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Coinbase Asks Lawmakers to Treat USD-Pegged Stablecoins as Cash and Cut Tax Friction
On June 9, Coinbase tax VP Lawrence Zlatkin told the House Ways and Means Committee that Americans should not have to calculate capital gains each time they spend a stablecoin or pay a blockchain transaction fee. He said dollar-pegged, federally regulated stablecoins should be treated at par for tax purposes and supported exempting gas-fee reporting up to $10. Coinbase also urged a broader de minimis rule for small purchases using Bitcoin (BTC) and other non-stablecoin crypto.
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Polymarket and Kalshi World Cup Winner Markets Top $2B as Spain, France Lead
Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have put more than $2 billion into 2026 FIFA World Cup winner contracts, with Spain and France listed as the top contenders. As of 3:30 p.m. EDT on June 10, 2026, Spain was priced at 16.5% on Polymarket and 17.4% on Kalshi, while France hovered near 16.1%. Opening-match markets also show Mexico as the largest single-game favorite at 70% with $1.86 million in volume.
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Botanix to Shut Down Bitcoin L2, Urges Withdrawals Before July 9, 2026
Botanix said it will close its Bitcoin layer-2 network, arguing that current market demand for Bitcoin-native DeFi is not large enough to support a standalone ecosystem. Users are asked to withdraw Bitcoin and other assets before July 9, 2026, when the federation plans to sweep remaining funds. The team said the tech performed as designed, but user preference leaned toward wrapped Bitcoin and larger, cheaper ecosystems.
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17時間前
Tether to Lead Up to $1.4B NEURA Robotics Series C, Adding Built-In Crypto Wallets
Tether said on June 10 it will lead a Series C financing of up to $1.4 billion for Germany's NEURA Robotics. The plan includes integrating Tether's open-source Wallet Development Kit into NEURA's robots so they can hold self-custodial wallets and carry out crypto payments, including micropayments, under predefined rules. NEURA is also set to test and deploy Tether's QVAC edge AI runtime inside its Neuraverse software platform.
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