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  • South Korea pushes Travel Rule expansion for smaller crypto transfers
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:58 Jun 22, 2026
    South Korea’s FIU is calling for broader crypto transfer reporting rules during FATF talks, citing offshore risks and uneven global AML enforcement. Financial regulators in South Korea are pushing for broader reporting requirements on crypto transfers to further align with global Anti-Money Laundering standards for digital assets. South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) raised proposals to expand the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule requirements to smaller crypto transfers during a plenary meeting in Paris last week, according to an announcement on Monday. The crypto Travel Rule is a global AML standard that requires crypto exchanges to share sender and recipient information for transfers above certain thresholds. It is designed to improve the traceability of funds moving between platforms. Read more
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  • MoneyGram joins Solana as validator, expanding role in blockchain infrastructure
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:00 Jun 22, 2026
    The remittance giant is staking SOL and processing transaction blocks as stablecoin adoption accelerates across the global remittance industry. MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, allowing the remittance company to participate directly in securing the network and processing transactions. As part of its validator operations, the company is staking Solana's native SOL (SOL) token and processing transaction blocks. MoneyGram also joined the Solana Developer Platform, a program that supports companies building financial applications on the network. MoneyGram said it now uses blockchain infrastructure and stablecoins across its treasury, product development and payments operations after more than five years of integrating digital assets into its business, which serves more than 60 million customers through nearly 500,000 retail locations worldwide. Read more
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  • Morgan Stanley amends Ethereum, Solana ETFs to reveal record cheap fees
    Cointelegraph.com - 05:40 Jun 22, 2026
    ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says Morgan Stanley’s plan to charge 0.14% fees on two upcoming crypto ETFs makes them “the cheapest in [the] US and world.” Morgan Stanley has updated its filings for its Ether and Solana exchange-traded funds, revealing that it plans to charge the lowest fees among its rivals. The company filed amended Form S-1 statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for each ETF on Thursday, showing it plans to undercut the current market offerings and charge fees of 0.14% for each of its products. The current lowest-fee spot Ether (ETH) ETF in the US is the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (ETH) at 0.15%, while Franklin Templeton’s spot Solana (SOL) ETF, the Franklin Solana ETF (SOEZ), charges the lowest fee among its competitors at 0.19%, according to Farside Investors. Read more
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  • Taiko urges users to withdraw as bridge exploit drains $1.7M
    Cointelegraph.com - 05:31 Jun 22, 2026
    Taiko’s bridge and ERC20 Vault on Ethereum suffered a compromise in its chain state verification mechanism, allowing forged proofs and unauthorized withdrawals. Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, has urged its users to withdraw assets from the network’s bridges after an exploit on one of its bridge protocols saw attackers make off with $1.7 million in the latest decentralized finance hack this month. “We have confirmed a compromise of Taiko’s chain state verification mechanism,” Taiko posted to X early on Monday. “As a result, the security assumptions of all bridges deployed on Taiko can no longer be relied upon.” “We strongly advise all users to withdraw their funds from all bridges deployed on Taiko immediately,” it added. Read more
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  • Secret Network bridge exploited for $4.7M with ‘infinite mint’ bug
    Cointelegraph.com - 03:49 Jun 22, 2026
    An exploit of the Secret Network went undiscovered for a week as the hacker moved the loot into Ethereum and then to exchanges. An attacker has used an “infinite mint” bug in a vulnerable smart contract on the Secret Network to create unbacked, wrapped versions of Axelar-wrapped assets, resulting in a $4.67 million exploit. The exploit happened on June 10 but was discovered a week later on Wednesday, after a failed cross-chain transaction caused by an “insufficient funds” error in the drained account was detected, blockchain research firm Common Prefix reported on Friday. The attacker redeemed the Axelar-wrapped assets (saTokens) back over legitimate channels to drain the real Axelar-wrapped assets held in escrow because the smart contract did not verify the source of the inbound transfer before minting, so “deposits forged over an attacker-controlled channel minted genuine saTokens with no assets backing them,” Common Prefix said. Read more
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  • Bitcoin tipped for $66K top as trader flags 'suspicious' BTC price gains
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:50 Jun 21, 2026
    Bitcoin pushed for a $64,000 reclaim despite the US-Iran war making a partial comeback and Binance spot sellers keeping up pressure from earlier in the week. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $64,000 on Sunday amid concerns over unreliable BTC price strength. Key points: Bitcoin brushes off US-Iran tensions despite the Strait of Hormuz being closed. Read more
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  • Bitcoin price may hit $24K if US stock market crashes by 50%, analyst warns
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:21 Jun 21, 2026
    Bitcoin’s drop to $23,980 remains the worst-case scenario as weaker ETF flows and low US demand show big investors are still cautious. Bitcoin (BTC) could tumble by over 60% to under $24,000 in 2026, according to technical analyst Jesse Olson, if the stock market experiences a major crash. Key takeaways: A US stock market crash of over 50% may accelerate BTC's sell-off. Read more
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  • Dash eyes Philippines as market for crypto payments
    Cointelegraph.com - 12:25 Jun 21, 2026
    Dash is assessing the Philippines for a crypto payments push as regulators promote easier business registration, though industry participants say compliant market entry can still take years. Dash is exploring the Philippines as a potential market for crypto payments, citing demand for lower-cost transactions and the country's openness to digital finance tools. In an interview with Cointelegraph at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, Daria Chernozub, global adoption lead at Dash Blockchain, said the project focuses on emerging markets where users face high fees and need simpler payment options. “We believe that Dash brings the technology and the payment solutions for people who are suffering from high commissions [and] who need something easy to use,” Chernozub said, adding that the Philippines fits that profile because consumers are open to learning about new technologies. Read more
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  • Bitcoin price is down over 40% since STRC launched: Is Strategy 'fine'?
    Cointelegraph.com - 10:15 Jun 21, 2026
    STRC’s slide below par has emboldened critics, slowed Strategy’s Bitcoin buys and sparked debate over whether Michael Saylor’s BTC flywheel is still fine. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen roughly 50% since Michael Saylor’s Strategy launched Stretch (STRC), its flagship Bitcoin-funding vehicle, in late July 2025. BTC/USD monthly chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Read more
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  • Japanese corporate pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation: Nikkei
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:54 Jun 21, 2026
    A Japanese corporate pension fund with about 1,200 participating small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to crypto. A Japanese corporate pension fund serving about 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to cryptocurrency during fiscal year 2026. According to Nikkei, the Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund, based in Okayama, will invest in a passive fund managed by an unnamed “major“ hedge fund that holds multiple crypto assets. The pension fund reportedly manages about 21.3 billion yen in assets (about $130 million). Japanese crypto news site CoinPost reported that the pension fund is adding crypto as part of an effort to diversify its exposure. It reportedly allocates 80% of its assets to yen, 15% to US dollars and 5% to other currencies. Read more
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  • Bitcoin ETFs shed record $6.4B in 30 days amid crypto winter chill
    Cointelegraph.com - 04:30 Jun 21, 2026
    US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw their biggest 30-day net outflow since launching in 2024, coming as Bitcoin fell 17% over the past month. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their largest 30-day net outflow since launching in January 2024 amid a crypto bear market. According to data from Galaxy Research, US Bitcoin ETFs saw $6.35 billion in net outflows over 30 trading days. It also came as they registered their sixth week of outflows last week, bringing their cumulative net flow to $53.4 billion, down from their $63 billion peak in October 2025. Galaxy Research said the daily outflows are “still deepening day over day.” Read more
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  • Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5M
    Cointelegraph.com - 00:04 Jun 21, 2026
    Jaredfromsubway.eth was responsible for 70% of sandwich attacks on Ethereum between November 2024 and October 2025. One of the most successful MEV bots in crypto, Jaredfromsubway.eth, has been drained for more than $7.5 million, with an attacker exploiting the bot’s automated systems, the same ones that have netted it hundreds of millions over the years. According to Blockaid, the incident on Saturday resulted from attacker-controlled contracts tricking Jaredfromsubway.eth’s automated MEV (maximal extractable value) execution system bot into granting token approvals that were later used to drain funds. “This is not a classic phishing attack and not a traditional smart-contract vulnerability in the victim contract,” Blockaid said on X. Read more
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  • Bitcoin rotations into altcoins collapses: Have altseasons 'disappeared'?
    Cointelegraph.com - 19:09 Jun 20, 2026
    BTC's crypto market dominance is holding above a key support, signaling Bitcoin may keep absorbing capital from altcoins and delay a broader altseason. Cryptocurrency traders are no longer using Bitcoin (BTC) profits to buy altcoins as they did in previous bull cycles, raising doubts about whether a broad “altseason” can return. Key takeaways: Bitcoin-to-altcoin rotation trend has collapsed to its weakest level since 2021. Read more
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  • Crypto industry looks to stablecoins and DeFi revisions in MiCA 2.0
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:57 Jun 20, 2026
    The European Commission is seeking comment on how it can tweak MiCA, its regulatory framework for the crypto and blockchain industries. In May, the European Commission opened a comment period, seeking feedback on regulations for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. The comment period will precede eventual revisions and additions to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislative framework. Some have already dubbed the expected new framework “MiCA 2.0.” Katie Harries, director and head of policy for Europe at Coinbase, told Cointelegraph that there are several key areas where “refinements could help ensure the framework remains competitive in the next phase of digital asset regulation.” Read more
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  • Pudgy Penguins expands retail footprint with Target trading card rollout
    Cointelegraph.com - 11:49 Jun 20, 2026
    The NFT-born franchise is bringing its Vibes Series 3 trading cards to Target stores across the US as it expands into physical products and mainstream retail. Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins has expanded the retail reach of its trading card game through a nationwide rollout at Target stores in the US. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the launch of Vibes Series 3 marks the game's biggest retail expansion to date and brings the total number of circulated cards to 15 million. The new set includes additional gameplay mechanics, original artwork, and appearances by characters from the Moonbirds collection. Pudgy Penguins developed Vibes in partnership with Orange Cap Games, with Series 3 following two earlier releases. The digital collectible project is the fourth-largest NFT collection by market capitalization, according to data tracker NFT Price Floor. Read more
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  • Philippine SEC signals readiness for RWA tokenization
    Cointelegraph.com - 07:05 Jun 20, 2026
    Philippine SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo told Cointelegraph that tokenized assets could give Filipinos more legitimate investment options while helping steer them away from scams. The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that the country is ready to accommodate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). Speaking onstage at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said the agency was “now fully convinced that we have the proper law [and] the proper regulatory mind and background” to accept asset tokenization. He said the technology could spur innovation in the capital markets and “revolutionize” stock exchanges. In a follow-up interview with Cointelegraph, Quevedo said tokenized investment products could provide overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with more legitimate investment options. Read more
  • Crypto kidnappers who robbed a Minnesota family of $8M plead guilty
    Cointelegraph.com - 05:12 Jun 20, 2026
    Two Texas brothers admitted to holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forcing the transfer of $8 million in cryptocurrency. Two brothers accused of kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint last year to steal $8 million in cryptocurrency pleaded guilty in connection with the armed robbery. Isiah Angelo Garcia and Raymond Christian Garcia, on Thursday, entered guilty pleas for Interference with Commerce by Robbery, facing a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office of the District of Minnesota. “The guilty pleas entered today reflect our commitment to holding the defendants accountable for the choices they made,” US Attorney Daniel Rosen said. Read more
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  • S token drops 5% as 3 former execs resign from Sonic Labs board
    Cointelegraph.com - 01:41 Jun 20, 2026
    Andre Cronje, Michael Kong and David Richardson have stepped down from the Sonic Labs board, while Matt Visser has been appointed as Sonic Labs' new CEO, replacing Mitchell Demeter who resigned in February. The S token, the native utility asset behind the Sonic blockchain, fell 5% on Friday after Sonic Labs, formerly known as the Fantom Foundation, announced the resignation of three former executives from its board. The S token fell to 0.031 on Friday, down 5% over 24 hours. The resignations include Michael Kong, a former CEO of the Fantom Foundation and director at Sonic Labs; David Richardson, who served as executive chairman of Sonic Labs; and Andre Cronje, who previously served as its chief technology officer. Statement from Andre Cronje about his resignation from the board. Source: Andre Cronje Read more
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  • Charles Schwab to enter prediction markets with S&P 500 wagers: WSJ
    Cointelegraph.com - 21:11 Jun 19, 2026
    The offering from the financial services company will reportedly only include yes-or-no bets on whether the S&P 500 closes above or below a target price. Financial services giant Charles Schwab will reportedly enter the prediction markets business by offering customers wagers on the S&P 500. According to a Friday Wall Street Journal report, Charles Schwab is planning to launch options contracts allowing users to place yes-or-no wagers on the performance of the S&P 500 stock market index. The move, expected to roll out in a matter of months as part of a partnership with Cboe Global Market, could mark the company’s first into prediction markets. Source: Kalshi Read more
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  • $13B Bitcoin options expiry looms: Will bulls endure more pain in June?
    Cointelegraph.com - 20:57 Jun 19, 2026
    Bitcoin bears hold the upper hand in the upcoming Bitcoin options expiry, a potentially early warning that more BTC downside could unfold. Key takeaways: Puts (sell) options dominate the June 26 expiry with net advantages of $1B to $3.4B, leaving bulls exposed. Despite Strategy buying BTC again, heavy call (buy) positioning above $72,000 will likely reinforce bearish momentum. Read more
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