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Polymarket has paid at least $350,000 to social media influencers over a 14-month period, with many of those creators later promoting the prediction market platform on X without clearly disclosing a paid relationship, according to a POLITICO investigation based on PayPal transaction records. According to POLITICO, the payments were sent by Polymarket chief marketing officer Matthew Modabber through a personal PayPal account between January 2025 and February 2026. Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers https://t.co/hUuZ30LThF — POLITICO (@politico) June 5, 2026 The publication reported that Modabber transferred more than $2.5 million to over 800 people during…

Pudgy Penguins, the popular $NFT project behind the PENGU token, has announced it will cease further development and shut down its Web3 mobile game, Pudgy Party, to redirect resources toward expanding its intellectual property through Pudgy World. The decision, disclosed earlier this week, has drawn criticism from some users who purchased NFTs tied to in-game character cosmetics. Background and Timeline Pudgy Party launched in August 2024 as a Web3 mobile game designed to integrate NFTs with gameplay, allowing players to customize their penguin characters using purchased digital assets. The game was part of a broader strategy to expand the Pudgy…

Coinbase launched a standalone account product for AI agents, letting assistants including ChatGPT and Claude execute trades, manage portfolios, and pay for data autonomously under user-defined guardrails. Coinbase for Agents went live Thursday as a separate account from the main Coinbase app. Users connect an existing Coinbase account, set spending limits, and hand the agent access. At launch, agents can trade crypto spot markets and derivatives, per the announcement. Support for equities and prediction markets is planned. The x402 payments integration, which lets agents pay for paywalled research data and APIs without logins or subscriptions, is coming next week. The…

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer Technologies has announced the sale of all 194.4 Bitcoin it mined during the current week. The sale is part of the company’s ongoing treasury strategy, which has maintained a zero-$BTC holdings position since February of this year. Consistent Treasury Strategy Bitdeer’s decision to sell its mined Bitcoin immediately upon receipt is a deliberate financial policy. By converting its mining rewards to fiat currency or stablecoins, the company avoids exposure to Bitcoin’s price volatility. This approach contrasts with many other mining firms that hold significant portions of their mined Bitcoin as a long-term investment, betting on…

Bitcoin is losing momentum after rejection near the $82,000 area, with traders now watching whether $BTC can hold the $74,917 support level. A deeper pullback could bring the $71,000 to $72,000 zone back into focus as Bitcoin continues to trade inside its rising daily channel. Bitcoin Price Tests 61.8% Fib as $BTC Must Hold $74,917 Support Bitcoin has pulled back toward the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level near $77,851, putting the $74,917 support level in focus for the next $BTC price move. The 4-hour chart shared by Man of Bitcoin on X shows $BTC trading near $77,989 after failing to hold…

Benchmark Equity Research reiterated its “buy” rating and $27 price target on Bitdeer Technologies, citing the stock’s re-rating potential as a bitcoin miner transitioning into AI/HPC infrastructure. Bitdeer shares (BTDR) surged nearly 21% Wednesday following Hut 8’s (HUT) announcement of a massive 352 MW AI data center deal at Beacon Point, highlighting investor enthusiasm for hybrid bitcoin mining/AI firms, the analysts led by Mark Palmer said in a note on Thursday. With that in mind, BTDR trades at a “comparatively inexpensive” 4.5x forward EV/revenue despite possessing similar power access, vertical integration, and proprietary chip development capabilities. Bitdeer’s AI cloud ARR…

$XRP investment funds have captured over $81 million in net inflows during the month of April. Total assets managed by these financial instruments in the U.S. have risen to $1.06 billion. The token’s price experienced growth near 4%, driven by renewed institutional demand in the market. The cryptocurrency market is watching closely as $XRP ETFs in April managed to consolidate their best monthly performance so far in 2026. Recent data reveals that these financial products attracted a figure exceeding $81.63 million. April has seen significant momentum, especially when compared to the behavior of previous months, which saw more modest flows.…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has turned the U.S. crypto policy fight into a national competitiveness argument by saying rivalry with China could strengthen America. Armstrong said competition with China “might be the best thing to happen to America since the cold war,” adding that the U.S. had become complacent after leading global markets for years. The Coinbase chief said competition “breeds excellence” as he pushed lawmakers to treat crypto rules as part of America’s economic contest with Beijing. Armstrong links crypto rules to China competition Over the past year, Armstrong has repeatedly argued that Washington risks weakening the U.S. crypto…

Agentic payments, autonomous transactions made by AI agents, have surged to a three-month high this week. These payments, largely processed by x402, a Coinbase-incubated payment standard now governed under the Linux Foundation, recorded 672,800 transactions on the Base network on June 10, according to data from Artemis, analyzed by Finbold on June 11. Agentic transactions for 3 months. Source: Artemis The x402 activity surged by roughly 321% over the past three months, from 159,600 transactions on March 13 to 672,800 payments on June 10, 2026. After a long period of dormancy, the agentic payments gained traction in early June. The…

Bitcoin traders faced another wave of volatility after BlackRock clients reportedly sold $136.28 million worth of $BTC through the spot ETF market. The move arrived after weeks of aggressive accumulation from institutions and large investors. While many expected continued inflows, the sudden selling pressure created uncertainty across the crypto market. Traders now question whether this marks a temporary cooldown or the start of a deeper correction. The recent Bitcoin ETF selloff comes as Bitcoin struggles around the critical 200-day moving average near $80,000. Market participants continue watching this level closely because it often determines long-term momentum. Despite the selling pressure,…