🔫 A gang that kidnapped a "crypto millionaire" (whose wallet had only $9) was convicted in London.

Arthur Hayes published a new essay predicting Bitcoin will reach $250K and Ethereum $10K by year’s end.

⛪️ A Colorado pastor and his wife are accused of a $3.4M crypto fraud.

💤 Bitcoin hodlers from 5 years ago are "waking up"—today, they moved 10,606 BTC (~$1.26B) to unknown wallets.

BNB, Binance’s native token, hit a new all-time high above $800 overnight.

Around 519K ETH (~$1.9B) is queued for unstaking—the largest amount since January 2024.

🔮 Polymarket is considering launching its own stablecoin.

💸 PayPal officially unveiled PayPal World, a new platform integrating major payment systems and digital wallets.

Tether revealed part of its investment portfolio—its CEO said USDT’s issuer has already invested in 120+ companies and plans to expand.

📊 Stocks of firms buying altcoins are surging faster than the coins themselves—up ~150% daily and 220+% monthly, while crypto prices remain flat.

💰 MARA Holdings is raising an additional $850M to buy BTC (it currently holds 49,940 BTC worth $6B).

Putin signed a law setting a mass rollout of Russia’s digital ruble (CBDC) for September 1, 2026.

Jack Dorsey’s Square begins deploying devices for BTC payments.

🗽 Tether’s executives visited the White House and are now working on entering the U.S. market.