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Federal agencies push bank-style KYC rules for stablecoin issuers A coalition of US financial regulators has proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities the same way b
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Federal agencies push bank-style KYC rules for stablecoin issuers A coalition of US financial regulators has proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities the same way b

Binance Wallet has launched a new 16 million WLFI incentive campaign tied to USD1 DeFi activity, offering rewards to users who engage with the stablecoin across a range of on-chain protocols.

Stellar Assets Now Accessible Across 40-Plus Blockchains Stellar and SushiSwap have enabled cross-chain swaps for $XLM and USDC, connecting Stellar's asset ecosystem to SushiSwap's multichain

SHIB Holdings Slide on Binance as BTC and ETH Climb Binance's 43rd Proof of Reserves report, published in June 2026, has revealed a significant reshuffling of user portfolios over a one-month

AllUnity has launched SEKAU, a stablecoin pegged to the Swedish krona, marking a rare entry into the non-dollar stablecoin market. What AllUnity announced with SEKAU The company announced its
Key Highlights AllUnity introduces SEKAU, Sweden’s inaugural MiCA-regulated stablecoin. The token maintains 1:1 backing with Swedish krona reserves for guaranteed redemption. SEKAU launches s

MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, reported that daily trading volume for SPCX futures peaked at over 800 million USDT. Followin
A crypto-backed mortgage is a home loan that lets you pledge cryptocurrency, usually Bitcoin or USDC, as collateral for the down payment instead of selling it. You get the house, your coins s
Ethereum and Tron hold roughly $247.6 billion of the $316.137 billion of all stablecoins in circulation, more than three-quarters of the entire market. Add Solana and BNB Chain and the top fo
Coinbase Ventures (@cbventures) bought $ENA, the governance token of the synthetic-dollar protocol Ethena (@ethena), directly on the open market on June 2, marking its first disclosed investm
Aster Chain is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed for on-chain derivatives trading. Its mainnet launched in March 2026, giving the Aster perpetual exchange its own independent infras
Stellar (@StellarOrg) set a new record for its DeFi ecosystem, with total value locked (TVL) reaching roughly $242 million on May 30, 2026, the highest level the network has ever posted. That