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Crypto investment funds recorded $173 million in net outflows last week, marking a fourth consecutive week of withdrawals as US investors led the retreat from major digital assets.

Several crypto media outlets have quietly removed articles covering a study that found most distributed press releases originated from high-risk or scam-linked projects, prompting concerns about editorial independence.

Metaplanet reported a fiscal 2025 net loss of ¥95 billion ($619 million), largely driven by a ¥102.2 billion ($665.8 million) valuation decline in its bitcoin holdings.

Vitalik Buterin has criticised what he called “pretend neutrality” in corporate culture, arguing that while decentralised protocols must remain neutral, the individuals building them should openly state their cultural and political principles.

Solana has captured 49.7% of x402 protocol transaction share, as competition intensifies among blockchains seeking dominance in emerging onchain micropayment infrastructure.

Traders have committed more than $84 million across seven prediction contracts on Polymarket, Kalshi and Myriad to map Bitcoin’s price path through 2026, signalling cautious optimism rather than expectations of a rapid breakout.

Pi Coin tumbled 24% in 24 hours, intensifying volatility across the crypto market and fuelling renewed doubts over the strength of the Pi Network project.

Bitcoin’s latest correction could signal mounting recession risks in the United States, according to Bloomberg Intelligence senior strategist Mike McGlone, who raised the prospect of a slide to $10,000 in an extreme downturn scenario.

Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider licence from Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, enabling it to expand regulated crypto services across the Middle East.

Russia’s deputy finance minister Ivan Chebeskov said roughly 50 billion rubles in crypto transactions occur daily, amounting to more than 10 trillion rubles, or about $129 billion, annually outside regulatory oversight.

Bitcoin has fallen 22.3% since the start of the year to around $68,000, putting it on course for its worst first quarter performance since the 2018 bear market.

Virginia Senate candidate Mark Moran is leveraging a meme coin on Solana to amplify his long-shot Democratic primary challenge against incumbent Mark Warner.