Forehead tattoos and alcohol dares: Inside the dark underbelly of crypto's memecoin craze

Users are being paid to shave their heads, chug liquor and interview homeless people on camera, raising questions about whether Pump.fun's latest product rewards creativity or exploitation.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/08/forehead-tattoos-and-alcohol-dares-inside-the-dark-underbelly-of-crypto-s-memecoin-craze

Influential research firm that caused AI stock meltdown lays out Hyperliquid as 'compelling' idea

Unlike most crypto, Hyperliquid actually generates cash flow and has a token buyback mechanism, says Citrini Research

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/08/influential-research-firm-that-caused-ai-stock-meltdown-lays-out-hyperliquid-as-compelling-idea

Bitcoin pump to $63,700 triggers the most short liquidations since late April

Traders betting against bitcoin lost $504 million over 24 hours as it bounced from below $60,000, though a fresh Iran-Israel flare-up pulled prices back on Monday.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/08/bitcoin-pump-to-usd63-700-triggers-the-most-short-liquidations-since-late-april

Major cryptocurrencies under pressure as oil jumps 3%

BTC, ETH, XRP and others pulled back from their overnight highs as Iran-Israel tensions and oil rally triggered risk aversion in Asian stocks.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/08/major-cryptocurrencies-under-pressure-as-oil-jumps-3

Bitcoin recedes to $63,000 as Iran-Israel trade strikes and Korean stocks crash

BTC has pulled back from overnight highs as escalating geopolitical tensions weigh over risk sentiment and send oil price higher.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/08/bitcoin-recedes-to-usd63-000-as-iran-israel-trade-strikes-and-korean-stocks-crash

A quick review of the Ways and Means tax bills: State of Crypto

The House Ways and Means Committee is gearing up for its big tax push.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/07/a-quick-review-of-the-ways-and-means-tax-bills-state-of-crypto

Bitcoin's slide has no single cause. AI, tech IPOs, quantum, Strategy sale all play a role, NYDIG says

Not one, but several overlapping headwinds are hitting the crypto market at once, weighing on bitcoin's price, the firm's head of research Greg Cipolaro said.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/07/bitcoin-s-slide-has-no-single-cause-ai-tech-ipos-quantum-strategy-sale-all-play-a-role-nydig-says