Author: Alice Monroe

World Liberty Financial Inc. (WLFI) is joined by London’s Re7 Capital in a venture to take USD1 stablecoin to the Binance BNB Chain. WLFI Partners with Re7 in this ambitious plan. At the June 27 announcement, the two companies put forth a plan which puts USD1 into the DeFi space. This partnership with Re7 employs world-class infrastructure and risk management tools. Re7 Labs, the innovation division of Re7 Capital, will be in charge of creating and rolling out the new vaults. These vaults will better that of USD1’s liquidity and use. That said, with the USD1 already at a large…

Robinhood has taken to roll out yet another crypto derivative product, Robinhood Crypto Derivatives. They launched micro futures for XRP, Solana, and Bitcoin. This is a step in Robinhood’s strategy which is to put at access for retail investors. It specifically targets those that trade with small scale capital. Newly introduced micro futures contracts present lower entry points. For example, on Robinhood’s micro XRP futures /MXP, a 2,500 token multiplier is used. That’s down from the usual 50,000, which in turn makes these Robinhood Crypto Derivatives more suitable for small scale traders. Similarly, micro Solana contracts /MSL use a 25 token…

Solana has taken over from Ethereum in terms of DEX volume. It is now at number 2 in the world with $64.1 billion in 30 day trades. Solana’s presence in the DEX ecosystem signals its strong potential. Ethereum is right behind at $61.4 billion. However, BNB Chain is still at the top with $159.6 billion. This is a turning point in the layer-1 ecosystem competition. It sees the growth of Solana’s presence in on-chain trade. Raydium reported $19.1 billion, Pump.fun $14.2 billion, and Orca $13.9 billion in DEX trading volume. Solana’s DEX trade is heavily represented by these figures. Together,…

Gemini has taken a large step forward in the world of blockchain finance by launching into the market with MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) tokenized shares. This is also the crypto exchange’s first ever equity backed product for European users. The roll out to 26 EU countries of a partnership puts into the hands of investors the opportunity to trade in Bitcoin of all public companies. Furthermore, this is powered by Dinari’s SEC compliant structure. The introduction of Gemini tokenization brings innovative solutions to investors, as announced by Gemini on X. Each ERC-20 token is backed 1:1 of our real MSTR shares in…

Dinari has broken into first place in the U.S. to receive regulatory approval for the issue of tokenized stocks. The San Francisco based fintech company got a broker-dealer license, specifically the Dinari US license. It needed this to roll out its blockchain backed dShares. This breakthrough license opens the door for full legal tokenized equity trade in American markets. The company will roll out its platform post SEC onboarding in the next quarter. In a move that puts an end to uncertainty regarding U.S. based tokenized stocks, Dinari also takes the position of a legal pioneer in the blockchain finance…

Bitwise Asset Management has put out an updated version of their Dogecoin (DOGE) and Aptos (APT) exchange traded funds, including their new Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. A very important step in crypto ETF applications. The revised S-1 registration documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also include January and March filings which were that of “in kind” creation and redemption features. That was a missing element. This is a very big deal. The base concept behind in kind redemptions is that a large shift. ETF shares trade directly for the underlying crypto assets. This is to avoid the…

Bakkt is at a crossroads of great change. The Bakkt Bitcoin Fund, which is to raise $1B, marks a turn from their loyalty rewards program to a digital asset treasure. Filed on June 26 to the SEC via Form S-3, it is a shelf offering. This also allows Bakkt to issue a wide range of securities, from stock to debt, thus giving the company flexibility to react to crypto market changes. This is not a blind reach out for a change. What was once ICE’s play in Bitcoin futures is now fully into the Bitcoin space. Since June 10, Bakkt…

In a huge development the crypto world just reported. The $100 million governance token purchase was confirmed in an official Aqua1 statement published June 26. The controversial Trump supported crypto platform announced this on June 26, 2025. This funding has Aqua1 taking over as the largest holder of WLFI tokens. The WLFI and UAE collaboration represents a very large scale shift which is also bringing in political issues and market speculation. Aqua1, a Web3 native investment firm, is going beyond capital. The development of WLFI’s blockchain ecosystem is a mix. It includes traditional finance and decentralized tools like stable coins…

Coinbase saw a record close at $369.21 on June 27, 2025. That’s a 3.89% daily increase and a nearly 40% gain for the month which saw them break 2021’s prior high in terms of stock price. With the climb in their stock price, shares report a market cap of almost $95.5 billion, demonstrating the significant growth of Coinbase. The stock has performed very well in the S&P 500, with a 12.10% increase in a single day which also brought in large scale institution interest. When Coinbase stock joined the S&P 500 on May 19, it saw index funds go on…

In the coming 15 years we will see one trillion AI agents using Bitcoin and Tether. On The Block’s Big Brain podcast Ardoino put forth his perspective of a world which will see the rise of intelligent agents that will handle finance on their own. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino envisions these AI-run wallets will be out there without human intervention which is a very different direction in the financial world. In the field discussing machines which trade with machines. AI agents in apps, robots, or software will be able to buy, sell and manage resources on their own. Ardoino put…