Bitcoin surges past $80,000 as US spot ETFs capture $532 million in a single day, fueled by a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and a massive liquidity squeeze.
The legal battle between World Liberty Financial and Justin Sun intensifies as the Trump-linked platform accuses the Tron founder of market manipulation and defamatory PR stunts.
The DTCC, custodian of $114 trillion in assets, is set to go live with a massive tokenization pilot in July, backed by a coalition of 50 TradFi and DeFi leaders including BlackRock and Circle.
Polygon’s new ZK-proof wallet feature, integrated with Hinkal, allows businesses to hide transaction details from the public while remaining fully auditable for regulators.
Katie Haun’s latest $1 billion fund marks a strategic pivot into AI agents, targeting a future where autonomous software becomes the primary driver of global financial transactions.
In a major TradFi-crypto convergence, Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has become the first external strategic shareholder in market maker GSR, valuing the firm at over $1 billion.
Western Union bridges the gap between legacy retail finance and blockchain, launching the federally-regulated USDPT stablecoin on Solana to streamline settlement across its 200-country network.
Robert Hackett of a16z crypto argues that “stablecoin” is a defensive, outdated term that fails to capture the programmable future of onchain money as the market hits $321 billion.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back increases his stake in the French-listed Capital B as the firm defies the trend of corporate BTC selling to accelerate its accumulation strategy.
With the $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial closed, Kraken’s parent company, Payward, now holds the regulatory “Triple Crown” required to offer regulated crypto futures, options, and spot margin to US clients.
Anatoly Yakovenko flags math footguns in post-quantum signature schemes, arguing that evolving AI models could break next-gen encryption before the industry can harden its defenses.
Bitcoin reclaims the $80,000 handle for the first time since January, propelled by a $630 million ETF inflow surge and a decoupling from geopolitical anxiety in the Middle East.
MegaETH’s MEGA token is now live on major exchanges. With over 53% of the supply tied to performance milestones rather than time, the project is pioneering a new era of “Proof-of-Product” scaling.
Gemini’s Olympus unit has been granted a DCO license, allowing the exchange to act as its own clearinghouse for prediction markets, futures, and options.
Tether-backed Oobit bridges the gap between AI autonomy and corporate control with new Visa-supported expense cards designed specifically for autonomous bots.