📉 $ZKJ Crashed 85% — Polyhedra Reveals It Was an Attack

📝 Polyhedra published a report on the June 15 collapse of $ZKJ, outlining a coordinated liquidity attack:

▪️6 wallets manipulated the ZKJ/KOGE pool on PancakeSwap — not random, but a planned assault
▪️Binance Alpha’s farming changes destabilized the pool
▪️Liquidity chain reaction: weak KOGE/USDT pool → pressure spilled to ZKJ/USDT → mass liquidations worth $94M in just 2 hours
▪️Wintermute moved 3.4M ZKJ to CEXs within 90 mins of the crash 👀
▪️Polyhedra intervened, injecting $30M in emergency liquidity (BNB, USDT, USDC → ZKJ)

The team is still investigating and plans to improve protections.

📈 From Tokens to Stocks — New Crypto Trend? 🧐

MP at Dragonfly Capital notes a major shift in Web3 strategy:

🔸Last cycle = launch tokens 🔥
🔸This cycle = put tokens on company balance sheets & go public via stock markets 🏦

The logic? Access deeper capital from TradFi — but these “hot flows” may not stick for long. Expect this trend to last another 1–2 years before overheating. 🤔

🏦 Bank of America: Bitcoin = Innovation of the Millennium?

In a new report, Bank of America names Bitcoin one of the most groundbreaking innovations of the past 1,000 years — on par with the printing press, Ford Model T, social media, iPhone, and AI. 👀

Despite banking sector skepticism, BoA has long acknowledged BTC's potential (as early as 2013).

Now:

🔹Holds a small stake in Bitcoin ETFs
🔹 Exploring a US bank-backed stablecoin
🔹 Owns hundreds of blockchain patents

Not just words — BoA is the 2nd largest US bank with $1.62T+ in AUM 💼

📲 Trump Phone: Made in the USA? Not Quite.

Despite Trump Org’s patriotic pitch, experts say the $499 T1 smartphone is very likely made in China 🇨🇳.

🧩 The specs suggest it's a rebranded device from a Chinese manufacturer — not built from scratch in the U.S.

Even if final assembly happens stateside, most components (chips, displays, batteries) come from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

So while the marketing screams “Made in America,” the reality is more assembled with global help 🌎📦.

🇺🇸 GENIUS Act Passed: Stablecoin Rules Incoming!

The U.S. Senate just approved the GENIUS Act (68–30) — a major move toward stablecoin regulation.

The bill aims to:

💵 Strengthen the U.S. dollar’s dominance
🛡 Protect consumers
📈 Boost demand for U.S. Treasury bonds
🚀 Encourage domestic digital asset innovation

America’s going full genius mode on crypto regulation — now let’s see how the markets react.

Elon Musk Tests Clean for Drugs 🤪

Elon Musk has publicly shared the results of a drug test — all clear. 👀

This comes after speculation from Trump administration officials and media reports alleging substance abuse. Some activists even called for his deportation. 😁

🇮🇷 Iranian Exchange Nobitex Hacked for $48.65M — Hackers Claim Political Motive

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT confirms: Iranian exchange Nobitex was hacked for $48.65M.

🇮🇱 The pro-Israel hacker group Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility, stating the attack is retaliation for Nobitex’s alleged role in terrorism financing and sanctions evasion.

The group threatens to leak internal data and source code, accusing Nobitex of openly teaching users how to bypass global sanctions. 👀

Tensions between geopolitics and crypto just reached a new level. ⚔️

JPMorgan Launches First-Ever Commercial Bank Deposit Token on Public Blockchain 🚀

🏦 JPMorgan is piloting JPMD, a new dollar-backed deposit token, and transferring it to Coinbase via the Base blockchain. It’s the first time a major US bank launches a tokenized deposit on a public chain.

🔹 The token is aimed at institutional clients — with plans to expand.
🔹 Unlike stablecoins, JPMD may offer interest and FDIC insurance.
🔹 JPM sees deposit tokens as a superior alternative to stablecoins for scaling.
🔹 Built on Base (Coinbase’s L2 chain), chosen for low fees and speed.

🚀 Eyenovia Buys $50M in HYPE Token — First Public Company to Do So

Biotech firm Eyenovia will invest $50M from a stock offering into $HYPE, becoming the first U.S. publicly traded company to hold the Hyperliquid token as a treasury asset. 💰

Known for its micro-dose eye drug delivery tech, Eyenovia is now making headlines in crypto circles — shifting the corporate reserve trend beyond Bitcoin and Solana. 🧐

Looks like the “crypto treasury” meta is expanding to newer tokens with explosive growth potential. 📈

📈 CryptoQuant Predicts BTC Could Hit $200K in 2025

New research by CryptoQuant highlights the Bitcoin Yearly Percentage Trend — a powerful metric showing BTC's consistent 4-year cycles: 3 years of growth → 1 year of consolidation. 🧐

🔍 If the cycle holds, 2025 (year 3) could bring +120% growth, pushing BTC from ~$93K to ~$205K.
📊 Trend aligns with past halving-based patterns and is backed by other macro indicators like Realized Cap ATHs.
⚠️ Key risk: geopolitical instability could delay or mute the cycle’s full potential.

💡 If history repeats, 2025 may be the final leg up before the next slowdown.

🚔 Darknet Market Using Monero Shut Down by US & EU

🇪🇺 🇺🇸 Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice have jointly taken down Archetyp Market, a major darknet drug platform operating exclusively with Monero (XMR).

💰 Over 5 years, the market processed €250M+ worth of illegal transactions.
🔒 Authorities seized €7.8M in crypto assets during the operation.

💰 Bitcoin Treasury Adoption Expands Across the Globe

Corporate Bitcoin fever is heating up:

🇪🇸 Vanadi Coffee added 20 BTC to its treasury, now holding 30 BTC total.
🇬🇧 Coinsilium boosted its stack by 7.65 BTC – now at 32.89 BTC.
🇧🇷 Meliuz hit the Brazilian stock exchange with BTC as a strategic reserve asset.
🇺🇸 Fold secured a $250M equity facility to grow its Bitcoin treasury (currently 1,490 BTC).
🇬🇧 TAO Alpha raised £5M and adopted a BTC treasury policy—up to 2/3 of funds may be held in Bitcoin.
🇸🇪 H100 saw its shares skyrocket from $1 to $13 in a month and declared “Bitcoin per Share” its core KPI, calling it the only true long-term value metric in a BTC-measured world.

💥 Bitcoin is becoming corporate gold 2.0.

🇺🇸 Trump Backs GENIUS Act

Donald Trump called the GENIUS Act “incredible” and urged lawmakers to send it to his desk immediately. ⏳

🗣 “No delays, no add-ons – get it to my desk ASAP,” he demanded, signaling full support for the bill.

Looks like Trump’s ready to fast-track this one.

💥 U.S. Seizes Record $225M in Crypto Scam Crackdown

🇺🇸 The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize $225.3M in crypto tied to massive investment scam networks.

🔍 The FBI & Secret Service traced hundreds of thousands of transactions laundering stolen funds from over 400 global victims, using blockchain analysis.

🧠 Scammers used complex networks to hide illicit crypto from fake “investment opportunities.”

⚖️ Authorities say it’s the largest crypto seizure in Secret Service history, aiming to return funds to victims and fight crypto-related fraud with full force.

📉 In 2024 alone, crypto scams cost victims $5.8 billion.

🇨🇳➡️🇺🇸 Bitcoin Mining Giants Move Production to U.S. Amid Tariffs

Top Chinese Bitcoin ASIC manufacturers — Bitmain, MicroBT, and Canaan — are launching production units in the U.S. to dodge steep import tariffs (up to 25%) imposed by Trump’s administration. 🧐

🔧 These three firms control 99% of the global ASIC market.

📦 The move follows U.S. customs seizing thousands of Bitmain devices and rising geopolitical pressure, including scrutiny over links to Huawei.

⚡️ The U.S. Bitcoin mining industry is booming, but it’s unclear if local production can match China’s efficiency and costs.

💬 Geopolitics continues to reshape the global mining map.

🚨 Iran Imposes Crypto Curfew After $90M Nobitex Hack

🇮🇷 Following a major exploit on top Iranian exchange Nobitex, the Central Bank of Iran has enforced strict new rules: all crypto platforms can now only operate from 10:00 to 20:00 local time. 🕐

🔥 Notably, all stolen assets (~$90M) from the hack were burned, rendering them unusable. 👀

🥳 Coinbase Launches "Coinbase Payments" on Base

💵 Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Payments — a new payment service for merchants and platforms, enabling instant 24/7 USDC transactions on the Base blockchain.

⚡️ Fast, cheap, and always on — the move strengthens Base's real-world utility and pushes crypto payments closer to mass adoption.

830,000+ BTC Held by Top 100 Companies!

Corporate Bitcoin adoption keeps growing: as of now, 100 companies collectively hold over 830,000 BTC — a massive chunk of the total supply.

📈 This trend highlights increasing institutional confidence in Bitcoin as a treasury asset and long-term store of value.

Who’s next to join the BTC club? 👀

📈 Circle Stock Soars 34% After Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill

🇺🇸 Circle (CRCL) shares surged +34% on June 18, with another +6% after-hours, following Senate approval of the GENIUS Act — a landmark stablecoin regulation bill.

💵 As the issuer of USDC, the world’s #2 stablecoin, Circle is seen as a key winner if stablecoins become officially recognized in the U.S. payment system.

🗣 Trump called the bill a step toward making the U.S. a "digital asset leader."

🚀 Since its June 5 NYSE debut, Circle stock is up over 540%, hitting $211.87 in after-hours. Market cap now exceeds $48B.

“History is being made,” wrote CEO Jeremy Allaire.

🚨 Largest Password Leak in History: 16 Billion Credentials Exposed!

A massive 16B password leak has been confirmed — affecting major platforms like Apple, Facebook, Google, GitHub, Telegram, and even government services. 🙀

🔓 Researchers say this isn’t recycled data — it’s mostly fresh, exploitable info, likely from multiple infostealers.

⚠️ These login dumps open the door to phishing, account takeovers, and large-scale cyberattacks.

🛡 What you should do now:

▪️Change your passwords immediately, especially if reused across sites
▪️Enable 2FA/MFA wherever possible
▪️Use password managers and monitor for dark web leaks
▪️Consider switching to passkeys for better security

This isn’t just a leak — it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation. Stay alert and take action.

🧾 CZ Calls for Crypto ‘Will Function’ to Inherit Digital Assets

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is urging all crypto platforms to implement a “will function” — a feature allowing users to preassign heirs and asset distribution in case of death.

💀 Every year, over $1B in crypto is lost on exchanges due to deceased users lacking inheritance settings.

🛡 CZ's proposal aims to make crypto more secure and future-proof — not just for you, but for your loved ones too.