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Fed cleared a big crypto roadblock

The US Federal Reserve just made an epic move. They quietly yanked reputational risk outta their bank supervision playbook.

Kraken Launches Krak App for Peer-to-Peer Crypto and Fiat Transfers Across Borders

On June 26, Kraken launched the Krak app, a peer-to-peer payment platform for crypto transfers and fiat transfers.

Polymarket’s betting big despite the heat

The blockchain prediction market platform is gearing up for a massive $200 million funding round.

Trump Media’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs hit the NYSE

Trump Media and Technology Group officially filed for their second crypto exchange-traded fund, this time focusing on the big dogs: Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Bitcoin’s hashrate is down big time

The raw muscle measuring the Bitcoin network’s mining power, just took a dip. We’re talking a drop of over 15% since June 15, the steepest plunge we’ve seen in three years.

South Korea’s banks strike back, won-backed stablecoin is coming?

Listen, this is big. South Korea’s not sitting quietly while the dollar-backed stablecoins like USDC and USDT run the show in Asia’s financial playground.

Kalshi Raises $185M as Regulated Prediction Market Hits $2B Valuation

On June 26, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kalshi raised $185 million in a funding round that values the firm at $2 billion. Paradigm led the round, joined by Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, and others.

Kraken MiCA License Approved by Central Bank of Ireland

On June 26, 2025, Kraken announced it had received a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland.

Hong Kong’s stablecoin license will be live in months

The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, just dropped the news that the city’s Monetary Authority will start handing out stablecoin licenses in the next few months.

One darknet marketplace is down, but 30 new just popped up

Huione Guarantee, that big shot in the crypto darknet marketplace world, gets shut down. You’d think the party’s over, right?