Crime
Lamborghini Bitcoin carjacking puts crypto’s wrench-attack crisis in a US courtroom
A Missouri man's guilty plea links a Danbury kidnapping to the same human-targeting pattern already visible in France.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 6 min read
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A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was just unlocked during the $62k selloff
A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was peeled during Bitcoin’s selloff, turning a rare collectible into spendable BTC while its next move remains unconfirmed.
Investments
Dormant Ethereum ICO unlocks 1,003 ETH as old contract bug becomes recovery path
HongCoin’s recovery shows old Ethereum code can still trap funds, or reopen claims, years after investors moved on.
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Governance
Vitalik’s smaller Ethereum Foundation tests ETH holders’ demand for execution
Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation should shrink, sell less ETH, and leave asset promotion to outside groups while ETH holders demand stronger execution.
Governance
XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split
David Schwartz says an XRP Ledger fork would be settled by UNLs, validator coordination, code defaults, and whether anyone is willing to keep the old rules alive.
Hacks
Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit
Team statements point to a Polymarket private key compromise rather than core contracts or user funds.
Politics
US labor federation warns CLARITY Act could push crypto closer to workers’ retirement money
The AFL-CIO says clearer crypto market rules could make digital assets easier to package into 401(k) and retirement investment products before stronger safeguards are in place.
Regulation
CLARITY Act advances, but crypto’s retail trust test is only starting
The committee vote gives crypto a policy signal, but holders, banks, and exchanges still need the Senate to turn it into rules.
Legislation
How CLARITY Act survived a chaotic Senate markup after Warren, Banks and Democrats tried to slow it down
Clarity Act faced a gauntlet of last-minute objections over national security, stablecoin yields, and Trump's personal wealth.
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DeFi
Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero
DeFi
Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in
Culture
700 people at Coinbase just got fired as CEO blames cost reset on AI and market volatility
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