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This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Bitcoin spent the week grinding down, and wicking […]

Muriel Siebert & Co., a Wall Street broker-dealer with roughly $19.5 billion in retail client assets, has selected Tzero’s end-to-end digital securities infrastructure to enter the tokenized securities market. Siebert Brings Legacy Credibility to Blockchain Markets The firm, founded in 1967 by the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange […]

21Shares says its 2026 crypto forecasts are showing uneven progress, with prediction markets and Ethereum scaling ahead of pace while ETPs, stablecoins, DeFi, digital asset treasuries, and tokenized assets trail ambitious targets. 21Shares Measures 10 Crypto Forecasts Against Midyear Market Data Crypto markets are entering the second half of 2026 with 10 major forecasts moving […]

House lawmakers spotlighted bitcoin as a challenge to authoritarian governments after Representative William Timmons said cryptocurrency could mark the “beginning of the end” of authoritarian rule. At a House roundtable, participants discussed financial repression, China’s digital-currency ambitions, and U.S. leadership in digital-asset policy. House Roundtable Examines Crypto Access Under Repressive Governments A bullish view of […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse outlined XRP’s role in institutional payments, citing $16 trillion in annual payments and clearing activity across businesses Ripple added through acquisitions, where digital asset usage remains minimal. Garlinghouse Positions XRP Within Institutional Payment Infrastructure Institutional settlement remains central to Ripple’s strategy, with Brad Garlinghouse discussing XRP as a key part of […]

Ripple pushed its CLARITY Act campaign through Washington with a branded truck as Senate pressure mounted over crypto market rules. Ripple Takes CLARITY Act Campaign to Washington, D.C., as Senate Vote Pressure Builds Ripple put its CLARITY Act message on wheels June 25, sending a branded truck through Washington, D.C., as Congress continued work on […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains bullish on bitcoin while distancing that view from Strategy’s approach, adding that Michael Saylor and Strategy were not focused on the right priorities and that this has hurt the overall market. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Bitcoin Has Established Its Role as Digital Gold Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse […]

Robert Kiyosaki says gold may be entering a bull run after he bought and saw prices jump. He pointed to Jim Rickards’ bold forecast and warned that debt, inflation, and a weakening dollar could keep driving investors toward gold. Robert Kiyosaki Points Retail Investors Toward Gold and Technical Analysis Gold’s recent price action led Robert […]

Grayscale said bitcoin could face more pressure if the CLARITY Act stalls, as Senate delays and tighter rate expectations weigh on crypto sentiment. Bitcoin’s Next Price Test Narrows Around the CLARITY Act The CLARITY Act has moved to the center of market focus as it faces a compressed Senate calendar, with regulatory progress emerging as […]

According to onchain data, the publicly listed firm Sharplink Gaming received roughly 5,000 ether this week, marking its first such inflow since last year. Onchain analysts at Lookonchain flagged the transaction, noting that Sharplink holds 876,285 ETH on its balance sheet. Lookonchain Spots Sharplink Recieving 5,000 ETH With 876,285 ETH valued at $1.38 billion using […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 and FTSE Russell’s U.S. equity indexes less than a month after its record-breaking IPO, placing the newly public aerospace giant in some of the market’s most closely watched benchmarks. SpaceX Inclusion Highlights Growing Influence of Aerospace Innovation in Major Market Benchmark Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: […]

Caleb & Brown has implemented Ripple Payments to enable quicker U.S. dollar withdrawals for its brokerage clients, integrating Ripple’s network into fiat transfers to bridge crypto settlement speed with traditional banking systems. Earlier Ripple Partnership Expands Into Live USD Payment Infrastructure Caleb & Brown, a leading cryptocurrency brokerage managing more than $2 billion in digital […]

Prediction-market platform Polymarket said hackers stole roughly $3 million from users after a third-party vendor was compromised and malicious code was injected into its website. The incident has since been fully contained, and refunds are being initiated for affected users in full. A Supply-Chain Attack, Not a Direct Breach Polymarket disclosed that a compromise at […]

Coinbase’s Base mainnet went down for nearly two hours Thursday after a faulty block froze the chain’s sequencer and halted all new block production. What Happened The incident began at 16:03 UTC on June 25, 2026, when Base engineers detected unhealthy block production on the network’s mainnet. By 16:52 UTC, the team had identified the […]

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) explained that this prohibition stemmed from the pseudonymous trait of cryptocurrency, as each donation must be identified, and this requirement could be very difficult to complete with the use of these tools. Brazil’s Prosecutor’s Office Reiterates Ban on Crypto Political Donations Ahead of Presidential Election As the general elections get […]

Vinny Lingham, co-founder of Praxos Capital, told Unchained’s Laura Shin that Strategy’s financial structure is now unraveling in a way he predicted 18 months ago, and that the company may be approaching the point where every available move makes its position worse. Lingham Called It Early The co-founder of Praxos Capital, Vinny Lingham, once known […]

Jeremy Grantham, the billionaire investor who predicted both the dot-com crash and the 2007 housing collapse, says the artificial intelligence (AI) market is the biggest investment bubble in American history and warns that a 70% decline in high-flying AI stocks would not be unexpected. Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of Boston-based institutional investment firm GMO, made the […]

Gold’s recent pullback has strengthened Robert Kiyosaki’s wait-for-confirmation approach, with the investor monitoring technical charts before making new purchases. Peter Schiff, meanwhile, argued that gold’s drop reflects market expectations about interest rates that may not be enough to contain inflation. Gold Pullback Reinforces Kiyosaki’s Buying Strategy Robert Kiyosaki framed gold’s latest decline as a potential […]

Ripple executive Reece Merrick compared crypto payments to the early evolution of online shopping, arguing that crypto payments are moving through a similar infrastructure-building phase that preceded mainstream e-commerce adoption. Ripple Executive Compares Crypto Payments to Early E-Commerce Growth Ripple executive Reece Merrick drew a direct comparison between crypto payments today and the early stages […]

Peter Schiff pushed back against claims that bitcoin is undervalued following recent declines, arguing that the asset lacks conventional valuation benchmarks as Strategy-linked securities faced steep losses. Peter Schiff Challenges Bitcoin Valuation Claims After Price Weakness Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff renewed his criticism of bitcoin on June 23, targeting the narrative that recent […]

The price of bitcoin is down 40% over the last year and has spent the past week trading between $62,171 and $65,994. In one of our periodic AI prediction experiments, we asked leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to scan the market, weigh the pressure points and forecast where bitcoin could be headed next. Bitcoin prices […]

XRP withdrawal transactions on Binance overtook deposits for several days, while similar shifts were observed across other crypto exchanges, including Coinbase and Bybit. The shift occurred as XRP traded near recent lows, pointing to a change in exchange behavior amid price pressure. Binance XRP Withdrawals Lead Deposits for Seven Consecutive Days XRP has shown short-term […]

An analysis revealed several altcoins recorded stronger outflows than inflows, a pattern often associated with accumulation. At the same time, a group of larger cryptocurrencies saw higher inflows, reflecting contrasting positioning strategies across the digital asset market. Analysis Highlights Accumulation Signals in Select Tokens An analysis shared by Cryptoquant on June 23 showed a split […]

Enso, an onchain finance platform, has launched its real-world assets (RWA) app and announced major integrations to solve the fragmentation of tokenized real-world assets. Tackling Fragmentation in Asset Tokenization Enso, an execution and orchestration layer for institutional onchain finance, announced Tuesday the launch of its real-world assets ( RWA) app and an expanded distribution network […]

Thailand has expanded a probe into a transnational Chinese criminal network that used illegal crypto-mining to launder over $300 million annually from online scams and gambling. Rigs Seized and Power Stolen Thai authorities have expanded an investigation into illegal cryptocurrency mining networks allegedly run by Chinese financiers that laundered more than $300 million (10 billion […]

Allunity has launched SEKAU, a Swedish krona-backed stablecoin issued as a regulated e-money token under MiCA. The token is backed 1:1 by segregated SEK reserves and will debut across five blockchain networks. Allunity Targets Institutional Payments With New Swedish Krona Stablecoin Allunity is expanding its European stablecoin lineup with the launch of SEKAU, a Swedish […]

South Korea’s Toss Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based remittance and settlement infrastructure. A First for a Korean Internet Bank Toss Bank, South Korea’s third-largest internet-only bank, said it signed the agreement in Seoul on June 19 and called it the “first direct strategic cooperation agreement between […]

Robert Kiyosaki says recent declines in gold, silver, bitcoin, and ethereum have not shaken his conviction. He is closely watching for a technical reversal before making his next move. Kiyosaki Is Watching Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum for Trend Reversal Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki said on June 20 that he is monitoring […]

A proposal that seeks to implement a semi-voluntary redirect rate to subsidize the creation and operation of shared infrastructure by validators. If the majority of validators agree, the rate becomes mandatory for all, and they can choose which organization gets part or all of these funds. Controversial Redirect Rate Ethereum Infrastructure Funding Proposal Surges To […]