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An anonymous Polymarket trader lost $1 million after betting on Spain to defeat Cape Verde in their Group H World Cup opener on June 15, 2026. The match ended in a 0-0 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, resulting in the complete loss of the bettor's position. The loss occurred despite Polymar

Bitcoin Policy UK CEO Susie Ward criticized a video by Strategy's Michael Saylor promoting STRC preferred shares, calling it 'really dishonest' during an interview at last week's BTC Prague conference. Ward, who is both a bitcoin advocate and Strategy shareholder, said

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported on Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey rose to 5.7 in June, down sharply from May's four-year high of 19.6, missing consensus estimates of 13.2. The weaker-than-expected manufacturing data coincided with gold prices holding near session hig

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and New Mexico are engaged in a jurisdictional dispute over prediction market regulation, with Kalshi at the center of the conflict. New Mexico officials argue that certain event contracts raise state gaming-law and consumer-protection issues, while the

Nvidia plans to raise about $20 billion in debt, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, marking the chipmaker's first bond sale since the start of the AI boom. The company disclosed plans for the capital raise in a filing with the SEC on Monday but didn't include the dollar amount. Nvidi

IplanRIO released Rio 3.5 Open 397B on June 13, billing it as a government-built frontier AI model with benchmark scores topping established models including Qwen 3.7 Plus. Days after release, AI company Nex published a mathematical proof showing the model is a direct 0.6 Nex / 0.4 Qwen weight

Humanity Protocol price remained near $0.15 as volume dropped nearly 60% amid declining market participation. Investigators confirmed the June attack resulted from compromised private keys, not smart

IREN, a bitcoin mining company transitioning to AI infrastructure, acquired Ingenostrum, S.L., known as Nostrum Group, a Spain-based AI data center developer. The deal adds about 490 megawatts of secured, grid-connected power to IREN's portfolio and brings more than 50 employees across

The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation transition period ends July 1, requiring crypto firms to hold a full CASP license or cease serving clients in the bloc. Only around 210 of more than 1,200 virtual asset service providers have converted to full authorization, leaving

The upper stage from LandSpace's Zhuque-2E rocket broke apart in low-Earth orbit shortly after launching on June 9 with two direct-to-cell communications satellites, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked region. The breakup occurred around the time the stage was expected to perform a disposal

Celsius Network, BlockFi, Genesis Global, Voyager Digital, and Hodlnaut froze customer withdrawals and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy across 2022, resulting in over $10 billion in lost customer assets. Three Arrows Capital's collapse in mid-2022 triggered cascading failures across platforms that

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced on March 16, 2026, that the SEA token launch, originally scheduled for March 30, would be postponed indefinitely. Finzer cited challenging market conditions and preparation needs as reasons for the delay. The postponement came as OpenSea's dominant market

Approximately 59% of crypto wallet users globally prefer non-custodial self-custody wallets over custodial alternatives in 2026, with non-custodial wallets handling roughly 68% of all crypto transactions. However, of 400 million global crypto users, only 30 million actually practice self-custody, an

Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of $91.37 million while Ethereum ETFs reported a net inflow of $82.37 million in new funds. The recent trading of capital suggests a capital rotation in crypto circles rather than a significant institutional exit. Momentum indicators show improving Bitcoin m

Standard Chartered's global head of digital assets Geoff Kendrick forecasts Uniswap's UNI token will reach $100 by 2030, representing a nearly fortyfold increase from its Monday price of $2.72, as Wall Street firms migrate real-world investments on-chain. The projection stems from Uniswap's role as