Polygon’s NFT growth in 2025 is fueled by real-world asset marketplace Courtyard, which now rivals DraftKings in all-time sales.
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Singapore orders local crypto firms to cease overseas activity by June 30 Singapore’s central bank has set a June 30 deadline for local crypto firms targeting overseas markets to halt operations or face steep penalties, including fines of almost $200,000.
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DeepSeek’s new model a ‘step backward’ for free speech: AI dev DeepSeek’s latest AI model flags Xinjiang camps as human rights violations but censors direct criticism of China, raising concerns over contradictions and increased censorship.
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OpenSea expands beyond NFTs with OS2 public rollout Adam Hollander told Cointelegraph that the number of weekly unique collectors on OpenSea has increased by 40% since January.
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Hyperliquid trader flips $3M into $27.5M during crypto rally A crypto trader profited over $27 million on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid after placing high-leverage, all-long bets during a major market rally.
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No more ETH dumps? Ethereum Foundation turns to DeFi for cash Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the Ethereum Foundation is now both supplying and borrowing from Aave, completing what he calls “the full DeFi circle.”
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Arkham claims to have found 87% of Strategy’s Bitcoin Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor previously warned that revealing wallet addresses could expose companies to long-term threats.
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NFT monthly sales break 2025 downward trend in May: CryptoSlam Data shows unique NFT buyers surged by 50% in May, jumping to 936,000 from 622,000, signaling renewed demand.
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Metaplanet issues $50M in new debt to buy more Bitcoin Japanese company Metaplanet is raising $50 million through zero-interest bonds to boost its Bitcoin holdings, with Evo Fund as the sole subscriber.
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StarkWare launches mobile-friendly zero-knowledge prover StarkWare’s new Stark Two (S-two) prover lets users generate cryptographic proofs directly on their devices.
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Bitget enters real-world asset race with yield-bearing BGUSD stable asset Bitget CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph that BGUSD is distinct from stablecoins and securities and functions as a yield-bearing stable asset certificate.
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Ethereum co-founder responds to Sweden’s cashless-society rethink Vitalik Buterin said there are ways Ethereum can function as a financial fallback in times of instability through hardware solutions.
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$3.3B in crypto tokens set to unlock in June Crypto vesting tracker Tokenomist reports that $3.3 billion in tokens will be unlocked in June, a 32% drop from May’s $4.9 billion.
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CZ refutes claims in latest WSJ article on Trump-linked crypto dealings “I am not a fixer,” Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post, denying a WSJ report that he introduced tech entrepreneur Bilal bin Saqib to the World Liberty Financial team.
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DeFi near-zero onboarding costs can help 1.4B unbanked: 1inch co-founder 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov said that the near-zero onboarding costs in DeFi allow it to outshine its traditional finance counterparts.
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Whale buys back ETH holdings after losing $2.67M by selling early A crypto whale sold over 2,500 ETH before a major rally, then bought back at a much higher price.
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Dubai regulator clarifies real-world asset tokenization rules: Lawyer UAE-based lawyer Irina Heaver told Cointelegraph that the new rules allow issuing and listing RWAs on secondary markets.
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Bold Technologies and My Aion launch $2.5B smart city AI platform Bold Technologies and My Aion unveiled plans to develop a $2.5 billion AI-powered platform that will debut in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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SEC’s Peirce says NFT royalties do not make tokens securities Lawyer Oscar Franklin Tan told Cointelegraph that Hester Peirce's comments were widely misunderstood, as royalties were never considered a security.
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Circle co-founder to create ‘AI-native’ bank after $18M raise “AI agents will soon conduct most economic transactions,” said Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville, as the company secured $18 million to build a regulated AI-native financial institution.
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Avalanche-backed Fusion launches with $100M to boost blockchain adoption Avalanche, Helix and Faculty Group launch Fusion, a $100 million initiative to build modular, sector-specific blockchain networks.
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Australian court ruling could lead to $640M in Bitcoin tax refunds A judge’s ruling in a criminal case may pave the way for $640 million in tax refunds, challenging the Australian Tax Office’s long-held stance on crypto taxation.
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Dubai regulator sets compliance deadline for updated crypto rules Dubai’s VARA has boosted oversight across multiple virtual asset activities, standardizing key terms and aligning risk management rules to reduce ambiguity and ease compliance for VASPs.
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Vitalik Buterin proposes partially stateless nodes for Ethereum scaling Buterin warns of the risks of centralized RPC providers and proposes a new node design to ensure trustless, censorship-resistant access to Ethereum as the network scales.
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90% of institutions ‘taking action’ on stablecoins: Fireblocks survey A report shows 90% of institutional players are using or plan to use stablecoins, with banks prioritizing cross-border payments and speed as key benefits.
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Animoca’s Yat Siu says student loans can supercharge DeFi growth “The next big wave in Web3 is education,” said Yat Siu, chairman of Animoca Brands, on stage at Consensus Toronto.
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Tron’s USDT supply to surpass Ethereum’s with new $1B mint Tether mints $1 billion of USDT on Tron, pushing its authorized supply above Ethereum’s as the two networks battle for stablecoin dominance.
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Jim Chanos takes opposing bets on Bitcoin and Strategy Once a staunch Bitcoin critic, famed short-seller Jim Chanos now sees an arbitrage opportunity by shorting Strategy stock and buying BTC.
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Nasdaq-listed BTCS to boost ETH holdings with $57.8M raise BTCS bet big on Ethereum, announcing a $57.8 million agreement to scale staking and validator operations.
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DeGods NFT founder steps down as collection gains traction DeGods creator Frank DeGods resigns as CEO after three years, as the NFT collection sees a 101% sales spike on Solana.