Standard Chartered Is Building a Spot BTC, ETH Trading Desk: Bloomberg Standard Chartered would become one of the first global banks to enter spot cryptocurrency trading.

U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.

Bitcoin ETFs Post $900M in Net Outflows This Week Thursday marked the fifth straight day of net outflows for the U.S.-listed ETFs in their worst performance since mid April.

Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign Gemini CEO Tyler and his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss, the company’s president, have made two of the first major presidential contributions from prominent crypto executives, favoring former President Donald Trump with $1 million each in support, Tyler explained Thursday in a extensive posting on X.

Canada’s 3iQ Files to List Solana ETP in Toronto 3iQ was a leader in getting some of the first crypto ETFs past the finish line and listed on the TSX

California Judge Breaks With New York Counterpart, Sends Ripple Securities Lawsuit to Trial A California judge has ruled that a civil securities lawsuit against Ripple will proceed to trial, denying in part the crypto firm’s motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging that Ripple’s CEO violated state securities laws in 2017.

Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S. Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of bitcoin and other tokens in a Thursday advisory.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Trends The digital asset market has begun transitioning from early adoption to mass adoption. A sea change in industry leadership, product development and fiduciary commitment swept crypto in 2023 and early into 2024.

DeFi Technologies Stock Sell-Off Is ‘Attractive Buying Opportunity,’ Benchmark Says The stock lost nearly half of its value earlier this week following the tumble in altcoins and after the publication of a negative opinion piece in a crypto newsletter, the report said.

Protocol Village: Farworld, Building Gaming on Farcaster, Raises $1.75M The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 20-26.

Telegram Is Crypto’s Adoption Machine Telegram is onboarding the masses and ushering in a new era for public blockchains, says David Zimmerman, a research analyst at K33 Research.

First Mover Americas: Crypto Assets Rally With BTC Returning to $66K The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

UK Regulator FCA Arrests Two People Associated With 1B-Pound Illegal Crypto Business The two suspects were interviewed under caution by the FCA and then released on bail.

Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Acquires 11.9K More Bitcoin for $786M The company held 214,400 bitcoins as of the end of April, which at current prices would be worth about $14 billion.

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Adds ‘One-Click’ Audits, Tax Reporting Software from Web3 accounting company Tres works with a wide range of digital asset networks, and can be integrated with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite.

Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities The next two-year phase of Project Helvetia will see other financial institutions and types of transactions join the party.

Stablecoin Issuers Now 18th Largest Holder of U.S. Debt Stablecoin issuers are fast emerging as a significant source of demand for the U.S. Treasury notes as concerns about Washington’s debt management grow.

LayerZero Says Users Must Pay 10 Cents Per ZRO To Claim Token The donations appear to be mandatory and the LayerZero Foundation will match proceeds upto $10 million.

Italy to Increase Surveillance of Crypto Market With Fines as High as 5M Euros: Reuters Italy is set to adopt measures that will include high fines for those who manipulate the crypto asset market as part of a wider scheme to beef up surveillance of risks tied to the sector.

Energy Giant EDF Subsidiary Joins Cronos as a Blockchain Validator EDF subsidiary Exaion helps industries with digital transformation by focusing on addressing the energy efficiency of data centers.