Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Hype Jumps 11.6% to New High as Hyperliquid Extends Rally and Triggers $11.5M Squeeze

HYPE/USDC chart on June 16, 2026, 4-hour view.On Tuesday, the digital asset HYPE jumped over 11% to hit a new all-time high of $76.90, bouncing back from a recent June 11 low of $53. Supply Dynamics and Upcoming Token Unlocks On June 16, HYPE continued its uptrend, jumping by more than 11% to breach the $76 mark. The digital asset’s latest surge […]

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Spot HYPE ETFs Draw $153 Million in First Month as Volume Nears $900 Million

A close-up photo of a Scrabble board with wooden letter tiles spelling "EXCHANGE TRADED FUND" across three rows on the grid.Spot HYPE exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have pulled in roughly $153 million in net inflows and nearly $900 million in cumulative trading volume in their first month, with the figures spanning three competing U.S. products launched within weeks of one another. A Strong Debut for a New Asset Class Three spot HYPE ETFs have attracted about […]

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: ‘Time to Revisit’ US Accredited Investor Laws

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Standing With ColleaguesCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called for an overhaul of U.S. accredited investor laws, arguing the rules lock ordinary Americans out of the market’s biggest gains. He said companies now stay private far longer, leaving retail investors to buy in only after the upside is gone. Armstrong Targets the ‘Accredited Investor’ Gate In a post on […]

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Binance Research: April DeFi Exploits Triggered $13 Billion in Outflows

Image showing Binance's logo on a smartphoneA wave of April exploits drove roughly $13 billion out of decentralized finance, sharply compressing total value locked and pushing onchain leverage back to 2021 levels. A $13 Billion Wipeout in Days Binance Research reported that April’s decentralized finance ( DeFi) exploits triggered around $13 billion in outflows, draining total value locked (TVL) across lending […]

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Cardano’s Hoskinson Says Disputed 1,096 Bitcoin Funded a 2016 Audit Amid $70 Million Mystery

Image of Charles Hoskinson against an ADA logo backdrop.Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has said that 1,096 BTC, worth roughly $70 million today, held by an Isle of Man foundation was used to cover audit costs from the project’s 2016 crowdsale. Founder Addresses a Long-Running Mystery Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Cardano and chief executive of Input Output, has clarified the fate of 1,096 […]

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$150 Million in Crypto Shorts Liquidated as Bitcoin Closes in on $66K

Trading chart showing red candles.Roughly $150 million worth of short positions were wiped out across the crypto market after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a peace deal, as bitcoin seeks to claim the $66,000 threshold. Short Squeeze Follows Geopolitical De-escalation About $150 million in short positions were liquidated following the U.S.-Iran peace agreement. The wipeout came as bitcoin […]

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ZEC Surges 17% After Emergency Fork Seals Flaw and Triggers $13M Short Squeeze

Zcash Nears $500Zcash’s price jumped 17% in under 10 hours—moving from $426 to nearly $500—adding over $1 billion to its market capitalization and triggering more than $13 million in short liquidations. ZEC Liquidates $13M in Short Bets Privacy coin ZEC surged early Monday, June 15, amid reports that the Zcash protocol underwent an emergency hard fork to […]

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