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The European Union is preparing to relax its stance on foreign-issued stablecoins, potentially allowing U.S. dollar-backed tokens like USDC and USDT to circulate freely within the bloc, the Financial Times reported on June 25.
According to the report, the European Commission will soon issue formal guidance enabling stablecoins issued outside the EU to be treated as equivalent to their European-...
US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Willian J. Pulte ordered on June 25 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac treat cryptocurrency reserves as eligible assets when they measure risk on single-family mortgage loans, effective immediately.
The two government-sponsored enterprises must draft plans that show how they will recognize borrower crypto holdings without first converting the coins...
Coinbase launched wrapped tokens for Cardano (cbADA) and Litecoin (cbLTC) on its Base layer-2 network, the exchange said in a June 25 post.
Each synthetic token is backed 1:1 by the underlying asset held in Coinbase custody, and proof-of-reserves pages list the on-chain addresses securing the collateral.
The transparency pages already show 11,364 LTC and 2,963,259.36 ADA issued on Base via...
Lending protocol zkLend stated in a June 25 post on X that it will wind down its operations and direct its remaining $200,000 treasury to a fund for users affected by a February security breach.
The team said the exploit “deeply eroded user confidence” and ZEND’s delisting from Bybit and KuCoin amplified the negative sentiment causing a significant decline in the capital and liquidity needed for...
Lumia, a blockchain platform focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is rolling out a new cross-chain model through a strategic integration with Avail Stack, according to a statement shared with CryptoSlate.
The partnership aims to improve how tokenized assets are created, verified, and moved across different blockchain networks.
Through this integration, Lumia will access Avail’s modular...
Bitfinex Securities has introduced two tokenized equity offerings with a combined value of £105 million (around $143 million), according to a June 25 statement shared with CryptoSlate.
The listings, TITAN1 and TITAN2, were issued by Ctrl Alt and represent the first equity-based tokens available on the Bitfinex Securities exchange.
The Astana Financial Services Authority regulates the listings....
The following is a guest post and opinion from Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail.
The next financial architecture won’t just move money faster — it will make value, identity, and rights verifiable and enforceable across fragmented systems and real-world institutions.
Every time we build a new payment system, we rebuild the rails. Every new identity solution operates in isolation. “It’s like...
Barclays bank has announced it will block customers from using Barclaycard credit cards to buy crypto starting June 27
The move was quietly confirmed in a newly updated FAQ section on the bank’s official website.
According to Barclays, the decision stems from concerns over consumer protection and repayment risks. The bank warned that crypto price volatility could expose users to debts they may be...
Peter Thiel’s venture firm is leading a nine‑figure Series C that values the on‑chain prediction market at $1 billion, even as U.S. regulators still block the platform from its largest potential audience.
Polymarket, the blockchain‑based prediction platform that lets traders bet on everything from the U.S. presidential race to Taylor Swift’s tour dates, is poised to raise $200 million in fresh...
The number of XRP holders has nearly doubled between October 2024 and May 2025, expanding from 1.29% to 2.42%, while Solana (SOL) experienced the opposite, falling 35% from 2.72% to 1.76%.
According to Bybit’s “H1 2025 asset allocation report,” the rebalancing stems from a shift in sentiment as both retail and institutional investors have begun to favor XRP over Solana.
XRP has gained momentum in...