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Taiko's $1.7M loss started with a public GitHub file

Taiko L2 halted June 22: a leaked SGX signing key fueled $1.7M in forged bridge drains. Exploit mechanics, recovery PR status, and what TAIKO traders watch next.

Beryl is live June 25. B20 isn't — and that's the trade.

Base Beryl activates June 25 at 18:00 UTC: B20 native tokens, 5-day withdrawals, Reth V2. B20 ships inactive by default.

15,500 attacker wallets hiding in one Windows binary

Check Point Research's June 2026 report exposes a Rust-based clipboard-hijacking campaign with 15,500 embedded Bitcoin addresses, fake GitHub repos, and USB-spread capability — here's what changed and how to stay safe.

Franklin Templeton just wired dividends directly into Bitcoin

Franklin Templeton filed two DRIP ETFs with the SEC on June 19, 2026, routing U.S. equity dividends into Bitcoin exposure via a 95/5 equity-BTC split — with a 20% BTC hard cap and a target launch around September 2026.

B20 passes every ERC-20 check — and still blocks your transfer

Base Beryl (June 25, 18:00 UTC): B20 precompile tokens with on-chain policy gates, 7→5-day withdrawals, and Reth V2 on mainnet.

Former Ethereum core-funding lead warns of a 9-month development crisis

CIP expired April 2026, EF cutting spend, staking covers ~$5M of $30M needed. Bull, base, bear case for ETH.

Base's withdrawal window just dropped to 5 days — and that's the smaller story

Base Beryl hard fork activates June 25 at 18:00 UTC: B20 native token standard via Rust precompiles, 5-day withdrawal finalization, and Reth V2 cutting node disk usage up to 50%.

A Wall Street bank just filed the cheapest ETH ETF on record

Morgan Stanley's 0.14% ETH and SOL filings undercut every rival and pass 95% of staking rewards to investors.

Bitcoin ETFs bled $4.4B over 13 days. One fund turned it.

Spot bitcoin ETFs ended a record 13-day, $4.4B outflow streak June 5. IBIT leads recovery; June MTD flows still -$2.1B.

$26B tradeable, $345B represented — reading RWA's real scale

Three RWA stacks, $26.7B tradeable: how Treasuries, private credit, and commodities map in 2026, with yields and risk.

Three rate hikes and STRC is still $13 below par

STRC hit $87 after three rate hikes, now yielding ~13%. Capital structure risk and three scenarios for current holders.

ETH is inflationary again — BTC's bigger risk is 30 years out

Bitcoin's hard cap vs Ethereum's dynamic scarcity, 2026 protocol upgrades, base/bull/bear cases, and portfolio sizing.