Crypto markets endured further pressure this week as the sell-off spread to some of the industry’s largest digital asset treasuries (DATs). As of Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) had slipped back below $60,000 for the first time since 2024, Ethereum (ETH) was trading around $1,550, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) was near $57. While the declines weighed on the […]
Cardano (ADA) once dubbed the ETH killer, has lost momentum, leading to a plunge in prices over the last two months.
Ethereum price has weakened after it failed to hold higher support levels, but the market is not one-sided. Some analysts are warning that the breakdown can extend towards $1,600 and even $1,400, while others are pointing to extremely oversold RSI readings for a bounce. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at around $1,680, down 5.89% in […]
XRP is attracting institutional capital at a time when liquidity across the market is moving in the opposite direction. Fresh ETF inflows and growing accumulation among long-term holders continue to support the bullish case, but recent data suggest a different challenge is emerging beneath the surface. While demand appears healthy, the amount of liquidity available […]
Singapore-based crypto travel platform Travala has launched a protocol it says lets artificial intelligence agents search, reserve and pay for hotels with USDC (USDC) on layer-2 blockchain Base, extending agentic AI stablecoin payments into travel bookings.The Travala Travel MCP is live through Claude Desktop, with outside developers able to integrate it into their own travel agents, Travala said in a statement sent to Cointelegraph.The company said the system connects Travala’s hotel inventory to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol, an open standard for linking AI apps to external tools. Payments use Coinbase’s x402 protocol on Base, with Travala saying the setup allows gasless USDC transactions, near-instant settlement and transaction costs of about $0.01 per booking.AI travel still needs human approvalHowever, final payment authorization still requires manual approval from the traveler, meaning it’s not fully autonomous but more advanced than a chatbot that only recommends itineraries.The launch comes as crypto companies try to make stablecoins useful for machine-to-machine commerce and follows a wave of crypto payment infrastructure aimed at AI agents. Cointelegraph reported recently that x402-linked wallets on Base surpassed 100 million transactions, while Fireblocks, MoonPay, Exodus and Oobit have launched products for AI-driven stablecoin payments.Cumulative agentic transfer volumes on Base. Source: ChainalysisTravala framed the launch as an early step toward autonomous travel booking, even as travelers still retain final approval over payments, and said it is offering developers a 10% Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC) rebate on completed stays booked through its agents.“The launch of the world’s first agentic AI travel protocol marks the death of the checkout button,” Travala CEO Juan Otero said, calling it the start of “a truly autonomous travel economy.”Travala said the setup uses ERC-7715 session keys, allowing the AI agent to request a payment while keeping final signing authority inside the traveler’s wallet. The company said the protocol can maintain context across searches, bookings and cancellations in a single chat thread.Related: Coinbase-backed x402 adds batch settlement for AI agent paymentsTravala plans broader travel rolloutTravala said the protocol covers more than 2.2 million hotels, including listings from Marriott, Hilton and IHG, which are sourced through its aggregator partners. The company said it plans to expand the protocol beyond hotels to other travel products, including flights, and expects its Travala (AVA) loyalty token to support future Travel MCP use cases.Travala was founded in 2017 and competes with crypto-friendly travel platforms such as Sleap.io and Alternative Airlines, though its latest protocol shifts the comparison from crypto checkout toward AI-agent booking infrastructure. The company says it accepts more than 100 cryptocurrencies alongside fiat currencies. Magazine: AI-driven hacks could kill DeFi — unless projects act nowAdditional reporting by Christina Comben.
On June 3, 2026, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson posted “I’m taking a break. TTYL” on X, triggering a fresh 10% ADA sell-off. This came just one day after he warned about a wave of failures in the ecosystem, following the collapse of analytics platform TapTools. The token sank to $0.15 for the first time in […]
Over the past 30 days, Internet Computer Protocol, ICP has delivered the kind of volatility that makes or breaks short-term positioning. ICP surged from a 30-day floor of $2.399 on May 23 all the way to $3.222 on June 3, a near 35% move in under two weeks, before giving back most of those gains […]
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The US House Ways and Means Committee circulated seven discussion drafts of bills to address digital asset taxation ahead of a Tuesday hearing on the matter, covering stablecoins, staking, mining and transactions.Among proposals in the draft legislation are reducing the tax paperwork required for crypto holders, providing clarity for mining and staking tokens and a potential “de minimis” reporting exception for transactions. The seven discussion draft bills preceded a Tuesday hearing on digital asset taxation in the House committee, chaired by Republican Jason Smith.Crypto industry advocates have been urging US lawmakers to address lessening the reporting burden for taxes on mining and staking as well as eliminating requirements for small crypto transactions through “de minimis” exceptions. A draft law released by members of Congress in March and officially introduced in May as the Digital Asset PARITY Act proposed a $200 reporting threshold for stablecoin transactions, but not one on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.“We need digital asset tax clarity or activity will never fully onshore,” said The Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone in response to the PARITY Act.Source: Max MillerAny bill or amendment to legislation addressing crypto tax policy will need bipartisan support in Congress before being signed into law. Although the House hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, US lawmakers in the Senate are expected to focus on a budget reconciliation bill before consideration of a digital asset market structure bill called the CLARITY Act.Related: Israel’s tax authority ‘disappointed’ in voluntary crypto disclosures: ReportAccording to Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee were considering a $300 “de minimus” exemption for Bitcoin transactions. The proposed change to capital gains taxes built upon the Wyoming lawmaker’s draft bill released in July 2025.Illinois crypto tax expected to be signed into law soonThis week, the Illinois General Assembly signed off on a $56 billion state budget that included provisions for taxing digital assets. If signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, crypto users can expect to pay a 0.2% tax on transactions through brokers, which also must be registered with the state.Magazine: Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI, so why is the hashrate near ATHs?Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.
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