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For over half a year, the price action of Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) acted as a near-perfect proxy for Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency. However, recent market data shows that this lockstep might eventually come to an end, and the two assets have now diverged (as the graph below shows). Since October 2025, $HOOD and $BTC have been fairly neck to neck in correlation.But in the last month or so, Robinhood has decoupled away from Bitcoin. Interesting… 🤔 pic.twitter.com/eGCAzadrKM — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) June 24, 2026 The divergence is rather unfortunate for crypto bulls. The $BTC price plunged while Robinhood’s stock…

A Stellar anchor is a regulated business, such as a bank, money transfer operator, or licensed fintech, that accepts fiat currency through normal banking rails and issues the equivalent digital token on the Stellar network, or does the reverse by letting someone redeem tokens back into cash. Anchors are what let a user move dollars, pesos, or naira onto Stellar and back off again without needing to already hold crypto. Worth noting, a blockchain on its own cannot touch a bank account. Someone still has to accept a deposit, run compliance checks, and hold the underlying cash or asset. Anchors…

Every time you send crypto from one exchange to another above a certain amount, your identifying information may travel with it, shared between the platforms behind the scenes. That is the Travel Rule, a decades-old banking standard now reshaping crypto. This guide explains what it requires, why it exists, and what it means for your privacy. Table of Contents Where the Travel Rule came from What information must be shared, and how Who is covered and who is not How thresholds vary around the world How the Travel Rule fits with KYC and AML A worked example: a transfer between…

Amid the growing criticism surrounding Binance, raising questions about its operating standards, its Co-Founder Yi He has issued a post reaffirming the exchange’s unwavering trust. She reminded that Binance is firmly determined to maintain its long-term focus on innovation, user service, and trust. Binance’s bStock hits new milestone She issued the post as the recently launched Binance bStock project began to gain early momentum following its rapid and unexpected growth. Notably, reports have revealed bStock reaching a massive $100 million in assets under management (AUM) just two weeks after its launch on Binance Smart Chain. Yi He’s statement came after…

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank, has expanded its staking services by integrating support for Lido (LDO), enabling its institutional clients to directly mint and burn Lido’s wrapped staked Ethereum (wstETH) on its platform. The move, reported by The Block, marks a significant step in bridging traditional custody services with decentralized liquid staking. Direct wstETH Minting and Burning for Institutional Clients With this integration, Anchorage Digital’s clients can now participate in Ethereum liquid staking through Lido without leaving the bank’s custody environment. Users can mint wstETH directly, which represents their staked $ETH and accumulated rewards, and also burn wstETH…

Unlike traditional financial markets, the digital assets ecosystem was built from the ground up to operate continuously. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, markets remain open, liquidity flows across borders, and blockchain networks settle transactions in real time. This always-on environment is not simply a technological achievement—it is the foundation of a new financial architecture that demands resilience, reliability, and trust. Technology may be the enabler, but technology alone does not sustain a market. Over the past decade, a new generation of companies has emerged to support digital assets at scale. Exchanges, custodians, payment providers, liquidity venues, compliance…

Sky Agent @grovedotfinance has announced the introduction of GROVE, its native governance token, showcasing a major advancement for the Sky Ecosystem. This move comes amidst a broader trend of increasing governance participation in decentralized finance and aims to leverage the existing $2.66 billion total value locked within the ecosystem. The announcement can be viewed in detail on Twitter. The Key Development The broader crypto market currently displays mixed signals, with various assets experiencing fluctuating momentum. In this context, the launch of the GROVE token represents a significant development for the Sky Ecosystem, positioning it as a pioneer among its peers.…

The European Union has issued approximately 230 licenses under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), according to data shared by Wu Blockchain. The figure represents only a fraction of the more than 1,200 crypto businesses that previously operated under national registration regimes across EU member states. Germany has emerged as the leading jurisdiction with 56 approved licenses, followed by the Netherlands with 26 and France with 21. As the transition period draws to a close, the pace of licensing has become increasingly important for companies seeking to maintain access to the European market. Beginning in July, the remaining transitional arrangements…

Mark Zuckerberg has told Meta executives to pursue potential partnerships with prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi with the company planning the development of its own competing app called Arena. Meta has seen an aggressive push into the prediction markets sector that has exploded since the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Combined trading volume on Polymarket and Kalshi hit almost $50 billion in 2025 and has already seen more than $130 billion so far in 2026, according to Binance Square figures. Arena’s operations, a different approach Meta’s prediction market app, currently in internal testing, is expected to take a totally different…

Legendary trader Peter Brandt believes that the legal framework prepared by Michael Saylor’s company Strategy for a potential $1.25 billion Bitcoin sale could trigger cascading risks. Commenting on the launch of the new framework, Brandt stressed that if the company is forced to sell, this limit would be “only the first round of supply on the market”. No, Michael Saylor did not say that the company is starting to immediately dump its cryptocurrency. However, his long-standing dogma of “never selling Bitcoin” has officially ceased to be absolute, and under the new capital structure presented on Monday, Strategy’s board of directors…