DTCC Starts Live Tokenized Securities Trades With More Than Two Dozen Firms
DTCC began live production trades of tokenized stocks and Treasurys with more than two dozen firms on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal put the count at nearly 40 financial firms and technology providers. DTCC said the trades are limited production trades before a full service launch in October. DTC custodies more than $114 trillion in securities.
A whale has deposited 74,210 WHYPE worth $50.66 million as collateral and borrowed 17.73 million USDC. Onchain Lens monitoring said the whale borrowed another 2 million USDC on Hyperlend.
Open USD Plans H2 2026 Launch With Reserve Yield Distribution Model
CoinShares said Open USD is expected to launch in the second half of 2026 with a reserve yield distribution model. CoinShares said the model directly challenges Circle by distributing reserve yield to partners. Open USD includes more than 140 companies, including BlackRock, Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa.
Jiang Zhuoer sold the remaining 50% of his ETH spot holdings when ETH traded at $1,931. His ETH spot position is now fully cleared at an overall average selling price of $1,834.5. Jiang Zhuoer estimated the rebound upper limit at about $2,000.
On-chain analyst Yuye Jian said a whale opened a $49 million BTC short on Hyperliquid as BTC rebounded above $65,000. The position is less than $900 from liquidation, with the liquidation price set at $66,153.
Kalshi self-certified a CFTC-regulated flight cancellation event contract. The contract lets investors trade on whether cancellations at a specific airport exceed a set threshold within a given period.
Binance co-founder He Yi responded with a meme after Punk criticized Coinbase fees. Punk said Coinbase's small exchange fee is approximately 4%, while large exchanges charge about 0.4%.
Miami-based Cyclops announced a $20 million Series A round to expand stablecoin settlement infrastructure for payment providers. Cyclops declined to disclose the valuation for the round.
Stripe’s $53B PayPal Bid Would Unite Bridge and PYUSD
Stripe and Advent International made an unsolicited offer to buy PayPal for $60.50 a share, valuing PayPal at more than $53 billion. A takeover would place Stripe’s Bridge stablecoin infrastructure and PayPal’s PYUSD token under one owner. PayPal has not responded, and there is no guarantee that PayPal’s board accepts the offer or that a deal closes.
Google stock is trading near $360 after an uptick on Tuesday. Several Wall Street firms, including Bank of America, have predicted that GOOG could rise above $400 and reach $430.
CoinShares Says Open USD Threatens Circle’s USDC Economics
CoinShares said Open USD is the most credible threat yet to Circle's USDC because a group of more than 140 companies backs the stablecoin. Open USD is expected to debut in the second half of 2026 and plans to distribute reserve income to participating businesses. CoinShares said USDC’s established liquidity and integrations could be difficult for any newcomer to replicate.
Tradable plans to move up to $1 billion in private credit assets from ZKSync to Stellar. The startup intends to use Stellar's institution-friendly ecosystem to build alternative asset infrastructure.
EmberCN reported that a whale address is at risk of forced liquidation on a $49 million Bitcoin short position on Hyperliquid. The position totals 750 BTC with 40x leverage.
Bitcoin Breaks $65,000 as June U.S. PPI Comes In Below Expectations
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released June PPI at 5.5%, below market expectations and the previous reading. U.S. stock futures, crypto assets, and gold rose after the release. Bitcoin climbed from around $64,989 to a session high of $65,494. BTC gained over 5% this week, while ETH rose over 10% in the past seven days.
Tradable plans to migrate up to about $1 billion in private credit assets from ZKsync to Stellar. Tradable tokenized about $1.7 billion in nearly 30 institutional-grade private credit positions on ZKsync last year.
US stocks opened higher, with AI concept stocks broadly rising and The Trade Desk gaining 3.43%. MSX.COM data showed the Nasdaq up 0.67% and the VIX down 1.94%.
DeepSeek V4 API gross margin reportedly reached 70% to 80%, above the previously mentioned level of over 50%. Insiders said DeepSeek kept margins high through infrastructure optimization, but DeepSeek has not confirmed the data.
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