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Law enforcement agencies are warning soccer fans of fake ticket sites and crypto payment schemes around the World Cup.

New data suggests AI-driven payment rails are evolving beyond experimentation as users are making more higher-value transfers. Agentic payment activity on Coinbase’s Base network has surpassed 100 million transactions, signaling that machine-to-machine payments are moving beyond the proof-of-concept stage in onchain environments. According to a new Chainalysis report, wallets interacting with Coinbase's x402 protocol generated more than 100 million transactions on Base within roughly nine months of launch. The x402 protocol allows software agents to make onchain payments directly through web requests. When an agent requests access to a resource, such as a data feed or API, it can automatically complete a stablecoin payment without human authorization. Read more

With its new portable memory layer, Walrus Memory lets AI agents carry context across apps, sessions and providers—putting users in control.

Mastercard said it's deepening its commitment to the "always-on" economy, buffing out its stablecoin settlement capabilities.

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz dismissed outage rumors and clarified that the Zcash network was fully functional.

Former Stripe engineer Saikat Chakrabarti lost his bid to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California to a candidate backed by Ripple's Chris Larsen.

Mt. Gox moved more than $700 million worth of Bitcoin while the market was already under stress, giving traders a familiar reason to ask whether old bankruptcy coins are moving closer to new supply. The estate-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC on June 2, worth roughly $739 million at the time of the transfer. Most of […] The post Mt. Gox-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC, worth roughly $739 million as BTC price slides appeared first on CryptoSlate.

With STRC trading under $100, experts are at odds over whether the sale has exposed a “structural crack” in Strategy’s Bitcoin flywheel.

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Alex Tapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it's impacting the average American consumer. Then, Aisha Hunt writes that crypto will grow by upgrading Wall Street’s trusted products rather than replacing them.

Bitcoin traders warned of a key BTC price support trend line failing as 2022 bear market history continued to repeat. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near two-month lows on Wednesday as 2022 bear-market comparisons returned. Key points: Read more

The ESMA says crypto companies without MiCA authorization must stop serving EU clients from July 1, even if their licence applications remain under review. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation hits a hard deadline on July 1 when the transitional period ends and in-scope crypto asset service providers operating under national regimes must either hold a MiCA licence or stop serving EU clients. A spokesperson from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) told Cointelegraph that from that date, non-authorized entities “will not be allowed to operate within the EU” and should implement wind-down and client migration plans rather than rely on open-ended transitional status while awaiting a decision. The deadline could force some crypto firms to suspend EU operations while their applications remain under review, potentially affecting millions of users who continue to engage with platforms that are not yet authorized under MiCA. Read more

The whale is now backing Arthur Hayes’ favored HYPE, ZEC and NEAR plays, signaling a sharp pivot toward momentum-led crypto bets. A crypto whale who stubbornly held his HYPE short through May’s rally has finally been punished as Hyperliquid’s token kept climbing. Key takeaways: On Tuesday, the trader known as “loracle.hl” finally closed his HYPE short, locking in a $46.46 million loss, according to data resource HyperBot. Read more

Is ICP gearing up for much more substantial gains?

[PRESS RELEASE – Bratislava, Slovakia, June 3rd, 2026] Cryptocurrency service crypto4me, operated by licensed crypto-asset services provider Madison Six j. s. a., has introduced Recurring Purchases (DCA), a new feature that allows users to set up automatic monthly cryptocurrency purchases. The service is designed for people who want to buy crypto regularly without repeating the […]

Ethereum price slides to a 14-week low as weakening demand and persistent ETF outflows put the key $1,800 support at risk. Ether (ETH) dropped to $1,814 on Wednesday, its lowest in over 14 weeks, raising concerns about whether the ETH/USD pair can stabilize above key liquidity zones near its multi-year lows at $1,800.  ETH/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Read more

Bitcoin has suffered a decisive breakdown from its multi-month rising channel, triggering a sharp sell-off that pushed the price toward a major support cluster around $65K. The rejection from the 100-day moving average and the inability to reclaim lost support levels suggest sellers remain in control in the near term, although BTC is now approaching […]

Sawyer confirmed that Standard Chartered’s full acquisition of the firm is on track to target a signing at the end of June and complete by the end of August.

A Zcash vulnerability could have allowed double-spending within the network's flagship privacy pool, though no exploitation occurred.

A Binance legal document disclosed a revenue-sharing agreement with Alpaca, which includes sharing 50% of the stock custodian’s order flow revenue with the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance disclosed a revenue-sharing arrangement with custodian and brokerage infrastructure API provider Alpaca, which has become a major infrastructure provider in the custody of tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Under Binance Securities Trading Terms published Tuesday, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca’s payment-for-order-flow fees and 65% of remaining profit from user stock lending after users are paid interest, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca’s payment-for-order-flow, or PFOF, fees and 65% of profit from user stock lending after the platform pays user interest. Alpaca provides brokerage, clearing and custody infrastructure for Binance’s stock trading product and is also a major infrastructure provider in tokenized US stocks and ETFs. The company raised $150 million at an $1.15 billion valuation for its b...

Vitalik Buterin is challenging one of DeFi's most familiar safety mechanisms: the automatic liquidation that closes a debt-backed position when collateral falls below the required backing for the loan. In a June 1 Ethereum Research post, Buterin proposed building synthetic, index-tracking assets on top of options, with collateralized debt removed from the base design. The […] The post Vitalik wants DeFi price crashes to stop triggering automatic liquidations appeared first on CryptoSlate.