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US Bans Foreign Nationals from Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models

Anthropic says a US government export-control directive has forced it to shut foreign nationals out of its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, a move that could become a blueprint for broader AI restrictions if regulators keep swinging the national security hammer. Directive issued: June 12 Models affected: Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Who’s […]

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Arbitrum Governance Weighs $16M, 1,700 ETH and 230M ARB Funding Request

Arbitrum governance is weighing a hefty continued funding request for the Arbitrum Foundation, and the numbers are big enough to make even the most hardened DAO voter raise an eyebrow. Funding ask: $16 million in RWAs, 1,700 ETH, and 230 million ARB Vote deadline: June 25, 2026 Purpose: Another year of Arbitrum Foundation operations Main […]

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Bitcoin ETFs Add $86M in Inflows as BlackRock’s IBIT Leads with $58M

Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $86 Million as BlackRock’s IBIT Keeps Leading Bitcoin ETFs see _86M inflow as BlackRocks IBIT leads with _58M recorded another day of net inflows, pulling in $86 million as BlackRock’s IBIT led the pack with $58 million. For a market that still attracts plenty of hand-waving from skeptics, the message is […]

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CoreWeave Joins Nasdaq 100 as AI Infrastructure Beats Bitcoin Mining

CoreWeave’s entry into the Nasdaq 100 is a loud signal of where public markets are putting their chips: AI infrastructure is hot, and old-school crypto mining is getting judged on hard economics instead of vibes. CoreWeave and Nebius join the Nasdaq 100 on June 22 AI infrastructure firms are now market favorites while many Bitcoin […]

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KuCoin Faces Scrutiny Over Unpaid $2M Seychelles Judgment on Delisted CHP Tokens

KuCoin faces scrutiny after investor cites unpaid _2 million Seychelles court judgment is under fresh scrutiny after a Swiss investor said the exchange has ignored a Seychelles court judgment worth more than $2 million over 21 million delisted CHP tokens left on the platform. $2 million+ judgment reportedly still unpaid 21 million CHP tokens at […]

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Ethereum Researchers Propose SPHINCS- Post-Quantum Wallet Signatures for EVM Security

Ethereum researchers are proposing SPHINCS-, a post-quantum signature scheme designed to work on the EVM without protocol changes. It is a serious attempt to make quantum-resistant wallet security practical before the quantum boogeyman stops being a theory and starts wrecking signatures. SPHINCS-: stateless post-quantum signature scheme for Ethereum wallets Uses KECCAK256 instead of SHAKE256 for […]

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Bitcoin Hits $980M Liquidation Flush as BTC Consolidates Between Key Support and Resistance

Bitcoin got smacked by a leverage flush that erased nearly $980 million across crypto in less than 24 hours, then bounced back into a tight range where traders are now staring at nearby resistance and support like it’s a hostage situation. BTC fell from about $64,100 to $60,700 Crypto liquidations totaled roughly $980 million in […]

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Strategy Buys 1,550 More Bitcoin, Tops 845,256 BTC as Cash Reserve Hits $1B

Strategy Inc. added another 1,550 bitcoin to its treasury between June 1 and June 7, spending about $101.3 million and pushing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC. 1,550 BTC bought for about $101.3 million Total holdings: 845,256 BTC Funding: ATM equity sales and a larger cash reserve Cash reserves: increased to $1.0 billion Big picture: […]

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Canaan Hits North America Mining Efficiency Record as Nasdaq and Revenue Pressures Mount

Canaan has a fresh North American efficiency record to brag about, but the celebration comes with a fat asterisk: roughly one-third of its installed capacity is still offline, losses are still ugly, and the company’s Nasdaq troubles are not going away on vibes alone. Record efficiency: 17.9 J/TH in North America Idle capacity: about 36% […]

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Trump Pushes Crypto Clarity Bill for July 4 as Quantum, Hacks, and Tokenized Stocks Heat Up

Trump Administration Targets July 4 for Crypto Clarity Bill Passage The Trump administration is pressing to get a broad crypto clarity bill across the line by July 4, while Washington pours money into quantum computing, hackers keep exploiting weak security, Zimbabwe moves to formalize crypto oversight, and tokenized equities keep crashing the traditional-finance gate. July […]

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Hong Kong Sets $1.5B Digital Bond Record as Tokenized Finance Goes Mainstream

Hong Kong has set a new benchmark in blockchain-based finance with a $1.5 billion digital bond issuance, a sign that tokenized debt is moving from fintech PowerPoint decks into real capital markets plumbing. Record issuance: Hong Kong priced a $1.5 billion digital bond deal. Tokenization in practice: Blockchain is being used for real debt issuance, […]

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Sygnum: Stablecoins, Bank Deposits and Tokenized Funds Are Converging Onchain

Sygnum says the walls between stablecoins, bank deposits and money market funds are starting to crack, and that could lead to a more unified multi-cash rail system for moving money onchain and offchain. In plain English: the same dollar is increasingly being packaged in different digital formats. Stablecoins, deposits and tokenized funds are converging Blockchain […]

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Circle Moves 4.4B USDC to Coinbase in Record HyperEVM Transfer

Circle moves _4B USDC to Coinbase in record HyperEVM transfer reportedly moved roughly 4.397 billion USDC to a Coinbase-linked address via HyperEVM, in what blockchain analytics firm Arkham described as the largest USDC transaction ever. This wasn’t a sleepy wallet shuffle — it looks more like a serious liquidity and treasury move tied to Hyperliquid’s […]

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CLARITY Act Faces Two-Month Senate Deadline as Crypto Market Structure Fight Escalates

The CLARITY Act has a two-month window. Here is the map The CLARITY Act has moved closer to becoming U.S. crypto market structure law than any bill before it, but the Senate clock is now the real enemy. The path ahead runs through committee mergers, bruising side fights, and a calendar that does not care […]

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BlackRock Bitcoin Premium Income ETF Nears Launch as Goldman Sachs Joins In

BlackRock’s next Bitcoin move is reportedly nearing launch, while Goldman Sachs is also circling the same lane. The message is hard to miss: Bitcoin is no longer being treated like a punchline by the biggest names in finance — it’s becoming a product category, and Wall Street wants its cut. BlackRock’s Bitcoin Premium Income ETF […]

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Stablecoin Market Cap Tops $320B as USDT and USDC Dominate While CEX Volumes Fall

Stablecoin supply has pushed past $320 billion, and the bigger signal is not just the size — it’s the concentration. The market is still growing, but the gains are flowing mostly to a handful of dominant issuers while trading activity on centralized exchanges keeps sliding. Stablecoin market cap hits $320 billion Growth is concentrating in […]

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Strategy Sells Bitcoin for First Time Since 2022, Citing Liquidity and Flexibility

Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has made its first Bitcoin sale since 2022, and CEO Phong Le says the move was driven by three practical reasons: protecting the company’s financial position, managing obligations, and preserving flexibility. For a firm that has become the poster child for corporate Bitcoin accumulation, that is a notable pivot — or at […]

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Bitcoin Faces 11th-Largest Difficulty Drop as Miners Feel the Squeeze

Bitcoin is heading for one of its biggest downward mining difficulty adjustments in years on Saturday, a sign that miners have been getting squeezed hard and the network is doing what it was built to do: adapt without asking anyone for permission. 11th-largest downward difficulty adjustment expected on Saturday Miners under pressure from weaker profitability […]

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