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.
Zimbabwe has introduced a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency businesses, requiring all virtual asset service providers to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
Shibarium, the layer-2 blockchain linked to the Shiba Inu ecosystem, recorded a 100% increase in daily transactions between June 10 and June 13, with activity rising from 1,300 transactions to 2,600.
One month after the launch of the THYP exchange-traded fund on Nasdaq, the three US-listed spot HYPE ETFs have accumulated $161 million in net inflows as investors seek exposure to the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has introduced stricter cryptocurrency listing requirements that prohibit licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) from offering privacy-enhancing digital assets while tightening compliance standards across the sector.
