Franklin Templeton Files ETFs That Turn Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin Exposure
Franklin Templeton filed proposals with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 18 to launch two ETFs that combine U.S. equities with Bitcoin exposure. The two funds plan to use dividends from the underlying index stocks to increase…
Base Sets June 25 Mainnet Date for Beryl Upgrade and Native B20 Token Standard
Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has confirmed June 25 as the mainnet activation date for its Beryl network upgrade, its most technically significant release since launch. Beryl introduces B20, a native token standard for issuing stablecoins and other assets…
Bitcoin Network Activity Nears All-Time Highs — But 80% of Transactions Are Worth Less Than $6,000
Bitcoin’s blockchain is approaching peak activity levels not seen since late 2024 — but the transactions driving that surge are not people moving money. Microtransactions under 0.01 BTC now dominate the network to a degree that would have been unthinkable…
Leading Web3 Marketing Agencies 2026: TVL & DeFi
Web3 marketing agencies are everywhere. The ones that move TVL and on-chain activity are rare. In 2026, the metric that separates real growth partners from noise machines is brutally simple: can you show me a verified wallet count, a TVL…
Kalshi Opens Early IPO Talks With Investment Banks as Revenue Surpasses $2 Billion
Prediction markets leader Kalshi has quietly begun engaging investment banks about a potential public listing, a development that could mark a milestone moment for an industry that has grown from a regulatory novelty into one of the most debated financial…
Morgan Stanley Files Amended ETH and SOL ETFs With Market-Low 0.14% Fees and Staking Rewards
Morgan Stanley has taken another step toward launching its spot Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds, filing second-amended S-1 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The updated filings introduce a detailed fee structure and staking mechanism…
BitGo Europe Launches MiCA-Ready Crypto-as-a-Service Platform as EU Deadline Closes In
The custody firm is offering exchanges and fintechs a compliance bridge just 13 days before the EU’s July 1 MiCA authorization deadline — a lifeline for hundreds of firms still operating without licenses. BitGo Europe has unveiled a Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS)…
CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Approval of Perpetual Futures
The world’s largest futures exchange operator has escalated its battle against crypto derivatives deregulation, announcing plans to take the U.S. government to court over a product it says never should have been approved. CME Files Lawsuit Against the CFTC CME…
Coinbase Launches AI Advisor and Major Platform Expansion
Coinbase has unveiled what may be the most ambitious single-day product announcement in its history. Dubbed the “System Update,” the June 16 release covered every major segment of finance, with Coinbase framing the rollout around three pillars: more assets to…
Pump.fun Activity Craters 80% in Three Months, Dragging Solana Fees Lower as Traders Rotate Into Perps
The memecoin boom that once defined Solana’s identity as a high-throughput speculation machine is unraveling in real time, and Pump.fun is bearing the brunt of it. The seven-day average of Pump.fun‘s token graduation rate — the share of newly created…
