<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Bitcoin Today - Bitcoin News Curated and Powered by AI</title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app</link> <description>Get daily updates on Bitcoin's price, market trends, analysis, and breaking news curated and powered by AI - all digestible in minutes. Make BitcoinToday.app your one-stop shop for staying informed in the fast-paced world of Bitcoin.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:12:34 GMT</lastBuildDate> <docs>https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html</docs> <generator>https://github.com/jpmonette/feed</generator> <language>en</language> <image> <title>Bitcoin Today - Bitcoin News Curated and Powered by AI</title> <url>https://www.bitcointoday.app/images/logo-512.png</url> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app</link> </image> <copyright>All rights reserved 2024, BitcoinToday.app</copyright> <category>Bitcoin News</category> <item> <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Foundation Restructures: 54 Staff Cut in Bold Move to Focus on Core Mission]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/ethereum-foundation-restructures-54-staff-cut-in-bold-move-to-focus-on-core-mission</link> <guid>ethereum-foundation-restructures-54-staff-cut-in-bold-move-to-focus-on-core-mission</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:01:12 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[The **Ethereum Foundation (EF)** has announced a major restructuring, cutting **54 roles** (about 20% of its workforce) as part of implementing its new Mandate and Treasury Management Policy. The reorganization creates a leaner, more focused EF with **five core clusters**: Protocol Layer, Access Layer, User Layer, Community Layer, and Institutional Layer, plus operations and management teams. ### The New Structure - **Protocol Layer**: Focuses on hardening and scaling Ethereum's core protocol, ensuring **censorship resistance**, **privacy**, and **security** remain non-negotiable. Key areas include shipping safe forks, reducing complexity, minimizing trusted dependencies, combating toxic MEV, and advancing long-term research like post-quantum security, zkEVM, and L1 privacy. - **Access Layer**: Aims to make self-sovereignty accessible through verifiable, intermediary-free paths for reading the chain, transacting, proving, delegating, and exiting. The "zero option" principle ensures credible alternatives exist for every intermediated path. - **User Layer**: Grounds EF work in real user needs, personas, and use-case research to ensure Protocol and Access Layer decisions are shaped by actual constraints and measures of self-sovereignty. - **Community Layer**: Manages EF's external presence, differentiating it from zero-sum or corpo-compromised crypto, and builds alliances with free/open-source software, privacy advocacy, and civil liberty groups. - **Institutional Layer**: Engages with financial institutions, enterprises, governments, and nonprofits to create showcases of Ethereum integration that maximize CROPS properties (censorship resistance, openness, privacy, security). Also handles policy and regulatory engagement. ### Support for Departing Staff The EF is offering a severance package (higher of one month's pay per year worked or local legal minimum) plus transition support, including help finding new roles in the ecosystem and a small grant for career coaching. ### What's Next The EF emerges **leaner and more focused**, with plans to share more details in the coming weeks about how the new structure will engage with the ecosystem.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>ethereumfoundation</category> <category>restructuring</category> <category>ethereum</category> <category>self-sovereignty</category> <category>crops</category> <enclosure url="https://storage.googleapis.com/ethereum-hackmd/upload_558cc2161e0fdd518bbcc61368cd0368.png" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AMD Stock Dips Despite Supercomputer Milestones: What's Next for the Chipmaker?]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/amd-stock-dips-despite-supercomputer-milestones-whats-next-for-the-chipmaker</link> <guid>amd-stock-dips-despite-supercomputer-milestones-whats-next-for-the-chipmaker</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:01:13 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[**AMD** (Advanced Micro Devices) saw its stock slide on Tuesday, even as the company highlighted its technology powering some of the world's most advanced supercomputers. The dip comes amid broader market concerns, but the chipmaker's long-term prospects remain strong. ## Supercomputer Achievements AMD's processors and GPUs are now used in several top-tier supercomputers, including the **Frontier** at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is currently the fastest supercomputer in the world. This demonstrates AMD's growing influence in high-performance computing (HPC), a sector traditionally dominated by Intel and NVIDIA. ## Market Reaction Despite these achievements, AMD shares fell by over 2% in early trading. Analysts attribute the decline to profit-taking and broader market volatility, rather than any fundamental issues with the company. AMD's stock has surged over 50% in the past year, driven by its success in both the CPU and GPU markets. ## What This Means for Investors While short-term fluctuations are normal, AMD's position in the supercomputing space underscores its technological prowess. The company is also making strides in the AI chip market, competing with NVIDIA's dominance. For long-term investors, this dip could be a buying opportunity. ## Key Takeaways - AMD's technology is powering the world's fastest supercomputer, Frontier. - Stock dip is likely due to market volatility, not company performance. - AMD is well-positioned in HPC and AI markets, offering growth potential.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>amd</category> <category>supercomputers</category> <category>stockmarket</category> <category>high-performancecomputing</category> <category>aichips</category> <enclosure url="https://blog.tipranks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/amdstock-13-750x406.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Google Earth's Secret Flight Simulator Finally Lands in Your Browser – No Download Required]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/google-earths-secret-flight-simulator-finally-lands-in-your-browser-no-download-required</link> <guid>google-earths-secret-flight-simulator-finally-lands-in-your-browser-no-download-required</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Google has brought Google Earth’s long-hidden flight simulator to the web, making it **playable at earth.google.com** with no installation required. Launched June 12, 2026, the experimental mode lets users **pilot a fighter jet** over the platform’s 3D satellite imagery. The feature originally appeared as a keyboard-shortcut easter egg in the 2007 desktop app. ## Key Takeaways - Google moved Earth’s 2007 flight sim to the web June 12, 2026, with no app needed. - Google Earth’s free 3D flights point to **heavier browser-based visual tools**. - Google can pair Gemini with 3D maps next as AI assistants gain spatial context. For years, one of Google Earth’s most fun tricks lived behind a keyboard shortcut, a flight sim tucked away in the 2007 desktop app like a private joke. As of 06/12/2026, it has been moved into the open, running directly at earth.google.com with **no installation required**. The experience drops you into a fighter jet and lets you skim over 3D satellite terrain using basic keyboard and mouse controls. It is experimental, a little rough around the edges, and oddly compelling once you start threading canyons and clipping city skylines. If you have not opened Google Earth in a while, it is worth another look. On June 12, 2026, Google quietly added a browser-based flight simulator to Google Earth, letting anyone fly over **real satellite imagery and 3D terrain** without installing software. It is free, it runs on the web, and it feels like a small but telling bet on lightweight, high-fidelity experiences. For American users, the appeal is immediate: you can skim the Rockies, trace the California coast, or thread between skylines with nothing more than a laptop and a steady hand. It is not pilot training. It is a new way to understand scale and geography, built on the same mapping stack that already powers so much everyday navigation. ## From hidden keyboard trick to a web feature Longtime fans will recognize the idea. Google first tucked a flight simulator into the 2007 desktop version of Earth as an **Easter egg**, accessible via a keyboard shortcut. For years, the web version simply could not pull it off with the same responsiveness and 3D detail. This update changes that. The simulator now lives directly at earth.google.com, and it leans on **modern browser graphics capabilities** rather than a downloaded app. The cockpit and instrument panel are intentionally simple, but the sense of motion comes from flying across photorealistic terrain and 3D-modeled cities that Google has been refining for years. ## How it works, and what to expect on your first flight Getting airborne is straightforward: open Google Earth on the web, pick a place, switch into satellite imagery, and turn on 3D mode so the world is not flat. Then you launch the simulator from the tools menu and take control with your keyboard and mouse. <iframe loading="lazy" title="Google Earth Flight Simulator Launches on Web" width="696" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/azYGYFeEn78?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Expect the first minute to be bumpy. Controls can feel touchy, and overcorrecting is easy, especially at speed. If you crash, the simulation pauses and offers a simple restart, which makes experimentation the point. How often do you get to “learn” a UI by careening into a mountainside? ## Why Google is doing this now The timing fits a broader pattern: Google has been pushing more capability into the browser, while threading AI into its core products. The company’s model **Gemini** is already being woven into Maps and other services, and richer 3D interfaces give those assistants more context to work with. There is also a business echo here. Cloud-delivered experiences, for example **Nvidia GeForce Now**, have trained consumers to expect demanding visuals without demanding hardware. Google Earth’s flight simulator is not cloud gaming, but it carries the same message: **the browser is becoming the default cockpit** for increasingly heavyweight computing.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>googleearth</category> <category>flightsimulator</category> <category>webbrowser</category> <category>3dmaps</category> <category>technology</category> <enclosure url="https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/google-earths-hidden-flight-simulator-is-now-playable-in-web-browsers.png" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Satoshi's 16-Year-Old Quote Still Resonates: Millions of Bitcoin Are Lost Forever]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/satoshis-16-year-old-quote-still-resonates-millions-of-bitcoin-are-lost-forever</link> <guid>satoshis-16-year-old-quote-still-resonates-millions-of-bitcoin-are-lost-forever</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:01:10 GMT</pubDate> <description>< BitMEX Research later argued that the figure runs too high, putting the number closer to **700,000 to 750,000 BTC**. Whale Alert, as reported by Bitcoin.com News, pushed the estimate the other direction, to **1,125,150 BTC** across the first 54,316 blocks. Whether analysts count that stash as lost, dormant, or simply unattributed swings the total lost-coin estimate by hundreds of thousands of BTC. ## Self-Custody and Exchange Failures River’s 2025 custody report estimates **1.57 million BTC permanently lost through self-custody**, with 98% of those losses occurring before 2020. River also notes more than 3 million BTC lost or lost through exchanges overall, though it cautions that public lawsuits and bankruptcies only support low-end estimates. You might ask yourself how coins can be lost through self-custody. In reality, there are several ways this can occur. For example, a person may install a new Bitcoin wallet and neglect to back up the seed phrase tied to the funds. If that individual’s phone is later wiped, access to the BTC held in the wallet could be lost permanently. **Self-custodial wallet providers do not possess these seed phrases**, meaning the responsibility for safeguarding the mnemonic phrase rests entirely with the user.  Mt Gox’s roughly **740,000 BTC loss** illustrates the problem. Some of those coins were later recovered and are now moving through a rehabilitation distribution plan, meaning the original loss figure no longer represents permanent destruction. One of the most well-known examples of loss involves Welsh IT engineer **James Howells**, who accidentally discarded a laptop hard drive containing the private keys to **7,000 to 8,000 Bitcoin**. The drive ended up in the Docksway landfill in Newport, Wales, where it has remained buried beneath hundreds of thousands of tons of waste. Over the years, Howells assembled a team of specialists and obtained financial backing for an excavation effort, but Newport City Council repeatedly denied permission, citing risks associated with methane gas, asbestos, and toxic leachate. In January 2025, the High Court dismissed his legal challenge, ruling that the case had no realistic prospect of success. At current prices, Howells’ lost cache is valued at nearly **half a billion U.S. dollars**. ## What This Means for Traders For anyone holding Bitcoin, the dormancy data reinforces a **scarcity case that goes beyond the 21 million hard cap**. If even the conservative 2.7 million BTC figure holds, effective circulating supply runs meaningfully below headline numbers, a detail long-term holders may find more relevant than short-term price swings. The debate is unlikely to be resolved soon. Burn-address proof remains tiny. Dormancy metrics remain probabilistic. And the Patoshi-era coins, whoever controls them, remain untouched. Many believe Nakamoto’s coins will never move, but that remains a matter of opinion rather than an established fact.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>lostcoins</category> <category>satoshi</category> <category>scarcity</category> <category>marketsentiment</category> <enclosure url="https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/satoshis-lost-coin-quote-hits-16-year-mark-as-millions-of-btc-are-deemed-lost.png" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Holds Strong at $65K Amid Iran Deal Uncertainty and Market Jitters]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/bitcoin-holds-strong-at-65k-amid-iran-deal-uncertainty-and-market-jitters</link> <guid>bitcoin-holds-strong-at-65k-amid-iran-deal-uncertainty-and-market-jitters</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin rose to $65,000 Monday morning, recovering part of Friday’s drop below $63,000 but finishing roughly flat on the week. Other crypto majors held steady alongside it: ETH +1% to $1,750, Solana +1% to $73, and Hyperliquid’s HYPE flat at $68. Fairly uneventful price action, but maybe that’s a win in a week that saw **Strategy's STRC fall to record lows of $83**, the **ETFs saw $227M in net outflows**, and the **Fear and Greed Index spending the entire week squarely in the Fear zone**. ### Macro Drivers The Iran War ceasefire saw a setback. Permanent U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks opened in Switzerland after the deal was signed Friday, a deal that sent oil down 9%. Then Iran ordered the **Strait of Hormuz closed again** over the weekend, reviving the exact supply risk the agreement was meant to remove. Add the hawkish Warsh Fed and the STRC selloff from last week, and Bitcoin/crypto is certainly in a precarious position to start the week. For now, **Bitcoin is consolidating rather than trending**, holding above the low $60,000s but unable to reclaim the week’s highs. Until the Iran picture and the Fed path clear up, the range likely holds. ### CME Sues the CFTC **CME Group** filed a lawsuit against the CFTC on Thursday, asking a court to vacate the agency’s approval of Kalshi’s perpetual futures. CME argues that perpetual futures are actually **swaps under Dodd-Frank** rather than futures, a distinction that would subject them to different and stricter rules. The case matters because if CME wins, the approvals for regulated US perps could be reopened, making it one of the bigger market-structure fights of the year. ### Other Key Headlines - **Franklin Templeton** filed for ETFs that reinvest US stock dividends into Bitcoin, a novel structure funneling dividend income into Bitcoin accumulation. - **Charles Schwab** plans to introduce prediction markets with Cboe for wagering on the S&P 500's performance. - The **Federal Reserve** proposed customer identification rules for stablecoin issuers. - **Jaredfromsubway.eth**, Ethereum's most notorious MEV sandwich bot, was drained of more than $7.5 million in an ironic exploit. ### Market Overview - **Crypto majors mixed**: BTC +1% at $65k; ETH +2% at $1,750; SOL -1% at $73.50; HYPE even at $68.25. - **DEXE (+26%)**, ENA (+5%), and OKB (+6%) led top movers. - **Oil** +1% at $77; Gold -0.5% at $4,225. - **Stock futures** flat. ### ETF & Treasury Flows - **Bitcoin ETFs** saw $6.35B in net outflows over the past 30 days, including $227M last week; ETH ETFs saw $10M in outflows. - **HYPE ETFs** saw no net inflows on Thursday. ### Meme Coin Tracker - Meme leaders mostly green: DOGE +1%, SHIB +1%, PEPE +1%, PENGU -1%, TRUMP +1%, BONK +1%, SPX +3%, FARTCOIN +5%. - **Solangeles (+180%)**, three (+30%), and GTAVI (+65%) led movers on Solana. ### Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker - **Pump Fun’s new bounty feature** covered by NY Post for leading to people humiliating themselves for money. - **Charles Schwab** plans prediction markets with Cboe. ### NFTs - NFT leaders mostly red: Punks -7.5% at 31 ETH, BAYC -3% at 9.2 ETH, Pudgy +6% at 4.8 ETH; Hypurr’s -2% at 227 HYPE. - **Trolls (+12%) and Axie (+8%)** led top movers.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>cme</category> <category>cftc</category> <category>irandeal</category> <category>etfoutflows</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.decrypt.co/resize/1024/height/512/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Iran-Bitcoin-1-gID_7.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Warns Bitcoin Miners Could Trigger a Price Crash – Here's What You Need to Know]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/jpmorgan-warns-bitcoin-miners-could-trigger-a-price-crash-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link> <guid>jpmorgan-warns-bitcoin-miners-could-trigger-a-price-crash-heres-what-you-need-to-know</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description><]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>jpmorgan</category> <category>mining</category> <category>pricecrash</category> <category>marketsentiment</category> <enclosure url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a37d4c9491520b20505f285/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1205,710,x1198,y368,safe&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[From Brink of Collapse to $48 Billion Surplus: Michael Saylor Reflects on Strategy's Bitcoin Comeback]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/from-brink-of-collapse-to-48-billion-surplus-michael-saylor-reflects-on-strategys-bitcoin-comeback</link> <guid>from-brink-of-collapse-to-48-billion-surplus-michael-saylor-reflects-on-strategys-bitcoin-comeback</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[**Strategy’s bitcoin position has swelled to 846,842 BTC** after surviving a dramatic 2022 crypto market downturn that put its balance sheet and stock price under intense pressure. **Michael Saylor** said the company raised over $60 billion, added 716,000 BTC, and now holds reserves exceeding debt by about $48 billion. ## Key Takeaways - Strategy emerged from crypto winter with sharply larger bitcoin reserves and renewed investor attention. - Capital raises helped fund more than 716,000 BTC in additional corporate holdings. - Saylor now frames bitcoin as digital capital supporting future financial infrastructure. ## From Bear Market Brink to Bitcoin Empire: Strategy’s 716,000 BTC Expansion Since 2022 On June 20, Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman **Michael Saylor** revisited a speech delivered in 2022, highlighting how sharply market conditions deteriorated after that presentation. Conditions worsened significantly in the months that followed. As **bitcoin sank below $16,000** and confidence across the crypto sector evaporated, Strategy found itself staring down one of the most difficult moments in its history. The company’s balance sheet came under intense scrutiny as the value of its bitcoin holdings plunged, MSTR shares tumbled into the $13 range, and critics questioned whether its aggressive bitcoin strategy could survive the prolonged market downturn. > “When I gave this speech in October 2022, bitcoin traded near $20,000, Strategy held 130,000 BTC worth about $2.6 billion, and $MSTR was ~$24 split-adjusted,” Saylor reflected, adding: “Weeks later, after bitcoin fell below $16,000, our debt exceeded the combined value of our BTC and cash reserves by ~$300 million, and $MSTR fell into the $13 range by year-end.” At the time of the October 2022 speech, the company was still operating under the name MicroStrategy, and its bitcoin accumulation strategy was already well underway. After beginning purchases in August 2020, MicroStrategy expanded its holdings through cash reserves, debt financing, and equity offerings. By October 2022, it had accumulated 130,000 BTC, making it the largest corporate bitcoin holder. The company’s dashboard as of this writing shows **holdings of 846,842 BTC**, with BTC reserves valued at $53.83 billion. The dashboard lists $1.1 billion in U.S. dollar reserves, $6.75 billion in debt, and preferred equity of $15.48 billion, while MSTR traded at $112.53 with a market capitalization of $40.1 billion. ## The Comeback: From Bitcoin Winter to a $48 Billion Turnaround Capital formation became a central element of the company’s subsequent expansion. **Saylor stated that Strategy raised more than $60 billion** of additional capital after the 2022 downturn and deployed those funds into further bitcoin acquisitions as part of its long-term corporate strategy. Since the depths of the 2022 crypto winter, Strategy has amassed more than 716,000 BTC and dramatically expanded its bitcoin treasury. According to Saylor, the company has gone from a period when debt exceeded the value of its BTC and cash reserves to one where its bitcoin and U.S. dollar reserves surpass debt by roughly $48 billion. > “We stayed focused, strengthened the company, and executed our strategy. Since then, Strategy has raised over $60 billion of additional capital and invested it in bitcoin, adding more than 716,000 BTC,” Saylor said, noting: “Today, our BTC and USD reserves exceed debt by ~$48 billion. Thank you to everyone who believed, endured, and took the long view.” Beyond Strategy’s accumulation strategy, Saylor has recently expanded his public thesis on bitcoin’s role in global finance. He described bitcoin as **Digital Capital** and outlined a five-layer framework consisting of Digital Capital, Digital Credit, Digital Money, Digital Yield, and Digital Equity, arguing that financial products can be built around BTC without altering Bitcoin’s base protocol. Saylor has also identified four competing Bitcoin ideologies—Bitcoin Maximalists, Bitcoin Capitalists, Bitcoin Technologists, and Bitcoin Fundamentalists. He characterized the groups as representing different priorities across monetary policy, adoption, technical development, and network governance, while maintaining that much of Bitcoin’s future growth will occur through financial and technological layers built on top of the network.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>strategy</category> <category>michaelsaylor</category> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>corporatetreasury</category> <category>cryptowinter</category> <enclosure url="https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/michael-saylor-reflects-strategy-bitcoin-fell-16k.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AI Is Revolutionizing Crypto Security: Cheaper, Faster, and Unavoidable]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/ai-is-revolutionizing-crypto-security-cheaper-faster-and-unavoidable</link> <guid>ai-is-revolutionizing-crypto-security-cheaper-faster-and-unavoidable</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[The release of **Mythos**, an AI system designed to autonomously discover vulnerabilities in code, may do more than help blockchain developers find bugs. 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. For years, smart contract security has been constrained by budgets. Comprehensive audits often are costly, making AI systems like Mythos dramatically cheaper. "It pushes the price of a basic audit toward zero," said **Alexander Urbelis**, chief information security officer at ENS Labs. Work that once required weeks and significant expense could eventually be completed in minutes, allowing projects that previously could not afford professional reviews to obtain fast security assessments. For years, researchers have relied on automated tools known as **fuzzers** to hunt for software bugs. AI systems take a different approach. "It's a change in degree that could likely cause a change in kind," Urbelis said. "Machines have hunted bugs for years. But now we're talking about a fuzzer that has the capacity to reason." Rather than simply identifying technical bugs, systems like Mythos could infer what code was intended to do and compare that against what it actually does. In crypto, where smart contract code is public and bug bounties can have big budgets, that capability could significantly expand the industry's ability to identify vulnerabilities before launch. **David Schwed**, COO of blockchain security firm SVRN and founder of the cybersecurity master's program at Yeshiva University, described the shift as even more significant. "These models now operate the way a human attacker does," Schwed said. "They iterate, they take the next step based on what they're seeing in real time. The older tooling was just complicated deterministic flows." But Schwed argued the bigger change may not be vulnerability discovery itself. It may be the emergence of **continuous security monitoring**. "The real shift is continuous auditing with suggested remediations at a fraction of the cost, instead of a point-in-time review you can only afford once," he said. If security reviews become inexpensive and continuous, researchers said the industry's expectations could change alongside them. Urbelis said he believes AI could eventually reshape the **standard of care** around smart contract development. Historically, teams could point to the cost and complexity of audits as a reason certain reviews were not performed. That argument becomes more difficult when sophisticated security analysis is available on demand. "A clean AI report will be seen as no defense," he said. "A plaintiff may well argue it the other way: the tool existed, it was cheap, and you should have caught it." The prospect raises broader questions for the industry: if AI-powered security reviews become ubiquitous, will investors expect them before funding projects, and could failing to run AI-assisted audits eventually be viewed as **negligence**? Despite the technology's promise, neither researcher said he believes AI is poised to replace human auditors. While machines excel at identifying coding flaws, Urbelis said they remain weaker at spotting the economic and incentive-based vulnerabilities that have contributed to some of crypto's largest losses. "The bugs that drain treasuries often turn on intent and adversarial incentives," he said. "Those still need an experienced human in the room." Schwed offered a similar warning. "'Claude, audit my smart contract, make no mistakes' is not a security program," he said. "If the person running the tool can't evaluate what comes back, you haven't bought security, you've bought a false sense of it." But whether a system like Mythos could have prevented major hacks, both researchers noted that many of crypto's most costly incidents did not originate from smart contract vulnerabilities. Urbelis pointed to the recent compromise of Drift, which he described as the culmination of a months-long **social engineering campaign** that targeted trusted contributors rather than the protocol's code. "The smart contract did exactly what it was told," he said. "The authority behind the instruction was what was compromised and abused." Similarly, Schwed cited incidents such as Ronin and Bybit, where compromised keys and manipulated signing processes, rather than software vulnerabilities, played central roles. "No code scanner stops an authorized signer from approving a transaction they can't verify," he said. That reality suggests AI will not eliminate crypto's security challenges. But the researchers argued it could fundamentally alter one part of the equation: the cost of finding bugs and the expectations surrounding their discovery.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>cryptosecurity</category> <category>smartcontractaudits</category> <category>mythos</category> <category>blockchain</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/6c28c3dcd5461d3803d6e6200f1da0686dde993f-1920x1082.jpg?auto=format&w=960&h=540&crop=focalpoint&fit=clip&q=75&fm=jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Stellar (XLM) Soars 49% While XRP Stagnates: RWA Battle Heats Up]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/stellar-xlm-soars-49-while-xrp-stagnates-rwa-battle-heats-up</link> <guid>stellar-xlm-soars-49-while-xrp-stagnates-rwa-battle-heats-up</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:01:10 GMT</pubDate> <description>< At the same time, XRPL maintains an advantage in **total stablecoin volume** ($922.42M vs $296.24M) and **30-day stablecoin transfer volume** ($5.11B vs $4.27B). ## What's Happening on the Charts? The daily timeframe indicators reflect a deep technical gap between the two assets. On the **XLM chart**, the price explosion at the end of May expanded the Bollinger Bands, broke above the upper band, and reached a peak near **$0.29**. The RSI fell to **57.64** after leaving overbought territory, pointing to market stabilization.  The **XRP chart** shows the opposite picture. In early June, the coin broke below the middle Bollinger Band, confirming the dominance of sellers. XRP is trading near **$1.13**, trapped between the middle line at **$1.1739** and the lower Bollinger Band at **$1.0526**. The RSI has fallen to **39.34**, approaching oversold territory. ## Can XRP Repeat XLM's Success? The current narrowing of the Bollinger Bands on the XRP chart indicates that the asset is accumulating energy before a strong move. Two scenarios: - **Bullish scenario**: If the price holds above **$1.10** and the lower band at **$1.0526**, it could create a base for a rebound. To repeat Stellar's success, buyers need to restore XRPL's RWA status, break through **$1.1739**, and consolidate above **$1.2953**, opening the way to **$1.45–$1.60**. - **Bearish scenario**: If buyers fail and capital flows to Stellar, XRP risks dropping from **$1.13** to retest the lower band at **$1.0526**, with possible decline toward **$1.00**.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>xlm</category> <category>xrp</category> <category>rwa</category> <category>stellar</category> <category>tokenization</category> <enclosure url="https://u.today/sites/default/files/styles/twitterwithoutlogo/public/2026-06/Depositphotos_381593400_L.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[‘House of Cards Collapsing’: Arthur Hayes Warns AI Credit Event Could Crash Bitcoin Price]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/house-of-cards-collapsing-arthur-hayes-warns-ai-credit-event-could-crash-bitcoin-price</link> <guid>house-of-cards-collapsing-arthur-hayes-warns-ai-credit-event-could-crash-bitcoin-price</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:01:31 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin has struggled this year as the **artificial intelligence investment boom** piles pressure on crypto, even as BlackRock issues a massive $9 trillion prediction. The bitcoin price crash from **$126,000 to just over $60,000** has spooked traders, though some are cheering a potential recovery. Now, closely watched trader **Arthur Hayes** has predicted an AI "credit event" is about to crash the market and blow up the bitcoin price. Speaking on the *Bankless* podcast, Hayes said: "If we do get an AI credit event, it will be **bigger than 2008** because the whole world is in this delusion that AI is the biggest technology ever… and the Fed can’t [out] print Moore’s Law." Hayes, cofounder of BitMex, pointed to **AI capital expenditure** being compared to the pre-industrial revolution railroad build out. Technology companies have poured an eye-popping amount of cash into AI development, with the biggest hyperscalers—Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet—projected to spend a combined **$725 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone**. "I don’t care how much money you throw at this thing, you can’t change the fact that chips get better every two years even if you pump $10 trillion into the economy," Hayes said. He predicted that if investors decide AI investment no longer meets its "cost of capital," that money will go **"straight" into bitcoin and crypto**. "The implosion of the AI bubble and the money printing that’s going to happen… is going to dwarf sub-prime and it’s going to take us to a **$1 million bitcoin price**." **Update June 19**: The bitcoin price has dropped toward $60,000 as major bitcoin buyer **Strategy's stretch stock teeters on the verge of collapse**. Fear has swept the market as Strategy’s stretch preferred stock fell to a record low of **$88 per share**, piling pressure on the company. Bitcoin and Strategy critic **Peter Schiff** posted: "The financial house of cards Saylor built is collapsing." Strategy founder **Michael Saylor** responded: "Markets are closed today. Volatility is never easy. Bitcoin keeps working. So do we." Hayes compared the potential AI credit event to **Michael Burry's famous bet against the U.S. housing market**, saying: "If you time this well, you’ll never work again." Meanwhile, new Federal Reserve chair **Kevin Warsh** left interest rates on hold, dropping the easing bias, as inflation remains at a three-year high and payrolls are strong. Bitcoin, created in response to the 2008 bank bailouts, has traded as both an inflation hedge and high-growth tech stock. Hayes believes the coming crisis will lead to massive money printing, ultimately driving bitcoin to **$1 million**.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>arthurhayes</category> <category>aicreditevent</category> <category>bitcoincrash</category> <category>strategy</category> <category>marketsentiment</category> <enclosure url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a33dc1c2908cb5ecc498e65/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1753,921,x665,y141,safe&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bears Double Down: Put Options Surge as $52,000 Becomes the Next Target]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/bitcoin-bears-double-down-put-options-surge-as-52-000-becomes-the-next-target</link> <guid>bitcoin-bears-double-down-put-options-surge-as-52-000-becomes-the-next-target</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:01:12 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin traders are scrambling to position for a deeper selloff, snapping up **put options** that would deliver big payouts if prices slide all the way down to **$52,000** in the coming weeks. In the past 24 to 48 hours, crypto exchange Deribit saw heavy buying of short- and near-dated put options, spanning expirations from June 22 to July 31, according to data tracked by Laevitas. Notable flows included: - June 22 $61,500 puts (337 contracts) - July 3 $60,000 puts (116 contracts) and $55,000 puts (380 contracts) - July 10 $55,000 puts (540 contracts) - July 31 $52,000 puts (314 contracts) A **put option** is like insurance against market swoons. A put buyer locks in the right to sell bitcoin at a specific strike price in the future. If the price drops below that strike price, the buyer can still sell at the predetermined higher price, pocketing the difference as profit. On Deribit, one options contract represents one BTC. The surge in these **out-of-the-money puts** reflects a distinctly bearish sentiment, and understandably so, as several catalysts are weighing on the market. A **hawkish Federal Reserve** is bolstering the U.S. dollar, **bitcoin ETFs** have seen persistent outflows, and **Strategy** (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest publicly listed bitcoin holder, faces mounting pressure. Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, has plunged to record lows well below its $100 par value, complicating the company's aggressive bitcoin accumulation strategy. Arca CIO Jeff Dorman highlighted the precarious situation: "Either sell an enormous amount of BTC and MSTR to help bring $STRC back up near par, and at least buy yourself some time, or continue to watch every part of your cap structure melt because of the uncertainty you've created," he said on X. As of writing, BTC changed hands near **$62,400**, down 0.8% since midnight UTC hours, according to CoinDesk data. Prices hit highs near **$67,000** early this week.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>putoptions</category> <category>bearishsentiment</category> <category>deribit</category> <category>marketsentiment</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/a657d93793b2682fd079a3019e7b59cae3005273-1280x960.jpg?auto=format&w=960&h=540&crop=focalpoint&fit=clip&q=75&fm=jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bittensor Could Skyrocket into Top 10 Cryptos by 2027 – Here’s How]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/bittensor-could-skyrocket-into-top-10-cryptos-by-2027-heres-how</link> <guid>bittensor-could-skyrocket-into-top-10-cryptos-by-2027-heres-how</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:01:11 GMT</pubDate> <description>< *Image source: Getty Images.*]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bittensor</category> <category>tao</category> <category>aicrypto</category> <category>marketprediction</category> <category>dogecoin</category> <enclosure url="https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F874369%2Fai-colorful-chip.jpg&w=1200&op=resize" length="0" type="image//image/"/> </item> </channel> </rss>