[PRESS RELEASE – New York, United States, June 18th, 2026] Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex hosted a private Founders Table VIP Dinner in New York City during ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing together leaders across digital assets, tech, AI, traditional finance and institutional capital. The invite-only dinner took place on June 9th and…
HIVE Digital Technologies shares rose after the company announced a $220 million, three-year GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Cohere. Summary HIVE’s BUZZ HPC signed a $220 million three-year AI cloud contract with Bell and Cohere. The deal covers 2,304 Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPUs at Bell’s Merritt facility in Canada directly. crypto.news earlier reported…
Strive CEO Matt Cole said digital credit saw its hardest session yet after sharp moves in STRC and SATA. Summary Cole said STRC and SATA fell on forced selling, not weaker credit quality. STRC dropped to $82.50 while SATA fell to low $90s before recovering intraday on Friday. Strive says reserves remain intact as digital…
Former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps has warned that Ethereum could face a core development funding gap within the next three to nine months. Summary Van Epps says Ethereum core development may need about $30 million yearly to remain stable. He links the pressure to EF spending cuts and the Client Incentive Program’s expiry…
Tokenized stocks were the fastest-growing category between January 2024 and May 2026, while AI and RWAs also recorded rapid growth. Tokenized stocks emerged as the fastest-growing crypto coin category between January 2024 and May 2026, according to a new CoinGecko report tracking the number of coins listed across major sectors. The category expanded by…
Ireland has identified crypto assets as a “very significant” money laundering and terrorism financing risk and has committed to introducing industry standards governing crypto-related sources of funds by the second half of 2027. Summary Ireland has classified crypto assets as a major money laundering and terrorism financing risk in its latest assessment. Authorities plan to…
The latest change will significantly increase fee allocation compared to the previous Stage 5 model, which had pegged allocation at 80%. The Aster DEX unveiled a huge change to its tokenomics on June 17, allocating 99% of fees generated through its platform to an ASTER token buyback, with one-to-one burns from its reserves for…
Malta’s financial regulator has proposed a new legal category for decentralized autonomous organizations as part of a consultation on how decentralized finance could be regulated under the European Union’s crypto framework. Summary Malta’s MFSA has proposed a new “software-based organization” category that would include DAOs and other DeFi entities. The regulator said many DeFi projects…
Will ADA crash to $0.13 in the coming days? ADA – the native token of Cardano – has been hit hard by the ongoing bear market, while recent concerning statements from co-founder Charles Hoskinson have only worsened its condition. And as holders cling to hopes of a much-needed rebound, some factors indicate that a…
Morgan Stanley has updated its proposed Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds with a staking structure that would allow 95% of staking rewards to remain within the trusts while charging a 0.14% annual sponsor fee. Summary Morgan Stanley amended its Ethereum and Solana ETF filings to include staking and a 0.14% annual fee. The proposed structure…
