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Netanyahu convenes cabinet to assess US-Iran nuclear deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his full cabinet on June 11-12 to evaluate a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, with a virtual signing reportedly scheduled for June 13-14. Israel faces concerns that nuclear concessions could weaken regional security.
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Coinbase flags 7M Bitcoin in quantum-vulnerable cold wallets
Coinbase's Quantum Advisory Council warned that roughly a third of all Bitcoin sit in addresses where public keys are exposed on-chain, vulnerable to future quantum attacks. The council proposed migration deadlines and potential fund freezes to protect at-risk holdings.
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EDward Gaming names Pep 'Autumn' Guardiola head coach
EDward Gaming, China's decorated esports organization, has elevated Korean coach Pep 'Autumn' Guardiola to head coach. Guardiola previously worked on EDG's Valorant staff and now takes a broader leadership role across the org's competitive teams.
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G2 Esports sweeps Xi Lai Gaming as crypto sponsorships fade from esports
G2 Esports defeated Xi Lai Gaming 2-0 in Valorant Masters London 2026, but the tournament highlighted a sharp retreat of crypto branding from major esports events after years of aggressive sponsorship spending.
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DOJ clears Paramount-Skydance $110B Warner Bros. Discovery deal
The US Department of Justice approved Paramount Skydance's $110–111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on June 12, 2026, imposing no conditions after an eight-month antitrust review. The merger still faces state and European regulatory hurdles.
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Edward Gaming defeats FUT Esports 2-1 at Valorant Masters
Edward Gaming rallied from a map down to beat FUT Esports 2-1 at Valorant Masters London on June 13, a victory that underscores the growing overlap between esports competition and blockchain-based prediction markets—and the regulatory concerns that follow.
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Google sues Chinese crime group for weaponizing Gemini AI in phishing
Google filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network accused of using Gemini AI to automate phishing attacks that stole 3.87 million credit card numbers and targeted cryptocurrency investors across dozens of countries.
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Bitcoin breaks $64,000 on ETF inflows and Middle East peace optimism
Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 on Saturday, buoyed by the strongest U.S. spot ETF inflows in a month and geopolitical optimism around a potential Iran-Pakistan peace deal.
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Brazil vs Morocco: 2026 World Cup crypto betting surge
Brazil and Morocco meet June 13 in the 2026 World Cup's only group-stage matchup between top-10 FIFA teams. Crypto betting platforms are capturing significant wagering volume, with decentralized prediction markets offering more granular betting options than traditional sportsbooks.
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Vitality vs MOUZ at IEM Cologne as crypto betting markets surge
Team Vitality and MOUZ clash on June 13 at the IEM Cologne Major, a Counter-Strike 2 championship drawing hundreds of thousands of dollars in prediction market volume. The matchup underscores how crypto platforms and fan tokens are reshaping esports team economics.
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Anthropic's Mythos AI finds no serious bugs in Zcash after forgery fix
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic's Mythos AI model found no further serious bugs in the privacy protocol following the patching of a previously discovered forgery vulnerability in the Orchard shielded pool.
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Aurora defeats G2 2-1 at IEM Cologne, linking esports to crypto prediction markets
Aurora Gaming beat G2 Esports 2-1 on June 13 at IEM Cologne Major, with the match generating activity on prediction platforms including Polymarket. The result underscores growing ties between esports organizations and crypto-backed financial infrastructure.
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EDG vs FUT at VALORANT Masters London as Coinbase partners with Riot Games
EDward Gaming and FUT Esports meet June 13 in VALORANT Masters London's upper bracket, as a Coinbase-Riot Games partnership integrates cryptocurrency branding into broadcasts reaching millions of viewers globally.
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Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant reconnected after month-long blackout
Europe's largest nuclear facility was restored to Ukraine's power grid on October 23 after a 30-day blackout, marking the tenth complete outage since Russia took control in 2022. The reconnection required an IAEA-negotiated ceasefire to repair critical infrastructure.
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DOJ Abandons $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund After Court Injunction
The US Justice Department officially abandoned its $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund on June 2 after a federal judge's injunction and bipartisan congressional pressure halted the controversial compensation scheme.
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Crypto.com launches OG Prediction Markets in New York with Knicks' Anunoby
Crypto.com's OG prediction market platform officially launched in New York, naming Knicks player OG Anunoby as its first brand ambassador. The platform offers CFTC-regulated contracts on sports, financial, and cultural events.
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Perpetual futures poised to replicate spot Bitcoin ETF adoption surge in U.S.
Kraken's derivatives head John Palmer predicts perpetual futures will follow the same adoption curve as spot Bitcoin ETFs, starting with sophisticated traders and gradually moving to institutional asset managers. Kraken plans to launch perps on Kraken Pro within weeks.
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Crypto prediction markets grow around esports tournaments, raising regulatory questions
Prediction markets tied to the IEM Cologne Major esports tournament have recorded $12.3 million in volume on Bitget Wallet, highlighting crypto platforms' growing interest in gaming audiences—but tournament organizers receive no revenue from these markets, and regulators may view them as unlicensed sports betting.
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USMNT routs Paraguay 4-1 as Kraken, Chainlink debut crypto at 2026 World Cup
The US Men's National Team defeated Paraguay 4-1 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on American soil, while Kraken, Chainlink, Chiliz, and Avalanche rolled out blockchain integrations designed to reshape fan engagement and prediction markets across the tournament's 104 matches.
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2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off with blockchain ticketing amid heat advisories
The 2026 FIFA World Cup spans 11 host cities across North America with 48 teams and 104 matches, while heat advisories grip US coasts and FIFA implements cooling breaks. Kraken and Avalanche bring blockchain infrastructure to ticketing and digital collectibles.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10.3%, second-largest 2024 decline
The Bitcoin network faces one of its steepest mining difficulty adjustments in history this weekend as miner margins collapse under relentless price pressure. The 10.3% reduction would rank as the second-largest drop in 2024 and the 11th-largest since Bitcoin's 2009 inception.
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LMAX CEO: Crypto needs centralized credit and clearing infrastructure
David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, argues that digital assets need centralized infrastructure—credit systems, clearing mechanisms, and collateral networks—borrowed from traditional capital markets to unlock the industry's next growth phase.
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RippleX Outlines Quantum-Ready XRP Ledger Roadmap Through 2028
RippleX's head of engineering revealed a multi-phase architectural transition for the XRP Ledger to achieve quantum readiness by 2028, addressing emerging threats from advanced quantum computers to current cryptographic systems.
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FUT Esports beats B8 13-4 at IEM Cologne Major, falls to G2 in Stage 3
FUT Esports defeated B8 Esports 13-4 on Ancient to stay alive at the IEM Cologne Major on June 8, but fell 2-1 to G2 Esports in Stage 3 on June 12. The organization, founded in 2017, has accumulated $379,000 in esports winnings.