By Ann Cuisia, June 15, 2026 (Republished from the author. Originally posted on the author’s blog.) Technologist Ann Cuisia urged COMELEC to disclose whether its scrapped ₱6-billion blockchain election proposal involved a serious audit layer or costly technology theater A recent BitPinas report said the Commission on Elections removed blockchain technology components and voter verification
Expanding adoption of the XRP Ledger among major financial firms has fueled speculation from Jake Claver that BlackRock may one day launch an XRP ETF. Summary Jake Claver says BlackRock could eventually file for an XRP ETF as institutional interest in XRPL grows. XRPL Commons’ Odelia Torteman says firms including BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton
Of a total of $17 million stolen from victim addresses, $3 million in USDC is yet to be frozen by issuer Circle. Source link
Key Takeaways Standard Chartered forecasts UNI soaring 40x from $2.50 to $100 by 2030. Tokenized assets could expand from $340 billion to $4 trillion on-chain. DeFi activity may reach $2.7 trillion as tokenized assets grow 37x. Standard Chartered Initiates Coverage With $100 UNI Target Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoff Kendrick,
The Bitcoin market is suffering, but holders have not surrendered their coins yet, according to Alphractal founder. Bitcoin nearly reached $67,000 on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the US had helped broker a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, new data suggests that
Nintendo is facing a potential incident after a threat actor claimed to have stolen nearly a decade’s worth of internal corporate data and demanded a $2 million ransom to prevent the information from being released publicly. While the gaming giant has not confirmed the alleged breach, Cybernews researchers reviewing samples of the leaked data say
Nvidia has raised the stakes in the artificial intelligence infrastructure race with plans to borrow at least $20 billion from debt markets, a move that comes as Bitcoin miners increasingly reposition themselves as AI and high-performance computing providers. Summary Nvidia plans to raise at least $20 billion through a multi-part bond offering to fund AI
Russia designated the Ukraine-based crypto exchange WhiteBIT as “undesirable” and accused it of illegally financing Ukraine’s military. Source link
Key Takeaways Strategy’s new BTC purchase helped satisfy a key condition cited by Standard Chartered. Fresh ETF inflows and falling oil prices strengthened the case for improved crypto sentiment. Traders may now watch the $83,000 region as bitcoin’s next major confirmation level. Bitcoin Draws Fresh Support From 3 Bullish Signals Standard Chartered Global Head of
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