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Institutional Bitcoin ETP holdings post record 8% decline Global Bitcoin ETP holdings have dropped by 127,774 BTC — around 8% from their...

**CFTC sues Kentucky over prediction market regulation** The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken Kentucky regulators to federal court....

**DeFi TVL Drops 39% in 2026, Near $70B** The decentralized finance sector has seen its total value locked (TVL) fall sharply this year, down...

**Coinbase CEO Signals More M&A After $2.9B Deribit Buy** Coinbase has completed its $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, gaining a strong...

**Kalshi seeks $40B valuation in funding talks** Kalshi is reportedly in discussions to raise new capital at a valuation near $40 billion,...

**Aave Eyes Cross-Chain Launch for sGHO Stablecoin** Aave governance is reviewing a proposal to deploy its savings GHO product (sGHO) across...

**Ripple launches RLUSD stablecoin in Japan via SBI VC Trade** Ripple’s dollar-backed RLUSD is now live in Japan after approval from the...

**AAA launches Legal Context Protocol for AI agent transactions** The American Arbitration Association has introduced a Legal Context Protocol to...

**TRM Labs flags $3.84B Iran-linked flows through CoinEx** TRM Labs reports CoinEx processed $3.84 billion tied to Iranian entities and...

**Kanga secures Latvian MiCA license for EU-wide crypto services** Polish-founded crypto exchange Kanga has obtained a Class 3 MiCA license in...

**Grayscale highlights undervalued revenue-generating crypto protocols** Grayscale sees several crypto networks with recurring fees and real...

**Banking Consortium Adopts Chainlink for T+0 FX Settlement** LINK is trading near $7.50, with modest moves over the past day. The flat chart...

**Trump Cancels Housing Bill With CBDC Ban, Stalls Clarity Act's Senate Path** President Donald Trump canceled a June 24 signing ceremony for a...

**ICE and OKX Launch Tokenized Assets Venture** Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and OKX have formed a joint venture to bring tokenized equities...

Bitcoin breaks $60K, triggers $1B liquidations Bitcoin fell toward $59,000, slipping below the key $60,000 level. CoinGlass data showed over...

**House Democrats Push SEC on AI Investment Advice Oversight** House Democrats are pressing the SEC for clarity on how it supervises...

**World Network links AI agents to verified human owners** World Network has expanded access to its Agentkit framework, allowing autonomous AI...

SBI and Startale launch trust‑bank yen stablecoin JPYSC SBI Holdings and Startale Group unveiled JPYSC, a yen stablecoin issued by SBI Shinsei...

**DOJ Shuts Down Huione Group’s Cloud Infrastructure in Crypto Laundering Crackdown** U.S. authorities seized backend cloud infrastructure linked...

Standard Chartered puts Aave back on the institutional radar Standard Chartered reportedly started research coverage on Aave. The note...

**Ethereum Foundation Cuts Costs, Narrows Mandate** The Ethereum Foundation has confirmed a reorganization aimed at lowering annual spending...

Meta reportedly builds Arena, a points-based prediction app Meta is building a standalone prediction-market app called Arena. Early versions use...

BlackRock sets a 1–2% weight for Bitcoin in multi-asset portfolios. The firm frames it as a high-volatility diversifier, not a core holding....

**Cboe launches yes-or-no contracts on Mini-S&P 500** Cboe has introduced prediction-style binary contracts tied to the Mini-S&P 500...

South Korea’s Toss Bank is piloting Solana-based rails for global remittances and settlement, per Crypto.news. The proof-of-concept puts...

**Ripple and Bitso add MXNB to XRPL for US–Mexico payments** Ripple and Bitso have expanded their partnership, bringing **MXNB**, a regulated...

0x opens Swap API to AI agents. Pay per request in USDC. No API keys. Agents pay from wallets using HTTP 402. Micro-fees unlock quotes, routes,...

Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% staff, budgets −40%, pivots to endowment model Ethereum Foundation eliminated 54 roles and cut its 2026 operating...

Chip selloff drags crypto; BTC at $62.5k as ETF outflows hit $6B in 30 days Bitcoin traded at $62,546 on Wednesday. Down 2.1% day over day and...

**BTC Stuck Near $62.6K as Tech Market Weakness Spills Into Crypto** Bitcoin is trading at $62,600, flat on the day but down 4.5% over the...