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SpaceX perpetual futures have generated $2.6B in volume since May 30, pulling speculative capital away from altcoins as Bitcoin and Ethereum hold institutional interest.
Binance Wallet's tokenized SpaceX subscription raised $557M from 27,689 wallets. Retail investors dominated headcount; $20k-$100k investors supplied 58% of funds.
Citi issued the first tokenized depositary receipt for Kaleido, giving wealthy clients direct private equity ownership on a regulated blockchain. U.S. rollout is planned.
Short positions bore the brunt of $106M in crypto liquidations as Bitcoin held $100K. The squeeze risk shifts to rebound-driven moves.
Open interest in on-chain equity and commodity perpetuals hit $2.25B in Q1 2026, even as the broader crypto market cap fell 20.4%. Hyperliquid and Solana lead the shift.
Google searches for cryptocurrencies are rising in June per Alphractal, breaking months of weak retail interest. Bitcoin near $60k. But search spikes alone don't signal a retail comeback.
Japan's 20% flat crypto tax bill reclassifies digital assets as financial instruments, cuts capital gains from 55%, and allows loss carryforwards. ETFs by 2027, tax cut by 2028. Upper House vote expected.
Birmingham City activated a €7M buy option for Jhon Solis. The deal shows football's transfer infrastructure remains entirely traditional, with no blockchain involvement.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig, the agency's sole commissioner, has approved crypto perpetual futures and backed the Winklevoss settlement vacatur, drawing industry praise and bipartisan concern. Congress pushes for new nominees as internal turmoil grows.
Remixpoint forecasts FY2027 revenue of ¥48.8B to ¥56.1B, up from ¥17.75B. The digital asset pivot to lending and management carries a ¥7B forecast gap.
Google searches for crypto terms rose in June after months of decline, with Bitcoin near $62K. The uptick suggests retail interest is returning, but the trend needs to accelerate to confirm a shift.
Trust Wallet now supports bStocks on BNB Chain, letting users hold tokenized Tesla and Nvidia shares in self-custody with no KYC and access to DeFi lending and trading.
Federated Hermes launched OFFXX, a money market fund for stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act. The fund holds Treasuries and repos, offering yield on reserves while meeting 1:1 backing requirements.
Coinbase's new MPC wallet infrastructure lets AI agents hold crypto and execute trades autonomously. The first agent, Luna, paid for API credits — a step toward machine-driven commerce onchain.
Fortune ranked Bybit in its inaugural Crypto 100. The listing signals a shift: the exchange is building compliance credentials alongside product expansion into tokenized assets and IPO access.
Europol coordinated raids across multiple countries, seizing assets and arresting suspects in a $390M crypto investment fraud network. The case signals tighter cross-border AML enforcement ahead.
Seoul views tokenized equities as securities under existing law, opening the door to taxation without new legislation. The FSC's July guidelines will clarify rules for a $1.47B market.
Figure Technology Solutions is buying Kiavi for $717 million, adding $7 billion in annual lending volume to its blockchain marketplace. The deal marks the first use of Figure's AI onboarding tool, Adaptor, and opens a $200 billion origination opportunity.
Coinbase for Agents lets users set spending limits and trading permissions for autonomous AI agents. A study earlier this year documented $192m in investor losses tied to manipulated agent behavior.
Removing Rules 611 and 610(e) eliminates the biggest structural barrier for onchain stock trading, but registration and settlement rules remain. Approval expected Q1 2027.
Binance Wallet's SpaceX IPO token subscription drew $557M from 27,689 addresses. The campaign shows strong demand for tokenized pre-IPO exposure, with final allocation and token distribution next.
Coinbase for Agents lets ChatGPT and Claude trade crypto directly. A study of 925,000 token holders found $192M in investor losses against $30M in paper gains.
Binance launched Bstocks, 1:1 tokenized U.S. equities with self-custody on BNB Chain. At launch: Circle, Micron, Nvidia, Sandisk, Tesla. SpaceX planned post-IPO.
The SEC proposed rescinding Rule 611, which could remove a key barrier for tokenized U.S. equities in DeFi. Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn explains why AMMs cannot comply.
The SEC wants to scrap Reg NMS Rules 611 and 610(e), citing outdated costs. Crypto venues face parallel structure questions as regulated trading grows.
BTC/JPY volumes face shrinking yen funding as the BOJ prepares to hike to 1%. Political pressure and leadership uncertainty cloud the path to further tightening.
Crypto trading volume dropped to a two-year low in June, down roughly 40% from Q1 averages, Santiment data shows. A relief rally would need a catalyst.
The US government transferred $984K in seized Alameda and FTX crypto to Coinbase Prime. Its total crypto holdings top $20.9B, including 328,354 BTC.
Mastercard will settle card payments with USDC, PYUSD as tokenized equity markets jump 47% in May; DeFi caps slide 13%.
Over $2 billion in crypto bets on the World Cup winner tests Polymarket's liquidity and oracle reliability. What happens if the final is disputed?