Crypto news today
SlowMist warns of Safari zero-day on iPhone stealing crypto keys and seed phrases
Why it matters: On-chain keys cannot be reset, so the flaw threatens millions of mobile hot wallets and makes immediate iOS updates critical.
Bitcoin miners repriced as AI infrastructure plays, AI-focused stocks up 21% YTD
Why it matters: Miners are becoming power infrastructure for AI, but a $50 billion funding gap between contracts and revenue risks dilution and debt.
White House denies conflicts from Trump's $1B crypto income
Why it matters: The overlap between Trump family profits and the administration's pro-crypto agenda raises the risk of regulatory instability for the market.
Bitwise NEAR ETP figures conflict: $100M report vs $52.3M on official page
Why it matters: A twofold discrepancy in reported AUM raises questions about actual demand for the NEAR ETP and the issuer's disclosure standards.
PEPE Jumps 32% to $0.00000536, Breaking August High
Why it matters: Holding $0.0000044 will determine whether the breakout extends or unwinds amid an overbought RSI and heavy derivatives positioning.
97% of L2 revenue concentrated in four chains as Ethereum captures little in fees
Why it matters: The debate over how Ethereum should capture value from L2 growth is intensifying, as weak L1 fee flows undermine the bull case for ETH.
JupiterExchange Launches Perpetual Markets for JUP Stakers
Why it matters: The expansion deepens Jupiter's derivatives offering on Solana and could support demand for JUP.
Russia's Finance Ministry: Custodians Won't Compensate for Crypto Frozen by Foreign Issuers
Why it matters: The rules set the framework for Russia's legal crypto market from 2026 but shift blocking risk onto investors.
JUP drops 4.62% to $0.289 after 34.6% weekly rally
Why it matters: The pullback looks like technical profit-taking after a sharp rally rather than a change in the protocol's fundamentals.
ENA Falls 2.61% to $0.208 After 47.72% Weekly Rally
Why it matters: The pullback after a sharp rally may offer an entry point, but overbought conditions raise the risk of further downside.
China police arrest two over $4,200 crypto investment scam
Why it matters: Another case of a pump-and-dump token scheme run through private messages, underscoring warnings from Chinese authorities about crypto investment fraud.
SKY drops 5.84% to $0.0669 amid broad crypto risk-off
Why it matters: The drop looks like market beta rather than a protocol-specific issue, so SKY could stabilize near its moving averages once leverage is flushed out.
Lighter (LIT) Falls 3.82% to $4.76 After 189% Rally in 90 Days
Why it matters: The pullback looks like a technical correction after a sharp rally rather than a trend reversal, with weak volume and price holding above key moving averages.
Binance invests $100 million in Circle equity in USDC expansion push: WSJ
Why it matters: If confirmed, Binance would become a major Circle shareholder, strengthening USDC's position against USDT.
Crypto market sees $491.24M in liquidations over 24 hours, 74.67% shorts
Why it matters: The short squeeze fueled the rebound, but gains built on liquidations leave the market exposed to a sharp reversal.
Coinbase Goes Down as Bitcoin Tops $85K, $919M in Shorts Liquidated
Why it matters: Exchange downtime during volatile markets leaves traders unable to manage positions at the moment they need it most.
Circle launches Arc L1 as Apple and Google eye stablecoin payments
Why it matters: USDC's dominance in AI-agent payments could erode as Apple and Google enter the stablecoin market.
Russia's Finance Ministry: New Laws Will Reveal True Size of Crypto Market
Why it matters: Building a legal framework in Russia will shape market access for participants and the scale of institutional capital.
MORPHO drops 8.3% to $2.56 despite Circle's institutional lending push
Why it matters: The Circle integration positions Morpho as institutional credit infrastructure, but near-term profit-taking and rotation into Bitcoin are weighing on the token.
Bitcoin recovers from Asian-session lows as oil slips below $90
Why it matters: Falling oil prices ease inflation pressure and support risk assets, including crypto.