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Why is BNB price down today?

BNB’s price is at risk of further losses as multiple metrics point to Binance losing its market share in the crypto sector.

Price analysis 6/10: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, TON, DOGE, ADA

Bitcoin and several altcoins are likely to be influenced by the upcoming macroeconomic events this week.

Fireblocks adds Coinbase International for perpetual futures, spot trading

The new capabilities will be available only to users from “eligible jurisdictions” outside the United States.

Base memecoin project Normie fires intern over offensive video

The video, which had the caption, “Something is cooking in the Normie Labs,” was deemed distasteful.

Bitcoin vs. Buffett: BTC holders’ 104% CAGR dwarfs ‘steady growth’ portfolio

Since its trading debut in 2011, Bitcoin has delivered an impressive average annual return of approximately 104%, surpassing the returns of Warren Buffett’s portfolio and U.S. stock markets.

Bitcoin is no ‘silver bullet’ for money’s ethical problems

Both Bitcoin and fiat currency are often in the firing line over ethical concerns, with a dedicated group of defenders and critics.

Cardano’s Voltaire era nears with June hard fork milestone

Chang will be the first hard fork in the final era of Cardano’s roadmap, introducing community-run governance and on-chain community consensus.

UwU Lend hit by $20M crypto hack

The ongoing exploit has already netted the attacker nearly $20 million in digital assets.

Nvidia outperforms Apple by 25x, ahead of 10-to-1 stock split

While stock splits are a sign of confidence in a company’s future performance, they could introduce significant price volatility after the event.

Solana cracks down on validator sandwich attacks

Sandwiching occurs by placing one order before the transaction and another immediately after, which ensures that retail always gets the worst possible price.

Ripple partners with National Bank of Georgia to digitize economy

Ripple continues to deepen its CBDC collaboration with the Republic of Georgia by exploring ways to digitize the local economy.

Crypto mass adoption is just 12–18 months away — Yat Siu

Animoca Brands co-founder and chairman Yat Siu believes mass adoption is closer than one may think, and that blockchain gaming will be the catalyst.

Iggy Azalea’s MOTHER memecoin surges 30% on mobile company announcement

The memecoin will allow holders to purchase smartphones and mobile phone subscriptions in the newly re-launched company.

Crypto inflows hit $2B in June, Ethereum sees best week since March with $69M

CoinShares believe the turnaround is due to "weaker than expected macro data in the U.S."

2nd highest weekly close ever — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

BTC price action is busy making impressive achievements despite staying rangebound below all-time highs — but Bitcoin volatility catalysts are right around the corner.

Singapore alerts businesses to Bitcoin ransomware risk

Singapore police advised businesses against paying ransom to the bad actors in case of a compromise and asked them to report the incident to authorities immediately.

South Korea labels mass-produced NFTs as virtual assets

NFTs considered as virtual assets are eligible to receive interest when deposited to exchanges according to the FSC’s guidelines published in 2023.

Bitcoin ETFs sucked up 2 months of BTC mining supply last week

In the first full trading week of June, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs acquired almost as much Bitcoin as they did in the entire month of May.

Base TVL surges to $8B just days after overtaking OP Mainnet

Base has topped Ethereum layer 2 leaderboards by transaction count and has been the most profitable Ethereum scaler for three consecutive months.

Orbit Chain hacker moves $48M to Tornado Cash after months of ‘silence’

The cross-chain bridge was exploited for $82 million over New Year’s Eve, with the funds sitting dormant since Jan. 1.

DePIN protocol io.net CEO departs 2 days before token launch

Ahmad Shadid, one of the founders of io.net, left “effective immediately” but said it wasn’t related to allegations regarding his past.

Boomers hold the key to wealth, even in cryptocurrency

Baby boomers hold $68 trillion in assets in the United States alone. Will that cash continue trickling into cryptocurrency markets for the foreseeable future?

Binance CEO: Crypto industry has shifted from ‘early adopters’ to ‘early majority’

CEO Richard Teng’s commentary came in response to Binance reaching the 200 million user threshold.

China’s largest payments app debuts AI feature that checks if you’re balding

Eat your heart out Elon Musk and X.com, China’s Alipay is the real ‘everything app.’

BNB, TON, FIL, and INJ can go much higher if Bitcoin price flips $69K

Bitcoin is trying to flip the $69,000 level into support, and if it does, BNB, TON, FIL and INJ may move higher.

Intel and AfDB to train millions of Africans in AI

The initiative aims to equip many Africans with skills in advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and data science.

Ethereum leaders are stuck in a ‘massive contradiction’ — Wintermute CEO

“You are either building capitalism or planned socialism,” said Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy, pointing the finger at Vitalik Buterin, Hayden Adams and the wider Ethereum community.

Arbitrum to distribute $215M in ARB tokens for gaming innovation

Initially introduced in March, the proposal was approved on June 7, with over 75% of votes in favor.

Bitcoin volatility hovering within 6% of record low levels

Before the June 7 price decline, Bitcoin's volatility over the previous 15-day period sat within "the bottom 6% of occurrences."

Friend.tech's plan to develop own blockchain leaves users confused

Decentralized social media platform Friend.tech has announced it will be teaming up with Conduit to develop its own blockchain, Friendchain.

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