The CBOE Volatility Index rose 1.53 points to 26.4.

Over the past few years, a wave of digital asset companies have gone out of business for a variety of reasons, some of which were dragged down by earlier disasters such as the fiasco of FTX and TerraformLabs. Here are details of some of the wallets associated with these now-defunct companies, as well as those that are still on-chain. Cryptocurrency companies like FTX, Blockfi and Terraform still hold $1.50 billion worth of digital assets. • Alameda wallet holds $887 million FTX still holds $61...

U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign co-manager, Chris LaCivita, said his campaign's focus on attracting voters' attention to cryptocurrency-related issues helped him win re-election. LaCivita said the cryptocurrency issue served as a bridge for the Republican Party to reach out to voters in historically left-leaning demographic groups. As Capitol Hill becomes increasingly aware of digital asset-related issues, Trump has welcomed the crypto community.

On June 15 local time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is willing to stop Iran's actions if it accepts the United States' demand to give up its nuclear program. He also said, "When we eliminate these capabilities, this will end, and we will definitely do it." Netanyahu said Israel had shared intelligence with the United States that Iran was developing nuclear weapons: "It is clear that they are developing a secret program to weaponize uranium. Their progress...

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted that the company will buy more bitcoin when the traditional financial marekt opens on Monday.

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center in 2024, both African Americans and Asian Americans own cryptocurrencies at a higher rate than whites. The data shows that 28% of Asian Americans and about 20% of African American adults report owning cryptocurrencies, compared to only 14% of white adults.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Mark Starmer are advancing trade and technology cooperation, while Canada will introduce legislation to approve Britain's entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

HSBC Hong Kong is promoting the use of blockchain in custody, tokenization, and bond issuance. RWA tokenization on public blockchains is expected to surge in the next 2-5 years.

The idea that encryption can help build better artificial intelligence systems and vice versa is not new, but it is often ill-defined. Some cross-cutting areas - such as validating "proofs of human sexuality" in the context of low-cost artificial intelligence systems - have attracted builders and users. But other use cases seem to be years or even decades away.

Binance has noticed significant price volatility in ZKJ and KOGE. Preliminary investigations have found that this is mainly due to the withdrawal of large holders from on-chain liquidity and chain clearing houses in the market.

In order to maintain the fairness and stability of the market and reduce the systemic risk caused by excessive concentration, Binance will adjust the calculation rules of Alpha Points. As of 00:00 (UTC) on June 17, 2025, the trading volume of trading pairs between Alpha tokens will no longer be included in the calculation of AlphaPoints.

According to Israeli media outlet Yedioth Ahronoth, an Israeli official said mediation efforts to stop the war with Iran have begun.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We have intelligence that Iran plans to get rid of President Trump."