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In a blog post penned by the illustrious Max Branzburg, Coinbase’s executive wordsmith, the company proclaims its vision of a unified account where users can access a smorgasbord of financial products. A one-stop shop for all your monetary whims, if you will.

According to CryptoRank, Solana’s the belle of the ball, raising $884 million in public funding over the last year. Ethereum’s not far behind with $529 million, and BNB Chain’s holding its own at $451 million. Base, Sonic, Monad, and Hyperliquid are also in the mix, but let’s be honest-they’re the side dishes to Solana’s main course.

According to the oracles of market data, Dogecoin (DOGE) ascended to an intraday zenith of $0.091 on June 12, only to retreat to $0.087 as traders, ever fickle, paused to savor the spectacle of Musk’s latest triumph. Ah, the fleeting nature of euphoria!

Nonetheless, numerous analysts remain bullish that a major pump could be on the way.

Blockworks, a company providing data and software for the cryptocurrency market, has purchased Messari, a platform that offers market insights. This combination aims to bring together data, research, and tools for greater clarity in the crypto space.

Meanwhile, the feds are on a crypto crime rampage. They busted two guys in Georgia for laundering $389 million. $389 million! That’s enough to buy every season of Seinfeld on DVD… twice. And then there’s the Chinese spies using crypto for espionage. Because nothing says “international intrigue” like Bitcoin.

For context, this is the same analyst who has publicly pledged $4,000 in ether and a $100,000 bitcoin price target by the end of the year-predictions so optimistic they would make even the most delusional poet who swears his verses will be printed in Pravda snort in disbelief. But then again, we have all heard stories of the dog that didn’t bark, haven’t we?

On the eleventh of June, as the Middle East’s operatic drama momentarily dimmed its lights, Bitcoin ascended to a modest $63,200. A bounce, you say? Indeed, but one as insubstantial as a soap bubble in a hurricane. Days prior, when Iran and Israel exchanged their latest round of rhetorical jabs, the markets shuddered, and Bitcoin retreated to $62,900. Oil, that tempestuous diva, spiked-WTI by 3%, Brent by 5%-leaving Bitcoin to play the role of the jilted lover (Cointelegraph; Reuters).

The true jest lies not in the size, but in the gap! Before the S-1, the trackers estimated a mere 8,285 BTC. But lo, the filing revealed more than double, exposing 10,427 coins hidden from prying eyes. Since 2021, SpaceX hath held Bitcoin, much like Tesla, with a total cost of $661 million, averaging $35,320 per coin. A sly move, worthy of a court jester!