Velocity raises $38M to build stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises
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Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows.
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Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows.
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The two governments issued recommendations on the treatment of digital assets as the US prepares to implement a 2025 law on payment stablecoins.
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The change in tax policy, expected to effect about 700,000 people in the UK, is tied to the disposal of crypto in lending and liquidity pools.
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The companies will explore using USDC for JCBβs cross-border treasury operations and merchant payments in Japan as regulated stablecoin adoption gains momentum.
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The Bitcoin minerβs Georgia agreement with an undisclosed investment-grade technology company expands its footprint in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
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Institutions can now stake Tron's native token directly from Anchorage's custody platform as the company expands support for one of the largest USDT settlement networks.
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BTC price action returned to $64,000 on low US CPI inflation but traders stayed wary of rejection at key resistance.
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OP_CSFS authenticates signatures over arbitrary data. OP_CAT concatenates stack values into a single message. Together, they let Bitcoin scripts verify transaction structure at spend time, without pre-signed key management or new consensus rules beyond the two opcodes themselves.
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OpenAIβs ChatGPT now displays Kalshiβs World Cup prediction market odds in search results, marking the AI firmβs first reported deal with a prediction market platform.
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MicroStrategy blew up during the dot-com era, before Michael Saylor transformed it into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Did he learn his lesson?
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Humanity Protocolβs founder said they will refocus on operational security, as malicious actors are switching from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavior.
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ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Actβs stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the billβs House hearing on Friday.
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Superteam UK lead Stephen βCapβ Newnham is taking on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election with pledges on pension reform and onchain transparency.
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The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications.
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Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.
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A solo Bitcoin miner secured a $200,000 block reward with a budget mining rig, pushing payouts to hobby-level miners to $4.7 million for the past year.
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Bitcoin RSI continued to copy previous bear markets as a trader predicted that historical BTC price bottom signals would "happen again" in 2026.
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South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Koreaβs wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest single-day outflows in July, with $424.66 million leaving the funds, reversing a brief return to positive weekly flows.
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Wittβs departure comes during a critical moment for the CLARITY Act, with deputy director Harry Jung expected to assume his responsibilities.
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The transfers have raised questions over Trumpβs Bitcoin reserve pledge, though deposits to Coinbase Prime do not confirm an impending sale.
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Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express
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The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association expressed support for the CLARITY Act but urged changes to the legislationβs language.
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Reed Smithβs Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
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At press time, XRP was trading at $1.06, down 3.53% in the last 24 hours and 7.54% in the past week. This made it the second-biggest loser among the top ten cryptocurrencies during that period, trailing only Hyperliquid (HYPE), which is down 6.55% in the past day. Key factors that influenced the XRP price today β¦
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US President Donald Trump has urged the nationβs Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Trump to Senate: pass the CLARITY Act In a Truth post dated today, Trump insisted that America should get ahead of China and βmany other countriesβ in the race towards β¦
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Bitcoin now trades near $62,500, down about 2.2% to 2.4% over the past 24 hours. The drop is slightly steeper than the broader crypto market, which fell around 2%. Escalations between the US and Iran over the weekend pushed oil prices sharply higher, with Brent crude rising more than 3%. Higher oil prices raise fears β¦
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As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the worldβs largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
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Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether's USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments.
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With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicansβ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass crypto market structure.
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Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran.
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Coinbaseβs venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.
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Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged.
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The government-backed roadmap calls for the UKβs first digital gilt by early 2027 and seeks to make tokenized bonds usable for trading and borrowing.
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A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Binance futures volume jumped 80% in June, to $1.61 trillion, outpacing rivals while broader crypto trading activity remained weak.
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Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance.
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SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance.
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Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.
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The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails, Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said.
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Thailand has been plagued by Chinese-affiliated scam centers, with illicit gains flowing through a βgray moneyβ economy.
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Analysts are not yet ready to call it a recovery in institutional demand for Bitcoin.
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Even Ethereum's critics say Robinhood Chain is bullish for ETH. Nigel Farage and US President Donald Trump become embroiled in crypto related scandals, and more.
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Standard Chartered sees communication challenges facing the biggest digital asset treasury company as "muddying the waters" for Bitcoin in the near term.
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Pakistanβs virtual-assets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who backed a ruling against purchases made with crypto.
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Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the proof-of-stake networks studied.
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The ongoing debate over a proposed temporary fork comes despite a broad downturn in Ordinals transaction activity over the last two years.
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The sales come months after a major Empery shareholder demanded the firm ditch its Bitcoin treasury strategy and sought the resignation of its CEO and board.
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Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts said it's far too early to call $1 million by 2030, but he's confident Bitcoin could climb up to $250,000 over the next couple of years.
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Despite strong tokenization gains and institutional accumulation, weak onchain and derivatives data leaves ETH vulnerable to a $1,700 retest.
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An attacker inflated the value of SAUCE collateral and borrowed $9 million from Bonzo Lend through a flaw in Supraβs onchain oracle verifier.
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Bitcoin price gains approached 10% for the first two weeks of the month, but analysis warned of the bear market returning from August onward.
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An IMF working paper says US dollar stablecoins can improve access to foreign currency but may also help coordinate exits from local currencies during periods of severe exchange-rate stress.
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More than 70,000 agentic accounts have already been created by Robinhood equities and options traders since late May, when Robinhood launched a beta version of the product.
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Matthew Goettsche was set to face trial in October for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and selling unregistered securities.
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The redesigned app will use AI to recommend trades and tailor investing tools around users' financial goals as Kraken expands into broader financial services.
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Five senators called for committee hearings to investigate US President Donald Trumpβs policies potentially being influenced by crypto funding from United Arab Emirates-linked and other entities.
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Donald Trump confirmed on social media that he would not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a ban on a US CBDC until the end of 2030, setting the stage for the bill to become law on Saturday.
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State representative Keith Ammon said the New Hampshire executive council's vote against Bitcoin-backed bonds was βshort-sighted,β urging the body to reconsider the measure.
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The launch comes as tokenized stocks become one of the fastest-growing corners of crypto, with exchanges and traditional finance firms racing to expand 24/7 trading.
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Stablecoins are carving out specialized roles as regulation reshapes the market, while Strategyβs Bitcoin sale and Vanguardβs tokenization push highlight cryptoβs evolving financial landscape.
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Bitcoin price gains came thanks to US whales propeling the Coinbase Premium above a key trend line, new analysis from CryptoQuant reported.
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The Fed named a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to co-lead an AI productivity and jobs task force under Chair Kevin Warshβs policy review.
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A MiCA license allows crypto firms to operate in the EU, but the ESMAβs review will test whether custodians can meet the required security and resilience standards.
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As the CLARITY Act advances, crypto's growing political influence in Washington is under scrutiny. But the crypto lobby's massive campaign spend is only part of the story.
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US prosecutors charged Rossen Iossifov over the alleged laundering of $290,000 in forfeited crypto from a Kraken account.
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Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are restricting employee prediction market trades as insider trading fears spread across Polymarket and Kalshi.
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Circle announces it received final OCC approval for a national trust bank that will initially serve the company and affiliates, with possible future custody services for institutional clients.
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CRYL is offering Bitcoin-backed loans to individuals and businesses as Japanese firms explore broader uses for BTC in lending and credit markets.
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Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is reportedly seeking $3.5 billion in debt financing led by Morgan Stanley for its Kentucky data center campus leased by AI company Anthropic.
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Metaplanet said it is studying Bitcoin-backed digital credit products in Japan with JPYC and Progmat, but no product has been launched.
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Bitcoin bulls faced "crucial resistance" at $65,000 next as BTC price action diverged from oil and US dollar strength.
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EU lawmakers have again allowed tech firms to scan chats for abuse material, but exempted end-to-end encrypted messages.
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Robinhoodβs choice to use Ethereum further solidifies its position as the βultimate settlement layer and liquidity foundation for tokenized assets,β said HashKey Groupβs Tim Sun.
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Zcashβs next upgrade will replace the once-compromised Orchard pool and may offer clues about whether counterfeit tokens were created via a recent bug.
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Injective said the security vulnerability was patched up immediately and claims there were no downloads of the malicious package.
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βDeFi usually swings much harder than Bitcoin, so holding up this well is unusual,β says Bitwise, as DeFi tokens have outperformed Bitcoin.
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The soon-to-be former chief legal officer did not announce the details of his next move but said that he would continue working with the Board of Coinbase National Trust Company.
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Bitdeer shares rallied after the company announced a $36 million Nevada manufacturing facility that will produce its SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machines and expand its hardware business.
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Both US financial regulators are understaffed at the leadership level and lacking Democratic commissioners, with no announcement from President Donald Trump on filling the roles.
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The companies urged the regulator to exempt blockchain developers and non-custodial wallet providers from rules designed for traditional financial intermediaries.
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As AI-driven mining stocks retreat, investors are examining executive stock sales, governance and shareholder alignment across leading Bitcoin miners, according to Blocksbridge Consulting.
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Labour lawmakers proposed a full moratorium on crypto donations in March, which some have sought be made permanent after millions of dollars in contributions were linked to Reform leader Nigel Farage.
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US 10-year Treasury yields nears dangerous level while major Deribit Bitcoin options expiry approaches.
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The Bitcoin miner's shares climbed about 15% after announcing it's acquiring a Texas site with up to 2 GW of power capacity to expand its AI and digital infrastructure strategy.
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Bitcoin gained new upside targets for the daily close and beyond after US president Donald Trump said that Iran "wants to make a deal."
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Dealing with large post quantum signatures slowing down Bitcoin can be solved with bigger blocks, or aggregating signatures using STARK proofs.
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Hong Kongβs regulator has ordered crypto platforms and online brokers to meet newly issued phishing-resistant login requirements within the next 12 months.
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Sony Bank received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a US stablecoin issuance business, with $40 million in starting capital.
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Interpol said a suspect's crypto wallet processed over $122.5 million in 10 months as authorities uncovered the scheme during a global anti-fraud operation that led to 5,811 arrests.
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Revolut said USDT support remains unchanged outside EEA and Switzerland as it winds down the stablecoin offering in selected European markets.
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Perpetual futures and Hyperliquidβs blockchain infrastructure are expanding into traditional asset classes with around-the-clock trading, according to Pantera Capital.
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Bitcoin spot ETFs posted a fresh net outflow on Wednesday as analysis said that their "most overwhelming" outflow streak had ended without a clear demand recovery.
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The Bank of Korea reiterated its call for bank-led won stablecoin issuance while advancing deposit token pilots, as issuer rules remain a sticking point in South Koreaβs digital asset bill.
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Swift launched its new blockchain ledger that will host a tokenized bank deposit pilot for 17 major banks seeking faster cross-border payments.
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Binance is exploring new licensing paths into Europe while continuing to expand its regulatory footprint in Asia, says co-CEO Richard Teng.
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Alfa-Bank is testing cryptocurrency trading for qualified investors as Russia moves toward regulating digital assets and banks prepare new crypto services.
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Senator Ron Wyden has called on Senate leaders to ensure the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in the CLARITY Act when it is brought to the floor.
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Onchain scammers netted more than $14 billion last year, and approval phishing remains a primary attack vector.
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Hackers have also been exploiting the codebases of defunct decentralized finance protocols, draining millions of dollars in customer funds.
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Ongoing strong demand for AI infrastructure βwould likely sustain upward pressure on prices for technology products and electricity,β Federal Reserve policymakers said.
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Crypto venture firm Paradigm is widening its investment gaze toward AI and other frontier industries with its latest fund.
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Zapper provided crypto market data to over 2 million monthly active users and oversaw more than $13 billion in processed transactions during its peak.
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The size and scope of the US stock market βgives policymakers a strong incentive to backstop major drawdowns,β said Bitget Wallet COO, Alvin Kan.
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Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.
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Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.
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EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as βMiCA 2.0,β in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.
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Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and tradersβ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.