The UK’s FCA has proposed allowing retail investment funds to hold up to 10% in crypto exchange-traded notes, a move that could open regulated crypto exposure to everyday investors for the first time.
Michael Saylor blamed AI capital rotation for Bitcoin’s 14% crash. Arca’s Jeff Dorman says the real culprit is Strategy’s own selling — and the market should brace for more.
Over 17 Humanity Protocol wallets were drained of $19 million on Tuesday, crashing the H token by more than 80%. The attack vector remains unknown, but on-chain analysts suspect a shared vulnerability across wallets interacting with the protocol.
Zcash is recovering after a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool could have allowed counterfeit token creation. Founder Zooko Wilcox proposed the Ironwood upgrade to let users independently verify the circulating supply.
Stablecoins have solved speed and cost, but institutional adoption is stalled on one unsolved problem: transaction confidentiality. Until major issuers integrate privacy features, big money stays on the sidelines.
CME Group launched bitcoin volatility index futures tied to the BVX, letting traders bet on BTC price turbulence without predicting direction. Monarq and DV Chain executed the first block trades.
Charles Schwab has launched 24/7 cryptocurrency futures trading on thinkorswim, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP — marking another step in its steady expansion into digital assets.
Ripple Prime has joined DTCC’s tokenization working group alongside BlackRock, JPMorgan, and 50+ institutions, targeting live production trades in July and a full rollout by October 2026.
Oil prices fell sharply on Hyperliquid despite Iran launching missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain — a counterintuitive move that highlights the growing divergence between on-chain derivatives and traditional commodity markets.
Oil futures on Hyperliquid are falling despite Iran’s missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, with Brent dropping to $93.75 and WTI to $90. Strong US jobs data and Fed rate hike expectations are outweighing geopolitical risk — but any actual supply disruption could trigger a violent reversal.
