gate at 0.0011%.
French police arrested four suspects in Marseille and surrounding areas for an attempted kidnapping and robbery targeting cryptocurrency assets. The incident occurred on June 13, 2026, when suspects broke into a residence in the 13th arrondissement, attempting to seize crypto assets by holding two women hostage.
Cryptocurrency mining firm Ionic Digital reported mining 24.77 BTC in May, a 21.1% increase month-over-month, while selling no bitcoin and maintaining zero debt. The company's total bitcoin holdings rose to 2,861, with average hashrate reaching 1.74 EH/s, up 15.3% from the previous month.
10x Research analysis indicates BlackRock's Bitcoin Yield Enhanced ETF BITA may have a strategy design flaw. The fixed monthly call option selling approach could cause investors to underperform spot Bitcoin in most market conditions.
Fairshake's Democratic PAC 'Protect Progress', backed by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz, has heavily invested in several Black-majority primary races, including over $4.9 million for Adrian Boafo in Maryland and about $4 million for Jasmine Clark in Georgia. Journalist Joy Reid labeled the strategy 'Blackwashing', as campaign ads omitted crypto industry ties, aiming to influence the CLARITY Act legislation.
Coinglass data shows that if Bitcoin falls below $60,927, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges (CEX) will reach $1.049 billion. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $67,131, the cumulative short liquidation intensity will reach $1.001 billion.
A whale opened a 20x leveraged short position on Ethereum, holding 23,000 ETH worth $39.64 million with a liquidation price of $1,832.43. Since June 10, the whale has earned over $3.15 million from ETH long and short trades.
Data from Coinglass shows Hyperliquid whale positions total $4.394 billion, with longs at $2.198 billion and shorts at $2.196 billion. A whale address 0x082e..88 opened a 5x long on HYPE at $38.6755, with unrealized profit of $40.4648 million.
Satoshi Nakamoto responded to a community question about lost Bitcoin 16 years ago, stating that lost coins slightly increase the value of others' coins and can be considered a donation to all holders. The remark was made on this day in history.
Data from Coinglass shows that Binance experienced a net inflow of 40.9245 million USDT in the past hour. This indicates significant capital movement on the exchange.
Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted a Bitcoin tracker message saying 'Looks better with more dots.' Following past patterns, the company typically discloses additional Bitcoin purchases the day after such posts.
Strategy's bitcoin financing tool STRC has fallen below its $100 par value, trading at $88.59, as bitcoin dropped about 40% since its launch. The company's recent bitcoin purchases have slowed significantly, with weekly acquisitions dropping from 34,164 BTC in April 2026 to around 1,500 BTC in June.
James Wynn opened a new short position of 12.57 BTC with 40x leverage after being fully liquidated. The move was detected by Onchain Lens.
Coinglass data shows that if Bitcoin falls to $61,107, cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs could reach $949 million. Conversely, a rise to $67,159 could trigger $842 million in short liquidations.
Adam Back stated that negative market views on Strategy and its preferred stock STRC are unfounded, as Strategy is essentially selling bitcoin to pay dividends without altering its bitcoin reserve strategy. He added that Strategy is demonstrating a new financial model where bitcoin could become a cash alternative for corporate asset management, and the FUD surrounding MSTR and STRC is exaggerated.
The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been negative for 44 consecutive days, with the latest reading at -0.1089%. This indicates sustained selling pressure from US institutional investors, as the index measures the price deviation of BTC on Coinbase relative to global averages.
Coinglass data shows $146 million in total liquidations over 24 hours, with short positions accounting for $95.17 million and longs at $51.12 million. Bitcoin short liquidations hit $32.11 million, while Ethereum shorts reached $26.58 million.
According to Coinglass, Bitcoin's 8-hour average funding rate across all exchanges is -0.0001%. Among major exchanges, Binance has a rate of 0.003%, OKX -0.0015%, Bybit -0.0003%, and Gate 0.0002%.
On June 21 at 15:53, 39.8 million USDT was transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance, according to Coinglass data.
A whale placed a single bet of $63,440.3 on 'Spain' in the 'Spain vs. Saudi Arabia' event on Polymarket. The latest implied probability for Spain is 89%.
Analyst Lark Davis notes that Bitcoin's Puell Multiple indicator is approaching levels historically associated with cycle bottoms, as miner revenues decline. Davis suggests $59,000 may hold as the low for this cycle, though the indicator has not yet entered the oversold zone.
Hyperliquid whale positions total $4.352 billion, with long positions at $2.189 billion and short positions at $2.163 billion. A whale address 0x082e..88 holds a 5x long on HYPE at $38.6755, with unrealized profit of $41.8794 million.
MetaMask has introduced a feature to detect address poisoning attacks, which involve scammers sending small token amounts to users' wallets to create fake addresses in transaction history. The feature automatically compares pasted addresses with historical ones and issues a blocking alert if only the first and last characters match but the middle differs.
Michael Saylor called on the Bitcoin community to avoid internal divisions over minor disagreements. He emphasized that 99% of important matters unite supporters, and the opportunity from global capital entering the Bitcoin network far outweighs the disputes.
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley compared the current crypto market to the 1990s internet bubble, noting that while many projects initially seem viable, only a few with proven value will survive. He predicted that these winners will be larger and have longer lifespans than previous cycles.
Grayscale Research Director Zach Pandl stated that the Ethereum Foundation's ongoing institutional restructuring is positive for Ethereum in the long run. He noted that shifting more development work to commercial organizations could improve ecosystem efficiency and help maintain Ethereum's core principles as a digital currency infrastructure.
Data from Coinglass shows that Binance experienced a net inflow of 163 million USDT in the past 24 hours. This indicates significant capital movement into the exchange.
The National Pension Fund for Commercial Enterprises of Japan, with about 1,200 member companies, plans to invest 1% of its total assets in cryptocurrencies starting fiscal year 2026. The fund will invest in a passive fund managed by a large hedge fund, aiming to diversify currency risk.
Galaxy Research data shows US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $6.35 billion in net outflows over the past 30 trading days, the largest 30-day outflow since their launch in January 2024. Bitcoin price fell about 17% in the past month to around $64,167, pressured by rising inflation and geopolitical tensions.
Blockchain security firm Blockaid detected a front-end attack on Gitcoin's subdomain files.gitcoin.co, which appears to contain malicious code named 'Eleven drainer' designed to steal wallet assets. Blockaid warns users not to interact with the site and is investigating the issue.
According to Coinglass, if Bitcoin falls below $61,186, cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $955 million. Conversely, a breakout above $66,994 could trigger $711 million in short liquidations.
The Thai Interior Ministry, along with provincial electricity authorities, police, and local officials, conducted joint raids on Saturday across five northeastern provinces, inspecting 14 locations. They seized 315 cryptocurrency mining machines and found that suspects had tampered with electricity meters and illegally connected power, causing an estimated total loss of 40.38 million baht (about $1.227 million), including 5.38 million baht in fines and 35 million baht in unpaid electricity bills.
According to Defillama data, Solana blockchain generated $2.8 million in application revenue over 24 hours. Hyperliquid L1 followed with $1.37 million, while Ethereum earned $1.09 million.
On-chain data shows that USDC and cbBTC from Coinbase account for 53% of total deposits on Morpho, with Coinbase users contributing 83% of cbBTC and 59% of USDC deposits. On the lending side, about $1.2 billion of Morpho's $2.3 billion USDC loans come from Coinbase users using cbBTC as collateral.
A petition to abolish South Korea's virtual asset tax has received 58,571 approvals and will be submitted to the National Assembly for review. Under current law, virtual asset income exceeding 2.5 million won (about $1,800) is subject to a 22% tax rate starting January 1 next year.
Whale address pension-usdt.eth opened a 26,499 ETH short position with 3x leverage, valued at approximately $46 million. The address has placed orders to further increase the position.
Coinglass data shows $163 million in total liquidations over 24 hours, with $51.62 million in long positions and $112 million in short positions. Bitcoin long liquidations were $8.98 million and short liquidations $31.3 million; Ethereum long liquidations were $10.96 million and short liquidations $35.73 million.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin is exaggerated, noting it is a global issue, not unique to cryptocurrency. He confirmed that Coinbase is working directly with core developers to address quantum concerns.
Tether Co-founder Reeve Collins criticized current stablecoin models for keeping all interest income from user deposits. He introduced STBL, a decentralized protocol with a dual-token structure that lets users earn yields while transacting.
Fraudsters pose as authorized brokers of Moscow Exchange on social media, luring users with fake crypto test trading channels to steal funds and data. Moscow Exchange stated that no exclusive crypto purchase channels exist for ordinary users, and all official trades must go through licensed brokers.
The attacker behind the MEV bot JaredFromSubway stole 1,474.58 WETH, 2.87 million USDC, and 2 million USDT. The funds were swapped for 4,400 ETH, with 1,000 ETH deposited into TornadoCash.
According to Coinglass, if Bitcoin falls below $61,035, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $922 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $66,885, the cumulative short liquidation intensity would be $678 million.
Anza CEO Brennan Watt stated that Solana SIMD proposals are expected to be completed this year. If SIMD-550 and SIMD-553 are merged, the annual SOL inflation decay rate would increase from 15% to 30%, reducing token emissions by about $1.36 billion over six years and raising daily SOL burn from ~650 to ~9,000 tokens.
The MEV bot JaredFromSubway was attacked, losing approximately $7.5 million. The attacker created a fake arbitrage path to trick the bot into generating token approvals, then exploited open approvals to transfer WETH, USDC, and USDT.
Data from Coinglass shows BTC's current 8-hour average funding rate is 0.0004%. Among major exchanges, Binance has 0.0008%, OKX -0.0009%, Bybit 0.0011%, and Gate 0.0033%.
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According to Coinglass, 68,852 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours. The largest single liquidation order was on Binance for BTCUSDT worth $3.435 million.
According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $60,675, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $905 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $66,839, the cumulative short liquidation intensity could reach $658 million.
Data from Coinglass shows BTC's current 8-hour average funding rate is 0.0012%. Among major exchanges, Binance has a rate of 0.0039%, OKX 0.0002%, Bybit 0.0046%, and Gate 0.0032%.
Axelar Network stated that neither Axelar nor IBC were attacked; the exploited contract was a fork of CW20-ICS20 with two core security checks removed, leading to an 'unlimited minting' vulnerability. The affected contract was not developed by Axelar, and the firewall prevented cross-chain spread.
The European Commission is seeking public feedback on revisions to the MiCA framework. Key topics include stablecoin reserve rules, DeFi decentralization criteria, and regulatory oversight of prediction markets.
After closing all Ethereum short positions yesterday, the whale 'pension-usdt.eth' has opened a new 3x leveraged ETH short position. The position holds 871.3249 ETH, valued at approximately $1.5 million, with a return rate of 0.25%.
Data from Coinglass shows total liquidations of $180 million in the past 24 hours. Long liquidations accounted for $57.18 million, while short liquidations reached $123 million.
Robert Kiyosaki, author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad', stated that he does not buy or sell assets based solely on price, as past mistakes included letting price influence investment decisions. He focuses on the macro environment and technical charts of gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, waiting for price downtrends to end before buying.
Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $64,000, currently trading at $64,008.5 on Gate exchange. The cryptocurrency recorded a 1.08% increase over the past 24 hours.
According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $60,350, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $909 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $66,380, the cumulative short liquidation intensity could reach $749 million.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the upgrade of the Bitcoin mining development kit to version 0.2.0, achieving its first complete end-to-end open-source operation. The latest version supports full open-source deployment of the Bitcoin mining stack and can display real-time hashrate data from mining machines.
Strategy's dividend-paying preferred stock STRC fell below $100 par value amid market pressure and competition from Strive Asset Management's SATA. The company used cash reserves for bond buybacks, reducing dividend coverage, and sold 32 BTC for the first time since 2022, while Bitcoin's drop below $60,000 further depressed STRC to a low of $83.
Bitcoin long liquidations were $9.54 million and short liquidations $27.01 million. Ethereum long liquidations were $10.22 million and short liquidations $17.74 million.
Hyperliquid platform whales currently hold $4.36 billion in positions, with long positions at $2.194 billion (50.32%) and short positions at $2.166 billion (49.68%). A whale address 0x082e..88 opened a 5x long position on HYPE at $38.6755, with unrealized profit of $44.3 million.
Attackers stole approximately $1.1 million from the OLPC/LABUBU liquidity pool on PancakeSwap's BNB Chain. The stolen funds were bridged to Ethereum, with 633.4 ETH deposited into Tornado Cash.
Tether co-founder Reeve Collins stated that the stablecoin industry is entering a '2.0 era' where next-generation solutions should allow users to earn yield on reserve assets. He noted that stablecoin 1.0 only offered payment convenience without sharing reserve returns, and future competition will focus on financial infrastructure and revenue distribution models.
Morgan Stanley increased its Bitcoin holdings by 266.56 BTC through its spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT in the past week, worth $17.26 million. The investment firm's total Bitcoin holdings now stand at 4,348 BTC, valued at approximately $273.8 million.
According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $60,482, cumulative long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges could reach $983 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $66,422, cumulative short liquidation intensity could reach $694 million.
Michael Saylor reviewed Strategy's Bitcoin strategy, noting that the company's Bitcoin and cash reserves now exceed its debt by about $48 billion. Since 2022, Strategy has raised over $60 billion in new capital to purchase Bitcoin, increasing its holdings by over 716,000 BTC.
Namada team is investigating the vulnerability and has contacted relevant parties. On-chain data shows the ATOM assets were transferred via IBC to a Cosmos Hub address, which was then drained within hours.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the attacker of Humanity Protocol has converted part of the stolen funds into USDC and deposited them into KuCoin. The incident highlights ongoing security concerns in the crypto space.
On the prediction market Polymarket, the 'Yes' option for Bitcoin reaching $64,000 by June 20 saw its probability surge from 7.8% to 23.25% within an hour, a 15.45% increase. The fluctuation was detected by Catcher Predict.