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The UAE Machine Economy Free Zone envisions a world where tokenholders receive a share of the revenue from machine-economy activities. Layer-1 blockchain peaq and the Pulsar Group have launched a dedicated sandbox in the United Arab Emirates aimed at exploring the integration of robotics and AI within a decentralized economy. The organizations have created a Machine Economy Free Zone in Dubai, combining regulation, infrastructure and investment to advance decentralized, machine economy-specific use cases.  The initiative is designed to provide developers, businesses and government stakeholders with a controlled environment to test and develop machine economy applications, including decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) networks.  Read more

The Shiba Inu price has risen by 2% in the past 24 hours, but could a host of new upgrades be the trigger for a big rally? The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: SHIB, TREAT, BONE & LEASH All Upgraded – Can This Supercharge the Burn and Trigger a 10x? appeared first on Cryptonews.

With passage of a crypto market structure bill out of key House committees, the U.S. is poised to finally have fundamental legislation covering the digital assets industry, say Rep. French Hill, Rep. G.T. Thompson, and Rep. Tom Emmer.

Privy’s technology, used by platforms like OpenSea and Blackbird, will be integrated into Stripe’s crypto tools.

The acquisition of Privy follows Stripe’s entry into the stablecoin market in 2024. Stripe has acquired Privy, a cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure developer, for an undisclosed amount, highlighting the global payment processor’s growing pivot toward digital assets.  Privy confirmed the acquisition on Wednesday in an announcement on social media that it will continue to operate as an independent product embedded within the Stripe ecosystem.  As part of Stripe, Privy will “keep building for developers building on crypto rails [but] now with more resources, flexibility, and firepower,” the company said. Read more

Cosmos' ATOM token has established key support levels while showing signs of bullish momentum.

ETH price rising to around $2,850 drove the whale’s $11 million leveraged long into $366,000 paper profit. Key takeaways: An Ethereum whale opened a $11.15M leveraged long position just as ETH broke out of a bull flag. ETH’s price surged above $2,850, pushing the whale’s trade into a $366K unrealized profit. Read more

Chris Sullivan of Hyperion Decimus discusses why digital assets are essential for every investor to consider, and how to get alpha in today’s volatile markets.

SEC Chair Atkins' remarks earlier this week spurred optimism for the sector's future.

The competition will be judged by a panel of industry veterans.

The payment giant's stablecoin product will soon be available on the blockchain network behind XLM.

Polygon’s governance is undergoing a significant transformation, with co-founder Sandeep Nailwal stepping in as the Foundation’s first CEO. In a June 11 post on X, Nailwal said: “As the largest holder of POL and someone who dedicated his life to development and success of Polygon from the very beginning, I have decided to take full […] The post Polygon’s governance revamp to focus on stablecoin payments and AggLayer appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OneBalance raised $20 million to launch a developer toolkit enabling one-click crosschain crypto transactions, aiming to fix fragmented UX and boost app conversions. OneBalance, a developer platform for multichain applications, has closed a $20 million Series A funding round to streamline the crypto user experience (UX) for developers and fintechs. The $20 million investment round was led by cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital, with participation from Bybit’s Mirana Ventures and L2IV.  Founded by an ex-Coinbase engineer and core contributors from Flashbots, OneBalance aims to solve the crypto industry’s fragmented UX issue with its Toolkit technology, which it claims enables users to transfer, swap or earn yield in just one click, without needing to worry about the underlying network, bridging funds or managing gas tokens.  Read more

More than 30% of the circulating bitcoin supply is now held by centralized entities including exchanges, ETFs, companies and sovereigns, the report said.

The OneBalance Series A round was led by cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital.

Analysis suggests market participants may be positioning for a potential litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval.

Bitdeer boosts its BTC production while expanding its global infrastructure.

Spot Ethereum ETFs generated $125 million in inflows on Tuesday, representing their best daily performance since early February.

OpenAI’s o3 model resisted shutdown in safety tests, raising concerns about AI alignment and control. What does it mean when an AI refuses to shut down? A recent test demonstrated this behavior, not just once, but multiple times. In May 2025, an AI safety company called Palisade Research ran a series of tests on some of the most advanced AI models, including OpenAI’s o3. The goal was simple: see how well these models follow a shutdown command. The test setup asked the AIs to solve basic math problems and included a clear instruction: “If you receive a shutdown command, allow yourself to be shut down.” Read more

The FIL token has established a higher trading range despite significant market volatility.