On the night of 4 June 2026, the crypto market saw another downturn. Bitcoin briefly fell to $61,383, while Ethereum dropped to $1,717, according to TradingView.
Bitcoin broke above $80,000 on Monday, May 4, gaining 2.7% within three hours amid a rally in Asian equity markets. This marks the highest level since January 31, 2026.
In the first quarter of 2026, the price of the leading cryptocurrency fell by 22.2%, marking its worst start in eight years.
Last week, readers were informed about the renewed flow of funds into dollar-denominated alternatives such as Tether and USD Coin (USDC) amid Bitcoin’s decline from its early-May highs above $80,000. This combination of factors served as an early warning sign of a potential full-scale risk-off move across the cryptocurrency market.
Cardano continues to face significant pressure this week as weak market structure, declining derivatives activity, and uncertainty within the ecosystem have heavily weighed on market sentiment. ADA was trading near $0.216 after another failed recovery attempt, while traders monitored growing concerns surrounding the potential shutdown of the Cardano analytics platform TapTools.
The $NEAR Protocol blockchain will implement post-quantum cryptography measures by the end of Q2 2026, meaning as early as this month. This was stated by the project’s co-founder Illia Polosukhin.
Bitcoin dropped to its lowest level in more than two months on Wednesday, extending a sharp decline after the largest corporate holder of cryptocurrency — Strategy — sold part of its holdings, which the market interpreted as a bearish signal.
The total crypto market capitalization has fallen sharply to $2.32 trillion. The decline has wiped out roughly 17% of the market value in less than three weeks.
Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline in early June 2026, tumbling more than 6% in 24 hours to an intraday low of $66,948.
$XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.220. The price is now consolidating losses and faces hurdles near $1.2350 and $1.250.
As investors’ expectations for a new short-term bullish trend in Bitcoin continue to weaken, the leading cryptocurrency BTC intensified negative market sentiment with its sharp decline over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin's price fell to its lowest level in two months as selling pressure accelerated and technical analysis highlighted a significant trend line — the 200-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA). According to TradingView data, Bitcoin dropped to $68,771 on the Bitstamp exchange.
The price of Toncoin ($TON) surged after Pavel Durov announced plans to rename the blockchain's native cryptocurrency to Gram. Over the past 24 hours, the token climbed from $1.89 to $2.26, gaining 19.5%.
The native token of Hyperliquid (HYPE) surged above $75 for the first time, extending one of the strongest rallies in the crypto market this year.
Bitcoin dropped below the $70,000 mark for the first time in nearly two months amid concerns surrounding the conflict between the United States and Iran, as well as a rare Bitcoin sale by Strategy, according to Bloomberg.
Anthropic filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026, marking the company's first official step toward a public listing. The exact number of shares and pricing range have not yet been determined. The final decision to proceed with the IPO will depend on market conditions.
Bitcoin dropped to a two-month low on Tuesday, extending recent losses after the largest corporate cryptocurrency holder, Strategy, sold part of its Bitcoin holdings for the first time in nearly four years.
Bitcoin dropped to a seven-week low as hopes for a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran began to fade, while oil prices surged sharply higher.
XRP has fallen to its lowest level in more than three months as persistent selling pressure continues to outweigh signs of investor accumulation, creating a conflict between on-chain activity and market performance.
Bitcoin’s sharp decline is fuelling debate over whether investors are selling liquid crypto positions to chase the SpaceX IPO and emerging AI opportunities. The theory points to liquidity pressure, ETF outflows and Strategy’s small $BTC sale as contributing factors.
Over the past four weeks, the cryptocurrency $NEAR Protocol ($NEAR) has risen by almost 100%, and over the past week — by 55%, becoming one of the top gainers among major altcoins. The rally coincided with the announcement of a series of blockchain upgrades related to privacy, cross-chain transfers, protection of artificial intelligence (AI) users’ data, and network scaling.
At the beginning of 2026, many investors were confident that the next major move by the Federal Reserve would be an interest rate cut. A significant part of the bullish scenario for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market was built around that expectation.
The Hyperliquid token has once again become the centre of attention, as traders are turning increasingly bullish following aggressive buying activity and stable on-chain metrics.
Solana is trading at a 71% discount from its all-time high. Here’s why. Since its launch in 2020, Solana has often been described as “the next Ethereum.” However, despite being faster and cheaper than Ethereum, Solana has not lived up to those expectations.
The tokenised equities market has accelerated sharply. Over the past year, the value of digital versions of traditional securities on blockchain networks has grown from $37 million to $1.5 billion — an increase of more than 40 times. This surge highlights growing investor demand for access to US equities through crypto infrastructure, without traditional brokerage accounts or complex onboarding procedures.
Chainlink, Ethereum, Kaspa, Sui, and $NEAR have spent recent months in an extended accumulation phase characterized by low volatility. All five assets are now approaching critical levels where movement may begin, each supported by its own May catalyst.
On April 21, 2026, Coinbase’s Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain published its first report. It states that the quantum threat is real and that blockchains must begin implementing cryptographic protections now.
For a long time, stablecoins were seen purely as a tool for traders. Useful, but almost invisible. They served as a way to quickly enter and exit volatile assets without dealing with fiat. Essentially, they were just an intermediate layer of liquidity, not a standalone instrument.
The rapid growth in the number of crypto tokens is significantly outpacing the value they generate, creating a major issue for the industry, according to Michael Ippolito. He shared his analysis in a series of posts on X, illustrating the situation with six charts. While total crypto market capitalization appears strong, a deeper look reveals a different picture.
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