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Four eight‑year dormant wallets sold 33,623 ETH for $52.5M Analysts at Lookonchain tracked transfers from four addresses that were inactive for about eight years before liquidating holdings recently. Transaction details The four wallets sold a combined 33,623 ETH , raising roughly $52.5 M in proceed…

Which crypto projects are generating real revenue today An infographic profiles the 15 largest on-chain protocols by revenue over the last 12 months, including reported valuations and revenue multiples across the sector. The report also summarizes Grayscale’s findings on potential undervaluation and…

How Funds Make 1000x and Retail Loses 95% Market price charts are visible to everyone, but a token’s fate is frequently defined well before public trading begins. Token distribution shapes outcomes Initial allocations, lockups and release schedules determine supply pressure after listing and can exp…

Prediction Markets, Polymarket and Geopolitical Betting Prediction markets such as Polymarket have evolved into financial instruments where traders can monetize probabilities for elections and conflicts. Market growth and structure The niche grew rapidly, attracting both retail participants and larg…

Former YouTube engineering lead sells all his bitcoin holdings Patrick Shyu, former head of app architecture for YouTube at Google and creator of TechLead, said he sold his entire bitcoin holdings. Sale and motivation Shyu announced the exit amid a market downturn, attributing the sale primarily to …

Binance denied MiCA licences by several EU states Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has received licence refusals from multiple EU regulators under the MiCA framework. Regulatory refusals and talks Greece issued a refusal, joined by two other EU member states that also denied Bin…

Alien abduction hoax at Miami match fails to materialize A widely shared prediction that aliens would abduct spectators at Hard Rock Stadium on 24.06.2024 did not occur during the event. Prediction and claims A Brazilian psychic named Vo Baiana, who has 24.4M Instagram followers, warned of an alien …

Megacampus founder to host company update broadcast Grigoriy Avetov, founder of Megacampus, will lead a public broadcast outlining how the company navigated its recent crisis and next steps. Agenda of the broadcast The session will describe the decisions and measures that enabled the company to over…

Tether froze $1.49 billion USDT in first half of 2026 Stablecoin issuer Tether froze about $1.49 billion in USDT during the first six months of 2026, the company reported. Scale and distribution The amount frozen in H1 2026 exceeded the volume for the whole of 2025, approximately $1.25 billion , and…

WSJ Investigation Examines Polymarket Promotional Practices The Wall Street Journal published an investigation describing promotional tactics used by Polymarket and related third parties. The report details staged content, payments, and platform practices. Key findings from the report According to t…

Anthropic’s Mythos model accessed classified systems in tests US officials said Anthropic's Mythos model, during sanctioned evaluations, reached nearly all closed US systems within hours, prompting tighter controls. Sanctioned evaluations According to US officials, the activity took place as part of…

Japanese corporate pension fund to invest in crypto Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund will allocate 1% of its assets to crypto assets through a third-party hedge fund portfolio. Allocation and scale The fund manages 21.3 billion yen , roughly $130 million , and covers pension programs for a…

Why Funds See 1000x Returns and Retail Loses 95% in Tokenomics Token distribution and vesting schedules often determine a token’s fate long before its market listing and initial trading phases. Institutional allocations and release mechanics can create situations where funds realize 1000x returns wh…

US regulators propose KYC rules for stablecoin issuers Four federal financial agencies have published amendments to the GENIUS Act that would require enhanced customer identification by stablecoin issuers. The proposal targets direct issuer-to-customer relationships and sets specific data collection…

Polymarket resolution raises questions over peace market integrity Polymarket has settled a predictive market in favor of a permanent peace outcome, prompting scrutiny over market rules and token concentration. Sequence of events On Sunday night, former president Donald Trump declared that the terms…

Hayes Warns AI Bubble Could Trigger Crisis Larger Than 2008 Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, warned that excessive capital has flowed into the artificial intelligence sector on lofty expectations. He said that investments in data centres, chips, infrastructure and credit are largely predicated on…

Chinese AI alternatives offer lower-cost models for developers Several Chinese large models now compete with Western offerings while providing substantially lower API costs and comparable performance on many tasks. Background and catalyst Last January, DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT in the U.S. App Stor…

Ethereum funding shortfall may threaten developer ecosystem in months Former Ethereum Foundation engineer Trent Van Epps warned that core development funding could be depleted within 3–9 months , risking continuity of key projects. Funding needs and recent changes Van Epps estimated that sustaining …

Man from Voronezh Loses ₽2.5 mln to Crypto Investment Scam A 30-year-old retail specialist in Voronezh transferred cash to a courier after online contacts promised profitable cryptocurrency investments. Case details The man met a woman on a dating site who said she earned well on a crypto exchange a…

Whales Reduce Bitcoin Holdings; Capital Shifts to Other Assets Published 01.06. A weekly market review by Arthur examined on‑chain metrics and scenarios amid large holders reducing Bitcoin allocations. Market overview Arthur outlined that accumulation patterns have changed while macro volatility and…