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JUST IN: Circle, known for issuing stablecoins like USDC, announced the upcoming launch of cirBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin product aimed at the institutional market.
The offering seeks to expand the company's presence beyond tokenized fiat currency, with real time, verifiable on chain reserves and an initial deployment on Ethereum and Arc.
Circle announced Circle Wrapped Bitcoin, or cirBTC, as a new tokenized bitcoin offering for institutional users.

JUST IN: The Artemis II mission has barely begun and has already produced a scene as human as it is unusual amidst the lunar journey NASA astronauts needed technical support to resolve a problem with Microsoft Outlook and another issue with the spacecraft's toilet.
Commander Reid Wiseman reported that his device displayed two instances of Microsoft Outlook, and neither was working.

BREAKING: Russia has targeted some 50,000 cryptocurrency miners after expanding operational bans to 13 regions, in what is shaping up to be the most severe enforcement action since the legalization of the activity in 2024.
The underlying issue is not only regulatory; the country faces electricity deficits of nearly 3,000 MW in key Siberian areas, and the reshuffle could shift some of Bitcoin's global computing power to other markets.
The restrictions cover 10 active regions, including Irkutsk, parts of Buryatia and Zabaikalsky, six republics in the North Caucasus, and Ukrainian territories occ

JUST IN: A new report from the CFA Institute shows that young, high net worth investors are entering the cryptocurrency market at a much faster rate than older generations.
Behind this preference lies a troubling factor a significant portion of Gen Z and millennial millionaires admit to investing out of FOMO fear of missing out, amidst high volatility in Bitcoin, the rise of social media as a source of income, and growing doubts about the financial literacy of younger generations.
According to the CFA Institute, 48% of young, affluent investors and 50% of Gen Z and millennial millionaires repo

JUST IN: Donald Trump's latest speech on the Iran war reignited market volatility after the president asserted that the United States would achieve its military objectives very soon, while leaving key questions unanswered about the future of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, and the inflationary impact on the US economy.
Trump stated that the US would complete its military objectives in Iran shortly and anticipated extremely hard blows for the next two to three weeks.

JUST IN: An analysis attributed to Google Quantum AI ranked Cardano as the second best blockchain positioned against potential threats from quantum computing, second only to Algorand.
The report compares architectures, public key exposure, and migration capabilities toward post-quantum cryptography, at a time when the industry is beginning to prepare for a risk that is still considered distant.

MARKET: Ripple introduced new corporate treasury features that allow finance teams to manage XRP and RLUSD alongside fiat balances from a single platform, a move aimed at bringing digital assets closer to the daily work of CFOs.
Ripple integrated native digital asset accounts into its GTreasury-based enterprise treasury system.

JUST IN: The largest recent liquidation event in the crypto market wasn't caused by Bitcoin or Ether.
A tokenized Brent crude oil futures contract on Hyperliquid saw $46.6 million in liquidations in just 24 hours, including a single position worth $17.17 million, amid a rally in oil prices following renewed geopolitical tensions related to Iran.
Tokenized Brent crude oil futures on Hyperliquid saw $46.6 million in liquidations over 24 hours.

JUST IN: OpenEden launched HYBOND, a new tokenized product linked to BNY Investments' Global Short Dated High Yield Bond strategy.
The offering aims to expand the market for tokenized real-world assets beyond cash equivalents and US Treasury debt, providing on-chain exposure to a managed portfolio of short-term corporate bonds.

BREAKING: Russia is gearing up for one of its most aggressive regulatory moves on cryptocurrencies.
With a fiscal deficit straining public finances and billions flowing out in fees to foreign exchanges, Moscow is preparing a scheme that would combine compulsory licensing, technical blocks, and a leading role for local banks.
The Russian Ministry of Finance is targeting July 1st to activate new rules on cryptocurrency exchanges.

JUST IN: Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, stated that an agreement on one of the most sensitive points of the CLARITY Act the yield offered by stablecoins is “very close.”
The statement suggests a possible breakthrough in a key discussion for the regulatory future of the crypto sector in the United States.
Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, said that an agreement on stablecoin yields is very close.

JUST IN: New details have been released regarding yesterday's hack against Drift Protocol, which resulted in losses exceeding $280 million USD.
The revealed data points to a highly sophisticated attack, indicating a high level of planning.
The exploit reportedly used durable nonces and multisignature control. The attack was not due to a smart contract vulnerability or a seed phrase leak.

BREAKING: According to the company's CEO, this solution addresses the demand from institutional clients seeking user-friendly tools for managing and issuing stablecoins.
The new service allows users to issue, redeem, and manage stablecoins from a single interface.
The platform launches with support for USD1 and SoFiUSD.

JUST IN: A new criminal tactic in South Korea combines payments in USDT, encrypted messaging, and the theft of personal data to coordinate contract killings.
Authorities have already arrested several perpetrators, but are still searching for those who ordered the attacks.
South Korean gangs reportedly demanded advance payments in USDT to carry out contract killings.

JUST IN: France is preparing for a high impact experiment in European capital markets.
The tokenized exchange Lise plans to list aerospace firm ST Group in what could become Europe's first fully on chain IPO a real world test to gauge whether tokenization can reduce the cost and accelerate stock market access for smaller companies within the European Union's rules.

JUST IN: Postquant Labs launched a public testnet to explore whether quantum computing can bring real advantages to blockchain.
The project, developed with advice and access to D-Wave hardware, proposes a hybrid environment where quantum processors, GPUs, and CPUs compete and collaborate on optimization tasks, although for now it remains an experiment and not a production-ready network.
Postquant Labs presented a quantum-classical blockchain testnet that allows researchers to use QPUs, GPUs, and CPUs in the same environment.

JUST IN: SoFi announced a new platform for businesses that aims to unify the management of US dollars, stablecoins, and blockchain-based transfers within a single, regulated banking environment, with 24/7 operation.
SoFi Big Business Banking will allow companies to hold US dollars and convert them into stablecoins within the firm's regulated bank.

JUST IN: The rise of artificial intelligence is forcing major Wall Street banks to rethink how they finance a new generation of data centers—a costly and critical infrastructure for sustaining the global technological race.
Wall Street is reportedly adjusting its traditional financing models to fund AI-related data centers.

BREAKING: Google introduced TurboQuant, a technique for compressing the short-term memory of AI models and accelerating some of their computation.
While headlines touted spectacular leaps, initial independent trials indicate more modest improvements, but still relevant for those working with long contexts, extensive documents, and large codebases.
TurboQuant aims to reduce the memory usage of the KV cache in AI models and accelerate prompt processing.