Web3 Move-to-Earn App STEPN Integrates Apple Pay for In-Game Purchases

The blockchain game sees fiat onramps such as Apple Pay as a means onboarding the next 100 million users to Web3, STEPN chief operating officer Shiti Manghani told CoinDesk.Source

Crypto Trading Platform Hotbit Terminates CEX Operations

Hotbit users have until 04:00 UTC on June 21 to withdraw their assets from the platform.Source

UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Should the country decide to issue a digital pound, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at U.K.-based Keystone Law.Source

Malaysia Says Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Isn’t Registered, Must Cease Operations

The country’s regulator told CEO Leon Li to ensure the website and mobile apps are disabled.Source

Bitcoin’s Trading Range Narrows to Tightest in Months

Tighter price ranges result from markets running into competing influences. Eventually, some narratives take the back seat, paving the way for a volatility explosion.Source

DEX Mangrove Launches on Polygon Testnet, Plans to Go Live on Mainnet in June

Wintermute and Cumberland-backed Mangrove plans a mainnet launch of its programmable order book DEX in early June.Source

Gemini Says Genesis Parent DCG Missed $630 Million Payment

Gemini says it is working with Genesis, DCG, and creditors to provide forbearance to DCG in order to avoid a default.Source

Attacker Takes Over Tornado Cash DAO With Vote Fraud, Token Slumps 40%

A malicious proposal allowed an unidentified attacker to take over Tornado Cash, opening up the floodgates to a potential treasury drain.Source

Sotheby’s Auctions Part of 3AC’s Rare NFT Collection, Bringing In $2.4 Million

NFTs on the auction block this round included Tyler Hobbs’ Fidenza #725, Dmitri Cherniak’s Ringers #375, Autoglyph #187 and CryptoPunk #1326.Source

Bitcoin Payments App Strike Expands to More Than 65 Countries From Three

Strike, led by Jack Mallers, currently operates in the U.S., Argentina and El Salvador. The push into new markets in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean would add a host of additional countries, from Antigua and Barbuda to Vanuatu and Zambia.Source