A major corner of traditional finance just moved further onchain. Securitize has expanded its tokenized AAA CLO fund, known as STAC, to the Solana blockchain, and the announcement carries serious institutional weight. Ethena Labs plans to commit $250 million to the fund, making it one of the largest allocations to tokenized structured credit in the
Ethereum just gave the AI agent world something it has been quietly missing: a formal, cryptographically backed way to prove that an AI agent is trustworthy without exposing everything about it. The Ethereum AI agent verification standard, ERC-8126, reached finalized status in early June 2026 and is built around zero-knowledge proofs and a risk-scoring framework
Securitize has revealed the expansion of its STAC tokenized AAA CLO Fund to Solana in partnership with BNY Mellon as custodian. Ethena is planning to allocate $250 million for the fund, which is one of the biggest institutional backings to tokenized funds on Solana till now. STAC is providing on-chain exposure to a diversified portfolio
Institutional investors have largely overcome two of the three major hurdles to entering the cryptocurrency market, according to a new report from venture capital firm a16z crypto. The firm identifies blockchain performance and regulatory uncertainty as issues that have seen significant progress, leaving privacy as the final, unresolved challenge preventing large-scale on-chain capital deployment. The
Galaxy Research suggests that Bitcoin may not yet have hit its bottom in the current cycle, and according to historical indicators, a base could form for $BTC between $40,000 and $46,000 in the base scenario. According to the company’s report, only 4 out of 13 of the bottom signals seen in Bitcoin’s past cycles have
Kbank, the South Korean internet bank that serves as the primary banking partner for the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, is reportedly considering joining a consortium led by Hana Financial Group to develop a won-denominated stablecoin. The news, first reported by Money Today Broadcasting, signals a potential expansion of institutional interest in blockchain-based digital currencies
Bitcoin is not merely an investment vehicle but a tool for financial freedom and survival that protects individuals’ savings from government overreach and inflation, according to Martin Kuchař, founder of Europe’s largest Bitcoin-only conference, $BTC Prague. Speaking at the ongoing $BTC Prague 2026 event in the Czech capital, Kuchař drew on the country’s history of
SpaceX (SPCX.O) made a historic entrance to public markets on June 12, with its stock surging 19% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The aerospace manufacturer’s market capitalization surpassed $2 trillion, making it the sixth-largest company in the United States by market value. A Landmark Debut Trading began late in the morning,
Bitcoin Core, the primary full-node software powering the Bitcoin network, disclosed a privacy vulnerability in its latest version 31.0 on Thursday. The bug, announced via the project’s official X account, could potentially expose the IP address of the user who first broadcasts a transaction to the node receiving it, under specific network conditions. Details of
Ark Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, sold approximately $7.53 million worth of Robinhood Markets stock on June 10, according to data from ArkInvestTracker. The transaction reflects a routine portfolio rebalancing move by the firm, which is known for its active management of exchange-traded funds focused on disruptive innovation. Details of the