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06/30/2025 11:01 PM ETH/BTC futures volume ratio surges to near-parity
ETH/BTC futures volume ratio has surged to near-parity at 98%, marking a dramatic reversal from the pessimistic sentiment dominating 2024.
06/30/2025 10:13 PM Crypto lending protocol Maple integrates EtherFi’s weETH as collateral
The integration will allow “qualified borrowers to access USDC loans while earning ETHFI incentives,” the startup said in a statement.
06/30/2025 09:36 PM Circle applies for US banking license, enabling it to act as custodian for USDC reserves: report
Circle has applied for a national banking license, according to Reuters. which would enable it to act as a custodian for its own reserves.
06/30/2025 09:06 PM Solana advisor and serial tech entrepreneur Nikita Bier joins X as head of product
Bier joined Solana as an advisor on March 25 to assist Solana Labs' app launches and development.
06/30/2025 07:35 PM Germany’s largest banking group Sparkassen adds cryptocurrency trading services: report
Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe previously decided to avoid such offerings due to concerns over volatility and risk.
06/30/2025 07:23 PM Sen. Lummis pushes for crypto tax fixes in ‘big, beautiful bill,’ gaining support from crypto advocates
Crypto advocates are rallying behind an amendment to get digital asset tax changes added to what's being called the "big, beautiful bill."
06/30/2025 06:56 PM The Daily: Robinhood unveils Arbitrum-powered Layer 2 and tokenized stocks, XRP Ledger’s Ethereum-compatible sidechain goes live, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
06/30/2025 06:06 PM SRM Entertainment stakes 365 million TRX amid $100 million Tron treasury strategy
Earlier this month, SRM Entertainment noted a $100 million TRX treasury strategy with Tron founder Justin Sun joining its advisory board.
06/30/2025 05:57 PM Rex-Osprey to launch ‘first-ever staked crypto ETF in the US’ for trading on Wednesday
A Solana ETF that will track the price and deliver staking yields to holders will begin trading on Wednesday, according REX Shares.
06/30/2025 05:20 PM Robinhood to offer tokenized shares of OpenAI, SpaceX to EU users in growth push
It wasn't completely clear if Tenev was only addressing those in attendance or any new Robinhood user in the EU.
06/30/2025 04:42 PM Robinhood expands into tokenized equities and crypto perp futures, plans Layer 2 blockchain with Arbitrum
Robinhoood has also launched perpetual futures in the EU and the staking of Ethereum and Solana in the U.S.
06/30/2025 03:56 PM Aptos Labs CEO and co-founder Avery Ching joins CFTC Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee
Ching joins other crypto-native execs as well as TradFi leaders on the CFTC GMAC Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee.
06/30/2025 03:47 PM Bitcoin mining difficulty sees biggest drop since 2021 China ban amid hashrate slump
Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped around 7.5% after a sudden decline in the network's hash rate over the last couple of weeks.
06/30/2025 03:39 PM BitMine stock surges 400% as firm eyes $250 million raise for Ethereum treasury in bid to become top public ETH holder
New board chair Tom Lee bets Ethereum will benefit most from an expected boom in stablecoin transactions, which will uplift BitMine's value.
06/30/2025 03:34 PM US Supreme Court decides not to review privacy case over IRS request for Coinbase user data
The Supreme Court has declined to review a case involving the IRS and its efforts to compel companies to hand over users’ financial data.
06/30/2025 02:00 PM XRP Ledger’s Ethereum-compatible sidechain launches on mainnet
The XRPL EVM Sidechain opens up new Ethereum-compatible decentralized application use cases for the XRP Ledger ecosystem.
06/30/2025 01:32 PM Kazakhstan plans national cryptocurrency reserve using seized assets, state-mined coins
Kazakhstan has shared plans to joining a growing number of juridisctions with cryptocurrency reserves.
06/30/2025 01:07 PM Strategy stacks another 4,980 bitcoin as Michael Saylor boldly predicts $21 million BTC in 21 years
Strategy's holdings now total more than 2.8% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth over $64 billion.
06/30/2025 12:15 PM Bernstein sets $230 price target on Circle stock, calls it the ‘internet dollar network for the next decade’
The Bernstein analysts expect the stablecoin market to reach $4 trillion over the next decade from around $244 billion today.
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