Cantor's Weekly Crypto Brief: (6/14-6/20)

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Cantor's Weekly Crypto Brief: (6/14-6/20)

June 21, 2026

share price after its public market debut. The authorization provides management

with flexibility to repurchase shares opportunistically and reflects confidence in the

company's long-term outlook and capital position. The program comes as digital asset

infrastructure companies navigate a more volatile market environment and increasing

investor focus on capital allocation. The authorization signals management's

willingness to return capital to shareholders while maintaining exposure to long-term

growth opportunities.

Tether Shuts Down Alloy as Demand Shifts Toward Tokenized Gold. Tether

announced plans to discontinue Alloy (aUSDT), its gold-backed synthetic dollar

product, as adoption increasingly shifts toward Tether Gold (XAUT). The decision

follows continued growth in XAUT, which has emerged as one of the largest tokenized

commodity products in the digital asset market. The move simplifies Tether's

tokenized asset offering while reflecting growing investor demand for direct exposure

to tokenized gold rather than synthetic alternatives. The move follows Ledn's recent

decision to support XAUT as collateral on its lending platform, further expanding the

utility of tokenized gold across digital financial services.

SOL Strategies Expands Houdini Distribution Through Jumper Integration. SOL

Strategies (STKE, OW) announced that Houdini Swap, its privacy-focused cross-chain

swap aggregator, will be integrated into Jumper, a multi-chain aggregation platform

that processes more than $1B in monthly volume. Once live, Jumper users will

be able to access Houdini's private swap and bridge functionality directly through

the platform, expanding distribution across a broader user base. The integration