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[PRESS RELEASE – Paris, Zug, France/Switzerland, June 25th, 2025] Zama Raises $57M in Series B to Bring End-to-End Encryption to Public Blockchains With new backing by leading U.S. blockchain investors, Zama becomes the world’s first Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) unicorn. Funding coincides with the announcement of the Zama Protocol, which enables confidential applications on any […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, Tortola, June 25th, 2025] Neo Pepe Coin ($NEOP) has crossed past the $2 million milestone in record-breaking speed, propelling it toward Stage Four of its anticipated presale. Launching less than a week ago, the project’s early growth reflects strong interest, with investors rallying behind its revolutionary approach to decentralization, governance, […]

Data shows spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are largely unhedged, pointing to real institutional investor conviction and BTC’s growing role as a macro-driven financial asset. Key takeaways: Avenir Group and Glassnode data conclude that a significant portion of spot BTC ETF inflows are unhedged, long-only positions, indicating genuine institutional conviction rather than reliance on short-term arbitrage strategies. BTC continues to behave like a traditional macro asset with strong correlations to equities, gold and liquidity cycles, while inversely tracking the dollar and high-yield credit spreads. Read more

Cynthia Lummis said she expects the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act to pass through Congress and be ready for the president’s signature by the end of the year. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis said she expects Congress to pass two pieces of crypto legislation related to stablecoins and market structure “before the end of this calendar year.” Speaking at the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Lummis discussed the progress of the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY Act, in the House of Representatives and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, in the Senate. Lummis said she would be “extremely disappointed” if the two bills did not pass through Congress by 2026. Read more

US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Willian J. Pulte ordered on June 25 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac treat cryptocurrency reserves as eligible assets when they measure risk on single-family mortgage loans, effective immediately. The two government-sponsored enterprises must draft plans that show how they will recognize borrower crypto holdings without first converting […] The post US adopts crypto in mortgage risks as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac update asset models appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A previous breakout from the $2,100-$2,800 range sent ETH to $4,000; history could repeat as momentum starts building again.

The Trump appointee overseeing the nation's housing agencies said Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should take mortgage applicants' crypto holdings into account.

Zama raised $57 million and launched a public testnet aimed at bringing privacy and encrypted smart contracts to public blockchains.

Some investors are piling into crypto treasury firms, while PIPE investors are taking gains.

Federal Housing Finance Agency director William J. Pulte ordered the two government-sponsored enterprises to prepare to consider crypto for mortgage loan risk assessments. The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has ordered home mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider how to count cryptocurrencies as assets in their risk assessments for some home loans. FHFA director William J. Pulte told both of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in a letter on Wednesday to “prepare a proposal for consideration of cryptocurrency as an asset for reserves in their respective single-family mortgage loan risk assessments, without conversion of said cryptocurrency to U.S. dollars.” The order means the two GSEs could consider potential borrowers’ crypto holdings when they apply for a mortgage, which Pulte said “has not typically been considered” in mortgage risk assessments without first converting the crypto to US dollars. Read more

The move comes as the CEO shared plans to re-enter the crypto business under the Trump administration after having exiting digital asset services in 2023.

Pi Network surged 15% to $0.623, breaking a 45-day bearish trend following Chainlink integration announcement giving 60 million users DeFi access ahead of Pi2Day event. The post Pi Breaks 45-Day Slump with 15% Pop on Chainlink Integration — $1 Target Now in Play appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase launched wrapped tokens for Cardano (cbADA) and Litecoin (cbLTC) on its Base layer-2 network, the exchange said in a June 25 post.  Each synthetic token is backed 1:1 by the underlying asset held in Coinbase custody, and proof-of-reserves pages list the on-chain addresses securing the collateral. The transparency pages already show 11,364 LTC and […] The post Coinbase launches Cardano and Litecoin wrapped tokens cbADA, cbLTC on Base appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin bulls appear poised to win the upcoming $20 billion options expiry, raising the chances for a rally to $110,000. Key takeaway: Bitcoin bulls aim to secure the $105K support as $20B in monthly options expire on Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) traders are closely watching the $20 billion monthly options expiry set for Friday. Although Bitcoin is down 1.5% over the past 30 days, traders who used options to hedge against downside risk were already bracing for a steeper decline. Read more

SharpLink Gaming acquired 12,207 ETH for $30.6 million, becoming the world's largest public Ethereum holder with 188,478 ETH worth approximately $457 million. The post SharpLink Gaming Doubles Down on ETH with $30.6M Buy, Becomes World’s Largest Public Holder appeared first on Cryptonews.

The EU plans to announce the elimination of a barrier that prevented dollar-backed stablecoins from flooding the bloc, per a new report.

The move comes as a debate is unfolding in the UK on whether users should be allowed to buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards. United Kingdom-based bank Barclays will begin blocking crypto transactions made through its Barclaycard credit cards starting Friday, citing risks associated with cryptocurrencies volatility. According to the bank's website, the decision was based on concerns over volatile token prices and the lack of regulatory guardrails for investors. “We’re doing this because a fall in the price of crypto assets could lead to customers finding themselves in debt they can’t afford to repay,” said Barclays, adding that: A Barclays spokesperson declined to further comment on the decision. Read more

Kalshi has raised$185 million at a valuation of $2 billion, according to a release.

Key Takeaways: IMF’s Bo Li said regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins persists, especially regarding classification and enforcement. Global financial bodies are working to align frameworks but remain in early stages. Policy inconsistencies may drive firms toward jurisdictions with less oversight. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to flag regulatory uncertainty around stablecoin, according to remarks by […] The post Stablecoin Regulation Still Faces Key Unresolved Questions, Says IMF appeared first on Cryptonews.

Lending protocol zkLend stated in a June 25 post on X that it will wind down its operations and direct its remaining $200,000 treasury to a fund for users affected by a February security breach.  The team said the exploit “deeply eroded user confidence” and ZEND’s delisting from Bybit and KuCoin amplified the negative sentiment […] The post zkLend shuts down amid exploit fallout and delistings, remaining $200k redirected to users appeared first on CryptoSlate.