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Musashi Dojo is the public testnet for Ouroboros Leios, Cardano’s (@Cardano) next major scaling upgrade. It went live on June 23, 2026, kicking off a multi-phase program to test the Leios prototype before a planned mainnet upgrade later this year. The launch is the first time Leios has run on a public network rather than in simulations. It gives stake pool operators and developers a place to break the new system before it ships. Here is how it works, and what each phase is meant to prove. What is the Leios upgrade? Ouroboros Leios is an optimistic consensus protocol that…

The Irish Government has released the 2026 National Risk Assessment (NRA), alongside an action plan to strengthen responses to Money Laundering (ML), Terrorist Financing (TF), and Proliferation Financing (PF). The assessment classifies crypto assets as a very significant ML and TF risk and introduces a 30-point action plan to enhance regulatory and enforcement responses. Ireland Publishes 2026 National Risk Assessment on Financial Crime On 18 June 2026, Ireland’s Department of Finance published the National Risk Assessment Ireland 2026 – Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing. This comprehensive update is prepared with input from the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee, law…

AbaO took the final spot, beating WBG Xiaocai 3-1 in the LCQ grand final. SF|Gummy finished third, and Pida took the fourth and last available slot. The LCQ drew 89 entrants competing for a $50,000 prize pool attached to the qualifier itself. SNK’s fighting game returns to major competition for the first time in 26 years, backed by a $1 million prize pool at EWC 2026. The main event runs July 7 through July 10 in Paris. Format and Structure The tournament uses a three-phase system: Phase 1: Four groups of eight players in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Matches are…

On July 1, Robinhood launched its own blockchain, joining Coinbase, Stripe, Circle, and Tether in the fastest-moving infrastructure race in crypto: giant consumer companies building their own rails instead of renting someone else’s. The land grab has a clear logic, clear winners, and one uncomfortable question about what happens to the neutral chains everyone used to build on. For most of crypto’s history, the deal between companies and blockchains was simple: the chains were public infrastructure, and companies were tenants. Coinbase listed tokens on other people’s networks. Stripe processed payments over other people’s rails. Robinhood gave customers a buy button…

Bitcoin has shed more than 50% of its value since hitting an all-time high near $126,000, and the market is now locked in a tense standoff at a support level that technical analysts say could determine the digital asset’s next major move. The cryptocurrency has been testing the $58,000–$60,000 range for the third time in recent months, a zone that chart watchers consider critical. Below that threshold, the next meaningful support sits in the low $40,000s, a drop that would push Bitcoin into drawdown territory comparable to its most brutal prior cycles. The sell-off has been swift and precise. Bitcoin’s…

Spot gold opened the week near $4,214 per ounce on June 13. Prices climbed as high as $4,330 to $4,380 by midweek on optimism around a U.S.-Iran truce deal involving President Trump. The rally reversed sharply after the Fed signaled it could raise rates later in 2026, sending gold down to $4,151 to $4,173 by June 19 and 20. The pullback marks a roughly 3.4% weekly loss and extends a broader June correction that has pulled gold down about 8.5% for the month. Gold remains about 23% higher than a year ago but sits well below its January 2026 record…

The Cardano network ranks as one of the most decentralized networks in the crypto space, as the chances of compromise become nearly impossible. Decentralization in this context refers to the even distribution of control and authority among network participants. A well-decentralized network has broader participation in decision-making and is censorship resistant. Currently, Cardano ranks among the top four in crypto networks with these features. Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient at 23 This ranking was determined by the Nakamoto coefficient. Named after Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, the metric measures how decentralized a network is using multiple factors. One is the minimum number of…

Binance is allowed to provide crypto trading access to users in the Philippines through its arrangement with BlockShoals Technologies, but neither company is authorized to handle peso transfers or perform other activities regulated by the country’s central bank, according to legal adviser Marie Antonette Quiogue. Quiogue, head of legal at BlockShoals, told Cointelegraph in an interview on Friday at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 that Binance’s local operations fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto asset service provider (CASP) framework. She said BlockShoals serves as a crypto asset intermediary, introducing Philippine users to Binance’s global trading platform. The arrangement…

Orix, an Artificial Intelligence (AI-driven) Web3 project, has disclosed its strategic partnership with KUVI AI, an AI-driven platform for Agentic Finance. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to accelerate AI-powered Agentic Finance on the $BNB Chain. Orix AI specializes in on-chain AI computing and AI agent technology, focusing on enabling AI agents to execute blockchain tasks quickly and autonomously. KUVI AI offers institutional-grade financial infrastructure for digital assets and also focuses on secure, scalable, and programmable financial services suitable for institutions. Orix AI has shared this news on its official X account. ORIX AI × KUVI AI: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP🤝We…

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) saw its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dump more than $265 million in Bitcoin ($BTC) on Thursday. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net cash outflow of $265.68 million on June 25, according to data from SoSoValue, analyzed by Finbold on June 26. As such, the fund held a total net asset of approximately $44.43 billion at the time of reporting. IBIT daily cash flow. Source: SoSoValue The IBIT fund has registered six consecutive days of cash outflows totaling about $985.69 million. As such, BlackRock’s IBIT is about to record seven consecutive weeks of cash outflows of more than…