Google has brought Google Earth’s long-hidden flight simulator to the web, making it playable at earth.google.com with no installation required. Launched June 12, 2026, the experimental mode lets users pilot a fighter jet over the platform’s 3D satellite imagery. The feature originally appeared as a keyboard-shortcut easter egg in the 2007 desktop app.

Safaricom, along with major technology and cryptocurrency companies, including Chainalysis, has joined Prince William’s United for Wildlife taskforce to combat the $23 billion illegal wildlife trade.

Leading central banks, financial institutions, and blockchain firms contributed to the Global Layer One (GL1) white paper on programmable compliance, which outlines a compliance architecture for tokenized financial assets and regulated digital-asset transactions. Contributors include the IMF, Banque de France, J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys unit, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Federal agencies must transition high-value and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2031 under Trump’s executive order. The directive requires migration leads, procurement updates, and coordination with critical infrastructure to address quantum risks.

Bitcoin’s futures market saw a sharp leverage reset as BTC Open Interest fell 19.5%, outpacing the price decline. The pullback from $26.0 billion to $20.89 billion suggests traders reduced exposure, shifting attention toward spot demand.

Coinbase has launched pre-IPO perpetual futures linked to OpenAI and Anthropic, giving eligible non-U.S. traders a new way to track the valuations of two prominent private AI firms. The contracts are settled in USDC and are designed to transition toward equity-linked pricing if IPO terms and share-count data become available.

Thailand has expanded a probe into a transnational Chinese criminal network that used illegal crypto-mining to launder over $300 million annually from online scams and gambling.

A Finnish court fined streamer “Pottukoira” about $2,700 for promoting offshore casinos to local viewers, and ruled that prosecutors did not need to show he was ever paid – a rare criminal conviction as regulators worldwide tighten on influencer gambling ads.

South Korea’s Toss Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based remittance and settlement infrastructure.

Bitcoin’s recent underperformance relative to equities has coincided with rising Federal Reserve rate expectations, and Grayscale Investments argues bitcoin could narrow that gap if policymakers hold off on rate hikes.

The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) stressed that this 2-year conviction against two individuals would set a precedent against energy theft, punishing not only those who perpetrate it but also those who facilitate it to protect the national electricity system.

Crypto ETF flows stayed divided in the holiday-shortened week ending June 19, with bitcoin funds posting $226.8 million in outflows and ether ETFs slipping by $10 million. Altcoin products told a stronger story, with a combined addition of $46 million into HYPE, XRP, and solana ETFs.

Kucoin has expanded its digital payment system into Argentina and Peru, integrating crypto and stablecoins directly into local quick response (QR)-code payment networks.

Prediction market traders on Kalshi are pricing only a 19% to 22% chance that bitcoin crosses $100,000 before January 2027, with over $10 million wagered across timing contracts tied to the CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index.

Bitcoin began the final week of June by rebounding from a Sunday low of $63,197 to peak at an intraday high of $65,555.