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Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Sharplink and Ethereum cofounder Joe Lubin have backed the launch of Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit research organization focused on preparing Ethereum for broader institutional adoption. The funding effort also includes support from Anchorage, Octant, SNZ and other Ethereum ecosystem contributors. The announcement did not disclose how much funding the organization has secured. Ethlabs was cofounded by former senior Ethereum Foundation researchers Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz Schilling, Josh Rudolf and Julian Ma. The group includes researchers who have worked on Ethereum’s finality, scaling, data availability, virtual machine and protocol economics. Ethlabs said the organization will provide…

Major global institutions and asset managers are not waiting for a single stablecoin to dominate the market. Instead, they are pushing for a regulated, interoperable infrastructure that allows seamless movement between deposit tokens and money market funds (MMFs), according to Thomas Eichenberger, Chief Strategy Officer at digital asset bank Sygnum. Institutional Demands Are Clear Speaking with CoinDesk, Eichenberger outlined that institutional clients are calling for a hybrid infrastructure that enables the interchange of stablecoins, deposit tokens, and MMF tokens within a clear regulatory framework. This approach would allow large corporate treasury departments to conduct 24/7 cross-border payments while maintaining immediate…

Solana [SOL], like much of the broader market, has slumped to price levels last seen in 2023, yet the network continues to dominate the on-chain trading of tokenized equities and real-world assets—a structural lead that sets it apart from the wider sell-off. That edge concentrates in the two fastest-growing corners of on-chain finance, tokenized equities and real-world assets (RWAs), and hands the chain a foundation to build on as it works to recover ground over the coming months. Solana dominates tokenized equities across the market Solana has tightened its grip on Spot DEX trading of tokenized equities, according to the…

On July 1, 2026, the temporary permission that lets crypto companies keep operating in Europe while they wait for a proper MiCA license runs out, and it creates a huge problem that lands straight on ordinary users. Europe’s crypto law, known as MiCA, requires any exchange, broker, or wallet service that wants EU customers to hold an official license. Hogan Lovells counted only 194 licensed crypto firms across the EU as of May 2026, including banks, in a market that had more than 3,000 registered crypto companies back in 2024. Around 75% of those older firms are expected to lose…

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced the completion of a months-long restructuring process and the transition to a new organizational structure. According to the foundation’s statement, the new structure will consist of five main working clusters encompassing protocol, access, user, community, and institutional layers. In addition to these structures, an operations unit and management support teams will also be included in the new organizational chart. As part of a restructuring, 54 team members at the Ethereum Foundation will be leaving the organization. This number represents approximately 20 percent of the foundation’s total workforce. EF stated that affected employees will receive severance…

Metaplanet announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities in a 2.1 billion yen ($13.1 million) deal to form a securities arm. The Tokyo-listed Bitcoin ($BTC) treasury company said it entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire 100% of the Japanese securities company, a licensed financial instruments business operator. After closing, expected in July, Siiibo Securities will become a wholly owned subsidiary and be renamed Metaplanet Securities. Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the acquisition is the first step in Project Nova, the company’s strategy to build a Bitcoin-centric financial ecosystem in Japan. “We will develop and…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has confirmed that an appearance on the massively popular “Joe Rogan Experience” is part of his media strategy, but he has fallen short of clarifying how much $ADA fans will have to wait for it to happen. Before taking the stage on the world’s largest podcast, he wants Cardano and its broader ecosystem to make more progress. Interestingly, Hoskinson described his recent in-depth conversation with Shawn Ryan as a “trial run” for Rogan. A Joe Rogan appearance, which could potentially attract millions of views, could give $ADA, which is currently down 95% from its record high,…

Bitbank, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, warned users that transactions linked to prediction market platforms such as Polymarket could result in account suspensions due to potential conflicts with the country’s gambling laws. In a notice published on Monday, Bitbank said it may restrict accounts making deposits or withdrawals connected to prediction market services. The warning highlights the regulatory uncertainty surrounding prediction markets in Japan, where local gambling laws may complicate Polymarket’s previously stated interest in expanding into the country. Bitbank warns of sweeping account restrictions Bitbank said users whose accounts are suspended would lose access to a wide range…

Bitcoin briefly dipped before surging over $82,000 on Sunday as US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s counteroffer to a peace deal, which could prolong tension in the Middle East. “I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday after reading Iran’s proposal to end the war. Iran has previously requested that the US pay for war reparations and unfreeze blocked Iranian financial assets. Bitcoin (BTC) fell from $81,430 to $80,520 within 45 minutes of Trump’s post before whipsawing nearly 2.3% to $82,347 less than three hours later, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin’s…

To defend against a CRQC, we need post-quantum cryptography. The defense side has no comparable backer. By all public accounts, quantum computing capabilities are developing quickly. Google’s quantum researchers have spent the last twelve months publishing increasingly aggressive resource estimates for breaking elliptic curve cryptography. This public research raised alarms; going forward, it is likely that only a small fraction of the field’s research will be public. The conclusion and the recommendation of experts is that migration to post-quantum cryptography should begin immediately. The gap is not a funding gap The obvious response to the U.S. government’s announcement is that…