Business use of stablecoins set for growth surge: Cybrid report
The majority of businesses surveyed are likely to use stablecoins within the next 12 months, while regulatory clarity remained the biggest barrier to wider adoption.
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Chinese exile once linked to Trump strategist gets 30-year sentence in $1 billion fraud
The businessman known as Miles Guo, who pushed the fraudulent H-Coin project and had close ties to Steve Bannon, was finally sentenced after his 2024 conviction.
Sharplink Buys Ethereum for First Time in 2026—With ETH Down 68% From Peak
Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink purchased around $16 million worth of ETH last week, marking its first crypto buy since last year.
Dutch Prosecutors Seek to Bankrupt Crypto Platform Knaken After Funds Frozen
Prosecutors asked a Rotterdam court to wind up the unlicensed exchange, which has locked some 30,000 customers out of their crypto.
TD Cowen Slashes Strategy Price Target, Citing Ongoing Bitcoin Weakness
Strategy’s stock price started sliding again on Tuesday, one day after breaking a nine-day losing streak.
Jefferies warns of crypto market volatility as Clarity Act faces Senate test
The bank said the bill faces major hurdles, with passage boosting institutional crypto adoption and delays prolonging regulatory uncertainty.
Circle slides 8% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network
Open Standard’s Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle’s USDC.
Crypto Wallet MetaMask Launches Yield-Paying Money Account on Monad
MetaMask is packaging stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account as crypto firms compete to make digital dollars more useful.
MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet
The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers.
MetaMask launches stablecoin yield account with card spending
MetaMask launches Money Account it says offers up to 4% variable APY on mUSD stablecoin balances and card spending, with DeFi-powered yield via vaults, excluding the UK and EU.
OKX launches AI marketplace for autonomous agent economy
OKX launched a beta marketplace for the agentic economy, enabling AI agents to autonomously find work and collaborate with other agents.
Tokenized securities need competition, not gatekeepers
Innovation thrives when investors have choices. For tokenized securities, Washington shouldn’t pick winners before the market has a chance to learn what works, argues Patrick McHenry, vice chairman at Ondo Finance and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Strategy’s new plan divides industry observers even as MSTR, STRC climb
Strategy’s new Bitcoin capital framework draws Wall Street backing from Benchmark with a $570 per share target even as traders question long-term demand risk.
Nasdaq expands distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure
The exchange operator will offer its TotalView data feed through Pyth’s marketplace as financial firms increasingly build applications on blockchain rails.
Theo becomes first crypto-native investor in Fidelity tokenized fund
The onchain capital markets platform allocated $20 million to Fidelity International’s tokenized liquidity fund as tokenized Treasury products continue to attract institutional capital.
Swan’s Cory Klippsten sees record Bitcoin holder supply revealing early bottom
The record Bitcoin supply held by long-term holders may suggest that the crypto market bottom will come early, according to Swan’s Cory Klippsten.
StarkWare unveils Starknet quantum roadmap, says industry has no excuse
“The crypto industry shouldn’t need wake-up calls from the White House or anyone else,” said StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson.
Spiko links EU regulated T-bill funds to Coinbase stablecoin rails
Spiko integrated Coinbase Payments into two EU regulated UCITS Treasury funds, enabling USDC and EURC subscriptions and redemption payments through Base.
Morning Minute: A Change of Strategy
Michael Saylor’s Strategy is rolling out some major changes to how it handles Bitcoin going forward. And so far, the market likes it.
Bitcoin’s quiet $59,000-$60,000 range is starting to look dangerous
The token has traded in a tight band near $59,000 to $60,000 all week. The pattern echoes a calm stretch from 2024, but this one is forming below support in a falling market, and a break could open the way toward $40,000.
New York Life makes tokenization debut with onchain high-yield bond fund with Centrifuge
The $807 billion asset manager is bringing a high-yield corporate bond strategy onto blockchain with Centrifuge as Wall Street expands beyond tokenized Treasury funds.
Bitcoin $4.4 billion supply overhang emerges as institutional demand wilts
Your day-ahead look for June 30, 2026
Solana Company to back Kazakhstan’s $6B crypto megacity ambition
Nasdaq-listed Solana Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan’s Alatau City, which seeks to become a key crypto hub in Central Asia.
FCA Finalizes Landmark Crypto Rules to Make UK a ‘Global Hub’
The UK regulator has published its final rulebook for crypto firms ahead of a mandatory regime coming into force in late 2027.
Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection
Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.
Strategy heads for eleventh losing month in twelve as bitcoin weakness continues
Strategy (MSTR) shares have lost around 41% of their value in June.
ESMA MiCA warning puts Binance EU service changes under scrutiny
ESMA said EU crypto clients must be served through a MiCA-authorized entity as Binance faces questions over its servicing model in the region after the MiCA deadline.
UK to lower stablecoin capital buffers, undercutting EU’s MiCA requirements
The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal follows the Bank of England’s backtracking on the limit to the value of stablecoins an individual could hold.
SEC wins $5.5 million default judgment over alleged fake crypto platform NanoBit
The group built trust via WhatsApp, then misappropriated user funds to Hong Kong bank accounts instead of executing any actual crypto trades.
’47 Ronin’ Director Gets 30 Months for Spending Netflix’s $11M on Dogecoin
Carl Rinsch gambled Netflix’s $11 million on stock options and Dogecoin, then spent the winnings on luxury cars and watches.