Le groupe blockchain Ripple renforce son offensive sur les paiements en stablecoins en investissant dans Flutterwave, l’un des plus grands fournisseurs d’infrastructures de paiement en Afrique. L’opération s’inscrit dans le tour de table de série E de Flutterwave, qui valorise la fintech nigériane à 3,2 billions. Les deux entreprises prévoient d’intégrer la technologie de paiement d’entreprise de Ripple au réseau transfrontalier existant de Flutterwave. Flutterwave doit notamment intégrer RLUSD et le XRP Ledger pour les paiements transfrontaliers, selon le communiqué du 16 juin.

Après avoir laissé entrevoir son arrivée via un dépôt auprès de la SEC la semaine dernière, BlackRock a officiellement lancé un nouveau produit d’investissement sur le bitcoin (BTC), un ETF. Le plus grand gestionnaire d’actifs au monde a introduit l’iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) sur le Nasdaq. Le fonds vise à offrir une exposition au BTC tout en générant un revenu mensuel. Cette initiative élargit la gamme d’actifs numériques de BlackRock, qui supervise déjà plus de $130 billion dans des produits liés aux cryptomonnaies, selon l’entreprise.

La plateforme blockchain Bitmine Immersion Technologies a de nouveau renforcé sa trésorerie en Ethereum (ETH) et porte désormais ses avoirs à plus de 5,62 millions d’ETH. Cette progression fait suite à l’achat de 76,881 ETH au cours de la semaine écoulée. L’entreprise dit ainsi contrôler environ 4,66% de l’offre en circulation d’Ethereum.

Bitcoin (BTC) moved back above $64,000 on June 12, trading near $64,300 and rising about 1.9% over 24 hours. Analysts said the $64,000–$65,000 band remains the key resistance zone, with a break above $65,000 seen as important for a stronger rebound. Several major altcoins also posted gains during the session, alongside improving broader risk sentiment.

BlackRock filed a Form 8-A with the SEC on June 11 for its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), registering shares for listing on Nasdaq. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the step typically indicates trading could begin in about a week, pointing to a potential June 18 launch. BTC was priced at $63,476.23 at press time, up 1% over 24 hours and 2.5% over seven days.

Mastercard announced on June 10 that it has launched Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), a platform aimed at enabling AI agents and software services to execute payments autonomously. The system is built for continuous, high-frequency, machine-speed transactions and can settle via multiple rails, including stablecoins and bank accounts. Coinbase, Ripple, Solana Foundation, OKX, and several payment firms said they are participating in the effort.

MetaMask said on June 8 it introduced Agent Wallet, a self-custodial product that lets AI agents trade and use DeFi protocols under user-set rules. The early-access release supports swaps, perps, prediction markets and liquidity actions across EVM networks, plus Hyperliquid. MetaMask also includes transaction simulation, Blockaid threat detection, MEV protection and potential coverage for losses up to $10,000 under its terms.

On June 3, Coinbase introduced a new "pre-IPO perpetual future" tied to SpaceX, letting eligible users outside the U.S. trade exposure to the company's implied valuation via a USDC-settled perpetual contract. Kraken is also taking registrations for potential tokenized SpaceX shares through xStocks in more than 110 countries, while Bybit says its IPO Express will offer tokenized SpaceX access at IPO pricing through an xStocks partnership.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record $1.72 billion in net weekly outflows, extending a four-week run of withdrawals as Bitcoin slid toward the $60,000 level. Total assets held by these funds fell to about $75.1 billion, reflecting both redemptions and a weaker BTC price. Bitcoin was listed at $63,539.07 on June 8, up 1.7% in 24 hours but down 12.7% for the week and 20.8% over the past month.