Markets
Crypto Market Slides to $2.27T as Fear & Greed Hits 27 and Alts Lead the Losses
Total crypto market cap drops to $2.27T, Fear & Greed Index at 27. BTC holds at $63,700 with 56.3% dominance as HYPE falls 8% and alts lead losses.
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News
White House Teleprompter Operator Allegedly Made $100K+ Betting Trump Speeches on Kalshi, Triggering CFTC Probe
Gabriel Perez allegedly bet on Trump speech contents via Kalshi, clearing $100K+ using advance access. Kalshi flagged the trades to the CFTC in a landmark prediction-market insider-trading case.
News
Visa Opens Stablecoin Rails to Banks and Fintechs With New Platform and U.S. Settlement Framework
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks and fintechs store, issue, and settle with stablecoins via Visa's network, backed by 130+ partnerships and 7-day U.S. settlement windows.
Bitcoin
Lyn Alden-Backed ‘Orange Juice’ Raises $40M to Buy Small Businesses and Put Them on a Bitcoin Standard
Lyn Alden-backed holding company Orange Juice raises $40M in permanent capital to acquire U.S. small businesses and run them on a Bitcoin treasury standard.
DeFi
Ondo Finance and SBI Group Partner to Tokenize Japanese Stocks, Settling Trades in Yen Stablecoin JPYSC
Ondo Finance and Japan's SBI Group have partnered to tokenize Japanese equities, settling trades in SBI's yen stablecoin JPYSC — a landmark RWA deal for Asian markets.
DeFi
1inch Co-Founder Anton Bukov Says He Was Fired in November, Still Owns Half the Protocol
Anton Bukov claims he was fired from 1inch in November while still holding a 50% stake in the protocol. He has since launched infrastructure startup Second Tier.
Altcoins
Vlad.fun Suspends Robinhood Chain Memecoin Launchpad Over ‘Serious Internal Integrity Issue’ Involving Team Members
Vlad.fun, a memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain, suspended operations after uncovering a 'serious internal integrity issue' — the second major launchpad halt in under a week.
News
FATF Warns Stablecoins Now Top Illicit-Finance Tool as Criminals Build Proprietary Tokens to Dodge Freezes
FATF's June 2025 update warns stablecoins have overtaken Bitcoin in illicit transactions and criminals are minting proprietary tokens to dodge asset freezes.
DeFi
Base Creator Jesse Pollak Admits ‘Definitively Wrong’ Social Bet, Steps Back From App Leadership
Jesse Pollak admits Base's social-first strategy was 'definitively wrong', steps back from Base App leadership as the chain fell behind in perps and prediction markets.
DeFi
Tether Puts $20M Into Argentine Neobank Ualá in $195M Round Valuing the Fintech at $3.2B
Tether invests $20M in Ualá as part of a $195–197M round valuing the Latin American neobank at $3.2B, marking a major push into consumer fintech.
