Kraken, a major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a Bitcoin staking service through its integration with the decentralized finance protocol Babylon.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust stepped up its accumulation this week, adding 5,990 Bitcoin on 17 June, 2,670 Bitcoin on 18 June and a further 2,680 Bitcoin on 19 June, according to fund-flow data

Visa Inc. is broadening its stablecoin programme from initial pilots in the United States and Asia-Pacific to Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, underscoring the card network’s view that digital tokens will play a growing role in global money movement.

Global capitalization of fiat-backed stablecoins has climbed above $250 billion, the highest level on record, according to CoinDesk data published in mid-June

President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for the cryptocurrency industry, declaring that “digital assets are the future, and our nation is going to own it

Toronto-based Sol Strategies Inc. has submitted a Form 40-F registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Coinbase Global said it will launch CFTC-cleared perpetual futures for U

Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin stablecoin, minted roughly $250 million in new USDC tokens on the Solana blockchain on 18 June 2025

Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later and payments provider valued at about $15 billion, said it plans to let customers pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

The amount of ether locked in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network has surpassed 35 million tokens, an all-time high that represents about 28 % of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply