Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market platform, is facing its most serious credibility crisis yet after a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed the company paid a network of social media creators to stage fake winning bets on replica versions of its website — targeting American users it is legally prohibited from serving. The Scope of the…
Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India, and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version. The company sent out emails to some customers, which were seen by TechCrunch, asking users to fill out a form in Hindi by June 22 to…
Key Takeaways Franklin Templeton completed its 250 Digital acquisition on June 22, 2026, and formally launched Franklin Crypto. Christopher Perkins and Seth Ginns, both from the former Coinfund team, will lead Franklin Crypto’s active strategies. Franklin Templeton’s $1.78 trillion AUM and 35-country reach gives the new division immediate institutional distribution scale. A New Division With…
In Ethereum news today, a new governance proposal would force Ethereum validators to redirect up to 10% of their ETH staking rewards toward ecosystem funding, and if a majority of validators signal support, every validator on the network gets swept in, whether they voted for it or not. At current staking levels, that mechanism could…
Ethereum Layer 2 protocol Taiko confirmed a serious security breach on Monday after an attacker exploited a flaw in its bridge verification system, draining an estimated $1.5 million to $1.7 million from its ERC20 Vault. The incident has halted block production on the network and prompted urgent warnings for users to secure their funds. What…
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Strategy has increased its cash reserves by $300 million while adding 520 Bitcoin worth roughly $35 million, highlighting a growing focus on liquidity alongside continued cryptocurrency purchases. Summary Strategy bought 520 Bitcoin for $35 million, raising its total holdings to 847,363 BTC. A June 22 filing showed the company increased cash reserves by $300 million…
UK prime minister Keir Starmer has resigned from office less than two years after leading the Labour party to a landslide general election victory. Starmer’s popularity has tanked since the start of his premiership as Britons have faced tax hikes and spending cuts, and struggled to see the promised improvements to creaking public services. May’s…
Key Takeaways WSJ found Polymarket creators displayed nearly $900,000 in fabricated winnings across 118 videos. The Journal reviewed 1,105 videos; about 70% showed bets, and none of them were real. Polymarket paid creators $2-$3,000 a month and told them not to disclose it, WSJ says. Bets that never happened Polymarket paid mostly college-age social-media creators…
Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s well-known Orange Dots Bitcoin acquisition tracker on X with a single caption, “Looks better with more dots”, and traders took less than an hour to decode it as a preview of another corporate Bitcoin buy. The post follows a confirmed ~$100 million BTC purchase for the week of June 8–14 and…
