Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $85.85 million of net inflows on June 12, with all 12 tracked products avoiding net outflows. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for $57.7 million of the total, while spot ethereum ETFs posted a $4.95 million net outflow for a fourth consecutive day.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on June 13 that U.S. customers can now trade gold and silver futures 24/7 on Coinbase, extending crypto-style continuous access to precious metals. The contracts run through Coinbase Derivatives, and Coinbase says access is delivered via approved futures commission merchants and broker platforms, subject to eligibility and maintenance windows. Coinbase has also highlighted earlier launches for non-U.S. users and reported over $52 billion in Q1 2026 commodity futures notional volume on its derivatives venue.

Anthropic says it disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for all users worldwide after a U.S. government directive required the company to block access for any foreign national. The company said the order arrived June 12 at 5:21 p.m. Eastern and that it could not reliably enforce the restriction in real time without a full shutdown, while noting other Anthropic models remain available.

Iran said on June 11 the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, even as President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. had reached a "great deal" with Tehran. Bitcoin traded around $63,400 on June 11 after dropping to $60,914, as markets weighed de-escalation hopes against ongoing disruption in a route that carries about 20% of global energy.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig, confirmed to lead the agency in December 2025, said crypto markets have faced prolonged regulatory uncertainty and that the regulator will prioritize clear, rule-based oversight over enforcement-led policymaking. As the CFTC's only sitting commissioner, he now holds unusual sway over crypto, derivatives and prediction markets, including a $36.6 billion event-contract market reported for Q1 2026. Selig also pointed to work on U.S.-regulated crypto perpetual futures and a June 10 proposal that would review prediction-market contracts under a 90-day process.

At the BTC Prague conference on June 11, Strategy founder Michael Saylor said he "never said the company could not sell bitcoin," framing "never sell" as guidance aimed at individuals rather than a corporate promise. The comments followed Strategy's June 1 sale of 32 BTC for about $2.5 million to help fund preferred-stock dividends, a first-ever disposal that unsettled some holders.

XRP’s weighted sentiment has dropped to its weakest level since October 2025 as the token slid toward $1.10. XRP was recently near $1.13 and is down about 38% in 2026, while liquidations reached about $25.64 million over 24 hours with roughly 96% from longs. Santiment noted that extreme disinterest has sometimes preceded sharp rebounds, though it said sentiment alone cannot confirm a reversal.

Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards says bitcoin treasury firms are adding debt at record levels to finance BTC accumulation, arguing the approach depends on unsustainable "fake yield". He links the dynamic to an October 2025 warning and says the roughly 200 treasury vehicles could amplify selloffs if prices drop. The comments come as Strategy holds about 76% of corporate BTC and, per Cryptoquant, non-Strategy buying fell to a combined 1,000 BTC over 30 days, down 99% from an August 2025 peak.

XRP is hovering around $1.11 after slipping below trendline support at $1.1620, with traders watching whether selling pressure forces a move under $1.10. Separately, Ripple has joined Water.org's Get Blue campaign, using Ripple USD (RLUSD) and Ripple Payments to move cross-border funds to microfinance partners faster, as RLUSD supply sits above roughly $1.5 billion.