Zcash Says Counterfeit ZEC Was Likely Never Minted, but Can't Prove It

Bybit Adds Western Union for Local-Currency USDPT Swaps in LATAM

Bybit has tied Western Union into its conversion flow, letting users across Latin America turn local currencies into USDPT in a few steps. Here is the detail. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bybit-western-union-usdpt-latam-conversions-june-2026/

Zcash Says Counterfeit ZEC Was Likely Never Minted, but Can't Prove It

Zooko Wilcox says prior exploitation of the Orchard counterfeiting bug looks unlikely, but cryptography alone cannot confirm no fake ZEC was ever minted. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-orchard-counterfeiting-bug-prior-exploitation-june-2026/

XRP Spot ETFs Drew Inflows Last Week as BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs Bled

XRP spot ETFs pulled net inflows last week while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana spot ETFs saw net outflows, a rotation that landed as XRP led the majors at $1.18. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-spot-etfs-inflows-btc-eth-sol-outflows-june-2026/

Hoskinson Says Cardano's Disputed 1,096 BTC Paid for a 2016 Audit

Charles Hoskinson says Cardano's disputed 1,096 BTC funded a 2016 crowdsale audit. The coins cost about $454,000 then and are worth roughly $72M now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cardano-hoskinson-1096-btc-2016-audit-dispute-june-2026/

Bitcoin Climbs to $65.7K as a US-Iran Deal Reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Bitcoin rose to $65,740 and oil fell nearly 5% after the US and Iran reached an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with signing set for Switzerland Friday. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-iran-peace-deal-strait-of-hormuz-reopen-june-2026/