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Standard Chartered sees AAVE reaching $3,500 by the end of 2030. This scenario would place the token nearly 50 times above its $70 level observed at the time of the report's publication. The bank is counting on the return of Aave, the rise of DeFi, and the arrival of traditional assets on the blockchain.

The predictive market platform Kalshi is negotiating a valuation of $40 billion. Everything you need to know about this historic fundraising.

Binance has officially withdrawn its MiCA license application submitted to the Greek financial regulator, the HCMC, a week after Reuters mentioned a probable rejection. The platform now announces its intention to obtain authorization in another European Union member state, without specifying the name.

Ripple grabs its Luxembourg golden ticket to conquer all of Europe. The dual license makes rivals jealous, but XRP remains stubbornly glum. Regulation can have truly surprising effects.

The crypto derivatives market is in full instability, volatility testing the strategies of the largest investors. Thus, attention turns to Ripple's XRP, whose recent decline weakens highly leveraged positions. However, a major investor defends a buying position estimated at 30 million dollars against an imminent forced liquidation.

Bitcoin ETFs show a negative result of $68M despite combined inflows of $121M from Ark Invest and Fidelity. Full analysis.

The European Parliament recently validated the legislative framework for the digital Euro, marking a significant step forward. The goal is to replace Visa and MasterCard by 2029. But will this project revolutionize or disrupt Europe's payments market?

On June 21, Jamie Dimon compared the bull market to "a small tsunami" during an event at the Council on Foreign Relations, an image that says it all about the potential brutality of its reversal. The JPMorgan CEO does not deny the strength of the rally, but he refuses to ignore what is happening underneath. His warning signs deserve to be taken seriously, especially in a context where bitcoin stagnates around 64,000 dollars.

Donald Trump signs two decrees to accelerate quantum computing in the United States. What this means for the crypto universe.

The crypto Taiko is undergoing a major crisis after a hack causing approximately 1.7 million dollars in losses. The Ethereum layer 2 network has halted its block production and asks users to withdraw their funds from all its crypto bridges.

Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to algorithms and software interfaces: it is now embodied in machines capable of acting on the physical world. This is the whole challenge of the MACHINA Summit, a new event organized in Paris on July 7, 2026, ahead of the RAISE Summit. Designed as a summit dedicated to robotics and autonomy, the event aims to document the shift of AI from software to physical systems. Cointribune is partnering with this first edition and offers its community an exclusive discount code to attend.

Victoria, Seychelles, June 21, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed nine Ondo tokenized stock trading pairs on the Spot markets, giving users on-chain access to real-world equity exposure across key technology sectors including AI, semiconductors, and optical communications.

Michael Saylor does not seem ready to slow down. As the STRC goes through a turbulent zone, the Strategy boss hints that a new massive bitcoin purchase could be imminent. The market is holding its breath.

Beyond the field, the 2026 World Cup is shining. Is FIFA making a deal with the devil or signing the birth certificate of crypto in sports with Kraken as a sponsor, fan tokens on fire, and anti-scalping NFTs?

The Ironwood hard fork of Zcash is approaching, and Keystone does not want to miss the start. The hardware wallet maker announces compatible firmware from the first day of the network switchover, after the recent fix of a flaw in the Orchard pool. ZEC holders in self-custody now have a clear roadmap.

Mutsamudu, Comoros, June 20, 2026 — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, reported that daily trading volume for SPCX futures peaked at over 800 million USDT. Following SpaceX’s IPO, SPCX futures trading has continued to surge, with average daily trading volume in the three…

The G7 wants to strengthen the international response against crypto thefts attributed to North Korea. Meeting in Évian, its leaders placed this cyber threat among their major security concerns, after several massive attacks hit decentralized finance in 2026.

Malta wants to regulate DAOs and certain decentralized finance protocols in the MiCA era. The regulator mainly seeks to distinguish genuine decentralized crypto projects from organizations that retain human control behind their smart contracts.

The digital asset sector faces a new alert after an incident affecting Aztec Network. The network suffered a second hacking within a week, this time via its private routing bridge. The attack resulted in the theft of several digital assets worth over 2 million dollars. This event raises questions about the security of infrastructures used in the crypto ecosystem and the protocols' ability to protect users' funds.

Alert on the Bitcoin network! According to a JPMorgan report, 20% of miners are currently operating at a loss. With an average production cost estimated at $78,000 and a pressured price, has capitulation started? Here is an update.

Strategy's preferred stock STRC hit $88.51 on Wednesday, its lowest level since the listing, before closing at $89. This 11% discount to the par value of $100 comes with a higher volume of put options than call options on contracts expiring June 18. Will Michael Saylor's main bitcoin financing vehicle withstand market pressure?

As Sam Bankman-Fried tries to obtain a presidential pardon, Republican and Democratic lawmakers step forward. The most explosive crypto case of the year could see a new twist.

Interest in financial assets on blockchain continues to grow in the United States. In this context, Coinbase announced the upcoming arrival of tokenized American stocks backed by real securities. This initiative comes as several platforms seek to position themselves in this emerging market. Stock tokenization is indeed attracting more and more players who want to bring traditional financial markets closer to the blockchain ecosystem.

The Bank of Japan raises its rate to an unprecedented high since 1995. A global macroeconomic earthquake reshaping the economy and crypto, but the digital assets market shows historic resilience against the Yen.

Bitcoin does not need staking, inflation, or an embedded yield in its protocol. Michael Saylor instead advocates a model where bitcoin remains pure digital capital, while financial markets create credit and income around it. In brief Saylor believes Bitcoin doesn’t need to copy Ethereum staking. Yields…

Standard Chartered predicts that the total value locked in DeFi will reach $2.7 trillion by the end of 2030, a 37-fold increase from current levels. This forecast is based on two distinct drivers: the migration of tokenized real-world assets to the blockchain, and the rise of crypto protocols. But is such a trajectory realistic when only 3% of stablecoins still circulate in decentralized protocols? 

BlackRock has just launched BITA on Nasdaq today, a Bitcoin ETF targeting 15 to 25% annual yield via a covered-call strategy on IBIT. All the details here!

Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are suspended due to anthropogenic folds under regulatory pressure. As a result, the AI tokens Render (+15%) and Bittensor (+39%) soar! Once again, cryptocurrency demonstrates that it is the best way to avoid censorship.