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Animoca’s Yat Siu Warns $900B Ad Industry Faces Collapse as AI Agents Take Over Discovery
Key Takeaways Animoca Brands launched a $10M fund targeting early-stage agentic AI, calling the sector as early as OpenAI circa 2020. Yat Siu says the
Strategy STRC Pays Farmer’s Father 11.5% Yield, Critics Call It a Bitcoin Bait and Switch
Key Takeaways A farmer’s son shared how his dad earns an 11.5% annualized yield through Strategy’s STRC preferred stock tied to 843,738 BTC. Critics like
XRP Slips Below BNB in Q1 2026 Rankings, but New Institutional Data Flashes Bullish Signals
Key Takeaways XRP fell 27.1% to $1.34 in Q1 2026, losing its position as the No. 4 digital asset to BNB. U.S. spot XRP ETFs
Bitcoin Futures Hit $42.6B Across 11 Exchanges — Here Is What Open Interest Signals for June
Key Takeaways Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) across 11 exchanges totals roughly $42.6B, with Binance (19.14%) and CME (13.88%) holding the largest shares as of
Trump Demands Fort Knox Audit After CIA Official Seized With $40M in Gold Bars – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways FBI agents seized 303 gold bars worth approximately $40M from former CIA official David Rush around May 27, 2026. Fort Knox holds ~147M
The Global War on Crypto Laundering Heats up Across Mexico and Brazil
Key Takeaways Under Instruction 739, Brazil mandates CVM-registered independent audits to grant crypto licenses. Claudia Sheinbaum inked a €5B EU deal, allowing Mexico to coordinate
British Olympian CJ Ujah Appears at Court in Crypto Fraud Case
Key Takeaways Olympian CJ Ujah and 9 others faced U.K. court charges on May 28 for an organized cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The gang allegedly drained
Roman Storm Accuses the DOJ of Weaponizing Debanking to Sabotage His Legal Defense
Key Takeaways Roman Storm accused the DOJ of using debanking during his trial, highlighting crypto’s market utility. After GoFundMe blocked him, Storm used crypto to
Google Engineer Makes $1.2M on Polymarket Using Confidential Search Data
Key Takeaways Authorities accused a Google employee of using internal data to trade Polymarket contracts. The case could shape how regulators police prediction markets tied
Robert Kiyosaki Warns Bitcoin Hype Can Burn Buyers Even With Bullish Forecast
Key Takeaways Kiyosaki said bitcoin, gold, and silver can still lose money when bought on hype. Investors were urged to track cash flows instead of