Bitcoin developers want to fix the 'replace this transaction with a higher fee' button. Here's why

A helpful feature of speeding up transactions has become redundant and a "fingerprint" for tracking. Developers now want to do away with it.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/22/bitcoin-developers-want-to-fix-the-replace-this-transaction-with-a-higher-fee-button-here-s-why

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as US-Iran talks progress but crypto sits out the rally

sian stocks and tech climbed as the US and Iran agreed a roadmap to a final peace deal, sending oil below $80. Crypto stayed soft, with bitcoin down 2% on the week and the memecoins leading the losses.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/22/bitcoin-holds-near-usd64-000-as-us-iran-talks-progress-but-crypto-sits-out-the-rally

Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto

CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi's first U.S. perpetual futures product.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/21/are-perps-swaps-a-quick-look-at-that-cme-suit-state-of-crypto

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as a renewed Hormuz threat clouds US-Iran ceasefire talks

Crypto firmed over the weekend after Friday's sell-off, with bitcoin recovering toward $64,000. Permanent ceasefire talks open in Switzerland, but Iran's order to close the Strait of Hormuz again revives the risk the deal was meant to settle.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/21/bitcoin-holds-near-usd64-000-as-a-renewed-hormuz-threat-clouds-us-iran-ceasefire-talks

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