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Key TakeawaysZimbabwe legalized its crypto sector under S.I. 99 of 2026, forcing VASPs to register with the RBZ.Crypto firms face strict rules like the FATF Travel Rule and a $500 annual fee to operate legally.Economists predict the new framework will shield fintech firms from sudden regulatory shutdowns. Global Compliance Pressure The Zimbabwean government has formalized the country’s cryptocurrency sector under a new regulatory framework aimed at curbing money laundering and bringing the digital asset business out of the shadow economy. The newly gazetted legislation, published as Statutory Instrument 99 of 2026, places all crypto entities under the direct oversight of…

Joerg Hiller Jun 13, 2026 06:15 In early June, US officials said American forces intercepted Iranian drones targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid stalled talks mediated by Pakistan. Tensions in Hormuz keep traffic normalization unlikely by end of June Developments The US downs Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing talks, with the region seeing heightened tension earlier this week. Traders are now pricing a Polymarket contract on whether Strait of Hormuz traffic will return to normal by end of June, reacting to the latest headlines as settlement risk…

Pi Network is going into the rest of 2026 in a pretty uncertain state. The token is already trading around very low levels near $0.12, and most of the market view is basically this. It can move up a bit, but it’s still stuck in a wide, weak range unless something big changes in adoption or demand.Price Range Everyone is Talking AboutThe general expected trading zone for 2026 is roughly $0.12 to $0.57.Some moderate bullish views by CoinDCX are that Pi can slowly climb within $0.16 to $0.50 if ecosystem usage keeps improving and more apps actually start using the…

Zach Anderson Jun 13, 2026 02:08 Anthropic suspends access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a US directive citing national security risks. Implications for AI regulation deepen. Anthropic has suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models following a directive from the U.S. government citing national security concerns. The order, issued late Friday, requires Anthropic to block access for all foreign nationals, regardless of their location. The company said the practical impact has been to disable the models entirely for all users to ensure compliance. The U.S. government…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR An Arbitrum governance roundup lists a continued funding proposal for the Arbitrum Foundation covering another operational year. The request includes $16 million in RWAs, 1,700 ETH and 230 million ARB tokens. The proposal says technical costs are expected to represent 54% of anticipated 2027 expenses. On-chain voting is scheduled to close on June 25, 2026. Arbitrum governance is weighing a large funding proposal for the Arbitrum Foundation, with an active on-chain vote seeking $16 million in real-world assets, 1,700 ETH and 230 million ARB tokens…

Key TakeawaysBill 4212/25 passed a key committee, moving to floor votes to curb Brazil’s CBDC reach.Bia Kicis enshrined cash’s existence, ensuring that digital currency won’t replace physical paper money.The 5th article mandates that drex cannot next cause financial exclusion, protecting unbanked markets. Brazil’s Congress Moves To Limit State Control Over CBDCs A bill that seeks to reduce the powers of the Brazilian state if a central bank digital currency ( CBDC) is approved passed the Economic Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies in a revised form. The project, based on Bill 4212/25, originally introduced by Deputy Bia Kicis and…

TL;DR Fireblocks says it has launched ETH Staking Link, a standardized interface for institutional Ethereum staking integrations. The company says more than 36 million ETH, roughly 30% of circulating supply, is now staked across Ethereum. Fireblocks says Ethereum staking on its platform has more than doubled over the last six months. The update also highlights post-Pectra compounding validators, which can support balances up to 2,048 ETH rather than the original 32 ETH cap. Fireblocks says institutional Ethereum staking is moving into a more standardized phase as the amount of ETH committed to validators continues to rise across the network. In…

Humanity Protocol has attributed a roughly $36 million token theft to hackers linked to North Korea after an investigation found that attackers gained access to critical private keys through a compromised developer device. Summary Quantstamp linked Humanity Protocol’s $36 million exploit to tactics associated with North Korea-linked hackers. Attackers gained access to seven private keys stored on a malware-infected developer machine and drained 141 million H tokens. Humanity Protocol said no smart contracts were exploited, with the breach resulting from compromised credentials instead. According to Humanity Protocol’s June 13 disclosure of a security investigation conducted by Quantstamp, attackers obtained control…

Tony Kim Jun 12, 2026 21:58 NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 leads AgentPerf benchmark, running 20x more AI agents per megawatt than Hopper. Here’s why it matters for AI infrastructure. NVIDIA’s Blackwell GB300 NVL72 platform has emerged as the top performer in the inaugural AgentPerf benchmark, designed by Artificial Analysis to evaluate infrastructure for agentic AI workloads. According to results published on June 12, 2026, the GB300 NVL72 runs up to 20 times more agents per megawatt of power compared to NVIDIA’s Hopper architecture. This efficiency leap underscores Blackwell’s potential to redefine AI infrastructure for…

I tried to join the SpaceX IPO. I failed. More on that disaster in a minute.But first, a confession. This isn’t even my first failed attempt at buying SpaceX. Back in 2017, I was taking profits on crypto and wanted to rotate some gains into something different. SpaceX shares on the OTC markets seemed like the move. I went hunting for a seller with about $10K to deploy.I found nothing. Pre-IPO shares were nearly impossible to source for a ticket that small. After a few days of dead ends, I gave up and moved on.That $10K would have done roughly…