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AlphaGenome, accessible via API, cracks the “junk DNA” code, outperforms top rivals in key tests, and puts advanced genomics tools within reach of labs around the world.

Kalshi plans to use a portion of the funding to scale its technology team, CEO Tarek Mansour said. Kalshi, a prediction market and competitor to Polymarket, has reportedly closed a $185 million funding round that values the company at $2 billion, indicating growing investor appetite for the emerging sector. The round was led by crypto investment company Paradigm, with participation from venture capital companies Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital and other investors, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. CEO and co-founder Tarek Mansour said the funding will be used to expand Kalshi’s technology team and integrate its prediction contracts into more brokerage platforms. Currently, Kalshi contracts are available through Webull and Robinhood Markets. Prediction markets have gained traction as an alternative to traditional polling, with proponents arguing that they offer more accurate forecasts by aggregating the collective expectations of participants. Founded in 2018 by Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, Ka...

Kalshi achieved unicorn status following its latest Series C funding round, amid the prediction markets platform's growing crypto embrace.

Several exchanges have announced MiCA licenses this year, following requirements being enforced in 2024 to offer digital asset services in the EU. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it can now expand its offerings and across European Union’s member states after securing a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. In a Wednesday notice, Kraken said it had received the MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing the exchange to offer regulated services to residents in the 30 European Economic Area member states. The approval followed Kraken securing a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license in February and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in 2023. “We believe trust is the most valuable currency in crypto, and it’s something you earn. Over the past several years, our team has worked tirelessly to meet the [Central Bank of Ireland]’s gold standard regulatory expectations,” said Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. Read more

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) encouraged her fellow U.S. lawmakers to advance both the GENIUS Act and broader crypto market structure overall in a Wednesday appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box.Lawmakers Must Find Path Forward For Crypto, Cynthia Lummis Says Speaking with Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen on June 25, Lummis expressed her hopes that both the […] The post Sen. Cynthia Lummis Says Both Crypto Market Structure Bill & GENIUS Act Must Pass This Year appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto miner Bit Digital will sell off its bitcoin operations to deepen its ETH staking and treasury shift.

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 […] The post European Commission to ease rules on foreign stablecoins despite ECB opposition appeared first on CryptoSlate.

GameStop raised another $450 million that it can use to buy Bitcoin, boosting its latest raise to $2.7 billion. Will it grab more BTC?

[PRESS RELEASE – Paris, Zug, France/Switzerland, June 25th, 2025] Zama Raises $57M in Series B to Bring End-to-End Encryption to Public Blockchains With new backing by leading U.S. blockchain investors, Zama becomes the world’s first Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) unicorn. Funding coincides with the announcement of the Zama Protocol, which enables confidential applications on any […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, Tortola, June 25th, 2025] Neo Pepe Coin ($NEOP) has crossed past the $2 million milestone in record-breaking speed, propelling it toward Stage Four of its anticipated presale. Launching less than a week ago, the project’s early growth reflects strong interest, with investors rallying behind its revolutionary approach to decentralization, governance, […]

Data shows spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are largely unhedged, pointing to real institutional investor conviction and BTC’s growing role as a macro-driven financial asset. Key takeaways: Avenir Group and Glassnode data conclude that a significant portion of spot BTC ETF inflows are unhedged, long-only positions, indicating genuine institutional conviction rather than reliance on short-term arbitrage strategies. BTC continues to behave like a traditional macro asset with strong correlations to equities, gold and liquidity cycles, while inversely tracking the dollar and high-yield credit spreads. Read more

Cynthia Lummis said she expects the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act to pass through Congress and be ready for the president’s signature by the end of the year. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis said she expects Congress to pass two pieces of crypto legislation related to stablecoins and market structure “before the end of this calendar year.” Speaking at the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Lummis discussed the progress of the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY Act, in the House of Representatives and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, in the Senate. Lummis said she would be “extremely disappointed” if the two bills did not pass through Congress by 2026. Read more

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 post US adopts crypto in mortgage risks as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac update asset models appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A previous breakout from the $2,100-$2,800 range sent ETH to $4,000; history could repeat as momentum starts building again.

The Trump appointee overseeing the nation's housing agencies said Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should take mortgage applicants' crypto holdings into account.

Zama raised $57 million and launched a public testnet aimed at bringing privacy and encrypted smart contracts to public blockchains.

Some investors are piling into crypto treasury firms, while PIPE investors are taking gains.

Federal Housing Finance Agency director William J. Pulte ordered the two government-sponsored enterprises to prepare to consider crypto for mortgage loan risk assessments. The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has ordered home mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider how to count cryptocurrencies as assets in their risk assessments for some home loans. FHFA director William J. Pulte told both of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in a letter on Wednesday to “prepare a proposal for consideration of cryptocurrency as an asset for reserves in their respective single-family mortgage loan risk assessments, without conversion of said cryptocurrency to U.S. dollars.” The order means the two GSEs could consider potential borrowers’ crypto holdings when they apply for a mortgage, which Pulte said “has not typically been considered” in mortgage risk assessments without first converting the crypto to US dollars. Read more

The move comes as the CEO shared plans to re-enter the crypto business under the Trump administration after having exiting digital asset services in 2023.

Pi Network surged 15% to $0.623, breaking a 45-day bearish trend following Chainlink integration announcement giving 60 million users DeFi access ahead of Pi2Day event. The post Pi Breaks 45-Day Slump with 15% Pop on Chainlink Integration — $1 Target Now in Play appeared first on Cryptonews.