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Evernorth, an XRP treasury company, published an analysis on June 30 showing RLUSD stablecoin growth on the XRP Ledger is driving higher transaction activity while maintaining XRP's core settlement function. RLUSD's share of trading on the network rose from less than 1% to around 12% by 2026, with m

Nike reported quarterly earnings after the bell on Tuesday in 2026, with adjusted EPS of 20 cents, beating Wall Street expectations of 13 cents; revenue of $10.97 billion, exceeding expectations of $10.86 billion, and gross margin up 8.9%. China's performance was weak but in line with expectations, with Nike's revenue in China falling from over $7 billion when Hill took office to $6 billion this quarter. Nike Quarterly Earnings Key Data: EPS 20 Cents, Gross Margin Up 8.9% The key quantitative da

Payments infrastructure company Cybrid released a survey report on June 30 covering 468 corporate executives, showing that 42% of surveyed companies have already used stablecoins for cross-border payments. Large enterprises with monthly settlement volumes exceeding $100 million save an average of 47% on costs, while average enterprises save 35%. 88% of executives said they plan to adopt stablecoin settlements within the next 12 months. Core Quantitative Data from the Cybrid Survey (Source: Cybri

On July 1, 2026, Beijing time, Credo Technology Group Holding (NASDAQ: CRDO) shares surged 10.69%, closing at $271.95. During the session, the stock rallied from a low of $244.06 to a high of $275.43, with a range of 12.77%. Trading volume reached 8.0721 million shares, and total market capitalization rose to $50.713 billion. CRDO's move was not an isolated event. In June 2026, optical communication and high-speed interconnect-related concept stocks repeatedly became market focuses. Elon Musk's

Bitcoin (BTC) weakened further, briefly trading around $58,204 on July 1. Among approximately 3,000 crypto trading platforms in Europe that have not obtained MiCA licenses, about 80% face closure risks. After a court ruling, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed an amended lawsuit against Kalshi regarding sports betting. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to CoinDesk, the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework will officially take effect on July 1 local time, requir

The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) will take full effect on July 1 local time, and unauthorized crypto companies and exchanges will lose the qualification to provide services to EU customers. Cryptocurrency legal experts said that they receive a large number of inquiries from companies and founders looking to set up in the UAE every week, with more than half coming from Europe. Spain, Italy, and Germany are the top three countries with the highest number of inquiries. Legal Advi

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) released Trump's 2025 annual financial disclosure report on June 30, revealing that Trump's cryptocurrency-related income in his first year back in the White House amounted to approximately $1.4 billion. The largest single item was approximately $635 million in royalty income from the "Celebration Coins" Meme coin, plus approximately $515 million from WLFII token sales and approximately $65 million from equity sales. Sources of Trump's 2025 Cryptocurren

Bitcoin fell to $58,531 on July 1, with a cumulative decline of nearly 20% in Q2. CryptoQuant analyst Crypto Sunmoon posted on Quicktake, stating that after Bitcoin fell below $70,000, the inflow of tokens held for 6 to 12 months to exchanges surged, consistent with the pattern of capitulation selling by buyers at the cycle top in 2018 and 2022. Q2 Major Market Performance Comparison According to Bloomberg data cited by Kobeisi Letter on X platform, the performance of major markets in Q2 is as f

JD Vance disclosed $250,001 to $500,000 in bitcoin held at Coinbase in his 2025 OGE Form 278e filing, released June 30, 2026. The disclosure represents an annual requirement for federal officials and shows Vance's bitcoin position has held steady in the $250,000-$500,000 range since his 2024 vice pr

The Hang Seng Index closed at 22,881 points on the last trading day of June, declining 145 points and capping a 2,301-point (9.14%) monthly drop. In the first half of 2026, the index fell 10.73%, marking the worst performance among major Asian markets and trailing South Korea's KOSPI Index

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins announced Project Crypto on June 30 during a speech at the Economic Club of New York, presenting a regulatory framework that allows digital asset issuers to determine whether a token qualifies as a security before launch. The initiative aims to

Wedbush initiated coverage on SpaceX with an Outperform rating and a $190 price target, calling the Elon Musk company 'much more of an AI play' than a traditional space company. Dan Ives, Wedbush's Global Head of Tech Research, said the firm views SpaceX as a potential AI-driven infrastructure play

EchoStar's satellite television unit Dish DBS Corp. and several affiliates filed for prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 30, 2026, to restructure debt and exit infrastructure-based 5G operations. The filing follows delays in a multi-billion-dollar wireless spectrum sale to AT&T,

LoopFX completed the first bank-facilitated peer-to-peer foreign exchange trades within State Street's GlobalLINK FX Connect platform, allowing asset managers to directly match trades with one another while remaining inside their existing institutional execution workflow. The trades were matched

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson addressed governance structure, growth strategy, and community unity issues within the Cardano ecosystem in recent statements. Hoskinson called for a return to unity, empathy, and productive conversations, stating his goal is to refocus the community on solving

BONK, TROLL, DOGE, BRETT, HYPE, and LINK are among the altcoins closely monitored during market consolidation. Analysts continue tracking meme coins alongside infrastructure-focused projects for signs of stronger momentum. Technical compression across the altcoin market has increased

U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned that cyberattacks aimed at stealing American artificial intelligence technology are increasingly expanding from tech-based attacks to exploitation of human-level vulnerabilities, with China-based actors playing a growing role. In June, CrowdStrike re

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

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

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