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Sui Network has introduced a new privacy-focused feature called ‘Confidential Transfers,’ now available in public beta. The feature, announced on X, is designed to keep transaction amounts and account balances hidden from public view, addressing a longstanding concern in blockchain transparency. How Confidential Transfers Work Traditional blockchain transactions often expose sensitive financial data, including the amount transferred and the balances of involved parties, to anyone with access to the ledger. Sui’s new feature counters this by encrypting transaction amounts and balances. The system relies on issuer management and role-based access controls, meaning only authorized entities can view specific transaction details.…

On Wednesday, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company announced its partnership with Securitize, making it a preferred tokenization partner. The partnership will expand tokenization infrastructure access for Continental’s issuer clients, including SPACs, IPOs, and other publicly traded companies. It will allow issuer clients to explore blockchain-based securities ownership, distribution, and capital market solutions. On June 24, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a popular independent stock transfer agent in the country, announced that it has selected Securitize as its preferred tokenization partner. Continental Provides Issuers with Access to Blockchain-Based Securities Through Securitize According to the official press release, the partnership…

Bitcoin’s quiet price action may be masking a buildup in market activity, as unusual trading-volume spikes appear across spot and derivatives exchanges. Charts shared by Coin Bureau, using CryptoQuant data, compare Bitcoin’s price with trading volume from 2018 through 2026. Several highlighted periods show abrupt increases in activity while BTC was consolidating or approaching an important turning point. The pattern does not predict whether Bitcoin will move higher or lower. Nevertheless, it suggests that larger traders may be positioning before volatility expands. Derivatives Volume Produces Frequent Warning Signals The derivatives chart shows repeated surges in futures and perpetual-contract activity across…

Ethereum bearish structure extended. The altcoin breached the $1.7k support and fell below $1.6k, to a low of $1.5k before rebounding. $ETH last dropped to such levels two weeks ago, erasing even the slightest gains made in June. As of this writing, Ethereum traded at $1651, down 1.68%, adding to its 4% weekly decline. With Ethereum experiencing a strong downtrend, it seems some whales have not only panicked but also capitulated. Ethereum whales dump 19,441 $ETH for $31 million As Ethereum dropped to $1.5k, whales reduced their exposure to manage their losses. According to Arkham data, a whale deposited 6,855.13…

Stablecoin infrastructure company StablecoinX has completed its merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, allowing it to begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday. StablecoinX is the first public stablecoin infrastructure company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem through decentralized verifier nodes and software infrastructure, and will trade under the symbol “USDE,” according to a statement on Thursday. “We believe Ethena has emerged as one of the most important platforms powering the next generation of digital dollars,” said Edward Chen, CEO and Chairman of StablecoinX. The Nasdaq debut is a big bet that stablecoins are becoming…

Story Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain built around intellectual property licensing, is pivoting to artificial intelligence as it rebrands as the $DATA Foundation. The company said Thursday that it will focus on building “essential infrastructure for training AI,” which it called “the most valuable and least solved category of IP.” “Frontier AI labs have hit a multi-billion-dollar data bottleneck, where the internet has been effectively exhausted for scraping,” the company said. “The remaining supply is either expensive and bespoke or legally undocumented, leaving labs without a way to source data at scale, prove its provenance, or guarantee its quality.” Story is…

The CLARITY Act debate has taken a sharp turn this week after major U.S. law enforcement organizations warned. That parts of the legislation could open regulatory blind spots that bad actors might exploit. 🚨NEW: In a letter to administration officials, a group of four law enforcement organizations say they remain concerned about certain provisions in the Clarity Act, including Section 604 (the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act), arguing it would create gaps in oversight and… pic.twitter.com/y8FQ0HKjp0 — Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) June 23, 2026 In a letter sent to administration officials, four groups representing prosecutors, sheriffs, police chiefs and investigators argued that…

In a groundbreaking move to allow game players advance their user experience in the cryptocurrency landscape, Funton.ai, a decentralized multi-chain gaming network powered by artificial intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with Echobit Exchange. Funton.ai is a modular multi-game platform built on the TON blockchain that functions as a gateway where people access various casual mobile games. The collaboration above enabled it to connect its blockchain gaming network with Echobit’s crypto trading exchange, aiming to foster game players’ engagement with cutting-edge crypto offerings. 🤝 https://t.co/UZaXmZlkwy is partnering with @EchobitExchange!Echobit is a global cryptocurrency trading platform offering futures, spot, copy trading,…

Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Capital, used this week’s crypto slide to restate the case for his bitcoin-and-property model, saying the structure is designed to keep buying as prices fall. “We work to improve the cash flow of the real estate and buy more bitcoin as it falls,” Cardone said in a post on X. Cardone Capital, which has about $5.3 billion under management, uses the income generated from its real estate assets to buy bitcoin $BTC$60,090.21 at regular intervals regardless of its price, smoothing out the expenditure in a process known as dollar-cost averaging. The largest cryptocurrency has lost…

Element $NFT Marketplace, a Web3 entity to sell, buy, and interact with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has partnered with Ink, a Kraken-built L2 blockchain. Element $NFT Marketplace’s launch on Ink denotes a milestone as a part of the platform’s expansion strategy. As per Element $NFT Marketplace’s X announcement, it aims to deliver a more effective environment to the consumers to delve into and interact with the highly valuable digital collectibles. Hence, the move fortifies the link between the scalable blockchain framework and $NFT platforms. 🎉 Element is now live on Ink @inkonchain! Ink is a high-performance L2 built by @Kraken, designed…