Ripple USD has launched in Japan after JFSA approval, giving retail and institutional users access via SBI VC Trade’s VCTRADE platform and expanding RLUSD within the country’s regulated stablecoin framework.
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21Shares says Bitcoin’s post-halving pullback is tracking earlier cycle patterns and argues its $100,000 year-end base case for 2026 remains intact, with crypto ETPs and prediction markets holding up despite weaker prices.
Ripple says it received preliminary CSSF approval for a MiCA CASP license in Luxembourg, supporting plans to expand regulated crypto payments across the European Economic Area.
Strategy’s 8-K shows it sold 2.71 million MSTR shares via its ATM program for $335.5 million, using part of the proceeds to buy 520 BTC at a $67,068 average price.
Bitmine said its ETH holdings reached 5.67 million tokens as of June 21, keeping BMNR on track toward its 5% Ethereum supply target while expanding staking through MAVAN.
Ondo Global Markets has integrated LI.FI to bring tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs into more crypto wallets and apps across Ethereum and BNB Chain, with Solana support planned later.
MoneyGram has joined Solana as an active validator and rolled into the Solana Developer Platform, reinforcing its stablecoin-focused payments infrastructure.
QCP says fears that Strategy may need to sell more Bitcoin to fund dividends are still weighing on BTC, even as a US-Iran MOU eases Strait of Hormuz disruption risk.
Aster will route 99% of daily platform fees into automatic ASTER buybacks starting June 17, then distribute the acquired tokens to veASTER stakers through Loyalty Rewards.
XRP holds a key support zone as EGRAG Crypto highlights $1.1340 to $1.1408 and looks toward a potential breakout path to $1.26, despite whale sell pressure.