Year: 2026

Hyperliquid price prediction: The Bitwise ETF effect

HYPE got its first U.S. exchange-traded fund in May, ran 16 straight days of inflows, then saw money walk out the door. The ETF is a new demand channel, but the first outflow is the first test of it. Summary…

[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: A New Funding Engine for the Philippines might be RWA

The Philippines does not lack ambition. It has entrepreneurs, builders, overseas workers, infrastructure plans, real estate demand, energy needs, and a young digital population. What it often lacks is efficient access to capital. This is where Real-World Assets, or RWAs,…

XRP Gains From RLUSD Growth as $900M Trading Boom Deepens Liquidity, Evernorth Says

Key Takeaways XRP remains central to all activity on the XRP Ledger, with every RLUSD transfer, swap, and trade relying on XRP for settlement and fee payments.. Growing RLUSD adoption is contributing to a rise in XRP Ledger transaction counts,…

The Black Bull (ANSEM) price prediction 2026

A Pump.fun token airdropped to a famous trader’s wallet is up tens of thousands of percent in days. Here is the honest version: this is a high-risk memecoin with no product, and most tokens like it go to zero. Summary…

Taiwan Unleashes Sweeping Crypto Law With 7-Year Prison Terms for Rule Breakers

Key Takeaways Taiwan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30, making the FSC the sole crypto regulator. Untrusted stablecoin issuers or unlicensed VASPs face up to 7 years in prison and $3.1M fines under the law. The FSC…

Strategy (MSTR) stock price prediction: BTC plan

Strategy did not sell $1.25 billion of Bitcoin. It gave itself permission to do so, as part of a wider capital overhaul. The real driver of the stock is the premium to its Bitcoin holdings, and that premium has been…

SEC Opens 27-Question Review of Novel ETFs, Puts Crypto Products in Focus

Key Takeaways The SEC issued Release No. 33-11426 on June 30, 2026, asking 27 questions about novel exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Roundhill, Bitwise and GraniteShares paused about 24 event contract ETF filings in May 2026. Comments on File No. S7-2026-24 are…

Nasdaq brings Wall Street order book data to blockchain through Pyth

Nasdaq has expanded its blockchain strategy by making its TotalView order book data available to blockchain applications through the Pyth Network. Summary Nasdaq has started distributing its TotalView order book data to blockchain applications through the Pyth Network. The integration…

Who Is Guo Wengui? Disgraced Chinese Crypto Billionaire Lands 30 Years in Slammer

Guo Wengui, the self-exiled Chinese billionaire also known as Miles Guo, was sentenced to 30 years in US federal prison on June 29, 2026, for running a cryptocurrency fraud that stripped more than $1Bn from thousands of followers. US District…

Flare Targets XRPL Expansion With July 6 Vote on Songbird Confidential Compute Rollout

Key Takeaways Flare scheduled a July 6-13 governance vote to deploy Confidential Compute on its Songbird network. The update adds programmable execution to the XRP Ledger, unlocking DeFi utilities for Ripple assets. Testing on Songbird will gather critical operational data…