HSBC Bank Middle East Limited has launched a live tokenized deposit service in the UAE, adding the UAE dirham to its HSBC Orion blockchain network and giving eligible corporate clients instant, around-the-clock access to cross-border liquidity, a production deployment, not a pilot. The dirham becomes the sixth fiat currency on Orion, joining the euro, British
Dogecoin and Litecoin miners face mounting pressure as mining profitability remains low across major proof-of-work assets. Cryptocurrency mining profitability remains under pressure across major proof-of-work networks, according to new data shared by Alphractal, which shows the sector is experiencing stagnation and reduced returns. The analytics platform said that while miners continue to play an
Sam Altman has unveiled OpenAI’s first custom-built AI chip, Jalapeño, as the company moves to reduce its reliance on third-party hardware and strengthen control over the infrastructure powering its artificial intelligence products. Summary OpenAI has launched Jalapeño, its first in-house AI chip built with Broadcom and optimized for AI inference workloads. The chip rollout comes
Steak and Shake is saving roughly 50% on payment processing fees by accepting Bitcoin, and projecting $6 million in annual savings if its full credit-card customer base made the switch. That number, confirmed again in a June 2026 company statement, makes the 90-year-old burger chain one of the most concrete proof points in the argument
Trump has postponed signing a housing bill that passed Congress with 358 House votes and 85 Senate votes, leaving a provision that would block a Federal Reserve-issued CBDC until 2030 in limbo. Summary Trump has delayed signing the bipartisan housing bill, putting its CBDC ban provision on hold. The legislation passed Congress with strong bipartisan
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal derivatives regulator, filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 23, 2026, making it the ninth state the agency has sued in an accelerating battle over who gets to regulate prediction markets in the United States. Kentucky had moved the prior week to shut down
DeFi has long promised open and self-custodial finance. But for most users, actually using it still means juggling through wallets, dApps, bridges, pools, approvals, and risks that are very hard to understand in real time, especially for someone who’s relatively new to the industry. CoinFello believes that the experience is ready for a major shift.
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SecondFi, the EMURGO-backed Cardano wallet platform, disclosed a critical security flaw in its native web wallet-generation software on June 23, 2026 – and the damage estimates are still climbing. ADA is trading at approximately $0.15 at press time, down nearly 3% in 24 hours, compounding losses after the token fell below $0.20 in June and
A closer look at the latest and most important updates surrounding Ripple’s ecosystem. The company recently secured a key regulatory approval, which is vital for its operations in the European Union, while institutional interest in XRP remains solid. Despite these positive developments, Ripple’s cross-border token hasn’t managed to rebound and is down nearly 70%