Crypto News Today (June 9): BTC Holding $63K, Humanity Protocol Hacked for $32M, Ethereum ETFs Turn Green

In crypto news today (June 9), the market is sitting relatively flat, with Bitcoin barely holding on to $63,000 on this Tuesday after a +0.2 overnight move. Liquidations continue to slow, with just $301M in positions liquidated and, most notably, the split between longs and shorts is nearly even.

Of the other major caps, Cardano (ADA) and Ripple (XRP) are the top performers, up +4.5% and +2.3% in the past 24 hours, respectively. After its recent huge rally, HYPE is one of the few tokens in the red today, down -1.8% overnight as it continues to consolidate.

Bitcoin ETF flows continue to lean bearish, as the week began with another -$90M in outflows. However, Ethereum closed June 8 with $82M in inflows, marking its strongest day in the past few months.

The Fear & Greed Index is still at near-all-time lows, at 10/100, marking ‘Extreme Fear’ and one of its lowest levels since early May 2026, with investors still sitting on their hands amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Crypto News Today: Humanity Protocol (H) Hacked for $32M – ZachXBT Gets Involved

Humanity Protocol’s H token plummeted 88% within 24 hours after a security exploit, reaching an intraday low of around $0.072. On-chain analyst Specter reported that over 17 wallets were drained, with initial losses exceeding $5 million, later rising to more than $30 million.

Terence Kwok, the founder of Humanity Protocol, confirmed that the incident was due to compromised private keys of a Humanity Foundation member. He advised users to avoid the bridge and liquidity pools until safety can be confirmed.

Kwok assured the community that they are working with security experts to address the situation and expressed apologies to holders while committing to provide regular updates. This breach comes just weeks before a scheduled token unlock on June 25, making the security response crucial for the H token’s stabilization.

In classic ZachXBT fashion, the on-chain sleuth quickly stepped in and alleged that the Humanity Protocol team was pumping their token ahead of the upcoming token unlock, before a malicious attacker exploited compromised private keys and stole the funds.

Update: After further analysis of the laundering it seems the sketchy MM / OTC & private key compromise are independent of one another and not related.

Kind of funny if the team was pumping the token for weeks only to have gotten rekt shortly before the upcoming unlock later…

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) June 9, 2026

Biggest Gainers and Losers: On-Chain Collectible Projects are Surging

In other crypto news today, right now, some of today’s biggest winners are in the emerging on-chain collectible sector, with Collector Crypt (CARDS) and Ready Cards (READY) both up +15% and +33%, respectively.

Both projects offer the chance to purchase digital packs of collectible cards, including Pokémon, One Piece, Sports Cards, and more. It is a booming business, as physical cards are hitting all-time highs and are now going on-chain.

As for the biggest losers, Humanity (H) is the most notable, down over -80% after a private key exploit that resulted in over $32M stolen from the project.

Lab (LAB), a Binance Smart Chain project, has surged +140% over the past 14 days but has since cooled off and is one of the worst performers today, down -16.5% over the past 24 hours.