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news.bitcoin.com Armed Crypto Kidnappers Face up to 20 Years After Forcing $8M Digital Asset Transfer

A family was held at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency in a violent Minnesota home invasion that has now resulted in guilty pleas from the two men who admitted carrying out the scheme Garcia Brothers Admit Firearms Were Used in Minnesota Crypto Robbery Case […]

news.bitcoin.com Coinbase’s Everything Exchange Expands With Pre-IPO Perps, Stock Options, Tokenized Stocks

Coinbase is moving closer to its vision of an “everything exchange,” adding pre-IPO perpetual futures, stock options, and soon tokenized stocks as part of a broader expansion beyond traditional crypto trading. Trading Expansion Adds Pre-IPO Perps, Options, and Tokenized Stocks Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) expanded its “everything exchange” push with new products […]

cryptobriefing.com Crypto’s World Cup play: Kraken and Chiliz chase billions in eyeballs while USMNT leaves money on the table

The World Cup's crypto partnerships highlight a missed opportunity for USMNT to capitalize on digital engagement, impacting future revenue streams. The post Crypto’s World Cup play: Kraken and Chiliz chase billions in eyeballs while USMNT leaves money on the table appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

cryptobriefing.com Every nation qualifies for 2026 World Cup knockout stages as expanded format reshapes the tournament

The expanded World Cup format may dilute competitive intensity but enhances global representation, potentially boosting worldwide football interest. The post Every nation qualifies for 2026 World Cup knockout stages as expanded format reshapes the tournament appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

cryptobriefing.com Brazil faces Haiti in World Cup 2026, reflecting on 2004 match’s legacy and crypto’s growing role in football

The 2026 Brazil-Haiti World Cup match highlights evolving global dynamics in sports, with crypto reshaping fan engagement and economic interactions. The post Brazil faces Haiti in World Cup 2026, reflecting on 2004 match’s legacy and crypto’s growing role in football appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

news.bitcoin.com Crypto-Pal Fraud Verdict Exposes Fake No-Risk Returns That Cost Investors Nearly $1M

Federal jurors convicted a former cryptocurrency promoter after prosecutors tied him to investment fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $1 million. The case centered on Crypto-Pal, which was marketed as a cryptocurrency trading business offering guaranteed high returns with no risk. Crypto Investors Lost Nearly $1 Million to Promises of Guaranteed Returns The U.S. Department […]

cryptobriefing.com Scotland trails Morocco in World Cup 2026 Group C match as crypto prediction markets surge past $2 billion

Crypto's integration into sports, highlighted by surging prediction markets, may prompt increased regulatory scrutiny, impacting future events. The post Scotland trails Morocco in World Cup 2026 Group C match as crypto prediction markets surge past $2 billion appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

cryptobriefing.com US Men’s National Team beats Australia 2-0 in World Cup as crypto brands circle FIFA’s biggest stage

The USMNT's lack of crypto partnerships highlights potential missed revenue opportunities amid growing blockchain integration in sports. The post US Men’s National Team beats Australia 2-0 in World Cup as crypto brands circle FIFA’s biggest stage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

news.bitcoin.com Ex-Ethereum Foundation Lead Warns Core Devs Could Run Short of Funding in 3-9 Months

The Ethereum network could face a slow-burning funding crisis within three to nine months, warned Trent Van Epps, adding that spending cuts and a wound-down incentive program could squeeze the roughly $30 million-a-year effort that keeps Ethereum’s base layer running. A Warning From Inside Trent Van Epps, who for years helped coordinate funding for Ethereum’s […]

news.bitcoin.com Fidelity Debuts GENIUS Act Aligned Stablecoin Reserve Fund With 0.25% Fee

Fidelity has launched a government money market fund designed for stablecoin issuers managing reserve assets under the GENIUS Act. The product joins a growing wave of institutional funds built for the fast-expanding stablecoin market. Fidelity Expands Into Stablecoin Infrastructure With New Government Money Fund Fidelity Investments has launched a government money market fund aimed at […]

blockonomi.com The Best Crypto to Invest in Right Now as XRP ETF Draws $5.3M and Cardano Builds Toward August Catalyst

The best crypto to invest in right now reveals itself when capital moves before headlines catch up. XRP spot ETFs pulled $5.3 million in weekly net inflows on June 18 while Bitcoin ETFs posted outflows per CoinGecko, and Cardano’s Leios testnet launches June 23 with the SEC spot ETF threshold landing in August per CoinMarketCap. [...] The post The Best Crypto to Invest in Right Now as XRP ETF Draws $5.3M and Cardano Builds Toward August Catalyst appeared first on Blockonomi.

themerkle.com Axelar Confirms $4.67M Exploit on Secret Network Bridge, Core Protocol Remains Unaffected

Axelar is moving fast to contain damage after identifying a security incident that has resulted in the loss of approximately $4.67 million worth of tokens. The exploit targeted assets bridged via the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol from the Axelar chain to Secret Network, and the cross-chain infrastructure provider has already taken emergency action to shut down the affected connection while it works through containment and recovery. Axelar’s official statement confirms the team identified the incident affecting assets bridged over IBC to Secret Network from the Axelar chain, with approximately $4.67 million worth of tokens taken in the breach. The announcement was The post Axelar Confirms $4.67M Exploit on Secret Network Bridge, Core Protocol Remains Unaffected appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Ventuals Winds Down HIP-3 DEX, vHYPE Withdrawals Now Live For All Holders

Ventuals has fully wound down its HIP-3 DEX, and vHYPE withdrawals are now open. The platform processed its entire withdrawal queue, roughly 380,775 HYPE, at approximately 10am ET today. Anyone who already had a withdrawal queued before today got swept into this same batch automatically. For holders, the math is straightforward. Withdrawals become claimable 7.5 days after processing, the standard 7-day Hyperliquid native unstaking period, plus a 12-hour cooldown on top. That puts the claim window at 10pm ET on June 26 for anyone included in today’s batch. Going forward, new withdrawal requests get processed once every 24 hours, also The post Ventuals Winds Down HIP-3 DEX, vHYPE Withdrawals Now Live For All Holders appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Sui Synthetic Dollar suiUSDe Gets Its Own Website

suiUSDe now has a dedicated landing page. The token, officially the eSui Dollar, comes out of a partnership between Ethena and Sui Group Holdings, the NASDAQ-listed firm trading as SUIG, and it’s already plugged into DeFi protocols across Sui. Up to now, anyone wanting details had to dig through scattered posts and docs. Now there’s one place for it. It’s a small launch on paper. But synthetic dollars live or die on whether people understand them, and a proper site is part of how a token earns that understanding at scale. What suiUSDe Is Forget the usual stablecoin model. suiUSDe The post Sui Synthetic Dollar suiUSDe Gets Its Own Website appeared first on The Merkle News.

news.bitcoin.com Kalshi’s Messi-Fronted World Cup Push Meets a Nine-Nation European Warning

Nine European gambling regulators have pledged coordinated action against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup, warning sports bodies against partnerships just as Kalshi signs Argentina’s football federation and fronts Lionel Messi. A Coordinated Line as the World Cup Drives Betting The regulators of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland […]

themerkle.com Strategy Preferred Stock Hits All-Time Low Below $84 as Market Pressure Mounts

Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped below $84, well below the $90 it launched at and a full $16 beneath its $100 par value, hitting an all-time low and triggering a chain of consequences that points toward an outcome Saylor has publicly sworn to avoid: selling Bitcoin. The market is not panicking yet, but it is pricing in doubt, and the mechanics behind that doubt are worth understanding carefully. Solana Floor flagged the STRC decline as it broke below $85, noting the potential downstream pressure on Strategy’s Bitcoin position. What looks like a preferred stock pricing anomaly on the surface The post Strategy Preferred Stock Hits All-Time Low Below $84 as Market Pressure Mounts appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com ASTER Whale Reopens 5x Long Days After Getting Fully Liquidated On The Same Token

A wallet tracked as 0x5f91 just opened a fresh 5x leveraged long on ASTER, putting 3.86 million tokens worth roughly $2.61 million back on the line. The move comes only days after the same wallet got fully wiped out on a previous long position, a loss that cost the trader $530,600 when the market pulled back hard and triggered liquidation. This is the kind of pattern that draws attention fast in crypto trading circles, a whale getting liquidated on a leveraged position and then turning around to open another leveraged position on the exact same asset, in the same direction, The post ASTER Whale Reopens 5x Long Days After Getting Fully Liquidated On The Same Token appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others

Avalanche has launched the Avalanche Payments Collective, bringing together 28 organizations spanning nearly every layer of the global payments stack. Founding participants include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Anchorage Digital, Paxos, Agora, Ethena, Rain, Axiym, and Tassat, alongside other companies working across stablecoins, settlement, treasury infrastructure, custody, and foreign exchange. This isn’t a small announcement dressed up to sound bigger than it is. The Collective covers payment flows reaching across 150+ countries, 96 currencies, and roughly 22 billion payout endpoints, numbers that put this initiative on a genuinely global scale rather than a regional pilot or niche product launch. For an industry The post Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others appeared first on The Merkle News.

news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin Holds Above $63K as $42.2M in Liquidations Clears Leveraged Bets

On June 19, bitcoin experienced volatile, “zigzag” trading between $62,300 and $63,300, ultimately closing up 1% to hover just above $63,000. Bitcoin Holds Ground Amid Volatile Intraday Trading On Friday, June 19, bitcoin oscillated between $62,300 and $63,300 but ultimately closed up 1% on a day the U.S.–Iran peace memorandum faced its first stern test. […]