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On June 12, 2026, Anthropic disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models worldwide after a U.S. Commerce Department export-control directive required suspending access for foreign nationals. The shutdown hit pre-IPO crypto instruments tied to Anthropic’s implied valuation, including Hyperliquid’s vntl:ANTHROPIC (down 3% to $1,638) and Solana’s Prestocks ANTHROPIC token (down 9.11% to $655.32). As of June 13, 2026, Anthropic said it is working to restore access but has not provided a timeline.

Kraken derivatives chief John Palmer said newly approved, regulated U.S. perpetual futures are likely to be adopted first by sophisticated proprietary traders and some retail users, with investment advisers and large asset managers joining later. Kraken plans to introduce perpetual futures on Kraken Pro in the coming weeks after gaining CFTC-regulated capabilities via its NinjaTrader and Bitnomial acquisitions.

Binance said Friday it captured more than 60% of SpaceX derivatives trading across CEX and DEX venues after SPCXUSDT posted over $5.6 billion in volume in a single 24-hour window. The exchange also reported more than $9 billion in cumulative SPCXUSDT volume since its SpaceX Pre-IPO trading began and cited $167.22 million in one-sided open interest as of June 13, 9:00 AM UTC.

ChatGPT-generated projections put XRP near $1.24 on July 1, 2026, implying about 9% upside from the $1.15 area. The outlook models three paths: a $1.18–$1.32 base range (50% probability), a $0.98–$1.10 bearish band (30%), and a $1.40–$1.65 bullish case (20%). XRP was last cited at $1.15, up about 1.6% on the day and over 5% on the week.

On June 13, 2026, DeXe Protocol's DEXE traded around $17.19 after falling roughly 27% from a recent weekly high near $23.50. The move followed a sharp run-up—up 126% in April and another 43.9% into early June—with the pullback accelerated by derivatives liquidations and limited spot liquidity. Traders are monitoring support at $17.82, while resistance is seen in the $19.25–$20.34 zone.

At BTC Prague on June 11, 2026, Blockrise CEO Jos Lazet argued that popular neobanks such as Revolut, N26, and Monzo modernize the interface but keep the same custody-and-IOU ownership model. Blockrise says it is pursuing an “anarchistic neobank” design built around self-custody and multisig, while also launching Euro IBAN accounts through a bunq partnership that includes deposit protection up to €100,000 under the Dutch Deposit Guarantee Scheme.

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.

Standard Chartered's digital-asset research head Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin's slide to nearly $59,000 likely marked the cycle low, arguing the latest correction signals the current crypto winter has ended. Bitcoin later rebounded above $63,000 and was at $63,882 at press time, up about 0.5% over the past 24 hours. The bank reiterated its $100,000 Bitcoin call and kept a $4,000 year-end target for Ethereum.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs moved back into net-inflow territory on June 12, logging about $85.9 million in combined inflows and ending the day with no fund posting an outflow. BlackRock's IBIT led with roughly $57.7 million, while total assets across the group rose to around $79.7 billion, or about 6.3% of Bitcoin's market cap.

On June 11, a Tron (TRX) wallet received $120.2 million in USDT and then routed the funds across multiple destinations, including KuCoin-linked addresses, instant swap services, and cross-chain bridges. Parts of the flow rotated into Monero (XMR), which was up nearly 30% intraday at the time of the incident, while Tether later froze roughly $72 million but an estimated $48 million had already been repositioned.