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.

On June 13, 2026, the Crypto CLARITY Act entered what lawmakers described as a late-stage push, with a July 4 target still in view despite unresolved issues. White House Digital Asset Executive Director Patrick Witt said negotiations are advancing across agriculture-related provisions, ethics, and banking matters, while others caution the Senate's vote math and limited time could complicate passage.

An analyst says nearly 90 million XRP has been withdrawn from public exchanges while XRP trades in a tight $1.29–$1.50 range. The same analysis cites a sharp drop in $1M+ whale transactions and a “compression phase” that could precede a larger move. Key levels highlighted were $1.50 as resistance and about $1.29 as support.

Aave said its rsETH recovery has entered Phase II after progress addressing an exploit affecting Aave V3 on Ethereum and Arbitrum. It reported that eight attacker-linked Aave V3 positions were liquidated on May 6 and the recovered rsETH collateral was sent to the Recovery Guardian, while a separate $71 million ETH return plan proceeds amid court-related restrictions.

Crypto analyst Eilert said Grayscale could pursue a dedicated Cardano ETF dubbed "GADA", with a possible SEC decision deadline of Oct. 23, 2026 if a filing is activated on Aug. 9, 2026. The timeline is tied to ADA completing six months of CME futures trading that began Feb. 9, 2026, while Grayscale's Smart Contract Fund also lifted its ADA weight from 17.96% to 18.33%.

Zcash is accelerating work to withstand quantum computing threats, with "quantum-recoverable" wallets expected to roll out within the next month. The project's broader plan is to reach full post-quantum security in the next 12 to 18 months and to pursue payment speeds comparable to Visa and Mastercard. Separately, ZEC has climbed more than 73% over the past 30 days, with analysts flagging $698.78 as a key resistance level.

Dogecoin's market capitalization has grown to more than 8x the size of the entire NFT market, underlining its continued scale among major crypto assets. DOGE was trading around $0.106 at the time of writing, down about 4% over the past 24 hours, while its market cap sat near $26 billion. Separate on-chain and derivatives metrics also pointed to elevated whale activity, higher open interest, and recent liquidations.

Chainlink carried out its routine quarterly token unlock, releasing nearly 19 million LINK and triggering notable on-chain transfers. Roughly $165 million in LINK moved from non-circulating wallets, including about 14.37 million LINK to Binance and 4.62 million LINK to a multi-signature wallet. After the unlock, LINK traded near $8.64 with 24-hour volume above $343 million, while whale-wallet counts continued rising into April 2026.

Bhutan has net sold about $120 million in Bitcoin in 2026 so far, cutting its holdings by roughly 1,700 BTC. On March 27, 123.7 BTC (about $8.5 million) was moved from a main wallet to a new address, following a pattern of breaking sales into smaller batches.