Coinbase Pushes SEC for Permission to Trade Blockchain-Based Stocks: Reuters

Coinbase has sought a regulatory green light to trade tokenized equities on blockchain, asking the SEC for no-action relief that would let customers swap digital tokens reflecting U.S. stocks around the clock. Approval would place the crypto exchange in direct competition with firms like Robinhood.gh blockchain technology.
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Pump.fun Accused of ‘Stealing’ $741M in Fees as Critics Call Platform a ‘Disease’

Pump.fun has sold millions of SOL for $741M while only 293 of 13.55 M wallets have exceeded $1M in gains. The Solana memecoin launchpad now faces backlash over alleged scam activity and harmful livestreams as X suspends its account ahead of a planned $1B token issuance at a $4B valuation.
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MEV Bots Now Clog Blockchains Faster Than They Can Scale, Flashbots Warns – Is Raw Throughput Obsolete?

A new Flashbots thesis has shown MEV Bots dominate blockchain capacity: 40 % of Solana blockspace and over half of rollup gas on Base and OP Mainnet. This spam has kept fees elevated, so Flashbots has proposed explicit MEV auctions and programmable privacy to restore efficient scaling.
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XRP Price Prediction: Canada Approves First Spot XRP ETF – $1,000 XRP Coming?

The XRP price (XRP) has gone up by 0.2% in the past 24 hours but trading volumes have nearly tripled for the token after Canada approved the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) for this asset in North America.The Purpose XRP ETF (XRPP) received the green light from Canadian regulators this week to start offering access to […]
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Judge Denies Alex Mashinsky Any Celsius Bankruptcy Payout – Creditors Win

Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn has officially denied former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky any claim to bankruptcy proceeds from the defunct crypto lender, with the June 16, 2025 court order formally disallowing all claims submitted by Mashinsky and his associated entities.
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a16z Invests $70 Million in EigenLayer, EigenCloud Revealed

VC giant a16z crypto has bought an additional $70 million in restaking protocol EigenLayer’s EIGEN tokens, while the project today introduced EigenCloud, its novel developer platform.
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Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Scrapping Crypto Tax for Long-term Investors

The Brazilian lawmaker Eros Biondini has created a draft bill that proposes doing away with crypto tax, particularly in the case of citizens who hold Bitcoin (BTC) as a long-term store of value. The MP has filed his bill in the Chamber of Deputies, the Portuguese-language media outlet Livecoins reported.Brazilian Crypto Tax: Could Levies Be […]
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