Community Banks Launch Ad Campaign Against Stablecoin Reward Language in Clarity Act
Digital Asset Raises $355M for Canton Network as Wall Street Embraces Blockchain
DOJ Charges Two in $389M Cryptocurrency Laundering Case
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Delaware and New Jersey Advance Statewide Crypto ATM Bans
Citigroup Launches Tokenized Shares Platform for Private Companies
Ondo Finance Hires Former Invesco ETF Chief for Onchain Products
Bithumb CEO Booked as Bribery Suspect in South Korean Lawmaker Hiring Probe
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Digital Asset Raises $355M for Canton Network as Wall Street Embraces Blockchain
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Delaware and New Jersey Advance Statewide Crypto ATM Bans
Citigroup Launches Tokenized Shares Platform for Private Companies
Ondo Finance Hires Former Invesco ETF Chief for Onchain Products
Bithumb CEO Booked as Bribery Suspect in South Korean Lawmaker Hiring Probe
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Digital Asset Raises $355M for Canton Network as Wall Street Embraces Blockchain
Digital Asset has raised $355 million in a new equity funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz for its Canton Network, a blockchain infrastructure platform designed for institutional finance. The round includes backing from Wall Street giants and a sovereign wealth fund.
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Citigroup Launches Tokenized Shares Platform for Private Companies
Citigroup is rolling out a blockchain-based platform enabling institutional investors and high-net-worth clients to trade tokenized shares of major private companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Ripple.
Ondo Finance Hires Former Invesco ETF Chief for Onchain Products
Ondo Finance has recruited a former Invesco ETF executive to lead expansion into regulated onchain investment infrastructure, marking a significant shift of traditional finance talent into crypto.
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Community Banks Launch Ad Campaign Against Stablecoin Reward Language in Clarity Act
A coalition of community banks has launched a public advertising campaign targeting reward provisions in the Clarity Act, warning that incentive mechanisms tied to stablecoin adoption could destabilize traditional banking and erode consumer protections.
DOJ Charges Two in $389M Cryptocurrency Laundering Case
The U.S. Department of Justice charged two individuals on June 11, 2026, for operating AudiA6, a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly processed more than $389 million in illicit transactions.
Delaware and New Jersey Advance Statewide Crypto ATM Bans
Delaware and New Jersey each advanced legislation this week to ban cryptocurrency ATMs statewide, citing over $400 million in annual nationwide fraud losses and scam patterns that disproportionately affect older residents.
Bithumb CEO Booked as Bribery Suspect in South Korean Lawmaker Hiring Probe
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