Author: Alice Monroe

Japan’s Metaplanet Inc. reports that it has put in $5B of capital into its US based subsidiary Metaplanet Treasury Corp. This is a large step which puts the company at the front of the pack in terms of which Asian companies are holding Bitcoin. Also it is reported that the company is going after a target of 210,000 BTC by 2027. This move marks a significant engagement with $5 billion Metaplanet’s capital for Bitcoin. The government will back the launch of the ambitious “555 Million Plan”, which was announced a few weeks ago. This plan which also includes a shift…

In a large-scale effort to restore ethics in the halls of Washington, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the COIN Act in 2025. This bill, which also has the title of the Curbing Officials’ Income and Non Disclosure Act, puts forth a plan to ban issue, support, or promotion of cryptocurrencies by present and former public officials. This includes past Presidents. This legislation is a response to former President Donald Trump’s very large digital asset empire, which reported making over $57 million from token sales in 2024. The bill has expanded the range of which public figures are affected by these…

In a surprise report for June 2025, Polymarket’s NYC mayoral betting market has blown up. This occurs at the same time that the platform’s total user engagement is dropping. While across the board trade volume and open interest have fallen since the 2024 U.S. election, speculation on New York’s mayoral race is at an all-time high. This highlights the intense Polymarket NYC mayor focus. Scandals that played out during former mayor Eric Adams’ tenure have sparked trade activity. For issues related to his resignation or re-election, open interest in the markets went from $88,000 to over $2.3 million in less…

In 2025 June Elon Musk put forth a radical concept for Grok 3.5. This is the next generation of AI. He is to rework what we as a species have put out there in terms of knowledge. He sees it is full of what he terms as “garbage” in present AI data sets. At X, he announced that at xAI they will use Grok’s in-depth analysis to clean up, improve and re-structure this data. They plan this before we see the model re-trained. Critics, like AI expert Gary Marcus, are quick to sound the alarm. They report that Musk’s move…

Reddit is reported to be looking at which of World’s crypto projects’ eye scan technology to implement. This interest in Reddit eyeball-scanning technology demonstrates their focus on new biometrics. The platform is looking at biometrics in the form of Orbs, which put out a user’s irio. This, in turn, creates a World ID. This ID is put forward as a solution to pass off AI-generated content and bots. The aim is to increase trust at the same time that we preserve Reddit’s culture of anonymity. That put forth has brought up discussion; some are into the innovation, and others are…

Ethereum ETF’s had a very tough Friday which saw them post outflows of $11.3 million, the first of this size in over a year. At the same time ETH fell below the $2,400 mark, which sent markets into a frenzy, exemplifying the Ethereum price drop. BlackRock’s ETHA fund led the pack in terms of redemptions which saw $19.7 million taken out of it, which is out of the total $4.03 billion in assets they manage. In that regard Bitcoin ETF’s saw to a continuous growth reporting in fact for the 9th straight day of net inflows. The issue of the…

Thailand’s SEC has put out a notice for public input on the new token issue rules which the agency is drafting. The new framework they have put forward includes exchanges and their affiliates. These entities will be allowed to issue utility tokens but within very strict disclosure parameters related to the Thai New Token Issuance process. The consultation runs until July 21, 2025. That is a step in Thailand’s growth toward regulation of digital assets. It is part of becoming a crypto hub in Southeast Asia. The SEC is out to get input from the industry before finalizing the Thai…

In 2025 on June 21st, CoinMarketCap had a security breach which sent shockwaves through the crypto space. A malevolent code was added to the very used tracking platform by the hackers. Consequently, this presented phony “Verify Wallet” popups to the users. The pop-ups were made to look like the real wallet requests. This tricked users into handing over their token access. The phishing attack played on CoinMarketCap’s trust. As a result, users saw their ERC-20 tokens drained. Within 3 hours, the team at CoinMarketCap had removed the injected code following the breach. They also issued a report. “We have identified…

Nakamoto Holdings has seen success in a huge $51.5 million PIPE deal which they pulled off in less than 3 days time thus far into their Nakamoto bitcoin treasury expansion plan. Led by Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey, a member of Donald Trump’s crypto advisory team, this move is what is fuelling in large part the institution’s interest in Bitcoin as a treasury asset. This new investment brings to $763M total for Nakamoto which includes past convertible notes. Also with large strategic investors on board the company has stood out for its aggressive growth in the crypto space. Nakamoto’s Bitcoin…

In the news, a new Defi project has put forth Web3SOC that is setting security and governance standards for decentralized finance. The June 20, 2025 announcement saw the launch of this initiative. It also noted the presence of key players like Uniswap Labs, Morpho, and Maple Finance. Additionally, security heavyweights Cantina and Secureum are engaged in the new defi venture. This project is to study the adoption of DeFi protocols into the current structure of institutions. It puts forward a self-assessment tool for projects and a due diligence framework for investors. Traditional SOC frameworks are adapted for crypto markets in collaboration…