[Op-Ed] Mickele Macon: How AI-Assisted Music Helped Gryph Keep Building Its Web3 Vision
By Mickele Macon How AI-assisted music gave Gryph an executable path forward without abandoning its larger mission of creator ownership If you have followed Gryph over the past five years, you may have wondered where we have been. Some people…
Bitcoin Falls Below $58,000 as Quarter-End Selling and Strategy Jitters Deepen 2026 Losses
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $58,000 on June 30, its first trip under $60,000 since 2024, extending 2026 losses to 34%. A Strategy financing overhaul, $950 million Mt. Gox wallet move, plus continued ETF outflows have fueled the drop. Third-quarter…
PDAX, Coach Miranda Miner-Led GMMG Launch Crypto Technical Analyst Course for Filipinos
Global Miranda Miner Group (GMMG), in partnership with the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), has launched the Crypto Technical Analyst Executive Course to address risk management gaps among local investors. The inaugural batch of the face-to-face training program recently concluded…
Bank of Thailand Backs 1:1 Baht Stablecoin While Tightening Cross-Border Payment Rules
Key Takeaways Bank of Thailand plans to hold public hearings by late 2026 for a 1:1 baht-backed stablecoin. Regulators suspended 5,000 Alipay and Wechat Pay accounts to curb unauthorized yuan QR transfers. Speculative retail forex operations will face stiff fines…
Brazil Stablecoin Demand Explodes 158% Year-Over-Year to $2.6 Billion in May
Key Takeaways Central Bank of Brazil data shows digital asset purchases jumped 155% YoY to $12.138B by May 2026. Brazil bought $2.632B in stablecoins during May 2026, reinforcing dollar-proxy demand across Latam. Lula administration may revisit stablecoin rules after the…
BSP Sees Wholesale CBDC for Securities Settlement, Cross-Border Payments
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has identified the settlement of financial securities and large-value cross-border payments as potential applications for wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). This was highlighted in the central bank’s “Project Agila” report, which aims to…
Draftkings Drops Crypto.com, Launches Own Prediction Market Exchange
Key Takeaways Draftkings launched DKeX on June 26, shifting its prediction markets off CME and Crypto.com onto its own CFTC exchange. Draftkings Predictions hit roughly $11.3B in annualized trading volume for the week ended June 21, lifted by the World…
[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,…
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…
