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Fortitude merges with HeartSciences to list on Nasdaq, HSCS surges 91% in a single day

Zcash miner Fortitude Mining Holdings and HeartSciences jointly announced on June 23 that they have reached an all-stock merger agreement. After the merger, the combined company will be listed on Nasdaq under the name Fortitude, with the stock ticker TUDE (pending approval). After the news was released, HeartSciences shares (HSCS) surged as much as 91% during Tuesday’s trading session. The deal structure and Fortitude’s path to listing According to the companies’ joint statement, the transaction
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MarketWhisper·06-24 02:28
Fortitude merges with HeartSciences to list on Nasdaq, HSCS surges 91% in a single day

CFTC Chairman draws the line between cryptocurrencies and the agriculture futures industry; the review of swap contract definitions has been initiated

Michael Selig, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (Selig), said on June 23 at the annual meeting of the American Cotton Shippers Association in the United States that the all-day trading and no-expiration structure of crypto perpetual futures does not apply to agricultural commodity markets that rely on physical delivery and have limited trading hours. The CFTC and the SEC have jointly launched a public consultation on the definition of swap agreements, with
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ETH-1.83%
MarketWhisper·06-24 02:18
CFTC Chairman draws the line between cryptocurrencies and the agriculture futures industry; the review of swap contract definitions has been initiated

Castle Labs report: The RWA market size has reached $28.2 billion, with only 10% entering DeFi

Castle Labs says the global on-chain RWA market reaches $28.2 billion, with only about 10% entering DeFi. The main reason is that public ledgers expose balances and customer data, not technical bottlenecks. The four key privacy pillars are ZK, FHE, MPC, and TEE. In the first half of 2026, institutional solutions have already been deployed, including Aztec, Arcium, Circle Arc, and StarkWare/Sui. The Zcash vulnerability has been fixed via a hard fork, and Roman Storm’s retrial is scheduled for the fall.
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MarketWhisper·06-24 02:02
Castle Labs report: The RWA market size has reached $28.2 billion, with only 10% entering DeFi

HEI (Heima) rose 70.70% in 24 hours

Gate News message: On June 24, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, HEI (Heima) is trading at $0.13. It is up 70.70% over the past 24 hours, with a highest of $0.15 and a low of $0.08. The 24-hour trading volume is $6.07 million. The current market cap is about $8.85 million. Heima Network is a cutting-edge Layer 1 blockchain designed to enable seamless multi-chain and cross-chain interoperability. Heima is derived from the Litentry network, integrating all advanced secu
HEI-10.60%
GateNews·06-24 01:50
HEI (Heima) rose 70.70% in 24 hours

Telcoin launches the first regulated on-chain bank account in the United States, with eUSD directly connected to the banking system

Telcoin Digital Asset Bank announced on June 23 that U.S. users can now open bank accounts in the Telcoin wallet that natively bind to eUSD, a stablecoin issued by the bank. Telcoin says it is “the first company to directly connect U.S. bank accounts to on-chain dollars,” enabling users to hold dollars, make payments, and trade digital assets in a single regulated account. Telcoin Digital Asset Bank’s Nebraska DADI License and Its Banking Status Telcoin Digital Asset Bank was established in Nove
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MarketWhisper·06-24 01:47
Telcoin launches the first regulated on-chain bank account in the United States, with eUSD directly connected to the banking system