Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Circle slides 13% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network

Open Standard’s Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle’s USDC. Read Full…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

Ripple bets XRPL lending can give XRP a future beyond payments as price struggles

Ripple is trying to move the XRP Ledger (XRPL) deeper into institutional credit, a push that could expand the network’s…
Jun 30, 2026
Infrastructure

JPMorgan's Kinexys Blockchain Hits $4 Trillion, Adds Five APAC Currencies

J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys blockchain payments platform has processed more than $4 trillion in transactions since launch and expanded to eight…
Jun 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Ansem Airdrops $7M of $ANSEM Memecoin in Bid to Reach 1M Holders

The Solana influencer has sent roughly $6.7M in tokens to more than 700 wallets onchain, even as he controls about…
Jun 29, 2026
DeFi

Stream Finance Starts Collecting Creditor Claims in Step Toward 'Global Resolution'

The collapsed yield protocol, whose November failure froze roughly $160 million in deposits and left an estimated $285 million owed…
Jun 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Pump.fun's PUMP Buybacks Top $400M as Token Stays Flat

The Solana launchpad’s repurchases since July now exceed $400M, yet PUMP trades roughly 83% below its record and is little…
Jun 29, 2026
DeFi

Aave rally makes DeFi lending look more like a bank to investors

Aave’s latest market move is becoming a referendum on how investors value DeFi lending as its economics begin to resemble…
Jun 29, 2026
DeFi

FundBank becomes IRACE Digital in bid to bridge traditional finance and crypto

The institutional banking provider is expanding into digital asset custody, liquidity and execution services as former Zodia Custody CEO John…
Jun 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Prediction-market operational consolidation could spur M&A wave: Bernstein

Bernstein says platforms are bringing exchange, clearing and brokerage infrastructure in-house, setting up potential deals while increasing antitrust and regulatory…
Jun 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Spot the crypto scam before you hit send

Some of the costliest crypto scams never touch the blockchain. They wait for you to make one wrong move, and…
Jun 29, 2026