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South Korea police raid Bithumb over lawmaker hiring favoritism probe: report

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South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-gi faces probe over alleged nepotism tied to his son’s crypto jobs as police raid Bithumb's offices.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 14:02:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Strategy buys 1,550 Bitcoin after controversial 32 BTC sale

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Strategy resumed Bitcoin buying by purchasing 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC after last week’s controversial sale.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 13:50:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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White hats rescue $500K in NFTs after Flooring exploit

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CoinGecko and NFT Price Floor data show NFT market cap has cooled since April, while CryptoPunks and BAYC remain top collections by value.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 12:08:18
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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BTC price bottom not due until Q4? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin traders warned that it should be Q3 at least before the real BTC price bear market bottom entered.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 11:40:55
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Chinese court treats Bitcoin as property in 107 BTC memory theft case

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Man in eastern China who stole 107 Bitcoin using a memorized seed phrase gets 10 years and nine months behind bars.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 11:23:19
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Zcash teams propose Ironwood pool to restore supply verification after Orchard flaw

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Ironwood would close the old Orchard pool to new activity and route funds through a turnstile before they enter a new shielded pool.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 10:02:47
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Arthur Hayes dumps WLD days after Maelstrom’s AI IPO pitch

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Maelstrom’s Arthur Hayes has been on a selling spree recently, offloading positions in HYPE, ZEC, NEAR and now WLD.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 07:02:30
Creator: Cointelegraph by Martin Young
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Galaxy drops CLARITY Act odds to 60% as time is running out

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Galaxy Digital says the Senate has a tight calendar ahead of the November elections, and the time needed to fix up and pass a key crypto bill is quickly fading.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 07:01:15
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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MetaMask unveils self-custodial wallet for agentic DeFi trading

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The new wallet allows AI agents to execute transactions across DeFi protocols while operating within user-defined spending limits and security controls.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 07:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Bitmine boosts Ethereum treasury to 5.54M ETH, nearing 5% supply target

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The company added nearly 127,000 ETH over the past week and now has more than 4.7 million Ether staked through its validator infrastructure.

Published Date: 2026-06-08 07:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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