The paper check was only sent out on June 19th, and it's already 2025, yet people are still using paper certificates. The slow pace of traditional finance makes people nostalgic for on-chain instant transactions.

CryptoWorld News reports that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that a large number of tax refunds will be issued to taxpayers in June 2026. The average federal tax refund is expected to be approximately $3,268, an increase of about 8% compared with the same period last year. Taxpayers can track their refund status via the IRS website’s “Where’s My Refund” tool, the IRS2Go mobile app, or by calling the hotline at 800-829-1954. The refund schedule shows that refunds submitted from May 31 to June 6 are expected to be directly deposited on June 12, and paper checks will be issued on June 19.