Regulation & Policy
- DOJ arrests US soldier accused of using secret intel to make Polymarket bet on
Nicolás Maduro’s capture (Axios)
- US sanctions Cambodian senator alleged to be behind crypto scam centers as
crackdown widens
- “Timely action is critical”: crypto industry presses Senate to act as US
market structure talks drag on
- Kalshi penalizes three US congressional candidates for wagering on own
campaigns
Market & Institutional
- Bitcoin ETF “flows turned positive for the year”: BNY’s global head of ETFs
- Pantera among investors pushing bitcoin treasury firm Satsuma to sell $50
millions of dollars: Bloomberg
- Blockchain Capital seeks $700 million for two new funds: Bloomberg
- “Rally on trial”: Bitcoin breakout faces key $80,000 test as whales, ETF
investors buy into volatility
DeFi & Infrastructure
- Lido proposes allocating up to $5.8 million in staked ETH to back Kelp exploit
shortfall
- 3F, built on Morpho, raises $4 million to offer leveraged exposure to
tokenized assets
- Bitmine’s ETH staking passes 70% of holdings after latest $320 million push
- MegaETH hits first KPI with 10 apps live, starts seven-day MEGA token
countdown
- Coinbase-incubated Base launches Azul testnet upgrade with multiproofs to
advance decentralization
- Microsoft venture unit supports public rollout of AI builder for Base
applications
- Circle chief economist floats higher USDC rates on Aave amid KelpDAO fallout
Security & Risk
- Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron after wallets flagged by US
authorities
- Armed intruders force French family to transfer $820,000 in crypto: report
- JPMorgan says DeFi exploits and stagnant TVL continue to limit institutional
appeal
Corporate & People
- MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay announces departure from Consensys
- Jane Street asks court to dismiss Terraform Labs’ insider trading lawsuit
