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  • World Liberty Financial readying to enable WLFI token transfers amid institutional interest
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on June 26, 2025 at 10:05 am

    World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project part-owned by US President Donald Trump, has announced plans to enable transfers of its WLFI token. In a June 25 post on X, the team stated: “You asked to make WLFI transferable — we heard you. The team is working behind the scenes to make it happen.” The team The post World Liberty Financial readying to enable WLFI token transfers amid institutional interest appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • New Metaplanet buy flips Tesla in Bitcoin holdings as shares slide 5%
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on June 26, 2025 at 8:59 am

    Japan-based Metaplanet has overtaken Tesla among corporate Bitcoin holders following its largest single purchase to date. On June 26, the firm confirmed that it acquired 1,234 BTC for approximately $132.7 million, paying an average of $107,557 per coin. This brings Metaplanet’s total Bitcoin holdings to 12,345 BTC, now worth about $1.33 billion based on current The post New Metaplanet buy flips Tesla in Bitcoin holdings as shares slide 5% […]

  • Iran and Israel spent over $25B during the ’12-day war,’ equivalent to 1% of total Bitcoin supply
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on June 25, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    The Iran-Israel conflict reportedly cost the two nations roughly $25.5 billion, worth over 240,837 BTC at current prices, according to a report by Opportunity Cost, a digital tool that translates global spending into Bitcoin and Satoshi equivalents. According to the platform, Israel fired Arrow interceptor missiles, each costing around $3 million or 28.3 BTC, to counter Iranian missiles The post Iran and Israel spent over $25B during the […]

  • Binance Bitcoin inflows plunge to 5,700 BTC, less than 50% of the monthly average since 2020
    by Gino Matos on June 25, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    Binance’s monthly Bitcoin (BTC) inflows have fallen to 5,700 BTC, less than half the 12,000 BTC average recorded since 2020 and 25% of the 24,000 BTC that hit the exchange during the FTX panic of late 2022, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost shared in a June 24 note. Darkfost’s data showed that every material deposit surge of The post Binance Bitcoin inflows plunge to 5,700 BTC, less than 50% of the monthly average since 2020 appeared first on […]

  • European Commission to ease rules on foreign stablecoins despite ECB opposition
    by Assad Jafri on June 25, 2025 at 9:10 pm

    The European Union is preparing to relax its stance on foreign-issued stablecoins, potentially allowing U.S. dollar-backed tokens like USDC and USDT to circulate freely within the bloc, the Financial Times reported on June 25. According to the report, the European Commission will soon issue formal guidance enabling stablecoins issued outside the EU to be treated The post European Commission to ease rules on foreign stablecoins despite ECB […]

  • US adopts crypto in mortgage risks as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac update asset models
    by Gino Matos on June 25, 2025 at 8:27 pm

    US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Willian J. Pulte ordered on June 25 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac treat cryptocurrency reserves as eligible assets when they measure risk on single-family mortgage loans, effective immediately. The two government-sponsored enterprises must draft plans that show how they will recognize borrower crypto holdings without first converting The post US adopts crypto in mortgage risks as Fannie Mae […]

  • Coinbase launches Cardano and Litecoin wrapped tokens cbADA, cbLTC on Base
    by Gino Matos on June 25, 2025 at 7:21 pm

    Coinbase launched wrapped tokens for Cardano (cbADA) and Litecoin (cbLTC) on its Base layer-2 network, the exchange said in a June 25 post.  Each synthetic token is backed 1:1 by the underlying asset held in Coinbase custody, and proof-of-reserves pages list the on-chain addresses securing the collateral. The transparency pages already show 11,364 LTC and The post Coinbase launches Cardano and Litecoin wrapped tokens cbADA, cbLTC on Base […]

  • zkLend shuts down amid exploit fallout and delistings, remaining $200k redirected to users
    by Gino Matos on June 25, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    Lending protocol zkLend stated in a June 25 post on X that it will wind down its operations and direct its remaining $200,000 treasury to a fund for users affected by a February security breach.  The team said the exploit “deeply eroded user confidence” and ZEND’s delisting from Bybit and KuCoin amplified the negative sentiment The post zkLend shuts down amid exploit fallout and delistings, remaining $200k redirected to users appeared […]

  • Lumia and Avail team up for secure, scalable real-world asset tokenization
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on June 25, 2025 at 5:30 pm

    Lumia, a blockchain platform focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is rolling out a new cross-chain model through a strategic integration with Avail Stack, according to a statement shared with CryptoSlate. The partnership aims to improve how tokenized assets are created, verified, and moved across different blockchain networks. Through this integration, Lumia will access Avail’s The post Lumia and Avail team up for secure, scalable […]

  • Bitfinex launches groundbreaking equity tokens worth $143 million
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on June 25, 2025 at 4:42 pm

    Bitfinex Securities has introduced two tokenized equity offerings with a combined value of £105 million (around $143 million), according to a June 25 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The listings, TITAN1 and TITAN2, were issued by Ctrl Alt and represent the first equity-based tokens available on the Bitfinex Securities exchange. The Astana Financial Services Authority regulates The post Bitfinex launches groundbreaking equity tokens worth […]

  • These Are The Places That Rich People Are Leaving
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 9:45 am

    These Are The Places That Rich People Are Leaving Newly published data by Henley & Partners shows that while China and India were still losing the most millionaires (or billionaires) to emigration in 2023, the United Kingdom’s millionaire flight is surging to the top position this year.  Some British millionaires have said they are leaving due to the end of the non-domestic tax status rule in the country. The Tax Justice […]

  • “Drag The EU Into A Direct Conflict” – Orbán Confronts Zelensky, Tells Him EU Was Created For Peace, Not War
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 9:00 am

    “Drag The EU Into A Direct Conflict” – Orbán Confronts Zelensky, Tells Him EU Was Created For Peace, Not War Via Remix News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is leading an effort to ensure Ukraine, which is currently at war with Russia, does not join the European Union due to the high potential for a conflict that could spread to all of Europe. In this regard, he is now confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]

  • As ‘Peace’ Breaks Out, Here’s Where US Military Facilities Are In The Middle East
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 8:15 am

    As ‘Peace’ Breaks Out, Here’s Where US Military Facilities Are In The Middle East Amid a brief pause in proceedings between Iran and Israel, The Pentagon states that the U.S. currently has around 40,000 active-duty troops and Defense Department civilians stationed in the Middle East, with the largest U.S. military site in the region being Qatar’s Al Udeid air base, where some 10,000 troops are stationed.  As Statista;s Anna […]

  • Germany’s Fiscal Illusion: How Berlin Is Burying The Debt Brake
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 7:30 am

    Germany’s Fiscal Illusion: How Berlin Is Burying The Debt Brake By Thomas Kolbe Bye-Bye Maastricht: Germany’s March into the Debt State Political failure in a welfare state translates almost immediately into rising social expenditures. Their disproportionate increase shows one thing clearly: Germany is heading for troubled times. “Budgetary policy is the sovereign right of parliament”—so goes the well-worn phrase when lawmakers […]

  • “Vicious Circle”: Immigration Is Costing France 3.4% Of Its GDP
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 6:45 am

    “Vicious Circle”: Immigration Is Costing France 3.4% Of Its GDP Immigration has not delivered the economic benefits long promised in France and may, in fact, be dragging down the country’s economy, according to a report by the Observatory of Immigration and Demography (OID), according to Le Figaro. Rather than boosting growth, the think tank claims immigration is costing France the equivalent of 3.4 per cent of its GDP due to a […]

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  • Free Speech Travesty: German Pensioner Who Called Green Economic Minister Habeck An ‘Idiot’ Has Been Convicted
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 6:00 am

    Free Speech Travesty: German Pensioner Who Called Green Economic Minister Habeck An ‘Idiot’ Has Been Convicted Via Remix news, The case of German pensioner Stefan Niehoff became a major international story after police raided his home for calling Robert Habeck an “idiot” while Habeck was serving as Germany’s economy minister at the time. Now that Niehoff has been convicted — for sepearte offenses – it has become clear how […]

  • At Least 5 Reasons Why Trump Should Reject A Nobel Peace Prize
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 3:25 am

    At Least 5 Reasons Why Trump Should Reject A Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Issues & Insights Editorial Board, For a brief window this week, President Donald Trump was out of the running for a Nobel Peace Prize, after a Ukrainian lawmaker withdrew his nomination on Monday for not ending the war there, and before Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., nominated him on Tuesday for the ceasefire between Israel and Iran. You can imagine the […]

  • Wall Street Panics As Socialist Set To Take Over New York, REITs Tumble At The Idiocy Of It All
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 3:00 am

    Wall Street Panics As Socialist Set To Take Over New York, REITs Tumble At The Idiocy Of It All On Wednesday morning, ground zero of global capitalism woke in a cold sweat from a nightmare that had previously made its way across the world countless times, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake… only to find out it was all too real: Wall Street will soon have a socialist mayor…. or as Trump put it, a “communist lunatic.” […]

  • ISIS-Inspired Drone War Plans Leaked From US National Security Council
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 2:35 am

    ISIS-Inspired Drone War Plans Leaked From US National Security Council Authored by José Niño via Headline USA, According to leaked documents, British and American academics advised the U.S. National Security Council to encourage Ukraine to adopt ISIS-style drone tactics against Russian railways. In a report published by investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg for The Grayzone on Monday, Project Alchemy, a secret […]

  • ‘Why Not An Islamic Bomb?’: How Israel Planned & Failed To Stop Pakistan Going Nuclear
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 2:10 am

    ‘Why Not An Islamic Bomb?’: How Israel Planned & Failed To Stop Pakistan Going Nuclear Via Middle East Eye Former CIA Director George Tenet thought him “at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden” and former Mossad Chief Shabtai Shavit regretted not killing him. But to almost 250 million Pakistanis, Abdul Qadeer Khan – the godfather of Pakistan’s nuclear programme – is a legend and national hero. The nuclear scientist, who […]

  • New COVID-Wave Scare-Campaign: A Massive Flop…
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 1:45 am

    New COVID-Wave Scare-Campaign: A Massive Flop… Authored by Rebekah Barnett via The Brownstone Institute, Like the Marvel franchise, with its unlimited instalments and spin-offs, a new Covid scare campaign is underway in Australia. Like the Marvel franchise, the entertainment content exists largely to create demand for merchandise.  Unlike most Marvel films, this latest virus fear-mongering drive is turning out to be a […]

  • “Modern-Day Monopoly”: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm On Mega Corporations Hijacking US’ Beef Supply
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 1:20 am

    “Modern-Day Monopoly”: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm On Mega Corporations Hijacking US’ Beef Supply Republican Senator Josh Hawley slammed the stranglehold four mega-corporations—two of them foreign-owned—have over America’s beef processing industry, calling it a “modern-day monopoly.”  Hawley, speaking Monday at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, warned about the […]

  • California Risks Federal Actions Over Transgender Athletes On Women’s Sports
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 12:55 am

    California Risks Federal Actions Over Transgender Athletes On Women’s Sports Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Education has found California in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws for allowing male athletes to compete in women’s sports. The finding on June 25 follows investigations launched earlier this year into both the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which is the […]

  • Google Searches For “Communist Control Act 1954” Soar After Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Primary Victory
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 12:40 am

    Google Searches For “Communist Control Act 1954” Soar After Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Primary Victory Zohran Mamdani, a self-identified far-left democratic socialist, has secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor after defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. His sweeping far-left progressive platform—centered on government-run grocery stores, free public buses, universal childcare, defunding the police, protecting […]

  • Iran Confirms Death Of ‘War-Time Chief Of Staff’ After Israeli Attacks
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 12:30 am

    Iran Confirms Death Of ‘War-Time Chief Of Staff’ After Israeli Attacks Israel claims that its military campaign against Iran has resulted in the targeted killing of at least 14 scientists. Although these were key figures, the reality is that this is unlikely to completely halt any potential nuclear ambitions. Speaking to The Associated Press, Israel’s ambassador to France has declared that assassinations would make it “almost” […]

  • Martial Law In Mascara: How FDR Hijacked The Constitution And No One Told You
    by Tyler Durden on June 26, 2025 at 12:05 am

    Martial Law In Mascara: How FDR Hijacked The Constitution And No One Told You Authored by Maureen Steele via AmericanGreatness.com, The Constitution wasn’t suspended… it was sidelined, buried under emergency powers, executive orders, and fear, while Americans barely noticed the quiet coup… Let’s get this out of the way first. No, the Constitution wasn’t officially suspended in 1933. But it was gagged, blindfolded, and […]

  • Hegseth Readies Presser For “Dignity of Great American Pilots” As FBI Probes Iran Strike Intel Leak
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 11:40 pm

    Hegseth Readies Presser For “Dignity of Great American Pilots” As FBI Probes Iran Strike Intel Leak Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the FBI is probing the leak of an intelligence assessment indicating that the U.S. weekend strikes on three Iranian sites only delayed the country’s nuclear program by months rather than completely destroying it. “We’re doing a leak investigation with the FBI right now because this […]

  • Giant Leviathan Gas Field Offshore Israel Resumes Operations
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    Giant Leviathan Gas Field Offshore Israel Resumes Operations Authored by Tsvetana Paskova via OilPrice.com, The massive Leviathan gas field offshore Israel is resuming production on Wednesday, following two weeks in which it was shut down due to the Israel-Iran conflict. Leviathan, operated by U.S. supermajor Chevron, was shut down on June 13, after the Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites that escalated hostilities in the […]

  • “Substantially In Excess Of $50,000”: Hunter Biden’s Law Firm Sues Him Over Unpaid Legal Bills
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    “Substantially In Excess Of $50,000”: Hunter Biden’s Law Firm Sues Him Over Unpaid Legal Bills Hunter Biden, the crackhead son of former President Joe Biden who was sitting in on meetings in the waning months of his father’s administration, is being sued by his lawyers for unpaid bills “substantially in excess of $50,000,” according to a new complaint filed against him on Monday.  “This is breach of contract action against […]

  • Fed Moves To Relax Key Capital Rule For Big Banks To Support Treasury Markets
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    Fed Moves To Relax Key Capital Rule For Big Banks To Support Treasury Markets Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Federal Reserve has adopted a draft proposal to ease a key capital requirement for the nation’s largest banks, aiming to reduce regulatory pressure that discourages them from holding low-risk assets such as U.S. Treasurys and to make it easier for these institutions to act as intermediaries in the Treasury […]

  • In Historic Acceptance Of Crypto, FHFA Instructs Fannie, Freddie To Count Crypto Assets
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    In Historic Acceptance Of Crypto, FHFA Instructs Fannie, Freddie To Count Crypto Assets As he had hinted on several previous occasions, FHFA Chair Bill Pulte said he had ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare a proposal to include cryptocurrencies as assets in the risk assessment of single-family mortgage loans. The order directs Fannie and Freddie to “only consider cryptocurrency assets that can be evidenced and stored on a […]

  • The Persistent Presence Of Absence
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    The Persistent Presence Of Absence Authored by Larry Sand via AmericanGreatness.com, The fact that many children are ditching America’s public schools is undeniable. Most recently, Nat Malkus, Deputy Director of Education Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, reported that while chronic absenteeism spiked during the COVID pandemic, it remains a serious problem. In 2024, rates were 57% higher than they were before the […]

  • Israel & The CIA Agree With Trump On ‘Destruction’ Of Iran’s Nuclear Capability
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Israel & The CIA Agree With Trump On ‘Destruction’ Of Iran’s Nuclear Capability Israel’s military chief of staff as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken up following President Trump’s words before Wednesday’s NATO summit which declared Iran’s nuclear program ‘obliterated’. The Israeli military agrees, saying that the program suffered “systemic” damage and was set back years due to both the Israeli warplane […]

  • The RFK Effect
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    The RFK Effect Authored by Clayton Baker, MD, via The Brownstone Institute, Over the last couple of weeks, a remarkable sequence of events involving two US Senators has unfolded that demonstrates the profound and positive influence that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is exerting on Washington, DC, which extends far beyond the halls of the CDC, FDA, and NIH.  On June 12, 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced a […]

  • Will Make Spain “Pay”: Trump Threatens Tariffs Over NATO Defense Spending Holdout
    by Tyler Durden on June 25, 2025 at 8:29 pm

    Will Make Spain “Pay”: Trump Threatens Tariffs Over NATO Defense Spending Holdout Update(1145ET): Among the most important, and somewhat surprising, things asserted by President Trump during his NATO summit presser Q&A, is that he’s demanding Spain to pay twice as much in a trade deal – which he plans to personally negotiate and broker. Trump lavished rare praise on NATO members for reaching an agreement for each country to hit […]

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