A Friday selloff extended XRP's decline, marking a 22% pullback over the past 30 days and pushing the token below $1.10 for the first time since November 2024. A report from market expert Sam Daodu says the technical setup looks bearish across multiple timeframes, with some analysts cited in the note warning a further 40% drop could put XRP near $0.70.

A Rust-based infostealer dubbed IronWorm was embedded in 36 npm packages connected to the Arweave/WeaveDB ecosystem, targeting developer credentials, SSH keys, and Exodus wallet files. The malware ran via a preinstall hook during npm install, searched 86 environment variables and 20 credential files, and used stolen GitHub tokens to spread through malicious commits. Security researchers advised anyone who installed the affected packages to rotate exposed secrets and harden npm/GitHub accounts.

Bitcoin has dropped about 50% from its all-time high, erasing roughly $988 billion in market value between October 2025 and April 2026. Net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $3.83 billion from May 1 to June 4, while risk-off positioning and stronger equity performance have kept BTC under pressure. On the charts, a weekly close below the $60,000 wick could open a path toward the $52,000-$53,000 area.

In early June 2026, a RippleX developer argued that AI-driven discovery of ZK flaws is unlikely to trigger a Zcash-style collapse in XRP. The discussion follows ZEC falling 46% in 24 hours after a bug in Zcash's Orchard pool raised concerns about hidden inflation. RippleX's J. Ayo Akinyele said XLS-0096 "Confidential Transfers" keeps total issuance verifiable and lets validators block transactions that fail supply checks.

Marvell Technology will be added to the S&P 500 on June 22 after meeting the index's GAAP profitability requirement and will replace Pool Corp. The change compels funds that track the benchmark to purchase Marvell shares, after the stock jumped nearly 6% in after-hours trading following the June 5 announcement. The reshuffle arrives as chip stocks saw a sharp selloff, with the PHLX semiconductor index down 10.3% in the same week.

Lighter (LIT) fell more than 20% in 24 hours after failing to break $1.80, sliding to around $1.38 while trading volume dropped 17.58% to $128.6 million. Binance top traders stayed tilted to the long side, with 68.75% long versus 31.25% short and a 2.20 long/short ratio. The next move hinges on whether LIT can hold the $1.38 breakout area, with $1.55–$1.60 flagged as a nearby liquidity zone if a rebound develops.

U.S. equities fell sharply on Friday after a May payrolls report shifted trader expectations toward higher Federal Reserve rates. The Nasdaq dropped 4.18% and the S&P 500 slid 2.64%, while Bitcoin fell more than 5% and moved below $60,000. Attention now turns to Wednesday’s CPI release and the Fed’s June 16–17 meeting.

In Q1 2026, professional investors reduced Bitcoin exposure by about 52.5K BTC, taking holdings from 313K BTC to 261K BTC alongside a 22% BTC correction. The pullback was concentrated in hedge funds and brokerages, while banks, governments, private equity firms, and advisors largely held steady or added exposure, suggesting ownership may have rotated toward longer-term allocators.