Japan’s National Business Corporate Pension Fund plans to put roughly 1% of its assets into cryptocurrency starting in fiscal year 2026, according to Nikkei reporting. The Nikkei Shimbun report says that the Okayama City-based fund manages about ¥21.3 billion, or roughly $136 million. It serves around 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprises and more than 20,000 […]
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Prediction Marketplace Kalshi Said to Be Exploring IPO Path in Informal Talks With Banks
Kalshi has opened informal talks with investment banks about a possible initial public offering, according to a report from The Information published this week. According to The Information report, the discussions are early stage. There is no S-1 filing, no banker selected and no public timeline. People close to the matter told the publication’s reporter […]
Read More97% Down — Andre Cronje Exits Sonic Labs Board as S Token Continues to Sink Lower
Andre Cronje, Michael Kong, and David Richardson resigned from the Sonic Labs board this week, handing control of the struggling layer-one (L1) project to a new executive team. The three founding board members built Sonic Labs, formerly the Fantom Foundation, from the ground up. Cronje served as chief technology officer and is known across DeFi […]
Read MoreTrump Threatens Iran Again as Hezbollah Attacks Put Ceasefire Deal at Risk
President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran again on Sunday unless Tehran reins in Hezbollah and other proxy forces in Lebanon, just four days after signing a ceasefire deal meant to end the 2026 Iran war. Trump made the warning in a Truth Social post at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. “Iran must immediately stop their highly […]
Read MoreSaylor’s ‘More Dots’ Post Hints at New Buy as Strategy’s Bitcoin Pile Nears 847K BTC
Michael Saylor’s latest orange-dot chart sparked fresh speculation that Strategy may have acquired additional bitcoin, drawing attention to the company’s massive 846,842 BTC treasury. Strategy’s Expansive Bitcoin Holdings Draw Renewed Attention Following Release of New Chart On June 21, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his signature orange-dot chart on X, a graphic that has […]
Read MoreAmerica Flexes While Crypto KOLs Sniff out a Bottom — Week in Review
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. This week, Bitcoin edged closer to the $60,000 […]
Read MoreLatam Insights: Inside Argentina’s Tax Relief for Exchanges and El Salvador’s Growing Bitcoin Stack
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Argentina issues tax exemptions to VASPs, Cuba approves reforms to open its economy, and El Salvador keeps adding bitcoin. President Milei Exempts Registered Crypto Exchanges From Argentina’s ‘Cheque Tax’ President Javier Milei has […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Warns of New USB-Based Malware Targeting Crypto Users
Microsoft has alerted about a malware that spreads through flash drives that use Windows shortcut files to infect devices. The so-called “clipper” malware searches for crypto addresses in the clipboard and substitutes them with other addresses controlled by attackers. Microsoft Alerts About Windows Malware That Changes Cryptocurrency Addresses The team behind Microsoft Defender, Windows’ embedded […]
Read MoreHunting the Next Marvel? Jensen Huang Already Shared Clues on One Slide
Marvell $MRVL has gone from a sub-$100 stock to north of $300 since Jensen Huang called it “the next trillion-dollar company”, and now everyone’s hunting for his next hint. The most useful thing he left on stage was a map. The following guest post comes from Ziven.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on […]
Read MoreIran-Linked Hackers Claim Control of US Security Drones Ahead of the World Cup Kickoff
A group identifying as Handala and linked to Iran claims it hijacked FBI surveillance drones guarding FIFA World Cup sites that opened June 11, tapping live video and data from facial and license-plate recognition systems. The FBI has curtailed drone flights over venues as the Justice Department warns of Iranian cyber activity and the State […]
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