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Arthur Hayes: Strong Revenue and Real Trading Could Send HYPE to $150

Hayes said Hyperliquid’s strong revenue, real trading activity and disciplined token supply could push the token to new highs.

One mysterious investor made $2.5 million profit in hours by betting big on the latest Trump gala news

A dormant crypto whale just bet $7 million on the Trump memecoin after a new Mar-a-Lago gala was announced, sparking a 60% rally for the struggling token.

Bitcoin quickly drops 3.5% as fresh Iran escalation short-circuits crypto rally

Surging to a near one-month high of $74,000, bitcoin reversed back to just above $71,000 as news of U.S. military movements in the Middle East rattled risk assets.

Circle’s USDC volumes top Tether’s USDT for first time since 2019, prompting sell-side price target hike

Japanese investment bank Mizuho remains neutral on Circle, but lifted it price target to $120 from $100.

Stablecoins, bitcoin could reshape finance, Stanley Druckenmiller says

The billionaire investor said stablecoins could become the whole payment system in 10-15 years, and reiterated that crypto might replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.

Ethereum Foundation publishes new mandate defining its role, core principles

The document comes at a point of transition for the organization, following shifts in the blockchain’s technical roadmap and the resignation of a co-executive director.

MoonPay introduces Ledger-secured AI crypto agents to address wallet key risks

The feature allows users to verify and sign every transaction generated by an AI agent using a Ledger hardware device, ensuring private keys never leave the hardware signer.

Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war

Falling oil prices are helping, but a bounce seemed in the cards after some of the worst sentiment in bitcoin’s history.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index jumps 3.7% as all constituents climb higher

Sui (SUI) gained 6.7% and Cardano (ADA) rose 5.8%, leading the index higher.

U.S. sanctions 6 people, 2 companies that laundered $800 million in crypto for North Korea

The Treasury Department said North Korea infiltrated IT workers into U.S. businesses and channeled their wages back to the country to fund weapons of mass destruction programs.