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themerkle.com Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others

Avalanche has launched the Avalanche Payments Collective, bringing together 28 organizations spanning nearly every layer of the global payments stack. Founding participants include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Anchorage Digital, Paxos, Agora, Ethena, Rain, Axiym, and Tassat, alongside other companies working across stablecoins, settlement, treasury infrastructure, custody, and foreign exchange. This isn’t a small announcement dressed up to sound bigger than it is. The Collective covers payment flows reaching across 150+ countries, 96 currencies, and roughly 22 billion payout endpoints, numbers that put this initiative on a genuinely global scale rather than a regional pilot or niche product launch. For an industry The post Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others appeared first on The Merkle News.

news.bitcoin.com Fidelity Debuts GENIUS Act Aligned Stablecoin Reserve Fund With 0.25% Fee

Fidelity has launched a government money market fund designed for stablecoin issuers managing reserve assets under the GENIUS Act. The product joins a growing wave of institutional funds built for the fast-expanding stablecoin market. Fidelity Expands Into Stablecoin Infrastructure With New Government Money Fund Fidelity Investments has launched a government money market fund aimed at […]

blockonomi.com The Best Crypto to Invest in Right Now as XRP ETF Draws $5.3M and Cardano Builds Toward August Catalyst

The best crypto to invest in right now reveals itself when capital moves before headlines catch up. XRP spot ETFs pulled $5.3 million in weekly net inflows on June 18 while Bitcoin ETFs posted outflows per CoinGecko, and Cardano’s Leios testnet launches June 23 with the SEC spot ETF threshold landing in August per CoinMarketCap. [...] The post The Best Crypto to Invest in Right Now as XRP ETF Draws $5.3M and Cardano Builds Toward August Catalyst appeared first on Blockonomi.

themerkle.com Axelar Confirms $4.67M Exploit on Secret Network Bridge, Core Protocol Remains Unaffected

Axelar is moving fast to contain damage after identifying a security incident that has resulted in the loss of approximately $4.67 million worth of tokens. The exploit targeted assets bridged via the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol from the Axelar chain to Secret Network, and the cross-chain infrastructure provider has already taken emergency action to shut down the affected connection while it works through containment and recovery. Axelar’s official statement confirms the team identified the incident affecting assets bridged over IBC to Secret Network from the Axelar chain, with approximately $4.67 million worth of tokens taken in the breach. The announcement was The post Axelar Confirms $4.67M Exploit on Secret Network Bridge, Core Protocol Remains Unaffected appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Ventuals Winds Down HIP-3 DEX, vHYPE Withdrawals Now Live For All Holders

Ventuals has fully wound down its HIP-3 DEX, and vHYPE withdrawals are now open. The platform processed its entire withdrawal queue, roughly 380,775 HYPE, at approximately 10am ET today. Anyone who already had a withdrawal queued before today got swept into this same batch automatically. For holders, the math is straightforward. Withdrawals become claimable 7.5 days after processing, the standard 7-day Hyperliquid native unstaking period, plus a 12-hour cooldown on top. That puts the claim window at 10pm ET on June 26 for anyone included in today’s batch. Going forward, new withdrawal requests get processed once every 24 hours, also The post Ventuals Winds Down HIP-3 DEX, vHYPE Withdrawals Now Live For All Holders appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Sui Synthetic Dollar suiUSDe Gets Its Own Website

suiUSDe now has a dedicated landing page. The token, officially the eSui Dollar, comes out of a partnership between Ethena and Sui Group Holdings, the NASDAQ-listed firm trading as SUIG, and it’s already plugged into DeFi protocols across Sui. Up to now, anyone wanting details had to dig through scattered posts and docs. Now there’s one place for it. It’s a small launch on paper. But synthetic dollars live or die on whether people understand them, and a proper site is part of how a token earns that understanding at scale. What suiUSDe Is Forget the usual stablecoin model. suiUSDe The post Sui Synthetic Dollar suiUSDe Gets Its Own Website appeared first on The Merkle News.

news.bitcoin.com Kalshi’s Messi-Fronted World Cup Push Meets a Nine-Nation European Warning

Nine European gambling regulators have pledged coordinated action against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup, warning sports bodies against partnerships just as Kalshi signs Argentina’s football federation and fronts Lionel Messi. A Coordinated Line as the World Cup Drives Betting The regulators of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland […]

themerkle.com Strategy Preferred Stock Hits All-Time Low Below $84 as Market Pressure Mounts

Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped below $84, well below the $90 it launched at and a full $16 beneath its $100 par value, hitting an all-time low and triggering a chain of consequences that points toward an outcome Saylor has publicly sworn to avoid: selling Bitcoin. The market is not panicking yet, but it is pricing in doubt, and the mechanics behind that doubt are worth understanding carefully. Solana Floor flagged the STRC decline as it broke below $85, noting the potential downstream pressure on Strategy’s Bitcoin position. What looks like a preferred stock pricing anomaly on the surface The post Strategy Preferred Stock Hits All-Time Low Below $84 as Market Pressure Mounts appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com ASTER Whale Reopens 5x Long Days After Getting Fully Liquidated On The Same Token

A wallet tracked as 0x5f91 just opened a fresh 5x leveraged long on ASTER, putting 3.86 million tokens worth roughly $2.61 million back on the line. The move comes only days after the same wallet got fully wiped out on a previous long position, a loss that cost the trader $530,600 when the market pulled back hard and triggered liquidation. This is the kind of pattern that draws attention fast in crypto trading circles, a whale getting liquidated on a leveraged position and then turning around to open another leveraged position on the exact same asset, in the same direction, The post ASTER Whale Reopens 5x Long Days After Getting Fully Liquidated On The Same Token appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others

Avalanche has launched the Avalanche Payments Collective, bringing together 28 organizations spanning nearly every layer of the global payments stack. Founding participants include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Anchorage Digital, Paxos, Agora, Ethena, Rain, Axiym, and Tassat, alongside other companies working across stablecoins, settlement, treasury infrastructure, custody, and foreign exchange. This isn’t a small announcement dressed up to sound bigger than it is. The Collective covers payment flows reaching across 150+ countries, 96 currencies, and roughly 22 billion payout endpoints, numbers that put this initiative on a genuinely global scale rather than a regional pilot or niche product launch. For an industry The post Avalanche Launches Payments Collective With Franklin Templeton And 25 Others appeared first on The Merkle News.

news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin Holds Above $63K as $42.2M in Liquidations Clears Leveraged Bets

On June 19, bitcoin experienced volatile, “zigzag” trading between $62,300 and $63,300, ultimately closing up 1% to hover just above $63,000. Bitcoin Holds Ground Amid Volatile Intraday Trading On Friday, June 19, bitcoin oscillated between $62,300 and $63,300 but ultimately closed up 1% on a day the U.S.–Iran peace memorandum faced its first stern test. […]

bitcoinmagazine.com JPMorgan: Bitcoin Mining Costs Have ‘Worsened’ as BTC Trades Below Production Cost

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan: Bitcoin Mining Costs Have ‘Worsened’ as BTC Trades Below Production Cost JPMorgan says Bitcoin mining economics have deteriorated as BTC trades about 19% below its estimated $78,000 production cost, forcing public miners into record coin sales and rendering roughly 20% of the industry unprofitable. This post JPMorgan: Bitcoin Mining Costs Have ‘Worsened’ as BTC Trades Below Production Cost first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

cryptobriefing.com Team Vitality faces Leviatán in VALORANT Masters showdown, and its fan token is along for the ride

The integration of fan tokens in esports highlights the volatile intersection of digital assets and sports, impacting community engagement and investment strategies. The post Team Vitality faces Leviatán in VALORANT Masters showdown, and its fan token is along for the ride appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

cryptobriefing.com Falcons face Vitality in IEM Cologne Major quarterfinals riding four wins in last five meetings

Falcons' recent success against Vitality could disrupt the reigning champions' quest for a historic third Major title, reshaping tournament dynamics. The post Falcons face Vitality in IEM Cologne Major quarterfinals riding four wins in last five meetings appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com XRP Withdrawal Activity Surges Across Major Exchanges as Bybit’s Deposit Wave Reverses

TLDR: Coinbase posted a seven-day net reading of -15,500 on June 18, exceeding its April and February lows. Binance recorded -7,100 on June 18, near April levels and below its February 14 reading of -5,200. Bybit’s net reading collapsed from +27,000 on June 7 to roughly -200 by June 18 in just 11 days. Spot [...] The post XRP Withdrawal Activity Surges Across Major Exchanges as Bybit’s Deposit Wave Reverses appeared first on Blockonomi.

news.bitcoin.com Cryptoquant Warns Boredom Could Sink Saylor’s STRC as Strategy Insists ‘Bitcoin Keeps Working’

Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju has warned that BTC’s biggest threat is not a crash but “boredom,” arguing a years-long sideways grind would expose the danger in Michael Saylor’s STRC preferred-stock machine. The Boredom Thesis Ki Young Ju, chief executive of analytics firm Cryptoquant, has reframed the bear case in a way that cuts against […]

blockonomi.com Pepeto Price Prediction: Why $5,000 Could Become $750K as G7 Leaders Put Crypto on the Global Stage

The pepeto price prediction gets sharper every week, and this time the signal comes from the highest level of global politics. G7 leaders at the Évian summit on June 17 placed digital asset security next to nuclear policy, calling for joint action against North Korean crypto theft totaling over $1.74 billion. When the seven largest economies [...] The post Pepeto Price Prediction: Why $5,000 Could Become $750K as G7 Leaders Put Crypto on the Global Stage appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo, Kathryn Nesbitt make history as first all-American, all-women officiating crew at World Cup

This historic milestone highlights growing gender equality in sports, potentially inspiring more inclusive practices in global officiating. The post Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo, Kathryn Nesbitt make history as first all-American, all-women officiating crew at World Cup appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com Wallpaper Engine Malware Hijacks Steam Workshop to Steal Crypto Wallet Data

TLDR: Kaspersky identified dozens of malicious Wallpaper Engine packages with thousands of installs on Steam. Lumma and Vidar infostealers were deployed to harvest crypto wallet data and browser credentials. Malware was hidden inside password-protected archives or bundled directly within wallpaper downloads. The FBI previously investigated Steam-distributed malware across titles including PirateFi and Tokenova. Wallpaper Engine [...] The post Wallpaper Engine Malware Hijacks Steam Workshop to Steal Crypto Wallet Data appeared first on Blockonomi.

news.bitcoin.com US Department of War Seeks $80 Billion for Iran War as Deficit Fears Boost Bitcoin’s Case

The U.S. Department of War has told lawmakers it needs $80 billion to cover the war in Iran and other bills, a request that deepens the deficit worries that bitcoin proponents cite as the asset’s reason to exist. Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg relayed the figure to Congress in phone calls. An $80 Billion Ask […]

blockonomi.com Zcash Halving: How It Shapes Miner Revenue and Long-Term Supply

TLDR: Zcash’s November 2024 halving cut the block reward from 3.125 ZEC to 1.5625 ZEC per block. Miners receive only 80% of each block reward, with the rest split between grants and a lockbox. Around 16.7 million of Zcash’s 21 million ZEC hard cap is already in circulation as of June 2026. The next Zcash [...] The post Zcash Halving: How It Shapes Miner Revenue and Long-Term Supply appeared first on Blockonomi.