The company announced the launch alongside an expanded crypto product suite that includes stock tokens and additional DeFi-related offerings, according to Robinhood's newsroom . The rollout pairs the Ethereum layer-2 network with broader plans for perpetual futures and staking services.
Robinhood first revealed its Layer 2 blockchain plans alongside a broader crypto expansion that included stock tokens, perpetual futures, and staking services in the EU and US, according to an official newsroom announcement . The mainnet launch converts that roadmap item into a live, functioning network.
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, known as MiCA, has reached its final enforcement milestone. As of 1 July 2026, all transitional periods for pre-existing crypto-asset service providers have expired, meaning any firm without a MiCA licence must now cease operations in the EU.
Credit Agricole, one of Europe's largest banking groups, has launched an euro-denominated stablecoin targeting institutional clients. The product, called EURXT, marks another major entry by a traditional bank into the tokenized finance space.
Ripple and Coinbase have been identified among the top donors in the cryptocurrency industry's $189 million election spending push, according to a recent report examining corporate-backed super PAC activity in U. S.
The announcement, posted on the Bybit announcements page , confirms that the contract is a perpetual type rather than a spot trading pair. The BOTUSDT pair is already accessible on the exchange's trading interface .
Taiwan's legislature passed new regulations governing cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin issuers on June 30, 2026, establishing one of Asia's most defined legal frameworks for digital assets.
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