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Japanese corporate pension fund to invest in crypto Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund will allocate 1% of its assets to crypto assets through a third-party hedge fund portfolio. Allocation and scale The fund manages 21.3 billion yen , roughly $130 million , and covers pension programs for a…

Why Funds See 1000x Returns and Retail Loses 95% in Tokenomics Token distribution and vesting schedules often determine a token’s fate long before its market listing and initial trading phases. Institutional allocations and release mechanics can create situations where funds realize 1000x returns wh…

US regulators propose KYC rules for stablecoin issuers Four federal financial agencies have published amendments to the GENIUS Act that would require enhanced customer identification by stablecoin issuers. The proposal targets direct issuer-to-customer relationships and sets specific data collection…

Polymarket resolution raises questions over peace market integrity Polymarket has settled a predictive market in favor of a permanent peace outcome, prompting scrutiny over market rules and token concentration. Sequence of events On Sunday night, former president Donald Trump declared that the terms…

Hayes Warns AI Bubble Could Trigger Crisis Larger Than 2008 Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, warned that excessive capital has flowed into the artificial intelligence sector on lofty expectations. He said that investments in data centres, chips, infrastructure and credit are largely predicated on…

Chinese AI alternatives offer lower-cost models for developers Several Chinese large models now compete with Western offerings while providing substantially lower API costs and comparable performance on many tasks. Background and catalyst Last January, DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT in the U.S. App Stor…

Ethereum funding shortfall may threaten developer ecosystem in months Former Ethereum Foundation engineer Trent Van Epps warned that core development funding could be depleted within 3–9 months , risking continuity of key projects. Funding needs and recent changes Van Epps estimated that sustaining …

Man from Voronezh Loses ₽2.5 mln to Crypto Investment Scam A 30-year-old retail specialist in Voronezh transferred cash to a courier after online contacts promised profitable cryptocurrency investments. Case details The man met a woman on a dating site who said she earned well on a crypto exchange a…

Whales Reduce Bitcoin Holdings; Capital Shifts to Other Assets Published 01.06. A weekly market review by Arthur examined on‑chain metrics and scenarios amid large holders reducing Bitcoin allocations. Market overview Arthur outlined that accumulation patterns have changed while macro volatility and…

Authorities dismantle clandestine cryptocurrency farm in Sverdlovsk region Law enforcement in Sverdlovsk region shut down a concealed cryptocurrency mining installation reportedly operating about 10,000 devices across two towns. The equipment occupied premises of a former industrial plant in Nizhny …

FBI seizes 127,000 BTC in record crypto operation U.S. authorities said the FBI carried out a large-scale operation that resulted in the seizure of significant cryptocurrency holdings. Operation overview and seizure totals According to American authorities, law enforcement confiscated more than 127,…

Tether-Backed Plasma Chain Launches with USDT Fee Model Plasma is an EVM-compatible layer-one blockchain that launched its beta mainnet on 25.09.2025 and bills zero native fees for $USDT transfers. Overview Plasma runs a custom PlasmaBFT consensus and routes transaction gas using a paymaster that co…

Who Benefits from the $1 trillion Anthropic Valuation? Reports claim a valuation of $1 trillion for Anthropic , raising questions about who will profit from the current AI investment industry. Investments are structured through opaque vehicles that can impose high fees and expose ordinary investors …

Companies Overspent on Anthropic's Claude, Reaching $500M Bills Several large technology firms experienced rapid growth in AI token consumption after deploying Anthropic's Claude, producing unexpectedly large invoices and budget overruns. Internal leaderboards and tokenmaxxing Within Meta, a volunta…

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 With Performance Upgrades Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4.8 , an updated flagship model focused on code reliability, long-session memory, and agent stability. Key improvements The new release aims to improve developer-facing behaviour, offering more consistent re…

Why oil will not reach $200 The current drivers of oil pricing lie primarily in Middle East dynamics, anchored to a reference level of $80 per barrel . Geopolitical constraint on extreme price spikes Regional producers and major consumers act to prevent sustained shocks that would push oil above ext…

Most Volatile Crypto Assets in 2025 and 2026 — CoinGecko Report CoinGecko released a report identifying the most volatile crypto assets for 2025 and 2026, highlighting privacy, exchange tokens and AI projects. Top volatile assets in 2025 CoinGecko named Zcash (ZEC) the most volatile asset of 2025, r…

Fake Uniswap Ads Led to Wallet Drains via Google A malicious campaign used paid search ads to place a counterfeit Uniswap page above the real site, resulting in compromised wallets. How the attack worked Attackers registered a visually identical domain that differed by a few characters and subtle Un…

Google employee earned $1.2 million on Polymarket using corporate data The U.S. attorney’s office has charged Google employee Michele Spagnuolo over alleged use of internal search data to profit on Polymarket. Investigators say the trades generated approximately $1.2 million in gains. Allegations an…

Creators of CATFI Meme Coin Charged Over Alleged Rug Pull The South Korean prosecution has sent organizers of the Solana-based token CATFI to court on charges related to an alleged rug pull. Alleged spike and investor reach Authorities say CATFI appreciated by 1001 times within 26 hours , drawing ro…