June 19 (Cointime) - The Industry Talk section of Cryptonews.com is not part of the editorial content and features insights from industry players. YouTube has a vast collection of cryptocurrency-related videos that offer valuable insights into the market for both beginners and experienced investors. A guide highlighting the top 12 cryptocurrency YouTube channels to watch in 2023 has been compiled, covering traders, investors, and educators with extensive experience in the industry. However, it is crucial to conduct independent research before trading or investing in cryptocurrencies, and the best channel for each individual will depend on their preferences.

June 19 (Cointime) - AiDoge (AI), a new cryptocurrency, is scheduled to be listed on two crypto exchanges, MEXC and Uniswap DEX, on Monday, June 19th at 9am UTC. Presale buyers can claim their tokens at the same time. As MEXC already has a token listed with the ticker symbol $AI, AiDoge will be listed under the ticker $AI2. MEXC is also running a kickstarter event where participants can win a share of an airdrop pool consisting of 1,488,090,000 AiDoge tokens.

June 19 (Cointime) - Crypto whales have recently moved more than $526 million worth of Bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency attempts to recover. Whale Alert, a blockchain-monitoring service, reported several large Bitcoin transactions, including one involving an investor moving 10,205 BTC worth $261.32 million from an unknown wallet to another unknown wallet. The whales paid relatively low fees to process the transfers, with one paying just $35.73 to move a large BTC trove. These transactions come as Bitcoin has bounced back from its weekly low of $24,864 to a high of $26,676, an increase of over 7%.

June 19 (Cointime) - Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has joined an expedition searching for a meteor of interstellar origin that crashed onto Earth in 2014. The Galileo Project, led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb and his student Amir Siraj, is conducting the search. Hoskinson invested $1.5 million in the project in March 2023 and has been sharing updates on Twitter from the coast of Papua New Guinea, where the expedition is taking place. Meanwhile, Cardano's native cryptocurrency, ADA, has experienced a decline in value over the past few weeks due to ongoing legal challenges faced by Binance and Coinbase from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

June 18 (Cointime) - Seven cryptocurrency startups raised a total of $46 million this week, with Bit2Me, a Spanish exchange, receiving the largest investment of $15 million to expand into Latin America. Two startups focused on streamlining crypto payments, Poko and BoomFi, raised $4.5 million and $3.8 million respectively. Other notable fundraises included Connext, ResearchHub, Mnemonic, and Collectibles.com. This news comes after Coinbase and Binance faced scrutiny from the SEC for allegedly selling unregistered securities, but Bit2Me's services are not available in the United States.

June 19 (Cointime) - Investing $100 in each cryptocurrency last Father’s Day would be worth the following based on prices at the time of writing:

June 18 (Cointime) - HSBC, the largest bank in Europe with almost $3 trillion in assets under management, has launched its Innovation Banking unit to focus on tech and life science companies.

June 18 (Cointime) - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao expressed relief as the company's dispute with the SEC has been resolved, allowing him to focus on the future.

GM Vietnam, the highly anticipated blockchain event, will be held on July 7th and 8th, 2023 at THISO SkyHall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event aims to bring together over 2,000 participants, including developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and crypto community members, to explore the potential of Web3 and foster global connections.

BlackRock's filing for a Bitcoin trust is expected to boost investor confidence in the cryptocurrency, according to some industry experts. Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz called it "the best thing that could happen to $BTC."