El Salvador buys bitcoin like there's no tomorrow despite the IMF's stern warnings. 7,687 coins already in the vault. Creditors grind their teeth, but Bukele just laughs it off.
The advent of artificial intelligence is reconfiguring production structures but also shaking the very foundations of Western monetary and fiscal policies. With the rise of global automation, a major ideological divide now emerges between supporters of state centralization of technological infrastructures and advocates of a liberalized private capitalism. Today this dynamic is at the heart of global macroeconomic debates, with governments and major industry leaders seeking to anticipate tomorrow's employment imbalances.
Kraken has just launched Kraken Prop, a crypto prop trading program directly integrated into Kraken Pro. The principle: traders who pass an evaluation gain access to a funded account that can reach $200,000 of Kraken’s capital, and keep up to 90% of eligible profits. Their only…
Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to algorithms and software interfaces: it is now embodied in machines capable of acting on the physical world. This is the whole challenge of the MACHINA Summit, a new event organized in Paris on July 7, 2026, ahead of the RAISE Summit. Designed as a summit dedicated to robotics and autonomy, the event aims to document the shift of AI from software to physical systems. Cointribune is partnering with this first edition and offers its community an exclusive discount code to attend.
The evolution of blockchain pushes crypto projects to revisit their development strategies. In this context, Cardano accelerates its orientation towards new technologies. Charles Hoskinson now advocates the integration of AI as a central element to improve communication, automation, and network scalability.
The crypto market is shaken by strong macroeconomic turbulence, but a technical anomaly is currently attracting all the attention of fund managers and decentralized finance investors. Ethereum, the world's second largest crypto by valuation, is about to cross a historic threshold that the ecosystem could well have done without. While its price hovers around the 1,714 $ mark, the accumulated downward pressure threatens to break well-established market dynamics.
Michael Saylor does not seem ready to slow down. As the STRC goes through a turbulent zone, the Strategy boss hints that a new massive bitcoin purchase could be imminent. The market is holding its breath.
At Wall Street, the era of massive crypto rise within institutions is undergoing its first real regulatory and financial scrutiny. After several months of continuous euphoria, the most followed investment vehicles in traditional finance are facing a historic halt, reversing short-term balances in the crypto market. The US spot Bitcoin ETFs, once rally drivers, are now fully experiencing the arbitrage of much more cautious institutional players. This downward trend marks a major break, both due to the astronomical amounts withdrawn and the speed at which market sentiment has reversed.
Beyond the field, the 2026 World Cup is shining. Is FIFA making a deal with the devil or signing the birth certificate of crypto in sports with Kraken as a sponsor, fan tokens on fire, and anti-scalping NFTs?
A Japanese corporate pension fund covering around 1,200 SMEs plans to allocate 1% of its assets to cryptos during fiscal year 2026, according to Nikkei. This move remains modest in volume but comes as Tokyo accelerates its legislative framework for digital assets. A breaking signal or just a diversification test?
The debate surrounding the network's historic funds comes back to the forefront after a statement from Changpeng Zhao. The founder of Binance mentioned the possibility of blocking some of Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoins due to risks related to quantum computing. CZ, however, presented this idea as a question intended for the community, not as a personal initiative.
Polkadot fell from grace like a rotten old board. Down 98 %, investors mourn their precious timber. The crypto woodworking shop is in deep mourning today.
The balance of a decentralized protocol is ensured by an invisible, yet absolute synchronization between the alignment of its validation infrastructures and the financial structure of its asset on the markets. Pi Network is precisely going through one of those pivotal phases where technological imperatives clash with the speculative dynamics of its community. The native PI token, although showing some technical resilience by bouncing on a critical chart support after a particularly difficult start of the month, sees its founding team issue an urgent alert reminding of the underlying operational fragility of the project.
The unimaginable was accomplished by BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT): drawing Bitcoiners to Wall Street without arousing suspicion. How did the financial behemoth pull off this brilliant move, combining clever strategy with discreet conversion? You'll be surprised by the response.
The cryptocurrency market is going through a different phase than previous cycles. While Bitcoin strengthens its dominant position, altcoins struggle to regain the momentum observed during past upswings. This development shows a shift in capital allocation, with investors more focused on major assets and projects capable of demonstrating real utility.
The dynamism inherent in decentralized networks sometimes manages to overcome graphical hazards to reveal the real power of conviction within a community. While the global crypto market is going through a phase of uncertainty related to persistent macroeconomic pressures, the Shiba Inu (SHIB) protocol has just crossed a historic milestone. Token allocation mechanisms in decentralized finance often serve as a powerful leading indicator, and a thorough examination of distributed ledgers reveals a growing divergence between the attraction of unique users and short-term price performance.
Paris is about to become the world capital of artificial intelligence for two days. The RAISE Summit opens its doors on July 8 and 9, 2026 at the Carrousel du Louvre, with the stated ambition of turning AI promises into concrete applications for businesses. Founders, investors, researchers and public decision-makers are expected in large numbers, in a format designed for scaling up rather than theoretical speeches. Cointribune partners with the event and offers its community an exclusive discount code to attend this must-see event in the crypto, Web3 and AI ecosystem.
The Ironwood hard fork of Zcash is approaching, and Keystone does not want to miss the start. The hardware wallet maker announces compatible firmware from the first day of the network switchover, after the recent fix of a flaw in the Orchard pool. ZEC holders in self-custody now have a clear roadmap.
The crypto market is going through a period marked by strong attention to prices, but certain sectors continue to evolve. Solana is gradually gaining ground in the tokenization of assets and digital stocks. Its network is attracting more activities linked to real-world assets, a sector that could play an important role in the next phase of blockchain adoption.
The Ethereum network is currently in a zone of strong turbulence, which is pushing its richest investors, commonly called "the whales," into an almost unprecedented digital lethargy. This mass exodus causes acute concern, as the volume and regularity of movements of these giants of decentralized finance usually serve as a compass for fund managers and traders to anticipate major market trends. It is essential to understand the exact nature of this drying up of on-chain flows in order to determine whether it is a calm before a bearish storm or a phase of strategic accumulation.
Americans lost 11 billion dollars to crypto scams in 2025. The FBI raises the alarm about phony investments and hacked wallets. Why is the market having trouble protecting itself? Explore the inquiry that is upending digital finance.
The financial architecture of cryptos will undergo its biggest technical review of the year, redefining the balance of power between buyers and sellers. As Friday, June 26 approaches, the crypto derivatives market freezes in the face of an unprecedented concentration of over-the-counter and regulated contracts reaching their expiration. This situation is crucial because it coincides with a 14% correction in the flagship crypto’s price over the past month, worsening the vulnerability of institutional and retail operators.
Schwab, the finance colossus, is launching into stock betting. After crypto, here come the predictions. Wall Street stirs, regulators frown. The hunt is on.
The relentless countdown to alignment with European regulations has just passed a critical phase that could redefine the map of exchange platforms within the European Union. Although the overall transition period of the crypto market regulation (MiCA) definitively ends on July 1, 2026, Binance's European infrastructure is wobbling on its foundations after major revelations about its license application in Greece.
The Bitcoin network shows signs of strong activity despite a moderate price evolution. A significant rise in small transactions related to data inscriptions pushes the blockchain to new levels of usage. This dynamic renews questions around a possible congestion of the Bitcoin network, as users increasingly compete for available space in blocks.
The G7 wants to strengthen the international response against crypto thefts attributed to North Korea. Meeting in Évian, its leaders placed this cyber threat among their major security concerns, after several massive attacks hit decentralized finance in 2026.
Malta wants to regulate DAOs and certain decentralized finance protocols in the MiCA era. The regulator mainly seeks to distinguish genuine decentralized crypto projects from organizations that retain human control behind their smart contracts.
Solana defies logic: institutions build up while its price collapses. Why? Tokenized RWA, growing ETFs, and unclear technical trends make SOL an intriguing crypto paradox.
Global financial markets hate geopolitical uncertainty, but they react with crucial speed as soon as a glimmer of stability appears on the horizon. With Donald Trump's signing of a key agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, we are witnessing one of those decisive moments that can transform the global map of capital movements. The conflict triggered on February 28 by the US-Israeli offensive, which had frozen the real economy and plunged investors into rigorous wait-and-see, was followed by this highly strategic agreement between the United States and Iran.
The digital asset sector faces a new alert after an incident affecting Aztec Network. The network suffered a second hacking within a week, this time via its private routing bridge. The attack resulted in the theft of several digital assets worth over 2 million dollars. This event raises questions about the security of infrastructures used in the crypto ecosystem and the protocols' ability to protect users' funds.