Key Takeaways HyperFund allegedly collected $1.8 billion from investors across multiple countries worldwide. Burton received at least $7.85 million while helping facilitate the scheme, prosecutors said. Authorities continue pursuing major crypto fraud cases involving large investor losses and misleading promises. HyperFund Drew $1.8 Billion From Investors Worldwide Rodney Burton, also known as “ Bitcoin Rodney,”…

Key Takeaways Schwartz highlighted XRP use cases across payments, tokenization, interoperability, decentralized finance, and artificial intelligence. Ripple expects Swell 2026 to be its largest event yet, with more than 1,500 attendees, over 75 speakers, and more than 50 sessions planned. Recent Ripple initiatives and broader ecosystem activity have expanded XRP’s presence in payments, treasury management,…

Key Takeaways Slowmist said a missing return statement in DIP token’s code drained about $111,098 in USDC. The flaw doubled transfers via Pancakeswap, adding to 2,150-plus incidents logged by Slowmist this year. DeFi has lost over $1 billion to exploits in 2026, keeping audit demand high heading into H2. A Transfer That Ran Twice Slowmist…

Key Takeaways Garrett Jin sold 184,102 HYPE (~$13.55M) at about $73.6 for a $2.83M gain, per Lookonchain. He flipped long on UNI while holding 1,268 BTC (~$83.39M) and 50,013 ZEC (~$25.2M). The rotation came at a time when UNI topped Coingecko’s most-searched list and HYPE traded at record highs. The Trade Lookonchain flagged the moves,…

Key Takeaways Kevin Warsh’s Fed held rates at 3.5%-3.75% in a unanimous 12-0 vote. CPI hit 4.2% in May as energy prices lifted pressure on U.S. households. The New York Fed kept $160B RRP limits as markets await July CPI data. Fed Holds Rates as CPI Reheats The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 12-0…

Key Takeaways SpaceX could join major indexes within weeks of its Nasdaq debut. Only about 8% of SpaceX shares are currently tradeable, limiting initial index weightings. Broader index exposure could build well before SpaceX becomes eligible for the S&P 500. Fast-Entry Rules Could Put SpaceX Into Millions of Investor Portfolios Millions of investors may soon…

Key Takeaways Polymarket’s World Cup winner market has logged $2.54 billion in total volume, with France leading at 18% odds. Kalshi places France at 19.2% and Portugal third at 11%, with $333.7 million traded on that platform alone. Portugal opens at 77 cents against DR Congo today in the week’s highest- volume single match at…

Key Takeaways UNI surged 23% to clear $3.60 on Wednesday, capping a 50% seven-day recovery for the Uniswap token. Critics claim Standard Chartered overvalued UNI by including fees that actually belong to liquidity providers. Standard Chartered predicts a tokenization boom will push Uniswap’s native token to $100 by 2030. UNI Rallies past $3.60 as Weekly…

Key Takeaways A wallet tied to Arthur Hayes bought 1,400 ETH (~$2.51M) during a recent market dip. Similarly, whale geministar.eth accumulated 32,278 ETH (~$57M) from Binance in two days. The aggressive buying seems to suggest conviction, with Hayes targeting a far higher price surge in the near future. Hayes-Linked Wallet Keeps Buying Lookonchain reported that…

Key Takeaways Kalshi’s perpetual futures cleared $5.5 billion in two weeks, up from $1 billion in week one. The CFTC approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, opening US perpetuals to regulated venues. Kalshi lists 11 crypto perp contracts and is in talks with regulators to expand into other assets. From $1 Billion to…