CRYPTO
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Bitcoin Aims For New Highs Even As Sellers Defend $110K
Key point: BTC’s rally above $109,000 has invalidated a bearish pattern, setting the stage for bulls to make a run at a new all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied sharply on Wednesday and is trying to continue its uptrend on Thursday, indicating sustained demand from the bulls. 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin could surge to…
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DeFi-native Chain Katana Goes Live with Real Yield Design and Crosschain Support
Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, went live on mainnet with over $200 million in pre-deposits just weeks after its public reveal, making it one of the most capitalized debuts of any layer-2 network this year, according to a Monday announcement. Developed by the Katana Foundation, the Polygon Agglayer Breakout Program graduate is designed to support high-yield decentralized finance activity…
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Legal Strategy Matters More Than Ever For Your Crypto Startup In The UAE.
Opinion by: Irina Heaver, crypto lawyer. Founders who treat regulatory structuring as a central part of their go-to-market strategy are the ones who thrive in the UAE. Unfortunately, many founders view licensing as an afterthought. The UAE is not a place where you can cut corners. It is, however, a place where thoughtful, well-prepared founders are rewarded with speed, clarity…
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Aptos and Jump Crypto Launch Shelby, a Web3 Cloud Storage Platform
Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto have introduced a cloud-based storage network tailored for Web3 and decentralized applications — a system its creators say rivals traditional cloud services. Unveiled on Tuesday, the network — called Shelby — is a globally distributed platform powered by Aptos’ high-throughput technology. It is chain-agnostic, offering compatibility with Ethereum, Solana and other major blockchains. Shelby is…
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SOL Risks $120 Retest Despite Bullish Onchain Data
Key takeaway: SOL (SOL) projects a bearish outlook on the daily chart after forming a bearish engulfing, and if the trend holds, SOL price could fall to $120. On the 1-day time frame, SOL shows a head-and-shoulders pattern, which is a bearish reversal signal. A breakdown below its $140 neckline level, confirmed by a volume spike, could lead to a…
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Why Sandeep Nailwal Is Betting on Himself as Polygon CEO
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal is charting a new course for the network, backing a singular leadership model as essential to its future. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Nailwal said the shift away from board-led governance isn’t just a structural change but a strategic response to inefficiencies that have slowed Polygon’s momentum. On June 11, he announced he would take over…
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Saylor hints an imminent BTC buy
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin (BTC) chart signaling an impending BTC purchase by the company, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which could rattle global financial markets when they open on Monday. The company’s most recent Bitcoin buy occurred on June 9, with a relatively small purchase of 1,045 BTC, valued at approximately $110 million, bringing…
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Nillion Launches Enterprise Cluster for Blockchain Privacy
Several technology companies have joined Nillion’s newly launched Enterprise Cluster — an initiative aimed at extending decentralized applications beyond cryptocurrencies into privacy-focused use cases such as healthcare, financial management and enterprise data sharing. As part of the partnership, Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, STC Bahrain and Pairpoint by Vodafone are operating infrastructure nodes on Nillion’s decentralized compute platform, the company announced…
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Bitcoin retakes $108K as millionaire whale goes 20x long on BTC price
Key takeaways: A newly created whale wallet opened a $54.5M 20x long position on Bitcoin at $106,538. Bitcoin nears $108,000 as US-China trade talks and bullish equity forecasts lift market sentiment. Analysts expect BTC to break its all-time high within 1–2 weeks, mirroring recent breakouts in gold and the S&P 500. Bitcoin (BTC) reached $108,000 on June 9, just as…
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Has Bitcoin been captured by politics and institutions?
Sixteen years after its launch, Bitcoin is no longer just a cypherpunk experiment or an anti-establishment asset. In 2025, it’s increasingly rubbing shoulders with politicians, institutions, and Wall Street titans. That shift was on full display at the recent Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, where Cointelegraph was on the ground to capture the mood. In this week’s episode of…
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