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News · Jun 10, 2026
XRP hits a 19-month low while its biggest wallets add
XRP fell to $1.08 on June 5, its lowest in 19 months, even as futures volume hit records and large holders kept buying.
News · Jun 9, 2026
Prediction markets boom as Washington pulls two ways at once
A House bill would bar members of Congress from trading on crypto prediction markets, while the CFTC, the agency now central to the sector, scrapped a plan for a new headquarters even as the markets boom. Here is what each move is and what it signals.
News · Jun 7, 2026
Congress moves to write crypto-specific tax rules
Seven draft bills head to a June 9 House hearing, the first real try at a tax code built for crypto instead of bolted onto it.
News · Jun 5, 2026
South Korea opens first criminal probe into Polymarket users
Police are investigating domestic users of Polymarket, the largest prediction market, on suspicion of illegal gambling. The target is the users, not the platform, and whether the activity breaks the law is still unsettled.
News · May 31, 2026
TeraWulf Buys a 1-Gigawatt Kentucky Site to Rent Out Compute, Not Mine Bitcoin
A bitcoin miner just bought roughly 1,000 acres and over a gigawatt of power in eastern Kentucky. The plan is high-performance computing, the clearest sign yet that mining is turning into the data-center business.
News · May 31, 2026
THORChain Froze for 12 Hours After a $10.8M Cross-Chain Exploit
An attacker drained roughly $10.8 million across four blockchains. THORChain's response was to halt itself, a reminder that cross-chain plumbing stays a soft spot.
News · May 30, 2026
Crypto Romance-Scam Crackdown: 276 Arrested, $702M Frozen
An international operation announced in late April 2026 brought arrests and seized funds. The lasting lesson is reading the playbook before any money moves.