Daily Bits

Texas has become the first U.S. state to commit public funds to a standalone Bitcoin reserve, following Governor Greg Abbott’s signing of Senate Bill 21.

Revolut is exploring the launch of its own stablecoin, engaging with at least one crypto-native firm as it expands its crypto offerings.

UR, Mantle’s crypto-first neobank, has officially launched in early access for contributors, with full public rollout planned for Q3 2025.

Malaysia has launched the Digital Asset Innovation Hub, a regulatory sandbox for testing programmable payments and ringgit-backed stablecoins, aiming to become a regional fintech leader.

Vietnam has officially passed a groundbreaking law recognizing cryptocurrency and digital assets, set to take effect on January 1, 2026.

Bybit will launch Byreal, its first on-chain DEX built on Solana, on June 30.

USDC is now live on the XRP Ledger, expanding its native support to 22 blockchains.

Plasma has officially partnered with Aave, the largest DeFi liquidity protocol, to expand access to lending and borrowing for underserved users and institutions worldwide.

Franklin Templeton has introduced an "Intraday Yield" feature on its Benji platform, enabling investors to earn yield on tokenized assets by the second—even during holidays and weekends.

A new Ethereum privacy proposal recommends a modular architecture and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) like zk-SNARKs and offchain storage to align the network with EU GDPR rules.