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Many experts share Bilotta’s AI agent outlook, including Charles Hoskinson, founder and CEO of Cardano’s Input Output, who said that by 2035 they will become more relevant than humans. The macro numbers support his stance. Data from the U.S. International Trade Administration via Trade.gov shows that business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce across the broader Asia-Pacific region is expanding at a 15% annual clip, with market values projected to climb past $28.9 trillion by the end of this year. Yet, despite that explosive growth, the plumbing underneath remains broken. The problem is fundamentally an issue of legacy infrastructure and compliance, Bilotta noted. Global…

Girin Labs Brings $XRP Ledger to Everyday Payments Girin Labs is bringing the $XRP Ledger closer to everyday use by closing the gap between holding digital assets and actually spending them. Through the integration of its Girin Wallet with Doppler Finance’s institutional-grade yield layer, the focus shifts from passive storage to active, real-world utility. The aim is straightforward: make $XRP and $RLUSD secure, spendable, and productive in daily transactions without compromising user control. At the core of the rollout is a simple shift that the Girin Wallet enables real-world payments on the $XRP Ledger. Users can spend $XRP and $RLUSD…

The People’s Bank of China said stablecoins could play a larger role in cross-border payments and called for closer monitoring of their impact on the international monetary system and global payment networks. According to remarks delivered by Wang Xin, director-general of the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China, at the Lujiazui Forum on June 17, policymakers are paying close attention to how stablecoins could affect the international monetary system and cross-border payment networks. Addressing a session on global financial governance reform and cooperation, the central bank official said sustainable development depends on large volumes of cross-border investment and…

The line between traditional brokerage and crypto exchange is blurring fast, and platforms are competing for traders who want exposure across asset classes without leaving a single interface. Bybit is the latest exchange to push deeper into this convergence, unveiling its Global Assets Trading Fest with a $202,000 $USDT prize pool, according to the announcement. The competition spans crypto spot, derivatives, and a range of traditional market instruments, reflecting the exchange’s effort to capture broader trading volume. As the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, Bybit is defending its turf amid aggressive moves by Binance, OKX, and Coinbase, all of…

The massive surge in the Bitcoin price since April 2026 is still viewed as part of a broader bear market phase, according to on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant. While some market experts believe the rebound could signal a new bull run, CryptoQuant’s unrealized profit data show the numbers are nowhere near bull-market levels. Notably, as $BTC’s value increases, rising selling pressure could threaten the cryptocurrency’s ongoing rally, potentially triggering a price breakdown. Profit-Taking Hits Three-Month Highs After Bitcoin Price Surge Bitcoin’s rally to $82,000 on May 6 came as a shock to the broader digital asset market, as that was the…

For years, DeFi’s growth strategy was to pull users on-chain, and the next institutional wave is testing where users may never know they’re touching DeFi at all. Matt Fisher, CEO of Katana, shared with CryptoSlate how the front end owns the user. If a credit card, a fintech app, or an exchange routes deposits into Morpho or another lending protocol, the customer remembers the card. The credibility problem underneath the optimism Fortune reported that Morpho closed a $175 million raise on June 9, backed by Paradigm, a16z crypto, Ribbit Capital, VanEck, Apollo Global Management, and Circle Ventures, among others spanning…

One of the notable developments in the cryptocurrency market was the sharp price movement in the Spark ($SPK) token and the statements made by prominent figures. F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun stated that he regretted selling 83.7 million $SPK tokens last year. Wang Chun stated today, “Last year I sold 83.7 million $SPK tokens, and now I regret it a little.” Shortly after this statement, Upbit, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it had listed the $SPK token. Later in the day, the Spark team reported that the total staked $SPK tokens had exceeded 500 million. Related News…

In brief Sens. Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)—the leaders of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets—have introduced a resolution opposing any presidential pardon or commutation for Sam Bankman-Fried. The non-binding measure casts the FTX founder as an unrepentant fraudster and rejects his claim that the prosecution was political persecution. It follows SBF’s formal pardon petition this month and comes despite President Trump ruling out clemency. A bipartisan pair of senators is moving to put Congress on record against any clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried, as the imprisoned FTX founder presses a long-shot bid for a presidential pardon. On…

Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, continues to expand its trading options. According to an official statement from the exchange, the following tokens will be listed on the BTC and $USDT trading markets: PEAQ, Litentry (LIT), Kamino Finance (KMNO), Morpho ($MORPHO), Gram ($GRAM), Lido DAO ($LDO), Pax Gold ($PAXG), Osmosis (OSMO), and Amp ($AMP). According to the announcement, trading for these assets will begin on June 19th at 3:00 PM. With the new listings, users will be able to buy and sell the relevant tokens using Bitcoin and Tether ($USDT) trading pairs. The listed projects include notable names…

Following a period of speculation-driven surges, bitcoin ($BTC) appears to be rallying due to spot demand. Within a short time, spot demand metrics have shifted from contraction to growth. This development comes as the crypto market digests U.S. economic data. According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, the ongoing bitcoin breakout reflects a widening gap between historical information about the U.S. economy and rapidly deteriorating sentiment evident in consumer data. This macro dynamic is significantly affecting risk assets like $BTC and driving their prices higher. $BTC Sees Structural Improvement Since the beginning of April, the crypto market capitalization has risen…