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In a bold move to expand crypto market efficiency and accessibility to consumers, Castrum Istanbul, a recognized blockchain ecosystem based in Istanbul, today made a strategic investment in AIPayWithCrypto, an AI-driven crypto payment gateway. Castrum Istanbul is a next-gen blockchain platform operating based in Istanbul (Turkey’s main city), shaped by the inspiration it gained from Ancient Rome. The above significant investment shows Castrum Istanbul’s vision to empower crypto-related startups and help digital asset participants in their user journey. We are pleased to announce that Castrum Istanbul has made a strategic investment in AIPayWithCryptoThis partnership extends far beyond capital support. It…

The layer-1 blockchain Sui has announced that Remi Technology, a project built on its network, is launching new infrastructure designed specifically for regulated, bank-issued stablecoins. The announcement, made via Sui’s official blog on June 16, outlines a system that allows financial institutions to issue and manage stablecoins while maintaining compliance with key regulatory frameworks. Remi’s Balance-Sheet Treatment and Bank Integration A central feature of Remi’s infrastructure is what it calls ‘Balance-Sheet Treatment.’ This capability enables banks to recognize issued stablecoins as assets on their financial statements, a critical requirement for traditional financial institutions entering the digital asset space. By treating…

The Bitcoin price may face extended correction below the $80,000 as red-hot 6% YoY PPI sparks inflation fear. Google Trends data from Alphractal highlights a major divergence between Bitcoin price action and public search interest during the current market cycle. The formation of classic reversal pattern ‘double-top’ signals a risk of major breakdown below $79,000 floor. The pioneer cryptocurrency Bitcoin is down 0.91% during Wednesday’s U.S. market hours to trade at $79,750. The pullback followed macroeconomic pressure as consumer and wholesale inflation data, collectively crushed market hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. While the sluggish price action and escalating…

Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization firm KAIO said Monday it had raised $8 million in a strategic funding round backed by Tether and several other crypto and institutional investors, as it builds infrastructure to bring traditional funds onto blockchain rails. The round brings KAIO’s total funding to $19 million. New investors include Systemic Ventures, while Further Ventures and Laser Digital joined again alongside earlier backers such as Brevan Howard Digital. KAIO said it develops infrastructure that allows asset managers to distribute funds onchain. It packages products from firms like BlackRock, Brevan Howard and Hamilton Lane, then makes them accessible through blockchain-based systems.…

The family of Ti Chabba, a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University, has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI. The suit alleges the company’s ChatGPT chatbot didn’t just fail to flag escalating threats from the shooter, known as Ikner, but actively enabled the attack by offering tactical advice and validating his violent ideation. The core claim is striking: the lawsuit alleges ChatGPT told the gunman to target children because doing so would generate “national exposure.” What the lawsuit alleges According to the complaint, Ikner had a sustained pattern of interactions with ChatGPT leading up…

Alla Bakina, Director of the Bank of Russia’s National Payment System Department, highlighted that most private banks in Russia are ready to provide digital ruble services on September 1. The currency will integrate with the existing universal QR code payment system. Key Takeaways: Alla Bakina confirmed that 12 major banks are ready to offer digital ruble services starting September 1. Shifting Russia’s payment market, the digital ruble will deploy across a 9-million-outlet QR network. Roman Artyukhin stated the Treasury is ready to expand CBDC utility after processing 35,000 rubles. Central Bank of Russia: Russian Banks Ready For Digital Ruble Launch…

Collector Crypt, the Solana-native platform that tokenizes graded physical trading cards for on-chain trading, posted a 129% week-over-week jump in fee revenue after Solflare embedded its card-pack mechanic directly into the wallet interface. The platform generated $3.86 million in fees over the trailing seven days, up from $1.68 million the prior week, per DefiLlama. The trailing 24-hour fee figure stood at $689,000, a 283% increase from the day before. All-time platform revenue has crossed $52.8 million, with a 30-day total of $9.5 million. Collector Crypt Fees. Source: DeFiLlama The Solflare Catalyst Solflare, the Solana wallet with roughly four million monthly…

As selling pressure intensified in the cryptocurrency market, the price of Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 level. While Bitcoin traded at $79,650 in the last 24 hours, sharp liquidations were observed in the derivatives markets. According to the data, a total of $158.53 million worth of positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, with $142.59 million of this being long positions. Short liquidations remained at $15.93 million. Thus, approximately 89.9% of the liquidations came from long positions, indicating a sudden panic selling in the market. This graph illustrates the relationship between liquidations in the Bitcoin market and its price.…

Shiba Inu is seeing growing adoption amid the broad crypto market resurgence, which has seen its price stabilize above the $0.000006 mark. On Saturday, April 25, the Shiba Inu team shared data revealing that $SHIB’s total holder count climbed to about 1.58 million between April 18 and April 25. Shiba Inu sees growing adoption The surge in the $SHIB holder count shows that an additional 10,000 new wallets were added to the ecosystem within just 3 days, signaling growing demand among both retail and institutional investors. Notably, the team specifically revealed that the increases recorded in a single day saw…

The US Treasury Department sanctioned 13 vessels and 8 entities on May 7, facilitating what officials describe as a sprawling network shipping Iranian oil to China. The targets include companies tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s most powerful military and economic institution. The oil pipeline and its digital shadow Iran’s oil exports to China reached roughly 1.2 million barrels per day during Q1 2026. That volume generated an estimated $35 billion in revenue over the prior year, money that largely flowed through channels designed to dodge international restrictions. Those channels include so-called “ghost fleets,” vessels that obscure their…