Strategy Accumulates $35M Bitcoin and $300M Cash Reserves
Prince Group Executive Arrested in Tokyo Over $15B Bitcoin Scam
Ethereum Validators Debate 10% Staking Reward Redirect for Ecosystem Funding
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules, Sets £40B Issuance Cap
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules with £40B Cap, Targeting 2027 Launch
South Korea Pushes to Expand Travel Rule on Smaller Crypto Transfers
Japan's Pension Fund Plans 1% Crypto Allocation by Fiscal 2026
Taiko Layer 2 Halts After $1.7M Bridge Exploit
Ethereum MEV Bot Drained of $7.5M in Counter-MEV Honeypot
Inception Labs' Mercury 2 Outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma in AI Showdown
Ethereum MEV Bot Jaredfromsubway.eth Loses $7.5M in Honeypot Counter-Attack
Bitcoin ETFs Post Record $6.4B Outflow as BTC Slides 17%
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Prince Group Executive Arrested in Tokyo Over $15B Bitcoin Scam
Ethereum Validators Debate 10% Staking Reward Redirect for Ecosystem Funding
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules, Sets £40B Issuance Cap
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules with £40B Cap, Targeting 2027 Launch
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Ethereum MEV Bot Drained of $7.5M in Counter-MEV Honeypot
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Strategy Accumulates $35M Bitcoin and $300M Cash Reserves
Strategy added $35 million in Bitcoin during the week of June 16-22, while simultaneously building a $300 million cash reserve. The dual accumulation strategy signals aggressive positioning amid market volatility and reflects growing confidence in Bitcoin's long-term value.
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Japanese police arrested Hu Xiaowei, a high-ranking executive of the Prince Group, on June 22, 2026, in connection with a $15 billion cryptocurrency fraud operation spanning multiple Asian countries. The arrest marks one of the largest takedowns of an organized crypto crime network in recent years.
Ethereum Validators Debate 10% Staking Reward Redirect for Ecosystem Funding
A proposal from Clément Lesaege on the Ethereum Research forum would allow validators to redirect up to 10% of staking rewards toward ecosystem development. The mechanism has sparked significant debate over governance risks, cartelization concerns, and whether it could undermine network security...
Japan's Pension Fund Plans 1% Crypto Allocation by Fiscal 2026
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Regulation
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules, Sets £40B Issuance Cap
The Bank of England has reversed its strict stablecoin stance, dropping individual holding caps and replacing them with a £40 billion per-issuer issuance limit. The move eases reserve requirements and targets a 2027 launch for sterling-denominated stablecoins in the UK.
Bank of England Eases Stablecoin Rules with £40B Cap, Targeting 2027 Launch
The Bank of England published draft regulatory rules for systemic stablecoins on June 22, 2026, easing reserve requirements and imposing a temporary £40 billion issuance cap to manage systemic risk during the initial phase of adoption.
South Korea Pushes to Expand Travel Rule on Smaller Crypto Transfers
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