ForkLog Weekly Digest: Crypto, Regulation, and AI

ForkLog's weekly digest highlights key stories across crypto markets, regulation, and artificial intelligence.

• Bitcoin fell to $62,000 following the Federal Reserve meeting, extending recent volatility.
• Cardano faces a crisis due to empty mining pools and a lack of scientific breakthrough adoption.
• ESMA demands crypto platforms without MiCA authorization exit the EU.
• BlackRock launched a bitcoin ETF with options strategy, expanding institutional access.
• Russia's Supreme Court ruled cryptocurrency can be the subject of theft (khishcheniye).
• US to ban CBDC issuance until 2030, as per a new legislative proposal.
• Hyperliquid saw open interest rise to $10 billion.
• CME Group plans to sue the CFTC.
• Algorand outlined a post-quantum security plan by 2027.
• Base activates the Beryl upgrade on June 25.
• CryptoQuant notes that Bitcoin activity is dominated by microtransactions.
• AI news: A neural implant helped an ALS patient communicate; only 16% of Americans expect positive AI impact; Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.2 with 1M token context; Pentagon reports 1775% growth in AI adoption; Estonia creates digital IDs for AI agents; Nvidia showcases robot training system.