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Governments Race to Offer Crypto Mining Tax Exemptions

A growing number of governments now view crypto mining as an industry worth attracting rather than taxing away. The competitive logic behind this is that structured fee models on mining revenues generate consistent income, above-market electricity tariffs recover infrastructure costs, and the broader economic activity, construction, employment, and foreign investment flows into regions that often have limited industrial development otherwise. The most recent government to enter this competition is Uzbekistan. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution establishing the Besqala Mining Valley across Karakalpakstan. Miners inside the zone pay zero corporate income tax, zero property tax, zero land tax, and zero…

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Morpho Signs First Hong Kong Partnership With HashKey's HSK Chain

Morpho, the DeFi lending protocol with about $7.6 billion in total value locked, will complete a full deployment on HashKey's HSK Chain and become the network's official onchain credit partner, HSK Chain said in a post on X on Tuesday. The deal gives Morpho its first anchor in Hong Kong, one of the few jurisdictions running a licensed regime for virtual asset trading, and gives HashKey, the licensed Hong Kong crypto group behind the chain, a battle-tested credit engine to build regulated lending products on. The two said they will develop onchain credit products for institutional and retail users, explore…

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$39B returns to crypto markets – Bitcoin’s macro relief rally may fade WITHOUT…

Optimism around U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio-led ceasefire talks lifted risk sentiment across crypto markets. The talks followed a reported agreement between the U.S. and Iran on a 60-day ceasefire framework. Both sides retained the option to extend it through mutual agreement. Amid the development, the total crypto market cap increased by roughly $39 billion, up 1.37%, and stabilized near $2.19 trillion. Bitcoin [BTC] reclaimed the $64,000 level at press time. Ethereum [ETH] also showed signs of recovery and traded around $1,723. However, average daily trading volume remained below normal levels at $52 billion to $55 billion. That suggested…

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How BNY plans to eliminate the weekend lag in U.S. Treasuries

BNY, the world’s largest custody bank, plans to support round-the-clock settlement of conventional and tokenized U.S. Treasuries in 2027, after completing an after-hours trade involving the reserves of 2 stablecoin issuers. The bank will test tokenized Treasuries on a private blockchain by the end of the year and will extend its existing settlement network later this year to cover more of the Asian, European and U.S. trading days, according to a letter sent to clients reported by Bloomberg. The earlier transaction involved Ripple’s $RLUSD and OpenEden’s USDO with Ripple participating directly, while BNY’s cash-management business unit Dreyfus acted for OpenEden.…

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BitForex Founder Garrett Jin Nets $13.5M Unrealized Profit on ZEC Short Amid Exchange Fraud Allegations

Garrett Jin, the founder of the now-defunct and fraud-accused cryptocurrency exchange BitForex, has accumulated over $13.5 million in unrealized profits from a leveraged short position on Zcash ($ZEC), according to data from on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens. The trade, executed on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid ($HYPE), comes as $ZEC’s price dropped following the discovery of a bug in its Orchard Pool privacy protocol. Details of the Trade Onchain Lens reports that Jin opened a 3x leveraged short position on $ZEC, betting that the token’s price would decline. The timing of the trade appears strategic, coinciding with a price slump triggered…

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Privacy Blockchains on the Rise as Institutional Crypto Adoption Grows, Chainalysis Says

Privacy-focused blockchain networks are experiencing notable growth as institutional investors increasingly adopt blockchain technology, according to a new analysis from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The report highlights that privacy is becoming a core infrastructure component rather than a niche feature, requiring more sophisticated monitoring approaches. Key Privacy Networks Identified Chainalysis specifically named Canton, Solana Confidential Transfers, Zcash, and Aztec as prominent privacy-focused networks, each employing distinct methods to protect transaction data. The firm noted that these varying technical architectures create different compliance challenges for financial institutions and regulators. Canton, for instance, focuses on privacy within a permissioned network environment, while…

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STRC is cracking. Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine faces its first real test

A preferred stock that was supposed to behave like a steady, high-yield bond fell to 82 cents on the dollar in a single session. The issuer says it was a leverage flush, not a credit problem. Either way, the new world of Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” just met its first stress test. On June 18, 2026, a security that was designed to be boring did something deeply un-boring. STRC, the perpetual preferred stock issued by Michael Saylor’s company Strategy, the firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, fell to an intraday low of $82.50, far below the roughly $100 par value such an…

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Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund

Tokenization has become one of the fastest-growing corners of digital assets as traditional finance firms look to modernize fund infrastructure. Citi recently projected that tokenized securities could grow to roughly $5.5 trillion by 2030, while Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimate tokenized assets across all asset classes could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033. Creating blockchain-based tokens of existing funds could help broaden access to a new set of investors and open the door for fund shares to be used as collateral or plugged into other onchain financial applications. For this particular case, KAIO provides the infrastructure that issues and administers…

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Sui Introduces Confidential Transfers to Prevent Unauthorized Minting and Secure Supply

Sui, the layer-1 blockchain network, is adding a confidential transfers feature designed to prevent unauthorized token minting while preserving transaction privacy. Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Adeniyi Abiodun announced the development on X, outlining how the protocol embeds supply conservation directly into its structure rather than relying on individual cryptographic proofs. How Sui’s Confidential Transfers Work According to Abiodun, the primary challenge for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies is not simply hiding transaction amounts but ensuring that no one can mint new tokens without authorization while keeping the total supply protected. Sui addresses this by narrowing its cryptographic verification to a single element:…

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Saylor’s ‘More Dots’ Post Hints at New Buy as Strategy’s Bitcoin Pile Nears 847K BTC

Strategy’s Expansive Bitcoin Holdings Draw Renewed Attention Following Release of New Chart On June 21, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his signature orange-dot chart on X, a graphic that has frequently preceded announcements of new bitcoin purchases by the company. The post prompted speculation that another acquisition update may be forthcoming. “Looks better with more dots,” Saylor wrote. The chart showed Strategy holding 846,842 $BTC valued at about $54.32 billion. It listed an average purchase price of $75,658 per bitcoin and tracked acquisitions from 2020 to 2026. The chart recorded 112 purchase events, with orange markers indicating individual buys…

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