Author: Alice Monroe

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reports that the company is out of the courtroom in their long term public dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On June 27th, Garlinghouse reported that Ripple will be forgoing its cross appeal. This, in turn, marks the close of what many consider the most significant regulatory case in the crypto space. This in the wake of Judge Analisa Torres’ decision to turn down a joint petition from both sides which asked for a change in her former ruling. The court issued a $125 million civil penalty against Ripple. It also passed a permanent…

Vitalik Buterin has put forth a new take on digital identity. He sees a very advanced tech like zero knowledge proofs may, in fact, be a threat to the user’s privacy. In a detailed blog post which he released June 28th, he went into a “pluralistic identity” model. It is the idea of pseudonymity which is protected while fair play in the online space. Among identity issues, where Buterin refers to “one person, one ID” as a design feature like World ID, Vitalik Buterin believes these systems may present themselves as private via crypto tools. However, they are really forcing…

Bitvavo, the biggest EUR spot cryptocurrency exchange in Europe has obtained its MiCA license from the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM). This bitvavo regulatory approval, given on June 27, 2025, permits Bitvavo to serve all 30 countries in the EEA. They can do so with a single legal structure. By 2024, MiCA will have fully taken effect. This is to introduce uniformity, transparency, and protection for investors in the European crypto space. Also, with this in play, Bitvavo has the go ahead to offer its services across borders. The license allows them to do this without obtaining separate country…

REX Shares and Osprey Funds have made U.S. crypto history with their groundbreaking REX Osprey Staking ETFs. They broke through with Ethereum (ESK) and Solana (SSK) staking ETFs which got the green light from the SEC. This was in effect for a first of a kind launch. The SEC’s Friday filing stated that there were no further comments. This resolved issues from the May 2025 applications for REX Osprey staking. Unlike present crypto ETF’s which put money in futures contracts, these funds will be staked in Ethereum and Solana. They, in turn, pass on dividends to the investor. The uniqueness…

Kenya is seeing a wide range of opinion on the new VASP Bill which puts some regulation in favor of Binance. Kenya’s VASP Bill, aimed at the still growing crypto industry, includes the Virtual Asset Chamber of Commerce (VAC) in the regulatory body. This inclusion is a very contentious issue. VAC, which has put forward itself as the key industry voice, has reported to be in a financial arrangement with Binance. This arrangement sees an outlay of $6,000 per month per country for policy advocacy. This agreement raises concerns that VAC may not be an unbiased regulator while it is…

SharpLink Gaming (NASDAQ: SBET) is increasing its stake in crypto. From June 16  20, 2025, the company bought in at a rate of 12,207 ETH, which had an average price of $2,513. In total, they invested $30.7 million into the expansion of its Ethereum holding. This is SharpLink’s second large scale crypto play. It brings the SharpLink Gaming Ethereum Treasury total to 188,478 ETH. Funding was raised in an issue of the company’s At-The-Market (ATM) equity facility to the tune of $27.7 million. The company has put out word that they will be putting these resources back into ETH. It…

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…