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Week brief · June 22 to 28, 2026

Crypto news, week of June 22, 2026

In the week of June 22 to 28, 2026 the Crypto desk recorded 25 news events on 7 days. Market trends led with 9.

The most covered stories of the week

  1. Jun 23 seattletimes.com: “40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development” 8
  2. Jun 24 Meta plans AI-powered prediction market app, documents show 7
  3. Jun 23 KuCoin Australia MD speaks at DECON 2026 in Sydney 4
  4. Jun 23 Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch prediction market app, NYT reports 3
  5. Jun 26 IX Asia Indexes announces 1H 2026 digital asset classification review 3
  6. Jun 22 XRP and Chainlink both down about 40% this year, Motley Fool reports 2
  7. Jun 22 Bitcoin Stays Above $64K as ETF Outflows Slow to $90M, Solana Slides 16% in 7 Days 2
  8. Jun 23 Reports say websites are offering paid early access to Grand Theft Auto VI 2
  9. Jun 23 Polymarket allegedly faked trades, report says 2

Monday, June 22, 2026

  1. 02

    Bitcoin Stays Above $64K as ETF Outflows Slow to $90M, Solana Slides 16% in 7 Days

    2 outlets · first: nasdaq.com Market trends

    Machine summary Bitcoin traded at $64,352 on June 22. ETF outflows over 30 days totaled $6.35B. Solana fell 16% over seven days.

    1. Bitcoin traded at $64,352.14 on June 22, 2026, up 1.1% for the day.
    2. Solana fell 0.4% to $72.75, extending its 7-day decline to 16% despite positive ecosystem news.

    Reported by nasdaq.com and fool.com.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

7 events. The full rundown for June 23, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 13:45 UTC seattletimes.com: “40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development” 8
  2. 00:45 UTC KuCoin Australia MD speaks at DECON 2026 in Sydney 4
  3. 19:19 UTC Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch prediction market app, NYT reports 3

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for June 24, 2026. The most covered:

  1. 19:00 UTC Meta plans AI-powered prediction market app, documents show 7
  2. 21:09 UTC Hamilton ETFs launches Enhanced Bitcoin DayMAX ETF 2
  3. 02:00 UTC YZi Labs and CEA Industries sign cooperation agreement 2

Thursday, June 25, 2026

  1. 03

    Request Network adds cross-chain mass payouts and Merkle Science screening

    2 outlets · first: Benzinga DeFi Mostly press releases

    Machine summary The update also adds Merkle Science as an additional wallet screening provider, the release said.

    1. The release said the update includes built-in bridging and token swapping across EVM chains.
    2. The release said Merkle Science was integrated as an additional wallet screening provider.
    3. The release said bulk payouts can begin from one wallet, in one currency, to recipients on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, as well as BNB Chain, using USDC and USDT.
    4. The release said recipients can set and update payment preferences.

    Reported by Benzinga and bravenewcoin.com.

  2. 05

    US inflation reaches 4.1%, a three-year high, Commerce Department index shows

    1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Market trends

    Machine summary Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.7% for the month, the reports said.

    1. The Commerce Department's personal consumption expenditures price index showed annual inflation of 4.1%, the highest rate since April 2023, according to the source reports.
    2. The Dallas Fed's trimmed-mean PCE inflation rate was reported at 2.3% for April, according to the reports.

    Reported by iHeartRadio.

Friday, June 26, 2026

  1. 06

    IX Asia Indexes announces 1H 2026 digital asset classification review

    3 outlets · first: portal.sina.com.hk Market trends

    Machine summary IX Asia Indexes announced the 1H 2026 review of its IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System (DAICS), according to the reports.

    1. The reports state that the review identifies 7 Green Coins, classified based on energy-per-unit-transaction.
    2. The reports state that IX Asia Indexes classified 2 ABTs in 1H 2026: Tether Gold (XAUT) and PAX Gold (PAXG).

    Reported by portal.sina.com.hk, itnewsonline.com and businessdayghana.com.

    • PAX Gold (PAXG)
    • IX Asia Indexes
    • Tether Gold (XAUT)
    • DAICS (Digital Asset Industry Classification System)

  2. 07

    Crypto prices fall as Fed's preferred inflation gauge hits 3-year high

    2 outlets · first: Benzinga Market trends

    Machine summary Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin declined as the headline Personal Consumption Expenditure price index reached a 3-year high of 4.1% in May, according to Benzinga. The report said traders priced a 48% chance of a Fed rate increase at the September meeting, per CME Group's FedWatch tool, and that over $890 million was liquidated from the crypto market in 24 hours according to Coinglass data.

    1. Bitcoin fell 2.45% to $59,273.96, Ethereum fell 3.68% to $1,558.39, XRP fell 4.04% to $1.02 and Dogecoin fell 3.11% to $0.07384, recorded at 9:35 p.m. EDT, according to Benzinga
    2. The headline Personal Consumption Expenditure price index reached a 3-year high of 4.1% in May, Benzinga reported
    3. Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin slumped as the Fed's preferred inflation barometer hit a three-year high.
    4. According to Coinglass data referenced by Benzinga, cryptocurrency market liquidations exceeded $890 million in the past 24 hours, with long position traders hit hardest.

    Reported by Benzinga.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

  1. 08

    World's largest crypto exchange stopping EU operations

    1 outlet · first: batonrougepost.com (Big News Network) Regulation

    Machine summary The world's largest crypto exchange is stopping its EU operations, according to reports.

    1. The world's largest crypto exchange is stopping EU operations, according to reports.

    Reported by batonrougepost.com (Big News Network), middleeaststar.com (Big News Network), greekherald.com (Big News Network), russiaherald.com (Big News Network) and europesun.com (Big News Network).

Sunday, June 28, 2026

  1. 09

    Binance recorded over $400M in weekly net outflows before EU’s MiCA deadline

    2 outlets · first: cointelegraph.com Exchange

    Machine summary Binance recorded over $400 million in weekly net outflows before the EU’s MiCA deadline. Binance recorded over $400M in weekly net outflows before the MiCA deadline.

    1. Excluding BNB, the outflows represent 0.35% of the exchange’s $113.8 billion in crypto assets.
    2. Binance recorded over $400M in weekly net outflows before the EU’s MiCA deadline.

    Reported by cointelegraph.com and us.headtopics.com.

More events reported

No summary of ours and no outlet headline passed our automated checks for these, which says nothing about the events (how they work); the outlets and their reports are linked.

Monday, June 22, 2026

  1. · 2 outletsInsider Monkey, Yahoo FinanceNamed in the reports: Exodus Movement, Inc.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

  1. · 2 outletsfool.com, nasdaq.comNamed in the reports: The Motley Fool

Saturday, June 27, 2026

  1. · 2 outletsfool.com, The Globe and Mail

Sunday, June 28, 2026

  1. · 1 outletbankingnews.gr

Summaries and key facts are machine summaries of the reports linked with them; outlets, times and counts come from those reports. How a rundown is built.

What kind of news was it?

  1. Market trends 9
  2. Regulation 5
  3. Exchange 3
  4. DeFi 3
  5. Altcoins 2
  6. Bitcoin 2
  7. Security 1

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).