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Crypto markets spent the early part of June in a steep corrective phase. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum touched multi-week lows as selling pressure intensified across exchanges. It was exactly at this juncture that on-chain data revealed a notable shift in whale behavior around Coinbase’s liquid staking derivative, cbETH. According to a Santiment market note, the number of cbETH transactions exceeding $100,000 surged to 185 in a single day on June 8—the highest level since January 9. Coinbase Wrapped Staked $ETH (cbETH) is a liquid staking token that represents staked Ether on Coinbase, allowing holders to earn staking rewards while maintaining…

A highly publicized financial clash has erupted over Donald Trump’s crypto ventures, pulling Justin Sun’s digital asset dealings back into the spotlight. Justin Sun’s $75 Million Rescue of $WLFI The Guardian reports that at least $1.4 billion of Donald Trump’s estimated $2.2 billion income last year originated from cryptocurrency businesses. Observers suggest that nearly $200 million of investments from Sun helped enable the Trump family fortunes. A significant portion of this support materialized in World Liberty Financial, a company co-run by Trump’s sons. This specific venture is managed by Donald Jr., Eric, and Barron, alongside Zach Witkoff. Launched in September…

Solana remains the leading venue for DEX activity, surpassing other chains and some centralized exchanges. Activity in the past month got a boost from Meteora, as well as PumpSwap trading. Solana is still carrying the biggest share of spot DEX volumes, at around 20% of total activity. The network is far from its peak activity during the 2021 boom, but keeps up a stable baseline level. Solana still has a leading share of DEX activity, driven by a mix of memes and tokenized security trading. | Source: DeFi Llama Top Solana DEXs have also surpassed most centralized exchanges, including Bybit.…

Injective is making a calculated move to sit at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure and traditional finance. The company just unveiled the Injective Mint platform, a unified issuance system for institutional-grade tokenized assets that arrives with compliance built directly into its architecture — not bolted on as an afterthought. The launch signals something more than a product announcement: it marks a concrete bid to pull regulated financial markets onchain at scale. Key takeaways Injective Mint is a new unified platform for issuing institutional-grade tokenized assets with regulatory rails and compliance controls built in. The platform supports equities, bonds, ETFs, international…

Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has pushed back against Grant Cardone’s claim that real estate investment trusts, or REITs, should hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. In a series of posts on X, Schiff argued that real estate businesses already generate rental income to cover repairs, maintenance, and other operating costs, making Bitcoin unnecessary for those purposes. Responding directly to Cardone’s comments, Schiff dismissed the idea that Bitcoin can solve financial challenges in the REIT sector. He wrote, “REITs don’t need Bitcoin to cover maintenance, repairs, or capex. REITs deduct operating expenses before calculating taxable income, and depreciation reduces the income…

US-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $70.62 million in net outflows on Friday, ending a five-day inflow streak. Ethereum funds saw $211.25 million in net inflows over the previous five sessions from July 17 to Thursday, according to SoSoValue data. They still posted $103.9 million in net inflows for the week ended Friday. Despite the outflows, Ethereum ETFs extended their weekly inflow streak to three straight and have attracted $337.74 million in net inflows so far in July. Spot crypto ETF flows have become one of the market’s most closely watched gauges of demand for Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ether…

Investment bank Jefferies has forecast that a wave of initial public offerings from cryptocurrency and blockchain companies could generate a combined market capitalization of $1 trillion within the next five years. The prediction signals a notable shift in institutional investor sentiment, moving away from speculative bets on Bitcoin price swings toward the underlying technological infrastructure that connects blockchain to mainstream financial systems. From Speculation to Infrastructure According to a report covered by CoinDesk, Jefferies analysts observed a rapid change in how large investors are approaching the crypto space. Rather than focusing solely on the volatility of digital asset prices, institutions…

XRPL dUNL validator Vet has highlighted a major security milestone for the upcoming $XRP Ledger lending protocol, revealing that it is currently undergoing formal verification. According to Vet, Ripple developers are applying formal verification techniques typically used in nuclear power plants, aircraft systems, and military-grade software to secure XRPL’s expanding native DeFi ecosystem. The commentary focuses on RippleX’s ongoing efforts to formally verify the $XRP Ledger’s upcoming Lending Protocol and Single Asset Vaults. These features aim to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) directly to XRPL’s Layer-1 architecture without relying on traditional smart contracts. Building Fortress $XRP Notably, Vet described the initiative…

A recent court filing in the case of Anthony Mitchell v. Emory Andrew Tate, III indicates that the plaintiff is actively working to identify an individual associated with an X (formerly Twitter) account. This individual is alleged to have participated in a cryptocurrency-related scheme. The move underscores ongoing legal efforts to trace alleged participants in digital asset frauds. The filing, made public on July 21, 2026, highlights the complexities of pursuing legal action in the often-anonymous world of cryptocurrency. Identifying individuals behind online pseudonyms is a critical step in many digital asset-related lawsuits. This particular action aims to unmask a…

Earlier this month, Robinhood (HOOD) expanded its tokenized stock offering beyond European users, and Coinbase (COIN) is also planning to offer stock tokens. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the backbone of the U.S. securities markets, has begun testing tokenized securities infrastructure, while Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange have also started tokenization initiatives. The push points to growing conviction that tokenization — the process of representing traditional assets as blockchain-based tokens — could upgrade capital markets with faster settlement, round-the-clock trading and more efficient movement of assets. Citi estimated that tokenized securities could grow into a $5.5…