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  • UK’s The Smarter Web Company raises $56M days after big Bitcoin buy
    by Tarang Khaitan on June 27, 2025 at 6:14 am

    UK-based The Smarter Web Company has made a multimillion-dollar raise just days after it purchased $20 million worth of Bitcoin to bring its holdings to over 540 BTC. UK-based web design and marketing firm The Smarter Web Company has raised 41.2 million British pounds ($56.59 million), days after it purchased 196 Bitcoin to add to its growing holdings.The firm said on Thursday that the raise came from institutional investors via accelerated bookbuild, a process where a company raises capital quickly, usually within one or two days, without any marketing push.The Smarter Web Company raised 36.27 million British pounds ($49.8 million) with the bookbuild and a further 4.97 million British pounds ($6.82 million) by subscription. The offer price was 2.9 British pounds ($3.98) per share.Read more

  • Ethereum set for rally as it holds above crucial $2.4K price: Analyst
    by Ciaran Lyons on June 27, 2025 at 5:35 am

    Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe says Ether could be “testing the other side of the range” in the coming weeks as it trades above $2,400. Ether could see further upside in the coming weeks if it manages to hold above the crucial $2,400 level, according to a crypto analyst.“So far, so good for ETH,” MN Trading Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe said in an X post on Thursday. “Holding above this crucial range low, we’re likely going to be testing the other side of the range in the upcoming weeks,” van de Poppe added.Read more

  • Crypto seed phrase, front-end hacks drive record losses in 2025: TRM Labs
    by Stephen Katte on June 27, 2025 at 5:24 am

    Crypto private key exploits and front-end protocol attacks account for 80% of the $2.1 billion worth of crypto that has been stolen so far this year, TRM Labs reports. Crypto private key exploits and front-end compromises have accounted for most of the $2.1 billion worth of crypto lost to attacks in the first half of 2025, says blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. Over 80% of crypto stolen across 75 hacks so far this year was taken in so-called infrastructure exploits, which, on average, made off with 10 times more than other attack types, TRM Labs said in a report on Thursday.Infrastructure attacks target the technical backbone of a system to gain unauthorized control, mislead users, or reroute assets.Read more

  • US futures hit record high, setting Bitcoin up for new peak: Analysts
    by Martin Young on June 27, 2025 at 4:58 am

    US stock futures have hit record highs, fueling analyst predictions that Bitcoin could soon break past resistance to hit a new price peak. US stock futures are at record highs as the country’s largest markets are nearing their peaks, which could help propel Bitcoin to reach another all-time high, according to analysts. S&P 500 futures entered new all-time high territory on Thursday with the index tapping 6,145 points, surpassing February’s peak. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite futures also hit a peak at 20,180 around the same time. The S&P 500 has gained 23% since its April 8 crash as trade tariff shocks ease and a ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold.Read more

  • Coinbase stock ‘going vertical’ as it hits new closing high
    by Ciaran Lyons on June 27, 2025 at 3:15 am

    One investment adviser says Coinbase stock is looking strong despite being “due for a pullback,” but other analysts are more skeptical. Shares in crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) ended Thursday’s trading session at a new all-time closing high, but analysts are divided on if the rally will continue.“Going vertical now,” Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal said in a post on Thursday in response to Coinbase’s record close. “Next step, crypto,” Pal said, adding, “the liquidity spigot is wide, wide open.”Read more