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President Trump is reportedly mulling executive orders to boost AI infrastructure in the U.S. amid soaring energy demands.

Altcoins search for direction while Bitcoin looks on track to take a stab at new all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin is facing selling near $108,000, but the likelihood of a break above it remains high. Several major altcoins remain in a range, but some are showing signs of breaking above their near-term overhead resistance levels. Read more

Nick van Eck, co-founder and CEO of Agora, behind one of the stablecoins Anchorage said it would phase out, claimed inaccuracies and an inconsistently applied framework. Anchorage Digital is drawing criticism from at least one stablecoin issuer after announcing plans to phase out support for three stablecoins, citing “regulatory expectations” and internal risk assessment. Nick van Eck, co-founder and CEO of Agora, criticized Anchorage’s move to remove support for stablecoins USDC (USDC), Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0) in a Thursday X post, claiming the decision was based on “easily verifiable and known factual inaccuracies.” He said that Anchorage failed to disclose its relationship with stablecoin issuer Paxos, which could potentially benefit from the phasing out of tokens issued by other platforms. Read more

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a sharp warning about the growing use of cryptocurrencies by sanctioned states to fund weapons programs.In a report published June 20, the global financial crime watchdog urged countries to close regulatory gaps that are allowing illicit finance to thrive in the digital asset space.According to the FATF, […] The post Sanctioned States Exploit Crypto to Fuel Weapons—FATF Warns of “Exponential” Surge appeared first on Cryptonews.

What’s next for the price of Bitcoin? Prediction markets show growing bullish sentiment despite technical indicators suggesting caution.

Robinhood continues to expand its crypto services offering with micro futures contracts on leading assets. Digital brokerage Robinhood has launched micro futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL), and XRP (XRP), giving crypto traders the ability to trade derivatives with significantly lower capital requirements. The new offering was officially unveiled in the United States on Friday, expanding on Robinhood’s existing crypto futures products for Bitcoin and Ether (ETH). Micro futures contracts are smaller versions of standard futures contracts, allowing traders to speculate on an asset’s price movements with a much lower upfront investment. Read more

President Donald Trump said Bitcoin (BTC) transactions “take a lot of pressure off the dollar” and argued that US leadership in digital assets blocks China from dominating the sector. He made the comments during a White House press conference on June 27, which was held after what he described as a major Supreme Court victory […] The post Trump says Bitcoin eases pressure on dollar, boosts America’s crypto dominance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

“It is becoming clearer to gamers that [blockchain] is the technology that allows us to unlock our vision for the game that they want.”

The Trump family–tied decentralized finance platform has seen growing interest from institutional investors. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto platform tied to US President Donald Trump’s family, has partnered with London hedge fund Re7 to launch a USD1 stablecoin vault across Euler Finance and liquid staking protocol Lista. The partnership is part of a broader effort to expand the presence of World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin on the BNB Chain, according to Bloomberg. Lista is one of the major liquid staking platforms for the BNB (BNB) token, and its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), which governs the platform, is backed by Binance Labs — the venture capital arm of crypto exchange Binance. Read more

Following the success of Circle Internet Group’s (NYSE: CRCL) initial public offering (IPO), a number of crypto companies have begun hinting at going public in the United States.On June 5, Circle – the issuer of the USDC stablecoin – raised $1.1 billion in its public debut. This well exceeded expectations, marking a record-setting 167% gain […] The post Will The United States Witness A Crypto IPO Boom and Bust Soon? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Robinhood expanded its futures trading suite by adding micro futures contracts for XRP, Solana (SOL), and Bitcoin (BTC), according to a June 27 announcement. The zero-commission brokerage said the new products offer lower margin requirements and seamless execution via its trading ladder interface. Each micro XRP futures contract represents 2,500 XRP, roughly $5,200 at current […] The post Robinhood expands crypto offerings with micro futures for XRP, Solana, and Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bolt launched 'Bolt Connect' to streamline merchant onboarding while enabling stablecoin payments, capitalizing on the $228 billion growth of the stablecoin market. The post Bolt Introduces ‘Bolt Connect’ to Streamline Merchant Onboarding and Enable Stablecoin Payments appeared first on Cryptonews.

President Trump deflected when asked whether he would consider divesting from personal crypto interests to help get legislation passed.

Bullish signals for stablecoins were all around, from Asia to Europe to Circle's stock price.

The analyst is expecting a flurry of crypto-related announcements, but nothing to do with stablecoins.

Despite ETH's price volatility, Ethereum's network has recorded historic transaction counts.

Bitcoin owners are becoming a significant voting group in the United States, and their influence is poised to grow ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Following their noticeable role in the 2024 presidential vote, recent polling from Cygnal shows that these voters are aligning more closely with pro-Bitcoin candidates, most notably from the Republican Party. […] The post Bitcoin owners emerge as pivotal voting bloc ahead of 2026 midterms, poll shows appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Chinese brokerage GF Securities has teamed up with HashKey to roll out tokenized securities denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and offshore yuan. The post GF Securities, HashKey Debut Yield-Generating Tokenized Securities in Hong Kong appeared first on Cryptonews.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked a major exploit affecting several NFT projects connected to Pepe creator Matt Furie to a group of suspected North Korean IT workers. According to his analysis, the attacks led to the loss of over $1 million across multiple platforms, including ChainSaw-related projects Replicandy and Peplicator, with around $310,000 stolen from […] The post Pepe Creator Projects Hit by $1M Exploit Linked to North Korea IT Workers: ZachXBT appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polymarket’s growth fuels USDC demand, with stablecoins driving high-velocity settlement activity.