Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Taiwan's Legislature on June 30 passed the Virtual Asset Service Act, establishing the island's first dedicated cryptocurrency law. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) was designated as the sole regulator under the 56-article statute. The law replaces an anti-money-laundering registration

According to reports, Taiwan's Legislature approved the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30, establishing the country's first dedicated cryptocurrency law and designating the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) as the sole regulator. The 56-article statute replaces a registration system with

XRP network activity has shown a sharp increase, with daily active addresses rising approximately 72% over a two-week period, according to data from XRPScan. During the same timeframe, derivatives leverage and open interest cooled, as tracked by CoinGlass. The combination of rising on-chain activity

According to XRPScan data, XRP daily active addresses rose 72% over a two-week period, coinciding with a reduction in speculative leverage on derivatives markets. The combination suggests the network is relying less on crowded leveraged positioning and more on actual on-chain activity, which

A coalition including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, BlackRock, and Coinbase is backing Open USD (OUSD), a new dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Tuesday. The stablecoin, developed by Open Standard, aims to challenge market leaders Circle's USD Coin (USDC) and Tether's USDT by sharing nearly all reserve

SUI, ENA, and EIGEN are set to unlock a combined $73 million in tokens this week, according to Crypto Economy and Tokenomist.ai. SUI will release 13.72 million tokens valued at approximately $9.4 million on July 1, 2026, while EIGEN unlocks 36.82 million tokens worth roughly $8.7 million on the

According to Guru Club, on June 29, Bitcoin fell below $59,000, down 1.79% intraday.

President Donald Trump reported hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency-related income through his family's crypto company World Liberty Financial, according to a financial disclosure report released on Tuesday by the Office of Government Ethics. The 927-page annual report detailed $65.6 m

Upbit announced trading support for Gensyn, a decentralized AI GPU compute project, adding GEN pairs against Korean won, Bitcoin, and USDT. The listing provides the token access to South Korea's active retail crypto market, one of the world's most liquid trading environments. The move aligns with su

Ripple is securing additional licenses in Singapore and Europe to expand utility-driven institutional products, according to a report from Tokenpost citing Ripple's official newsroom. The licensing push is aimed at positioning the company for regulated cross-border use cases in markets where institu

According to Bitcoin.com News, Circle (CRCL) shares fell 16.5% on June 30, 2026, closing at $63.10 after Open Standard unveiled the OUSD stablecoin. The new token is backed by 140 firms including Coinbase, BlackRock, Ripple, and Google, and charges no mint or redeem fees while sharing reserve

According to Odaily, Circle's stock fell over 16% on Tuesday following Open Standard's announcement of a new stablecoin, Open USD (OUSD), supported by over 140 companies including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase. The market is concerned OUSD may compete with Circle's USDC.

Ethereum Name Service co-founder Nick Johnson blocked the renewal of the ENS DAO Security Council with approximately 80% of votes cast in an executable onchain vote that closes July 5 at 8:59 PM. Johnson voted against the measure despite an earlier Snapshot vote passing, citing concerns that

According to The Block, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) co-founder Nick Johnson on June 30 blocked the ENS DAO's Security Council renewal vote with approximately 80% of votes cast so far. The onchain executable vote currently stands at 82% "no" and is set to close on July 5 at 8:59 PM UTC. Johnson,

According to Santiment's developer activity analysis over the past 30 days, MetaMask USD (mUSD) topped the list with a score of 556.77, followed by Ethereum (ETH) at 313.17 and Hedera (HBAR) at 121.97. The remaining top 10 projects include Chainlink

Chainlink wallet address count reached 892,800 non-empty addresses, driven by CCIP integration expansion and approaching the 900,000 milestone. The growth is attributed to the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol integration expansion across the network. This wallet growth metric provides insight i

Goldman Sachs has disclosed exposure to XRP through regulated trust-style investment vehicles, according to SEC filings available via the bank's EDGAR page. The filings show the Wall Street firm held positions in XRP trust products, including Grayscale-style vehicles, before

According to Etherscan and Santiment, Chainlink non-empty wallet addresses reached 892,800 and are on track to cross 900,000, driven by CCIP integration expansion. Non-micro wallets holding more than 1 LINK stand at 535,000.

Ethereum futures positioning remained largely unchanged despite recent volatility and declining prices across key trading sessions. Market participants showed limited conviction as open interest stayed stable throughout June’s trading range. Long-term valuation metrics indicate

Bitcoin fell toward $58,000 on June 30, pushing its year-to-date losses to 34% and marking a double-digit decline for June. The cryptocurrency tumbled from over $60,000 on Monday evening to just over $58,200 before a relief rally, then plunged to $58,017 in a subsequent sell-off wave that erased Mon