Google searches for cryptocurrencies climbed in June, per Alphractal data, signaling renewed retail interest. However, the firm cautions that search spikes do not always lead to actual buying, as volatility-driven fear can also trigger search surges.
Moody’s gave top AAA-mf ratings to tokenized money market funds from Fidelity and BlackRock, as on-chain Treasury products grow from $1 billion to more than $15 billion in two years.
Swiss crypto bank AMINA becomes the first FINMA-regulated lender to offer custody and trading for Canton Coin, giving institutional clients regulated access to the Canton Network. The bank also expanded licenses in Hong Kong and Austria, adding products tied to RLUSD, Polygon staking, and USDC rewards.
ZKsync’s ZK token rose more than 30% in a day, with 24-hour volume up 643%. The move was linked to its Upbit listing, renewed attention on ZK-EVM and PeerDAS after comments from Vitalik Buterin, and a breakout above the $0.033 resistance area.
Standard Chartered warns stablecoin adoption could drain $500 billion in US bank deposits by 2028, with regional banks most exposed. Regulatory delays may paradoxically accelerate usage.
Geoffrey Kendrick of Standard Chartered said the market is undervaluing Uniswap’s potential with traditional finance platforms. UNI rose 13.3% after Robinhood Chain integrated Uniswap’s core protocols.
BitFi has opened registration for its BFI public sale, running from June 11 to June 15, 2026. Participants must complete KYC through Sonar before contributing USDC on Ethereum, with tokens priced at $0.05 each.
The FDIC has proposed extending Bank Secrecy Act anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations to stablecoin issuers operating as subsidiaries of FDIC-supervised state banks, with a 60-day public comment window now open.
