Lawmakers are seeking to curb crypto ATM fraud with a bipartisan bill that would set transaction limits, mandate scam warnings, and require transaction records and updated kiosk location records. The proposal follows FBI-cited losses of more than $333 million, with older Americans accounting for most known-age financial losses.
Key Takeaways
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill targeting crypto…
A federal fraud case led to major crypto seizures after prosecutors said nearly $100 million moved through bank accounts and exchanges. Authorities seized some $7.1 million from digital wallets tied to the scheme, while prosecutors separately seek $24,707,031 in…
XRP Gets AI Agent Payment Support in Ripple’s XRPL AI Starter Kit as Executive Sees Billions Ahead
June 12, 2026
XRP is being positioned for AI-driven commerce as Ripple launches a developer toolkit that enables autonomous software to transact on the XRP Ledger. The XRPL AI Starter Kit adds support for XRP and RLUSD payments, while Ripple executives argue agent-to-agent transactions…
Ripple and Bitso are expanding stablecoin settlement on the XRP Ledger, bringing MXNB and RLUSD into Ripple’s enterprise payments infrastructure. The effort focuses on the U.S.-Mexico corridor and aims to support regulated dollar-peso liquidity for institutions.
Key Takeaways
Ripple and Bitso are using MXNB alongside RLUSD for cross-border settlement.
The infrastructure is designed to improve…
Big Short investor Steve Eisman said he would not be surprised by a Tesla-SpaceX deal, fueling speculation about Elon Musk’s next major move. The comments come as SpaceX IPO demand reportedly tops $250 billion.
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Big Short investor Steve Eisman said a…
Tim Draper argued bitcoin faces less quantum risk than banks, comparing its security to Fort Knox. His comments shifted attention from blockchain vulnerabilities to legacy financial systems, as debate grows over quantum computing threat to modern cryptography.
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Bitcoin Treasuries Are Ticking Time Bombs as Leverage Hits Record Rates, Warns Capriole’s Charles Edwards
June 11, 2026
Bitcoin treasury companies are piling on debt at record rates to fund their BTC buying, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards warned, reviving a year-old call that the model rests on unsustainable “fake yield.”
Key Takeaways
Charles Edwards says bitcoin treasuries are “levering up at record rates” on debt-fueled growth.
He likens the two hundred bitcoin treasuries in the market…
A coalition of 61 industry leaders, founders, and investors is urging Senate leaders to pass the CLARITY Act while preserving key developer protections. The push follows Senate Banking Committee approval of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) that would clarify…
SpaceX’s expected market debut could test whether public investors still have patience for massive private-market valuations. Devere Group says the real challenge will begin after the IPO, when investors start judging growth, spending, execution, and profitability quarter…
Wintermute said bitcoin’s latest decline was driven mainly by U.S. institutional selling and ETF outflows, not Strategy’s small BTC sale. The firm warned that capital inflows have not returned, making it too early to call a market bottom. Ethereumprice alerts
Key Takeaways
Wintermute said exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows, not Strategy’s 32 BTC sale, drove bitcoin below $62,000.
U.S. spot…
