Institutional

Franklin Templeton Closes 250 Digital Acquisition, Launches Franklin Crypto for Institutional Allocators

The $1.78 trillion asset manager stands up a dedicated institutional crypto unit, extending a platform that already includes the BENJI tokenized money-market fund and a proposed pair of dividend-into-bitcoin ETFs. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Jun 22, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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DeFi

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DeFi

Bitcoin price rebounds to $65K as oil falls, but US market data still blocks the all-clear

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Institutional

Anchorage aims to bring banks onchain with new tokenized deposit platform

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MoneyGram joins Solana as validator amid stablecoin payment push

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DeFi

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Infrastructure

OKX and NYSE partner to bridge tradfi and crypto markets in joint venture led by Andrew Cuomo

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Institutional

Bitmine added $92 million of ETH, with Tom Lee continuing to believe in 'crypto spring'

The largest Ethereum treasury firm slowed its buying pace but remains on track to reach its goal of owning 5%…
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Markets

These XRP price charts hint at a potential 25% relief rally in July

An XRP death cross and liquidation signals align for a possible 25% relief rally in the short term, while one…
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