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Travala lets AI agents book hotels with USDC on Base 2026-06-06 at 00:17 By Cointelegraph by Bryan O’Shea Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final payment. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto tax proposals weighed ahead of Tuesday House hearing 2026-06-06 at 00:17 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Among the issues US lawmakers are expected to discuss in a digital asset taxation hearing are “de minimis” reporting exceptions for crypto transactions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto Biz: Nobody told Saylor ‘never sell’ 2026-06-05 at 20:17 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Strategy’s Bitcoin sale challenged the “never sell” narrative, while JPMorgan attacked CLARITY and Capital B pursued a huge fundraising plan for BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw 2026-06-05 at 18:33 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale, Canton 2026-06-05 at 18:33 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

South Korea police probe Polymarket users over illegal gambling claims: Report 2026-06-05 at 15:49 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai South Korean police reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users amid election-betting scrutiny. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Forward Industries moves $32M in SOL amid $1B paper loss 2026-06-05 at 15:49 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Forward Industries moved $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana bet sits over 70% underwater, underscoring growing strain on corporate crypto treasuries. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto billionaires bankroll Nigel Farage’s pro-crypto party 2026-06-05 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the first quarter. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model has faced its first stress test: Grayscale 2026-06-05 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young “Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ZEC drops 30% after Anthropic AI finds Zcash counterfeit vulnerability 2026-06-05 at 09:24 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young ZEC market capitalization fell by almost $3 billion over the past 24 hours following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, despite it being patched already. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Senate Republicans push finance watchdogs to clarify crypto capital rules 2026-06-05 at 09:24 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Anthropic’s warning: AI is on the cusp of getting smarter on its own 2026-06-05 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Companies have been developing AI very quickly to stay ahead of the market, but Favaro and Clark argue that a slowdown would allow more time to deal with the technology’s implications. This article is […]

Comptroller says only Democrats pressuring over crypto trust charter 2026-06-05 at 04:17 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and New York Representative Gregory Meeks sparred over Donald Trump’s influence on regulators he has nominated as president at a Thursday oversight hearing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Russia targets British 17-year-old for alleging digital assets were skirting sanctions 2026-06-05 at 00:32 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to be sanctioned by an authoritarian regime” over a report on the ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5. This article […]

Coinbase to launch token-backed mortgage down payments this summer 2026-06-04 at 23:11 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Professional investors dumped 52K BTC worth of ETFs in Q1, filings show 2026-06-04 at 22:53 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Apex, Archax join Goldman Sachs tokenized real estate fund project 2026-06-04 at 17:38 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Arthur Hayes dumps HYPE, NEAR as he warns of AI IPO wave 2026-06-04 at 17:38 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Arthur Hayes said he dumped his HYPE and NEAR holdings after warning markets may peak before September and AI IPOs could drain liquidity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

FG Nexus offloads additional $17.8M Ether as losses top $100M 2026-06-04 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben FG Nexus offloads another 10,000 ETH, pushing realized and paper losses above $100 million as the Ethereum treasury firm continues cutting exposure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets, starting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX 2026-06-04 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source