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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Woetoe says the ETH/BTC ratio is near 0.027, back around early-2023 levels. The analyst contrasted that with the 2021 peak near 0.088. A separate ETHUSDT TradingView setup shows bearish correction risk after a strong weekly open. The ETH/BTC ratio at 0.027. Back to early 2023 levels.In 2021 at the peak it was 0.088. Three times what it is today.$ETH is historically cheap against bitcoin on a relative basis.Contrarian bet or structural decline? pic.twitter.com/sF9DgKyKwq TradingView chart referenced in this analysis — Woetoe (@cryptowoetoe)…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall another 1% after a hawkish FOMC; BTC at $64k Saylor’s STRC falls to $89 and new low; MSTR -5% Illinois becomes first state to pass crypto tax, applying 0.2% to broker txns and holdings CME is suing the CFTC over their approval of perps in the US Moody’s launched…

In brief OpenRouter launched Fusion on June 12, a server-side API that fans a prompt to a panel of models, then uses a judge and synthesizer to merge the best answer. On Perplexity’s DRACO benchmark, a budget panel of different AIs landed within 1% of Fable 5 at roughly half the cost. The technique emerged as a U.S. export control directive forced Anthropic to suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5. OpenRouter has launched an API built around a simple bet: that a panel of cheap AI models, combined the right way, can match a single expensive one. And by “expensive,”…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Venus Protocol has integrated tokenized stocks as borrowing collateral on BNB Chain, bringing another real-world asset use case into DeFi lending markets. TL;DR Venus has added support for tokenized equities such as Apple, Tesla and Microsoft stock tokens. The assets are described as backed 1:1 by real-world equities held by regulated custodians. Users can deposit eligible tokenized stocks into isolated lending pools. Depositors can borrow stablecoins or BNB against the collateral. Tokenized Stocks Enter DeFi Lending Real-world assets have become one of DeFi’s strongest product narratives,…

In brief Everyday investors that have allocated savings to Strategy’s STRC have been drawn to double-digit yields, but the preferred stock’s volatility has created a divide. With STRC hitting its lowest level since debut on Thursday, the preferred stock is in the midst of a real-world stress test. Some experts feel that the product’s marketing has overlooked certain risks, which might not be fully grasped by investors. Strategy’s common stockholders are no strangers to volatility, but it’s a relatively new phenomenon for some of the people holding its flagship preferred equity.When Emery Redenius, 44, heard about Stretch (STRC), the Bitcoin-buying…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Brazil received $318 billion in on-chain value between July 2024 and June 2025, according to Chainalysis, placing the country at the center of Latin America’s crypto adoption story while also exposing a more sophisticated illicit finance problem. TL;DR Brazil accounted for roughly one-third of all crypto transaction value in Latin America during the period covered. Chainalysis highlighted cartel-linked laundering, Chinese-language money laundering networks and sanctions evasion risks. CMLN-linked flows accounted for roughly 20% of the on-chain illicit laundering ecosystem. Brazil’s new authorization regime for crypto service…

In brief Activity on the Bitcoin network has been trending up, reaching levels not seen since 2024. But while transaction counts are growing, the value of the transactions is relatively small. Bitcoin transactions of less than 0.01 BTC and 0.001 BTC now make up around 80% of the total network activity. Transaction counts on the Bitcoin network are climbing despite the top crypto asset trading nearly 50% from its all-time high price of $126,080. Data gathered by crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant indicates that network activity has been steadily rising since January 2026, and recently reached its highest level since late 2024,…

In brief Predictors on Myriad are becoming increasingly bearish on Bitcoin and Ethereum as their prices slide on Thursday. Odds have surged to favor “dumps” towards $55,000 for BTC and $1,500 for ETH. Both coins are down about 5% over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ethereum traders are becoming even more pessimistic about the assets’ next price movements via prediction markets, following Wednesday’s hawkish tone from newly installed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. BTC and ETH have fallen about 5% each in the last 24 hours, recently changing hands at $62,499 and $1,682 in the wake of Warsh’s first FOMC…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR XRP is under renewed pressure as the broader crypto market deleverages. The token’s price action has weakened even as XRP-linked investment products continue to show institutional demand. Open interest contraction suggests leveraged traders are being shaken out while spot demand remains the key medium-term counterweight. XRP is caught between two very different market signals: institutional demand through ETF-style products on one side, and short-term derivative pressure on the other. The XRP/USDT chart on TradingView shows the token trading under pressure after the wider crypto sell-off…

Franklin Templeton, the $1.78 trillion asset management firm, is attempting to push cryptocurrency deeper into conventional investment portfolios with a new proposal that would automatically redirect stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure.On June 18, the asset manager filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch two exchange-traded funds that would hold US equities while filtering corporate payouts into digital asset investments.The proposed funds, the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, would combine one of Wall Street’s most established practices, dividend reinvestment, with exposure to the world’s largest…

In brief Kentucky sued Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging they operate illegal sports betting platforms. The platforms argue their contracts fall under CFTC oversight, a position backed by the Trump administration. The growing state-federal legal fight is expected to ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Kentucky became the latest state to sue prediction market platforms this week, accusing industry leaders Kalshi and Polymarket of operating illegal sports betting platforms.“Kalshi and Polymarket are operating illegal sportsbooks in Kentucky and breaking our laws,” the state’s attorney general, Russell Coleman, said in a statement. “These multi-billion dollar corporations and their legal fictions…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Shiba Inu balances on Binance reportedly fell by 1.101 trillion SHIB over a one-month period, adding a new exchange-flow angle to a token that remains closely watched by retail meme-coin traders. TL;DR The reported balance change covers Binance user balances from May 1 to June 1. SHIB balances fell by 1.101 trillion tokens over that period. The decline came while Binance user balances for Bitcoin and Ethereum continued to rise. Large exchange outflows can reduce immediate sell-side supply but do not guarantee a rally. Shiba Inu…

In brief Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during a violent 2025 home invasion. Isiah and Raymond Garcia held the family at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced the father to transfer the funds, according to the Justice Department. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, in one of the larger U.S. examples of a crypto “wrench attack.” Two Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency, after holding them at gunpoint in their own home…