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The NAACP has threatened xAI with a lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines at Memphis AI data center, citing pollution concerns.

It's been a record 42 straight days of back-and-forth trading above the $100K mark.

The President has called on the House to approve the stablecoin bill, despite concerns over conflicts of interest and tech sector influence.

Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank, wired millions in embezzled funds to scammers who promised crypto riches and was arrested in 2024. Now, a DOJ complaint shows he was the single largest victim in a global "pig butchering" USDT laundering network.

Bitcoin holds near $104,773 as Prenetics buys $20M in BTC, while a $90M Nobitex hack and XRP ETF approval drive mixed market sentiment. The post Bitcoin Price Faces Pressure, $90M Hack, $20M Buy: Finds Support appeared first on Cryptonews.

Meet Korea's next alt coin, $USELESS.

The Czech Republic’s Civic Democratic Party survived another no-confidence vote, triggered by opposition party concerns over a $45 million Bitcoin donation linked to a convicted criminal. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s Civic Democratic Party withstood a fourth attempt to topple their government in three years — this time with opposition parties uniting against them over a $45 million Bitcoin scandal. The scandal centers around a 1 billion Czech koruna ($45 million) Bitcoin (BTC) donation made to the Ministry of Justice on May 27 by Tomáš Jiřikovský, a man previously convicted of drug trafficking, weapons offenses, and embezzlement. The no-confidence motion brought by Czech opposition parties ANO, SPD and the Pirates received only 94 votes, seven shy of the 101 needed to pass. The vote came after more than 24 hours of debate in Parliament, according to a report from České Noviny on Monday. Read more

US President Donald Trump wants House members to pass the key stablecoin bill “LIGHTNING FAST” so that he can sign it into law. US President Donald Trump has urged the House to pass the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act as soon as possible so he can officially sign it into law. ”The Senate just passed an incredible Bill that is going to make America the UNDISPUTED Leader in Digital Assets,” Trump said before calling on the House of Representatives to pass the bill “LIGHTNING FAST” in a Truth Social post on Thursday. ”Get it to my desk, ASAP — NO DELAYS, NO ADD ONS,” the US president said of the GENIUS Act. His post came after the US Senate passed the GENIUS Act in a 68-30 vote on Tuesday. A vote in the House is next, where Republicans also hold a slim majority over Democrats. Many proponents of the GENIUS Act believe it would play a crucial role in maintaining US dollar dominance in global finance. Read more

SOL price dips amid stagnant DApp growth and fading memecoin hype, but tokenized RWAs and a spot ETF approval could turn the tide. Key takeaways: Solana DApp activity stalls as interest in memecoins fades. Tokenized TradFi and RWA assets could reignite SOL's long-term growth potential. Read more

The bill, which seeks to grant crypto users and miners certain rights, now moves on to the Ohio State Senate.

A North Korean developer gained elevated privileges inside Waves Protocol’s Keeper-Wallet codebase, according to a June 18 report by Ketman. The report highlighted routine scans for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) activity on GitHub, which uncovered the account “AhegaoXXX” pushing updates to Keeper-Wallet.  The wallet’s repositories showed no legitimate commits after August 2023, yet […] The post North Korean dev hijacks dormant Waves repositories, slips credential-stealing code in wallet updates appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Bank of Korea, South Korea’s central bank, is still lukewarm on proposals to launch a won stablecoin despite a recent meeting with the USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle. The post Bank of Korea Still Skeptical About Won Stablecoin Issuance Despite Circle Meeting appeared first on Cryptonews.

On-chain data shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) “ancient supply” is increasing faster than new BTC daily issuance, according to a June 18 research by Fidelity Digital Assets. The report treats ancient supply as Bitcoins that have remained unmoved for at least a decade, and it counted an average of 566 BTC entering the 10-year-plus cohort daily […] The post 10-year Bitcoin holdings grow faster than daily issuance, marking scarcity signal after 2024 halving appeared first on CryptoSlate.

DOJ has seized $225.3 million in Tether’s USDT, its largest crypto forfeiture, after following blockchain trails that linked the funds—laundered via OKX—to an international ‘pig-butchering’ scam that has reportedly cost more than 400 victims and $9.3 billion in losses across 2024. The post DOJ Seizes $225M – Largest Crypto Scam Bust Ever, 400+ Victims Targeted appeared first on Cryptonews.

Cynthia Lummis has welcomed the Senate’s 68–30 approval of the GENIUS Act, calling it a first step toward making the United States a crypto capital. She has urged Congress to advance broader market structure rules that define commodities versus securities and clarify CFTC oversight. The post Cynthia Lummis Urges Congress to Fast-Track GENIUS Act, Warns Crypto Leadership at Stake appeared first on Cryptonews.

Leland King Fawcette aims to make it across all 50 U.S. states in time to break a record—and pump his Solana meme coin in the process.

According to the Telegram founder, France’s political leaders continue to make poor choices regarding censorship. Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned that France may experience a societal collapse if it continues down its current political trajectory of censorship and regulatory policies during an interview on Wednesday. “Emmanuel Macron isn’t making the right choices. I’m very disappointed. France is getting weaker and weaker,” Durov said in a translated excerpt from an interview with French outlet Le Point. Durov added: When we delay necessary reforms too long, we end up experiencing a collapse,” the Telegram founder continued, warning that France was losing talent to other jurisdictions like Dubai. Read more

Black Swan projections from ChatGPT o3 have outlined two extremes: a tactical nuke that knocks regional exchanges offline and triggers a 15-30 % sell-off, and a full-scale strike whose EMPs may fracture the internet, forcing satellite relays while liquidation cascades erase $1 billion in positions. The post AI Warns of Crypto Black Swan: Would Blockchains Survive Nuclear War? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase officially launched Coinbase Payments on June 18, a three-layer platform that enables commerce providers to add USDC checkout without running their blockchain infrastructure. The stack begins with Stablecoin Checkout, a wallet-native interface that supports hundreds of wallets, delivers gas-free transactions, and records payments in USDC.  Beneath it, an E-commerce Engine exposes application programming interfaces […] The post Coinbase launches stablecoin payment stack with USDC checkout targeting commerce giants appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ChatGPT's o3 Pro model has delivered a technical Sui price forecast, identifying a compressed range near $2.78. Indicators from RSI, EMAs, and social metrics suggest constrained movement between $2.70 and $3.15 unless new catalysts emerge to trigger volatility expansion. The post ChatGPT’s 38-Signal SUI Price Forecast Flags Major Breakout Ahead of Key Catalyst appeared first on Cryptonews.