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According to analysts, Bitcoin's drop from $82K to $62K could prove more meaningful than the previous pullback from $102K to $82K.

Sharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that institutions will place on it with stablecoins, tokenization and AI. Former Ethereum Foundation contributors and Ether treasury firms Bitmine and Sharplink have backed a new research and development nonprofit that aims to make Ethereum ready for institutional use. Sharplink said on Monday that the organization, Ethlabs, was formed to “ready Ethereum for the next phase of institutional adoption,” with the company pitching in with Bitmine, Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin and other Ethereum contributors on its funding effort. “As stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, funds and autonomous AI commerce move on-chain, they are converging on Ethereum as the neutral, credibly permissionless settlement layer for the global economy,” Sharplink said. “Ethlabs exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb that demand at scale.” Read more

The new framework removes wallet caps, yet keeps systemic sterling stablecoins far below dollar-token scale at launch. The post British pound stablecoins capped to $53B ceiling as Bank of England sets out stablecoin rules appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Google Gemini AI Predicts Incredible Solana Price by The End of 2026 The post Google Gemini AI Predicts Crazy Solana Price by End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The filing points to tokenized equity access inside exchange and DTC controls, with shareholder rights and settlement kept on familiar rails. The post Centralized Wall Street gatekeepers to control investors’ route into tokenized stocks through old pipes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The idea of a U.S. central bank digital currency — though little more than a research topic at the Federal Reserve — may be getting formally blocked.

Bitcoin’s funding rate and orderbook setup signal investor optimism, but ETF outflows and macro red flags could limit BTC’s short-term upside. Key takeaways: The Bitcoin funding rate climbed to 7%, showing confidence, but spot ETF outflows keep a $70,000 breakout on hold for now. Strong order-book bids and lower oil prices helped, but weakness across stocks, bonds, and gold signals a preference for cash. Read more

At current staking levels, the proposal could channel as much as 76,000 ETH ($131.6 million) into ecosystem development.

tZERO and Securitize are squaring off over tokenization patents as the market attracts more of Wall Street's attention.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) raised $335.5 million by selling common stock last week, then placed almost 90% of the proceeds into cash rather than Bitcoin as the company moved to shore up the preferred securities financing its cryptocurrency purchases. The company sold about 2.71 million MSTR shares between June 15 and June 21 and added $300 […] The post Strategy used $300 million of MSTR dilution to backstop its Bitcoin’s biggest buying machine appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto prices remain under pressure, but Ric Edelman says institutional adoption and tokenization are accelerating behind the scenes.

Tokenization can improve settlement and asset movement, but key pieces of financial infrastructure remain unprepared for institutional-scale adoption.

The analysts underscored that Strategy's Stretch (STRC) can't technically lose its “peg.”

The new unit arrives amid rapid growth in tokenized assets, with Franklin Templeton's onchain product suite expanding from roughly $768 million to more than $2.5 billion over the past year. Global asset manager Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of crypto asset manager 250 Digital, closing a deal first announced in April and expanding its digital asset business with a new division focused on cryptocurrency investing. As part of the transaction, Franklin Templeton absorbed 250 Digital's investment team and cryptocurrency strategies into a newly created division called Franklin Crypto. The unit will be led by former 250 Digital executives Christopher Perkins and Seth Ginns alongside Franklin Templeton digital assets executive Tony Pecore. The acquisition follows CoinFund's decision earlier this year to spin out its liquid strategies business into 250 Digital as the crypto investment firm sharpened its focus on venture investing. Read more

The same bets that won millions in the promotional clips incurred losses for traders in reality.

A sharp selloff in digital credit products exposed growing pains in a young market, a Strive executive argues the underlying credit fundamentals remain intact.

Some of Ethereum's largest holders are coming together to fund a new research and development lab aimed at boosting the network and ETH.

Elon Musk Grok AI just dropped a prediction on XRP price prediction that sounds almost absurd until you read the fine print. The model is pointing to $5 to $8 by the end of 2026, a multiple of where the coin sits today.The bull case here is stacked with more catalysts than most coins see […] The post Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Shocking XRP Price by End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. quantum computing capabilities and speeding the transition to quantum-resistant encryption.

Crypto-backed PACs disclosed spending more than $8 million on media to support candidates in three US states, as some Maryland Democrats have called on one candidate to reject “outside spending from crypto billionaires.” Political action committees (PACs) backed by cryptocurrency companies and aligned interest groups have bet more than $8 million to support candidates in Tuesday’s primaries across three US states, which could impact the makeup of the country’s Congress in 2027. As of Monday, the Protect Progress PAC, an affiliate of Fairshake that supports Democratic candidates, reported spending more than $516,000 on media for April McClain Delaney, running in Maryland’s 6th congressional district. However, much of the PAC’s attention has been focused on two races in Maryland and New York, where it reported combined expenditures of more than $5.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for primary races in the states’ 5th and 15th congressional districts, for Adrian Boafo and Ritchie Torres. Filings with the...