Ripple has launched its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD in Japan, expanding its footprint in Asia. After approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (JFSA), RLUSD is available to institutional and retail users on SBI VC Trade’s VCTRADE platform. The rollout follows a strategic partnership Ripple and SBI Group announced in August 2025.

Brent Crude Oil (OIL) is locked in an aggressive downward trend, trading near $72.91 on the daily chart on June 25, 2026. For everyday traders, the message flashing across the energy desk is undeniable: institutional sellers have taken complete control of the market. After violently invalidating its long-term support floors, the global benchmark is sliding fast.

Shares of the world's largest corporate Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR, formerly MicroStrategy), experienced a punishing sell-off during standard trading on June 24, plunging 9.26% to close at $94.22. The drop undercuts the psychologically critical $100 threshold on a split-adjusted basis for the first time since early 2024, trading heavily toward its fresh 52-week low of $92.28.

XRP fell 2.8% to about $1.07 after a muted rebound failed to regain the $1.0850 level. Traders are focusing on $1.05 to $1.07 as the key support band. A drop below that area could shift attention back to the psychological $1 mark.

Whales pulled more than $23 million worth of HYPE off exchanges as the token held the key $60 support area. A newly created wallet withdrew 278,827 HYPE valued at about $17.45 million from Coinbase Prime, according to Lookonchain. Another wallet, 0x2386, removed 96,930 HYPE worth roughly $6.01 million from BitGo after a month-long pause.

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $60,000 level, while ethereum (ETH) and solana (SOL) have recovered from earlier losses. AI-linked stocks also rebounded, signaling improved investor sentiment across both sectors. The moves suggest a broader risk-on tilt, with traders rotating back into growth and crypto assets.

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) experienced an explosive 11.94% post-market surge, vaulting to $2,150.83 after closing the standard June 24 trading session down 2.15% at $1,921.42.

International oil prices pulled back sharply, with WTI falling to US$69.14 a barrel and Brent to US$72.35, taking both benchmarks below key psychological levels. The drop comes as US-Iran talks show progress and tanker movements through the Strait of Hormuz rebound to 14 ships a day. Weak demand signals from China added pressure after May crude imports came in at 7.82 million barrels per day, the lowest since 2018 and 38% below February. ASX energy shares also retreated, with Woodside and Santos each down nearly 15% over the past month.