Stablecoins
Analysis
Solana dominates real value rankings, DEX volume during H1
A recent Helius report highlighted Solana usage amid a streak of over 15 consecutive months without downtime.
Investments
Crypto VC funding drops 22% in Q2 despite strong June finish
Despite June being the month with the second-largest funding in 2025, venture capital funds slowed the investment pace into crypto startups.
Trading
OpenAI disavows Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens,’ says demo stock was not approved and has no equity backing
OpenAI’s comment follows Robinhood’s June 30 event in Cannes, France, where CEO Vlad Tenev demonstrated a tokenized stock trade for an “OpenAI” position.
ETF
SEC temporarily halts Grayscale’s multi-asset crypto ETF debut despite conversion greenlight
According to James Seyffart, the regulator could be waiting to formalize a framework to fast-track crypto ETF approvals before give full clearance to Grayscale.
Adoption
Canadian fintech Mogo’s $50M Bitcoin reserve plan ignites 140% share surge at market opening
CEO David Feller linked the policy to Mogo’s “Warren Buffett” behavioral framework, which stresses long-horizon decisions and mental focus.
Stablecoins
Ripple seeks a national bank charter approval to place RLUSD under state and federal oversight
According to CEO Brad Garlinghouse, an approval on the request would create a new benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market.
Adoption
Figma discloses $70M Bitcoin exposure via Bitwise ETF in IPO filing, plans another $30M buy
The initial $55 million investment registered a 27% return, resulting in the current $70 million exposure.
Analysis
Bitcoin holders exhibit ‘diamond hands’ as unrealized profits swell past $1 trillion
Bitcoin's last week bounce was seen as a "constructive signal," as it occurred at a level that historically separates bullish from bearish regimes.
Adoption
Corporate treasuries double ETF Bitcoin buys in H1, signaling aggressive boardroom adoption
The falling participation of Strategy in the amount highlighted increasing corporate interest in Bitcoin picking up the pace with retail and other institutional investors.
ETF
SEC reportedly considering standard to fast-track crypto ETFs
According to ETF analysts, such a standard would be very good news to the market and it is what everyone wants.
ETF
SEC approves Grayscale Index ETF conversion, clears Solana, XRP, Cardano for spot trading
The approval marks the first multi-crypto basket index to trade as an ETF in the US.
DEX
DEXs capture almost 30% of CEX spot activity in June, setting new record
As decentralized exchanges register a 12% slide in monthly trading volumes, CEX crash nearly 30%.
