Bitcoin Difficulty Drops 10.3% as Miners Hit Breakeven

ZachXBT Ties $475K in Frozen Bitcoin to an Elder-Fraud Mule

On-chain investigator ZachXBT traced $475K in frozen bitcoin to social engineering scams on elderly Americans after a suspected money mule asked him for help. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zachxbt-475k-frozen-bitcoin-elderly-scam-money-mule-june-2026/

Delaware Passes a Payment Stablecoin Act in Unanimous Votes

Delaware's Payment Stablecoin Act cleared the House 36-0 after a 20-0 Senate vote, setting a state licensing framework for stablecoin issuers and service providers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/delaware-payment-stablecoin-act-passes-june-2026/

Texas Brothers Plead Guilty to $8M Armed Crypto Kidnapping

Isiah and Raymond Garcia admitted to holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint for eight hours and forcing an $8M crypto transfer. The case shows how self-custody shifts risk to the holder. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/texas-brothers-guilty-8m-armed-crypto-kidnapping-june-2026/

Capital B Shareholders Approve Up to $120B for Bitcoin Buying

Capital B's shareholders cleared up to $120B in financing capacity to fund its Bitcoin treasury, a vote landing with BTC at $62,406 and Fear & Greed at 19. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/capital-b-120b-financing-bitcoin-accumulation-june-2026/

Franklin Templeton Files 'Bitcoin DRIP' ETFs That Funnel Dividends Into BTC

Franklin Templeton filed two SEC ETFs that hold US stocks and reinvest the dividends into Bitcoin, starting at 5% BTC and capped at 20%. Here's the structure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/franklin-templeton-bitcoin-drip-etf-stock-dividends-june-2026/