Centrifuge partners with S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch the first tokenized S&P 500 Index fund, enabling programmable onchain index-tracking products. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/centrifuge-sp500-onchain-tokenized-fund-launch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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DOJ charges 4 North Koreans in $1M crypto theft from blockchain startup
Four North Koreans posed as remote developers for US and Serbian blockchain firms, stealing almost $1 million in crypto to fund the regime’s illicit programs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-korean-it-workers-charged-crypto-theft?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill in overtime as senators jam crypto clauses
US senators are in a marathon vote-a-rama over amendments to Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, with one lawmaker bidding to include tax cuts for crypto. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-big-beautiful-bill-overtime-senators-cram-crypto-amendments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Major German bank to offer crypto trading by 2026 amid bank ‘FOMO’
Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe execs once ruled out adopting crypto over concerns of volatility and risk, and the banking giant also blocked customer crypto transactions back in 2015. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/german-banking-giant-to-adopt-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Trump-linked American Bitcoin raises $220M for mining, treasury
The raise includes a transaction of $10 million where the company accepted Bitcoin instead of cash. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-linked-american-bitcoin-raises-220m-for-bitcoin-mining-ops-and-treasury?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin sets record monthly close at $107K as analyst tips 9% rally
Bitcoin closed June at a record monthly high of $107,100 despite forming a spinning top candlestick pattern that suggests market indecision. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-clocks-highest-monthly-close-of-all-time?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin ‘vertical acceleration’ off the table for now: Bitfinex
Bitfinex analysts say declining Bitcoin spot volume may indicate a “local top” but all eyes will be on the performance of spot Bitcoin ETFs this week. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-uptrend-lagging-onchain-metrics-traders-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Analysts raise chance of SOL, XRP and LTC ETF approval to 95%
Crypto ETF summer has arrived with America’s first staked Solana ETP and increased odds for other spot altcoin funds, according to analysts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/analysts-tip-95-chance-solana-xrp-litecoin-etf?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
TradFi could move onchain due to ‘horrible banking experiences’
Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov says traditional finance has largely moved on from banks into fintech, and blockchain could be the sector’s next move. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tradfi-consider-blockchain-after-banking-let-down-aave-founder?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Circle applies for US trust bank charter to manage its USDC reserve
Other crypto firms are also reportedly considering applying for a national bank charter, following in the footsteps of Anchorage Digital Bank, which received a license in 2021. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-applies-for-us-national-trust-bank-license?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound