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Optimism around U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio-led ceasefire talks lifted risk sentiment across crypto markets. The talks followed a reported agreement between the U.S. and Iran on a 60-day ceasefire framework. Both sides retained the option to extend it through mutual agreement. Amid the development, the total crypto market cap increased by roughly $39 billion, up 1.37%, and stabilized near $2.19 trillion. Bitcoin [BTC] reclaimed the $64,000 level at press time. Ethereum [ETH] also showed signs of recovery and traded around $1,723. However, average daily trading volume remained below normal levels at $52 billion to $55 billion. That suggested…

BNY, the world’s largest custody bank, plans to support round-the-clock settlement of conventional and tokenized U.S. Treasuries in 2027, after completing an after-hours trade involving the reserves of 2 stablecoin issuers. The bank will test tokenized Treasuries on a private blockchain by the end of the year and will extend its existing settlement network later this year to cover more of the Asian, European and U.S. trading days, according to a letter sent to clients reported by Bloomberg. The earlier transaction involved Ripple’s $RLUSD and OpenEden’s USDO with Ripple participating directly, while BNY’s cash-management business unit Dreyfus acted for OpenEden.…

Garrett Jin, the founder of the now-defunct and fraud-accused cryptocurrency exchange BitForex, has accumulated over $13.5 million in unrealized profits from a leveraged short position on Zcash ($ZEC), according to data from on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens. The trade, executed on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid ($HYPE), comes as $ZEC’s price dropped following the discovery of a bug in its Orchard Pool privacy protocol. Details of the Trade Onchain Lens reports that Jin opened a 3x leveraged short position on $ZEC, betting that the token’s price would decline. The timing of the trade appears strategic, coinciding with a price slump triggered…

Privacy-focused blockchain networks are experiencing notable growth as institutional investors increasingly adopt blockchain technology, according to a new analysis from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The report highlights that privacy is becoming a core infrastructure component rather than a niche feature, requiring more sophisticated monitoring approaches. Key Privacy Networks Identified Chainalysis specifically named Canton, Solana Confidential Transfers, Zcash, and Aztec as prominent privacy-focused networks, each employing distinct methods to protect transaction data. The firm noted that these varying technical architectures create different compliance challenges for financial institutions and regulators. Canton, for instance, focuses on privacy within a permissioned network environment, while…

A preferred stock that was supposed to behave like a steady, high-yield bond fell to 82 cents on the dollar in a single session. The issuer says it was a leverage flush, not a credit problem. Either way, the new world of Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” just met its first stress test. On June 18, 2026, a security that was designed to be boring did something deeply un-boring. STRC, the perpetual preferred stock issued by Michael Saylor’s company Strategy, the firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, fell to an intraday low of $82.50, far below the roughly $100 par value such an…

Tokenization has become one of the fastest-growing corners of digital assets as traditional finance firms look to modernize fund infrastructure. Citi recently projected that tokenized securities could grow to roughly $5.5 trillion by 2030, while Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimate tokenized assets across all asset classes could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033. Creating blockchain-based tokens of existing funds could help broaden access to a new set of investors and open the door for fund shares to be used as collateral or plugged into other onchain financial applications. For this particular case, KAIO provides the infrastructure that issues and administers…

Sui, the layer-1 blockchain network, is adding a confidential transfers feature designed to prevent unauthorized token minting while preserving transaction privacy. Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Adeniyi Abiodun announced the development on X, outlining how the protocol embeds supply conservation directly into its structure rather than relying on individual cryptographic proofs. How Sui’s Confidential Transfers Work According to Abiodun, the primary challenge for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies is not simply hiding transaction amounts but ensuring that no one can mint new tokens without authorization while keeping the total supply protected. Sui addresses this by narrowing its cryptographic verification to a single element:…

Strategy’s Expansive Bitcoin Holdings Draw Renewed Attention Following Release of New Chart On June 21, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his signature orange-dot chart on X, a graphic that has frequently preceded announcements of new bitcoin purchases by the company. The post prompted speculation that another acquisition update may be forthcoming. “Looks better with more dots,” Saylor wrote. The chart showed Strategy holding 846,842 $BTC valued at about $54.32 billion. It listed an average purchase price of $75,658 per bitcoin and tracked acquisitions from 2020 to 2026. The chart recorded 112 purchase events, with orange markers indicating individual buys…

The U.S. gold reserves value sits above $1 trillion at current market prices — and yet, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, that stockpile has almost nothing to do with what makes the dollar worth anything. That tension, between the world’s largest gold hoard and a currency that no longer depends on it, sits at the center of a quietly escalating debate about the dollar’s future. Key takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed all U.S. gold is “present and accounted for” at Fort Knox, with reserves totaling about 147.3 million ounces, worth approximately $608 billion according to the U.S. Mint,…

A blockchain address linked to digital asset custodian Hex Trust has purchased 72.23 million Humanity (H) tokens, valued at approximately $42.02 million, within the past four hours, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa. The transaction represents 2.55% of the token’s circulating supply, drawing attention to the ongoing strategic moves by early investors in the Humanity project. Context of the large purchase The acquisition comes months after the Humanity Foundation revised its vesting schedule for early investors. In April, the foundation offered investors a choice: postpone their token unlock dates or reduce their allocation by 70% in exchange for a lump-sum payment…