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Bitcoin Drops Below $62,000Bitcoin fell to $61,351 on June 4, triggering a wave of long position liquidations.

On June 4, the price of the leading cryptocurrency fell to $61,351. Amid the negative trend, the market faced a massive wave of long position liquidations.

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BitcoinBTC

$28432+1.84% (+514.07)

EthereumETH

$1860.08+1.19% (+21.85)

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$312+0.41% (+1.27)

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$0.504013+0.32% (+0.0016)

CardanoADA

$0.388482-0.06% (-0.0002)

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BitMine Immersion Technologies has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to publicly offer 3 million perpetual preferred Series A shares.

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New York and EU Regulators Agree on Stablecoin MonitoringNYDFS and EBA sign memorandum for stablecoin market oversight.

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Bloomberg Predicts Harshest Crypto Winter in HistoryThe digital asset industry faces its most severe downturn due to multiple factors.

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Uber Imposes Monthly AI Spending Limit for EmployeesUber sets $1500 monthly AI spending limit per employee for coding tools.

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Cuba’s Postbank EconomyIs a crypto economy possible under sanctions and without power?

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Dopamine and Uncertainty: How Perpetuals Turn Crypto Markets Into a CasinoHow perpetuals hook traders on uncertainty and make crypto feel like a 24/7 casino.

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Bring Back Web 1.0Who gains from search’s demise—and can the cozy old internet become a form of resistance?

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Wyoming Governor Signs Executive Order on Data Center Development

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Polymarket Upholds ‘No’ Outcome on Bitcoin Sale by Strategy

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Indians Train Robots and AI with Video Tutorials

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IQM Secures $146 Million in Funding Ahead of IPO

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edgeX Team Attributes Token Plunge to External InterferenceZachXBT accused the project of insider manipulation.

Representatives of the decentralized exchange edgeX attributed the approximately 67% drop in the native token EDGE's value to "deliberate actions by an external party."

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Sebastian Hassinger Predicts 50-Qubit Quantum Computers Within Five YearsQuantum computers with 50 qubits expected in five years, says Sebastian Hassinger.

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Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over Child Safety ConcernsFlorida accuses OpenAI of promoting ChatGPT to teens, demands ban and fines.

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Cryptocurrency Treasury Inflows Hit Lowest Level Since October 2024In May, inflows to digital asset treasuries dropped significantly.

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By the end of March, the funds of Russian citizens on foreign CEX decreased by 23% compared to the previous two quarters, reaching 720 billion rubles.

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