Since its public launch, Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin has funneled more than $2.5 billion in trading volume through the XRP Ledger, challenging concerns that the asset might cannibalize its native token. A new report from Evernorth highlights that RLUSD now accounts for 12% of all on-chain trading activity on the network.
After weeks of regulatory tension, U.S. authorities have cleared Anthropic to restore public access to its flagship Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The decision follows a period of intense scrutiny over security vulnerabilities, marking a resolution to export controls that had effectively paralyzed the company’s most advanced AI products.
A 17.5% drop in Circle Internet Group’s stock marks a volatile week for the fintech firm, as the company grapples with its removal from key Russell Growth indexes and the sudden emergence of Open USD, a competitor backed by industry giants Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase.
Christopher Alexander Delgado, the 34-year-old operator of Goliath Ventures, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors revealed that Delgado lured investors with promises of lucrative crypto liquidity pool returns, only to siphon at least $400 million into a massive personal spending spree.
A group of 1,700 British investors has launched a high-stakes legal challenge in London’s High Court, seeking at least £150 million in damages from Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao. The claimants allege the exchange illicitly peddled complex, high-risk derivative products to UK consumers without the necessary regulatory authorization.
New York Life Investment Management is testing the limits of traditional finance by moving its U.S. high-yield corporate bond strategy onto the blockchain. Through a partnership with infrastructure provider Centrifuge, the $807 billion asset manager has launched the NYLIM Anemoy U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Segregated Portfolio, known as HYB.
A Suffolk County Superior Court judge has authorized Massachusetts to file a 71-page amended complaint against Kalshi, escalating the state's battle against the platform’s sports prediction contracts. The filing broadens the legal challenge by accusing the exchange of predatory marketing tactics specifically targeting users under the age of 21.
After years of operating in a legal gray area, Taiwan has officially passed the Virtual Asset Service Act, shifting the crypto industry from simple anti-money laundering registration to a rigorous system of market oversight, customer protection, and mandatory licensing for all virtual asset service providers.
Institutional traders on Binance can now maintain segregated custody of their collateral through Anchorage Digital’s Atlas platform. This partnership introduces a triparty banking model to the exchange, allowing firms to engage with Binance liquidity without keeping their crypto or USD assets directly on the trading venue.
President Donald Trump reported over $1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025, according to a certified financial disclosure released by the Office of Government Ethics. This figure positions digital assets as the primary driver of his earnings, significantly outpacing revenue from his traditional golf and real estate empire.
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Carl Erik Rinsch to 30 months in prison for misappropriating $11 million in Netflix production funds. The director, known for the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” funneled capital intended for a science-fiction series into speculative cryptocurrency trades and high-end luxury purchases instead of completing the project.
Strategy did not initiate a massive Bitcoin sell-off. Instead, the company’s board authorized a $1.25 billion monetization program on June 29, 2026, as part of a strategic capital overhaul. This framework signals a shift from perpetual accumulation to disciplined balance-sheet management as the stock's premium to its Bitcoin holdings evaporates.
Autonomous software agents now have a dedicated space to secure employment, execute tasks, and settle payments independently. OKX has debuted its beta AI marketplace, a decentralized ecosystem that enables agents to build verifiable onchain reputations while operating without the need for traditional centralized intermediaries or human oversight.
A coalition of industry heavyweights, including BlackRock, Google, and Visa, has unveiled Open USD, a new stablecoin designed to redistribute reserve income among its participants. The announcement triggered an immediate selloff for Circle Internet Group, whose shares plummeted 17.5% as investors weighed the threat to its traditional revenue model.
By bridging its proprietary TotalView order book with the Pyth Network, Nasdaq is now feeding institutional-grade market data directly into blockchain applications. The move enables developers to pull full depth-of-book information—including buy and sell orders and auction imbalances—straight into decentralized trading platforms, prediction markets, and digital asset exchanges.
With four months until the November election, the cryptocurrency industry has funneled $189 million into the 2026 U.S. political cycle. This surge marks a new benchmark for corporate influence, as crypto-backed super PACs now account for nearly 37% of all corporate political contributions, according to a report from Public Citizen.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a public consultation to determine how novel exchange-traded funds, including those tied to prediction markets, should navigate existing securities laws. This inquiry pauses pending applications from firms like Roundhill, Bitwise, and GraniteShares as the regulator scrutinizes the suitability of current oversight frameworks.
A consortium of financial heavyweights including BlackRock, Coinbase, Ripple, and Mastercard is preparing to launch OUSD, a stablecoin designed to redistribute reserve earnings to participating institutions. By moving away from single-issuer models, the initiative seeks to eliminate minting fees and establish a collective governance structure for digital assets.
Financial institutions may soon secure liquidity without liquidating assets under a new proposal for the XRP Ledger. Ripple has introduced a lending protocol designed to bridge the gap between traditional credit management and blockchain settlement, allowing firms to leverage holdings like stablecoins and tokenized commodities.
A potential privacy vulnerability that could leak user IP addresses via PrivateBroadcast has been addressed in the latest Bitcoin Core release candidate. Version 31.1rc1, now available for public testing on Linux, macOS, and Windows, serves as a final checkpoint to harden network security and wallet performance before the stable mainnet rollout.
While Ethereum faces its first-ever three-quarter losing streak, SharpLink has doubled down on its digital asset strategy. The company just finalized a $16.1 million purchase of 10,000 ETH, pushing its total holdings to 886,725 tokens even as the asset struggles to maintain key technical support levels.
By integrating automated savings, direct spending, and trading into a single self-custodial interface, MetaMask is attempting to bridge the gap between complex decentralized finance and everyday utility. The new Money Account allows users to earn up to 4% APY on stablecoins without the traditional friction of lockup periods or manual transfers.
Investment bank TD Cowen has slashed its price target for MicroStrategy from $400 to $260, citing a more conservative long-term outlook for Bitcoin. Despite the downward revision, the firm maintains a buy rating on the stock, asserting that the company’s new capital framework offers significant financial flexibility.
Sleepagotchi is shifting its focus from a simple sleep-to-earn game to a decentralized wellness platform that processes biometric data locally on user devices. By using a multi-agent AI system, the startup aims to provide personalized health coaching without exposing sensitive information to corporate cloud servers or third-party databases.
Kaspa surged 15% over the past 24 hours, defying broader crypto market weakness as traders positioned for the Toccata hard fork. Scheduled for June 30 at 16:15 UTC, the upgrade marks a significant shift for the proof-of-work network, moving it beyond basic payments toward smart contract and DeFi capabilities.
Starting July 1, Australian cryptocurrency exchanges must collect and verify detailed sender and receiver information for all digital asset transfers. The move by the financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC aims to increase transparency across the transfer chain, regardless of the transaction size, sparking significant debate among local privacy-focused traders.
Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has issued a temporary restraining order barring Kalshi from offering sports event contracts to Michigan residents until July 13. The ruling mandates strict geolocation compliance, threatening the prediction market platform with daily fines of $120,000 for any continued unauthorized activity in the state.
A Singapore court has ordered Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon to pay over $3 million to 40 investors, marking a significant development in the fallout from the 2022 TerraUSD collapse. The ruling confirms the company’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentations regarding the stability of its algorithmic stablecoin.
Former Celsius creditors may soon find a public market for their holdings as Ionic Digital files for a direct listing on the Nasdaq under the ticker IOND. The move marks a pivotal transition for the firm, which was born from the wreckage of the Celsius bankruptcy to manage its remaining mining assets.
The XRP Ledger is moving toward a native credit layer as RippleX pushes the XRPL Lending Protocol to a validator vote. This shift aims to integrate fixed-term, uncollateralized lending directly into the protocol's architecture, seeking to fill a void in on-chain capital markets without relying on third-party smart contracts.
