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BNB Chain topped $5.2 billion in cumulative tokenized stock trading volume, surpassing Solana's roughly $4.5 billion, as demand for onchain exposure to public and private companies continues to grow. The network's market capitalization for tokenized stocks and ETFs has passed $1 billion, with more t

U.S. stock indices ended higher on Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their best quarter since 2020. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% and the Nasdaq 100 gained 2.3%, while the Dow Jones added 0.6% as Alphabet made its debut in the index. The strong performance was driven by a rebound in tech

Heraeus precious metals analysts stated that gold and silver prices should benefit from lower oil prices as inflation expectations moderate and bond yields drop, while the gold market's center of gravity may be shifting toward Asia. Gold fell below $4,000/oz for the first time since November 2025 la

Muriel Siebert & Co. selected Tzero's platform to enter tokenized securities markets on June 29, 2026. The first product supported under the partnership is GLDY, a gold-backed tokenized security developed by Streamex Corp. and restricted to accredited investors. Siebert Financial reported $94.2

Bolivia's Ministry of Economy issued Resolution 245 on June 26, transitioning from a fixed dollar exchange rate to a free flotation system after maintaining the rate at 6.96 bolivianos per dollar since November 2011. The new exchange rate opened at 9.73 bolivianos on Monday, representing a

AeroVironment stock surged 17% after the bell on Monday following the dronemaker's fourth-quarter earnings report that exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and profit. The company reported earnings of $1.84 per share versus the $1.46 per share estimate from analysts polled by LSEG, while re

Strategy, the world's largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder, did not purchase Bitcoin last week, leaving its holdings at 847,363 BTC. Company founder Michael Saylor announced the firm increased its USD reserves to $2.55 billion and introduced a Digital Credit Capital Framework. The framework

The Ethereum ecosystem experienced multiple security and organizational developments last week, with Taiko suffering a $1.7 million bridge exploit and Tornado Cash DAO facing governance attack suspicions. The Taiko incident stemmed from an SGX signing key exposed on GitHub, while Tornado Cash's

Heslin Kim, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm Zenith, discussed the future of tokenization markets and institutional blockchain adoption in an interview on the 26th at Seoul Club meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim leads Zenith's development of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer for

Donald Trump and the US government are implementing a three-pillar strategy to establish American dominance in digital assets, centered on Bitcoin reserves, stablecoins, and perpetual futures markets. Trump declared in May that "the United States is the capital of digital assets," marking the

SK Hynix perpetual futures on Hyperliquid recorded $231.92 million in 24-hour trading volume as of 2 PM on the 29th, ranking fifth overall on the platform. The SKHYNIX-USDC perpetual futures surpassed both S&P500 and Nasdaq100 derivative trading volumes during the same period. Market observers

Binance perpetual futures contracts tracking South Korean stocks reached cumulative trading volume of approximately $12.677 billion (approximately 19.5 trillion won) across five products, according to analysis by Digital Asset on the 29th. The analysis examined USD-M perpetual futures market data

LD Capital founder Jack Yi predicted Bitcoin could reach a bear market bottom between $43,000 and $51,000 during July and August, marking what he described as the final downturn phase since October of last year. Yi, who admitted losing hope in Ethereum after being overly optimistic until early

Lee, the actual operator of QBZ (Queenbee Coin) company Queenbee Company, was acquitted on the 29th on charges of aiding political funds law violations. Seoul Southern District Court Judge Ko So-young ruled that the funds cannot be classified as political funds, acquitting all four defendants

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced on the 29th (local time) an investment plan of approximately 800 trillion won to build new semiconductor factories in South Korea's Honam region, prompting CoinDesk to assess that digital assets are losing the capital competition. Minister of Trade,

South Korea's Consumer Dispute Resolution Committee ruled on the 29th that digital asset exchange Bithumb must compensate API event participants by waiving 100,000 won worth of trading fees per customer. The ruling addresses a collective dispute case where Bithumb retroactively changed event terms i

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) are supporting 23 domestic blockchain companies at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 in Berlin from June 30 to July 1. The government formed a 'Team Korea' initiative with local governments and related organizations to

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, announced on the 29th that it invested 62.7 billion won in information security over the past 5 years, continuously expanding investment to strengthen security capabilities. The company invested approximately 24.3 billion won in 2025, a 64.7% increase from the

Goldman Sachs has begun recruiting in Ireland to assess launching Marcus, its digital consumer banking business, in the country. The move follows regulatory discussions with Irish authorities as the bank seeks to expand its euro-denominated funding base. Ireland holds approximately EUR 220 billion i

Spot gold and silver prices declined on Monday, with gold trading near $4,041.90 an ounce (down 1.14%) and silver near $58.080 (down 1.65%), as traders balanced renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy against Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations. The Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% on