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France’s second-largest bank, CACEIS, is in exclusive talks to acquire French cryptocurrency platform Meria, a move that would significantly expand its digital asset business as demand for regulated crypto services grows across Europe. In case the deal goes through, CACEIS would gain access to Meria’s customer base of 150,000 people, €350 million worth of client assets, as well as its licensed crypto platform, which would operate under the MiCA framework set forth by the European Union. Founded in 2017 as Just Mining, the company changed its name to Meria in 2022. Meria is owned by crypto businessman Owen Simonin, also…

Loopring (LRC) has confirmed that all historical Layer 2 (L2) and decentralized exchange (DEX) data remains accessible to users and developers, even after the shutdown of its L2 network. The project clarified that past data—including accounts, balances, blocks, transfers, trades, AMM pools, and NFTs—is indexed directly on Ethereum L1 and available through The Graph’s (GRT) decentralized indexing network. Data Preservation Through Decentralized Indexing According to an official announcement from Loopring, services such as explorer.loopring.io, api3.loopring.io, and dev.loopring.io are now offline. However, the underlying data has not been lost. The project explained that its official explorer had always relied on the…

Bitcoin traded under pressure as renewed U.S.-Iran strikes pushed traders toward the dollar and oil. According to the crypto.news market data, the asset traded at around $62,920. The token stayed close to the $62,000 area after falling about 1% during Asian trading, with Ether, XRP, and Solana also weaker. The move came as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh strikes, according to Reuters. Oil rose as traders priced in renewed risk around the Strait of Hormuz, while the Dollar Index held near 101. A stronger dollar and higher oil prices can reduce demand for crypto because traders often cut risk…

The compensation committee at IREN Limited decided to load up on stock payouts just as the company’s last quarterly filing showed red ink across the board. The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner has granted each of its two co-CEOs—William Roberts and Daniel Roberts—9,099,328 restricted stock units, a combined award worth roughly $700 million on the date it was approved. That single block of equity represents about 5% of the firm’s outstanding shares. The grants come with a six-year vesting and holding schedule and a promise that neither executive will receive another equity award before fiscal 2031, according to the original report. On…

The TAC (TON Application Chain) Protocol has just suffered a crash of more than 90% in just 15 minutes. At press time, the token was trading at $0.0046 after tumbling from $0.06. Source: TradingView Launched about a year ago, the TAC protocol is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain that bridges Ethereum DeFi to the Telegram messenger and TON (The Open Network) ecosystem. Its backers include TON Ventures, Hack VC, Animoca Ventures, Symbolic Capital, and Spartan Group. The token was also listed on Binance Alpha, which supports spot trading, and on Binance Futures as a TAC/USDT perpetual contract with 50x leverage.…

In a recent tweet, Hayden Adams emphasized the need to protect developers within the framework of the BRCA, stressing that amendments weakening this bill could jeopardize the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). Adams pointed out that if developers face criminal prosecution for writing open source code, the DeFi ecosystem may move outside the U.S., impacting innovation and growth. The Latest The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, with various assets showing fluctuations in momentum. Amid this backdrop, Hayden Adams’ focus on the BRCA comes at a critical time. His call to protect developers underscores the vital role they…

CME Group reported a significant surge in cryptocurrency futures trading activity for June, with average daily volume reaching 334,000 contracts, representing $10.7 billion in notional value. This marks a 76% increase compared to the same month last year, signaling continued institutional appetite for regulated digital asset derivatives. Institutional demand drives record volumes The Chicago-based derivatives exchange operator also disclosed that average daily volume for the second quarter of 2025 rose 32% year-over-year to 250,000 contracts, equivalent to $13.7 billion. The data reflects a sustained upward trend in institutional participation in crypto markets, particularly through regulated futures products offered by CME…

Strategy quietly sold approximately $135 million worth of Bitcoin last week — and virtually no one noticed the fine print. According to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, that sale had nothing to do with the company’s previously announced $1.25 billion $BTC Monetization Program. The distinction matters more than markets seem to realize, and this VanEck Bitcoin sale analysis is already reshaping how analysts think about Strategy’s true capacity to sell $BTC. Key takeaways Strategy sold roughly $135 million in Bitcoin last week to fund preferred stock dividend payments. The sale did not count against the $1.25…

The debate inside global banking about stablecoins is effectively over. The question was never really settled through argument — it was settled through action. When Standard Chartered announced it would offer institutional clients direct access to minting and redeeming Circle Internet’s $USDC, the move landed not as a novelty but as confirmation of a trend already in motion. Bank adoption of stablecoins has shifted from a philosophical question to an operational one, and the world’s largest financial institutions are now racing to define their role in it. Key takeaways Standard Chartered now offers institutional clients direct $USDC minting and redemption,…

Why Are Multiple $XRP Adoption Metrics Rising Together? A convergence of growth across assets, capital, and users is emerging across the $XRP ecosystem. Detailing that $XRP demand is increasing across three areas, $XRP treasury company Evernorth shared in its July 6 thread on X: “~$4B in total tokenized real-world assets now sit on the $XRP network, roughly 4x the size of its entire ETF market. Demand for $XRP is turning up in three places at once.” The first area was tokenized real-world assets, with about $4 billion in tokenized RWAs now on XRPL across more than 500 products, according to…