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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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Anthropic deploys security chiefs to Washington in bid to shield its top AI models
Following a report by Cryptopolitan regarding an imposed federal export ban on the sale of its AI software to users who are not Americans, Anthropic has deployed security researchers and AI models to Washington. The Monday meetings were the first face-to-face talks between the startup and senior Trump administration officials since the order took effect....
Tue, Jun 16
China's mBridge bets on blockchain to break SWIFT's global grip
China is closing in on a commercial rollout of mBridge, a proposed blockchain-based settlement network that will directly compete with SWIFT. Beijing is pushing for the newly proposed settlement network, which already has over $69 billion in successful transactions outside the legacy SWIFT messaging system. China’s mBridge project poses a direct threat to the dollar...
Tue, Jun 16
Three Cities, Three Fully-Booked Events: Seasons Strengthens Its Community in Germany
One of the strongest signals of a healthy and lively project community is people showing up in person to talk about something they believe in. Over the past several weeks, Seasons did exactly that, three times. The community events were hosted across three cities in Germany, and every single event was fully booked. The Seasons...
Tue, Jun 16
Russian to admit USDC, other stablecoins into its regulated crypto market
Russia is going to add Circle’s USDC to a list of cryptocurrencies approved for trading, which already includes Tether’s USDT as well as Bitcoin and Ethereum. While it’s preparing to soon legalize leading digital assets, Moscow is now indicating it’s also willing to admit smaller non-dollar stablecoins to its regulated market. Russians to be permitted...
Tue, Jun 16
ECB's Lagarde pushes digital euro as Europe's answer to dollar stablecoin dominance
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is rallying support for the digital euro as the bloc’s primary tool to counter the growing influence of USD-pegged stablecoins in global payments, dismissing euro-denominated stablecoins as an inadequate alternative. Dollar stablecoins command a market cap of around $317 billion per CoinMarketCap data. Euro stablecoins, on the other...
Tue, Jun 16
South Korean police arrest 56 in takedown of Cambodia-linked USDT laundering network
Seoul police have dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering operation that moved approximately 16.8 billion won ($11.2 million) through Tether for a phishing syndicate based in Cambodia. 56 people have been arrested in connection with the operation, and the ringleader, who is currently a fugitive, has been placed on an Interpol red notice. Seoul police bust money...
Tue, Jun 16
GPT-5.6 rumors intensify as OpenAI eyes late-June release
OpenAI will be releasing its new flagship language model GPT-5.6 on June 23rd, as per recently leaked documents in developer forums and prediction markets. The release coincides with a brief period during which Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model, which was released on June 9 and recalled by the US Department of Commerce on June 12...
Tue, Jun 16
Oil prices tumble as secret ship-to-ship US transfers keep Gulf oil moving
Oil prices sank on Tuesday while a U.S. military network kept Gulf exports running around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude lost 1.25% and traded at $82.13. July West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.41% to $79.67, taking the U.S. benchmark below $80. Prices rose overnight before falling. Monday’s losses had already taken the market to its...
Tue, Jun 16
SpaceX (SPCX) flips Solana volumes on Hyperliquid
SPCX accelerated its trading on Hyperliquid, driven by speculative directional positions.
Tue, Jun 16
BlackRock adds new Bitcoin ETF while XRP ETF debate heats up
BlackRock is expanding its crypto exchange-traded fund offerings as its new iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF prepares to begin trading on Nasdaq. The launch follows regulatory approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and marks the latest addition to the asset manager’s growing lineup of digital asset investment products. At the same time, discussion...
Tue, Jun 16
DeepSeek’s $7B raise signals a new front in the AI war
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raised more than $7 billion during its first-ever fundraising round, valuing the firm at over $50 billion and showing that the race for AI supremacy has a well-funded new player in China apart from America. This deal is important for the AI industry as a whole since three of the world’s...
Tue, Jun 16
ECB, BoJ, and RBA all tightened in five days as the Iran energy shock ends the rate-cut cycle
The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of Australia all moved in five days this week, with the ECB hiking on June 11, the BoJ hiking on June 16, and the RBA holding the same day after three earlier hikes this year. All three cited the energy shock from the...
Tue, Jun 16
Binance secures top seeding as debut Fortune Crypto 100 list recognizes global leaders in digital asset sector
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has unsurprisingly been named on the first ever Fortune Crypto 100 list in the centralized finance (CeFi) category. The Fortune Crypto 100 list, replaces Fortune’s earlier “Crypto 40” list, and spans ten categories including traditional finance, decentralized finance, venture capital, mining, stablecoins, and digital asset trading. Binance gains top...
Tue, Jun 16
Dubai’s VARA tightens crypto AML rules, forcing firms to track FATF blacklists in real time
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has issued new anti-money laundering guidance that pushes licensed crypto firms toward more data-driven and frequently updated risk assessments. The guidance, released on June 12, requires virtual asset service providers to integrate FATF high-risk and increased-monitoring jurisdictions into their compliance processes. It also raises expectations around risk monitoring, senior management...
Tue, Jun 16
Spot HYPE ETFs approach $900 million in volume, signaling institutional confidence in Hyperliquid
Three US-listed spot HYPE products have recorded nearly $900 million in cumulative trading volume and about $153 million in net inflows, roughly one month after launch, according to The Block. The launch has made HYPE one of the stronger crypto ETF debuts outside Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also shows growing institutional interest in tokens with...
Tue, Jun 16
Strategy adds 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million as corporate buying slows across global markets
Strategy was the only major public company to buy Bitcoin last week, adding $100 million worth of BTC to its reserves, while other listed firms stayed on the sidelines. The company bought 1,587 BTC between June 8 and June 14 at an average price of $63,024 per coin, according to its latest 8-K filing with...
Tue, Jun 16
Thetanuts Finance loses $2.1M in exploit targeting abandoned vault
Thetanuts Finance, the DeFi options protocol, has confirmed that it has suffered an exploit that drained $2.1 million from a legacy vault tied to it. According to Thetanuts, the compromised contract had been deprecated years ago. Blockchain security firm PeckShieldAlert, which flagged the incident before Thetanuts confirmed the exploit, reported that it seemed $2 million...
Mon, Jun 15
UK bans social media for under-16s as Durov and Musk push back
The British government has announced that it will block social media platforms from serving users under 16. Telegram founder Pavel Durov and X owner Elon Musk immediately criticized the ban, framing the policy as a threat to online freedoms. Will the UK’s ban on social media actually protect children? The British government has announced that...
Mon, Jun 15
CFTC Chairman Selig taps two new senior officials as agency expands amid prediction market fights
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two major leadership appointments today, June 15, 2026. Donald Battle now joins the agency as Chief Data Innovation Officer, bringing expertise in blockchain forensics and data science from his time at the SEC and FinCEN. On the other hand, J. Matthew Haws has been named Senior Advisor to...
Mon, Jun 15
Kraken launches CFTC regulated perpetual futures
Popular crypto exchange Kraken has on Monday launched perpetual futures trading to eligible US users through Kraken Pro. The exchange will route the contracts through its recently acquired Bitnomial exchange, with full CFTC regulation. The newly launched product helps to fulfill a deficit that has kept most U.S. traders on the sidelines of the global...
Mon, Jun 15
