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Circle (CRCL) shares bounced 5% Wednesday after a 17% plunge, as investors are weighing whether the new Open USD stablecoin consortium backed by Stripe, Mastercard, Coinbase and BlackRock poses a lasting threat to the $USDC issuer. Global brokerage Jefferies isn’t convinced the selloff has fully priced in the risks, arguing that Circle faces mounting competitive pressure as banks, payment firms and fintechs increasingly launch their own stablecoins. “Buy the dip? We wouldn’t,” the firm’s analyst team wrote in a note to clients. “CRCL headwinds are unlikely to ease,” analysts wrote, warning that competition could pressure $USDC’s supply growth and market…

Ripple President Monica Long recently shared a vision for the future of digital payments. “The future of payments will be multichain, interoperable, and built on institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure,” said the Ripple President. The future of payments will be multichain, interoperable, and built on institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure.Our focus is simple: continue making the XRPL the leading blockchain for institutional payments – and a natural home for the next generation of key regulated… https://t.co/8Pc5Yleskr — Monica Long (@MonicaLongSF) June 30, 2026 Long was reacting to recent developments, including Ripple joining the Open USD stablecoin as a day-one integration partner, highlighting the company’s…

The United States’ long-awaited crypto market structure legislation is approaching another critical stage, but Wall Street analysts believe the path to approval remains uncertain despite growing momentum in Congress. Notably, TD Cowen expects the Senate to begin formal consideration of the Clarity Act in July. Even so, the investment bank says political disagreements, regulatory concerns, and competing legislative priorities continue to cast doubt over whether lawmakers can approve the bill before the November midterm elections. TD Cowen Sees Difficult Road Ahead for Clarity Act According to TD Cowen’s Washington Research Group, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to begin…

The company unveiled OKX.ai on 30 Jun, a platform combining a marketplace for AI agents with onchain identity, stablecoin payments and reputation systems intended to let software transact independently. The marketplace went live to developers on 30 Jun after a closed beta with 50 early agent service providers. The Agentic Workplace “Think of it as Upwork for AI agents,” an OKX spokesperson told Sandmark, referring to the online freelance marketplace where businesses hire independent workers for individual projects. The platform sits on top of OnchainOS, the exchange’s existing agent infrastructure, and has two connected halves. In the Agent Marketplace, builders…

Ethereum trades around its 200-day moving average near $1,668, the line that has separated its bull markets from its bear markets for years. Above it lies a path back toward $3,000. Below it lies an accumulation zone, the charts put as low as $600. The strangest part is that Ethereum’s fundamentals have never been stronger. Ethereum is trading around $1,650, which places it almost exactly on the one line that, more than any other, has historically decided whether it is in a bull market or a bear market: its 200-day moving average, currently near $1,668. For years, this long-term trend…

Ionic Digital has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a direct listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker IOND, a move that would allow existing shareholders to trade their holdings without the company issuing new shares. The filing comes days after Ionic completed a $400 million private financing, as it continues to reposition its business around AI infrastructure and digital data centers. The proposed listing differs from a traditional initial public offering because it is not intended to raise additional capital. Instead, registered shareholders may sell up to 10.8 million common shares once the…

The $XRP Ledger has recorded more than 6,000 newly activated addresses in a single day for the first time in over three months, as network activity returns. This development comes even as broad market selling pressure continues to weigh on $XRP’s price, pushing it to new yearly lows. After climbing back to $1.29 in mid-June, $XRP followed the wider market downturn, eventually falling to a new yearly low of $1.00795 by June 26. $XRP Sees 3-Month Peak in New Daily Addresses Interestingly, while the price continues to struggle near the lower end of the key $1 psychological level, currently trading…

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a long-standing critic of the cryptocurrency industry, has called for new legislation to prevent President Donald Trump from personally profiting from his crypto-related business activities. Her demand follows the release of Trump’s annual financial disclosure for 2025, filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which reported that the president earned approximately $1.4 billion from his cryptocurrency ventures last year. Warren’s Legislative Push Warren, who has consistently advocated for stricter oversight of digital assets, argued that the scale of Trump’s crypto earnings creates an unprecedented conflict of interest. In a statement, she said that no…

How a buy-then-build turned into a contested market NPR reported Monday that Zuckerberg met Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour last year to discuss buying the exchange as its user numbers climbed, citing three people who were not authorized to speak publicly. The talks never advanced to a formal offer. Accounts of the collapse diverge: some sources said Mansour was unwilling to sell, while others said Meta judged the legal and regulatory questions around Kalshi too messy to take on. Rather than walk away from the sector, Zuckerberg directed staff to build a standalone app, internally named Arena. The design…

Bitcoin’s battle around the $60K region is entering a decisive phase after sellers are forcing a breakdown below this major support area. With momentum still favoring the sellers, traders are now watching whether demand can prevent a deeper correction toward the mid-$50K region. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $BTC has extended its bearish trend after losing several major support zones. The recent rejection by the 200-day moving average around $80K and the breakdown of the 100-day moving average near $ 74 K have reinforced the longer-term downtrend, with both moving averages now sloping lower and…