一名纽约男子因利用虚假Telegram账号实施加密货币诈骗，骗取超过140万美元，被判入狱15个月。他曾承诺支付质押奖励，但从未将资金投入使用，当局已追回大部分赃款。

According to the announcement from Binance, Binance Wallet will run the Binance Wallet Football Trading Cup - Trading Volume Competition Season 2, offering a total prize pool of 100,000 USDT for eligible participants who trade events under the “World Cup” category in Binance Wallet’s “eMeme.” The Register Period is scheduled for 2026-06-24 08:00 – 2026-07-09 08:00 (UTC), and the Competition Period runs for the same window. Binance also listed a Public Review Period of 2026-07-09 08:00 – 2026-07-12 08:00 (UTC) and an Internal Review Period of 2026-07-12 08:00 – 2026-07-15 08:00 (UTC). Under the competition’s ranking method, participants are ranked by Total Buy Volume for eligible “World Cup” category events during the Competition Period, with sell volume not counted. Binance stated that only buy volume using supported payment tokens—BNB, USDT, USD1, USDC, or U—counts toward leaderboard volume, and that there is no upper limit on individual trading volume. Reward Structure: Binance said the top 200 eligible participants on the leaderboard will receive rewards based on final rankings after the Competition Period ends. The payout schedule is: 1st place 10,000 USDT; 2nd 6,000; 3rd 4,000; 4th 3,000; 5th 2,000; 6th–10th 1,500 each; 11th–20th 1,000 each; 21st–50th 500 each; 51st–100th 350 each; 101st–150th 300 each; 151st–200th 200 each, totaling 100,000 USDT. Eligibility and Calculation: Binance said eligible trading volume equals total buy amount, with leaderboard updates every hour and final rankings locked after the Competition Period. To qualify for leaderboard rewards, participants must trade at least three events during the competition period and have an actual eligible volume exceeding 1,000 USD.

A measure of calm returned to stock markets after a selloff in top-performing technology names, with Micron Technology Inc.’s earnings taking on added significance as a test for this year’s artificial intelligence-driven rally, according to Bloomberg.

Pakistan said technical talks between the United States and Iran will resume next week. According to Odaily, the statement was reported by Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya TV.

Hong Kong has issued stablecoin issuer licenses to two institutions with banking backgrounds, and the regulated stablecoins they issue are expected to be launched gradually from mid-year to the second half of the year. According to Foresight News, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said in a written reply to the Legislative Council that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted the licenses in April this year. Hui said licensed issuers must place reserve assets in Hong Kong banks and invest them in eligible assets such as bank deposits and high-quality, highly liquid bonds. He added that the Hong Kong government and the Securities and Futures Commission plan to submit a bill to the Legislative Council within the year to establish a more comprehensive regulatory framework covering virtual asset trading, custody, advisory, and management services.

诈骗分子正利用虚假的《GTA 6》网站，诱骗玩家为并不存在的抢先体验版下载支付加密货币。这些网站仿冒官方商店，收取约250美元的费用，且受害者无法追回损失。

根据周三发布的最新会员协议，预测市场平台Kalshi已将印度列入其受限司法管辖区名单，使其被封锁的地区总数增至55个。

币安联合创始人何毅关于一名涉嫌冒充者的警告，已演变为一场涉及加密货币衍生品交易所CoinUp的更广泛争议，这凸显了声誉之争在业内扩散之迅速。

谷歌正在支持人工智能初创企业（包括由前员工创立的企业），提供最高35万美元的云服务抵扣额度、技术指导以及使用其基础设施的权限，且不要求获得股权。

一名纽约律师正敦促一名州法官强制一名匿名原告披露其身份，此案性质特殊，涉及对约380万枚比特币的合法所有权主张，其中包括与比特币化名创始人中本聪相关的比特币。

韩国正将其“汉江计划”数字货币从测试阶段推进至实际的银行和支付系统中，包括政府层面的应用。各银行对此表示支持，但同时警告称，这将耗资巨大，并需要对系统进行重大升级。

尽管萨尔瓦多与国际货币基金组织达成了一项旨在停止进一步增持比特币的协议，但该国似乎仍在悄然扩大其比特币储备，这使得总统纳伊布·布克尔的比特币战略与该国国际贷款方之间的对峙局面日益尴尬。

一个与芬太尼前体出口有关联的中国背景网络被发现正在运作一起加密货币诈骗案，该网络利用虚假的“zksync.jp”代币和日本域名来欺骗投资者。

日本警方逮捕了据称与柬埔寨“王子集团”有关联的高管胡晓伟，理由是他申请永久居留权时提交了虚假的居住信息。当局目前正在调查他的活动及其与该集团在日本更广泛业务之间的可能关联。

Tether co-founder Reeve Collins said the stablecoin industry is entering a “2.0 era,” arguing that current stablecoin infrastructure still has structural problems and that next-generation models need to address users’ inability to access returns from reserve assets. According to Odaily, Collins described the core logic of the “stablecoin 1.0” model as users providing $1 and issuers minting one token, while users mainly receive payment and transfer convenience without sharing reserve yields. Collins said financial services are expected to increasingly become infrastructure, adding that users may not care which bank sends funds. He said AI agents could choose among different financial ecosystems based on users’ interests, and that the next stage of stablecoin competition will center on financial infrastructure and yield distribution models. On regulation, Collins said he continues to hold Bitcoin for the long term. He also said U.S. dollar stablecoins are essentially an extension of the U.S. financial system and face regulatory reach risks, and that they differ from central bank digital currency (CBDC) models, which he said could bring stronger programmability and financial monitoring capabilities.

Goldman Sachs said it has found the first clear evidence that college students are steering away from majors exposed to AI, with enrollment in computer science and programming each down more than 10% in the 2025-2026 academic year. According to BeInCrypto, Goldman economist Pierfrancesco Mei mapped more than 180 majors to jobs using 2022-2024 Census survey data and scored occupations for automation risk, finding computer science, statistics and quantitative business among the highest-risk fields. Campus data showed bachelor-level computer science enrollment fell about 14% at Arizona State University between fall 2024 and fall 2025, while Washington University in St. Louis saw the share of computer science majors drop 16% over two years.

Iraq asked operators of five major oil fields to boost production to prewar levels, targeting output of more than 3 million barrels a day. According to Bloomberg, the move follows a US-Iran deal aimed at fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz.