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South Korea’s CBDC initiative, Project Hangang, is set to advance to a more advanced stage. According to a recent report from ETNews Korean Edition, the country’s existing mobile banking and account infrastructure is being integrated with the digital currency system. The plan calls for participating banks to issue deposit tokens that are secured by a Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC. Instead of directly holding the digital currency issued by the central bank, customers will use these deposit tokens through e-wallets integrated into their banking applications. Details of South Korea’s new CBDC phase In the new phase of the South Korean…

Charles Hoskinson has reaffirmed his commitment to leading Cardano through its next phase of growth. His remarks come amid growing criticism from parts of the community, with some critics urging him to step down following a series of ecosystem setbacks, including project shutdowns and governance disputes. In the commentary, Hoskinson dismissed those calls and insisted that millions of community members still look to him for guidance and leadership. According to him, these supporters represent the “silent overwhelming majority” of the Cardano ecosystem. The majority, in his view, include users, developers, and stakeholders, who believe he can help solve problems, provide…

Binance’s bStocks platform has reached a significant milestone, surpassing $100 million in assets under management (AUM), according to a recent tweet by Cointelegraph. This achievement highlights Binance’s growing influence in the asset management sector, reflecting a trend towards increased institutional participation in crypto markets. For more details, see the original source. Breaking It Down Traders scanning the order books got a surprise when Binance announced that its bStocks platform achieved over $100 million in AUM. This milestone suggests a solid increase in institutional interest, which may be linked to recent whale accumulation and large wallet movements in the crypto market.…

Just as US banks fight a landmark crypto bill days before a Senate vote, Mantle is moving in the opposite direction—actively building the infrastructure to bring traditional financial assets onto public blockchain rails. The Ethereum layer-2 network, positioning itself as a distribution layer bridging off-chain capital and on-chain liquidity, released its H1 2026 milestones on Thursday, according to the original report, with a clear emphasis on real-world asset (RWA) integration. Mantle’s update comes during a quarter when the tokenization of traditional assets has moved from experimentation to execution. In recent weeks, Bullish agreed to buy Equiniti for $4.2 billion, Ondo…

Bitcoin ($BTC) fell toward $58,000 around Tuesday’s Wall Street open as the clock ticked down to a brutal quarterly close. Key points: US stocks’ Q2 gains leave Bitcoin far behind as bulls nurse losses of nearly 20%. Bitcoin faces renewed pressure from the risk of Japanese government moves to support the yen. $BTC price weakness is forcing capitulation by top buyers, says analysis. Bitcoin “about to get spicy” amid 40-year dollar/yen high Data from TradingView showed downside gaining the upper hand as volatility increased into the US session. $BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView With $60,000 increasingly looking lost as support,…

CEA Industries has reached a cooperation agreement with YZi Labs, ending a months-long proxy fight over the governance of the $BNB treasury company. The Nasdaq-listed firm said the agreement took effect on June 23 and brings new digital asset experience to its board. https://t.co/1nGatjFzqB — YZi Labs (@yzilabs) June 24, 2026 Under the deal, CEA appointed YZi Labs head Ella Zhang, YZi Labs investment partner Alex Odagiu and Bloq co-founder Matthew Roszak as directors. They join existing board members Carly E. Howard, Annemarie Tierney and Glenn Tyranski. “Today’s agreement between the Board and YZi Labs reflects the kind of constructive,…

The persisting market volatility has continued to heavily impact the performance of crypto ETFs, except for $XRP, which has managed to retain steady but subtle demand despite the market bloodbath. Over the past months, institutions have remained resilient on $XRP even as its price continued to decline, causing $XRP ETFs to record steady inflows on nearly all daily trading sessions. Data from SosoValue has also shown Bitwise consistently leading the funds on most positively performing trading days. Bitwise $XRP ETF surpasses $500 million milestone Bitwise has maintained dominance across the $XRP ETF market, leading the rest of the funds with…

The CLARITY Act has become the center of a debate in Washington, with banks, crypto companies, lawmakers, and industry leaders offering different views on the future of U.S. digital asset regulation. The debate continued after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said banks would oppose the current version of the CLARITY Act because it allows crypto companies to pay interest on customer deposits. Dimon also argued that the legislation does not require crypto firms to meet the same anti-money laundering standards and capital reserve requirements as traditional banks. He said banks would continue to fight the bill unless those concerns are addressed.…

Despite Shiba Inu’s recent price weakness, investors have resumed accumulating the token, withdrawing more than 300 billion $SHIB from exchanges over the past 24 hours. Notably, Shiba Inu’s exchange reserve have retreated from recent highs, signaling renewed accumulation activity. The metric, which tracks the amount of $SHIB held in exchange wallets, fell from approximately 80.5 trillion tokens to 80.37 trillion in less than 48 hours. Recent Exchange Inflows Interrupted a Multi-Week Trend Before this week’s developments, Shiba Inu’s exchange reserves had been declining steadily for several weeks and had even fallen below the 80 trillion $SHIB mark. However, the trend…

Europe’s largest tokenized money market fund just landed on Solana, and it is bringing institutional-grade cash management to one of crypto’s most active blockchains. Spiko, a European fintech licensed and supervised by French financial regulators, has gone live on Solana with its SAFO fund. SAFO, which stands for Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund, is a UCITS-compliant money market fund managed by Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, and regulated under French law. Spiko is also the first European real-world asset issuer to launch on Solana. What SAFO actually is A money market fund is one of the safest investment vehicles in…