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Japan’s Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket-linked transfers

Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling laws.

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Humanity Protocol’s $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp

A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.

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Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum's Kohaku lead

The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.

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Morpho's $175M raise shows where crypto VC money is flowing

Morpho’s recent $175 million raise reflects growing investor bets on onchain credit infrastructure as stablecoin adoption expands.

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Bitcoin sales are necessary for Strategy's digital credit business, Saylor says

Strategy's recent Bitcoin sale appeared to clash with Saylor's "never sell" mantra, but he says the move reflects how the company's digital credit business works.

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KuCoin has not paid $2M award tied to delisted token dispute, investor says

A Seychelles court said KuCoin can’t treat unwithdrawn tokens as “abandoned,” and awarded a Swiss investor over $2 million. He says the exchange still hasn’t paid and plans to sue again.

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Metaplanet to form securities arm through Siiibo acquisition

Metaplanet will acquire Siiibo Securities and rename it Metaplanet Securities as it builds out Project Nova, its Bitcoin-centric finance strategy in Japan.

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Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill to implement MiCA for the third time, just weeks before the end of the EU crypto framework's transitional period.

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Hungary to reverse crypto trading crackdown after EU scrutiny

Hungary’s government said it will unwind crypto trading restrictions that required approved validation for conversions and exposed users and service providers to criminal liability.

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Digital Asset lands $355M as a16z doubles down on Wall Street blockchain rails

Digital Asset raised $355M in an a16z‑led round at a $2B valuation, extending a Wall Street‑backed funding run as banks ramp up pilots on its Canton Network blockchain.

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Pyth unveils continuous pricing indexes for US stocks and commodities

Coinbase, Kraken and dYdX are adopting Pyth's new indexes, which provide continuous pricing for US stocks, gold and oil outside market hours.

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Privacy push as StarkWare and Sui move toward compliance-ready confidential transfers

StarkWare and Sui roll out confidential transfer systems as Zama boosts compliance efforts and Zcash’s Orchard bug highlights risks in shielded privacy models.

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Chinese court treats Bitcoin as property in 107 BTC memory theft case

Man in eastern China who stole 107 Bitcoin using a memorized seed phrase gets 10 years and nine months behind bars.

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White hats rescue $500K in NFTs after Flooring exploit

CoinGecko and NFT Price Floor data show NFT market cap has cooled since April, while CryptoPunks and BAYC remain top collections by value.

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Crypto tax proposals weighed ahead of Tuesday House hearing

Among the issues US lawmakers are expected to discuss in a digital asset taxation hearing are “de minimis” reporting exceptions for crypto transactions.

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House GOP eyes summer vote on prediction market restrictions for lawmakers

House Republicans plan a summer vote on a congressional stock trading ban and new restrictions on lawmakers’ prediction market activity.

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Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw

Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions.

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Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets, starting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.

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Arthur Hayes dumps HYPE, NEAR as he warns of AI IPO wave

Arthur Hayes said he dumped his HYPE and NEAR holdings after warning markets may peak before September and AI IPOs could drain liquidity.

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Apex, Archax join Goldman Sachs tokenized real estate fund project

Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform.

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