Semler Scientific announced plans to hold 10,000 bitcoins by the end of 2025, 42,000 by the end of 2026, and 105,000 by the end of 2027, with funding sources including equity and debt financing and operating cash flow. — link
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea has submitted a roadmap to the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning for the approval of local spot crypto ETFs, with plans to develop implementation measures in the second half of 2025. The roadmap also includes plans to ease regulations on Korean won-based stablecoins during the same period. — link
Animoca Brands plans to establish a joint venture with Standard Chartered Bank and HKT to prepare for the issuance of a Hong Kong dollar-pegged stablecoin. The company also expressed its intention to collaborate with mainland Chinese institutions on blockchain applications. — link
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the third richest man in Mexico and founder of Grupo Salinas, has recently increased his Bitcoin holdings again, and about 70% of his portfolio is Bitcoin. Pliego has hinted that he may invest all his assets in cryptocurrencies in the future. — link
QCP: Markets remain cautious amid Middle East tensions, with gold retracing and oil stable around $75. BTC trades sideways despite macro uncertainty, while crypto derivatives show increased downside hedging. BTC and ETH risk reversals favor puts, and ETH front-end vol compression hints at reduced near-term hedging. The market awaits a decisive catalyst to break the current lull. — link
Solana DEX Jupiter pauses DAO votes, citing breakdown in trust — link | AI comment
Everything Blockchain Inc. (EBZT) announced a $10 million strategic crypto allocation into SOL, XRP, SUI, TAO, and HYPE, aiming to front-run potential institutional inflows. The firm focuses on zero-trust data protection and blockchain infrastructure. 一 link
Parataxis Holdings announced the acquisition of South Korea–listed biotech firm Bridge Biotherapeutics for KRW 25 billion (USD 18.5 million). The company will be renamed Parataxis Korea and plans to build an institutionally backed Bitcoin treasury platform in the Korean public markets, following models set by Strategy and Metaplanet. — link
WuBlockchain Weekly (Jun 14–Jun 19) PBOC Governor Discusses Stablecoins for the First Time, US Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill, Vietnam Legislates to Recognize Cryptocurrencies, Truth Social Submits Application to US SEC for Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot ETFs, Tron May Go Public in the US and More. — link
Kraken has integrated with DeFi protocol Babylon to offer BTC staking with up to 1% APY — without wrapping, bridging, or lending. Available to users in the U.S. (excluding certain states), UK, Australia, and UAE, the service time-locks native BTC to secure Babylon-supported PoS chains. Rewards are paid in Babylon’s native token, BABY. — link
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Exclusive: The Pumpfun token auction and listing, originally scheduled for June 25, has been postponed again and is now expected to take place in mid-July.
Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that since Pumpfun began planning to issue and auction tokens late last year, the event has been delayed multiple times.
The Pumpfun token auction is estimated to be valued at $4 billion. Additionally, the Pumpfun team is actively selling token allocations to various cryptocurrency funds.
Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that since Pumpfun began planning to issue and auction tokens late last year, the event has been delayed multiple times.
The Pumpfun token auction is estimated to be valued at $4 billion. Additionally, the Pumpfun team is actively selling token allocations to various cryptocurrency funds.
KindlyMD (NASDAQ: NAKA) and Nakamoto Holdings announced an additional $51.5M PIPE financing to support a Bitcoin treasury strategy. Total PIPE funding now reaches $563M ($763M including notes). The funds will be used to acquire BTC and provide working capital, as the firms aim to build a Bitcoin-native public conglomerate. — link
Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg’s CSSF, allowing it to offer regulated crypto services across all 27 EU member states. The company will establish its European crypto hub in Luxembourg, enabling access to 450 million users under a unified framework. — link
*REDDIT IN TALKS TO USE SAM ALTMAN'S IRIS-SCANNING ORB: SEMAFOR
*According to two people familiar with the matter, World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify that they are unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform.
*If Reddit does begin using World ID, it won’t be the only way to verify one’s humanity, according to the two people familiar with the matter. Users will have many options.
*According to two people familiar with the matter, World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify that they are unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform.
*If Reddit does begin using World ID, it won’t be the only way to verify one’s humanity, according to the two people familiar with the matter. Users will have many options.
Reddit in talks to use Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb — link | AI comment
The U.S. Wyoming Stablecoin Committee announced that Aptos and Solana have become the preferred blockchain platforms for the WYST project. WYST is a stablecoin issued by the US state government and backed by fiat currency. It plans to achieve multi-chain deployment through LayerZero. — link
Wyoming Stable Token Commission targets Aug. 20 for WYST stablecoin mainnet launch — link | AI comment
Trump: Giving Iran a period of time, we'll see what that period of time is, but two weeks is the maximum; Maybe it won't be necessary to strike Iran
Ethereum has around $20B in tokenized Bitcoin onchain. Base and Arbitrum are the next largest chains — link | AI comment