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More than half of Australian CEOs and managing directors now own crypto-assets, far exceeding ownership levels among the broader population. Australia’s new Digital Assets Framework is introducing an 18-month transition before crypto platforms come under financial services regulation. Swyftx says business leaders increasingly view Bitcoin as a long-term portfolio allocation rather than a short-term speculative investment. Australian business leaders are embracing digital assets at a significantly higher rate than the wider population, according to new YouGov research released as the country rolls out its new crypto regulatory framework. The survey found 54% of local CEOs and managing directors own crypto-assets,…
Multicoin Capital projected that Hyperliquid’s HYPE token could climb to about US$319 by 2028, implying more than 400% upside from its current price near US$63. The firm’s base case assumes Hyperliquid generates roughly US$8 billion in annual profit by 2028, valued at about 20 times earnings. Multicoin disclosed it has been buying HYPE aggressively since February, making it one of the largest positions in its liquid hedge fund. Multicoin Capital says the market is significantly undervaluing Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, projecting it could reach about US$319 (AU$462.55) by 2028, a gain of more than 400% from its current price near US$63…
Russia has turned crypto foreign-trade settlement into a live test of how far sanctions pressure can reach beyond banks.The Bank of Russia says selected exporters and importers may use cryptocurrencies for cross-border settlements under foreign-trade agreements, but only within an experimental legal regime.Moscow has created a state-backed corridor for selected trade payments while the infrastructure around digital-asset flows remains exposed to sanctions pressure. The Federal Law No. 223-FZ profile records the same boundary: selected digital-currency payments under foreign-trade contracts, with participants and limits set by the ELR.Russia can make certain crypto settlements lawful under its own framework. The corridor’s usefulness…
The U.S. Mint continued producing its one-year-only 1776 ~ 2026 coinage in May, adding new nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. CoinNews photo shows examples of 2026 U.S. circulating coins featuring one-year-only anniversary designs Monthly output reached 202.76 million coins for circulation, up 6.8% from April but down 69.2% from the same month last year. April’s total was revised sharply lower after the Mint corrected previously published figures that had overstated production, significantly reducing both that month’s output and the year-to-date total. The following table shows how May’s production compares with other months over the past…
Stablecoins have moved from a crypto-policy-side market to Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve’s dollar-policy agenda.Fed Governor Christopher Waller used the central bank’s June 22 dollar conference to frame digital assets, including stablecoins, as part of the research agenda around the dollar’s international role.The remarks were a research signal rather than a new stablecoin policy. They changed the context: stablecoin flows now sit alongside dollar funding, payment rails, cross-border capital movement, safe-asset demand, and the question of how private token issuers touch public dollar infrastructure. Related ReadingFed Governor Waller says ‘there is nothing scary’ in payments using DeFi railsChristopher Waller reinforced his…
Solana tokenized equities have crossed a threshold: more than $1 billion in reported weekly volume and a market that now behaves like a live crypto venue.Solana ecosystem messaging said tokenized equities on the network cleared more than $1 billion in weekly volume on June 20. Showcasing that equity-like tokens are now generating crypto-scale flow before their ownership, redemption, and liquidity assumptions look anything like public stocks.The shift extends beyond a single chain or token. Tokenized stocks are beginning to behave like a 24/7 crypto trading venue. Users can chase exposure, liquidity providers can route flow, and platforms can market continuous…
Senator Cynthia Lummis told Fox Business on June 24 that negotiators expect final Senate compromise language around the July 4 recess and then plan to “move in July,” the most public deadline any sponsor has set for a bill that cleared the Senate Banking Committee in May.The declaration came before Senate Majority Leader John Thune had announced floor time, before a final Senate floor package had been published, and before the ethics dispute that derailed a key negotiating meeting on June 9 had been resolved.The calendar problemThe Senate enters a state work period from June 29 to July 10, and…
Bitcoin’s bear market struggle is killing crypto jobs but fueling a $10 billion Wall Street-backed M&A boom
Bitcoin’s prolonged decline is forcing cryptocurrency companies to cut staff, automate more work, and abandon the expansion plans that defined the last bull market. At the same time, it is also creating one of the industry’s busiest periods for takeovers.Crypto mergers and acquisitions reached $7.23 billion during the second quarter of 2026, up from $2.14 billion in the first three months of the year.The two quarters brought total capital deployed through deals to $9.37 billion. CryptoRank’s data framed the broader first-half surge as a 26x increase versus the same period last year, underscoring how sharply deal activity has accelerated even…
Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece after reported resistance and told users the absence of a formal decision before the transition deadline forced it to seek authorization elsewhere.Reports noted that talks with regulators in Ireland and Latvia had also encountered friction, though Binance maintains that Greece was its only formal application.ESMA has since directed unauthorized crypto-asset service providers to stop onboarding new EU clients and restrict existing services to exit and withdrawal activity.A crypto-asset service provider license under MiCA is a fitness test administered by a national regulator, who, upon approving the applicant, extends that approval to all 27…
Chainlink’s Project Pangea turns stablecoins toward a quieter but consequential job: helping banks settle foreign-exchange trades with less time between trade execution and final exchange of funds.The June 23 announcement from Chainlink describes a framework for T+0 international FX settlement designed around compliant fiat-referenced digital assets, including EUR and KRW stablecoins.T+0, or same-day settlement, means a transaction is completed, and ownership and payment are exchanged on the same day the trade is executed, rather than waiting one or more business days for final settlement.That makes the project a test of settlement risk. If a euro stablecoin and a Korean won…