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BitGo Launches Lightning Earn for Institutions to Earn Bitcoin Routing Fees
BitGo is opening the Lightning Network to institutional Bitcoin holders with a new product that lets treasuries earn BTC-denominated routing fees without giving up custody, governance, or compliance controls. Lightning Earn lets institutions allocate BTC to Lightning routing channels Fees are paid in Bitcoin, not tokens, staking rewards, or synthetic yield Amboss Technologies’ Rails manages […]
Read MoreBitcoin Profitability Reset Looms as Supply in Profit Drops Toward 45%
Bitcoin Market Faces A Potential Profitability Reset As More Coins Slip Out Of Profit Bitcoin is under fresh pressure as BTC trades around $61,000 and more of the circulating supply slips out of profit. On-chain data suggests the market may be entering a painful but potentially healthy reset phase, where weak hands get flushed and […]
Read MoreDigital Asset Raises $355M for Canton Network as Wall Street Bets on Tokenization
Digital Asset Holdings has hauled in $355 million in fresh funding, led by a16z crypto, as Wall Street keeps shoveling money into blockchain infrastructure built for regulated finance, tokenized assets, and privacy-first settlement. $355 million raised in a new funding round a16z crypto led the round with a $100 million contribution Canton Network targets tokenized […]
Read MoreBitcoin Mining Faces 10.3% Difficulty Drop as Miner Squeeze Deepens
Miners’ Revenue Squeeze Set to Force Bitcoin’s Biggest Network Correction Since 2021 Bitcoin mining is headed for one of its sharpest difficulty drops ever as falling BTC prices squeeze miner margins and push weaker operators offline. That’s painful for miners, but it’s also Bitcoin doing what Bitcoin was built to do: self-correct without asking permission. […]
Read MoreTurboFlow Integrates Chainlink for Continuous Bitcoin, Gold and Ethereum Prediction Markets
TurboFlow has integrated Chainlink to power continuous prediction markets for gold, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, pushing more real-time data and automated settlement into onchain trading without a centralized babysitter pulling the strings. TurboFlow adopts Chainlink for oracle-backed market data. Continuous prediction markets update live instead of settling only at a fixed end point. Gold, Bitcoin, and […]
Read MoreIMF Urges Nepal to Tighten Crypto Oversight as Stablecoin Flows Persist
IMF urges Nepal to tighten crypto oversight as flows persist Nepal banned crypto trading and mining in 2021, but the money never fully left. The IMF says digital asset flows have continued anyway, with stablecoins increasingly used for cross-border payments and transfers outside the formal banking system. Crypto inflows rose after Nepal’s 2021 ban Stablecoins […]
Read MoreCLARITY Act Faces 16-Day Deadline as Banks and Crypto Clash Over U.S. Rules
Washington’s crypto deadline is real: lawmakers have just 16 legislative days to move the CLARITY Act before the August recess, and the pressure is now coming from both the crypto industry and the banking lobby. CLARITY Act is being sold as the biggest U.S. crypto bill yet 16 legislative days remain before Congress breaks for […]
Read MoreCoinbase, MassPay Partner for USDC Cross-Border Payouts in 180 Countries
MassPay and Coinbase are joining forces to take a proper swing at one of finance’s most annoying relics: expensive, slow cross-border wires. The partnership uses USDC-based settlement to move enterprise payouts across 180 countries with less friction, less capital trapped in limbo, and fewer reasons for businesses to hate international payments. USDC-based cross-border payouts Enterprise […]
Read MoreSouth Korea Teams Up With Chainalysis to Hunt Crypto Crime and DPRK Hackers
South Korea is stepping up its crypto-crime crackdown, and Chainalysis is now part of the toolkit. The blockchain analytics firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) to help investigators track illicit virtual asset flows, with North Korea-linked theft and laundering squarely in the crosshairs. Chainalysis + KNPA — […]
Read MoreCecabank Launches Crypto Custody as Traditional Banks Move Into Bitcoin
Cecabank has launched crypto custody services, another sign that traditional banks are finally treating bitcoin and digital assets as something more than a passing headache. Cecabank launches crypto custody Traditional banks keep moving into digital assets Institutions want exposure without self-custody risk Custody helps adoption, but centralization comes with it The Spanish financial institution is […]
Read MoreDBS to Launch Singapore’s First Retail Tokenized Gold Product in 2026
DBS is putting physical gold on blockchain rails for retail customers, and that is a genuinely useful use case, not just another shiny crypto sideshow. Singapore’s largest bank is preparing a tokenized gold product that will let everyday users buy, trade, and eventually redeem real gold through its banking app, with each token backed by […]
Read MoreFutu Becomes Hong Kong’s First Broker to Offer Crypto Trading on Margin
Futu Securities has become the first brokerage in Hong Kong approved to offer securities-backed financing for virtual asset trading, giving eligible clients a new way to use traditional market credit to buy and sell crypto, following SFC approval for securities-backed crypto trading financing in the city. SFC approval expands Futu’s Type 1 license Eligible clients […]
Read MoreCecabank Launches MiCA-Regulated Crypto Custody for European Banks, Renta 4 Banco First In Line
Spain’s Cecabank has launched a MiCA-regulated crypto custody and trading platform for financial institutions, with Renta 4 Banco already using the service and Bit2Me handling the trading and liquidity side. MiCA-regulated crypto custody and trading Renta 4 Banco among the first users Bit2Me provides trading, liquidity, and market access European passporting underway in Ireland, Portugal, […]
Read MoreCLARITY Act Stalls in Senate as Ethics Fight and BRCA Concerns Block Crypto Bill
The CLARITY Act, Washington’s long-promised crypto market structure bill, has hit another brick wall in the Senate after bipartisan talks over ethics language fell apart and law enforcement objections refused to go away. CLARITY Act stalls again in Senate talks Republicans reportedly walked back a tentative ethics deal BRCA language has law enforcement worried about […]
Read MoreBitcoin Miners Squeezed as Difficulty Rises and AI Pivots Accelerate
Bitcoin miners are getting squeezed by brutal difficulty, weak BTC pricing, and almost nonexistent transaction fee income, while a growing number are chasing AI and high-performance computing revenue just to stay alive. Mining difficulty is near 139 trillion hashes All-in BTC production cost is around $85,000 BTC price sits near $62,000, leaving many miners underwater […]
Read MoreEuroclear and Banque de France Discuss 300B Euro Tokenization Project
Euroclear’s Jürgen Ouaknine is discussing a 300 billion euro tokenization project with Banque de France, a sign that tokenized assets are moving from conference buzzword territory into the machinery of institutional finance. 300 billion euro scope — The figure points to a serious institutional push, not a toy pilot. Banque de France involvement — Central […]
Read MoreONDO Adds Native Swaps for 260+ Tokenized Stocks in Ledger Wallets
ONDO Finance has made tokenized stocks a lot more practical by enabling native swaps for more than 260 of them inside Ledger wallets. It’s another clean shot across the bow for traditional finance: the assets are getting wrapped, routed, and traded onchain whether Wall Street likes it or not. ONDO Finance now supports native swaps […]
Read MoreDBS Bank to Launch Tokenized Physical Gold in Digibank App
DBS Bank is set to bring tokenized physical gold into its digibank app, giving customers a more digital way to access one of the oldest safe-haven assets on Earth. It’s another sign that major banks are warming up to real-world asset tokenization — but whether this becomes genuinely useful infrastructure or just fintech theater with […]
Read MoreDelaware and New Jersey Move to Ban Crypto ATMs Amid Scam Surge
Crypto ATM bans are picking up speed, with Delaware and New Jersey now moving to shut down kiosks that lawmakers say have become scam magnets for older adults and other vulnerable users. Delaware: House Bill 441 advanced on June 9 New Jersey: Senate Bill 2141 advanced on June 8 FBI data: 13,460 complaints and more […]
Read MoreFinancial Advisors Eye Stablecoins and Tokenization Over Bitcoin, Bitwise Says
Bitcoin is still the headline asset in crypto, but financial advisors are increasingly looking past the orange coin and toward stablecoins and tokenization. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says that shift is showing up in real conversations with advisors, and it could shape where the next wave of crypto capital goes. Advisors are still interested in […]
Read MoreAI Will Expose Weak Crypto Projects as Security Standards Rise, Helius CEO Warns
Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz says crypto is heading into a harsher security era, where AI will expose weak projects, fake decentralization, and sloppy smart contract design. AI is raising the security bar for crypto and DeFi, not just the attack surface. Immutable financial code needs far more rigor than standard web software. “Straw houses” […]
Read MoreSolana RWA Volume Hits Record $1.49B as SOL Price Lags Behind Network Growth
Solana’s price has been getting smacked, but the network itself is quietly making a stronger case for relevance. Real-world asset activity on Solana has just hit a new high, showing that weak SOL price action and rising on-chain usage are very much not the same thing. Solana RWA transfer volume hit a record above $1.49 […]
Read MoreCoinbase Pushes Congress to Treat Stablecoins Like Cash, Not Taxable Crypto Assets
Coinbase wants Washington to stop treating stablecoins like speculative crypto toys and start treating them more like cash. The exchange is pressing Congress to ease crypto tax burdens, arguing that dollar-pegged tokens should be usable for payments without turning every purchase into a bookkeeping headache. Coinbase wants stablecoins treated more like cash Current crypto tax […]
Read MoreBlackRock and Fidelity Dominate U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows as Market Consolidates
BlackRock and Fidelity have turned the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market into a two-horse race, with IBIT and FBTC swallowing the lion’s share of inflows while smaller issuers watch from the sidelines. IBIT and FBTC dominate U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows Institutional buyers want liquidity, trust, and scale Smaller Bitcoin ETFs are getting squeezed ETF […]
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