☠️ According to a new UN report, organized crime is actively building crypto infrastructure across Southeast Asia and Africa — from illegal exchanges to mining farms and stablecoins:

🔴 Global expansion: Criminal groups from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines have spread crypto fraud operations to Africa, Latin America, and other regions. Estimated annual revenue: ~$40 billion.

🔴 Advanced tech: Criminals are using AI, deepfakes, encryption, and DeFi protocols for phishing, anonymity, and bypassing KYC requirements.

🔴 Huione Guarantee: A Cambodia-based crypto platform linked to the ruling elite has laundered over $24 billion since 2021, offering services tailored to fraudsters.

🔴 International investigations: U.S. and Chinese authorities uncovered a $50 million laundering scheme tied to drug trafficking. In Vietnam, a group handling over $1.1 billion in USDT was shut down. In Libya, 50 Chinese nationals were arrested for illegal mining using stolen electricity.

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💸 Coinbase considering applying for US bank license.

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🪙 Over the past two weeks, Galaxy Digital has converted 65 600 ETH (worth $105 million) into 752 240 SOL.

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🪙 Cantor, currently led by Howard Lutnick — the son of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce — is planning to launch a $3 billion Bitcoin investment fund in partnership with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex.

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📊 Amid Bitcoin’s price surge above $93 000, the Fear and Greed Index rose to 72, indicating a level of “greed.”

Bitcoin has also surpassed silver and Amazon in terms of market capitalization.

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💸 PayPal has announced that it will launch a rewards program for holding its stablecoin PYUSD this summer.

U.S. users who hold PYUSD in their PayPal or Venmo wallets will be able to earn an annual yield of 3.7%, accrued daily and paid monthly.

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🇮🇹 Tether has increased its stake in the Juventus football club to 10%.

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🪙 According to a study by Swan analysts, the HODL strategy mainly works for BTC: almost all top altcoins eventually lose up to 90% of their value relative to Bitcoin. For example, QTUM dropped in 17 months, MATIC in 23 months, and ADA and XRP in 36 months.

Even XMR, which lasted 72 months, was described by analysts as an example of "slow agony."

Over the long term, leadership once again remains with the first cryptocurrency.

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📊 Last week, the total net inflow into spot Bitcoin ETFs exceeded $3 billion.

The net inflow into spot Ethereum ETFs over the same period amounted to $157 million.

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