What the DTCC deal means
Stellar trades near $0.18, but a May 2026 plan for the DTCC to connect its tokenization service to Stellar, with XLM named as the settlement token, could route trillions in traditional securities onto the network. What would that actually mean…
Ripple CTO Emeritus Unveils Plan to Tackle XRPL DEX Front-Running
The proposal aims to give XRPL users guaranteed execution priority if they pay a reservation fee before a ledger closes. David Schwartz, who co-founded the XRP Ledger, has proposed a transaction reservation scheme as a potential fix for front-running…
Bitget launches global trading league merging crypto and traditional markets
Bitget has launched a two-month global trading league with 240,000 USDT in total prizes as the exchange combines crypto futures and traditional market CFDs in one competition. Summary Bitget has launched the UEX Futures League, combining crypto futures and traditional…
Galaxy Digital cuts CLARITY Act odds as Tim Scott pushes ahead
The chances of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 have narrowed after Galaxy Digital reduced its approval odds to 50%, even as Senate Republicans continue pushing for a vote when lawmakers return from recess. Summary Galaxy Digital has lowered…
Crypto News Today (June 29): BTC Loses $60K Again, EU Goes After MiCA Violators Following Binance Cull and the BIS Makes Stark Stablecoin Warning
In crypto news today (June 26), BTC USD continues its struggle to hold key support at $60,000, currently trading around $60,200. Liquidations slowed considerably from $1Bn late last week to $206M in the past 24-hours, with $150M of that figure…
Coinbase (COIN) Down 62% One Year After Jim Cramer’s PARC Basket
Data shows Coinbase is trading near the lower end of its yearly range, far from the momentum levels seen at PARC’s launch. Nearly one year after CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer grouped Palantir (PLTR), Applovin (APP), Robinhood (HOOD),…
Will ETH lag Bitcoin in 2026?
Ethereum has fallen harder than Bitcoin, down nearly 70% from its high while the ETH/BTC ratio sits near multi-year lows. Will Ether keep lagging the market leader through 2026, or is the underperformance setting up a reversal? Here is the…
Brad Garlinghouse Takes Aim at $16Tn Payment Flows: Is XRP Ripple Really Going to 100X?
XRP Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on June 26 that Ripple now processes approximately $16 trillion in annual payments and clearing activity across its acquired businesses, and that digital assets, including XRP, account for “close to zero percent” of…
Bernstein predicts acquisition wave as prediction markets consolidate
Prediction-market operators have increasingly moved to own more of their trading infrastructure, setting the stage for an acquisition wave across crypto exchanges, sportsbooks, brokerages and trading venues, according to Bernstein. Summary Bernstein expects prediction markets to enter an acquisition phase…
BlackRock Bitcoin News: IBIT Suffers $1.3Bn Outflow as Iran Shakes Safe Money
In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, iShares Bitcoin Trust, better known as IBIT, shed $1.3Bn in net redemptions during the week of June 22–26, according to Farside Investors flow data. That single fund accounted for 72.9% of the $1.79Bn that left…
