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Anthropic has suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after receiving a US government export control directive citing national security concerns. In a statement posted Friday, Anthropic said the government order requires it to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. The AI firm said it received the directive at 5:21 pm ET, and while it applies only to foreign nationals, the “net effect” of the order is to abruptly disable the models for all users to ensure…

Kalshi’s perpetual futures push has crossed a major early volume mark, as the prediction market platform looks to expand the product beyond crypto-linked contracts. According to Bloomberg, Kalshi said its perpetual futures products generated more than $5.5 billion in trading volume within two weeks of launch. The company now lists 11 contracts tied to crypto tokens and is speaking with regulators about additional products. Fast start for Kalshi perpetual futures Perpetual futures are contracts that do not expire. Bloomberg described them as “never-expiring derivatives,” a structure that lets traders hold long or short exposure without rolling into a new contract…

# Why is Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) Trending? What You Need to Know Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) is trending because its native token has surged over 300% in the past week, driven by the launch of the Pudgy Penguins $NFT collection on Solana, a major airdrop announcement, and growing institutional interest in the project’s ecosystem. This sudden price action, combined with a viral social media campaign and integration with leading exchanges, has catapulted $PENGU into the spotlight as one of the most talked-about tokens in the crypto space right now. What is Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) and Why is it Surging? Pudgy Penguins…

The Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang shared that she has stepped down from her role leading the organization effective immediately, in a post shared on X on Thursday. Wang reached the decision after a recent sabbatical, which gave her time to reflect on her priorities and future plans. “I’ve come to feel that this is the right moment for me to step back,” she wrote. Her departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak, who announced earlier this year that he would leave the role after helping steer a leadership transition at the Switzerland-based nonprofit that…

Everyone knows about the ETFs, but almost nobody knows about the dozens of obscure institutional products being built around Bitcoin while the funds soak up all the attention, from a $40 million insurance reserve in Barbados to an S&P-rated bond deal sold to Wall Street investors by Jefferies. The ETFs answered only one question, which was how ordinary investors and institutions could own Bitcoin inside a regulated wrapper. The products in this article answer a different, and arguably bigger one: what can you actually do with Bitcoin once you own it? The answer is: the same things finance has always…

As Justin Sun’s lawsuit against World Liberty Financial moves through California federal court, an institutional investor in the Trump-backed platform has broken his silence and given Coinpedia the most detailed account yet of what $WLFI says actually happened. Syed Sameer, CEO of Sameer Group LLC, holds a significant stake in $WLFI alongside UAE partners Aryam 1 and Aqua 1, a combined bloc of over $300 million. Other Institutions Respected Their Lockups “$WLFI says other institutions respected their lockups,” Sameer told Coinpedia. “This arrangement was only granted to him based on that commitment.” The issue started with an agreement made before…

On June 10, administration officials hosted law enforcement groups at the White House to resolve the provision most likely to block the CLARITY Act from reaching the Senate floor for a vote. As Eleanor Terrett reported, the meeting drew around 20 attendees over nearly 90 minutes, with developer protections drawn from the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) dominating the agenda. Section 604 of the Senate draft defines a “non-controlling developer or provider” as one lacking the legal right or unilateral ability to control, initiate, or effectuate user transactions without another party’s approval. Under that definition, the provision limits money-transmitter treatment…

Eligible businesses may also continue to evaluate or pursue their own MiCA-focused crypto asset service provider (CASP) licenses in parallel while integrating BitGo Europe’s infrastructure, BitGo said. The final deadline for crypto firms to have transitioned to the MiCA regime is the end of this month, a regulatory reckoning that will force some firms to close down their businesses. Industry estimates suggest that Europe had more than 3,000 registered crypto firms as of 2024, with Poland alone accounting for over 1,400 registrations. As of May 2026, there are 194 authorised CASPs (including credit institutions) and it is expected that around…

Silver outperformed Bitcoin on Monday as spot silver climbed above $85 per ounce for the first time since March 13. Data showed XAG/USD trading near $84.77 at press time, after a sharp move from the low-$80 area. Bitcoin moved differently, holding near $81,000 after cutting part of its weekend rebound. The asset had climbed above $82,000, yet Iran tensions, U.S. inflation risk, and the upcoming U.S.-China summit kept traders cautious across risk markets. Silver Breaks Above $85 Silver’s intraday chart showed a sharp breakout after several hours of sideways movement near $80. The metal then accelerated through $82 and $83…

Key takeaways While momentum indicators suggest downside pressure is easing, $ETH remains trapped below multiple key moving averages. Until buyers reclaim resistance levels above $1,800, the broader technical outlook remains cautious, with support around $1,741 likely to play a crucial role in determining the next major move. $ETH Open Interest falls to a multi-week low Ethereum ($ETH) derivatives markets remain subdued following weeks of price weakness, reflecting a cautious stance among leveraged traders. After $ETH fell below the $1,800 level, futures open interest dropped sharply, reaching 13.64 million $ETH on Sunday, its lowest level since early May. Open interest saw…