Analysis Archive – Page 14

Bybit Adds Western Union for Local-Currency USDPT Swaps in LATAM
Bybit has tied Western Union into its conversion flow, letting users across Latin America turn local currencies into USDPT in a few steps. Here is the detail.

Zcash Says Counterfeit ZEC Was Likely Never Minted, but Can't Prove It
Zooko Wilcox says prior exploitation of the Orchard counterfeiting bug looks unlikely, but cryptography alone cannot confirm no fake ZEC was ever minted.

XRP Spot ETFs Drew Inflows Last Week as BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs Bled
XRP spot ETFs pulled net inflows last week while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana spot ETFs saw net outflows, a rotation that landed as XRP led the majors at $1.18.

Hoskinson Says Cardano's Disputed 1,096 BTC Paid for a 2016 Audit
Charles Hoskinson says Cardano's disputed 1,096 BTC funded a 2016 crowdsale audit. The coins cost about $454,000 then and are worth roughly $72M now.

Bitcoin Climbs to $65.7K as a US-Iran Deal Reopens the Strait of Hormuz
Bitcoin rose to $65,740 and oil fell nearly 5% after the US and Iran reached an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with signing set for Switzerland Friday.

Illinois Approves a 0.2% Tax on Every Crypto Trade, With Felony Penalties
Illinois passed the first U.S. state tax on digital asset trading: 0.2% per covered transaction, registration rules, and Class 3 felony charges for unregistered brokers.

US Spot HYPE ETFs Pull $161M in Their First Month
Three US-listed spot HYPE ETFs gathered $161M in net inflows a month after launch, with only one outflow day, even as broad crypto sentiment stayed in fear.
North Korea Tied to $32M Humanity Protocol Hack via Fake Bithumb Email
A Quantstamp investigation links the $32M Humanity Protocol hack to North Korean actors who used a fake Bithumb email to get in, per a June 14 report.

EU Crypto Users Face Exchange Cutoff as MiCA Deadline Nears
MiCA's transitional permission ends July 1, 2026. With only 194 firms licensed, ~75% of registered EU crypto companies may lose the right to operate.

Philippine Central Bank Bars VASPs From Listing Privacy Coins
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas told licensed crypto firms to stop listing privacy-enhancing coins like Monero, citing travel-rule and AML compliance gaps.
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