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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…

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. This decline was also reflected in altcoins, with the price of Ethereum, the largest altcoin, falling to around $1,500. With this decline, all $ETH whales suffered losses for the first time in 7 years. According to crypto analyst Darkfost, using a pseudonym, all large-scale Ethereum ($ETH) investors, or whales, are currently in a state of unrealized loss. Specifically, the group of investors holding 1,000 to 10,000 $ETH is experiencing a 26% loss; the group…

As is known, there was a change in leadership at the FED, with Kevin Warsh replacing Jerome Powell. The first FED meeting under Kevin Warsh’s leadership was held, and interest rates were left unchanged in June, as expected. At this point, while there is curiosity about how the Fed, under Kevin Warsh’s leadership, will act for the remainder of 2026, the latest survey has revealed current expectations. A Reuters poll indicates that most economists do not expect an interest rate increase or decrease in the remaining six months of the year. According to the survey, the Fed is expected to…

Cardano Foundation and SENAI São Paulo signed a multi-year strategic alliance to integrate blockchain into Brazilian industry. The first phase included two weeks of intensive technical training in São Paulo, with 130 R&D and education professionals onboarded. The roadmap includes certifications, industrial traceability pilots and Digital Product Passports for the manufacturing sector. The Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization, announced a multi-year strategic alliance with SENAI São Paulo, one of the largest technical training and industrial innovation networks in Brazil. The agreement combines Cardano’s blockchain infrastructure with SENAI’s educational and applied research capacity to develop concrete solutions in real industrial environments.…

Only 8% of surveyed U.S. voters said prediction market platforms should be illegal, according to polling commissioned by the Coalition for Prediction Markets. Republican and Democratic voter surveys both showed more support for a uniform federal framework than for state-by-state regulation. The polling lands as the CFTC, Kalshi, Polymarket and state authorities clash over event contracts, particularly sports-related markets and gambling-law questions that could define national oversight for years ahead. Prediction markets are gaining an unexpectedly mainstream defense as new polling suggests U.S. voters prefer regulation over prohibition. A pair of surveys commissioned by the Coalition for Prediction Markets found…

According to the Financial Times, Binance announced it will cease providing services to EU customers starting next week due to its inability to obtain a license under the European Union’s new cryptocurrency regulation, MiCA. As of July 1st, cryptocurrency companies operating in the European Union will be required to hold a MiCA license. Companies that fail to meet this licensing requirement risk facing penalties. According to the news, Binance’s application for an EU license via Greece was rejected last week. The company is now reportedly planning to apply for a new license via France. It has been reported that withdrawal…