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A wallet reportedly linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes received 3,000 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) worth approximately US$5.42 million as the cryptocurrency climbed nearly 6% in 24 hours.

The Solana Institute urged US senators to preserve Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act provisions within the CLARITY Act as the legislation moves closer to Senate consideration.

Kraken introduced perpetual futures trading for eligible US customers through Bitnomial, expanding its regulated derivatives business following the acquisition of the exchange in April.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed Donald Battle, an adviser to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto task force, as its new chief data innovation officer.

A trader identified as "fishalive" generated a payout of US$4.7 million on prediction platform Polymarket after wagering US$427,952 that Spain would not defeat Cape Verde in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) purchased 76,881 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) worth about US$136 million after raising US$274 million through a preferred stock offering, increasing its ETH holdings to 5.62 million coins.

Bitcoin traders are turning their attention to Tokyo this week as the Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, potentially triggering broader market volatility.

Coins.ph has expanded support for digital asset payments on the Philippines’ national QR Ph network, allowing users to spend Bitcoin and Ethereum at nearly 700,000 merchants nationwide.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is partnering with Japan’s two other major banks to launch a yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027, marking one of the country's most significant banking-sector blockchain initiatives.

Zcash slumped about 50% after developers disclosed a critical vulnerability discovered with the help of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8, raising fresh concerns about how artificial intelligence could reshape crypto security.

Google Quantum AI researchers have lowered the estimated number of logical qubits needed to break Ethereum’s account security to about 1,200, down from previous estimates in the tens of thousands.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at curbing crypto ATM fraud after Americans lost more than $333 million to scams involving the machines in 2025.