Crypto Market Shock: Bitcoin slid below $60K for the first time since Oct 2024 as the broader selloff wiped about $2T from crypto and pushed sentiment to “extreme fear.” Zcash Fallout: A four-year Orchard Pool vulnerability disclosure triggered a sharp ZEC crash (around 40%+) and forced major holders to reassess positions, reigniting debate over hidden flaws in complex crypto code. Exchange Moves: Binance delisted four tokens (Contentos, Dar Open Network, Highstreet, MOBOX) effective June 19, while a $47.3M USDT inflow hit Binance fast—fueling speculation about where liquidity could land next. Regulation & Taxes: Illinois advanced a 0.2% crypto transaction tax with felony penalties for unregistered brokers, and South Korea opened criminal scrutiny into Polymarket election bettors. Banking On-Chain: JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America and others plan a shared tokenized deposit network via The Clearing House in 2027, aiming to keep deposits inside regulated rails as stablecoins grow. Tokenization Push: BlackRock-backed Securitize cleared a key SEC step toward an NYSE debut, underscoring RWA momentum. Africa Expansion: Binance named Sammy Mutua GM for Africa and doubled down on anti-scam user education as adoption rises. AI + Crypto Use Cases: Travala launched USDC hotel bookings for AI agents on Base, and Manifest Explorer went live as a dual-chain block explorer for its AI infrastructure network.