Crypto News. June 25, 2025
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Chainlink and Mastercard have teamed up to enable users to buy crypto directly onchain via secure, compliant fiat-to-crypto conversions
Zerohash handles the legal and compliance side
Swapper Finance connects with XSwap, a decentralized exchange in the Chainlink ecosystem
Shift4 processes the card payments
Uniswap supplies on chain liquidity
Unlike past Visa/Mastercard partnerships, this partnership brings crypto buying fully onchain, making it easier for billions to access digital assets.
SharpLink Gaming (SBET) bought 12,207 ETH for $30.7M between June 16–20 at an avg price of $2,513, marking its second major ETH purchase after a $463M buy on June 13. Total holdings now sit at 188,478 ETH, aiming to become the largest corporate ETH holder (currently 2nd after the Ethereum Foundation’s 213K ETH).
Backed by Consensys and led by board chair Joseph Lubin, SharpLink positions itself at the intersection of Ethereum infrastructure + Gaming
They raised $27.7M from stock sales to fund their ETH buys.
All ETH is staked, already earning 120 ETH (~$293K) since June 2
30M TIA monthly unlock is crashing out TIA coin but founder is confident and on war time arc: $100M and 6+ year runway
Japan’s Metaplanet is allocating $5 billion to its US arm to ramp up its global Bitcoin treasury strategy. They now hold 11,111 BTC, making it the 8th largest corporate holder, just behind Tesla.
The funds will come from exercising stock rights, as Metaplanet shifts from initial setup to aggressive expansion via its new Miami based US unit, part of its push for a globally integrated BTC treasury.
They began accumulating Bitcoin in April 2024
ZKsync revealed its new prover, Airbender, at Permissionless, an open-source zkVM based on RISC-V. Matter labs claims Airbender is the fastest prover, generating Ethereum block proofs in just 35 seconds using a single GPU.
In March, Vitalik backed RISC-V as a potential EVM replacement for improved performance.
Airbender is set to roll out on mainnet this summer.
What went wrong with Berachain? TVL down 80% from ATH, tge happened 5 months ago
The space keeps moving fast, projects should have clear vision and put it as the back of they heads that space is moving fast
Regardless, a solid project with good narrative, good tech, will scale at the right time
Keep building builders
Immutable founder teases something for IMX holders
Snapshot to be taken
Trump Media & Technology Group, parent of Truth Social, has filed to launch a Bitcoin + Ethereum ETF (75% BTC / 25% ETH) on NYSE, with Crypto[.]com as custodian and Yorkville as sponsor.
This follows a Bitcoin only ETF filing on June 5 and aligns with its broader crypto push, including a proposed $2.3B Bitcoin treasury.
The SEC review could take up to 240 days, with a decision on the BTC-only ETF expected by Jan 29, 2026. If approved, the ETF would offer regulated exposure to BTC and ETH, potentially boosting mainstream adoption and demand.
