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The relationship between traditional banking and digital assets continues to evolve as SBI Shinsei Bank prepares to launch a pilot program to integrate blockchain-based solutions into its payment infrastructure. This initiative represents a unique step toward integrating cryptocurrency incentives into conventional banking products.

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There has been a net withdrawal of more than $5 billion from these ETFs in only four weeks. The US spot Bitcoin ETF witnessed $77.44M worth of outflows on June 9, adding to the ongoing streak of outflows.

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Payments giant Mastercard has officially launched the Agent Pay for Machines program for autonomous settlements between AI agents. The project was supported by more than 30 industry leaders, including Stripe, Coinbase and OKX, but the main object of attention was Ripple, which demonstrated two completely different approaches to the use of its assets, RLUSD and XRP, on the same day.

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CME launched Nasdaq Crypto Index futures covering Bitcoin, XRP, ADA, XLM and SOL, expanding regulated crypto derivatives access.