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With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially coming into full effect on July 1, 2026, it marks the beginning of a new era of unified regulation in the European digital asset market. As the global regulatory framework continues to improve, stablecoin payments are evolving from a focus on "pure efficiency" to "compliance, transparency, and trust," accelerating their transformation into core infrastructure for enterprise-level payments.As a provider of enterprise-level stablecoin payment infrastructure, WasabiCard consistently practices a "compliance first" development philosophy. By continuously strengthening core risk control capabilities such as AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and KYB (Know Your Business), it is committed to building a secure, transparent, and sustainable foundation for global payments.As stablecoins rapidly penetrate core business scenarios such as enterprise treasury management, cross-border payments, and B2B settlements, compliance capability has become the primary consideration for enterprises when choosing payment channels. In the future, WasabiCard will leverage its core capabilities of "global issuance, stablecoin payments, global remittance, and fund distribution" to deeply integrate a comprehensive compliance system with business scenarios, helping global enterprises confidently navigate the evolving regulatory environment and significantly enhance the security and compliance efficiency of their global operations.

According to CoinDesk, Grant Cardone, CEO of real estate investment company Cardone Capital, stated that they will take advantage of the recent drop in Bitcoin prices to continuously buy Bitcoin through the cash flow from their real estate assets. Cardone Capital manages approximately $5.3 billion in assets and uses rental income to buy Bitcoin through a dollar-cost averaging strategy, regardless of price fluctuations. Cardone described their model as "inspired by treasury companies but supported by real assets and real cash flow," and claimed that the company is the largest real estate-Bitcoin hybrid company in the world, with no institutional investors influencing its strategy. As of May, Cardone Capital held about $200 million in Bitcoin, stemming from the purchase of 1,000 BTC in 2025 and subsequent increases. Cardone expects the annual return rate of this hybrid structure to be between 22% and 32%, but this forecast has yet to be supported by performance records.

OKX will launch USDT spot trading for Collector Crypt (CARDS) on June 25 at 20:00. Users can start depositing at 10:00 on the same day, place advance orders from 19:00 to 20:00, and withdrawals will be available at 22:00. Please pay attention to the trading rules and related information.

OKX will launch CARDS/USDⓈ spot trading on June 25 at 21:00 to support the development of the USDⓈ ecosystem and meet users' diverse trading needs.

The cryptocurrency payment platform Tria officially launched its built-in travel and experience booking service, Tria Travel, on June 22, 2026, Eastern Time. This service is supported by the third-party platform Bookit, allowing users to book hotels, flights, cruises, and related event tickets globally.According to the announcement, any user can browse and book on Tria Travel using supported conventional payment methods. However, users paying with the Tria Card can receive cashback ranging from 1.5% to 6% based on their card level (virtual card, signature card, or premium card), with some eligible early stakers of badges able to stack the cashback rate up to 10%.In addition, the official statement clarifies that the flight booking service is currently only available to Tria Card holders, and all cashback amounts will be settled and distributed after the order is completed and confirmed.

SecondFi posted on platform X that the team discovered security issues with a small number of Cardano wallets on the platform. The issue has been contained and affected features have been suspended, while the engineering team is actively working to restore all platform functionalities. To protect users, SecondFi has temporarily entered maintenance mode, and all front-end interactions have been suspended.

According to BBX data, over the weekend, global publicly listed entities and major financial institutions in the U.S. disclosed the latest real accounts and strategic trends regarding Bitcoin spot accumulation, mining production liquidity management, and cross-border investments in Web3 infrastructure. The core updates are as follows:Grant Cardone, CEO of the leading U.S. real estate investment company Cardone Capital and billionaire, publicly announced on social platform X yesterday that the company has recently completed direct allocations of digital assets in the secondary market, increasing its holdings by 282 Bitcoins during the dip, demonstrating a strong consensus among traditional real estate tycoons on the hedging properties of crypto assets.Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: $BTDR) officially announced the latest weekly Bitcoin production and liquidity settlement accounts on platform X. As of the week ending June 19, its net Bitcoin mining output was 218.1 BTC, and it sold 218.1 BTC on the open market, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC to its treasury. The company reiterated its firm commitment to maintaining a "zero Bitcoin position, full liquidation and monetization" strategy in fiat currency operations to ensure efficient cash flow in its main business.Nasdaq-listed company NewGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: $NWGN) announced a strategic investment of $4 million in the decentralized prediction market platform K25.ai, helping it complete a total of $10 million in Pre-A round financing. It is reported that after this round of financing, K25.ai's post-investment valuation has reached $100 million, and NewGen is expected to hold a 10% stake in the platform, accelerating its ecological positioning in the crypto prediction narrative.

Grant Cardone, CEO of the American real estate investment company Cardone Capital and billionaire, stated on the X platform: "Cardone Capital has increased its holdings by 282 bitcoins."

According to GMGN data, the Solana ecosystem token CARDS briefly surged past $0.3, setting a new high for this round of rebound, currently reported at $0.288, with a daily increase of over 24%.Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors are advised to participate with caution.

According to the official announcement, Galaxy Ventures has announced the lead investment of $15 million in the Series A funding round for the high-end credit card startup Karta. This funding is part of Karta's total fundraising plan of $140 million, which also includes a $125 million credit line provided by Community Investment Management (CIM).It is reported that Karta is dedicated to providing high-quality credit card products issued in the United States for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals globally. The platform combines stablecoin infrastructure with artificial intelligence technology, breaking the reliance on traditional FICO scores. By collaborating with over 80 large private banks and brokerages worldwide (such as Raymond James, Itau, etc.), it offers unsecured credit underwriting based on users' verified assets at these institutions. Additionally, the credit card provides zero foreign exchange fees and a 24/7 AI-native concierge service based on WhatsApp.Data shows that Karta's revenue and payment transaction volume achieved over tenfold growth in 2025 and continued to record a fourfold quarter-on-quarter growth in the first quarter of 2026.

WeChat Pay has announced the launch of the "AI Exclusive Card" feature. This feature allows users to directly express their spending needs during conversations with the AI Agent, and the Agent assists in completing the entire process from smart recommendations to final order payment.It is reported that the WeChat Pay AI Exclusive Card has initially been integrated into the WorkBuddy platform (Mac version must be upgraded to 5.1.1). Users can purchase group coupons and redeem them in-store through the "Meituan Life Assistant" Agent on this platform. The official statement indicates that in the future, this exclusive card will be planned to open access to more Agent platforms.In terms of fund security and authorization mechanisms, the AI Exclusive Card is completely isolated from the user's main WeChat Pay account, and all spending by the Agent is limited to the balance within the exclusive card. Users can independently control the inflow and outflow limits of funds in the card, and the system requires that every transaction order must be confirmed by the user’s final authorization before payment can be completed.

According to Decrypt, the trading volume of tokenized Pokémon cards on crypto platforms is rapidly increasing. Driven by the "gacha" mechanism, it creates a trading experience similar to "opening boxes/drawing cards" by mapping physical cards to NFTs or digital certificates. Data disclosed by Messari shows that in May, approximately $230 million in transaction volume was achieved across seven blockchains including Solana, Polygon, Base, and BNB, which is about a tenfold increase compared to a year ago.In addition, the global trading card market size reached $15.8 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to $23.5 billion by 2030, while the overall market value of NFTs is currently around $2.4 billion, indicating that on-chain collectibles are still in the early penetration stage.

On May 29, CME included Cardano futures in 24/7 trading, and ADA subsequently joined the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index on June 8, alongside BTC, ETH, XRP, and Solana. However, ADA has fallen 37% over the past month to about $0.17, marking its lowest level since 2021. Issues at the ecological level continue to worsen: the analytics platform TapTools, which serves over a million users, has shut down due to the departure of key executives; the 2026 Singapore summit has been canceled because the governance vote did not reach the two-thirds absolute majority threshold of 66.67%, with a support rate of 65.21%; founder Charles Hoskinson warned that more DeFi projects will fail in the second half of 2026.According to DefiLlama data, the Cardano DeFi ecosystem's TVL has dropped from about $905 million at the end of 2024 to currently less than $140 million, a decrease of 85%. The only node worth paying attention to is the launch of the Ouroboros Leios testnet on June 23, which focuses on speed and throughput, with the mainnet deployment target set for the end of 2026.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that he has communicated with Phillip Pon and is planning to create a Discord to facilitate the migration of the Cardano community from X.Charles Hoskinson mentioned that he will continue to livestream on X in the future, but the Q&A session will only accept questions from the new Cardano Discord and the existing Midnight Discord. He stated that this move aims to provide the community with a better-managed and more positive communication space to foster genuine dialogue and drive real progress.

According to the official announcement, Gate will launch the USD1 Yield Voyage event from June 10 at 18:00 to June 24 at 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users can exchange assets such as USDT and USDC for USD1 through flash exchanges. Accumulating a net purchase of USD1 to reach the specified threshold will allow users to receive an additional USD1 reward.For a cumulative net purchase of ≥100 USD1, users can receive 1 USD1; for ≥1,000 USD1, they can receive 3 USD1; for ≥5,000 USD1, they can receive 50 USD1; and for ≥10,000 USD1, they can receive 500 USD1 in rewards. Additionally, the top 50 users ranked by cumulative net purchases of USD1 will also be eligible for leaderboard rewards, with a chance to exclusively receive up to 2,000 USD1 in rewards.Furthermore, Gate will launch the third phase of the Flash Exchange Scratch Card event from June 11 at 16:00 to June 18 at 16:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users can complete tasks such as their first flash exchange, cumulative trading, and inviting friends to earn lottery chances, unlocking reward blind boxes with a 100% success rate, and have the opportunity to win popular meme coins, XAUT fragments, and cash rewards of up to 500 USDT.Users with a cumulative flash exchange trading volume of 30,000 USDT can also participate in the "Flash Exchange Leaderboard," with a chance to exclusively win a cash grand prize of 500 USDT; at the same time, users who complete ≥100 USDT flash exchange transactions and participate in the lottery will have the chance to become the "Super Koi of the Entire Network," randomly receiving a cash reward of 500 USDT.

The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard has been featured in a special report by Forbes, which discusses the challenges faced by stablecoin payments in becoming mainstream applications and includes an interview with WasabiCard co-founder and CEO Ray Yang. The report points out that as stablecoin applications gradually extend from crypto trading to real business scenarios such as corporate payments and cross-border settlements, the underlying payment infrastructure is becoming a key driver of industry development.In the interview, Ray Yang stated: "At this stage, the development of stablecoin payments still faces dual challenges in technology and regulation. From a technical perspective, the core issue is no longer the transfer of funds itself; rather, the key lies in licensing qualifications, compliance systems, risk management capabilities, and banking network capabilities."Ray Yang further pointed out that the key to achieving large-scale commercialization of stablecoin payments does not lie in the payment capability itself, but in whether a global infrastructure can be built to connect digital assets with the traditional financial system. As a global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform, WasabiCard continues to focus on the global payment network, compliance systems, and enterprise-level payment capabilities, committed to promoting the widespread application of stablecoins in real business scenarios.This special report by Forbes reflects the ongoing attention of international mainstream financial media to the development trends of stablecoin payment infrastructure and indirectly highlights the growing importance of compliance and the value of building scalable global payment networks in the market.

According to Fortune, Mastercard has announced a new protocol called Agent Pay for AI, allowing AI agents to make payments and conduct small transfers among themselves— for example, automatically paying when an AI agent retrieves data from a website in segments. The protocol stores the permissions granted to AI agents by humans on the blockchain, initially using the Polygon network to ensure transparency and verifiability, allowing multiple parties to verify whether the agents are acting as instructed.Companies like Adyen, Coinbase, and Cloudflare are collaborating with Mastercard to develop this protocol. Mastercard's Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert stated that this protocol will not become a major source of revenue in the short term, but it is expected to develop into a significant new market over the next five years.Giants like Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, and Google are actively laying out AI payment protocols, jointly promoting the future of "machine-to-machine payments" and AI chatbots dominating e-commerce transactions; however, the current volume of agent-based payments remains relatively small.

According to CoinDesk, Cardless and Coinbase have jointly launched a credit card backed by stablecoins, aimed at users who cannot obtain credit cards through traditional channels but hold digital assets. Applicants must use a portion of their USDC holdings as collateral, while still being able to earn yields on their staked assets, and pay a fee of $49.99 to gain access to the card.Michael Spelfogel, co-founder of Cardless, stated that applicants come from different credit score ranges, with some believing in cryptocurrency but just starting to accumulate wealth. This product continues the previous collaboration between the two parties, with the previously launched Coinbase-branded American Express card offering up to 4% Bitcoin cashback.

Binance Research stated in the June market report that the scale of RWA is expected to grow by approximately 589% from early 2025 to June 2026. Among them, the scale of bonds and money market funds increased by about $6.5 billion, a year-on-year growth of 83%; publicly traded equity RWA grew by approximately 422%. The report also pointed out that the monthly transaction volume of cryptocurrency debit cards exceeded $747 million in May, a year-to-date increase of 48.6%, significantly higher than the 3.2% increase in stablecoin supply during the same period.