Circle Applies for National Trust Bank Charter

Circle (CRCL), the company behind the USDC stablecoin, said Monday it has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form a federally regulated national trust bank. A federal trust charter would bring Circle under direct OCC oversight, aligning it with how traditional financial institutions are regulated. If approved, the … Read more

SquareX Reveals That Employees Are No Longer The Weakest Link, Browser AI Agents Are

Palo Alto, California, June 30th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/-Every security practitioner knows that employees are the weakest link in an organization, but this is no longer the case. SquareX’s research reveals that Browser AI Agents are more likely to fall prey to cyberattacks than employees, making them the new weakest link that enterprise security teams need to look … Read more

HBAR Climbs 2.1% as Traders Digest ETF Review, AI Launch, and Energy Governance Move

Hedera’s native token HBAR HBAR extended its rally on Sunday, trading up 2.1% to $0.1519 as of 19:56 UTC on June 30, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The move follows a flurry of ecosystem updates that broaden Hedera’s enterprise reach and reinforce its growing footprint in AI, gaming, and sustainability. On June 24, … Read more

Bitcoin Carried Crypto Markets in 2025’s First Half as Altcoins Crumbled. What’s Next?

On the surface, the crypto market barely moved in the first half of 2025. Despite all the tantrum about tariffs, impending recession, war, and heightened expectations of crypto friendly policies and a digital asset strategic reserve with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, measured by TradingView, inched up … Read more

The government’s Apple antitrust lawsuit is still on

The US Department of Justice notched an initial win in its antitrust case against Apple today, with a federal judge rejecting Apple’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit outright. The government’s allegations are “sufficient to demonstrate Apple’s specific intent to monopolize the smartphone and performance smartphone market,“ Judge Julien Neals wrote in an opinion on Monday. … Read more

Filecoin Gives Back Chunk of Recent Gain to Trade 2% Higher

Filecoin (FIL) experienced a dramatic 6.1% surge on June 29, jumping from $2.31 to $2.41 with exceptionally high trading volume, before encountering resistance and reverting lower, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that high-volume resistance has been established at the $2.41 leveI. Horizontal support zone has formed around $2.27-$2.28 where buyers … Read more