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Despite growing criticism and online FUD, Saylor’s brainchild Strategy continues to focus on BTC, but the new move is quite different. Instead of announcing a new bitcoin purchase, the firm’s former CEO noted on X that the company has launched the Digital Credit Capital Framework to strengthen its digital credit, enhance liquidity, preserve long-term BTC exposure, and support long-term value creation.

Digital Credit Capital Framework Unveiled 🕷️

Saylor’s first message reassured the public that the company has increased its USD reserve to $2.55 billion, which should cover the dividend payments for 17.4 months. The greenback stash can be used only for dividends and interest expense, and “will be maintained at a minimum of 12 months.” Strategy has also established a BTC Monetization Program, which allows it to sell bitcoin to fund the USD reserve (with a cap of $1.25 billion), dividends and interest expenses, or to repurchase Digital Credit securities and MSTR under the applicable programs. If it indeed sells more bitcoin, then its dividend coverage rises to $3.8 billion – or 25.9 months of such payments. Strategy has also established repurchase programs for its Digital Credit securities of up to $1 billion of MSTR.

“This will create flexibility to accretively buy back securities during market dislocations. Repurchases will not be funded from the USD reserve,” said Saylor.

In addition, STRC’s dividend rate has been increased by 50 bps to 12%, effective for the July 2026 record date. Saylor said the company will continue to evaluate the rate monthly, as its corporate objective for Stretch remains to trade at $99-$100. Recall that STRC plummeted by 25% under its par value in the past few weeks.

FUD Growing Darker 🌑

Recall that Strategy and particularly its STRC stock have come under a lot of fire in recent weeks. The company sold a tiny portion of its BTC holdings by the end of May, and even though it has accumulated a lot more since, market observers claim that the firm has rattled the industry. Critics have continuously attacked Saylor and his company, warning that they might have to sell over 50000 BTC in the next couple of years to cover some expenses or dividend payments. CryptoQuant analysts suggested that Strategy should halt its BTC purchases in favor of rebuilding its USD reserve. Although the company has not listened entirely to this advice, the last two announcements were more focused on the USD reserve rather than the BTC stockpile. 🖤

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Traced flows exceeding $3.84 billion link CoinEx directly to sanctioned Iranian players across seven years of steady blockchain movement.

TRM Charts CoinEx Iran Ties 🕷️

Fresh data from TRM Labs shows the four newly hit exchanges made up roughly $7.7 billion or 78 percent of Iran’s total attributed crypto flow for 2025. Volumes stayed elevated even after prior enforcement waves. CoinEx itself processed more than $79 billion overall.

This platform founded back in 2017 now stands as Nobitex’s biggest external counterparty. Over $2.7 billion has flowed between them via 6.2 million on-chain transfers since late 2018 averaging roughly $1 million daily. Nobitex net-sent about $360 million extra suggesting consistent outward routing from Iran. 🖤 Volumes climbed from $13 million in 2020 to $575 million in 2021 dipped then rebounded to $714 million in 2024 and $763 million in 2025.

Direct connections reach more than 60 Iranian platforms including Wallex Ramzinex BitPin and others with similar volume shares indicating coordinated patterns rather than random activity. Another $67 million from Iran’s Central Bank reached CoinEx through layered laundering involving multiple chains bridges Gnosis Safe and Aave tokens between June 2025 and June 2026. ViaBTC mining activity tied to the same parent group moved over $154 million toward Nobitex-linked wallets mostly in one direction.

Pattern Shifts After Escalation 🌙

TRM also spotted CoinEx exposure to IRGC-linked wallets Hezbollah Garantex Bitzlato ransomware and mixers. Following intensified US-Iran-Israel tensions average transfer sizes jumped and bigger deals became routine. Post-OFAC sanctions volumes dropped yet private accounts may keep flows hidden from public view.

CoinEx stated no ties exist to the Iranian government or sanctioned parties and denied any funding or support while noting on-chain data alone proves nothing.

CoinEx has never had any relationship with the Iranian government or sanctioned entities and has never provided funding or support to them.

— CoinEx (@coinexcom) embed

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This week’s report from CryptoRank highlights how DeFi took a beating with 121 hacks so far this year and roughly $942 million drained away.

Q2 Turned Into Peak Season For Exploits 💀

The second quarter saw 85 incidents and about $775 million stolen making it the most intense stretch ever for crypto exploits 🔗. This wave of attacks hits amid a crypto market slump with investor faith fading fast. Total value locked in DeFi protocols slipped each month dropping from $115 billion in January down to $70 billion by late June.

Drift And KelpDAO Attacks Fueled Massive Losses 🌑

CryptoRank data shows Q2 2026 brought 85 incidents which is 49 more than Q1 2026 the prior high for exploit frequency yet the dollar losses fell short of past records. Two consecutive April strikes accounted for most of the quarter’s damage. Drift Protocol and KelpDAO together lost $590 million over half of all DeFi losses this year. Drift revealed attackers grabbed around $285 million in user funds with TRM Labs tying it to North Korea linked groups. Prep for the hit started on chain back on March 11 via a 10 ETH Tornado Cash withdrawal after months of in person meetups between those Pyongyang proxies and Drift staff. The attacker leaned on social engineering to get multisig signers pre approving transactions that hid admin access the firm noted in an April 30 report. Just over two weeks later North Korea’s Lazarus Group hit KelpDAO’s LayerZero setup and snatched nearly $290 million in rsETH. Chainalysis flagged how they faked a cross chain message on April 18 after breaching two RPC nodes in LayerZero’s verifier network while DDoS striking a third to force compromised verifiers. This rigged the process to mint rsETH on Ethereum without burning the matching assets on Unichain. Aave’s TVL then plunged from $26.4 billion to $14.3 billion with $12 billion withdrawn a 46 percent drop.

Market Shrinkage Added Extra Pressure Beyond The Hacks 💀

Aave’s dip matched the broader trend CryptoRank tracked with DeFi value locked sliding every month in 2026 from $115.3 billion in January to just over $70 billion in June. Hacks played a role in eroding user trust yet they were not the sole driver per the data. Still this drop pales against the 2021 2022 cycle where TVL crashed over 70 percent in seven months. The current slide feels slower with structural shifts like stablecoin supply hitting $300 billion real world asset tokenization growing and capital spreading into derivatives infrastructure and lending rather than clustering in AMMs or yield farms. Among top ecosystems by TVL only Tron and Hyperliquid grew this year with gains of 5 percent and nearly 7 percent as Hyperliquid dominated on chain perps. The rest of the top 10 chains sit deep in red with Plasma and Arbitrum hit hardest at 74.6 percent and 55 percent TVL drops.

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It almost feels destined in this twisted dance of shadows, my loves. Who could have pictured this wild shift just 11 months prior, or even 6 weeks back, yet here we are with bears owning the scene and that eerie psychological $1.00 mark drawing near. 🌑

Remember when XRP soared at $3.65 last July? The drops that followed past $3.00 and down to $2.00 already stung deep, but a break under $1.00 felt impossible until BTC let go of that $60,000 level.

XRP plunged straight to $1.01 on Thursday amid the total market meltdown. Now the burning question lingers, and we even asked ChatGPT for its take on how far this token might sink if the key support cracks.

The Drop Could Stretch Further 🦇

That clever AI warned if $1.00 gives way cleanly by end of June or into July it may not pause at $0.99. A firm daily close under this round figure would flip it to resistance instead. The initial fall targets then sit between $0.96 and $0.94, marking the start of real pain without promising the end.

True peril hits if XRP slips past $0.94, opening a clear path toward $0.90. Should panic build the next precise zones land at $0.87, $0.82, and $0.78 matching insights from sharp analysts.

In the darkest July outcome XRP might crash all the way to $0.65.

Bulls Might Still Push Back 🌹

Yet OpenAI sketched another path where XRP holders hold the $1.00 line and markets steady or turn less grim. The token would first need to grab back $1.08 then $1.10 for any real room to breathe and kill off the bearish plunge idea.

Until XRP climbs beyond $1.10 with a close above it every little rise looks more like fresh fuel for sellers to drive it under $1.00 again.

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BitGo is slimming down its team by nearly 15% while sharpening its edge on stablecoins, trading, security, settlement services, and AI-powered infrastructure.

Refined Focus Amid Shifts 🖤

BitGo co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe explained the choice stems from big changes in financial services and crypto, pushing the firm toward sharper and more deliberate operations. According to Belshe’s official tweet, these cuts aim to direct people and resources toward the most vital growth spots and client needs. He called it a tough call yet praised the departing staff for shaping the company.

“To those of you who are leaving: thank you. You helped shape BitGo into what it is today, and the company will always be better because you were here. I wish you nothing but success ahead. To the team that remains: I know this is still hard. Be good to each other and overcommunicate as we reorganize. We have a clear, strong path forward, and this is a one-time action.”

All impacted workers got the news straight from managers and HR before it went public. Belshe urged remaining staff to lean on each other and stay in close contact during the restructure. He noted this counts as a one-time move with no further reductions expected.

AI Efficiency Meets Industry Cuts 🌙

These steps follow a wave of crypto layoffs this year, often tied to soft markets and AI tools boosting output while trimming headcount needs. Coinbase sliced roughly 14% of roles in May, with CEO Brian Armstrong citing both market pressure and AI making teams leaner. Gemini axed about 30% in March around the same time Crypto.com dropped 12%.

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Crypto venture vibes keep shrinking into the shadows as fewer players jump into funding rounds this cycle. Numbers show unique investors dropping hard to 651 in Q2 2026 from that wild peak of 2564 back in 2022.

Funding Waves Slowly Vanish 🖤

The only quieter stretch was way back in 2020 with investor counts hovering 250 to 450 each quarter. Data from CryptoRank highlights how the scene now clusters around a tight circle of niche specialists. Check their take here: tweet embed visible. Monthly flows stayed patchy too with 436 unique investors in September 2025 then 451 in October sliding to 316 in November.

Capital Fights Grow Fierce 🌑

Fresh updates point to just 354 back in December before another dip to 273 in January and 224 in February. A quick lift hit 389 in March yet faded to 229 in April. Participation climbed to 314 in May then crashed to 222 by June the lowest mark around. Early defi allocations held steadier amid the mess while bigger players scooped 57 percent of the capital pie. Macro headwinds plus AI distractions and ETF competition make hunting alpha feel extra sinister these days 🕷️.

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