Solana Layer-2 scaling solution Solayer's native token $LAYER surged over 41% this week amid multiple exchange listings, rising from $0.857 to $1.21. Listed on Bitget, MEXC, Kraken, and HashKey Global, the token remains 14% below its ATH.
A roundup of key crypto news on June 23: Iran's central bank moves to unfreeze assets; ICE and OKX form a 50-50 joint venture; SK Hynix market cap surpasses Bitcoin; Greece rejects Binance's MiCA application; MEV bot ae13 hacked for $7.5M; former Ethereum Foundation researchers launch Ethlabs; Polymarket updates FAQ and becomes Bundesliga's exclusive prediction market partner; Arcium launches ARX claim checker; Taiko pauses block production; Fomo and TurboFlow raise funding; BofA expects 75bps rate hike in 2026; Bank of England eases stablecoin rules; BIT reports record $8B net outflow from stablecoins, Strategy, and BTC ETFs.
ID, MMT lead 24h gains; Iran central bank moves to unfreeze assets; ICE and OKX form OKXICE joint venture; Micron partners with Anthropic; Greece rejects Binance MiCA application; SK Hynix market cap tops Bitcoin; BofA expects 75bp rate hike in 2026.
On June 23, major crypto and macro news: Iran central bank moves to unfreeze frozen assets; ICE and OKX announce joint venture OKXICE; SK Hynix market cap surpasses Bitcoin; Greece rejects Binance MiCA application; prominent ETH MEV bot hacked losing over $7.5M; former Ethereum Foundation researchers launch Ethlabs; Polymarket updates docs and becomes Bundesliga exclusive prediction market partner; Bank of America expects three Fed rate hikes in 2026; South Korea says virtual asset deregulation difficult now; Bank of England eases stablecoin rules with £40B issuance cap; BIT analysis shows record $8B net outflow from stablecoins, Strategy, and Bitcoin ETFs.
