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Clear Signing standard and DeFi.app's Rocket Perps launch test whether better wallet UX can retain users without token incentives. A 750M HOME unlock on June 10 adds a stress test.
Kraken locked in the title of Official Crypto Exchange Supporter for the 48-team tournament, which kicks off across the US, Mexico, and Canada this week.
Figure adds $7B in annual loan volume and a new asset stream for its blockchain marketplace. The stock is down 25% over the past month despite the deal.
IEM Cologne 2026 Stage 3 is live with a $1.25M prize pool and zero crypto sponsors. The biggest CS2 event of the summer has no blockchain money, no token integrations — a first for a tournament this size since 2021.
Three Japanese megabanks formed a council to develop a yen stablecoin framework, targeting issuance by FY2026 as regulators expand digital asset rules.
Bitcoin rose 1.63% to $62,651 amid cautious equity markets. Monero jumped 8%. Traders eye Fed minutes and CPI for the next directional trigger.
Stand With Crypto UK activates 286K members to file complaints against banks blocking crypto transfers. FCA data shows 8% of British adults hold crypto.
A 20-year-old Canadian pleaded guilty to laundering $13M in stolen crypto after phishing Coinbase and Trezor users. He spent the funds on a Lamborghini, private jets, and Miami real estate.
Trading volume across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top coins hit its lowest since mid-2024. Santiment says the setup mirrors prior turning points.
KB Kookmin's $100M digital bond settled via HSBC's Orion, cutting settlement to three days. The bank now targets the HKMA grant scheme to offset costs. A milestone for institutional blockchain adoption.
Dragonfly's Rob Hadick says stablecoin value will shift from issuers to companies owning distribution, compliance, and payment flows as the legacy stack collapses.
Singapore's first retail tokenized gold from DBS: gram buys at S$200, exchange listing considered, but gold price and platform risks apply.
SpaceX's $75B IPO draws crypto liquidity, but $385M in perpetual open interest shows many traders are betting on the stock inside crypto venues.
England beat Costa Rica 3-0 in their final World Cup 2026 warmup. FIFA named Kraken as the tournament's official crypto exchange partner the same day.
Arsenal's first Premier League title in 22 years arrives as $AFC fan token expands to Solana and Base. Kraken's FIFA World Cup partnership and FCA warnings add context.
Trenton Johnston, 20, pleaded guilty to laundering $13M from impersonation scams targeting crypto users. Prosecutors seek 63 months; stolen funds paid for Lamborghinis and private jets.
One victim lost 185 BTC to a fake Google call. The scammer faces deportation. Co-conspirator charges remain pending. The case shows how social engineering works.
Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz warns that AI and formal verification will expose fragile crypto protocols. Here is what that means for project due diligence.
EMEA accounts for 48% of global outbound retail cross-border payments. Stablecoins and tokenization are driving the region's financial sovereignty push, with MiCA deadlines coming.
Emerging markets dominate Binance tokenized stock trading. A Binance Research report projects $2 trillion in new capital and 300 million users by 2031.
Negotiators failed to salvage an ethics deal, leaving the Clarity Act's path uncertain as law enforcement groups raise concerns about crime provisions. Only 31 Senate days remain before the August recess.
A new DCG-Harris Poll found 40% of voters see crypto as a major issue, up from 20% in 2024. Other surveys show the issue still competes with broader economic concerns.
Analysts warn the SpaceX IPO may trigger capital rotation out of crypto as tokenized products draw $385M in open interest. The real test for Bitcoin liquidity comes at listing.
SpaceX futures hit $525M daily volume as traders pay 20% above IPO price. Bitcoin dropped 20% since the contracts launched May 18.
Mo Touré missed training ahead of Australia's World Cup opener. For crypto fan tokens and prediction markets, the gap between what the team knows and what the market knows is the real risk.
The ECB is expected to hike 25bp Thursday, its first since 2025. Crypto portfolios with leveraged altcoin exposure face the most risk if Lagarde signals a sustained tightening cycle.
Delaware and New Jersey advanced bills to ban crypto ATMs, following $388.9M in FBI-reported scam losses in 2025. Indiana, Tennessee, Minnesota already have bans.
DeFi direct hack losses fell to $680M in 2025 from $2.62B in 2022, data show. AI audits helped, but bridge attacks and phishing remain key exposures for 2026.
OFAC froze roughly $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto and sanctioned nine China- and Hong Kong-based actors accused of funnelling money to military procurement networks.
Gate partners with Dubai universities for on-campus Web3 workshops, targeting students with zero crypto exposure through hands-on blockchain training.