DeFi
Ripple to Share North Korean Threat Intelligence With Crypto Industry
The move follows two nine-figure exploits of DeFi protocols Drift and KelpDAO in April, as DPRK hackers shift to social engineering tactics. Read Full Story…
Infrastructure
UAE free zone launches blockchain-based business IDs for registered firms
Innovation City launches a blockchain-based business ID system, giving more than 1,000 firms verifiable onchain credentials for identity and access. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Infrastructure
Telegram to become TON’s largest validator, Durov says
Toncoin rose 33.8% after Pavel Durov said Telegram would deepen its role in TON, while details on the foundation and validator structure remain unclear. Read…
DeFi
Crypto Clarity rules may be delayed because Congress is somehow stuck arguing over housing
The CLARITY Act’s markup has moved past the stablecoin yield standoff to Sen. John Kennedy’s housing frustration, unresolved protections for software developers, and the Republican…
Markets
Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following the US-Iran ceasefire. Read Full…
DeFi
Iran-UAE tensions are pushing Bitcoin toward a record bond-market danger zone
Iran’s attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a drone strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone sent Brent crude to $114.44 and…
Institutional
Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks
US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and banks and provides a bipartisan…
AI
Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus
Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf,” and services will need to adapt for that…