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Bitmine owns 4.59% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 92% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine has 4,718,677 staked ETH, representing $7.7 billion at $1,630 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors, with a focus on security, performance, and resilience Bitmine owns $88 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one…

Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 8th, 2026, Chainwire Global game jam MapleStory Vibe Camp offers US$60,000 in NXPC prizes as builders gain access to official MapleStory Universe resources in conjunction with Verse8 MapleStory Universe (MSU), the blockchain-powered expansion of Nexon’s iconic MapleStory franchise, today announced the launch of MapleStory Vibe Camp, a global builder competition inviting users to create original games and experiences using official MapleStory Universe resources. The campaign coincides with the opening of MSU Space, a dedicated builder hub developed in collaboration with AI-powered game creation platform Verse8. Running from June 8 to June 29, MapleStory Vibe Camp offers…

DUBAI, UAE, June 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced the launch of Bybit IPO Express, becoming one of the first centralized crypto exchanges globally to offer tokenized IPO (initial public offerings) at the offering price. Powered by Payward Services‘ xStocks, eligible retail investors worldwide can now participate in blockbuster IPO projects by subscribing to tokenized representations of publicly traded equities, starting with SpaceX as the inaugural offering. The launch marks a fundamental step in the convergence of traditional capital markets and crypto-native infrastructure, as exchanges increasingly compete to expand beyond digital asset…

Pump.fun has launched a new feature that allows users to pay “anyone” to do “anything”, which has triggered a wave of concern across the crypto community, with critics warning it could revive the same dangerous behavior that fueled the platform’s 2024 livestream scandal. Related Reading Pump.Fun Launches Bounty Feature For ‘ANY’ Task On Thursday, Solana’s memecoin launchpad, Pump.fun, introduced a new feature that allows users to create and complete bounties “for ANY task and leverage the power of humans & money across the globe.” Under the premise of “Pay ANYONE to do ANYTHING,” Pump.fun GO is set to combine humans…

On June 4, 2026, Mastercard announced on X its plans to expand the settlement capabilities of its payment network, allowing issuers and acquirers to settle transactions using regulated stablecoins across eight blockchains, alongside existing fiat processes. This move marks a new step by a major payment network to integrate stablecoins into the infrastructure layer behind card transactions.This is not an announcement that Mastercard users can now pay with stablecoins at every merchant. Card payments are typically authorized almost instantly at the point of sale, but settlement between financial institutions can still depend on banking hours, batch windows, and liquidity conditions.…

Prediction markets show Marco Rubio closing sharply on JD Vance after fresh comments from Donald Trump in the 2028 Republican primary market.Prediction markets traders are starting to treat the Republican 2028 presidential primary less like a runaway and more like an actual contest. Vice President JD Vance still leads, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio has closed the gap sharply over the past month on both Kalshi and Polymarket to be the 2028 Republican Presidential nominee. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a Vance-Rubio ticket, in either order, could make sense gave traders a fresh excuse to reprice the race.Trump redraws 2028…

Singapore-based crypto travel platform Travala has launched a protocol it says lets artificial intelligence agents search, reserve and pay for hotels with USDC (USDC) on layer-2 blockchain Base, extending agentic AI stablecoin payments into travel bookings.The Travala Travel MCP is live through Claude Desktop, with outside developers able to integrate it into their own travel agents, Travala said in a statement sent to Cointelegraph.The company said the system connects Travala’s hotel inventory to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol, an open standard for linking AI apps to external tools. Payments use Coinbase’s x402 protocol on Base, with Travala saying…

Key takeaways:Ether derivatives metrics flip to a heavily bearish bias as cascading liquidations cut off a relief bounce. A critical ZCash bug discovered by AI triggers widespread fears of contagion, driving a contraction in Ethereum TVL.Ether (ETH) plummeted to a 13-month low of $1,540 on Friday, following the bearish trend across the broader cryptocurrency market. Traders now fear a deeper price correction, given weakness in ETH derivatives metrics and heightened risk after a bug was found in the Zcash blockchain.ETH perpetual futures annualized funding rate. Source: LaevitasThe Ether futures annualized funding rate flipped negative on Friday, indicating increased demand for short…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The largest Solana treasury company has deposited a notable amount of SOL to Coinbase Prime, a potential sign that the firm is looking to sell. Forward Industries Has Made A Large Solana Deposit To Coinbase As highlighted by on-chain sleuth Lookonchain in an X post, Forward Industries has transferred some of its Solana to Coinbase Prime, the institution-focused branch of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Forward Industries is a design and manufacturing company that pivoted to a SOL treasury strategy model last year. The firm immediately became the largest…

In brief Zcash plummeted in price following the disclosure of a critical, four-year-old vulnerability. Because of Zcash’s privacy features, the bug’s scope couldn’t definitively be determined in terms of counterfeit coins. Some said tradeoffs between privacy and auditability are “part of the deal,” pointing to bugs patched in years past. Shielding funds from prying eyes has long been Zcash’s forte, but investors’ unease on Friday indicated that the privacy coin’s core feature can also resemble an Achilles’ heel.Following the disclosure of a bug that had the potential to unleash a wave of counterfeit coins, Zcash tanked to its lowest point…