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Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) is estimated to have about 3.1 million permanently lost coins.

Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) came under renewed scrutiny after Zcash cofounder Eli Ben-Sasson commented on recent concerns surrounding the Ethereum Foundation.

MSUSD, a stablecoin issued by MainStreet Finance, fell as much as 85% below its intended US$1 peg after concerns emerged over the protocol's proof-of-reserves infrastructure and market liquidity.

RE (CRYPTO:RE) recorded approximately US$140 million in combined trading volume across Upbit and Bithumb during the past 24 hours.

Dash (CRYPTO:DASH) is assessing the Philippines as a potential market for cryptocurrency payments, citing demand for lower-cost transactions and growing adoption of digital financial services.

Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) community member and Kleros founder Clément Lesaege has proposed a protocol-level funding mechanism that could redirect up to 10% of validator staking rewards to organisations supporting Ethereum infrastructure.

National Business Corporate Pension Fund plans to allocate about ¥213 million (US$1.36 million), or roughly 1% of its ¥21.3 billion (US$136 million) portfolio.

Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya have introduced regulatory frameworks for digital assets as governments respond to growing use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins for payments, remittances and savings.

Strategy holds 846,842 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) valued at about US$54.3 billion, leaving the company with an estimated unrealised loss of US$9.7 billion based on its reported average purchase price of US$75,658 per Bitcoin.

Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson defended the use of AI-generated content after criticism of a recent social media post.

• Kraken’s FIFA World Cup sponsorship coincides with prediction market trading volumes surpassing US$2 billion across football-related contracts. 
• Sports forecasting activity is being concentrated in blockchain-based and regulated event markets, led by Polymarket and Kalshi. 
• Regulatory uncertainty around prediction markets remains the key challenge as platforms expand into mainstream sporting events. 

A major Ethereum-based MEV bot known as Jaredfromsubway.eth has suffered losses exceeding $7.5 million after falling victim to a carefully planned attack that exploited weaknesses in its automated trading logic.