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At the core of bitcoin is an open ledger, so with the proper skill any transfer can be traced from address to address. A whole industry has grown out of this: traders track whales and inflows to exchanges, blockchain forensics experts help recover stolen funds, and compliance filters out "dirty" coins. In this guide

The analytical division of Grayscale Investments published a study on valuing crypto assets through traditional financial models and stated that the token of the DeFi protocol Aave could be worth about $175 within a year under the base market scenario. In addition, Grayscale singled out Uniswap and Hyperliquid as

The abandoned protocol Aztec Connect was hacked again. As security specialists from BlockSec Phalcon and SlowMist reported, on June 18 an attacker withdrew about another $2.2 million from it. This is already the second blow to the protocol in a week after the attack on June 14. This time the hacker stole 1,158 ETH,

CryptoQuant analysts reported the appearance of the first signals of bitcoin accumulation by large players. At the same time, the altcoin segment continues to be under the strongest seller pressure since 2020, while Santiment believes that excessive optimism among market participants could become a restraining factor

Zapatero denied the Plus Ultra rescue scheme during his questioning, while the judge sanctioned the seizure of any bitcoins and litecoins that he owns.

Estonia will begin developing a digital identity for AI agents — AI-isikukood. The Eesti.ai council under Prime Minister Kristen Michal has backed the project, which is meant to allow such systems to act on behalf of a person, company or institution within limited and verifiable bounds, according to the

Binance’s derivatives market went through a sharp leverage “flush” on June 17. As CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha notes, open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 18%, and in Ethereum (ETH) by 25%, against the backdrop of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to hold rates. Open interest is the

The agreement between the U.S. and Iran reduced the risks of problems in global energy, but bitcoin still remains below $66,000 due to fears of further sales by Strategy. This was stated by QCP Capital analysts. Since Strategy continues to issue shares and increase its growth potential, this optimism could ultimately

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated that Polymarket is not his main competitor, naming CME, Robinhood, and DraftKings as more serious threats.

The decentralized perpetual futures exchange Satori Finance announced its closure due to prolonged unfavorable market conditions and insufficient revenue. In 2022 the project raised $10 million from investors, including Coinbase Ventures and Jump Capital. Satori Finance supported trading on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base,