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Kalshi and ADI Predictstreet have announced a strategic partnership to expand the global prediction market, featuring co-branding initiatives during the FIFA World Cup 2026™ knockout stage, along with the development of infrastructure aimed at overseas markets after the tournament concludes.

David Schwartz, former Chief Technology Officer of Ripple, has put an end to the debate about XRP’s origins by confirming that the idea of a prototype payments network emerged before Bitcoin (BTC) by as many as five years, though XRP itself was not yet in existence at that time

The FBI is urging victims of the cryptocurrency scam OneCoin to apply for compensation from the government before the deadline of June 30, 2026, with assets currently seized totaling more than 40 million USD available to qualify for the claim
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened the process for filing requests for reimbursement since April 13, enabling eligible investors to access the funds. Victims can submit their claims online, by mail, or by email through onecoinremission.com, the only permitted channel for submitting this claim

Chinese AI model is catching up to Anthropic and OpenAI faster after Z.ai launched GLM-5.2, an open-source system with costs only one-sixth of leading U.S. AI labs. The launch comes as Washington tightens access to American models.

Notable investor and entrepreneur Kyle Samani has accused Hyperliquid of misleading the public about its permissionless status. The chairman of Forward Industries voiced this opinion after Singapore’s financial regulator added the platform to the Investor Alert List.

Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO, who once predicted the dot-com crisis in 2000 and the housing crisis in 2008, called Bitcoin (BTC) a useless speculative mechanism and predicted that it would gradually shrink over the next few decades

Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to remove the 551 movies customers have purchased from their PlayStation Store accounts in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2026, citing content licensing agreements with StudioCanal.
This impacted film archive covers a wide range of eras, from Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Rambo: First Blood to Bridget Jones’ Diary, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Paddington. Customers who pay to purchase these titles will lose their access rights even if they have a purchase history.

The South Korean stock market index KOSPI triggered a circuit breaker for the second time in a week due to trading flows in AI chip stocks, sending shockwaves to global markets.
Last Friday, the index fell by as much as 8.19% during the day. This led to a halt in trading for another 20 minutes and weighed on Wall Street, Tokyo, as well as SoftBank listed in Tokyo, causing it to plunge as well.

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, said the company cut its AI-related expenses by nearly half, while token usage has surged. He presented a foundational framework that he believes every company can adopt to expand the adoption of AI without having to consider cost as a limitation.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov bought Plush Pepe #834 for 7,500 Gram (GRAM) on The Open Network, and then transferred the said NFT to Adler Toberg, a designer involved with Telegram’s interface and the gifts system
This acquisition marks Durov’s third confirmed TON collectible purchase within the past six months. He acquired his first Plush Pepe piece in December 2025, then obtained a Telegram Gift NFT in January 2026—these moves reflect his ongoing involvement in the layer of digital assets that Telegram is building in a focused manner

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said that Michael Saylor’s leveraged buyout strategy for Bitcoin is a harsh criticism, pointing to MicroStrategy preferred shares that are trading far below their $100 par value.
Garlinghouse reiterated his long-term confidence in Bitcoin (BTC), but he clearly distinguished his views between the asset itself and the financial structure that Saylor has built.

The advantage of Binance is facing a new test. Europe’s major cryptocurrency regulatory framework has once again raised the old question: does Binance’s leadership come from its scale or from regulatory loopholes?
This pressure is happening immediately. The European Union (EU) is forcing Binance to withdraw from the region under the new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) rules. A few days earlier, Star Xu, CEO of OKX, shared its success in four parts, and each part also relied on these loopholes.

The U.S. government lifted its export suspension on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 on Friday. The decision makes the model available to more than 100 institutions in the United States, including major companies and government agencies.

Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO, famous for predicting past market bubbles, warns that an AI bubble has pushed U.S. stock prices to the highest levels in U.S. history and could lead to a correction downward of up to 70%.

The original Base B20 token standard defined that issuers could begin using it on June 26, but the second network outage within two days caused the B20 rollout to be delayed
The network completed the Beryl upgrade on June 25, which includes support for B20 alongside faster withdrawals and lighter node software. However, the activation of B20 issuance still depends on a separate registry that Base has not yet confirmed is actually in use

Some small altcoin groups are soaring to new all-time highs (ATH) this weekend, while most of the market is still far below the previous peak. Two coins are trading in the price-discovery zone, and one coin remains strong near its all-time high.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to immediately impose a 100% tariff on any country that imposes taxes on American technology companies—an action that will override the existing trade agreements and reignite global trade tensions.

Senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve have once again shifted their focus to the possibility of interest rate hikes in 2026, putting renewed pressure on U.S. stocks. On Friday, Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said that he expects one rate hike in 2026 and does not yet see the prospect of rate cuts in the near term.

OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5.6, the company’s latest cutting-edge AI model family. However, most developers and businesses still need to wait before they can use it. The company has announced that, in the initial phase, GPT-5.6 will be available only to trusted partners who have been approved by the government, and it is expected to gradually open up to broader access within the next few weeks.

While the Crypto Winter index remains stuck at 32, capital is flowing out of digital assets and elsewhere in search of opportunities.
BeInCrypto’s coverage shows that these funds are flowing into commodities and stocks. The assets that professional investors are buying reflect early strategic positioning—not trend-chasing.