🇰🇷 Eight of South Korea’s largest banks are creating their own version of USDT — a stablecoin pegged to the won — to compete with dollar-based tokens and maintain financial sovereignty.

The launch is expected by the end of 2025, following the adoption of a digital assets law.

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🇬🇧 One of the largest banks in the UK, Barclays, will ban its customers from using bank cards for any cryptocurrency transactions starting June 27.

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⛩️ Metaplanet has acquired an additional 1 234 BTC — the company now holds a total of 12 345 BTC.

Earlier, it was reported that Metaplanet is allocating $5 billion to its U.S. subsidiary for Bitcoin purchases.

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🇮🇳 India has started talking about setting up a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

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🇦🇺 A 77-year-old Australian woman lost $282 000 to a scammer she had been messaging online for two years — he convinced her to invest in BTC via crypto ATMs, showing fake income documents.

She sent money over 18 months and at one point carried up to $20,000 in cash. She said some transfers took “half a day’s work” and that she became “an expert in using Bitcoin ATMs.”

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🇧🇴 Amid record-high inflation, a collapsing boliviano, and a shortage of U.S. dollars, small businesses in Bolivia’s Cochabamba are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies for everyday transactions.

Crypto ATMs are popping up across the city, beauty salons offer discounts for Bitcoin payments, and locals use Binance accounts to buy everything — even fried chicken.

With daily USDT trading volumes reaching $600 000, crypto is quickly becoming a practical alternative to national currency.

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🇧🇹 Bhutan has entered the top three countries with the largest state-held Bitcoin reserves — now totaling $1.3 billion, equivalent to nearly 40% of the country's GDP.

Unlike other nations, the kingdom did not purchase BTC on the open market or seize it through confiscations. Instead, since 2020, it quietly built six mining centers powered by surplus hydroelectric energy.

Profits from Bitcoin’s price growth allowed the government to fund public sector salary increases and boost foreign currency reserves. The project has become part of Bhutan’s broader strategy to integrate cryptocurrencies into its economy and tourism sector.

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🇰🇿 The Central Bank of Kazakhstan is working on creating a Bitcoin reserve, the head of the regulator announced.

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🤖 Elon Musk stated that "people with Neuralink implants will eventually be able to control Optimus robots."

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🇪🇸 Spanish police, with the support of Europol, have uncovered an international crypto fraud scheme worth $540 million, which has victimized over 5 000 people.

The scammers persuaded victims to invest in non-existent crypto assets. The operation had been running since 2023 across Spain, Estonia, France, and the United States.

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