Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 18th, 2026, Chainwire Calais (Calais Digital Assets), a Singapore-headquartered multi-strategy quantitative investment fund, has become the first institutional client to deploy UBS uMINT as off-exchange settlement (OES) collateral in active trading operations — marking a significant milestone in the real-world adoption of institutional-grade tokenised assets. The transaction was executed across an integrated infrastructure layer comprising Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and a licensed virtual asset platform operator across multiple jurisdictions; ByCustody, Bybit’s institutional custody arm; and DigiFT, authorised distributor of the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund (“uMINT”), the first tokenized…
Author: Crypto Flexs
Hedera’s HBAR is testing bottom at the $0.08 support level on Wednesday, with developer activity soaring to levels not witnessed in months. This difference has led many seasoned cryptocurrency traders to believe that HBAR’s price rise will be reflected after Bitcoin (BTC)’s correction is complete.HBAR faces a tremendous test at this level of support.With major altcoins actively following Bitcoin (BTC) price movements over the past few weeks, this digital asset has reached around $64,000. For Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR, the road has been rocky since the altcoin was rejected at nearly $0.10 on May 31, 2026.Now, if the key demand bottom…
Tap to pay has become second nature for most people in the UK. Keep your wallet in your pocket, your cards rarely come out, and you can pay your bills with a quick fingerprint or face scan. The same instinct for frictionless spending is also influencing online leisure, with a growing number of UK players now preferring digital currencies to traditional cards and banking routines. This is one of the reasons why casinos that are not on gamstop attract a lot of attention. Often licensed in Malta, Curaçao or Gibraltar, these new sites build their entire appeal around modern funding…
London, United Kingdom, June 17th, 2026, Chainwire Landmark transaction brings real operating company equity to Solana-based tokenised capital formation First Block deploys next-generation digital securities architecture for real- world operating business Onpharma’s medical device technology for dentistry brings recurring revenue, high gross margins and a significant market opportunity to a tokenised capital raise This offering is available for investment at sto.onpharma.com First Block, Inc., a digital securities and tokenisation infrastructure company, together with Onpharma Company (Delaware) and UK-based Crito Capital LLP, today announce the launch of what is believed to be the first Solana-based Security Token Offering (“STO”) for an established U.S.…
New York, United States, June 16th, 2026, Chainwire New in-app competition rewards users for match predictions and real financial activity across the Tria ecosystem, with a $15,000 prize pool As billions of fans around the world tune in to the FIFA World Cup this summer, Tria is turning the tournament into an interactive financial experience. Today, the self-custodial neofinance platform announced the launch of Tria FC, a tournament-long prediction competition built directly into the Tria app. Running from June 16 through July 19, Tria FC allows users to predict match outcomes, earn bonus Tria Points, climb a live leaderboard, and…
Louisa Crawford June 16, 2026 12:27 Forward Industries faced a setback after a Solana-focused finance firm rejected its takeover bid due to unrealized losses of $1 billion. Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), the self-proclaimed largest financial holder of Solana (SOL), has hit a snag in its efforts to consolidate smaller Solana-focused companies. Several of Forward’s acquisition attempts targeting companies such as Solana Company (HSDT), SkyAI and Brera Holdings have been rejected or ignored, according to a statement released this week. The proposed deal, which consisted of an all-stock transaction, was met with resistance from the target company. HSDT outright rejected the…
Gold is back in the crypto conversation — not as a meme, but as a derivatives venue. Bybit has rolled out options on Tether Gold (XAUT), offering a way to express views on tokenized bullion without touching COMEX or ETFs. For traders balancing crypto beta with real‑world assets, that’s a notable crossover.The pitch: familiar crypto rails, 24/7 access, and RFQ liquidity for a gold‑backed token that already commands scale. The question: can XAUT options actually function as a macro hedge, or will they simply mirror the moves of traditional gold with extra crypto risk layered on top?Below, we break down…
BELIZE City, Belize, June 16th, 2026, PlayNewswire BC.GAME is integrating Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, to launch a new Prediction Center across sports, crypto and real-world events. BC.GAME today announced the launch of its new Prediction Center, powered by Polymarket, bringing prediction markets directly into the BC.GAME platform. Through the new Prediction Center, users will be able to explore and participate in prediction markets related to sports events, crypto asset prices and major real-world events within BC.GAME. Polymarket is one of the world’s largest prediction market platforms and one of the most representative crypto-native consumer applications in recent years.…
Securitize announced its partnership with BNY Mellon to expand its STAC tokenized AAA CLO fund to Solana. Ethena plans to allocate $250 million to the fund, one of the largest institutional backings for a tokenized fund on Solana to date. STAC provides on-chain exposure to a diversified portfolio of USD-denominated AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). On June 12, Securitize, the leading platform for tokenization of real assets (RWA), announced the expansion of its Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund (STAC) to the Solana blockchain network. The fund will be launched by Solana in partnership with Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon,…
Bitmine owns 4.66% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 93% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Bitmine named to Fortune Crypto 100 list for 2026, a definitive ranking of the most influential companies in blockchain Bitmine closed on its sale of 3,500,000 shares of 9.50% Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock on June 10, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock will trade on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP beginning on June 16, 2026 Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and…