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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…

Authorities dismantle clandestine cryptocurrency farm in Sverdlovsk region Law enforcement in Sverdlovsk region shut down a concealed cryptocurrency mining installation reportedly operating about 10,000 devices across two towns. The equipment occupied premises of a former industrial plant in Nizhny …

FBI seizes 127,000 BTC in record crypto operation U.S. authorities said the FBI carried out a large-scale operation that resulted in the seizure of significant cryptocurrency holdings. Operation overview and seizure totals According to American authorities, law enforcement confiscated more than 127,…

Tether-Backed Plasma Chain Launches with USDT Fee Model Plasma is an EVM-compatible layer-one blockchain that launched its beta mainnet on 25.09.2025 and bills zero native fees for $USDT transfers. Overview Plasma runs a custom PlasmaBFT consensus and routes transaction gas using a paymaster that co…

Who Benefits from the $1 trillion Anthropic Valuation? Reports claim a valuation of $1 trillion for Anthropic , raising questions about who will profit from the current AI investment industry. Investments are structured through opaque vehicles that can impose high fees and expose ordinary investors …

Companies Overspent on Anthropic's Claude, Reaching $500M Bills Several large technology firms experienced rapid growth in AI token consumption after deploying Anthropic's Claude, producing unexpectedly large invoices and budget overruns. Internal leaderboards and tokenmaxxing Within Meta, a volunta…