Ripple is taking part in Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines program, positioning the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its RLUSD stablecoin for AI-enabled, autonomous payments. Mastercard said on June 10 it is collaborating with more than 30 partners to support always-on machine transactions that require controls, permissions, and dependable settlement. Ripple and RippleX executives emphasized rule-based spending limits, auditability, and regulated stablecoin settlement as agent-driven commerce expands.

Grayscale says bitcoin's slide to a new cycle low below $60,000 has pushed BTC under its long-term valuation average. The firm highlights two swing factors for what comes next: the U.S. Senate path for the CLARITY Act and whether leveraged holders can avoid forced unwinds that may reignite volatility.

SpaceX is expected to debut in public markets on June 12, a move Devere Group says will test whether investors still accept huge private-market valuations. SEC filing details include an offering of 555,555,555 Class A shares and an assumed $135 IPO price, with Elon Musk projected to retain about 82.4% voting control after the deal. Devere CEO Nigel Green said fundraising is often the easy part, while quarterly expectations around growth, spending, execution, and profitability will intensify once trading begins.

A group of 61 crypto founders, investors, and executives is asking Senate leaders to advance the CLARITY Act while retaining developer protections tied to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). The request was made in a June 9 letter to John Thune and Charles Schumer, after the Senate Banking Committee moved the BRCA forward to clarify how noncontrolling software developers and service providers are treated under U.S. law.

XRP's 90-day average network fees have fallen 91.5%, a move Glassnode tied to a sharp drop in organic transaction demand after the early-2025 speculative peak. The firm said fees declined from 5.9K XRP in Feb 2025 to 0.5K XRP as of June 9, 2026. Earlier Glassnode posts from Nov. 2025 also pointed to weakening holder profitability and heavier profit-taking while price fell.

The top 100 institutional bitcoin treasuries held a combined 1,258,090 BTC as of June 8, 2026, with Strategy accounting for 845,256 BTC. The list spans public and private companies, miners, exchanges, and treasury vehicles, highlighting broad participation while remaining heavily concentrated in a single dominant holder.

Peter Schiff shared a Bitcoin price poll that drew more than 16,000 votes, with 59% saying even a drop to $0 would not make them concede his bearish view. The remaining responses pointed to potential "capitulation" levels at $20,000 (18.7%), $10,000 (8.3%), and $1,000 (13.9%). Schiff also argued that chart weakness could pull BTC toward $25,000–$27,000 and spotlight Strategy Inc.'s bitcoin exposure.

Grayscale research head Zach Pandl said Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) may have limited capacity to keep accumulating BTC at current MSTR and STRC share prices, after the firm disclosed its first bitcoin sale since 2022. Strategy's dashboard showed MSTR at $120.44 (down 6.90%), BTC at $63,054, and holdings of 843,706 BTC, while STRC traded at $93.40 versus a $100 target and paid an 11.5% dividend. Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick said Strategy could announce a 320 BTC or 3,200 BTC purchase, as CEO Phong Le reiterated the goal of increasing net bitcoin and bitcoin per share over time.

Standard Chartered says Strategy may disclose a new bitcoin purchase on Monday, estimating the company could add either 320 BTC or up to 3,200 BTC after recently selling 32 BTC. The bank argues a larger follow-on buy could refocus attention on institutional demand, as BTC held above $59,100 with resistance around $63,000–$64,000.