France is pushing to phase out classical encryption in favor of post-quantum schemes, reviving questions about how exposed Bitcoin's signatures really are.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-june-2026/

Inveniam Capital Partners is acquiring MANTRA, the VASP-licensed RWA layer-1, in a deal set to close by June 30, 2026. Here is what changes and what stays.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/inveniam-acquire-mantra-rwa-tokenization-ai-june-2026/

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, plans to sue its own regulator over the CFTC's decision to allow perpetual futures onshore in the US.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cme-sue-cftc-perpetual-futures-approval-june-2026/

Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term price target on Uniswap's UNI for 2030, citing DEX market share and untapped fee revenue. UNI rallied on the note.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uniswap-standard-chartered-100-uni-price-target-2030-june-2026/

Moody's expanded its Token Integration Engine to Solana, letting issuers embed credit ratings directly into tokenized bonds and fixed-income securities onchain.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moody-ratings-tie-solana-tokenized-bonds-june-2026/

Rodney Burton, the promoter known as 'Bitcoin Rodney,' pleaded guilty over the $1.8B HyperFund Ponzi. He faces up to 5 years and is sentenced July 23.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-rodney-guilty-1-8b-hyperfund-ponzi-june-2026/

Ready restricted USDC card spending for non-EEA users after switching card providers, with some holders reporting an hour's notice before deactivation.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ready-usdc-card-non-eea-service-halt-issuer-change-june-2026/

Plasma One launched June 17, 2026: a self-custodial Visa on the Plasma chain in three tiers (Lite, Core, Platinum), XPL cashback, and a 7-day offer that makes Core free for a year.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/plasma-one-launch-aave-self-custodial-stablecoin-visa-june-2026/

Governor Pritzker signed Illinois' Digital Asset Privilege Tax into law despite industry pushback: 0.2% per trade, custody included, felony penalties for unregistered brokers.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/illinois-pritzker-signs-crypto-trading-tax-law-june-2026/

Reuters reports the SEC is poised to grant an innovation exemption letting crypto firms offer blockchain-based stocks. The tokenized equity market already tops $6.4B.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-innovation-exemption-tokenized-stocks-june-2026/