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Senators urge CFTC investigation into Polymarket's undisclosed influencer campaign
Senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff called for a federal investigation into Polymarket's promotional practices after a Wall Street Journal investigation exposed a coordinated influencer campaign depicting fabricated trading wins worth nearly $900,000.
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Japan faces Brazil in 2026 World Cup knockout stage
Japan advanced to the 2026 World Cup knockout stage with a 1-1 draw against Sweden and will face Brazil on June 26 in Houston. Coach Hajime Moriyasu described the fixture as a serious test and key moment for Japanese soccer's evolution.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum plunge amid tech selloff, hit 2025 lows
Bitcoin fell to $58,000 during a tech sector rout that saw the Nasdaq drop 2% and semiconductors crater 8%. Crypto's tight correlation with equities—driven by institutional adoption—left digital assets vulnerable to the same risk-off sentiment hammering growth stocks.
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Egypt vs Iran World Cup clash as FIFA launches Kraken digital collectibles
Egypt faces Iran in a critical Group G match in Seattle tonight, with FIFA's new partnership with Kraken bringing blockchain-based digital collectibles to the tournament for the first time.
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US Treasury sanctions Colombian recruitment network fueling Sudan's civil war
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned five individuals and entities on April 17, targeting a Colombian network that has recruited hundreds of foreign fighters for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces since 2024.
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Crypto lending rebuilds with Wall Street compliance after 2022 collapse
After Celsius, Genesis, and BlockFi collapsed in 2022-2023, the crypto lending industry is restructuring around on-chain transparency and institutional-grade credit controls. Maple and Kraken's warehouse model tests whether decentralized finance can deliver Wall Street-grade credit infrastructure using liquid collateral and bankruptcy-remote structures.
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Framework Ventures raises $400M fourth fund, expands into AI and robotics
Framework Ventures closed its fourth fund with $400 million in capital and is expanding beyond crypto into AI, robotics, and energy while maintaining its blockchain investments.
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CoinDesk 20 Index rises 0.4% as AAVE surges 8.9%
The CoinDesk 20 Index rose 0.4% to 1595.41, with Aave and Solana posting the strongest gains while Ethereum and Near Protocol lagged.
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Bitcoin tumbles to $58,189 as ETF outflows test inflation-relief rally
Bitcoin fell to an intraday low of $58,189 on June 25 before recovering toward $60,100, as the May PCE inflation print landed slightly below expectations but remained well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, leaving rate-cut odds uncertain.
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U.S. IPO market rebounds to $120B in 2026, but lacks dot-com excess
U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, with roughly 50 companies going public and $120 billion in deal value by midyear, but Goldman Sachs says the current surge lacks the speculative excess of the dot-com era. Crypto companies including Kraken parent Payward and Consensys have paused listings.
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Anthropic's Mythos AI model prompts House committee to weigh new banking security rules
Anthropic demonstrated its unreleased Mythos model to Congress, revealing how AI can identify critical banking vulnerabilities. Rep. Andrew Garbarino signaled potential new regulatory oversight for AI-powered cybersecurity and bank disclosure requirements.
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Bitcoin Falls 32% in H1 2026 as Crypto Market Sinks 30%
Bitcoin fell 32% in the first half of 2026, underperforming equities but outpacing MicroStrategy shares, as investors flee narrative-driven crypto assets for dollar-linked stablecoins and TradFi-connected tokens amid broader market risk aversion.
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Strategy's Bitcoin holdings sink $12 billion underwater as stock tumbles
Strategy's $64.1 billion Bitcoin treasury has fallen $12 billion below cost as the company's stock and preferred shares plummet, undermining the capital-raising model that fueled its aggressive accumulation strategy.
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STRC Perpetual Preferred Stock Heads to June 30 Dividend Reset
Strategy's perpetual preferred stock STRC trades 27% below par ahead of its June 30 ex-dividend date, with investors anticipating a dividend rate increase from the current 11.50% as the stock's effective yield climbs to roughly 15%.
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Binance suspends EU services after missing MiCA license deadline
Binance notified European Union users it will suspend services and stop accepting new registrations because it failed to obtain a MiCA license by the July 1 regulatory deadline. The exchange withdrew its Greece application and plans to seek authorization in France instead.
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Ripple CTO Schwartz Clarifies XRP Origins, Dismisses Fugger Theory
David Schwartz, Ripple CTO Emeritus, has definitively refuted claims that Ryan Fugger created XRP, explaining that Fugger's 2004 RipplePay was a trust-based payment system with no blockchain or digital assets—entirely distinct from the XRP token built from scratch in 2012.
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NAVI fan token trades at $0.04 ahead of TI2026 European qualifier
Esports organization NAVI's Chiliz-based fan token trades near all-time lows ahead of a critical European qualifier for The International 2026, illustrating the challenges facing crypto ventures tied to competitive performance.
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Grant Cardone: Real Estate Cash Flows Fund Bitcoin Buying
Cardone Capital, which manages $5.3 billion, uses income from real estate holdings to buy bitcoin at regular intervals regardless of price, distinguishing its model from stock-fueled corporate treasury strategies like MicroStrategy's.
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Baillie Gifford launches BAGEY tokenized bond fund on Ethereum and Solana
UK investment manager Baillie Gifford is testing BAGEY, a fully regulated tokenized bond fund where the on-chain record serves as the legal ownership register itself, operating on Ethereum and Solana with infrastructure from BNY and NatWest.
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Mbappe and Haaland Trigger Crypto Market Swings at 2026 World Cup
Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland's 2026 World Cup performances are triggering real-time volatility in fan tokens, player NFTs, and unauthorized meme coins. Chiliz rose 28% during early tournament play, while Mbappe-linked Solana tokens spike after each goal.
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Apple, Microsoft raise prices as AI chip costs quadruple
Apple and Microsoft announced substantial price hikes on consumer products in late June 2026, driven by memory and storage chip costs that have quadrupled since 2025. The companies cited constrained supply as chip manufacturers pivot production toward AI server chips.
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PBOC directs banks to boost lending in June amid soft credit demand
China's central bank issued informal guidance to major state-owned banks to increase lending in June, marking the third consecutive month of such directives as credit growth slows and economic restructuring weighs on loan demand.
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Metaplanet Stock Falls 87%, Bitcoin Treasury Triples to 40,177 BTC
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has aggressively expanded its Bitcoin holdings to 40,177 BTC despite a severe stock decline, becoming the world's third-largest corporate cryptocurrency treasury with a cost basis of $4.18 billion.
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Tether surpasses Ether by market cap as ETH crashes to $1,510
Tether's USDt stablecoin became the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap at $186 billion as Ether crashed 5.2% in 24 hours to $1,510, marking its lowest price of the year and a critical support level not seen since October 2023.