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The Future of Collecting: Alladan Flinn of Based Trading Cards on Cards, Community, and Culture

In February 2026, a single piece of cardboard sold for $16,492,000. The 1998 Pikachu Illustrator — the only known PSA 10 example of one of the rarest Pokémon cards in existence — was sold by Logan Paul through Goldin Auctions to A.J. Scaramucci, w

“Trust Me Bro” Cryptography Is Not Enough. That Is Exactly Why Qastle Exists.

At Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, Qastle Wallet became part of the main-stage conversation.

On April 29th, during a lunchtime panel on quantum risk, a senior protocol engineer at Anduro described Qastle Wallet as a

Bitcoin Network Activity Hits Highest Level Since 2024: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin’s onchain transaction count has climbed to its strongest level of 2026, a near-record pace not seen since late 2024 — yet the economic value behind those transactions tells a different story, according to a research note published by Crypt

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce To Leave Agency In November For Regent Law Role

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• Hester Peirce is expected to leave the SEC in November 2026.
• Her second term expired on June 5, 2025, but commissioners may remain for a limited grace period.
• Her departure would leave the SEC wit

Pump.fun GO Bounty Feature Draws Backlash Over Risky Crypto Tasks

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• launched GO in early June as a bounty marketplace backed by escrowed crypto rewards.
• The feature has drawn criticism over dangerous, degrading and poorly moderated user-created tasks.
• The backlas

Charles Schwab And Cboe Plan S&P 500 Yes-Or-No Options As Prediction Markets Go Mainstream

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• Charles Schwab is reportedly working with Cboe on binary options tied to the S&P 500.
• The contracts would pay fixed cash if a yes-or-no outcome is correct, with Cboe’s Plus Zone offering partial payout

ICE and OKX Form Joint Venture to Connect NYSE Infrastructure With 120 Million Crypto Users

Intercontinental Exchange and OKX Monday the formation of a 50/50 joint venture designed to bridge regulated traditional market infrastructure with the global crypto trading ecosystem — a deal that puts the owner of the New York Stock Exchange in

Bitcoin Price Rises Above $65,000 as ETF Outflows Slow, Iran Deal and Fed Pull in Opposite Directions

Bitcoin price climbed $65,000 Monday morning, caught between a sixth straight week of spot ETF outflows, a hawkish Federal Reserve debut, and a U.S.-Iran peace deal that gave risk assets a short-lived lift.

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) Buys 520 Bitcoin, Raises USD Reserve to $1.4 Billion

Strategy Inc. disclosed Monday it acquired 520 bitcoin for approximately $35 million in its third straight weekly purchase, bringing total holdings to 847,363 BTC while expanding its cash war chest to support growing obligations tied to its prefer

Strive (ASST) Buys 759 Bitcoin for $50 Million, Treasury Reaches 19,864 BTC

Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) disclosed Monday that it purchased 759 bitcoin between June 15 and June 21 at an average cost of approximately $65,850 per coin, inclusive of fees and expenses, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 19,864 BTC.

Bitget Launches Stock+ For Buying Real US Stocks With Crypto

Bitget has launched Stock+, a new feature that lets eligible users buy real US stocks and ETFs using USDC and other digital assets, expanding the exchange’s push into the overlap between crypto balances and traditional market exposure.

Ethereum Validators Face New Proposal To Redirect Up To 10% Of Staking Rewards

A new Ethereum Research proposal has revived one of the network’s most sensitive debates: who should pay for the public goods, research and infrastructure that the Ethereum ecosystem depends on?

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Toss Bank And Solana Foundation Team Up On Stablecoin Remittance Test

South Korea’s Toss Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based global remittance infrastructure, adding another traditional finance name to the growing list of firms experimenting with stablecoin settleme

Bank of England Softens Stablecoin Rules With £40 Billion Issuer Cap

The Bank of England has softened its proposed framework for systemic sterling , dropping individual holding limits and replacing them with a planned aggregate cap on issuance by each systemic issuer.

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Bitcoin Bears Eye Lower Levels As TradingView Analysts Flag Failed Recovery

Bitcoin’s weekend rebound is running into a familiar problem: several TradingView analysts are still treating the move as a retest rather than a confirmed reversal.

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Bitcoin Reclaims $63,500 As Traders Watch For Squeeze Toward $67,000

Bitcoin’s recovery has given bulls something to work with again, but traders are still treating the move as a level-by-level test rather than a clean return to euphoria.

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Saylor Says Strategy Added More Than 716,000 BTC Since 2022 Balance Sheet Stress

Michael Saylor has returned to one of the most dramatic periods in Strategy’s Bitcoin bet, contrasting the company’s 2022 balance sheet stress with what he says is now a much stronger reserve position.

Bitcoin Analysts Split Between Buyer Demand And Resistance Ceiling Near $65,000

Bitcoin’s short-term market structure is giving traders two very different stories at once: demand is appearing on dips, but resistance near the mid-$60,000s is still capping the recovery.

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CME Group Sues CFTC Over Competitor Crypto Perpetual Futures Approval

CME Group, the world’s largest traditional futures exchange, has filed a federal lawsuit against the (CFTC), as detailed in the . This legal action challenges the CFTC’s recent approval of competitor crypto perpetual futures contracts, arguing the regulator

Kraken Pro to Launch First CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures in the US Within 30 Days

Kraken is set to launch the United States’ first -regulated perpetual futures contracts, making them available to eligible US traders on Kraken Pro within 30 days. This move indicates a significant shift, bringing a widely popular crypto derivatives product