World Adds Agentkit Access as AI Agents Handle Purchases Across 4 Countries
Key Takeaways On June 24, World expanded access to Agentkit, enabling AI agents to link directly to verified World IDs. A trial of 500 hats proved that platforms using Agentkit can stop automated retail bot abuse. World aims to build…
Kraken and Maple Bring Institutional Credit Infrastructure Fully On-chain
The two entities have launched an on-chain warehouse financing facility designed to bring traditional structure credit protections to crypto-backed lending. The veteran US exchange has tapped the 2019-founded Maple, one of the largest on-chain institutional asset management platforms with…
Ripple landed JPMorgan and SBI. XRP ignored it all
In one stretch of 2026 Ripple settled a tokenized Treasury with JPMorgan, deepened ties with Deutsche Bank, and launched its stablecoin in Japan with SBI. XRP sits near a dollar, beneath every major moving average. The disconnect is not a…
Atlas Plans USAFi Launch With Nasdaq ETF Backing and VARA Approval
Key Takeaways Atlas plans to launch USAFi in Q3 2026 under Dubai VARA as an ETF-backed token. Nouriel Roubini backs USAFi, signaling growing institutional support for tokenization. USAFi will use Nasdaq-listed USAF reserves, targeting DeFi access and value preservation. Nouriel…
Pi Network’s PI Barely Avoids New ATL, BTC Rebounds From Another Dip to $59K: Market Watch
MemeCore has crashed hard over the past 24 hours, dumping by well over 70%. Bitcoin’s price troubles only accelerated yesterday as the asset dipped toward $59,000 for the second time in June before it finally rebounded to over $61,000…
China hands death sentence to convict who laundered $7M through crypto
China has sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to death after authorities found he laundered more than 48 million yuan, about $7.04 million, through cryptocurrency as part of a major cross-border narcotics operation. Summary China sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to…
Curaçao Orders Its Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets and Ban Mixers, With Full Compliance Due in 2027
The Curaçao Gaming Authority issued its first detailed crypto compliance guideline, effective June 2026. Operators must deploy blockchain analytics and segregate wallets, with full compliance due by June 2027. Mixers, sanctioned wallets and crypto-as-exchange activity are banned immediately under the…
Crypto News Today (June 25): BTC Crashed Below $60K, Already Back to $61K, More Binance EU Licence Drama, and Standard Chartered Calls for AAVE to Hit $3,500
In crypto news today (June 25), BTC USD crashed below $60,000 late yesterday but has since recovered to $61,500, with nearly $1Bn in liquidations piling up and $780M of that $994M figure coming from long positions. The Bitcoin crash coincided…
Former Ethereum Foundation Contributors Launch Ethlabs R&D Nonprofit
Five former senior researchers from the Ethereum Foundation have launched Ethlabs, an independent non-profit R&D organization dedicated to advancing Ethereum’s technical capabilities for the mass adoption phase. Ethlabs launched on June 22nd with backing from BitMine, SharpLink, and Ethereum co-founder…
Major Ripple (XRP) Adoption News for Users in Japan: Details
Meanwhile, RLUSD continues to rise in terms of usage and market cap, hitting $1.6 billion on CG. By extending its collaboration with long-term local partner SBI Group, Ripple has received approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA) to…
