Le bitcoin est passé sous la barre des 65 000 $ après que Kevin Warsh, nouveau président de la Réserve fédérale, a indiqué que l’inflation restait la priorité de la banque centrale. Il a signalé que les décideurs s’orientaient vers un nouveau durcissement de la politique monétaire. Cette prise de position a ravivé les anticipations de hausse des taux et pesé sur l’ensemble du marché des actifs numériques.

La Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) des États-Unis a proposé de nouvelles règles susceptibles de légitimer les contrats de prédiction liés au sport. Le texte vise aussi à apporter une clarification réglementaire attendue de longue date pour un secteur des marchés de prédiction en forte croissance.

CME Group a lancé des contrats à terme adossés à un indice diversifié de cryptomonnaies, offrant aux investisseurs institutionnels un moyen réglementé de s’exposer à plusieurs actifs numériques et de couvrir ce risque. Ce produit vise à faciliter une exposition et une couverture sur un panier de cryptos au sein d’un cadre de marché régulé.

On June 12, 2026, a steep sell-off in US semiconductor stocks erased about $1.3 trillion in market value and coincided with an estimated $130 billion drop in the crypto market. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 10.3% in one session, while major tokens including Bitcoin and Ethereum slid as investors cut exposure to risk assets.

Japan’s lower house has moved forward a bill that would reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments, positioning them for securities-style oversight and potentially changing how gains are taxed. The legislation cleared a key committee on June 10, 2026 after being submitted by the cabinet in April, and is now headed to the House of Councillors. Under the current system, crypto profits can face taxes up to 55%, while reclassification could pave the way for a flat 20% rate similar to stocks and bonds.

On June 11, 2026, Citigroup rolled out a blockchain-based marketplace aimed at wealthy and institutional clients to trade tokens that represent ownership interests in private companies. The offering is set to start with foreign investors, as Citi explores participation with several large private firms that it has not publicly named.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said Europe's incoming MiCA enforcement could spark a significant stablecoin liquidity squeeze if major tokens fail to meet the July 1, 2026 standards. He warned that coordinated exchange delistings of non-compliant coins such as Tether's USDT could leave markets without enough replacement depth. Analysts and market watchers expect thinner order books, wider spreads, and temporary bottlenecks if large balances are forced to migrate quickly.

US lawmakers are set to deepen work on cryptocurrency taxation as the House Ways and Means Committee prepares a June 9 hearing on seven draft proposals. The package would update tax treatment for areas including stablecoin payments, staking rewards, mining income, and methods for calculating gains and losses, with one draft proposing a capital-gains exemption for regulated dollar-backed stablecoin transactions under $200.

On June 7, 2026, analysts said Chainlink (LINK) remained under pressure below $10 even as exchange data pointed to a longer-term decline in LINK held on Binance. Binance reportedly holds about 85.1 million LINK (roughly $766 million), close to two-thirds of centralized-exchange LINK, while reserves have trended down from near 145 million in 2022–2023. LINK was trading around $9, with analysts highlighting $8.50 as key support and noting $10.50 as a level that could signal stronger buyer control if reclaimed.