Institutional
Institutional

Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users

A consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies introduced Open USD, a dollar stablecoin whose reserve earnings and…
Jun 30, 2026
Institutional

Jefferies warns of crypto market volatility as Clarity Act faces Senate test

The bank said the bill faces major hurdles, with passage boosting institutional crypto adoption and delays prolonging regulatory uncertainty. Read…
Jun 30, 2026
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
Institutional

UAE-Based Goldman Lampe Private Bank Acquires $137 Million in Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine UAE-Based Goldman Lampe Private Bank Acquires $137 Million in Bitcoin Goldman Lampe Private Bank purchased €120 million (roughly…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Wallet MetaMask Launches Yield-Paying Money Account on Monad

MetaMask is packaging stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account as crypto firms compete to make digital…
Jun 30, 2026
Institutional

JPMorgan warns rushed US crypto rules could create market loopholes as Senate races toward July CLARITY Act vote

JPMorgan has warned that Congress could create new gaps in financial oversight if it moves too quickly to write new…
Jun 30, 2026
Institutional

Strategy's new plan divides industry observers even as MSTR, STRC climb

Strategy’s new Bitcoin capital framework draws Wall Street backing from Benchmark with a $570 per share target even as traders…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

Theo becomes first crypto-native investor in Fidelity tokenized fund

The onchain capital markets platform allocated $20 million to Fidelity International’s tokenized liquidity fund as tokenized Treasury products continue to…
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
DeFi

JPMorgan Calls for Clear and Strict Crypto Rules, Warns About Stablecoin “Shadow Banking” Risk

Executives Umar Farooq and Peter Muriungi say they support the bill’s goals but spent most of their blog post warning…
Jun 30, 2026