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SosoValue data as of June 16 shows that Ripple’s native stablecoin RLUSD market cap first exceeded $164 million, becoming the world’s ninth-largest stablecoin, surpassing Tron’s USDD. In the same period, 24-hour trading volume rose by more than 72%. This milestone occurred about one year after RLUSD’s launch. RLUSD Market Cap and Ranking Confirmed Numbers (Source: SoSoValue) According to SosoValue data and U.Today’s report: Market cap: first exceeded $164 million (over $160 million) Global stabl

In an interview on June 16, Jake Claver said he believes that as institutions increase their exploration of the XRP Ledger, BlackRock may eventually file to launch an XRP ETF; Claver also said that XRP may need to reach a “higher price” to gain broader adoption in settlement-related applications. BlackRock BITA ETF: SEC Approved, Starts Trading on Nasdaq on June 16 Based on confirmed SEC approval documents and reports, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) confirmed that it will

Standard Chartered Bank initiated coverage of Uniswap (UNI) on June 15 with a $100 end-2030 price forecast, representing a 40-fold increase from the current $2.50 level, according to a report by Geoff Kendrick, the bank's Global Head of Digital Assets Research. The forecast stems from projected

Brokerage stocks surged on June 16 early trading, with Jinlong Shares (000712) hitting the daily limit and Guosheng Securities (002670), East Money (300059), and China Galaxy Securities (601696) following gains. Analysts attribute the rally to three factors: easing overseas risks improving market ri

Rocket Lab USA completed payload integration for its 90th Electron launch on Monday as shares closed up 7% at $109.25 before sliding 2% overnight, while CEO Peter Beck said SpaceX's IPO is bringing more investors and attention to the space sector. Beck told Bloomberg that the increased visibility be

On June 12, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) of Dubai published the “Good Practice Guide for VASP AML/CFT Business Risk Assessments,” which clearly requires that all licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) complete an AML/CFT Business Risk Assessment (BRA) review every three months and obtain formal approval from the Board (or an equivalent governance body)—approval by senior management alone does not meet the requirement. Legal obligations for BRA confirmed by VARA Section

According to Yahoo Finance on June 15, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, recently posted a video on Instagram arguing that Americans have continued to suffer slow, invisible wealth theft since August 15, 1971, when Nixon announced that the US dollar was taken off the gold standard. Based on data from the Minneapolis Fed, over the past 55 years the dollar’s purchasing power has shrunk by about 87.75%. Kiyosaki Rehashes a Historical Event: The Dollar Leaves the Gold Standard System

U.S. stock futures retreated in overnight trading late Monday after benchmark indexes surged to records during market hours. Dow futures were flat, S&P 500 futures fell approximately 0.12%, and Nasdaq 100 futures traded 0.24% lower as of 9.25 p.m ET. The retreat followed Monday's rally driven by a b

On June 16, 2026, SpaceX continued its strong uptrend on the second trading day after its listing. Intraday gains widened to 19.5%, and the price moved above about $192.5. By the close of that trading session, SpaceX’s share price closed at $192.46, representing a cumulative gain of more than 42% from the $135 IPO offering price. The company’s market capitalization increased by $412 billion in a single day, pushing its valuation beyond $2.5 trillion. This price action has drawn widespread attent

Ripple’s USD stablecoin RLUSD had a total circulating supply of about $1.63 billion as of June, with $879 million (53%) on the Ethereum network and $760 million (47%) in the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Although Ripple positions XRPL as the “primary” issuing venue for RLUSD, Ethereum still dominates the supply split at 53 vs 47. Historical shifts in RLUSD supply distribution between Ethereum and XRPL (Source: DeFiLlama) Based on confirmed historical data compiled by Protos, RLUSD’s supply distribution bet

On June 15, Amazon officially announced that it will invest billions of dollars to build a data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, USA, with an expected creation of more than 400 full-time jobs (including network experts, project engineers, and others) and thousands of construction-period positions, and will invest more than $7 million in local community infrastructure upgrades. $7 million Community Investment Details According to Amazon’s official announcement, the confirmed communit

On June 15, the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) issued an announcement confirming that the transition period for crypto-asset service providers under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation will end on June 30. Starting July 1, only service providers that have obtained the necessary authorization may continue operating in Spain; after investors trade with platforms that have not completed the authorization process, they will no longer enjoy the regulatory protectio

AST SpaceMobile announced late Monday that BlueBird satellites 8, 9, and 10 have been encapsulated inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing ahead of a scheduled June 17 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellites are expected to expand the company's direct-to-device constellation and deliver

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, reaffirmed his support for bitcoin and other hard assets in a June 15 post on X, predicting gold will reach $35,000 an ounce by 2035. The statement followed gold's rally of more than $100 in a day to around $4,300 an ounce. Kiyosaki attributed his

According to Bloomberg, NVIDIA is preparing to issue a multi-tranche bond offering totaling at least $20 billion, in seven types, with maturities ranging from 2 to 30 years, to fund AI-related investments and refinance existing debt. At the same time, bitcoin mining companies are accelerating their shift to AI and high-performance computing (HPC) services—publicly listed miners have confirmed announcing that they have cumulatively signed more than $70 billion worth of AI and HPC contracts. Bloom

Bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back from this week’s high, and as of June 16 it is temporarily around $66,280. The U.S. Congress plans to rebuild the Department of Justice’s Crypto Crime Working Group to coordinate efforts to combat related theft and fraud. Nasdaq has confirmed that Bitwise Bitcoin premium yield ETF BITA will be listed on June 16. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots 1、According to a report by CryptoSlate, the U.S. Congress is pushing to rebuild the Department of Justice’s Crypto Cri

DeFi options protocol Thetanuts Finance confirmed on June 16 that its old-style vault, which had been abandoned years ago, was attacked, resulting in a loss of $2.1 million. PeckShieldAlert, a blockchain security firm, issued an alert before Thetanuts confirmed the incident and reported that, through the efforts of white-hat hackers, about $2 million in options tokens had been recovered. Attack details: PeckShieldAlert on-chain data (Source: PeckShieldAlert) According to PeckShieldAlert’s on-cha

On June 16, Michael Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), posted on X to clarify four major misconceptions about perpetual futures contracts one by one. At the same time, on Monday, the CFTC confirmed two leadership personnel appointments: Donald Battle as Chief Data Innovation Officer, and J. Matthew Haws as Senior Advisor to the Chairman and Director for the Chicago Region. The four major perpetual contract misconceptions clarified by Selig: a record of the s

Bitcoin fell from the early-week high of $67,292 on June 16, held steady above $66,000, and was reported at $66,336. CME’s “FedWatch” tool shows that after the U.S.-Iran framework agreement was reached, traders reduced the probability of a Fed rate hike in December from nearly 70% last week to 58%. During the French G7 summit, President Trump announced that the two sides, the U.S. and Iran, have completed the electronic signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Fed Rate-Hike Expectations