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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.
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USMNT loses to Turkey 3-2, advances to face Bosnia in knockout
The USMNT fell 3-2 to Turkey on June 25 in their final Group D match, but had already secured enough points to finish first and advance to the knockout stage. Coach Mauricio Pochettino rested key players, including Christian Pulisic, prioritizing long-term success over the result.
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Inero departs Cloud9 League of Legends head coach role after eight months
Nick "Inero" Smith has departed as head coach of Cloud9's League of Legends team after approximately eight months in the role, marking the latest turnover in the organization's coaching ranks.
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Katia Itzel García: First Mexican Woman to Referee FIFA World Cup
Katia Itzel García, a 33-year-old Mexican referee, made history on June 25 by becoming the first woman from Mexico to officiate a men's FIFA World Cup match, taking charge of Tunisia vs. Netherlands in Kansas City.
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Saudi Aramco Resumes Crude Loading at Ras Tanura After 4-Month Halt
Saudi Aramco resumed crude oil loading at Ras Tanura, one of the world's largest export terminals, on June 25 after a nearly four-month shutdown triggered by a March 2 fire. The restart eases global supply constraints and signals reduced geopolitical risk around the Strait of Hormuz.
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StablecoinX debuts on Nasdaq as Ethena's USDe supply collapses 70%
Stablecoin infrastructure company StablecoinX completed its merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp and began trading on Nasdaq on Friday under ticker USDE, even as Ethena's USDe stablecoin has lost 70% of its circulating supply from October peaks amid a broader crypto downturn.
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Taiwan margin debt hits NT$600B record, echoing dot-com bubble risks
Taiwan's retail margin debt surged to NT$600 billion as of June 2026, surpassing the dot-com bubble peak and signaling potential market instability as leverage levels reach historic highs amid AI-driven gains.
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Hong Kong dollar hits 10-month low, testing decades-old currency peg
The Hong Kong dollar weakened to approximately 7.84 against the US dollar on June 24-25, approaching the upper boundary of its fixed exchange rate band. Interest rate differentials and the timing of new stablecoin regulation highlight structural vulnerabilities in the peg.
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Netherlands beats Tunisia 3-1; crypto prediction markets surge on World Cup
The Netherlands' 3-1 victory over Tunisia drew significant crypto trading activity, with prediction markets and blockchain-backed fan tokens capitalizing on World Cup momentum. Kraken's FIFA sponsorship and Chiliz's token rally underscore crypto's growing role in sports, though volatility poses long-term risks.
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Domyn plans 400B open-source AI model for European regulated sectors
Domyn, a Milan-based AI company formerly known as iGenius, plans to release a 400-billion-parameter open-source model within a year, backed by NVIDIA hardware and targeting European financial services, government, and defense institutions seeking alternatives to US proprietary platforms.
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Solana Mobile dApp Store hits 1,561 listings with 96 apps added in one week
Solana Mobile's dApp Store added 96 new applications in a single week, reaching 1,561 total listings. The platform charges developers zero fees, undercutting Apple and Google's 30% and 15-30% commissions respectively.
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Croatia vs Ghana World Cup match fuels crypto prediction market surge
Crypto traders are capitalizing on the Croatia vs Ghana Group L fixture at the 2026 World Cup through Polymarket bets and Chiliz fan token plays, with betting volume exceeding $500K despite the absence of dedicated national team tokens.