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Robinhood has made one of its most ambitious moves in the crypto space, announcing that it has officially launched Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) staking service for US users. This step stands out as a notable development following the lawsuits filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against exchanges such as Coinbase and Kraken due to their staking services. Robinhood has also launched a comprehensive range of products for its European customers, including tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, leveraged crypto futures for eligible investors, and a new Layer 2 blockchain for real-world assets. Robinhood’s new product launch coincided…

Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX), a leading Nordic cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform, announced that it has added Bitcoin to its balance sheet, marking a national milestone as the first publicly listed company in Norway to hold Bitcoin as part of its treasury strategy. JUST IN: Norwegian Block Exchange becomes the first publicly traded #Bitcoin treasury company in the country pic.twitter.com/kY9KK2VbFi — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 2, 2025 The company has secured 6.0 Bitcoin and plans to increase its holdings to 10.0 within June. The assets, loaned from NBX’s largest shareholders, will be used as collateral to issue USDM, a…

Japanese MicroStrategy rival MetaPlanet has outperformed Michael Saylor’s bitcoin (BTC) acquisition company by 317% year-to-date. Since January 1, 2025, MicroStrategy has rallied 27% while MetaPlanet has surged 430%. Assuming an equal $1,000 investment in both companies at the start of the year, the MetaPlanet position would be 317% larger today: $5,300 versus the $1,270 MicroStrategy position. Although both companies have announced plans to pay dividends to preferred shareholders, neither pays them to common shareholders. Comparing performance based on stock prices alone is, therefore, appropriate. Year to date, MicroStrategy has increased its BTC holdings 33% from 446,400 to today’s 592,100. Starting…

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) processed roughly $385 billion of spot trades in June, equal to almost 30% of the turnover recorded by centralized venues, according to DefiLlama and The Block data. The 30-day DEX figure represents a 12% decline from May, but centralized exchange (CEX) spot volume contracted nearly 30% in the same period. Notably, this is the smallest monthly trading volume from CEX since September 2024. These divergent movements resulted in a “DEX to CEX Spot Trade Volume” of 28.4% as of press time, a new all-time high. The previous record was roughly 21%, seen in May. Biggest DEXs hold…

Donald Trump’s second term has seen him embrace bitcoin (BTC) — often referred to as “digital gold” — and cryptocurrency, including issuing executive orders and promising legislation that will regulate stablecoins and market structure. BTC has seen its price appreciate approximately 4.3% since Trump’s inauguration. Interestingly, the GLD Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), which tracks the price of actual gold, has seen its price appreciate approximately 22% since the beginning of Trump’s second term, substantially more than the so-called “digital gold.” Read more: Crypto cases Trump’s SEC has paused and dismissed in 2025 Gold was briefly an important issue for this…

With a push for stablecoin licenses worldwide, JD.com Chairman Liu Qiangdong wants fiat-pegged tokens to do what banks can’t: settle in seconds. His vision calls for 10-second settlements across continents, anchored in licensed stablecoins and JD’s own e-commerce empire. Technology-driven eCommerce company JD.com is reportedly seeking stablecoin licenses across major economies, with Chairman Liu Qiangdong revealing plans to revolutionize cross-border payments during a June 17 corporate sharing session. In a Monday briefing reported by Sina Technology, Qiangdong laid out an ambitious plan to leverage blockchain-based stablecoins to slash international transaction times from days to seconds, while reducing costs by 90%.…

Today, the cryptocurrency market experienced notable surges, with multiple assets recording greater jumps. These price hikes have been driven by Bitcoin’s new AHT of $110k and renewed enthusiasm after the recent US-China trade agreement cooled global tariff tensions. Today’s data from CMC highlighted the top crypto gainers of the day, promising both technological innovation and potential profits. Top 10 performers today SPX6900 (SPX) SPX6900 emerged as the top-performing asset in today’s crypto market. The major meme coin experienced tremendous price growth of 25.78% over the past 24 hours, indicating strong buying pressure. SPX has remained one of the best performers…

Maple Finance unveiled today that it now accepts EtherFi’s weETH – a token that represents restaked Ethereum (ETH) – as collateral for institutional lending. Maple is a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform with nearly $2.7 billion in total value locked (TVL), according to DeFiLlama. EtherFi is a liquid restaking protocol with $6.4 billion in TVL that allows users to stake ETH while maintaining liquidity. The two leading DeFi protocols have partnered to let borrowers use weETH to get USDC loans, with a limited-time 2% APY rebate in ETHFI for the first $50 million in loans, according to a press…

Cryptocurrency prediction platform Polymarket reveals users’ expectations ahead of the FED interest rate decision to be announced tomorrow. Data on the platform shows that the overwhelming majority in the market thinks the FED will not change its policy rate. In the prediction market opened for interest rate decisions on Polymarket, a total trading volume of more than $66 million has been created. 98% of users think that the FED will keep the current interest rate constant. More than $22.2 million has been invested in this option. Looking at other scenarios: The expectation for a 25 basis point reduction is at…

Pi Coin’s price has slipped by more than 3%, currently trading around $0.81. The token recently spiked to $1.60 before quickly pulling back — a move that stirred debate in the crypto community, with some raising concerns about manipulation. At the moment, Pi is holding a crucial support at $0.79, while resistance remains in the $0.99 to $1.20 range. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is hovering near 52, putting the token on the edge of oversold territory — which could tempt bulls looking for a possible entry. Pi Coin is currently 72% down from its ATH of $2.98. Over 102.7…