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That may be effective political messaging, but it turns community banks into a convenient talking point in a much broader fight against competition. Congress should not kneecap one of the clearest advances in payment infrastructure to protect banks from a threat that has not been proven. That threat sounds less convincing when community banks are understood on their own terms. They do not survive because customers lack another way to move money. They survive because of trust, relationships, and services that stablecoins do not replace. A farmer who relies on a local banker for seasonal credit, equipment financing, operating loans,…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly preparing to suspend its services to users operating in the European Union (EU). According to the Financial Times, the company is taking significant steps to complete its compliance process under the Crypto Asset Market Regulation (MiCA), the EU’s new regulatory framework for the crypto asset sector. This development comes after Binance recently withdrew its application for a crypto asset service provider license in Greece. In a statement following the decision, the company announced its intention to restructure its operations in accordance with MiCA regulations and plans to reapply for a…

CertiK, a Web3 security services provider, has announced that it has joined the $XDC Network as an Institutional Masternode Validator. The two organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which CertiK will deploy and operate validator nodes on the $XDC Network. Through its enterprise node solution, CertiK SkyNode, the company aims to support the network’s security, resilience, and decentralization, helping strengthen the infrastructure used for enterprise blockchain applications, trade finance, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. $XDC Network is designed for institutional settlement and RWA tokenization, using a hybrid architecture that combines public blockchain transparency with private subnetwork capabilities.…

Just when the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin seemed to be recovering, it experienced new declines. Yesterday evening, another drop occurred, pushing the price down to around $58,000. With this price decline, Bitcoin’s market capitalization/realized value ratio (MVRV) also fell to 1.1. Analyzing this situation, Crypto Dan from CryptoQuant noted that Bitcoin’s MVRV ratio, obtained by dividing its market capitalization by its realized market capitalization, has fallen to 1.1. He also added that this ratio is the lowest level in the current cycle. The lower the MVRV ratio, the higher the probability that Bitcoin is undervalued. The analyst noted that historically, an…

Tether stablecoin USDt has become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization as Ether fell to a yearly low on Friday. Ether’s market capitalization dropped below $185 billion following a 5.2% price crash over 24 hours, sending the asset tumbling to $1,510 on Coinbase, according to TradingView. This allowed USDt, with a $186 billion market capitalization, to surpass the cryptocurrency. “[The] stablecoin overtake really highlights how the market still favors stability over $ETH’s volatility right now,” Andri Fauzan Adziima, research lead at Bitrue Research Institute, told Cointelegraph. The development reflects accelerating stablecoin growth, which currently represents almost 15% of the entire…

Securitize, one of the largest providers of tokenization infrastructure for Wall Street, expects to raise about $400 million as it prepares to go public through a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special purpose acquisition company. The company said Friday that, following lower-than-expected shareholder redemptions, the business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) is expected to generate roughly $400 million in gross proceeds, including private investment in private equity (PIPE) financing. CEPT was 8% higher following the news. The transaction is scheduled to close on July 1, pending shareholder approval on June 29 and other customary closing conditions. The combined…

Asked on a podcast whether $XRP holders could receive equity in a Ripple public offering, Brad Garlinghouse nodded and floated a “special arrangement.” It was vague, unpromised, and electrifying to a community starved for catalysts. Here is what it could actually mean, and what it almost certainly cannot. In a June 2026 interview on the “Crypto In America” podcast, Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse was asked a question the $XRP community has wanted answered for years: if Ripple ever goes public, could $XRP holders get a piece of it? He did not say no. He nodded, and offered a single…

Multiple users have reported issues withdrawing funds from cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX, which blockchain investigator ZachXBT said may be showing signs of liquidity issues. An X account using the name Lorenzo Navarro Rodriguez said in a Tuesday post that a 4,196 $USDT withdrawal had remained stuck in an “initiating” state since June 10. The account also said repeated customer support inquiries had gone unanswered. At least five other users replied to the post over the following days, reporting similar withdrawal issues. On Friday, ZachXBT said in a Telegram post that the exchange lacked large-cap reserves for tokens such as Ether (ETH),…

For years, a blockchain was one chain doing everything. The modular thesis breaks that apart into specialized layers for execution, settlement, consensus, and data availability. This guide explains the new stack, why rollups need a data layer, and what the design buys and costs. Table of Contents The four jobs of a blockchain Monolithic versus modular Rollups: the execution layer of the modular world Data availability: the linchpin The leading modular stacks An analogy: the restaurant and the food court What modularity buys you The trade-offs and criticisms Frequently Asked Questions A modular blockchain is a blockchain that splits the…

Lingham Called It Early The co-founder of Praxos Capital, Vinny Lingham, once known as the “Oracle,” joined Laura Shin for an episode of the Unchained podcast that aired on June 25, 2026. At the outset of the interview, Lingham was quick to revisit a prediction he made two years earlier about Strategy, the bitcoin treasury company formerly known as Microstrategy. Image source: Laura Shin’s X post on Thursday. In October 2024, Lingham posted a warning on X that Michael Saylor would ultimately do more damage to bitcoin than FTX. The prediction drew mockery at the time. MicroStrategy was trading near…