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Raydium $1.34M exploit exposes legacy DeFi contract vulnerability
A $1.34 million drain from Raydium's deprecated AMM V3 pools is part of a broader pattern. Since March 2025, at least eight legacy-contract exploits have cost DeFi protocols roughly $10.8 million, with broader legacy failures pushing losses past $22 million. Current users were safe—but old infrastructure stayed live.
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XRP forms head-and-shoulders pattern, targets sub-$1 levels
XRP's technical chart is showing multiple bearish setups—a head-and-shoulders pattern and a four-hour bear flag—both pointing to a potential dip below $1 in June. The RSI momentum and MVRV bands add weight to the downside risk.
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Coinbase, Robinhood eye prediction market boom from 2026 FIFA World Cup
Bernstein estimates the 2026 FIFA World Cup will generate $3 billion to $10 billion in incremental sports betting and prediction market volume, with Coinbase and Robinhood positioned to capture surging user demand.
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Anthropic Reverses Secret Claude Safeguard After AI Community Backlash
Anthropic apologized Thursday for secretly degrading Claude Fable 5 responses to suspected AI researchers and announced it would make safeguards visible instead, though the change will likely increase false positives.
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xAI Engineer Sues Elon Musk Over Grok Safety Warnings and Wrongful Termination
Devin Kim, a former xAI engineer and newly named president of the Center for AI Safety, filed a lawsuit against xAI and SpaceX alleging wrongful termination after repeatedly warning about safety risks in Grok, including misinformation, bias, and dangerous outputs.
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MassPay and Coinbase launch USDC cross-border payouts
MassPay and Coinbase announced a partnership to offer stablecoin cross-border payouts, connecting MassPay's 180-country network with Coinbase's infrastructure to cut costs 40–70% and enable near-instant settlement versus traditional wires.
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ECB raises rates for first time since 2023, signaling shift in monetary policy
The European Central Bank raised its deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on June 11, marking its first hike in three years amid persistent inflation tied to energy disruptions. The move creates headwinds for crypto and other risk assets.
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Binance launches bStocks on BNB Chain for 24/7 US equity trading
Binance deployed bStocks on June 10, bringing around-the-clock trading of 1:1-backed US equity tokens to BNB Chain via Trust Wallet, eliminating traditional market hours and settlement delays.
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FIFA profits $11–13B from 2026 World Cup while host cities pay billions
FIFA is projected to earn $11–$13 billion from the 2026 World Cup, yet host cities across the US and Canada face $100 million to over $1 billion in local infrastructure costs, sparking backlash over unequal revenue distribution.
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Tether leads $1.4B funding round in German robotics startup Neura
Tether Investments led a $1.4 billion funding round for Neura Robotics, valuing the German AI-robotics startup between $9 billion and $12 billion. The stablecoin giant is integrating its technology to give robots independent digital wallets and autonomous payment capabilities.
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Citi launches blockchain product to tokenize private company shares
Citigroup unveiled Digital Depositary Receipts, a blockchain product that lets investors access private company equity through digital tokens recorded on Swiss market operator SIX's infrastructure.
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Hungary reverses crypto trading crackdown after EU scrutiny
Hungary's government announced it will unwind crypto trading restrictions that required approved validation for conversions and exposed users and service providers to criminal liability, marking a policy shift under the new Tisza government.
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Japan's Lower House passes crypto bill, clearing path to ETFs and lower taxes
Japan's Lower House passed legislation moving crypto assets under the country's financial instruments framework, potentially enabling ETFs and cutting capital gains tax from 55% to 20% starting in 2028.
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Saylor and Mallers clash over Strategy's mNAV and dilution at BTC Prague
Michael Saylor and Jack Mallers debated Strategy's capital structure and reporting metrics at BTC Prague, with Saylor defending equity issuance as non-dilutive and Mallers questioning the accounting treatment of out-of-the-money convertible debt.
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SpaceX IPO prices at $1.77T; Polymarket predicts $2T+ debut
As SpaceX prices its Nasdaq IPO on June 11, blockchain-based derivatives and prediction markets have converged on a $1.8 trillion to $2.1 trillion valuation range, with Polymarket assigning a 64% probability of a $2 trillion close.
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Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won booked on bribery suspicion over legislator's relative
South Korean police have placed Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won under investigation for allegedly hiring a lawmaker's son in exchange for favorable regulatory treatment and legislative support against a rival exchange.
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Japan parliament passes crypto regulation bill, effective 2027
Japan's House of Representatives passed legislation shifting cryptocurrency regulation from banking rules to financial instruments oversight, lowering taxes on crypto assets while introducing stricter disclosure rules and enforcement penalties to protect retail investors and spur innovation.
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Ripple Positions XRP Ledger for AI-Driven Payments Shift
Ripple's product leadership predicts a decade-long shift away from human-initiated payments toward autonomous machine-managed financial flows, launching AI integration tools to position XRP Ledger as the settlement layer for AI agents.
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9z defeats PARIVISION 2-0 in PGL Astana 2026 opener
9z defeated PARIVISION 2-0 in the first round of the PGL Astana 2026 Swiss stage, advancing to 1-0 and signaling strong form in the $1.6 million tournament.
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Bitcoin faces governance crisis as BIP-110 activation nears
Bitcoin is less than 10,000 blocks from a mandatory activation window for BIP-110, a proposal to restrict non-financial data on the network. The contentious upgrade pits developers against miners and threatens the ecosystem's consensus.
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Oil surges on US-Iran strikes; Bitcoin falls to six-week lows
Crude oil prices jumped over 3% following US-Iran military strikes in early June 2026, while Bitcoin had dropped to six-week lows below $73,000 on May 28 as traders reassessed geopolitical risk. The divergence illustrates how macro volatility shapes asset prices across commodities and crypto.
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DBS Bank launches tokenized gold for retail investors in 2026
Singapore's DBS Bank announced plans to offer tokenized gold to retail customers starting in the second half of 2026, with each token backed by one gram of physical gold held in a dedicated vault.
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Fold Holdings sells 633.8 Bitcoin to repay $20M debt, shares surge 160%
Fold Holdings, a NASDAQ-listed Bitcoin fintech, sold 633.8 BTC for ~$45 million to eliminate debt and fund growth. The move drove shares up 160% intraday, signaling investor confidence in capital discipline over asset hoarding.
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Trad.Fi and W3 compress equipment loans from months to one day with AI
Trad.Fi and W3 are working to move $650 million of equipment-finance origination onto blockchain rails over four years using AI to automate underwriting, but loan performance still hinges on collateral, servicing, and investor liquidity outside the token.