Blockchain & Digital Assets

June 9, 2026 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has teamed up with fintech firm Cardless to launch useful credit card products. This offering stands out from more traditional credit and lending products by allowing consumers to leverage their holdings in stablecoins, particularly USDC, as collateral or through integrated rewards mechanisms, providing… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morpho has reportedly raised $175 million in a new investment round. The funding was led by venture firms Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm (a16z crypto), with additional participation from backers including Apollo Funds, Circle’s venture unit, and VanEck. This token-based investment values… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Hashgraph, via its Hedera blockchain, has announced a partnership with Merck to provide global compliance and supply chain tracking. The TrackTraceDigital Product Passport (DPP) platform is said to be extended to support Merck and the EU’s forthcoming product transparency regulation. The Hedera-powered digital traceability infrastructure… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) is building a huge data center in Texas, according to CEO Michael Novogratz. The news drove Galaxy shares dramatically higher yesterday by over 20%. The company’s market cap is around $12 billion, with some pegging the data center’s value at around… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange and digital investment platform Kraken, has announced its participation in the US Tech Force, a key federal program designed to attract elite technology professionals to address critical government challenges. The initiative, managed by the US Office of… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask, the self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet developed by Consensys, has introduced a product called the MetaMask Agent Wallet. Announced on June 8, 2026, this innovation marks the first fully user-controlled wallet designed specifically for AI agents, enabling them to navigate decentralized finance (DeFi) independently while prioritizing… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global HR focused firm Deel has launched a stablecoin-based wallet that allows independent contractors to receive, hold, grow, and spend earnings in a US dollar-based stablecoin. This Deel product update, enabled by financial technology infrastructure from Stripe and its ecosystem partners, addresses various challenges faced… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 12:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial analysts at Baird have adopted a somewhat cautious stance toward Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), highlighting serious potential challenges in the company’s upcoming quarterly performance. Baird has flagged risks of a revenue shortfall for the second quarter, attributing it primarily to softening trading activity amid broader market… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) price has crashed to below $1,600 (at the time of writing) and crypto industry professionals are now offering some perspective on where they think the digital assets market will go from here, and how it may perform in the foreseeable future. Bankless co-founder… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now widely expected to make history with what could become the largest initial public offering ever, and it is taking an unconventional approach by reserving a substantial portion of shares for everyday investors. Reports now indicate the tech-focused company plans to… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper was released around the time of the Financial Crisis of 2008 as a potential solution / alternative to the fiat based monetary system. Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator(s), Satoshi Nakamoto, envisioned in its whitepaper a peer to peer (P2P) electronic cash system that… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano (ADA) has entered an extremely turbulent and challenging phase as its founder, Charles Hoskinson, steps back from public engagements amid mounting pressures on the blockchain and smart contract network. In a recent update shared across social platforms, Hoskinson announced a temporary hiatus from online… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent survey by European digital bank bunq highlights a growing fascination with cryptocurrencies in the US, tempered by persistent barriers around knowledge, risk, and confidence in existing online investing platforms. Despite economic pressures encouraging alternative investments, only about one-third of Americans have dipped their… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko has indicated in a key update that the cryptocurrency market has undergone significant transformations over the past 12 years. A recent CoinGecko analysis of annual snapshots (taken each June 1 from 2014 to 2026) reveals shifting power dynamics, the rise of new asset classes,… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 12:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plume—an onchain platform that is focused on in vault management for institutional assets—and ether.fi, a Ethereum-based liquid restaking protocol and non-custodial neobank, have joined forces. Their collaboration introduces a new yield-bearing vault focused on real-world assets (RWAs), designed to deliver institutional-level returns to a broader… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin and crypto markets have witnessed another brutal wave of forced selling, with more than 250,000 leveraged positions wiped out across major exchanges within a single 24-hour period. Data aggregator CoinGlass reports that between 246,000 and 265,000 traders faced liquidations, resulting in total losses… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global finance and digital assets firms are now joining forces in a landmark collaboration aimed at introducing a new stablecoin solution. Stripe, Visa (NYSE: V), and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are said to be backing efforts to create a dedicated platform, with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) actively considering joining… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the global derivatives marketplace, has officially begun trading in its Bitcoin Volatility Index futures. The first transactions took place on June 5, 2026, executed as block trades between DV Chain and Monarq Asset Management. This development introduces a specialized instrument that allows market… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has recently indicated that a shadow economy centered on peptides has expanded into a significant financial force, surpassing a $100 million annual transaction volume through cryptocurrency channels. Once limited to dedicated biohackers seeking performance and health optimizations, this market has surged… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask has indicated in its latest digital assets markets recap US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced a notable stretch of withdrawals, shedding roughly $4.4 billion across 13 consecutive trading sessions from May 15 to June 3, 2026. While the aggregate figure seems to be quite… Read More