Friday Forecasts: 27/6/25

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NYSE Breaks New Ground: Trump Media’s Crypto ETF Eyes Listing

NYSE Arca has officially submitted a rule change proposal (SR-NYSEArca-2025-45) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking approval to list the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF.

The dual-asset fund, introduced last week by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), seeks to provide direct exposure to both Bitcoin and Ether within a single investment vehicle.

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Peter Schiff Says He Intends To Launch Gold-Backed Stablecoins, Deems Dollar As A ‘Flawed’ Fiat Currency

“They already exist. But I do intend to launch my own,” Schiff replied. Many users soon converged on this post, with some even suggesting names for the initiative, such as SchiffCoin, while others called it a genuinely “good idea.”

It wasn’t immediately clear whether Schiff was making a joke or genuinely interested in tying cryptocurrency to the asset he passionately supports. Benzinga reached out to entities connected to Schiff, such as SchiffGold, to gather additional information. The article will be updated when they respond.

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Crypto Scam: Binance’s CZ Speaks on CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph Security Breach

CoinMarketCap Faces Exploit in Latest Crypto Scam

CoinMarketCap faced a massive exploit on June 20. The crypto data provider faced a front-end breach that caused a fake wallet prompt to appear on its homepage.

The vulnerability was traced to an unauthorized JavaScript embedded within a doodle image, which temporarily disrupted the platform’s interface. 

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Narratives to Watch

XRP News: Bybit Reports XRP Holdings Double in Just 6 Months

Rising tensions between Israel and Iran have created market uncertainty, leading investors to favor safer assets like Bitcoin and pushing its dominance to 65.30%, while altcoins lag. However, a recent Bybit report reveals a shift in sentiment, with XRP standing out as a strong altcoin contender. From November to May, XRP holdings on the platform more than doubled, and its price surged by 338%, from $0.50 to $2.19. 

This rise came as legal pressures between Ripple vs SEC eased, boosting confidence among retail and institutional investors. Despite the broader market favoring Bitcoin, XRP is now gaining momentum as traders begin shifting focus to its growing potential.

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Circle Hits $66B Valuation, Surpassing USDC Supply

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the second-largest stablecoin USDC, has achieved a market valuation of $66.9 billion, eclipsing the entire $61.3 billion circulating supply of its own dollar-pegged token.

This rise, fueled by growing investor confidence following pivotal U.S. stablecoin legislation, has seen Circle inch closer to crypto exchange giant Coinbase’s $78 billion market cap.

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Everything Blockchain Makes Bold $10M Bet on SOL, XRP & TAO

Everything Blockchain Inc. (OTC: EBZT) has revealed a new crypto treasury initiative that will allocate $10 million across five blockchain networks. The selected assets are Solana (SOL), XRP, Sui (SUI), Bittensor (TAO), and Hyperliquid (HYPE). This move places Everything Blockchain among the first U.S. public companies to adopt a multi-token staking strategy aimed at capturing long-term value in blockchain infrastructure.

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Protocol Watch

US-Listed Chinese Tech Firm Aurora Mobile Announces Crypto Reserve Strategy

Chinese-headquartered tech firm Aurora Mobile has announced that it will invest 20% of its cash and cash equivalents in crypto. The strategic initiative has been approved by its Board of Directors.

In an official release, the US-listed company said that the investments may include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, SUI and other tokens.

With BTC and ETH still leading for store of value among institutional investors, SOL and SUI are clawing into allocations, thanks to scalability and ecosystem growth.

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Nano Labs Stock Price Shoots over 152% on $1 Billion BNB Treasury Strategy

In the latest BNB news, Nasdaq-listed Nano Labs on Tuesday said it will issue convertible promissory notes for a total amount of $500 million. Web 3.0 infrastructure and product solution company plans to acquire $1 billion in BNB tokens through convertible notes and private placements.

As a result, the Nano Labs Stock price (NA) stock price shot up by more than 152% in the premarket trading hours on Tuesday. The stock opened at $29 and was trading 83.48% higher at the time of writing.

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Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet raises $515 million through new stock issuance

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised 74.9 billion JPY ($515 million) to buy more bitcoin following the recently announced plan to acquire 1% of  BTC’s 21 million supply.

A Wednesday filing showed that Metaplanet’s primary backer, EVO Fund, exercised 540,000 stock-acquisition rights, converting them into 54 million new shares. The issuance covers 29% of the company’s 20th warrant series, while about 1.31 million rights, equal to 131 million shares, remain.

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Regulatory Radar

Stablecoins’ market cap surges to record high as US senate passes bill

June 18 (Reuters) – The total market capitalization of stablecoins surged to a record high on Wednesday, data showed, as the U.S. Senate passed a bill to regulate the sector, a major step towards legitimising a once-niche but now fast-growing corner of the crypto market.

According to CoinDesk data, the market capitalization of stablecoins hit an all-time high of $251.7 billion, up 22% so far this year.

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Japan proposes reclassifying crypto, paving way for ETFs and lower taxes

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) proposed a sweeping reclassification of cryptocurrencies that would clear a path for the launch of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and introduce a flat 20% tax on digital asset income.

The proposal, introduced on Tuesday, suggests recognizing crypto as “financial products” under the scope of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), the same regulatory framework that governs securities and traditional financial products.

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