Author: NBTC

Momentum across tokenized stocks accelerated sharply in June as investors increasingly embraced blockchain rails for trading traditional stocks. The surge reflected more than speculative enthusiasm. Improving infrastructure, expanding token offerings, and demand for 24/7 trading continued attracting institutional and retail participants. Monthly trading volume reached a record $3.4 billion, rising 279% month over month and 1,400% year over year. SpaceX’s tokenized IPO and Solana’s [SOL] dominant market share largely drove that growth. Source: X As AMBCrypto previously reported, tokenized stocks are increasingly becoming a structural bridge between traditional finance and blockchain markets. That transition gathered further momentum as monthly transfer…

Seven different $XRP exchange-traded funds now trade on US exchanges. The five primary spot funds alone held $927.78 million in combined net assets as of early June 2026, while cumulative net inflows across the $XRP ETF complex have reached roughly $1.47 billion since the first fund launched in November 2025. If you’ve searched for a specific ticker — XRPI, XRPC, GXRP, TOXR — and come away more confused about which fund is which, you’re not alone: these products launched within months of each other in late 2025 and early 2026, each from a different issuer, with different fee structures and,…

Asset management company Bitwise has described the CLARITY Act, expected to shape the regulatory framework of the cryptocurrency market in the US, as a critical turning point for the market. According to the company’s third-quarter outlook report, the passage of this law could be one of the most significant catalysts signaling the bottom of the current bear market. Bitwise noted that the third quarter is a crucial period for the CLARITY Act. According to the company, the bill has the potential to clarify how and by which institution the cryptocurrency market will be regulated, and how the structural framework of…

Funding rate differences aren’t random—and according to BitMEX, understanding why they occur may give traders an edge. In its newly released Q2 2026 Derivatives Report, the exchange argues that funding rate disparities are often driven less by market sentiment and more by market structure. Factors such as collateral design, exchange demographics and index construction can create persistent funding differences that may present recurring trading opportunities. Looking Beyond Market Sentiment Perpetual futures don’t expire like traditional futures contracts. Instead, exchanges use funding payments between long and short traders to keep perpetual prices aligned with the underlying market. Funding rates are commonly…

President Donald Trump’s son Eric’s Bitcoin mining venture has reportedly erased nearly $600 million in market value after its stock crashed more than 95% from its peak. While the company continues adding Bitcoin to its treasury, investors are moving away from crypto mining stocks and putting more money into AI companies. American Bitcoin Stock Crashes Over 95% American Bitcoin, the Trump family backed mining company, has become one of the biggest losers in the mining industry. According to the report, Eric Trump’s roughly 6% stake in the company has lost more than $600 million in market value over the past…

Digital broker Robinhood’s new chain is off to a flying start, and the benefits are trickling to Ethereum-based network Arbitrum. The native token of Arbitrum (ARB) jumped 19% over the past 24 hours, making it the best-performing asset in the top 100 cryptocurrency, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin BTC$63,251.41 edged 1.5% higher to trade above $63,000, while ether (ETH) was up 0.5% in an otherwise muted day. The gains came as Robinhood Chain, built on top of Arbitrum’s technology stack and rolled out to the broader public a week ago, processed over $568 million in daily trading volume on Wednesday…

Bitcoin Reclaims Key Support After Sharp Drop On Thursday, bitcoin recovered slightly from its more than 3% tumble over the previous 24 hours as it tested the $63,000 threshold again. The cryptocurrency’s recovery came even as tensions in the Middle East remained high after U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire for the second consecutive day. Daily chart data show that hours after tumbling below $61,500, bitcoin recovered and held above $62,000 until around 9:45 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. A sudden sell-off briefly pulled the price just underneath $61,700, but by midnight, the cryptocurrency was back above $62,000 as a…

The real value being built on Ethereum is outpacing the price of $ETH itself. Researcher and analyst Leon Waidmann shared Token Terminal data showing that Ethereum hit an interesting record with its fully diluted valuation (FDV) at approximately $210 billion and total value locked (TVL) at about $260 billion. The total value of assets used by Ethereum protocols has surpassed the theoretical value of all $ETH that will ever be created. This is notable because TVL has almost always been below Ethereum’s FDV before, even in past bull runs. According to Waidmann, it means that either the Ethereum ecosystem has…

Grayscale’s chief financial officer Edward McGee has stepped down after seven years at the crypto asset manager, becoming the latest senior executive to leave the company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. McGee resigned effective July 2 for personal reasons and not because of “any disagreement with the company or its operations, policies or practices,” the filing said. The company has named Kathryn Masci and Daniel Plourde as interim co-chief financial officers. Masci will also serve as principal financial and accounting officer and join the board of managers. Masci joined Grayscale in 2020…

Strategic acquisition: Ripple consolidated the purchase of the global brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, officially rebranding it under the Ripple Prime brand. Wall Street integration: The platform consolidated its official entry into the NSCC Market Participant Identifiers directory under the identifier RIPL on March 2, 2026. Previous financial volume: Before its integration into the crypto ecosystem, the firm processed clearing activities equivalent to approximately $3 trillion annually. In recent hours, significant changes have been recorded in the institutional ecosystem following the revelation of operational links between Wall Street infrastructures and distributed ledger tools. In this context, the recent incorporation…