Dati preliminari diffusi lunedì mostrano che, nei primi 20 giorni di giugno, le esportazioni della Corea del Sud sono aumentate del 60,4% su base annua. Nello stesso periodo, le esportazioni corrette sono salite di quasi il 50%, quasi in linea con il ritmo di maggio del 52,6%. L’accelerazione, trainata in larga parte dalla domanda legata all’intelligenza artificiale (AI), ha sostenuto l’avanzo commerciale e sta attirando capitali lontano da asset rischiosi come le criptovalute.

Oltre $7.5 million sono stati sottratti dalle disponibilità di Jaredfromsubway.eth dopo che il noto sandwich bot su Ethereum è finito vittima di uno schema orchestrato da un aggressore. Gli attaccanti hanno attirato il bot automatizzato con un finto setup di trade. Una prima analisi indica che il prelievo potrebbe essere avvenuto tramite una sofisticata strategia di counter-MEV pensata per sfruttare la logica di trading automatizzata del bot. Blockchain...

Mike Novogratz, CEO di Galaxy Digital, ritiene che le difficoltà recenti di Bitcoin potrebbero non durare ancora a lungo. In un podcast con Anthony Scaramucci, ha detto che un cambiamento della politica monetaria statunitense potrebbe ridare slancio alla maggiore criptovaluta. Negli ultimi mesi Bitcoin è rimasto sotto pressione, con prezzi deboli, scarso interesse dei piccoli investitori e un crescente pessimismo sulle prospettive di prezzo, secondo Novogratz.

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) closed at about $117.94, down 3.97%, as market chatter grew that the company could sell additional Bitcoin in the coming months. The debate follows a QCP Capital note flagging potential liquidity pressure tied to dividend obligations, with analysts estimating dividend capacity of roughly 7.5 months without new funding. Some market participants also argue that any sizable BTC sale could weigh on sentiment toward both MSTR and Bitcoin.

The Commodity and Futures Trading Commission sued New Mexico after the state tried to apply its gaming rules to Kalshi’s federally regulated event-contract markets. The state previously sought an injunction to stop Kalshi from offering sports-related contracts, while the CFTC is asking a federal court to confirm exclusive federal authority and block enforcement of preempted state laws.

Binance halted its SPCXx tokenized SpaceX offering after it and other exchanges could not obtain enough SpaceX shares to support the product. The campaign drew about $557 million in subscriptions, and Binance said user funds will be refunded in USDC and that an additional $1 million compensation program will be provided. The exchange stated refunds will be completed by June 12, with related airdrop credits expected by June 18.

A U.S. House Ways & Means Committee hearing on six crypto tax bills revealed sharp disagreements over how quickly Congress should rewrite digital-asset tax rules. Republicans argued for faster modernization, while Democrats warned the proposals are moving too quickly and could add market risks, leaving prospects for agreement uncertain ahead of midterm elections.

Coinbase Institutional Strategy head John D'Agostino says large investors are showing more interest in accumulating Bitcoin near the $60,000 level than buying at market peaks. He added that spot ETFs still represent nearly $100 billion in exposure, while retail participation is down about 15% even after BTC fell roughly 50% from its October high. Bitcoin was trading at $62,724, down 22% over the last 30 days.

XRP Ledger is preparing to deploy version 3.2.0 to mainnet, which includes infrastructure changes and a rename of the core server software from "rippled" to "xrpld." Validators, node operators, and other infrastructure providers are expected to update ahead of the migration, with a technical playbook being prepared to support the transition.