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Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake tweeted multiple updates, including providing unpaid advisory for a potential $100M Ethereum public goods fund, Vitalik and four others joining the Strawmap architecture team, and an upcoming EIP to reduce block rewards to 0.25 ETH with a staking cap.

Kleros founder clesaege published a new EthResear.ch proposal titled Validator Redirected Revenue, outlining a protocol-level mechanism for Ethereum validators to redirect a capped share of staking rewards toward ecosystem public goods, with a 51% majority threshold, a suggested 10% maximum rate, recipient signaling, a splitter contract, and several open risks.

In his first podcast interview as Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan described a long-term plan to rebuild Intel around customer focus, foundry trust, EMIB advanced packaging, glass substrates and new semiconductor materials. He said Intel has already delivered roughly a sixfold shareholder return over 14 months, while his personal target is a 10x return over five to ten years.

A Forbes Digital Assets article by Tonya M. Evans says crypto-funded Super PAC spending is shaping several 2026 Democratic primaries. Protect Progress, part of the Fairshake network backed by Coinbase, Ripple and Andreessen Horowitz, has spent more than $4.9 million supporting Maryland delegate Adrian Boafo, while ads avoid mentioning crypto and have prompted Joy Reid’s “blackwashing” critique.

The crypto market suffered a sharp sell-off in early June, with Bitcoin dropping to $66,500 and Ethereum breaking below $1,900, triggering over $1.7 billion in liquidations. Amid widespread losses, Hyperliquid hit an all-time high and Zcash surged more than 7% on regulatory clarity.

NewLimit, a longevity biotech co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has raised $435 million in a Series C round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The company is advancing epigenetic reprogramming therapies into human trials, with its first drug for alcohol-related liver disease expected to enter the clinic next year.

At the Proof of Talk 2026 conference in Paris, Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine (NYSE: BMNR), declared crypto spring has arrived, citing five catalysts that will lift markets, with ETH potentially reaching $250,000. He highlighted how AI and tokenization will reshape finance, the Ethereum Foundation’s diminished role, and how corporate treasuries are emerging as key network stewards, detailing Bitmine’s strategic portfolio and Russell 1000 inclusion catalyst.