This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Bitcoin spent the week grinding down, and wicking […]
Bitcoin.com News•David Sencil29 Jun
BNB Chain says cumulative tokenized stock trading volume has surpassed $5.2 billion, putting it ahead of rival networks including Solana. Growth is being driven by a widening issuer base, more than 700 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and rising demand for pre-IPO exposure. Ondo, xStocks and bStocks Fuel BNB Chain’s $5.2 Billion Tokenized Equity […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa29 Jun
Muriel Siebert & Co., a Wall Street broker-dealer with roughly $19.5 billion in retail client assets, has selected Tzero’s end-to-end digital securities infrastructure to enter the tokenized securities market. Siebert Brings Legacy Credibility to Blockchain Markets The firm, founded in 1967 by the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
Bolivia’s Economy Ministry recognized that the current regime had failed, as the country’s oil exports had been reduced since 2005, making it impossible to continue with the exchange regime. The exchange rate had been fixed in 2011 at nearly 7 Bolivian bolivianos. Bolivia Abandons Fixed Dollar Exchange Rate Regime, Opens To Flotation The Ministry of […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko29 Jun
The crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market entered the final week of June with one foot on the brake and the other still searching for growth. Bitcoin and ether funds suffered another bruising stretch of redemptions, yet the same market continued to send capital into XRP and HYPE products, underscoring a sharp split in investor appetite. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa29 Jun
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a detailed technical breakdown on Monday, calling cryptographic obfuscation the “final boss of cryptography” and laying out why solving it would let developers build nearly any trustless protocol imaginable. What Obfuscation Actually Does Most people in crypto are familiar with encryption, which hides data in transit, and zero-knowledge proofs, which […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
BNY has added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform, giving institutional clients a direct path between U.S. dollars and Circle’s stablecoin without leaving the bank’s infrastructure. What BNY Is Offering The bank announced the expanded relationship with Circle Internet Group on June 29, 2026. Under the new arrangement, BNY clients […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
Strategy’s potential bitcoin sales have raised concerns among market watchers after Peter Schiff warned the company could put pressure on prices if it begins selling up to $3.25 billion worth of bitcoin. Schiff Sounds Alarm as Strategy’s Massive Bitcoin Sale Potential Raises Fears of Market Shock Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR)’s decision to authorize future bitcoin […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms29 Jun
Bitmine now holds 5.70 million ETH, accounting for about 4.7% of ethereum’s total supply, bringing it close to its stated goal of holding 5%. The company also joined the Russell 1000 and began trading its preferred stock on the NYSE under BMNP. Bitmine Stakes 4.88 Million ETH as Annualized Rewards Reach Projected $211 Million Bitmine […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa29 Jun
Zano has set block 3,833,000 as the on-chain activation height for Hard Fork 6, expected to go live between Aug. 25 and 27, 2026, giving network participants a concrete deadline to prepare for one of the project’s most consequential upgrades. What Hard Fork 6 Adds The centerpiece of HF6 is Gateway Addresses, a new account-based […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
Michael Saylor looked back on Strategy’s 2022 bitcoin crisis as proof the company could survive extreme stress, while more than 1,200 tech firms pushed the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act. XRP then showed signs of changing exchange behavior as withdrawals outpaced deposits, Satoshi’s famous lost-coin quote resurfaced amid renewed scarcity debate, and Elon Musk’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Alex Richardson29 Jun
South Korea’s Kiwoom Securities is reportedly in early negotiations to buy a stake in Bithumb through a private placement of new shares, adding a major brokerage to the list of traditional financial (TradFi) firms moving into domestic crypto infrastructure. Chosunbiz first reported the discussions on Monday. Under the proposed structure, Bithumb would issue fresh shares […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has bought about $2.2 million of synapse (SYN), throwing his weight behind an onchain options exchange he says could take on Deribit within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. A $2.2 Million Vote of Confidence Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former chief executive of derivatives exchange BitMEX, has placed a fresh bet on the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
Strategy Inc. rolled out a sweeping five-part Digital Credit Capital Framework on Monday morning, authorizing bitcoin sales, boosting its STRC preferred dividend rate, and opening $1 billion buyback programs for both preferred stock and common shares as bitcoin trades around $60,032 per coin at 8 a.m. Eastern time and MSTR shares sit around $82. The […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman29 Jun
Polygon processed roughly $80 billion in stablecoin transfer volume in May and led all blockchains in transaction count, the network said, claiming it overtook both Solana and BNB Chain. A Record Month for Stablecoin Settlement Polygon is making its case as the settlement layer of choice for stablecoin payments. The network moved roughly $79.25 billion […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
American Express has created a senior role to lead its stablecoin and blockchain partnerships, signaling that the payments giant is moving from studying digital dollars to building with them. A Newly Created Role Inside Digital Labs American Express is staffing up for a stablecoin push, as the company recently posted a newly created position for […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other and will meet this week in Qatar to resolve a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, easing a geopolitical flashpoint that has whipsawed bitcoin and oil prices throughout the year. A Fragile Truce Over a Critical Waterway The United States and Iran have agreed […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said he has no intention of returning as chief executive of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, telling an interviewer that the company no longer needs him at the helm. From the Top Job to the Sidelines Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire who built Binance into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly withholding his signature from a sweeping housing bill that would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) through 2030, tying the measure to a separate voter-eligibility law that the Senate has already rejected. A Bipartisan Ban Caught in a Standoff The 21st Century ROAD […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati29 Jun
A new Chinese military study led by Gao Tianyun at the National University of Defense Technology in Nanjing describes how a U.S. carrier strike group could be tracked and targeted from 3,000 kilometers away, roughly the distance from Shanghai to Guam. The concept relies on a network of satellites, drones, radar aircraft, submarines, ships, and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author29 Jun