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Trace Finance Raises $32M Series A as Stablecoin Infrastructure Gains Institutional Backing

Ibrahim Rajab1h ago

Florida Man 'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty in $1.8B HyperFund Fraud

Rodney Burton, a Miami-based cryptocurrency promoter known as "Bitcoin Rodney," pleaded guilty to his role in the $1.8 billion HyperFund fraud scheme. The case represents one of the largest cryptocurrency fraud cases by dollar amount and reflects law enforcement's growing success in prosecuting...

Hadi Ghadban1h ago

BitGo Stock Surges 11% on $50M Buyback as Shares Trade 65% Below IPO Price

BitGo announced a $50 million share buyback program on Tuesday, sending its stock up 11% in a single day. The cryptocurrency custody company's board approved the repurchase of approximately 8% of its Class A shares, citing undervaluation concerns as the primary rationale.

Ibrahim Rajab2h ago

Gulf Dynasty Heir Moves $6 Trillion Trade Market onto Blockchain

An heir to a 135-year-old Gulf trading dynasty is moving one of global finance's most traditional markets onto blockchain infrastructure, signaling institutional adoption of distributed ledgers in the Middle East at a scale previously unseen in the region.

Ibrahim Rajab5h ago

Regulation

Australia's High Court Rules Block Earner Needs Financial Services License

Australia's High Court unanimously ruled that Block Earner, a cryptocurrency yield platform, must obtain a financial services license to operate legally in the country. The decision overturns a 2025 appeal that had favored the platform and backs ASIC in its enforcement action.

Hadi Ghadban7h ago

BitGo Launches MiCA Compliance Support as European Crypto Firms Face License Deadline

BitGo announced MiCA compliance support services for European cryptocurrency firms navigating the EU's stringent licensing requirements. The move positions BitGo as a critical infrastructure partner as regulatory deadlines approach.

Hadi Ghadban9h ago

Bipartisan Senators Push Treasury to Preserve State Authority in GENIUS Act

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has pressed the Treasury Department to maintain states' regulatory authority over stablecoins under the proposed GENIUS Act, signaling broad legislative support for a federalism-based approach to digital asset oversight.

Hadi Ghadban19h ago

Coinbase Launches System Update with SEC-Registered AI Advisor

Coinbase announced a major System Update on June 16, 2026, introducing an SEC-registered AI advisor, unified global liquidity, and expanded options trading. The move signals regulatory risks that could reshape how crypto platforms operate under SEC oversight.

Hadi Ghadban21h ago

DeFi

Blockchain Academics7h ago

DeFi

Collector Crypt Fees Surge 129% After Solflare Integration

Collector Crypt saw fee revenue jump 129% week-over-week to $3.86 million following Solflare wallet's integration of its gacha card-pack trading mechanic. The move signals wallets are becoming trading platforms, but regulatory risks and liquidity fragmentation loom.

DeFi

Standard Chartered Targets $100 UNI by 2030 on Wall Street Adoption Thesis

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick projects Uniswap's UNI token could reach $100 by 2030, representing 40x upside. The forecast depends on Wall Street treating Uniswap as neutral infrastructure for tokenized assets and the protocol's fee-switch mechanism tightening supply.

Ibrahim RajabYesterday

Ibrahim RajabJun 12, 2026

Standard Chartered Sets $100 UNI Target by 2030, Betting on DeFi's RWA Future

Standard Chartered Global Research initiated coverage of Uniswap (UNI) on June 15, 2026, with a $100 price target for the end of 2030, representing roughly 40x increase from current levels near $2.50.

Hadi GhadbanYesterday

DeFi

Ethena Labs Allocates $250M to Securitize's Tokenized CLO Fund on Solana

Ethena Labs is allocating $250 million to Securitize's Tokenized AAA CLO Fund on Solana, marking one of the largest institutional commitments to onchain structured credit. The deployment backs reserves for USDe, Ethena's synthetic stablecoin, and signals growing institutional adoption of...

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