AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore

As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/20/ai-is-making-crypto-security-cheaper-faster-and-harder-to-ignore

How STRC lost its par: The timeline behind Strategy's preferred-stock meltdown

From a bond buyback and dwindling cash reserves to a bitcoin bear market, the sequence of events that turned STRC's par-value challenge into a marketwide debate.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/20/how-strc-lost-its-par-the-timeline-behind-strategy-s-preferred-stock-meltdown

Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as risk assets sell off and the week's bounce fades

Crypto dropped across the board on Friday in holiday-thinned trading, giving back the week's gains. With oil down 9% and the Iran deal signed, the question turns to whether this cycle gets an altseason at all.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/19/bitcoin-falls-below-usd63-000-as-risk-assets-sell-off-and-the-week-s-bounce-fades

Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets U.S. CFTC ban in final resolution with regulator

Alexander Mashinsky, the founder of failed crypto lender Celsius, had earlier been imprisoned for fraud and is now formally banned from CFTC registration.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/18/ex-celsius-ceo-mashinsky-gets-u-s-cftc-ban-in-final-resolution-with-regulator

Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves

Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/17/fidelity-joins-wall-street-s-race-to-manage-stablecoin-reserves

Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching its reliance on trading fees

Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/17/here-is-how-coinbase-plan-to-survive-the-crypto-downturn-by-ditching-its-reliance-on-trading-fees

FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to test out a new ticketing system.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/17/fifa-wanted-avalanche-s-blockchain-to-help-curb-world-cup-ticket-scalping-here-s-how-it-s-going