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Ledn to add Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model
Ledn’s planned addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly 17% of the $43 billion RWA market.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 14:12:00Creator: Sam Bourgi
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Capital B shareholders approve up to $120B in financing capacity for Bitcoin strategy
Capital B shareholders approved up to $120 billion in financing capacity, including equity and credit instruments, to support the company's Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 12:46:47Creator: Zoltan Vardai
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G7 calls for joint action on North Korean crypto theft, cybercrime
G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to billions of dollars in stolen digital assets.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 11:33:29Creator: Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin market cap rebound to take '5-10 years' after dropping 10 places since mid-2025
Bitcoin could be absent from the world's top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being nearly 70% complete.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 10:29:07Creator: William Suberg
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Aztec hit by second $2.1M exploit in less than week: SlowMist
Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 10:28:00Creator: Zoltan Vardai
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Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 09:45:51Creator: Ezra Reguerra
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Ryan Salame’s wife to face charges over FTX-funded congressional run
A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 06:17:01Creator: Jesse Coghlan
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Florida man pleads guilty for promoting $1.8B ‘HyperFund’ crypto fraud
Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 06:06:20Creator: Martin Young
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Dorsey’s Block says new AI tool handles 15% of code work
Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 05:38:34Creator: Martin Young
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France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.
Published Date: 2026-06-18 04:06:56Creator: Felix Ng
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