XRP ETFs extend inflows to a third month as bitcoin funds bleed
XRP ETFs drew a third straight month of inflows and HYPE funds added $111m in June 2026, even as US spot bitcoin ETFs bled a record $4bn — rotation, not exit.
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July 2026
Schwartz proposes XRPL reservation fix for DEX front-running
XRP Ledger co-founder David Schwartz proposes ReservedTxns, an on-chain slot reservation scheme to stop DEX front-running and sandwich attacks on the XRPL.
June 2026
Bitcoin ETFs shed $9bn from peak as June 23 flows flip positive
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed about $9bn since their peak, but June 23 flows flipped positive and Solana ETFs keep drawing inflows — a rotation, not a retreat.
Coinbase and OKX poach Binance EU users with 5-8% bonuses
Binance is suspending EU services after missing the MiCA July 1 deadline, and Coinbase and OKX are dangling 5-8% transfer bonuses to capture its users.
Tokenized RWAs top $31.76bn but the holder base stays thin
Tokenized real-world assets hit $31.76bn in mid-2026 per RWA.xyz, but BUIDL’s 101 holders show the growth masks a thin base as exchanges chase the rails.
Invesco files onchain fund for the stablecoin reserve market
Invesco filed with the SEC for the Invesco Stablecoin Reserves Onchain Fund, built on Superstate rails — TradFi's race for stablecoin reserve yield deepens.
HYPE falls 20% from its high as Hyperliquid usage climbs
HYPE has fallen 20% from its June high with the crypto selloff, but Hyperliquid's revenue, buyback loop and a new Bitwise ETF show fundamentals decoupling.
Bitcoin holds $62.7k as treasuries buy the ETF-outflow dip
Bitcoin holds near $62.7k after six weeks of ETF outflows, but corporate treasuries are buying the dip — a sentiment shock, analysts say, not a structural break.
Bitcoin transactions top 820,000 as Runes drive a fee revival
Bitcoin daily transactions topped 820,000 — a two-year high — as a Runes revival pushed network fees back near 25%, even with BTC stuck near $62,000.
MoneyGram joins Mastercard, Western Union as Solana validators
MoneyGram became a Solana validator on June 22, 2026, joining Mastercard and Western Union as payment incumbents move to secure stablecoin settlement rails.
Uniswap’s UNI jumps 23% on Standard Chartered’s $100 call
UNI jumped 23% after Standard Chartered set a $100 target by 2030, framing Uniswap as tokenisation infrastructure — even as Bitcoin and ETFs bleed.
ETH/BTC hits 0.028 as Ether underperforms the Fed selloff
ETH/BTC has slid to 0.028, a 10-month low, as Ether's high Nasdaq correlation makes it the hardest-hit crypto in the Fed's hawkish-hold selloff.
Morgan Stanley sets 0.14% fee on ETH and SOL staking ETFs
Morgan Stanley filed spot Ethereum (MSSE) and Solana (MSOL) ETFs at a market-low 0.14% fee with a 95% staking pass-through, escalating the crypto ETF fee war.
USDC handles 70% of stablecoin volume as USDT leads supply
USDT leads stablecoin supply at ~$184bn, but USDC drove ~70% of on-chain volume in February 2026 as GENIUS Act compliance reshapes the duopoly.
Bitcoin ETFs bleed $3.4bn as Solana and BNB wrappers build AUM
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost a record $3.4bn in a week while Solana funds crossed $1.06bn and the first U.S. spot BNB ETF launched — flows are rotating, not fleeing.
Ripple backs Flutterwave at $3.2bn to embed RLUSD in Africa
Ripple takes a stake in Flutterwave at a $3.2bn valuation, embedding RLUSD, the XRP Ledger and Ripple Payments into Africa's cross-border rails.
Solana to $95 by Q3 2026: the Alpenglow and tokenization case
Solana (SOL) targets $95 by Q3 2026 as the Alpenglow finality upgrade lands and Solana keeps 95%+ of tokenized-equity DEX volume. Base, bull, bear and risks.
XRP becomes the lone crypto ETF still drawing inflows
XRP spot ETFs logged a sixth week of inflows to June 12 as Bitcoin, Ethereum and even Solana funds bled — and flows decoupled from a 22% price drop.
T. Rowe Price active crypto ETF clears SEC: TOKN debuts
The SEC cleared T. Rowe Price's actively managed multi-asset crypto ETF (TOKN) — a $1.77tn manager ends the passive-only era of crypto ETFs.
Hyperion unwinds $29m in HYPE deals as USDH sunsets
Hyperion DeFi reclaims 800,000 HYPE from Felix and Native Markets as the USDH stablecoin sunsets — and treasury companies shift from holding to allocating.
