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PremiumBlock has launched a non-custodial platform that combines user-created prediction markets, up to 2.5x leveraged positions on selected markets, crypto perpetual futures and Web3 poker in a wallet-native environment. The service emphasizes instant withdrawals, maximal liquidity, and user control of funds while allowing communities to create an…
The Federal Reserve unveiled a proposal that would require payment stablecoin issuers to implement customer identification programs similar to those used by banks and credit unions, aiming to reduce opportunities for illegal finance. The plan follows recent moves by banking agencies to fold cryptocurrency into regulated banking frameworks after the…
Zama has partnered with Morpho and Steakhouse Financial to launch a confidential USDC lending product on Ethereum. The integration layers Zama’s Fully Homomorphic Encryption-based privacy protocol on top of Morpho’s lending infrastructure and Steakhouse’s Prime USDC vault, allowing shielded USDC (cUSDC) holders to deposit and earn yield without exp…
Ledn, a crypto lending platform, has integrated Tether Gold (XAU₮) to permit borrowers to take loans against tokenized gold holdings. The move brings approximately $2.5 billion of Tether's tokenized gold to Ledn and allows loans to be paid and repaid in Tether's USD₮ or USA₮ stablecoins. The product launches today across most of Ledn's operating ju…
Singapore's financial regulator has added Bybit Fintech Ltd. to its Investor Alert List as part of a broader effort to increase scrutiny of unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said inclusion on the list signals that an entity should not be viewed as licensed or authorized by the central bank, and the exchange sa…
Calais Digital Assets has become the first institutional allocator to place UBS Asset Management’s tokenised USD money market fund, uMINT, into active trading as off-exchange settlement (OES) collateral while the holdings remain in regulated custody. The transaction, routed through a three-party infrastructure comprising DigiFT, ByCustody and Bybit…
<p>Range announced an $8.3 million Series A round as part of $11 million in total funding to date, aiming to deliver a single platform that brings bank accounts, custodians, wallets and exchanges into one real-time ledger while providing pre-execution controls and compliance screening for both stablecoins and fiat. The round drew capital from tradi…
<p>Cregis, a digital asset infrastructure platform founded in 2017, is intensifying its expansion across Europe following engagements at regional industry events and several years of enterprise deployments across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The company says it supports more than 4,000 businesses across 50-plus countries, has processed over $3…
<p>Bitcoin slid after the Federal Reserve signaled a greater chance of higher interest rates later in 2026, while a U.S.-Iran framework agreement did little to bolster cryptocurrency demand. Broader digital-asset prices fell in concert with Bitcoin as investors favored AI and chip stocks with stronger fundamentals over speculative plays such as cry…
First Block, Onpharma Company, and Crito Capital LLP have launched what they describe as the first Security Token Offering on the Solana blockchain for an established U.S. operating business. The offering represents ownership in Onpharma common stock through blockchain-based tokens, structured as a Regulation S offshore issuance for non-U.S. invest…
Leveraged, a proprietary trading firm, has launched the 2026 Leveraged Cup, a trading competition taking place June 17-30. Participants trade using Sprint accounts with balances between $10,000 and $100,000, competing for highest percentage returns over the 15-day event. The overall winner will receive a Champions Package valued at $20,000 that inc…
An FTX creditor trust has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit seeking $1.15 billion from Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets Ltd., dismissing all claims with prejudice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleged that Genesis and related parties received commingled and misappropriated funds from FTX co-founder Sam…
<p>Crystal Intelligence has been embedded into Kite’s agentic payment infrastructure to provide real-time transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and entity attribution for autonomous AI agents operating on Kite Chain. The integration aims to give enterprises and developers compliance tools equivalent to those used for human-initiated transact…
FalconX, the institutional digital asset prime broker that has confidentially filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC, has become a participant in Taurus-NETWORK. The move will see FalconX provide liquidity, financing, and contribute to development of collateral, lending and derivatives use cases on the interbank settlement and collateral …
Bitcoin rose above $63,000 and was set for a weekly advance as investor risk appetite improved on signs of progress toward a possible U.S.-Iran agreement and a robust Nasdaq debut for SpaceX. The recovery follows a steep pullback that briefly pushed bitcoin below $60,000 and comes amid ongoing scrutiny of corporate bitcoin holders and persistent ou…
Bybit has activated SPCXX, a tokenized representation of SpaceX under the xStocks product, on its Spot trading venue coinciding with SpaceX's Nasdaq IPO. The token opened for deposit and listing on June 12, 2026, at 16:20 UTC, with withdrawals scheduled to begin June 13, 2026, at 10:00 UTC. The exchange is promoting a 200,000 USDT Token Splash for …
Standard Chartered's digital assets team says the crypto market appears to have reached a cycle low, with Bitcoin recently touching $59,000 - a 53% drop from its October peak of $126,000. The bank's research head highlighted a pair of possible catalysts that could confirm a turn: a U.S.-Iran peace deal affecting oil and U.S. Treasury yields, and th…
Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, was named to the first Fortune Crypto 100 list in the CeFi category. The recognition comes as the company pursues a strategy to evolve from an exchange into a broader financial platform that combines digital assets, traditional finance, payments, tokenized investments, AI …
Bitcoin ticked up on Friday and was positioned for a small weekly advance as markets responded to comments about a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal. Gains were restrained, however, with crypto prices still hovering near annual lows as institutional selling in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds continued and investors rotated toward artificial intelli…
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a cryptocurrency regulatory bill for the third time, saying lawmakers did not act on recommendations from his office. The law, approved by parliament in May and intended to align Poland with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, must be reconciled before a July deadline. The veto comes amid public sc…
BTCC is observing its 15th anniversary under the theme "Built for the Long Game," highlighting product expansion into tokenized perpetuals and traditional financial instruments, fee reductions, an upcoming rebuilt trading system due by the end of 2026, and deeper integration of AI across internal operations. The milestone also coincides with a regi…
Shotgun.fun launched a non-custodial trading terminal that returns trading fees to users through a tiered cashback system that starts at 50% and can scale to 100%. The product includes a suite of execution and discovery tools, multi-wallet management, full portfolio history and a multi-layer referral program. The founding team previously built Puls…
Whale.io has added native Prediction Markets for World Cup 2026 matches, attaching a combined $90,000 prize pool that includes a $40,000 USDT raffle and five weekly $10,000 sports tournaments. All markets operate directly on the Whale.io platform and integrate with users' Whale balances, with entries and rewards distributed according to the platfor…
Kokopi Koalas, a customizable NFT ecosystem built on Solana, announced a partnership with entertainer and collector Chris Jericho. Jericho will collaborate with the Kokopi community to design official Chris Jericho Traits for the project’s Trait Store. The partnership includes live community design sessions, exclusive Discord and X.com access for t…
<p>U.S. Tiger Research places a long-term valuation band for Bitcoin at $227,000 to $378,000 per coin by modeling the digital asset as capturing 15% to 25% of gold's market value. The analysis, attributed to analyst Bo Pei, uses an illustrative gold market capitalization of $31.8 trillion and Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21 million coins. The report h…
