Vietnam Weighs Letting Small Firms Borrow Against Crypto Collateral

Coinbase Brings 1:1 Backed Tokenized Stocks Onchain With Dividends

Coinbase is launching tokenized stock trading with 1:1 backed onchain shares and dividend payments, joining a tokenization race that already includes DTCC and Binance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-tokenized-stocks-onchain-shares-dividends-june-2026/

Ripple Takes a Stake in Flutterwave at a $3.3B Valuation

Ripple has acquired a stake in Flutterwave, valuing the African fintech at $3.3B, as it pushes deeper into cross-border payments and stablecoin settlement in Africa. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-flutterwave-stake-3-3b-africa-payments-june-2026/

Binance's EU MiCA License Bid Reportedly Faces Rejection

Reuters reports Binance's application for an EU MiCA license is heading for rejection, weeks before the transition deadline that forces unlicensed exchanges out. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-eu-mica-license-rejection-reuters-june-2026/

Mirae Asset Taps Ondo Finance to Tokenize Its Global X ETF Lineup

Mirae Asset, a $721B manager, signed an MOU with Ondo Finance to tokenize US-listed ETFs through Global X, including a covered-call ETF share class in Q3 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-mirae-asset-tokenized-global-x-etfs-june-2026/

Crypto Rallies Into the Fed's First Rate Call Under Kevin Warsh

The Fed meets today for its first rate decision under new governor Kevin Warsh. Crypto is rallying into it, with ETH up 3.5% and SOL 4% as of June 16, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fed-first-rate-decision-kevin-warsh-crypto-rally-june-2026/