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Business payments are emerging as one of the fastest-growing use cases for stablecoins as companies increasingly adopt blockchain-based settlement tools for cross-border transactions.

A court in Qingdao, China, has ruled that Bitcoin qualifies as property under criminal law, establishing an important legal precedent in a cryptocurrency theft case involving 107 BTC.

Revolut plans to integrate stablecoins into its future US banking platform as the fintech company expands its regulated financial services offering in the world's largest banking market.

Candidates backed by cryptocurrency industry-funded political action committees secured a series of primary victories across California, New Jersey and South Dakota after receiving support through roughly $3.5 million in advertising campaigns.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department is advancing plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile more than a year after President Donald Trump ordered the initiative through an executive action.

Agentic payment activity on Coinbase's Base blockchain has surpassed 100 million transactions, highlighting growing adoption of machine-to-machine payments across onchain applications.

Payward Services, a Kraken-affiliated company, will soon allow retail investors to participate in US initial public offerings at the offering price through a new tokenised equities programme.

Zcash developers restored Orchard transactions after deploying an emergency network upgrade to address a critical vulnerability discovered in the privacy-focused blockchain’s latest shielded pool.

Russian ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 has processed more than $110 billion in cumulative onchain transactions despite Western sanctions aimed at restricting its use, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies is seeking to raise up to $300 million through a perpetual preferred stock offering carrying a 9.5% annual dividend as the Ethereum treasury company expands its funding options.

Israel’s Tax Authority has reportedly collected disclosures covering only about $50 million in crypto-related capital gains, falling well short of expectations that a voluntary disclosure programme could generate up to $1 billion in tax revenue.

GloBra’s patent covering the Chain Code Technology and Parallel Token Solution used in GLBrain and GLMall has finally been approved by both the European and United States patent offices.

The grants are registered under European Patent EP 3 857 405 B1 and US Patent 12,430,644.

Grayscale’s Hyperliquid Staking ETF began trading on 3 June under the ticker HYPG, adding another regulated US product linked to the fast-growing HYPE token.

XRP Ledger marked its 14th anniversary on 3 June 2026 as Ripple leaders pointed investors back to the network’s original purpose.

Economist and longtime gold supporter Peter Schiff has reiterated his bearish outlook on Bitcoin, predicting the cryptocurrency will fall below $20,000 as market volatility intensifies.

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) plans to hold another round of discussions with major domestic cryptocurrency exchanges this month as it considers revisions to proposed reporting requirements for the digital asset industry.

Zcash rallied more than 13% over the past 24 hours, outperforming major cryptocurrencies as on-chain data showed record adoption of its privacy-focused transaction features.

Bitcoin dropped below $66,000 on Wednesday, reaching its lowest level in more than two months as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a broad sell-off across risk assets.

Coinbase is expanding the use of stablecoins in online commerce through a new partnership with Checkout.com that will allow more than 1,000 enterprise merchants to accept digital dollar payments.

Ripple has pointed to growing institutional demand for digital assets as CME Group launched round-the-clock trading for crypto futures and options, with Ripple Prime serving as a clearing and financing partner.

Bitcoin’s recent decline may be driven more by investor enthusiasm for a handful of booming US equity sectors than by problems within the cryptocurrency market itself, according to Binance Research.

Cardano-focused analytics platform TapTools will begin winding down operations over the next two weeks after the departure of five senior executives made continued operations unsustainable.

Cryptocurrencies are increasingly becoming a contrarian investment as institutional capital flows toward artificial intelligence stocks, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.

Bitcoin treasury firm Strive has expanded its holdings to 19,000 Bitcoin worth approximately $1.3 billion while unveiling plans to increase its capital issuance programme by $4.2 billion.