Jun 5, 20264m 22s
Cash App Launches the Cash App Wand, a Tap-to-Pay NFC Accessory
Jack Dorsey's Cash App unveiled the Cash App Wand, a star-shaped NFC accessory for contactless payments. Here is what it signals for tap-to-pay and crypto cards.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Jun 5, 20265m 31s
AI Found a Zcash Bug That Could Have Printed Counterfeit ZEC
A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days.
Jun 5, 20264m 32s
Visa and Brale Test Private Stablecoin Settlement on Canton
Visa is running a proof-of-concept with Brale to settle institutional payments using the SBC stablecoin on Canton, a network built to hide transaction data.
Jun 5, 20264m 22s
House Tax Panel Readies Crypto Tax Bill for Release as Early as Friday
A House panel with jurisdiction over tax policy is preparing crypto tax legislation for release as early as Friday, ahead of a hearing next week, per Bloomberg.
Jun 4, 20262m 32s
Plasma One Turns On Peso Funding for Cards in Mexico
Plasma One added MXN onramps on June 4, 2026, letting users in Mexico fund their self-custodial Visa card with pesos. Here is what changes for cardholders.
Jun 4, 20265m 42s
First Fannie Mae-Backed Bitcoin Mortgage Closes Through Coinbase
The first US mortgage backed by Fannie Mae that counts Bitcoin toward qualification has closed using Coinbase, a milestone for crypto in home lending.
Jun 4, 20264m 58s
Russia Sanctions a 17-Year-Old Over His A7A5 Stablecoin Report
Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctioned Alexander Browder, 17, for a report linking the A7A5 ruble stablecoin to war funding. The token has moved over $110B.
Jun 4, 20264m 22s
Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perps, Starting With Elon Musk's SpaceX
Coinbase has opened pre-IPO perpetual futures, letting traders bet on private company valuations. SpaceX is the first reference asset, launched June 4, 2026.
Jun 4, 20264m 13s
Arthur Hayes Says He Sold HYPE and NEAR, and NEAR Drops 19%
Arthur Hayes disclosed selling his HYPE and NEAR positions on June 4, 2026. NEAR fell 19.5% and HYPE 5.8% as a broad crypto selloff deepened.
Jun 4, 20263m 54s
Goldman Sachs Tokenizes a Real Estate Fund on Its Own Blockchain
Goldman Sachs launched a blockchain-native real estate fund on GS DAP with Apex, Archax, Ownera and LRC, pushing institutional RWA tokenization past bonds.