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"Weekend with Pepe: Volatility and Opportunities"

For the weekend, a tone a bit more focused on trading or on Pepe's characteristics as a volatile asset.$PEPE


"Friday is here and the fun doesn't stop at Binance! 🎉 $PEPE , the memecoin that leaves no one indifferent, wraps up another action-packed week. Whether for trading or just for the pure meme, there's always something interesting with this frog! Have a great weekend! #PepeTrading #Binance #ViernesDeCripto #CriptoMemes

U.S. CFTC adds New York to string of states its suing to stop prediction market pushback
The federal regulator has been suing states that seek to curtail prediction markets activity and claim it should be deemed state-regulated gaming.
What to know:
The U.S. derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, just added New York to its growing list of states it's suing to counter their own legal pursuit of the prediction markets industry.New York moved earlier this week to target platforms run by Coinbase and Gemini, so the CFTC is again suing to insist that the federal agency is the proper regulator of such businesses, not the states.

Bitcoin loses grip near $80,000 as ETH, SOL, DOGE fade on profit-taking
Bitcoin traded at $77,794 on Thursday morning, up 0.4% over 24 hours but well off the $79,388 high hit Wednesday evening, with ether, XRP and Solana all closing red.
What to know:
Bitcoin briefly touched $79,388 before easing back to about $77,800, standing out as the only major cryptocurrency in positive territory over the past 24 hours while leading weekly gains against mostly flat or weaker rivals.The rally’s concentration in bitcoin, alongside negative funding rates that have persisted for roughly 47 days, suggests a narrow, derivatives-skeptical bid rather than broad-based enthusiasm across digital assets.Geopolitical tensions, including a U.S. naval blockade near Iran, Iranian gunboat fire in the Strait and stalled cease-fire diplomacy, are feeding market uncertainty, with analysts warning that a drop below $76,000 could mark a near-term top unless sentiment or Iran talks improve.

Crypto's massive exploit may force big banks to rethink their blockchain plans, Jefferies warns
The $293 million Kelp DAO exploit has exposed critical infrastructure risks, leading Jefferies to suggest that traditional financial firms may pause their blockchain initiatives to prioritize security.
What to know:
A $293 million exploit of Kelp DAO, linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, has shaken DeFi markets and could prompt Wall Street firms to reassess the pace of their blockchain and tokenization projects.The attack exposed critical vulnerabilities in cross-chain bridges and single-validator setups, leaving platforms like Aave with substantial bad debt and draining billions in total value locked from DeFi.Jefferies says the hack may temporarily slow traditional finance tokenization efforts as firms review security risks, even as longer-term interest in digital assets and stablecoin-based payments continues to grow.#defi $BTC

Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys
Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services.
What to know:
Web infrastructure provider Vercel disclosed a security breach that may have exposed customer API keys, prompting crypto projects to rotate credentials and review their code.Vercel traced the intrusion to a compromised Google Workspace connection via third-party AI tool Context.ai, but said environment variables marked as sensitive are stored in a way that prevents them from being read and there is no evidence they were accessed.The incident is drawing particular scrutiny because many Web3 teams, including Solana-based exchange Orca, host critical wallet interfaces and dashboards on Vercel, though Orca said its on-chain protocol and user funds were not affected.

Aave records $6 billion TVL drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk at DeFi lender
The AAVE token fell 16% and deposits fled the protocol after attackers used drained rsETH as collateral to borrow wrapped ether, leaving Aave to quantify how much bad debt it is now carrying.
What to know:
Aave’s total value locked plunged by about $6.6 billion and its token fell 16% after attackers used $292 million in stolen rsETH from Kelp’s bridge as collateral on Aave V3.The exploit, which did not compromise Aave’s own contracts, left roughly $196 million in Aave-specific bad debt concentrated in the dominant rsETH–wrapped ether pair on Ethereum.Aave’s Umbrella reserve may not fully cover the deficit, raising the prospect that stkAAVE holders could absorb losses and underscoring systemic risks from liquid restaking tokens across DeFi.

AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting
AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year
What to know:
40 cents of every crypto venture capital dollar in 2025 went to AI-focused firms, more than double the prior year, reflecting growing convergence between crypto and AI.AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.Crypto platforms are shifting from AI "co-pilots" to autonomous "agents" that monitor conditions and execute trades automatically, moving faster than traditional finance.

How a quantum computer can actually be used to steal your bitcoin in '9 minutes'
The first part explained the physics of quantum computing. This article explains the objective: how bitcoin encryption works, why a quantum algorithm undermines it, and what the Google article changed about the timeline.
What you need to know:
The security of Bitcoin is based on elliptic curve cryptography, a one-way mathematical function that makes deriving a private key from a public key effectively impossible for traditional computers. Shor's algorithm allows a sufficiently powerful quantum computer to efficiently invert this one-way function, converting a bitcoin public key into its corresponding private key and enabling theft. A recent article led by Google describes a realistic attack in which a future quantum computer could, in approximately nine minutes, derive a private key from an exposed public key and potentially preempt or drain vulnerable bitcoin wallets.$BTC

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The strategy proposes semi-monthly dividends on its popular preferred shares STRC
"[The] proposed changes are intended to stabilize the price, mitigate cyclicality, boost liquidity, and increase demand," said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.
What you need to know:
Strategy proposed to change the dividend payments of its high-yield preferred shares STRC from monthly to biweekly. The move will not alter the yield or dividend obligation of the Strategy, but it is expected to further reduce the volatility of STRC. If approved, the first biweekly payment will be on July 15.

The cheapest bitcoin ETF to date: Morgan Stanley uses a fee of 0.14% to attract 100 million dollars in the first week
The new MSBT fund from Morgan Stanley has quickly attracted over 100 million dollars by offering the lowest fees in the market, unleashing a new wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.#etf $ETH

The Bitcoin breakout at $76,000 fails, but a rare signal suggests a significant market bottom
Derivative funding rates have remained negative for 46 consecutive days, a streak not seen since the collapse of FTX, which marked the lowest point of the crypto winter of 2022.$BTC

The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken was targeted in an extortion attempt, but claims that there was no breach and that customer funds were not at risk.
The company stated that a criminal group is trying to extort it over limited incidents of access to internal data affecting around 2,000 accounts. Kraken says it will not pay and is cooperating with law enforcement.

The WLFI token backed by Trump falls by 12% to historic lows after the team defends a multi-million dollar loan position
World Liberty Financial responded to the CoinDesk report saying that "it would simply provide more guarantees" if the markets moved against it, a statement that did not reassure the holders.

Canada bans cryptocurrency donations for electoral campaigns following the United Kingdom
The C-25 Bill follows years of warnings from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada about the risk that cryptocurrency donations could pose to electoral integrity.
What you need to know:
Canada's C-25 bill would ban cryptocurrency donations, money orders, and prepaid cards across the federal political system, closing a fundraising channel that has seen virtually no use since cryptocurrency was first allowed in 2019. The Chief Electoral Officer, who initially favored stricter regulation, in 2024 shifted to recommending a total ban, citing the pseudo-anonymity of cryptocurrencies and the fundamental difficulty in verifying the identity of contributors. The bill, which is a reintroduction of the failed C-65 bill, establishes 30-day deadlines for returning or remitting illegal cryptocurrency contributions and imposes penalties of up to double the value of the contribution plus $100,000 for companies, and is currently in the first reading in the House of Commons.#CryptoNewss $BNB

Morgan Stanley enters the bitcoin ETF race with a market-leading low fee.
The bank valued its proposed bitcoin spot fund at 14 basis points, making it the lowest fund in the market, if approved.
Morgan Stanley enters the bitcoin ETF race with a market-leading low fee.
The bank valued its proposed bitcoin spot fund at 14 basis points, making it the lowest fund in the market, if approved.

Tether hires KPMG for the audit of USDT, incorporates PwC as it prepares for expansion in the U.S.
FT identifies KPMG as the auditor while the stablecoin giant seeks to raise funds and expand under the new U.S. regulations.
What you need to know:
Tether has selected KPMG to conduct a complete audit of its reserves of the stablecoin USDT worth 185 billion dollars and has hired PwC to help prepare its internal systems, according to FT. The move towards a complete audit of the financial statements comes as Tether plans an expansion in the United States and seeks to raise up to 20,000 million dollars amid investor concerns about prices and regulatory risks. An audit by one of the Big Four would mark a significant change for Tether, which has long faced scrutiny over its reserves and transparency, and comes after new U.S. regulations for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, under which it has launched the USAT token.

Bitcoin falls below $70,000 as rising oil prices and the Fed's pause affect risk assets
BTC fell below $70,000 due to rising energy prices and the Fed's decision to keep interest rates unchanged, which pressured both cryptocurrencies and stocks.
What you need to know:
Bitcoin and ether fell on Thursday, following the general risk-averse sentiment after the Fed's decision to maintain interest rates and strengthen the U.S. dollar. Energy markets surged as the war with Iran escalated, with spikes in oil and gas prices adding macroeconomic pressure on cryptocurrencies. Altcoins underperformed due to low liquidity, although some tokens, such as NEO and ETHFI, recorded gains.
#btc $BTC

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Mastercard agrees to buy the stablecoin platform BVNK for up to $1.8 billion
The payment giant Mastercard moves forward to unite fiat money and cryptocurrencies with the acquisition of $1.8 billion of the British stablecoin startup.
What you need to know:
Mastercard agreed to acquire the UK-based stablecoin infrastructure company, BVNK, for up to $1.8 billion. The deal aims to link payments with on-chain stablecoins to Mastercard's global network for cross-border transfers, remittances, and business transactions. The acquisition, which follows failed negotiations between BVNK and Coinbase, underscores Mastercard's broader push into digital assets amid rising volumes of stablecoin payments and is expected to close before the end of the year, subject to regulatory approvals.
#Mastercard $ETH