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South Korea’s Crypto Boom Fades as Trading Volume Drops 28%
TL;DR South Korea remains one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency markets, but trading activity fell 28% year over year, marking one of the steepest declines
F. Bustos June 17, 2026
flash news
Bhutan Moves 533 BTC to Binance, Arkham Data Shows
Bhutan transferred 533 BTC worth $34.5 million to Binance in multiple batches, according to onchain data from analytics platform Arkham.
Guido Battigelli June 17, 2026
Solana News
Moody’s and Alphaledger Bring Institutional Credit Data to Solana
TL;DR Moody’s Ratings expanded its Token Integration Engine to Solana through Alphaledger, making credit ratings machine-readable on a public, permissionless blockchain. Issuers tokenizing fixed-income securities
Nicholet R. June 17, 2026
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OKX and Chainlink Expand Partnership Around Real-World Assets
OKX integrated Chainlink Data Streams into the mainnet of X Layer, its ZK L2, with the goal of enabling AI-powered DeFi applications and real-world asset protocols.
Guido Battigelli June 17, 2026
Companies
Zama and Morpho Open Deposits for Encrypted USDC Yield Product
TL;DR: Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Financial will launch on June 23 the first confidential DeFi yield vault on Ethereum with encrypted USDC. The product uses
Guido Battigelli June 17, 2026
Bitcoin News
‘Bitcoin Rodney’ Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion Crypto Fraud Case
TL;DR: Rodney Burton illegally operated a money transmitting network between June 2020 and January 2022. The HyperFund platform froze user withdrawals starting in 2021. The
C. Monasterio June 17, 2026
CryptoCurrency News
Ethena (ENA) Rebounds 10% From Record Lows
TL;DR ENA rebounded from record lows, rising 14.01% over seven days while still falling 18.34% across the previous two-week period. The move was supported by
Nicholet R. June 17, 2026
Regulation
Australia’s High Court Sides With Regulator in Landmark Crypto Yield Case Against Block Earner
TL;DR Australia’s High Court unanimously ruled that Block Earner’s crypto yield product required a financial services licence, reinforcing ASIC’s technology-neutral interpretation of financial laws. The
F. Bustos June 17, 2026
Companies
Satori Finance Shuts Down Amid Prolonged Market Weakness
TL;DR: Satori Finance, a multi-chain DEX backed by Polychain Capital and Coinbase Ventures, announced its closure due to unfavorable market conditions. The protocol raised $10
Guido Battigelli June 17, 2026