21Shares co-founder warns tokenization hype is outrunning Wall Street reality

Tokenization can improve settlement and asset movement, but key pieces of financial infrastructure remain unprepared for institutional-scale adoption.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/22/21shares-co-founder-warns-tokenization-hype-is-outrunning-wall-street-reality

Ether’s biggest corporate holders back new Ethereum research hub

Ethlabs was formed with support from SharpLink, Bitmine and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin as the network's development is expanding beyond the Ethereum Foundation.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/22/ether-s-biggest-corporate-holders-back-new-ethereum-research-hub

Bitcoin developers want to fix the 'replace this transaction with a higher fee' button. Here's why

A helpful feature of speeding up transactions has become redundant and a "fingerprint" for tracking. Developers now want to do away with it.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/22/bitcoin-developers-want-to-fix-the-replace-this-transaction-with-a-higher-fee-button-here-s-why

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as US-Iran talks progress but crypto sits out the rally

sian stocks and tech climbed as the US and Iran agreed a roadmap to a final peace deal, sending oil below $80. Crypto stayed soft, with bitcoin down 2% on the week and the memecoins leading the losses.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/22/bitcoin-holds-near-usd64-000-as-us-iran-talks-progress-but-crypto-sits-out-the-rally

Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto

CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi's first U.S. perpetual futures product.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/21/are-perps-swaps-a-quick-look-at-that-cme-suit-state-of-crypto

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as a renewed Hormuz threat clouds US-Iran ceasefire talks

Crypto firmed over the weekend after Friday's sell-off, with bitcoin recovering toward $64,000. Permanent ceasefire talks open in Switzerland, but Iran's order to close the Strait of Hormuz again revives the risk the deal was meant to settle.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/21/bitcoin-holds-near-usd64-000-as-a-renewed-hormuz-threat-clouds-us-iran-ceasefire-talks

AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore

As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/20/ai-is-making-crypto-security-cheaper-faster-and-harder-to-ignore