Month: June 2026

Inveniam to acquire MANTRA, combining tokenized asset infrastructure with AI-ready private market data

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Inveniam Capital Partners announces acquisition of MANTRA and expansion of institutional blockchain infrastructure. Summary Inveniam Capital Partners today announced…

Crypto

Cardano Van Rossem Hard Fork Hits Decision Day

The Cardano Van Rossem hard fork hit its mainnet go/no-go decision point on June 15, 2026 – the most consequential single day in the protocol’s Voltaire governance era, with network readiness metrics running well ahead of any prior upgrade and…

Spot HYPE ETFs Draw $153 Million in First Month as Volume Nears $900 Million

Key Takeaways Spot HYPE ETFs from 21Shares, Bitwise and Grayscale drew about $153 million in net inflows in their first month. Cumulative volume neared $900 million, with Grayscale’s HYPG charging a market-low 0.29% fee. Roughly 97% of Hyperliquid fees fund…

NFT

Pudgy Penguins NFT Game ‘Pudgy Party’ Shuts Down Less Than a Year After Launch

Pudgy Penguins has pulled the plug on Pudgy Party, its mobile battle royale game co-developed with Mythical Games, less than a year after its global debut. The official shutdown was announced on June 12 via the game’s X account, @PlayPudgyParty,…

Pi Network (PI) Price Predictions for This Week (June 16)

PI reclaims $0.13 as buyers return. How high can it go? PI Network (PI) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $0.13 Key resistance levels: $0.16, $0.20 PI Finds a Local Bottom At the time of this post, PI appears to…

NFT

Kraken Brings Perpetual Futures Onshore With CFTC-Regulated U.S. Launch

Kraken has switched on perpetual futures trading for eligible U.S. customers, delivering one of crypto’s most widely used derivatives products through a domestically regulated venue for the first time at meaningful scale. The launch, announced Monday via the Kraken blog,…

Tether signs MoU with DMCC to advance tokenization and digital asset education

Tether and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore blockchain adoption, tokenization initiatives, and digital asset education across DMCC’s network of more than 26,000 companies. Summary Tether and DMCC have signed an MoU to explore…

‘Time to Revisit’ US Accredited Investor Laws

Key Takeaways Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong urged revisiting U.S. accredited investor rules that require $200,000 income or $1 million net worth. He proposed a financial literacy test, echoing a 2025 U.S. House bill on examination-based accreditation. Wider access would expand Coinbase’s…

NFT

BlackRock Launches BITA, Its First Bitcoin Income ETF, on Nasdaq

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF began trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker BITA, marking the world’s largest asset manager’s boldest step yet into structuring Bitcoin as an income-generating asset rather than a pure speculative play. The launch was…

India’s ED files charges in $20M Coinbase spoofing case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint in a cryptocurrency fraud case involving more than $20 million in stolen digital assets and has attached assets worth about INR 64.55 crore (approx. $6.83 million) linked to the alleged proceeds of…