IMF rejects Pakistan’s plan to subsidize electricity for Bitcoin mining, citing grid strain, legal risks & market disruption. Pakistan proposed allocating 2000MW to crypto mining & AI data centers. Govt revising the plan. #Bitcoin #Pakistan #IMF #cryptocurrency

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Robinhood’s Bitstamp got a major payment license in Singapore, boosting its presence in Asia-Pacific! 🎉 This follows Robinhood’s $200M Bitstamp acquisition. Bitstamp is also licensed in Europe (MiCA), US & UK. 🚀

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Gate.io launched xStocks – a new zone to trade tokenized US stocks (COIN, NVDA, AAPL, META, TSLA & more) using crypto like USDT! 🚀 It’s a physically-backed, compliant model, meaning each token represents a real stock share. Bybit & Kraken offer similar platforms.

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Pomerantz Law sues Strategy (ex-MicroStrategy) over allegedly misleading statements about its Bitcoin investments. Claims include overstated profits, hidden volatility, & a $5.9B loss linked to ASU 2023-08. Stock dropped 8%+. (TheBlock)

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Binance Alpha now supports MemeCore (M)! 🚀 Claim 1000 M tokens for 15 Alpha points. Airdrop in 2 phases: 214 Alpha points for phase 1, 140 for phase 2. First-come, first-served – don't miss out! #BinanceAlpha #MemeCore #Airdrop

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Bahrain’s central bank launched a new module for regulating stablecoin issuance, marking the country’s first framework for compliant digital assets. A key step in Bahrain’s broader digital asset compliance development. #stablecoins #Bahrain #crypto

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Metaplanet & consortium (Sora Ventures, UTXO Management, Kliff Capital) launched a VTO for Thai-listed DV8. Plan: transform DV8 into a Bitcoin treasury. Firms from Japan, US, HK & Thailand involved. #Bitcoin #M&A

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Bithumb lists WOM & KWENTA in “Caution Trading,” halting deposits July 3rd 3PM KST. WOM cited for project team changes & lack of transparency. KWENTA flagged over M&A disclosures, sustainability & investor protection concerns.

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North Korean hackers are targeting crypto firms, especially Mac users, with “NimDoor” malware. Disguised as Zoom updates & spread via Telegram, it bypasses Apple security to steal wallet credentials, passwords & Telegram data. Written in Nim language. #cybersecurity #threatintel

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Nigerian fraudster impersonated a Trump inaugural committee co-chair (Steve Witkoff) in a $250K USDT crypto scam via spoofed email. FBI & Tether recovered ~$40K. DOJ announced. (via Decrypt)

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According to Lookonchain data reported by Wu Blockchain, a wallet associated with Jump Crypto transferred its entire holdings of 7,499 BTC (valued at $816.48 million USD) to a new wallet after remaining inactive for two years.

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GMGN now lets you personalize P&L charts with custom 10-sec MP4 video backgrounds! ✨ Add some dynamic flair to your visualizations. – Haze, GMGN co-founder

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According to Lookonchain data, a wallet potentially linked to Matrixport withdrew 30,734 ETH – valued at approximately $78 million – from Binance and OKX over the past 24 hours.

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Hyperliquid is dominating decentralized perpetuals with 75%+ trading volume & directs 97% of fees to buybacks! 🚀 Spot trading is also surging, hitting Dec '23 levels thanks to its CLOB & Hyper Unit. Building a full DeFi ecosystem (TVL > $1B) & Artemis estimates a $51-59B FDV. 🤯

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Arthur Hayes predicts crypto consolidation/slight dip before Jackson Hole, potentially pushing Bitcoin to $90-95k due to TGA replenishments. Maelstrom liquidated altcoins & may reduce BTC exposure, eyeing 5-10x gains post-correction by late 2025/early 2026. #crypto #bitcoin

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Chiliz blockchain saw a surge in active addresses on July 2nd (31,900 – 3rd highest ever!), per Nansen data. Top apps: Kayen, Flamengo, Corinthians, AC Milan & Inter Milan. Transactions peaked June 30th at 260k+.

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Arkham Intelligence data reveals that Abraxas Capital has taken short positions exceeding $430 million in crypto assets. The firm’s short account has incurred losses of $40 million over the past ten days, despite holding offsetting long hedge positions.

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Ethereum spot ETFs saw $182.36M net outflow yesterday (July 2nd ET), SoSoValue data shows. FETH led inflows (+ $25.8M, $1.674B total), while ETHA had the largest outflow (-$46.89M, $5.531B total).

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According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $408 million on July 2nd (Eastern Time). Fidelity’s FBTC ETF led the inflows with $184 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $11.972 billion.

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US govt lifted export restrictions on chip design software to China, CNBC reports. Synopsys & Cadence confirmed they’re restoring access for customers. Restrictions began May 23rd & required licenses for software/chemicals.

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DOJ investigating a former DigitalMint employee for allegedly colluding with ransomware hackers & profiting from ransom payments. DigitalMint says the employee is terminated & they're cooperating, not a target. Company operates Bitcoin ATMs in the US. - Bloomberg

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Scaramucci predicts companies holding crypto on their balance sheets won’t last. He believes investors will balk at paying a premium for assets they can buy directly. #crypto #Scaramucci #SkyBridge

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Trader “Inner Circle Brother” (@qwatio) lost ~$15.08M on a crypto trade after ~$250M in short positions were liquidated in margin calls. Started with $16.28M margin, now at $1.2M. Still overall profitable, with ~$10.92M net gain from previous trades ($26M earned - $15.08M loss). – @EmberCN

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BounceBit to launch tokenized stocks (US, Europe, HK, Japan) in Q4! Equities, ETFs & bonds will integrate with DeFi for spot trading & on-chain use. They already offer on-chain commodity derivatives (gold, oil). 🚀

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North Korean IT workers (DPRK ITW) have earned over $16.58M in 2025 infiltrating 345-920+ projects, ~$2.76M/month. Funds linked to Circle/Tether, laundered via Coinbase, Robinhood & MEXC. ZachXBT warns compromised security once access is gained. #cybersecurity #northkorea

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Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin could hit $135K this quarter & $200K by year-end, fueled by ETF inflows & corporate demand. Unlike past cycles, a major price correction isn't expected after the halving. Short-term volatility possible. (Cointelegraph) #Bitcoin #BTC

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Bit Digital (BTBT) raised ~$162.9M to build an Ethereum staking vault & fully transition operations. Plans to convert ~$44.9M in Bitcoin holdings to ETH. Already stakes 24,434.2 ETH (~$59.8M as of Q1 2025). (The Block) #ETH #Bitcoin #staking

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US Treasury sanctions crypto wallet linked to Russian firm Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting provider supporting ransomware & data theft. ~$350k in crypto seized. Also targeting Aeza execs & entities. (Cointelegraph) #crypto #sanctions #russia #cybercrime

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Bitget Wallet launches crypto debit card in UK & EU via Mastercard & Immersve! 🎉 On-chain settlement & full KYC/AML compliance. Expansion to LatAm, Aus & NZ planned soon. #crypto #debitcard #BitgetWallet

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GMGN has updated its web functionality to enable stock trading on the Solana blockchain via xStocks, facilitating on-chain buying and selling of xStocks.

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DDC Enterprise Limited has secured $528 million in funding from investors including Anson Funds, the New York Stock Exchange-listed company announced. The capital injection is intended to support DDC’s strategy of increasing its Bitcoin holdings.

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Moonshot, a Solana token platform, exploded with over 22k tokens minted in 4 days! June 28th saw 8.8k creations – 33.1% of Solana’s launches that day (second to Pump Fun). Activity is now reportedly cooling off. #Solana #tokens

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Bitget airdropped 5M USDT to Greater China users! 3M from recovered funds (April contract incident) + 2M from Bitget. Eligible users received 20-100 USDT to their spot accounts. - Xie Jia Yin, Head of Chinese-speaking Markets.

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Crypto is increasingly linked to crime! 70% of non-contact crimes now involve digital assets, says attorney Liu Yang, & that number’s rising. Experts predict crypto will be a tool in *most* financial crimes, not just those *within* crypto. Need for specialized legal defense is growing.

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SharpLink Gaming added 4,951 ETH (~$12.4M) in 5hrs, now holding 202,800 ETH. Avg cost: $2,606. Current unrealized loss: ~$22.92M. (@EmberCN data)

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Hut 8’s Vega data center in Texas is now fully energized with 205MW capacity! 🚀 It supports ~15 EH/s – almost 2% of Bitcoin’s hash rate – making it a major global mining operation. Hosting ~17k Bitmain rigs, Hut 8 projects $110-120M annual revenue.

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