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@SeiNetwork has published the second version of its Giga Whitepaper, the first revision since the original dropped in May 2025. The update tightens one of the network's core performance targets and adds a new transaction privacy layer aimed at institutional traders.
What Changed in V2
The headline change is a tighter finality target. The revised whitepaper pushes the goal down to sub-250ms, an improvement on the sub-400ms figure that has been the benchmark since the original Giga paper. The throughput target of 200,000+ transactions per second is unchanged from V1. Sei Labs first published the Giga whitepaper on May 19, 2025, positioning the project as the first multi-proposer EVM layer-1 blockchain. V2 refines that foundation rather than replacing it.
The upgrade is also designed to land without a regenesis or taking the network offline, reducing disruption for applications already running on the chain.
Sedna: A Private Transaction Layer Across Multiple Lanes
The most significant new addition in V2 is Sedna, a private transaction layer built to reduce MEV and front-running risk. Rather than broadcasting full transaction data to all proposers at once, Sedna breaks each transaction into fragments and distributes them across separate proposer lanes. No single proposer can see the full details of a trade before it is finalized. Execution then follows a deterministic order once enough fragments are available. The practical effect is that would-be front-runners cannot read a pending transaction in time to act on it.
Paired with deterministic ordering across those lanes, Sei says the design nearly eliminates MEV and censorship risk, two concerns that have historically kept institutional trading activity away from most layer-1 blockchains. The upgrade targets all three factors institutions care about: latency, throughput, and predictable ordering.
Sei Labs co-founder Jayendra Jog previewed the efficiency case for the approach in a mid-June interview, noting that Sedna would deliver roughly 90 percent of the privacy benefits of a full zero-knowledge layer while requiring just 0.01 percent or less of the implementation effort. The full technical specification is set out in the Sedna protocol research paper on arXiv. The public milestone tracker for the full Giga rollout is available at giga.seilabs.io.
Sources:
Sei Labs: Sei Giga Whitepaper announcement (May 2025)
arXiv: Sedna protocol research paper
Sei Labs: Giga public milestone tracker

@aave recorded its strongest single day of network growth in nearly five years on June 30, adding 1,806 new wallets on Ethereum in 24 hours, its highest tally since October 2021, according to @SantimentData. The milestone stands out against a broader crypto market that has spent much of the first half of the year under pressure.
$AAVE Holds Up While the Market Slides
$AAVE has gained roughly 19% over the past week even as Bitcoin hovers around $60,000. CoinDesk notes that network growth measures new addresses interacting with or holding a token, so the surge points to fresh participants arriving rather than existing holders rotating positions. The protocol holds approximately $12.6 billion in total value locked.
Several developments are converging to draw attention. Aave is rolling out its V4 upgrade on Ethereum, which introduces a hub-and-spoke architecture designed to separate individual lending markets while keeping liquidity centralised in shared pools. The Aave DAO is also actively debating borrowing limits, and a new revenue mechanism called Smart Value Recapture is under focus as the protocol looks to route more value back into the system.
V4 and a Bold Bank Call Add to the Momentum
Aave V4 launched on Ethereum mainnet in March 2026 after more than two years of development. The upgrade introduces three liquidity hubs at launch, each with conservative supply and borrow caps that the Aave DAO can expand as the protocol proves itself in production. The Defiant reported that Aave has processed over one trillion dollars in cumulative loans and holds more than 50% of the decentralised lending market.
Adding to the positive backdrop, Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Aave in late June with a $3,500 price target for $AAVE by end-2030. Crypto Briefing reported that Geoff Kendrick, the bank's global head of digital assets research, argued Aave is positioned to retain its lead in decentralised lending as tokenised real-world assets move onto blockchain networks, with the bank projecting that tokenised assets used in DeFi could grow 37 times by 2030.
The wallet spike is an encouraging signal, though analysts caution it is not a guarantee of sustained activity. As CoinDesk put it, new wallets show attention rather than commitment, and the figure matters only if it converts into deposits, borrowing, and the protocol revenue that follows.
Sources:
CoinDesk: Aave logs biggest network-growth day in nearly 5 years
Aave: Aave V4 is Live on Ethereum
Crypto Briefing: Standard Chartered initiates Aave coverage with $3,500 target for 2030

Record SOL Holdings After a Big Q3 Buy
@FWDind shares jumped more than 17% on Wednesday after the Nasdaq-listed company disclosed it purchased over 500,000 $SOL during its fiscal third quarter, which ended June 30. Total holdings now stand at 7.55 million $SOL, worth roughly $576 million, acquired at an average price near $79 per token.
That haul puts $FWDI well ahead of its nearest rivals. Forward Industries holds the largest publicly listed Solana treasury, bigger than its next three competitors combined. The latest quarterly purchase only extended that gap.
Since launching its treasury strategy in September 2025, Forward has assembled what it describes as the largest Solana treasury in the world, staked the majority of its SOL to its own validator infrastructure, and launched fwdSOL as a liquid staking token. The company's stated long-term goal is to compound SOL per share materially faster than the SOL staking rate.
Russell Index Inclusion Opens a New Capital Channel
Forward Industries joined the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 on June 29, 2026, and the company said index inclusion may improve liquidity and expand its shareholder base. Management is leaning on that new visibility to raise fresh capital and continue scaling its $SOL position.
Chief Investment Officer Ryan Navi said inclusion in both indexes marks an important milestone and reinforces growing institutional recognition of the company's strategy. He added that the listing is expected to expand Forward's shareholder base and improve trading liquidity.
$FWDI was trading near $4.93 at the time of the announcement. $SOL touched a one-month high above $77, recovering sharply from a June low near $60.
The company deploys its assets through a range of on-chain opportunities, including staking, lending, and participating in decentralized finance. Forward Industries maintains sufficient operating capital and carries no corporate debt.
Sources:
Forward Industries SEC Form 8-K Filing (FY2026)
GlobeNewswire: Forward Industries Set to Join the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes
Decrypt: Forward Industries Shares Spike as Leading Solana Treasury Adds $38 Million in SOL

@trondao closed June 2026 with its strongest month on record. The Tron blockchain set new all-time highs for both active accounts and transaction volume, logging 26.97 million active accounts and 385.77 million transactions during the month, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain.
Daily Records Fell Too
Tronscan data shows the network reached 14.55 million daily transactions on June 10, setting a new all-time high. That metric refreshed its historical record three times in the span of just 10 days. Daily active accounts also hit a record of over 5.8 million on June 10, with the 30-day average sitting at 5.18 million, pointing to a sustained rise in network activity.
Stablecoins Remain the Engine
The surge is largely driven by Tron's dominance in $USDT settlement. The network handles roughly 50% of global USDT transaction volume and accounts for around 30% of all stablecoin activity in crypto. The blockchain currently hosts more than $86 billion worth of Tether (USDT), making it one of the largest stablecoin ecosystems in the world.
Near-zero transaction fees, fast confirmation times, and EVM-compatible tooling make Tron the preferred rail for high-volume, cost-sensitive transfers, particularly in emerging markets and for remittance use cases. While Ethereum remains the dominant chain for DeFi and institutional custody, Tron has carved out a distinct niche as the workhorse network for everyday stablecoin movement.
The momentum aligns with a broader institutional push. In Q1 2026, the SEC dismissed all claims against the Tron Foundation, Anchorage Digital announced custody support for TRX, and Tron joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program, linking its settlement layer to point-of-sale infrastructure. Founder Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) has also been pushing crypto payment cards as a key distribution channel for stablecoins, a move that could further deepen Tron's reach into everyday commerce.
Sources:
Bitcoin World: Tron Hits New Record Highs For Active Accounts And Transactions In June
Messari: State of TRON Q1 2026
CoinDesk Research: Tron Network Q1 2026

Citigroup has cut its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin and Ether for the second time this year, blaming a sharp reversal in ETF demand and a lack of progress on US digital asset legislation.
The bank lowered its Bitcoin target from $112,000 to $82,000 and trimmed its Ether projection from $3,175 to $2,240. This marks the second downward revision from Citi in 2026 alone. The bank had already cut its Bitcoin target from $143,000 to $112,000 back in March, citing concerns around stalled regulatory progress on the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, meaning the bank has now cut its forecast twice within four months.
ETF Flows Are Driving the Downgrade
The biggest change in Citi's model is its view on ETF flows. The bank has cut its 12-month net ETF inflow assumption to zero, down from $10 billion. US spot Bitcoin ETF demand has weakened sharply in recent months, removing what has been the crypto market's biggest source of institutional buying since the funds launched in 2024. The ETFs recorded a record $4 billion in net outflows in June, the largest monthly withdrawal on record, after a 13-day redemption streak pushed year-to-date flows into negative territory for the first time.
The downgrade marks a sharp reversal from Citi's previous outlook, which assumed passage of US digital asset market structure legislation would spur adoption among financial advisors and traditional investors. The bank now believes that timeline has slipped, leaving the market without a meaningful catalyst. Citi flagged delays around the CLARITY Act, the market-structure bill many investors expected to unlock broader institutional adoption. The legislation has cleared major procedural steps but remains stuck as lawmakers debate conflict-of-interest provisions, with ethics questions tied to President Donald Trump's crypto business interests slowing its path.
Bear Case and Where Prices Stand
$BTC is trading near $60,000, roughly half its October 2025 peak. The crypto has lost more than half its value since reaching $126,200 in October last year. $ETH sits near $1,600. Ether has slid to its weakest reading since April 2025.
In a bear scenario built on a US recession and continued ETF redemptions, the bank sees Bitcoin sliding to $53,000 and Ether to $1,094. Citi's base case still points higher from current levels, but the bank is clear that flows, not fundamentals, are in the driving seat for now.
Sources:
CoinDesk: Citi Slashes 12-Month Bitcoin, Ether Targets as ETF Flows Dry Up
BanklessTimes: Citi Cuts Bitcoin, Ether Price Targets as Crypto ETF Inflows Dry Up
Bitcoin Magazine: Citi Slashes Bitcoin Target to $82,000 as ETF Money Heads for the Exits

Two of the most senior figures at the US Securities and Exchange Commission have publicly aligned on a shared vision for crypto regulation, with both signalling that the landmark CLARITY Act could become law before the year is out.
Peirce Eyes a Summer Senate Vote
SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce said she expects the Clarity Act to pass this summer, speaking on the Searching for Mana podcast. The CLARITY Act is a proposed US market-structure bill designed to define digital assets, split oversight between the SEC and the CFTC, and create registration rules for crypto exchanges, brokers, and dealers. The House passed the CLARITY Act 294-134 on July 17, 2025, the most comprehensive crypto bill ever to clear a chamber of Congress. It now awaits action in the Senate.
Peirce highlighted three core features of the bill: a formal division of regulatory authority between the SEC and CFTC, a sharpening of the Howey Test to bring greater legal clarity to token classifications, and liability protections for developers whose tools are misused by third parties. The CLARITY Act would grant the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over digital commodity spot markets, while maintaining SEC jurisdiction over investment contract assets.
The Senate path, however, is not straightforward. The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 in May 2026, but a full Senate vote still hinges on three unresolved issues: stablecoin yield, DeFi oversight, and an ethics provision aimed at officials profiting from crypto. The path to law is also complicated by the Senate Banking Committee's release of a discussion draft of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025, which offers an alternative regulatory framework.
Atkins Pledges to Bring Builders Back
SEC Chair @SECPaulSAtkins echoed Peirce's tone in a separate Fox News interview, saying the administration wants America to be the world's crypto capital and pledging to bring back developers who left under the previous regulatory regime. His comments are consistent with the broader agenda he has been advancing at the Commission. To achieve President Trump's vision of making America the crypto capital of the world, Atkins has said the SEC must holistically consider the potential benefits and risks of moving markets from an off-chain environment to an on-chain one.
Atkins has directed SEC staff to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework to bring crypto asset distributions back to the US, in order to eliminate reliance on offshore structures and provide legal clarity for innovators. The SEC is signalling a significant shift, from enforcement-led regulation to a proactive, innovation-friendly stance, positioning itself as a partner in America's crypto future.
Together, the two officials paint a picture of an agency that has moved decisively away from the aggressive enforcement posture of the Gensler era. Whether that translates into enacted legislation will depend on whether the Senate can reconcile its competing drafts and secure the 60 votes needed for a floor vote.
Sources:
SEC Chair Atkins: American Leadership in the Digital Finance Revolution (SEC.gov)
Clarifying the CLARITY Act: Arnold & Porter Advisory
CLARITY Act Explained: SEC and CFTC Crypto Rules in 2026 (Datawallet)

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (@jerallaire) moved quickly to address investor concerns after shares of Circle Internet Group ($CRCL) fell more than 16% following the announcement of Open USD (OUSD), a new rival stablecoin launched by a consortium called Open Standard.
A formidable line-up, but Allaire is not convinced
Open Standard announced OUSD on June 30, 2026, backed by more than 140 companies spanning payments, banking, tech, and crypto, with founding supporters including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, BlackRock, and Google. The token is governed collectively by a partner board rather than a single issuer, and its pitch to businesses rests on three pillars: free minting and redemption with no volume caps, reserve yield shared across the partner network, and consortium governance.
Responding to what he described as numerous investor questions, Allaire addressed each of those selling points directly and dismissed them in turn. He argued that returning nearly all reserve income to partners risks "starving an infrastructure," and questioned whether unlimited free minting could remain sustainable at scale. His sharpest critique was reserved for the governance model. Allaire called the track record of consortium products "absolutely dismal" at achieving scale or product-market fit, noting that large groups of large companies tend to coordinate poorly and move slowly. He also disclosed that Circle itself tried a consortium model in $USDC's early days and "ran into endless challenges and complexity" even with a small group.
Underpinning his rebuttal is a broader argument: that stablecoins are not commodity products but platform businesses that tend toward winner-take-most outcomes, built on compounding layers of integrations, liquidity, regulatory approvals, and financial infrastructure that take years to replicate.
USDC's numbers remain hard to argue with
Allaire pointed to transaction volume as the clearest measure of USDC's moat. According to Artemis Analytics data cited by Circle, $USDC handled nearly $30 trillion in onchain transactions in Q1 2026, accounting for roughly 80% of all dollar stablecoin volume. $USDT took the remainder. Every other stablecoin combined barely registered.
Analysts were divided on the threat. Bernstein reaffirmed its Outperform rating on Circle with a $190 price target, while also acknowledging OUSD could become the "strongest and first new entrant to challenge the duopoly of Circle and Tether," though it flagged that governance, operational architecture, and the revenue-sharing formula remain unresolved. William Blair separately called OUSD "a solution searching for a problem," arguing Circle already offers comparable incentives to partners. ARK Invest research director Lorenzo Valente pointed to a cold-start liquidity problem, a lack of established trading pairs, and governance friction as structural hurdles for the new consortium.
Coinbase's position remains the most closely watched variable. The exchange is Circle's largest $USDC distribution partner and a founding OUSD backer. Notably, Jefferies flagged that Circle derives roughly 95% of its revenue from interest on USDC reserves and that its commercial agreement with Coinbase is reportedly up for renewal in August. Allaire moved to defuse that tension directly, saying the stablecoin partnership with Coinbase "remains as strong as ever." He closed on a deliberately measured note, welcoming OUSD as a new member of the stablecoin community and pointing to Circle's expanding infrastructure stack, including CCTP and its Circle Payments Network, as evidence the company is building for a multi-stablecoin world rather than against one.
OUSD is expected to go live later in 2026 on Solana, Stellar, Base, and Polygon. The core question is whether 140 companies with aligned financial incentives can outmaneuver a decade of entrenched network effects. Allaire is betting they cannot.
Sources:
The Defiant: Circle CEO Rebuts OUSD Pitch, Defends USDC's Network Effects After Stock Slide
CoinDesk: Jefferies Warns Against Buying the Dip in Circle as Open USD Raises Competition Fears
Fortune: Stripe, Visa and over 140 other businesses to launch stablecoin to rival Tether and Circle

Taiwan has moved decisively to regulate its digital asset sector. Lawmakers in the Legislative Yuan approved the Virtual Asset Service Act during its third reading, forwarding it to President Lai Ching-te for formal signing, which is anticipated within the next ten days. Once signed, the Executive Yuan will set the official start date for the rules.
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said the law moves Taiwan's crypto oversight from anti-money laundering registration to wider supervision of operations, market order, and customer protection. The act defines seven categories of virtual asset service provider: exchanges, trading platforms, transfer providers, custodians, underwriters, lenders, and a catch-all for others.
Licensing, Transition Periods, and Stablecoin Rules
Under the new law, companies offering virtual asset services in Taiwan must receive authorization from the FSC before operating. Firms already registered for AML compliance get a transition window under which they must apply for a license within 12 months of the act taking effect and obtain full approval within 21 months, with a single three-month extension available. Those that miss the deadline will be barred from continuing to operate.
A major component of the legislation is the introduction of Taiwan's first formal framework for stablecoins. Under the newly enacted rules, any institution wishing to issue a fiat-pegged token must secure joint approval from the FSC and the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The law mandates that stablecoin issuers maintain 100% reserve asset backing, held in segregated trust accounts within domestic financial institutions. To protect consumers, these reserves are legally insulated from corporate bankruptcy estates and are subject to mandatory independent audits.
Serious Consequences for Violations
Running an unlicensed crypto platform or issuing stablecoins without authorization can bring up to seven years in prison and fines of up to NT$100 million, or approximately $3.1 million. Fraud or market manipulation carries three to ten years behind bars and fines ranging from NT$10 million to NT$200 million, about $314,000 to $6.3 million.
Taiwan joins a group of jurisdictions, including Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the EU under its MiCA regime, that have moved crypto out of the regulatory fringes and into licensed finance. The Financial Supervisory Commission said it will continue working on detailed rules and consult with industry groups before the framework is fully implemented.
Sources:
CoinDesk: Taiwan's Sweeping Crypto Law Raises the Bar
Decrypt: Taiwan Passes Sweeping Crypto Law With Licensing, Stablecoin Rules
Taipei Times: Legislature Passes Cryptocurrency Regulations

@Tradeweb has executed what is being called an industry first: a real-time, fully on-chain transaction of tokenized U.S. Treasuries settled against tokenized cash ($USDCx) on the @CantonNetwork. The trade saw @FranklnTempletn transfer a tokenized Treasury security to @VirtuFinancial in a synchronized on-chain settlement, with participants including @SocieteGenerale, @BlockdaemonHQ, and @DigitalAsset.
The transaction surpasses prior on-chain repo activities by providing near-instant, atomic settlement on a public blockchain, outside of traditional market hours, on weekends. While tokenized Treasuries are already issued on public blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, XRP, Avalanche, and Stellar by multiple asset managers and fintechs, most existing implementations either settle one leg off-chain or operate without large-scale participation from major banks and central securities depositories. This transaction changes that calculus.
How the Trade Worked
The live transaction was conducted entirely on-chain, with USDC serving as the cash leg and on-chain UST as collateral, providing true 24/7 liquidity and eliminating the limitations of off-ledger cash and market-hour restrictions seen in legacy implementations. The Treasuries were custodied at the Depository Trust Company (DTC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), and then mirrored onto Canton for use as freely transferable collateral. USDC was minted natively on Canton to support the transaction, enabling instant exchange and removing reliance on traditional banking hours or Fedwire settlement.
The transaction occurred on a Saturday, demonstrating the ability to access financing outside traditional global settlement windows, and represents a foundational activation for the broader Canton Network Working Group, encompassing traditional financial institutions and digital asset market participants. Members of the working group include Bank of America, Circle, Citadel Securities, Cumberland DRW, Digital Asset, DTCC, Hidden Road, Societe Generale, Tradeweb, and Virtu Financial.
What It Means for Capital Markets
This milestone marks a foundational step towards building capital markets where high-quality liquid assets such as UST are available and usable at all times, regardless of traditional market hours or legacy settlement constraints. By unlocking real-time financing and 24/7 collateral mobility, it enhances utility and drives the evolution of markets toward greater efficiency and accessibility.
The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance, uniquely combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. Governed by the Canton Foundation with participation from leading global financial institutions, Canton enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across multiple asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. A broader industry rollout is expected in the second half of 2026, including additional DTC and Fed-eligible assets.
Sources
Tradeweb: Digital Asset and Industry Working Group Complete Groundbreaking On-Chain US Treasury Financing on Canton Network
PR Newswire: Official Press Release (August 12, 2025)
Ledger Insights: BofA, Citadel, DTCC, Tradeweb part of blockchain Treasury repo on Canton

@Backpack's native token $BP surged roughly 13% in 24 hours as momentum builds around @Solana's fast-growing real world assets (RWA) ecosystem. The move comes as Backpack Securities pushes deeper into tokenized equities, announcing zero trading fees on all US stocks through July to drive adoption and expand its on-chain securities lineup.
Solana Dominates Tokenized Equity Trading
The numbers behind Solana's RWA rise are striking. Solana recorded its biggest week ever for tokenized equities, reaching $1.29 billion in trading volume and capturing 95% of all global trading activity. Tokenized stocks on Solana reached $4.9 billion in trading volume during the first half of 2026, a sixfold increase from H2 2025, while cross-chain tokenized stock trading volume hit a record $5.3 billion in May alone, a 44% jump from April. Distributed RWA value on Solana has now reached $3.3 billion, with unique RWA holders on the network topping 260,000.
Solana has surpassed all other blockchain networks by the number of wallets holding tokenized real-world assets, with nearly 286,000 RWA wallets reported as of mid-June, according to data from RWA.xyz. Tokenized assets also reached 17% of Solana spot volume on June 23, surpassing memecoins at 12% for the first time, with daily equity volume hitting a record $644 million on June 24.
Backpack at the Centre of the Action
Backpack Securities sits at the heart of this activity. The platform bridges real equity ownership with tokenized asset representation, delivering access to conventional stock market infrastructure alongside blockchain-powered transfer capabilities. Backpack Securities launched its SPCX token on Solana on June 11 and 12, 2026, to coincide with SpaceX's Nasdaq IPO, reportedly the first time a newly listed equity had a simultaneous on-chain market. By the end of its first week, Backpack reported $439 million in SPCX trading volume, representing 91.7% of all tokenized SpaceX volume across any chain.
Fresh tokenized stocks continue to go live on the platform. SanDisk ($SNDK) began trading on Solana on June 24, backed 1:1 by real shares held at Backpack Securities. Holders can redeem tokens for the underlying equity and transfer those shares into any traditional brokerage account through ACATS and DTCC settlement rails, the same infrastructure that moves stocks between major brokerages. Trading runs 24 hours a day, five days a week.
With Solana capturing record volumes and platforms like Backpack reshaping liquidity, the sector is becoming a structural bridge between crypto and public markets, rather than a niche experiment. The combination of zero-fee promotions, expanding token listings, and a growing holder base suggests the platform is betting heavily that on-chain equities have reached a turning point.
Sources:
AMBCrypto: The $1B tokenized stock breakthrough on Solana
Crypto Briefing: Solana tokenized stocks volume surges to $4.9B in H1 2026
Cryptopolitan: Solana tops all blockchains in real-world asset holders

@World_xyz has officially launched as a @Solana-native, self-custodial prediction market, integrating directly into the @Phantom mobile and desktop applications. The debut marks a notable shift in how Phantom's prediction market infrastructure operates, replacing a previous setup that routed trades through a centralized intermediary.
A Direct, On-Chain Experience for 20 Million Users
The platform gives Phantom's 20M+ user base access to binary contracts on $BTC price action and the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, all without moving funds to centralized wrappers. Phantom's own disclosure describes World as "a non-custodial prediction markets protocol" that "provides order routing to liquidity providers on the Solana blockchain."
When a user opens a prediction market position through Phantom, that position is represented as an SPL token, a standard Solana token, that settles on-chain. Each contract is priced between $0 and $1 based on implied probability. Every position uses $CASH as the primary settlement stablecoin, enabling instant, automatic redemptions once a market concludes.
The automatic settlement is a material improvement over how Phantom's prediction markets previously worked. Before June 1, the infrastructure was provided by DFlow, operating through a Kalshi integration, where expired positions required manual redemption. Under World, payouts are redeemed automatically when an event ends.
Chainlink Replaces Slow, Human-Governed Oracle Resolution
The oracle layer is a defining element of the architecture. World's backend relies on @Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) to resolve markets without manual intervention. The CRE provides developers the workflow execution environment required to repeatedly establish, resolve, and settle markets continuously, even on a minute-by-minute basis, all without manual intervention.
Chainlink's approach to prediction market resolutions significantly reduces payout times, often cutting them from one to two hours with legacy providers to under five minutes. Many prediction markets still rely on human-operated optimistic oracles, where someone proposes an outcome that is accepted as true unless another participant disputes it within a set time window. If no one objects, the proposed result stands and payouts are distributed accordingly. World's integration with Chainlink is designed to remove that dependency entirely.
The timing aligns with broader momentum around on-chain event markets. Monthly prediction market volume grew from $1.2 billion in early 2025 to over $20 billion in January 2026, with more than 840,000 unique wallets now participating every month. With the FIFA World Cup underway and $BTC volatility keeping crypto price markets active, World is entering a high-demand window for the product it is offering.
Sources:
Solana Compass: Phantom's Disclosure Names World Prediction Markets as Infrastructure Provider
Phantom Help Center: Trade Prediction Markets in Phantom
Chainlink Blog: The DeFi Moment for Prediction Markets

CACEIS Brings Institutional Euro Stablecoin to Ethereum
Crédit Agricole, Europe's third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued through its asset-servicing arm, Crédit Agricole Caisse d'Epargne Investor Services (CACEIS). The token is designed for institutional and corporate clients as part of the group's broader push into tokenized financial infrastructure.
Compliant with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory guidelines, EURXT launched with an initial circulating supply of 20.02 million tokens on Ethereum using the ERC-20 standard, backed 1:1 by euro-denominated cash held on CACEIS Bank's balance sheet. According to the project's white paper, there is no hard cap on EURXT issuance, meaning the supply can expand based on demand through its smart contract system.
One notable feature is that this is a bank-issued EMT, where the CACEIS balance sheet backs the token, with plans to segregate reserves internally, including CACEIS cash and up to 70% in highly liquid securities. The minimum subscription amount is set at €10,000, keeping the product firmly within institutional territory for now. The token will initially be made available to institutional and corporate clients of CACEIS, though the project's website indicates plans to support retail investors in the future.
First Use Case and Broader Market Context
Alongside the EURXT launch, Crédit Agricole announced the first subscription via EURXT into a tokenised Amundi money market fund, described as a European first. The token forms part of the group's ACT 2028 strategy, which includes the development of blockchain-based settlement and asset servicing tools.
The launch comes a year after CACEIS secured a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) license from French regulators in June 2025. The launch of EURXT adds to a wave of fresh stablecoin launches both in Europe and globally as traditional finance and crypto-native companies compete to issue regulated digital euros and dollars. HSBC and BNP Paribas, Europe's top two banks by assets, last September joined the Canton Foundation to accelerate tokenization of institutional real-world assets, while a separate consortium of major European lenders including ING, UniCredit, and BNP Paribas is also preparing a competing MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin under the Qivalis venture.
For Crédit Agricole, the EURXT debut represents a concrete step beyond regulatory preparation. With a fully operational EMT on a public blockchain, the bank is positioning CACEIS as a gateway for institutional capital flows into tokenized markets under Europe's mature MiCA framework.
Sources
Cointelegraph: Crédit Agricole Launches EURXT Stablecoin On Ethereum
Ledger Insights: Crédit Agricole launches euro stablecoin via CACEIS
CACEIS Official Announcement

One Prompt, One Agent
@BNBChain has activated BNB Agent Studio, a developer suite designed to cut the time it takes to ship autonomous on-chain AI agents from weeks to minutes. Developers describe what they want in plain language, and the platform handles everything else. As the official BNB Chain documentation puts it, the tool brings "a wallet, an LLM, on-chain agent identity (ERC-8004), a task interface (ERC-8183), and a cloud runtime together in one toolkit."
The setup works through a single command-line install. Once in place, the CLI auto-detects @Cursor_ai and Claude Code and registers BNB Agent Studio's MCP server directly inside those coding environments, so builders can create and deploy $BNB-native agents using natural language without leaving their editor. Each agent receives its own on-chain identity under the ERC-8004 standard, a dedicated wallet, and autonomous payment capabilities via the x402 protocol, meaning the agent can pay for its own LLM calls and operational costs without manual top-ups.
AWS Infrastructure and a Growing On-Chain Agent Economy
On the infrastructure side, BNB Agent Studio routes deployments through @AWScloud's Bedrock AgentCore, packaging agents and registering them on BNB Smart Chain in a single command. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is a fully managed platform that enables agents to take actions across tools and data "with the right permissions and governance, all without any infrastructure management," according to AWS documentation. That 24/7 managed runtime is what allows agents deployed through Studio to execute tasks such as market rebalancing and yield optimization continuously, without human intervention.
The launch comes against a backdrop of rapid growth in on-chain AI activity on BNB Chain. The network surpassed 150,000 on-chain AI agent deployments as of April 2026, a 43,750% increase since January of the same year, positioning it as one of the most active chains for autonomous agent infrastructure. BNB Agent Studio is designed to accelerate that trajectory by removing the month-long setup cycles that previously made agentic infrastructure prohibitive for most builders.
Sources
BNB Agent Studio, official BNB Chain product page
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AWS product page
BNB Chain leads all blockchains with 150,000 on-chain AI agents, CryptoNews

BlackRock executed another large on-chain movement on July 1, depositing 3,625 $BTC (approximately $212.43M) and 20,598 $ETH (approximately $32.39M) into @Coinbase Prime. According to on-chain data provider Onchain Lens, the latest transfer brings the firm's three-day cumulative total to 15,442 $BTC, valued at roughly $918.5M.
ETF Mechanics Drive the Movement
The scale of the transfer drew immediate attention, but analysts broadly view it as operational rather than directional. Coinbase Prime serves as BlackRock's custody, trading, and operational partner for its crypto ETF products, and transfers of this kind are the plumbing behind ETF share creation, redemption, and portfolio rebalancing. Asset managers like BlackRock use custodial platforms such as Coinbase Prime to facilitate the creation and redemption of ETF shares, with these moves typically corresponding to inflows or outflows of fund capital.
The simultaneous deposit of both Bitcoin and Ethereum suggests a coordinated rebalancing or settlement process across both funds. BlackRock operates the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), both of which use Coinbase as their custodian.
Context: A Recurring Pattern Ahead of Quarter-End
On-chain data indicates the timing may not be coincidental. The deposits were flagged ahead of the July 1 fiscal reset, with Onchain Lens suggesting BlackRock is optimizing its market-ready reserves. Individual transactions of this type regularly fall between $250M and $650M, and a notable recent example on June 8, 2026 saw approximately 3,580 BTC worth around $227M and 15,095 ETH valued at roughly $25M transferred to Coinbase Prime in a single cluster.
The pattern is now well-established: large deposits to Coinbase Prime from BlackRock wallets are overwhelmingly associated with ETF mechanics, not market positioning. That said, the backdrop is worth noting. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for 73% of the $1.79B in outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs during the week of June 22 to 26, 2026, with June 26 alone seeing a $444.5M net outflow matching the total negative flow from the entire ETF complex.
Despite the recent outflow pressure, the longer-term picture remains significant. The overall trend of institutional adoption remains strong, evidenced by $53.94B in cumulative net inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. For now, market participants are treating this latest batch of deposits as standard quarter-end housekeeping rather than a signal of impending market action.
Sources:
Crypto Briefing: BlackRock deposits Bitcoin and Ethereum to Coinbase Prime
KuCoin: BlackRock IBIT accounts for 73% of Bitcoin ETF outflows in June 2026
Investing.com: BlackRock IBIT redemption streak and ETF flow analysis

Binance Closes In on 90 Billion LUNC Burned
Binance burned over 600 million $LUNC tokens on July 1, according to data from LUNC Metrics. The latest burn brings the exchange's cumulative total to 87.37 billion Terra Classic tokens permanently removed from circulation, putting the 90 billion milestone firmly within reach.
The burn forms part of Binance's long-running monthly program, which allocates 50% of LUNC trading fees collected on the platform to be permanently removed from circulation. Binance has burned LUNC every single month since late 2022, using trading fees collected from LUNC spot and margin pairs, converting them into LUNC and permanently sending them to the burn address.
The program has made Binance the dominant force in Terra Classic's deflationary effort. Binance remains the largest single contributor to this effort, having permanently removed over 84.94 billion LUNC tokens through its ongoing burn program as of early May 2026, a figure that has continued to climb with each subsequent monthly burn.
Supply Pressure Builds, But Price Under Pressure
The July 1 burn arrives amid mixed market conditions for Terra Classic. LUNC trading volume is up 5% over the past 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap data, though the token has shed nearly 30% of its value over the past month.
LUNC's burn mechanism, combining a 0.5% on-chain transaction tax with exchange-led burns, remains the cornerstone of the community's deflationary strategy. Despite the steady pace of supply reduction, the token's structural challenges remain significant. With 5.52 trillion LUNC still in circulation out of 6.46 trillion total, the daily burn rate is marginal against the float.
With a total supply still at 6.46 trillion, the current burn rate is mathematically insufficient for fundamental revaluation alone, and price gains from burns are vulnerable to reversal if staked supply is unlocked or if broader market sentiment sours. Still, the community views consistent exchange-led burns as a key pillar of the project's long-term recovery thesis, with sentiment remaining largely positive around the burns as a steady contribution toward rebuilding confidence in LUNC, though meaningful price appreciation will likely depend on a combination of sustained burns, successful network upgrades, increased utility, and broader market conditions.
Sources
LUNC Metrics: Binance LUNC Burn Tracker
CoinReporter: Binance Burns 2.19 Billion LUNC in June 2026
Crypto Times: Terra Luna Classic Surges 150% in a Month Amid Binance Burn

A $67 Million Move From Cold Storage to Hot Wallet
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have transferred approximately $67 million in digital assets to Gemini, reigniting speculation that the billionaire co-founders may be preparing to offload a portion of their long-held cryptocurrency positions. The transfer consists of roughly $60 million in $BTC and $7 million in $ETH, moving from long-term cold custody into active hot wallet environments.
A custody wallet sits offline for long-term storage, while a hot wallet stays online for fast trading and withdrawals. That distinction matters to on-chain analysts. Analysts often read large hot-wallet inflows as possible sell preparation. Yet a hot wallet move does not confirm a sale. Exchanges also shift coins for liquidity, OTC settlement, internal accounting, or customer withdrawals.
This is not the first time the Winklevoss twins have drawn scrutiny for similar moves. In March 2026, about 1,750 BTC, or roughly $130 million, moved to Gemini hot wallets. On-chain data alone does not confirm that a sale has taken place, and neither twin has publicly explained the purpose of the transfers.
A Significant Treasury, and a Long Track Record of Gains
Despite the latest transfer, the twins retain a substantial Bitcoin position. According to the original copy, their remaining $BTC treasury exceeds $300 million, following an estimated $1.7 billion in total gains realised since 2015. This tracks broadly with data from earlier in the year. Arkham placed the pair's aggregate profit-and-loss at around $1.8 billion from their long-term BTC position.
The transfers mark the latest step in a years-long reduction of their BTC position, from 108,000 BTC in 2014 to an estimated 8,700 BTC today. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss co-founded Gemini after purchasing $BTC early using proceeds from their $65 million Facebook settlement.
The move arrives against a turbulent backdrop for Gemini itself. In February 2026, the company announced a major restructuring that included cutting about 25% of its workforce and exiting the UK, European Union, and Australian markets. In May 2026, the twins announced a $100 million Bitcoin-funded investment into Gemini shares. That deal showed Bitcoin flowing back into the business, adding further complexity to any straightforward sell narrative.
Until confirmed follow-up activity on-chain, or a public statement from the founders, the latest transfer remains ambiguous. Investors will likely watch for follow-up wallet activity, public comment from Gemini or the twins, and any broader signs that the transfer was tied to liquidity management, OTC activity, or actual spot sales.
Sources:
The Block: Winklevoss twins move $130 million in Bitcoin to Gemini, Arkham
BeInCrypto: Gemini's Winklevoss Twins Could Be Selling Millions in Bitcoin
The Crypto Times: Winklevoss Twins Invest $100M in Gemini Using Bitcoin

Internet Computer Crosses 294 Billion Transactions
@Dfinity's Internet Computer Protocol ($ICP) has officially crossed 294 billion total transactions, reinforcing its position as one of the highest-throughput layer-1 blockchains in the crypto space. The network is recording real-time activity of 910.6 transactions per second, with a 480ms block time and near-instant finality.
The milestone builds on a rapid trajectory. According to Coinpedia, Internet Computer had already processed nearly 288 billion transactions in mid-June 2026, making it the most-used blockchain network globally by total activity at that point. The network has since pushed past 294 billion.
Low Fees, Growing Infrastructure
One of the protocol's most cited selling points is its fee structure. Average transaction costs on the network sit at roughly $0.00008845, a level that makes it practical for high-frequency on-chain applications, enterprise systems, and decentralized websites. BanklessTimes reported in May 2026 that Internet Computer averaged 2,554 transactions per second over a prior week period, more than double Solana's 1,153 over the same window.
The network currently operates with 673 validators and $506.4 million in total stake. Its fully diluted market cap stands at $1.16 billion. The architecture splits workloads across independently running subnets, each with its own consensus layer. Crypto News Navigator noted that late-2025 infrastructure upgrades, including the Fission and Stellarator milestones, delivered a 50% increase in compute throughput and doubled subnet storage capacity to 2 TiB per subnet.
On the tokenomics side, Mission 70, a governance proposal that passed with over 53% support in January 2026, targets a reduction in annual $ICP inflation from 9.72% to approximately 2.92% by end of 2026. If achieved, the supply dynamics would shift materially in favor of existing holders.
Despite the on-chain activity figures, $ICP's market price remains well below its 2021 launch highs. The gap between network usage and token valuation continues to be a point of debate among market participants, with some viewing the transaction milestone as a potential narrative catalyst if broader crypto market conditions remain supportive.
Sources:
Coinpedia: ICP Price Eyes Breakout as Internet Computer Becomes Crypto's Most Used Blockchain
BanklessTimes: Internet Computer Tests Key Resistance After 11% Move
Crypto News Navigator: Internet Computer Blockchain Hit 1B Transactions in Q1 2026

REAL, a blockchain infrastructure provider focused on tokenized real-world assets, has rolled out a confidential execution layer aimed at regulated financial firms that want to operate onchain without broadcasting every move.
The new layer runs parallel to REAL's public Layer 1 network and uses ZKsync's Prividium technology, which gives banks, asset managers, and funds privacy controls over positions, allocations, and counterparty data. Settlement still happens on Ethereum, so institutions retain access to public liquidity even while keeping sensitive activity off the open network.
For years, regulated firms have faced a structural tradeoff. Public blockchains offer global reach, near-instant settlement, and composability, but they also expose treasury strategies, portfolio positions, and trading relationships to anyone watching the chain. That visibility has kept many of the largest potential participants out of the tokenized real-world asset market, even as issuance volumes climbed.
REAL is positioning the confidential layer as a direct response to that gap. The architecture lets firms keep privacy and public settlement together, with the confidential chain handling sensitive activity while the public chain provides access to onchain liquidity.
"Institutions shouldn't have to choose between public liquidity and operational privacy. We're building infrastructure that delivers both," said Ivo Georgiev, CEO of Real Finance.
The company's view is that issuance volumes alone will not define the next phase of tokenization. What matters is whether institutions can run their daily operations on these systems.
The new layer is designed around workflows where confidentiality is a baseline requirement: wealth and asset management mandates, balance sheet operations, tokenized deposit structures, and selective disclosure to auditors, compliance officers, and regulators when a review calls for it. Firms still get blockchain-native settlement and distribution, but their portfolio activity does not sit in plain view.
The release extends REAL's broader pitch around the lifecycle of tokenized real-world assets, which spans issuance, risk assessment, insurance, trading, and institutional execution under one compliance-aware architecture. The company has been building toward an environment where regulated capital can move onchain without forcing operators to rebuild reporting and oversight processes from scratch.
"This is about giving institutions a practical path into onchain finance," Georgiev added. "Real-world assets onchain require infrastructure that reflects how regulated finance actually operates. That's what we're building."
Tokenized real-world assets have drawn growing interest from major banks, asset managers, and other regulated firms over the past two years. The pitch is straightforward: blockchains can move money and assets faster and at lower cost than legacy rails. The friction has come from infrastructure that does not match how institutional desks actually operate, especially around confidentiality of positions and counterparties.
REAL is built on Cosmos Tendermint and uses a dual-validator model that includes both technical validators and business validators such as tokenizers, risk scorers, insurers, and credit agencies. Prividium, the underlying privacy infrastructure for the new layer, is ZKsync's product for regulated entities seeking configurable confidentiality and Ethereum settlement.
The company is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Stellar Signs On as Open USD Launch Partner
Stellar's native token $XLM climbed roughly 10% over 24 hours after the Stellar Development Foundation joined the launch of Open USD as both a launch partner and Open Standard participant. The move ties one of crypto's most established payments-focused blockchains to what is shaping up to be the most broadly backed stablecoin debut in the industry's history.
More than 140 companies, including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock and Coinbase, have joined Open Standard to launch Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin that shares most of the earnings from its reserves. The project is led by founding CEO Zach Abrams, co-founder of Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure startup acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion in 2024.
The coin is designed to address longstanding complaints about the stablecoin industry: high fees for minting and redeeming tokens at scale, issuers that keep the interest earned on reserves, and a lack of input from the businesses actually using the coins. Open Standard said businesses will be able to mint and redeem Open USD without fees or volume limits, while most of the income generated by its reserves will be distributed to participating businesses after a small management fee.
A Broad Coalition, and What It Means for $XLM
The 140-plus partners span four main categories: payment networks and processors such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Stripe, and Western Union; financial institutions including BlackRock, BNY, Standard Chartered, DBS, and U.S. Bank; technology and commerce firms such as Google, Samsung Electronics, IBM, Shopify, and DoorDash; and crypto ecosystem players including Coinbase and Solana.
Open USD will be managed by an independent organization with governance shared among partner companies, rather than a single controlling issuer. The announcement had an immediate ripple effect across markets, with Circle shares falling sharply on the day as traders priced in OUSD as a direct competitor to USDC.
For Stellar, the partnership reinforces the network's positioning as institutional payments infrastructure. Stellar's speed, low fees, compliance tools, and anchor network provide financial institutions the infrastructure needed to tokenize assets while maintaining regulatory compliance. The Open USD partnership adds to a string of recent institutional milestones for the network. In May 2026, the DTCC announced plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to Stellar, with XLM designated as the settlement token and live assets targeted for the first half of 2027, covering Russell 1000 equities and U.S. Treasury bonds.
Open USD is expected to go live later in 2026, with issuance planned across Solana, Stellar, Base, and Polygon.
Sources:
The Block: Visa, Stripe, Coinbase and more join Open USD stablecoin
CoinDesk: DTCC taps Stellar for tokenized securities network
Crypto Briefing: Dozens of major companies join Open USD as launch partners

A Regulatory Line in the Sand
July 1, 2026 is the hard deadline for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, and for Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, it marks an effective exit from Europe's regulated markets. Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto(.)com EU have already restricted $USDT ahead of the deadline, with full removal from regulated platforms expected today.
Tether has not applied for MiCA authorization, a decision that reflects its broader focus on markets outside Europe. Under MiCA, stablecoin issuers must obtain e-money token (EMT) authorization to legally operate within the European Economic Area. Without it, exchanges cannot offer the token to EEA clients.
The key sticking point is MiCA's reserve requirement. As Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated in April 2026, the rule mandating that 60% of reserves be held in European bank deposits is fundamentally incompatible with how the company manages its backing. Tether has also discontinued its euro-denominated stablecoin, EURT, walking away from the European market entirely.
It is worth noting that MiCA does not ban individuals from holding USDT. The restriction applies to regulated exchanges and service providers, meaning European retail users can still technically access the token through non-custodial wallets or decentralized platforms, though the loss of regulated on-ramps and off-ramps makes it significantly less practical.
Circle's $USDC Steps Into the Gap
With USDT sidelined on regulated EU venues, Circle's $USDC is the primary beneficiary. Of the top ten stablecoins by market capitalization, $USDC is the only one that is MiCA-compliant. Circle secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license through the French regulator ACPR, making $USDC and its euro-denominated counterpart EURC fully authorized for EU retail distribution.
Institutional players and regulated funds operating within the EEA now have little choice but to route demand through $USDC, as it is the only compliant option in that segment of the market. EU-resident retail traders have been moving balances into USDC and EURC ahead of the deadline.
For the broader stablecoin market, as Phemex Academy notes, this is "the largest forced reshuffle the stablecoin market has faced," splitting the two biggest issuers along a clean regulatory line. Whether other jurisdictions follow Europe's lead with similarly strict reserve frameworks will determine how much further Tether's global position is tested.
Sources:
Crypto Briefing: Tether's USDT faces removal from EU platforms
Circle Press Release: Circle is First Global Stablecoin Issuer to Comply with MiCA
Phemex Academy: Why EU Exchanges Are Delisting Tether Before the July 1 MiCA Deadline