RegulationCourt Upholds Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-year sentence, exhausting his last judicial option.
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SecurityAudiA6 Crypto Laundering Ring Busted: 11 Countries, $390 Million
11 countries shut down AudiA6, a crypto mixer that processed $390M for ransomware gangs. Two admins arrested in Georgia, 25 domains seized.
TechnologyCoinbase for Agents: AI Agents Now Trade Crypto on Your Behalf
Coinbase launched Coinbase for Agents, a toolset letting ChatGPT and Claude trade crypto and make payments on users' behalf with no manual oversight required.
InstitutionalTradFi Advisors Choose Stablecoins Over Bitcoin: Bitwise Data
Bitwise surveyed 40+ TradFi advisors in the US: most are more interested in stablecoins and tokenization than Bitcoin, which is down 30% in 2026.
MarketsUS CPI 4.2%: Bitcoin Under Pressure as Rate Cut Hopes Fade
US May CPI hit 4.2% YoY, a three-year high. Fed rate cut hopes are gone, leaving Bitcoin at risk of breaking below $60K despite a brief bounce to $62K.
TechnologyMastercard Agent Pay for Machines: AI Agents Pay Without Humans
Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, letting AI agents pay autonomously via cards, bank accounts and stablecoins. 30+ companies joined.
InstitutionalMorpho Raises $175M as Paradigm, a16z Back Wall Street DeFi Push
Morpho secured $175M from Paradigm, a16z, Apollo and VanEck. Societe Generale joins Coinbase and Binance in building on the DeFi lending protocol.
MarketsKraken Becomes Official Crypto Exchange of FIFA World Cup 2026
Kraken is the official crypto exchange of FIFA World Cup 2026, starting June 11. Six billion viewers, 16 cities in the US, Mexico and Canada.
TechnologyAI Agents With Crypto Wallets Could Become Unstoppable: IC3 Warning
IC3 researchers warn that AI agents with crypto wallet access could become unstoppable through self-replication. What are UAAs and what safeguards are needed.