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The stablecoin market contracted in June 2026 even as transaction activity reached a record. CoinDesk Data reported on July 6 that market capitalization fell 2.39%, or about $7.7 billion, to $312 billion. It was the first month-end decline in five months and the largest monthly dollar reduction since the Terra-Luna collapse in May 2022. The supply decline did not produce a matching fall in on-chain activity. Visa’s Allium-powered dashboard recorded $1.79 trillion in adjusted transaction volume for June, up 63% from May and 125% from June 2025. $USDC accounted for about $1.21 trillion, compared with roughly $576 billion for $USDT.…

Staking has become one of the most popular ways for crypto investors to earn passive rewards while continuing to hold their assets. However, staking opportunities vary widely depending on the platform. Some focus on network security, while others use staking to support ecosystem growth or reduce circulating supply. MemeToro ($MT) has entered that conversation by introducing a staking model alongside its AI-powered ecosystem. Here’s how it compares with some of the leading staking platforms in 2026. 5 Staking Platforms Investors Are Watching The staking landscape is much broader than Ethereum alone. Lido continues leading liquid staking for Ethereum by allowing…

Hawaii will soon become the latest US state to enact a total ban on cryptocurrency kiosks and ATMs after its governor signed off on legislation. Following the passage of House Bill 1642 by Hawaii’s legislature in May, Governor Josh Green signed the legislation into law in July, setting the US state for a complete prohibition on “the ownership, operation, or management of a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that accepts United States currency from a customer in exchange for a digital financial asset.” The bill cited data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, which reported in…

For years, industry watchers have predicted that plastic cards would fade away as banks and consumers embraced faster, cheaper alternatives. That forecast hasn’t panned out. Instead, the story shaping future consumer payments right now is one of coexistence and complexity, where cards keep growing even as account-to-account transfers expand rapidly alongside them, forcing banks, issuers, and acquirers to rethink how they run payment infrastructure altogether. Key takeaways Global card transactions reached 776 billion in 2024 and are projected to hit 1.1 trillion by 2029. Account-to-account (A2A) transaction volumes are forecast to jump from 60 billion in 2024 to over 185…

South Korea’s Korea Exchange halted trading in KOSPI-listed shares for 20 minutes on July 28 after the benchmark fell 8.02% to 6,213.51. The Level 1 circuit breaker took effect at 10:13 a.m. local time after the decline remained above 8% for one minute. It was the eighth KOSPI circuit-breaker activation of 2026 and the 14th on record. Selling continued after trading resumed. Yonhap placed the index 8.59% lower at 6,175.71 at 11:20 a.m., while Reuters reported a decline of about 9.4% by 12:41 p.m. Korea time. The figures were intraday and may differ from the eventual closing level. KOSPI Trading…

Like any regulated trading platform under authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, prediction markets firms try to encourage heavy traders and for firms to act as market makers in ways that can deepen participation and trading volume. But the CFTC is concerned about how they’re doing it, according to guidance issued on Wednesday. The U.S. derivatives regulator cautioned the event-contracts platforms that it’s seeing an increase in their filings in pursuit of incentive programs, and they are often “procedurally or substantively deficient,” the document said. That hinders the agency from figuring out whether the platform “has provided adequate notice…

Justin Sun, founder of TRON and advisor to $HTX, clarified that Binance’s restrictions on $HTX-related transactions only apply to users in the United Kingdom and the European Union. Sun stated that he had spoken with Binance officials and clarified that $HTX does not operate in the United Kingdom or the European Union. He noted that the company is continuing negotiations with regulatory bodies in both regions and that users affected by this process can contact $HTX customer service. Sun stated that $HTX would provide the necessary coordination to resolve the issues users were experiencing. Binance announced on August 14 that,…

World Foundation has raised $52.5 million through a new funding round by selling locked WLD tokens to strategic investors. Pantera Capital, a digital asset investment firm, led the round. Other participants included Bain Capital Crypto, the crypto investment division of Bain Capital, Eightco Holdings, a publicly listed investment company, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto. All purchased tokens will remain locked for 12 months. The new funding will support the global expansion of World ID, a digital identity system designed to verify that an online user is a real person without revealing personal information. Verification is completed through the Orb device,…

An Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) shareholder plans to seek Federal Court permission to sue certain former ASX officers and directors over alleged breaches of duty connected to its failed blockchain-based clearing and settlement overhaul. On Wednesday, ASX said Rosherville Pty Ltd had notified the exchange that it proposes to apply for leave to commence a statutory derivative action under sections 236 and 237 of Australia’s Corporations Act. If approved, Rosherville would bring the proceedings on ASX’s behalf. The exchange said there were no allegations against ASX itself. It did not identify the former officials targeted, describe their alleged breaches in…

Major crypto exchange Binance has extended its $RLUSD airdrop rewards campaign, giving eligible users four more weeks to participate. Although the same terms still apply, this time the campaign comes with a significantly larger reward pool of 1 million $XRP tokens, with Binance highlighting the pool’s value based on the current market price of $XRP. In July, Binance launched an airdrop campaign rewarding all eligible users who hold Ripple USD ($RLUSD) on its platform, which began on July 17. A grand prize pool of $800,000 in $XRP was announced in rewards, with the campaign slated to end on August 14.…