ABC NEWS Verify reported that Australian influencer Lily Jay, who has built an audience of nearly 3 million followers, and the Lily Jay Foundation posted multiple pieces of misleading charity-related content that appear to have been generated or altered with AI. The report focused on a Uganda orphanage video, a claimed humanitarian award, and a Gaza bakery project promoted by the foundation. According to the verification report, the Uganda orphanage clip featured an AI-generated woman, children, and foundation banner. ABC also said local registry checks initially found no registered orphanage under either the foundation’s name or the “Ada Nur” name shown on the website, and that a “Lilly Foundation Limited” registration appeared only after questions were sent, carrying a non-compliant status. The report added that award images published in May carried ChatGPT SynthID watermarking, while the public relations firm behind the release, Real Media Group, described Lily Jay as both a client and a co-founder. ABC also said it could not verify the location or existence of the Gaza bakery project. The foundation’s website at one point stated that it was not a charity, and parts of the site reportedly changed after ABC made inquiries.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said in a post on X that a wave of new ETFs tied to AI, semiconductors and memory themes is set to hit the market, drawing inspiration from DRAM-related trends. He said the incoming supply will push the number of technology-related ETFs above 500. Balchunas also said technology and thematic ETFs have attracted $100 billion in inflows so far this year. In his view, that is a large figure for niche categories and helps explain why issuers are bringing more products to market. The comments point to continued expansion in specialized ETF offerings tied to fast-growing areas within the tech sector.

Arkham tracking data shows that Morgan Stanley increased its Bitcoin exposure again over the past week, adding about 115 BTC through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, MSBT. With that purchase, the firm’s total Bitcoin holdings reached 5,876 BTC. The position is now worth more than $389 million based on the figures cited in the report. Odaily described the move as another instance of buying on a dip. The update points to continued accumulation by the bank through its ETF vehicle rather than through a separate direct holding structure mentioned in the source.

Strategy CEO Phong Le said MSTR is intended to function as a "leveraged Bitcoin" or an amplified version of Bitcoin, according to a Techub News brief citing Cointelegraph. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is the publicly listed company holding the largest amount of Bitcoin. Because the stock has shown a high correlation with Bitcoin's price, the market has commonly treated it as a leveraged way to gain Bitcoin exposure. The remark adds to how investors and observers frame MSTR: not simply as an operating company, but as an equity vehicle closely tied to Bitcoin's moves. The original report did not provide additional comments, figures, or context beyond Le's statement and the company's status as the largest public corporate Bitcoin holder.

Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps says a mysterious wallet cluster in the Shiba Inu ecosystem has held roughly 103 trillion SHIB since 2020 after building the position with 38 ETH, worth about $10,000 at the time. The firm said the stake once reached about $5 billion in value and is still worth more than $2.5 billion, with returns topping 21,000x. According to Bubblemaps, the whale first bought the tokens through wallet address 0x1406, accounting for about 10% of SHIB’s circulating supply at the time. The holdings were split across 14 addresses in November 2021, then spread across more wallets in later moves that the firm described as efforts to reduce on-chain visibility. Bubblemaps first disclosed the cluster in January 2023, later tracked a broader spread to new addresses in September 2023, and said the wallet count expanded to more than 170 addresses during SHIB’s rise in early 2024. The cluster still controls about 8.51% of SHIB’s circulating supply, and Bubblemaps said it has not seen signs of large-scale selling.

Digital asset information services provider The Tie has acquired the data and platform business of Staking Rewards from Finrate AG. Under the deal, Staking Rewards’ staking and yield datasets will be fully integrated into The Tie’s platform and data API. At the same time, The Tie plans to bring a range of its proprietary datasets to the Staking Rewards platform, including on-chain analytics, news, and other proprietary data. The update points to a two-way integration of products and datasets rather than a simple asset transfer, with both platforms set to incorporate each other’s data offerings as outlined in the announcement.

Greeks.live said Bitcoin has climbed back to $66,000, a move it described as a positive signal because it marks the highest level in nearly two months and places BTC back inside the trading range seen since the start of the year. The firm said implied volatility across major expiries has remained broadly stable, with IV staying below 40% across tenors this year. It added that during the sharp sell-off in February, implied volatility briefly rose above 50% for major maturities, but for most of the year it has stayed below 45%. According to Greeks.live, that pattern suggests investors have gradually adjusted to an unusually low-volatility market environment, and that subdued volatility may be turning into a new normal for the crypto options market.

The Midnight Foundation said multiple crypto exchanges, including KuCoin, Kraken, Binance, Bybit, OKX and MEXC, have taken steps to limit the movement of assets tied to the latest security incident. According to the foundation, those steps include temporarily freezing accounts and addresses connected to the case, blacklisting wallets linked to the attacker, and suspending NIGHT deposits and withdrawals where necessary. Midnight said the breach was caused by a vulnerability in a third-party cross-chain bridge and was not related to the NIGHT token itself. The statement came after an earlier report cited BlockSec Phalcon monitoring that said Wanchain’s Cardano cross-chain bridge had been attacked and that about 515 million NIGHT were stolen. The update focuses on containment measures already taken by exchanges and on Midnight’s position that the token was not the source of the exploit.