June 19, 2026
Crypto

Ripple’s David Schwartz denies gag order claims as XRP debate grows

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back against claims that a non-disclosure agreement or “gag order” controls his public comments about Ripple and XRP.  Summary David Schwartz denied gag order claims, saying no NDA forces him to mislead XRP holders publicly. He questioned $10,000 XRP forecasts, arguing market behavior does not support those claims

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Iran crypto giant Nobitex hit by sanctions questions: Reuters

Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, is facing fresh scrutiny after Reuters reported that two brothers from Iran’s influential Kharrazi family founded the platform under an alternative surname. Summary Reuters said Nobitex was founded by brothers from a powerful political family under another surname. Nobitex denied state links while investigators cited transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian

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Ethereum whales buy $322M ETH as price holds $2,300

Ethereum whale activity has increased as large holders added more ETH over the past four days.  Summary Ethereum whales added 140,000 ETH in 96 hours as price remained near $2,300. ETH must hold $2,200 support to avoid renewed pressure toward the $1,900 zone. A clean move above $2,400 may open Ethereum’s path toward $2,800 resistance.

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Bitcoin reclaims the $78,000 handle on Gate

Bitcoin has reclaimed $78,000 on Gate’s BTC/USDT pair, extending a rebound from $76,000 and keeping the market within range of the closely watched $80,000 level. Summary Gate’s BTC/USDT market shows Bitcoin trading at about $78,004, up 2.15% over the past 24 hours and back above a key resistance area traders have been watching all week.

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Coinbase CUSHY credit fund targets institutions

Coinbase Asset Management announced CUSHY on April 30, a tokenised stablecoin credit fund for qualified institutional investors running on Ethereum, Solana, and Base, with Apollo handling private credit origination, Superstate issuing tokenised shares via FundOS, and Northern Trust administering the fund. Summary Coinbase CUSHY targets yield from three sources: public digital credit, private asset-based lending

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$14.5m BTC long and $23.3m ETH long on the line

Summary HyperInsight data show Huang Licheng has boosted his Bitcoin long to about $14.5 million with more than 40x leverage, opening around $76,357 and facing liquidation near $72,904.5. He is also running a 25x leveraged Ethereum long worth roughly $23.3 million, with an average entry price of $2,311.63 and a liquidation level at $2,202.7. The

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David Schwartz addressed the resurging controversy on X

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back against a resurfaced 2017 post in which he said XRP could not stay “dirt cheap,” rejecting the community’s reading of it as a price guarantee and separately dismissing claims that Ripple holds any hidden mechanism to massively reprice the token. Summary The 2017 post stated XRP could

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SEC schedules CLARITY Act roundtable in May

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a CLARITY Act roundtable for May, bringing together SEC and CFTC officials with crypto industry representatives to debate digital asset market structure jurisdiction, one of the final regulatory steps before the Senate Banking Committee’s expected markup the week of May 11. Summary The SEC roundtable on the

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Pete Hegseth says Bitcoin battles China in secret

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee on April 30 that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin programs on two operational tracks — enabling the technology and countering it — and that those efforts provide the United States leverage against China “in a lot of different scenarios.” Summary Hegseth said “I am

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BlockchainFX ($BFX) Looks Like the Best Crypto Presale Now

How many people brushed off crypto, watched a coin run wild, and then wished they had moved sooner? That regret hits hard, which is why many eyes are now chasing the best crypto presale to buy now before another big price jump slips away. BlockchainFX ($BFX) is getting close to launch while SIREN keeps giving

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