Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is making his most visible return to the American stage yet — and this time, he arrives bearing a mission rather than just an apology. CZ sat down with CoinDesk for a pair of interviews earlier this month, sharing his views on the exchange he founded, crypto’s trajectory in the U.S., and…
SharpLink, Inc. has broken an eight-month silence on Ethereum accumulation, snapping up 39,196 ETH worth approximately $62.4 million over three consecutive days from June 25–27, 2026 — all while the token traded near its lowest levels of the year. The Buys, Broken Down According to Arkham on-chain records, SharpLink bought 5,000 ETH on Thursday, added…
Licensed exchanges launch aggressive bonus campaigns as Europe’s crypto rulebook reshapes the market Europe’s most consequential crypto regulatory deadline has arrived — and it has triggered a full-scale user acquisition war among licensed exchanges. As of July 1, crypto firms must hold a MiCA license from at least one EU member state to provide services…
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is putting its vast physical gold holdings to work. The company has partnered with crypto lending platform Ledn to bring its tokenized gold product, Tether Gold (XAUT), onto the platform — with gold-backed loans set to follow later in 2026. The move marks a significant step in Tether’s strategy…
BitGo Holdings, one of the crypto industry’s most prominent custody and infrastructure firms, has reduced its workforce by nearly 15% as the company restructures around stablecoins, settlement, trading, security, and AI-powered infrastructure. The announcement, made by CEO and co-founder Mike Belshe on June 25, was simultaneously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via…
Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave — the largest decentralized lending protocol on Ethereum — has publicly dismissed reports that Aave Labs is in talks to sell a significant AAVE token allocation to Kraken’s parent company Payward at a steep discount to market value. While stopping short of denying that strategic partnership discussions are underway, Kulechov…
The prediction market giant is in talks to close a fresh raise as early as Q3 2026, as trading volume soars, crypto derivatives expand, and a Supreme Court battle over federal versus state jurisdiction looms Prediction market platform Kalshi is in advanced discussions to raise fresh capital at a valuation of approximately $40 billion, according…
Ripple has officially launched its dollar-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) in Japan, marking a significant milestone for both the company and the country’s evolving digital asset landscape. The rollout, conducted in partnership with SBI Holdings and its subsidiary SBI VC Trade, makes RLUSD the first foreign-issued stablecoin to receive regulatory approval under Japan’s updated payment…
Aave (AAVE) staged one of the week’s most dramatic counter-trend moves on June 25, climbing more than 15% in 24 hours to trade around $82.77, bucking a broad crypto selloff that dragged Bitcoin (BTC) below $60,000 for the third time in June. The divergence highlighted a growing split between DeFi protocols with recovering fundamentals and…
Five former senior researchers from the Ethereum Foundation have launched Ethlabs, an independent non-profit R&D organization dedicated to advancing Ethereum’s technical capabilities for the mass adoption phase. Ethlabs launched on June 22nd with backing from BitMine, SharpLink, and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin. The emergence of Ethlabs comes during the same week the Ethereum Foundation announced…
