KASTxyz has launched a crypto payment card that supports everyday spending, including payments made with BNB, and is expanding across Asia, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. The company says points earned through card usage could later be mapped into real equity in KAST. The announcement did not provide quantitative details such as token support beyond BNB, fundraising size, an equity conversion ratio, or a timeline, and it did not mention regulatory approvals or exchange listings.

Bitcoin gained 2.5% in a single day, while Ethereum rose 9.51%, lifting the total crypto market capitalization back to $2.14T. A new stablecoin, OUSD, has officially launched with backing from more than 140 traditional finance and crypto institutions. The update did not cite any regulatory shift or technical breakthrough, but it was framed as a sign of recent market stabilization and returning confidence. As the two largest assets by market value, BTC and ETH helped set the tone for the strength of the rebound.

Lido DAO voted on June 22, 2026 to revoke the canonical status of wstETH bridge endpoints on nine networks: zkSync Era, Mode, Scroll, Mantle, Swell, Zircuit, Soneium, Polygon PoS, and Lisk. The move was presented as a risk-management step and a consolidation of resources amid rapid multichain expansion. The decision followed the April 2026 KelpDAO incident.

An estimated $141 billion in illicit stablecoin flows—based on aggregated methodologies used by firms such as Chainalysis and TRM Labs—is intensifying regulatory momentum toward wallet-level KYC. The focus is shifting to fiat on- and off-ramps, stablecoin issuers and virtual asset service providers, while Tether and Circle have already made freezing sanctioned or crime-linked addresses routine and are expected to expand real-time screening and blacklist coordination. Tron has drawn added scrutiny because of high-frequency USDT transfers, even as the push does not directly ban self-custody but raises the compliance and operational burden of moving between stablecoins and fiat.

PB Fintech shares fell as much as 8% after the market confirmed that a Temasek-backed investment entity is likely selling more than 2% of the company via a block deal. The sale is described as an unannounced, significant secondary-market disposal. The move has raised investor concerns about shareholder stability and potential additional selling pressure.

The article examines how major asset managers including BlackRock and Fidelity have used spot bitcoin ETFs to gain exposure to BTC, with the trend accelerating after the products began trading in January 2024. It says participation now spans multiple types of regulated institutions, including asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds and insurers. The piece adds that activity goes beyond buying bitcoin spot, extending to services such as custody, clearing and derivatives that embed bitcoin into mainstream financial infrastructure. It argues that the ETF structure is driving sustained, measurable inflows rather than a one-off event.

Binance and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) have launched a limited-time yield promotion for the USD1 stablecoin, running through July 27, 2026. The offer pays an 8.5% annualized yield on the first $2,000 equivalent in USD1, while any amount above that earns 0.5%. The product is principal-protected and allows withdrawals at any time. The campaign has no overall participation cap and is positioned as an incentive to encourage USD1 deposits, holding, and everyday use.

Hindustan Zinc shares rose more than 3% in a single session, hitting a one-week high and adding about Rs 6,815 crore to the company’s market value. The move came as the dollar index fell 0.6% for the week, its biggest weekly drop since early April, helping lift MCX silver futures for September by over 2% to Rs 2.38 lakh per kg. The company also issued an FY27 Q1 business update, with refined zinc output up 6% year-on-year to 213 kt while silver output slipped 0.4%. Hindustan Zinc is India’s largest zinc producer, accounting for nearly 80% of the country’s primary zinc output, and is among the world’s top 10 silver producers.