June 30, 2026

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Ripple Leaders Signal Major Crypto Moment as Swell Hits 10-Year Milestone

Key Takeaways Ripple is centering institutional blockchain adoption and enterprise participation at Swell 2026. Meanwhile, the combined event is expected to host 1,500-plus attendees and 75 speakers. Looking ahead, executives highlighted payments, tokenization, DeFi, AI, and interoperability growth. Swell’s 10th Year Draws Executive Focus on Institutional Crypto Adoption Excitement around Ripple Swell 2026 accelerated after

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Tech & AI

‘Toy Story 5’ did not miss a crucial Easter egg. Yep, it’s the Pizza Planet truck.

Toy Story 5 is careening into cinemas with its foot to the floor, like a Pizza Planet employee behind on their deliveries. And if you’re concentrating, you’ll spy a very fast Easter egg that’s become a staple in Pixar movies. With Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and the gang back for the fifth adventure in the franchise,

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Crypto

Malta regulator proposes new DAO category in DeFi rulebook

Malta’s financial regulator has proposed a new legal category for decentralized autonomous organizations as part of a consultation on how decentralized finance could be regulated under the European Union’s crypto framework. Summary Malta’s MFSA has proposed a new “software-based organization” category that would include DAOs and other DeFi entities. The regulator said many DeFi projects

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Coinbase

Legacy DeFi platforms lose $27M as hacking spree continues into 2026

An ongoing hacking spree targeting legacy DeFi projects has claimed a further $27M, with Truebit and Futureswap the latest victims. Source link

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Bitcoin

HIVE Lands $220 Million AI Cloud Deal With Bell Canada and Cohere

Key Takeaways HIVE’s BUZZ HPC signed a 3-year, $220M AI cloud deal with Bell Canada and Cohere. NVIDIA-powered AI factories could add $70M ARR, boosting HIVE’s HPC expansion. HIVE plans a 32MW Sweden upgrade, with GB200 systems going live by early 2027. HIVE Secures $70 Million ARR Boost Through New AI Infrastructure Deal HIVE Digital

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Tech & AI

How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members

Dialog, the private network cofounded by Peter Thiel, grades its event attendees on a hidden scale, ranking them by wealth and fame, tracking their relationships, and using algorithms to help decide who they should meet, who they should sit with, and who no longer belongs, WIRED has learned. The records are part of a trove

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Crypto

Binance faces make-or-break MiCA deadline as BNB tumbles

BNB has fallen nearly 5% as uncertainty surrounding Binance’s European regulatory status collides with a risk-off move across crypto markets ahead of the EU’s MiCA enforcement deadline. Summary BNB fell nearly 5% as uncertainty around Binance’s MiCA approval weighed on sentiment. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded fresh outflows as traders adjusted to a hawkish

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Coinbase

Michael Saylor is running out of ways to boost Strategy’s BTC per share

Strategy bought a lot of BTC last week, but shareholders still have less per share now than a couple of months ago. Source link

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Bitcoin

China Onboards 26 Global Institutions to Its New Digital Yuan Cross-Border Payment Network

Key Takeaways Central Bank of China added 26 banks to CBETS on Tuesday to boost cross-border digital yuan adoption. Mbridge hit $55B in volume by January, with 95% in digital yuan, aiming to challenge SWIFT’s market share. In April, the yuan dropped to 2.85% on SWIFT, as firms seek alternatives to avoid market sanctions. China

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Tech & AI

Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs

Snap will be spinning off an internal generative AI video team into a separate company. The new company — dubbed Dotmo — will focus on developing AI models that can create interactive gaming experiences, Snap told TechCrunch. Snap cited the high costs of conducting such work internally as one of the reasons for the spinoff.

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