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New nonprofit research and development lab brings together a group of senior technical contributors from the Ethereum Foundation to ready the network for step-function wave of adoption from institutions, agentic finance and DeFi Ethlabs to reinforce foundational commitments to credible neutrality, censorship resistance and security NEW YORK, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A coordinated group of Ethereum ecosystem stewards today announced the launch of Ethlabs, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization formed to ready Ethereum for the next phase of institutional adoption. The funding effort is led by Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), Sharplink, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBET), Ethereum…

Bitmine owns 4.7% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 94% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 4,718,677 staked ETH, representing $8.2 billion at $1,733 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors Bitmine owns $104 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one of the only publicly listed equities in the world to provide investors indirect exposure to OpenAI Bitmine Crypto + Total…

Savannah, United States, June 22nd, 2026, Chainwire Tria, the self-custodial neofinance platform serving more than 500,000 users, today announced the launch of Tria Travel, a fully integrated travel booking platform embedded within the Tria app. Built in partnership with Bookit, the new offering enables users to book flights, hotels, cruises, and experiences while earning up to 6% cashback. The launch marks Tria’s expansion into one of the largest global consumer spending categories and introduces a materially different rewards structure compared to traditional travel credit cards. Most travel rewards programs offer between 2% and 5% back, often through points systems with…

Victoria, Seychelles, June 22nd, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will list Arcium (ARX) in the Innovation Zone, opening trading for ARX/USDT and ARX/USDC pairs on June 22, 2026, at 12:00 and 12:20 (UTC). To celebrate the listing, MEXC has launched an Airdrop+ event, offering users the opportunity to share 70,000 USDT in rewards. Arcium is building an encrypted computing infrastructure network that enables trustless, scalable computation over fully encrypted data, for applications across blockchain, AI, enterprise, and government sectors. ARX is the token that powers the Arcium network’s economic model, with a fixed supply of…

Brazil’s cryptocurrency market has reached a staggering $318 billion in on-chain value over a year, but this rapid growth comes with a significant warning from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The firm’s latest regional report highlights emerging money laundering threats and calls for enhanced compliance measures as the country navigates its expanding digital asset economy. Brazil’s crypto market saw $318 billion in on-chain value between July 2024 and June 2025. This figure represents about one-third of all crypto value transacted in Latin America. Chainalysis warns of increasing local money laundering risks tied to on-chain transactions. Tracking Billions in Crypto Flows The…

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…

The 2026 World Cup group stage is starting to take shape. Türkiye is out after back-to-back defeats, the USA has booked its place in the Round of 32 as Group D winners, and the day’s results have already reshaped how prediction markets price the tournament.Here’s how yesterday played out and where the markets are pricing today’s matchups across Kalshi and Polymarket.World Cup day 9 recap: USA reaches the knockout stageThe USA won Group D after a 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle. Folarin Balogun, the star of Team USA’s 4-1 win against Paraguay on Matchday 1, fizzed a dangerous cross…

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 a trailing 30 trading days. It also comes 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.” The outflows could reflect waning sentiment from institutional investors for Bitcoin. However, BlackRock US head of equity ETFs…

Today in crypto, one of Ethereum’s most notorious MEV bots, Jaredfromsubway.eth, was exploited for more than $7.5 million in a sophisticated attack that was in the works for several weeks. Meanwhile, the Philippines’ securities regulator has signaled readiness to adopt real-world asset tokenization. Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5MOne 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…

A Shiba Inu plush toy on SpaceX’s online store has sent a parody crypto token or meme coin into another sharp rally. Asteroid Shiba, an Ethereum-based meme coin built around the “Asteroid” plush from SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, jumped more than 137% over the past week, according to CoinGecko. Its market value briefly climbed from roughly $22 million at its weekly low to about $86 million at the peak, before cooling to around $60 million. ASTEROID Meme Coin Weekly Price Chart. Source: CoinGecko That means the token briefly added more than $60 million in paper value during the move. Even…