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Regulation & Politics
US Judge Denies Ripple-SEC Request to Lift Injunction and Reduce $125 Million Fine
A New York judge has denied Ripple and the SEC’s request to lift an injunction on XRP sales to institutions, keeping a $125 million penalty in place.

Markets
Bitcoin Holds Steady at $107K as Jobless Claims Beat Expectations
ETH is hovering around $2.4K, while XRP dipped 3% to $2.12

TradFi & Fintech
FHFA Orders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Consider Crypto as Asset for Mortgage Eligibility
The new order directs the mortgage giants to consider crypto held on U.S. CEXs as assets in mortgage risk assessments.

Infrastructure
Bittensor-Based Inference Labs Raises $6.3M to Build DeAI Security Infra
Inference Labs is developing a protocol to confirm AI agent decisions without revealing the model.

DeFi
Private Credit Leads RWA Tokenization Boom as Market Hits $24B
Real-world asset tokenization has surged 380% since 2022, according to a new report.

TradFi & Fintech
Barclays to Ban Crypto Purchases via Credit Card
The British banking giant remains skeptical of cryptocurrency and will not allow clients to purchase crypto with the bank’s credit card after June 27.

People
Robinhood CEO Claims ‘Crypto Will Replace Traditional Finance’
Vlad Tenev is a renowned crypto bull and is doubling down on his stance that crypto is set to take over traditional financial markets.

Blockchains
Sei Soars 70% as Wallet Growth and On-Chain Activity Hit New Highs
SEI jumped more than 40% in a single day and is up 70% on the week as a surge in users and fresh ETF buzz appear to be drawing attention.

CeFi
Institutional Inflows, Not Retail FOMO, Were Behind Bitcoin’s May Rally: Bybit
Bitcoin’s May surge to a record high was likely fueled by institutional capital rotation out of stablecoins, according to Bybit data.

NFTs & Web3
Mastercard, Chainlink Integration Expands Web3 Access as Firms Push TradFi and DeFi Convergence
A wave of partnerships is making it easier for everyday credit card users to buy crypto on-chain, as well as spend crypto with bank cards.





