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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…

Aave, one of the leading decentralized lending protocols, has officially deployed its V3 iteration on the Monad mainnet. The integration, as reported by Cointelegraph, introduces lending and borrowing services for 12 distinct crypto assets, marking a significant expansion for both protocols. Incentive Structure and Stability Measures The Monad Foundation has committed $15 million in incentives to be distributed over the first 12 months following the launch. These funds are designed to attract liquidity and encourage user participation in the new lending markets. In a move to bolster protocol stability, the foundation has also agreed to purchase and hold 10 million…

Welcome to our Progress Update for the second quarter of 2026. This report summarizes the key milestones, protocol enhancements, real-world trade deployments, and ecosystem growth achieved over the past three months. Following the strategic direction outlined in the $IOTA Manifesto, the Foundation is fully focused on supporting and scaling TWIN, the open digital trade infrastructure. To reflect this commitment, our organizational structure has evolved since last quarter: engineering, research, design, and product teams are now vertically integrated into a singular pipeline dedicated to driving global trade adoption. By moving past isolated, general-purpose blockchain lines, we’re concentrating our talent on building…

San Antonio has passed an ordinance requiring fraud warning signs at every crypto kiosk in the city. The move targets 660 scam reports and about $39 million in losses police recorded from January 2024 to April 2026. The San Antonio Police Department said the scams follow a similar pattern. A caller claims to be a law enforcement officer, court official, government agency or utility company and invents an emergency. They then tell the victim to deposit cash into a Bitcoin ATM. The caller says the payment will clear up an arrest warrant, unpaid fine or overdue bill, according to KENS…