The initial tranche of $10.6 million in subscriptions is expected to close within 48 hours following its Wednesday announcement.
Paxos Labs will let companies create their own stablecoins, offer onchain yield, and manage tokenized assets.
Deutsche Bank, Memento Blockchain, and Interop Labs published a litepaper on June 17 outlining plans for Digital Asset Management Access 2 (DAMA 2), a tokenization platform intended to operate on public blockchains and facilitate the issuance of regulated funds. According to the paper, DAMA 2 would link three layers: Ethereum (ETH) would act as the […]
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JPMorgan will pilot a dollar-denominated deposit token called JPMD on Coinbase’s Base blockchain within days, global blockchain division co-head Naveen Mallela said in an interview with Bloomberg News on June 17. The test will transfer a fixed amount of JPMD from the bank’s digital wallet to Coinbase, making the token available to selected institutional users […]
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Ink Foundation announced on June 17 that it would mint 1 billion INK tokens to fund user-run liquidity on Ink, the Ethereum layer-2 network backed by Kraken. The foundation has permanently set the supply cap and will release the mint date and contract address after completing the audits. The end of audits, together with predefined […]
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EigenLayer has introduced a new platform called EigenCloud, designed to bring verifiability and transparency to both blockchain-native and traditional applications. The launch, announced on June 17 in a statement shared with CryptoSlate, introduces a unified system that leverages the power of EigenLayer’s ecosystem, including its native EIGEN token. Eigen Labs CEO Sreeram Kannan stated that […]
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Ark Invest, the investment management firm led by Cathie Wood, has sold off over $50 million of its holdings in Circle Internet Group (CRCL), the issuer of the USDC stablecoin. On June 16, Ark dumped 342,658 CRCL shares valued at approximately $51.7 million, based on the day’s closing price of $151.06, according to Yahoo Finance […]
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The Ink Foundation said there will be a hard cap of 1 billion INK tokens, which will not be used for protocol governance.
Cosmos-based Namada has completed its mainnet, introducing a composable privacy layer for decentralized applications.
Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly asked the Second Circuit Court to extend the suspension of the agency’s appeal. According to a June 16 court filing, both parties are pushing to delay the appeal to avoid further litigation following their previous settlement. This request follows an earlier effort to […]
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Crypto capital gains will be exempt from personal income tax in Thailand if made through licensed exchanges, brokers, or dealers.
a16z crypto has purchased $70 million in EIGEN tokens, expanding on its previous lead investment in Eigen Labs' $100 million Series B round.
The suspension has sparked considerable speculation on X, some of which concerns potential regulatory involvement.
Investigators have linked a figure in the $30 million ZKasino alleged scam to a fresh cryptocurrency project branded WhiteRock (WHITE), on-chain analyst ZachXBT reported in a June 16 post on X. WhiteRock surfaced in December 2024 with an anonymous team, overstated user counts, and unverifiable claims about a USDX reserve, researchers at Blokiments wrote in […]
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Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has opposed Cardano’s leadership’s new proposal to convert part of its treasury into Bitcoin. In a June 16 post on X, Yakovenko suggested the idea was misguided, arguing that it reflects poor treasury management and sends the wrong message to the Cardano community. According to him: “Projects should keep 18-36 […]
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The Tron blockchain is reportedly planning a backdoor entry to the US public markets through a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed company, the Financial Times reported on June 16. If completed, the merger would create a new company, Tron Inc., holding large amounts of TRX, Tron’s native token. The report also suggested that […]
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A new proposal within the Polkadot ecosystem is pushing for the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. According to the proposal, the plan involves converting 500,000 DOT, valued at around $2 million, into Threshold Bitcoin (tBTC), a wrapped version of Bitcoin secured through threshold cryptography, which ensures decentralization and non-custodial management. Polkadot’s Bitcoin proposal Before […]
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Walmart and Amazon are preparing to launch their own stablecoins as the U.S. Senate advances landmark legislation that would establish a federal regulatory framework for privately issued digital dollars for the first time. The legislation, known as the GENIUS Act (S.394), has passed committee and cleared cloture, with a final Senate vote scheduled for June […]
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A growing number of public companies are committing significant funds to XRP treasuries, with total commitments approaching the $1 billion milestone. The move signals rising institutional interest in integrating blockchain-based assets into corporate financial strategies. Momentum builds around corporate XRP reserves On June 12, Singapore-based Web3 firm Trident Digital revealed plans to raise up to […]
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The Cardano ecosystem could soon undergo a strategic treasury shift to energize its DeFi and stablecoin sectors. On June 13, the network founder Charles Hoskinson suggested allocating around $100 million worth of ADA from the network’s treasury towards a mix of stablecoins and Bitcoin. According to him: “[W]e take about a hundred million worth of ADA […]
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Polygon has laid out an ambitious scaling roadmap to reach 100,000 transactions per second (TPS), beginning with a July upgrade that will bring the network to 1,000 TPS. The roadmap comes a day after Polygon announced a governance revamp and shift in focus to Agglayer. Dubbed the “Gigagas” roadmap, the initiative is focused on making […]
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Two US Democratic Senators are demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over reports that the social media giant is exploring a new stablecoin project. In a letter dated June 11, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal asked Zuckerberg to explain Meta’s current ambitions in the digital currency space. The move follows news that the […]
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Tether has taken a new step in its long-term strategy of diversifying outside its primary stablecoin issuance business. On June 12, the USDT stablecoin issuer disclosed that it acquired an equity stake in Elemental Altus Royalties, a firm specializing in gold royalties. According to the firm, on June 10, it secured 78.4 million common shares […]
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Investor demand for Ethereum-backed spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is heating up amid the asset’s bullish price moves. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $240 million in net daily inflows on June 11, their second-highest total for 2025. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led the charge with $160 million inflows, followed by Fidelity’s […]
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Approaching deadlines for spot XRP ETF applications from major asset managers, including Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, and Bitwise, are fueling speculation over potential SEC approval, especially in light of Ripple’s proposed legal settlement with the regulator, which still awaits final court approval. On the prediction platform Polymarket, odds for an approval by 2025 surged to as […]
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Interactive Strength (TRNR), a Nasdaq-listed fitness technology firm, is entering the digital asset space by launching what it describes as the first artificial intelligence-driven crypto treasury. The company plans to acquire $500 million worth of Fetch.ai’s FET tokens, according to a June 11 announcement. TRNR has started building its token position, backed by an initial […]
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Polygon’s governance is undergoing a significant transformation, with co-founder Sandeep Nailwal stepping in as the Foundation’s first CEO. In a June 11 post on X, Nailwal said: “As the largest holder of POL and someone who dedicated his life to development and success of Polygon from the very beginning, I have decided to take full […]
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VivoPower has committed $100 million in XRP to Flare Network’s ecosystem in a bid to boost returns on its digital asset holdings, according to a June 11 statement. Through this move, VivoPower intends to leverage Flare’s on-chain protocols, including Firelight, to generate sustainable yield from its XRP reserves. The company plans to channel all earned […]
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