XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) could attract a spot exchange-traded fund application from BlackRock, according to Digital Ascension Group Chairman Jake Claver, who linked the possibility to growing institutional interest in the XRP Ledger.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) may have found a price floor near US$60,000, according to Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong, who said the cryptocurrency has likely bottomed after rebounding from a recent low of US$59,743.
Ventuals announced it is closing its project and shutting down its Hyperliquid-based perpetual markets, including contracts linked to the valuations of OpenAI and Anthropic.
Bybit introduced tokenised bond fund products through its RWA Earn platform, giving eligible users access to fixed-income investments managed by PIMCO and China Merchants Bank International.
Standard Chartered expects assets locked in decentralised finance to increase to US$2.7 trillion by the end of 2030, representing a 37-fold rise from current levels.
Bitcoin Policy UK CEO Susie Ward criticised Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor's promotion of the company's STRC preferred shares, arguing that the investment's risks were not adequately disclosed.
Official Trump (CRYPTO:TRUMP) fell 2.6% over the past 24 hours to a market capitalisation of US$477 million as traders assessed whether the token could maintain its recent breakout.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) climbed nearly 4% to around US$67,000 as reports of a US-Iran ceasefire boosted risk appetite and supported gains across cryptocurrency and crypto-linked equities.
A wallet reportedly linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes received 3,000 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) worth approximately US$5.42 million as the cryptocurrency climbed nearly 6% in 24 hours.
The Solana Institute urged US senators to preserve Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act provisions within the CLARITY Act as the legislation moves closer to Senate consideration.
Kraken introduced perpetual futures trading for eligible US customers through Bitnomial, expanding its regulated derivatives business following the acquisition of the exchange in April.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed Donald Battle, an adviser to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto task force, as its new chief data innovation officer.
