US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators on Thursday as negotiators race to get the CLARITY Act across the line before the Senate’s August recess.
Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving crypto adoption.
A new academic study has found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction contracts have created incentives for sophisticated traders to manipulate spot prices and profit at the expense of ordinary participants. According to researchers from Stanford University and Singapore Management University,…
Senate Democrats have intensified scrutiny of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing, accusing him of weakening crypto enforcement while President Donald Trump’s digital asset businesses have expanded. According to proceedings from the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing…
Base creator Jesse Pollak has acknowledged that the network’s multi-year bet on onchain social products did not deliver the expected growth and has redirected Base toward trading, payments, and AI-powered financial infrastructure. Base returns to infrastructure after social experiment falls…
Cardano (ADA) recently flipped its initial $0.16 resistance level into a support zone on the 4-hour chart, trading at $0.1651 at press time. While this structural swap signals bullish momentum, one analyst notes that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is lagging behind, which may cause the coin to retest its lower resistance ($0.16). Cardano (ADA) …
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Senators on Thursday to negotiate the ethical issues raised over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Upcoming CLARITY Act discussions in White House The talks will focus on the moral quandary posed by high-ranking state officials, including the President, engaging in crypto endeavors. This comes after …
The CC price climbed more than 10% today, but the rally hit an immediate roadblock at the 50-day EMA band. While buyers managed to defend the long-standing $0.125 support, the latest rebound now faces a technical test that could determine whether this move has real staying power or fades into another short-lived bounce. The timing …
Crypto expert Dr Altcoin has alleged that Pi Network is facing a supply crisis tied to a wave of token unlocks scheduled for the second half of 2026. According to the post, pioneers who locked their Pi for three years are now seeing large amounts of that supply released. Roughly 775.8 million Pi tokens are …
The ONDO price gained nearly 5% after Ondo announced a major milestone in tokenized securities, but the bigger story may be where the project now sits within traditional finance. The rally also pushed the token back to its 50-day EMA after rebounding from a key ascending trendline, putting traders on alert for a possible breakout. …
An analyst tracking XRP says the token could eventually push past $9, though he’s careful to frame that as a long-term possibility rather than a near-term prediction, pointing instead to a growing list of fundamental developments that he argues have yet to be reflected in price. Price Action Right Now XRP is trading just under …
Gold and silver are both selling off hard today, and one chart strategist says the drop isn’t over yet. Gareth Soloway, chief market strategist at Verified Investing, says rising tensions in the Middle East are pushing the US dollar and interest rates higher, as oil prices climb. Higher oil tends to push inflation expectations up …
The Injective ecosystem just added another milestone to its growing AI ambitions. The blockchain has officially become a core member of the x402 foundation under the Linux foundation, joining a roster that includes Google, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, Circle, and other major industry participants. It’s a notable development, especially as the race to build …
The latest U.S. CPI report has turned the market upside down. After June’s CPI came in lower than expected, the chances of a July Federal Reserve rate hike dropped from 46% to below 17%. However, markets still expect the Fed to raise rates twice before the end of 2026. This has pushed the Bitcoin price …
Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported $45.7 million in Ethereum staking and validation revenue for the quarter ended May 31, accounting for 98% of total revenue, according to its latest 10-Q filing. The company generated about $2 million in revenue a year earlier, mainly from machine leasing. Bitmine said its institutional Ethereum staking platform, MAVAN, has staked …
Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix.
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.
Ostium has halted trading after an exploit tied to a compromised oracle signer key drained nearly $18 million USDC from its liquidity vault, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid. Blockaid reported that the attacker gained control of an oracle signer…
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has secured a major regulatory win after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a fourfold increase in the ETF’s options position limit from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. According to a notice published by the…
Aave has expanded its V4 lending protocol beyond Ethereum for the first time by deploying it on Avalanche to support tokenized real-world asset lending and institutional credit markets. According to an announcement from Aave, the deployment brings the protocol’s latest…
President Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.
SpaceX stock has steadied above its IPO price after Needham raised its price target to $250 despite growing warnings that an AI stock bubble could threaten financial markets. According to Needham, the investment bank lifted its target on SpaceX shares…
XRP Ledger has entered the final two-week activation countdown for its fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment after validator support exceeded the network’s required 80% approval threshold. According to XRP Ledger governance data, the bundled maintenance amendment currently has 85.71% validator support, with 30…
Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses ranging from $18 million to $22 million.
The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized real-world assets.
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure for tokenized IPOs and secondary equity offerings within the existing US securities framework.
BlackRock has joined a Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation pilot that has begun tokenizing stocks and U.S. Treasuries within a market infrastructure that safeguards about $114 trillion in assets. According to a Wall Street Journal report, BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs,…
Institutional crypto OTC markets are evolving beyond block trades as firms demand liquidity, settlement, and cross-border infrastructure services. For most of its early history, the institutional crypto OTC market was defined by a single problem: how to move large blocks…
SBI Global Asset Management has launched the world’s first tokenized Japanese equity fund on the Solana blockchain through a partnership with DigiFT, bringing a high-dividend equity strategy on-chain for institutional and accredited investors. According to an announcement shared by SBI…
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has accused the CLARITY Act of protecting President Donald Trump’s crypto business interests, intensifying a Senate fight over the digital asset bill just as lawmakers prepare for a floor vote. According to statements made during a…
Binance has unveiled an $800,000 XRP airdrop campaign for eligible Ripple USD holders, introducing weekly rewards designed to encourage activity around Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin. According to a July 15 announcement from Binance, users holding RLUSD in Binance Earn, Margin, or…
Circle has secured a court-backed arbitration win after records made public in a Boston federal court detailed why the stablecoin issuer suspended Heka Funds’ USDC minting and redemption services over suspected market manipulation involving Tether. Court filings submitted by Circle…
EU AML watchdog has warned that the end of MiCA’s transitional period has increased the risk of compliance pressure on crypto firms as customers move to licensed providers across the bloc. According to Bruna Szego, chair of the Authority for…
Revolut has secured in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to expand its regulated crypto business in the United Arab Emirates, adding another regulatory milestone to its global digital asset strategy. According to a company announcement on Tuesday, the…
The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its blacklist of unauthorized online gambling websites, requiring internet providers to block access within 15 days.
Japan has enacted sweeping amendments to its financial laws that classify cryptocurrencies as financial products, opening the door to lower crypto taxes, domestic exchange-traded funds and stricter market oversight. According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the House of Councillors approved…
The United Kingdom has set an early 2027 target to issue its first digital sovereign bond on distributed-ledger infrastructure, becoming the first G7 country to launch government debt in tokenized form. According to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who announced the plan…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock decline.
South Korea has unveiled plans for a new law that will bring cryptocurrencies and other digital assets into the country’s state asset management framework, expanding rules that have remained largely unchanged for more than seven decades. South Korea’s Ministry of…
Polymarket has been blocked in the Czech Republic after authorities classified the prediction market platform as an unlicensed gambling service, adding another European jurisdiction to the list of countries restricting its operations. The Czech Ministry of Finance has ordered internet…
CFTC has ordered Kalshi to keep operating in Michigan despite the platform already unwinding sports event trades to comply with a state court order, deepening the dispute over who regulates prediction markets in the U.S. According to a July 14…
Ethereum-backed EthSystems has launched with support from Bitmine, SharpLink and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin, adding another independent organization to Ethereum’s institutional development network after the Foundation cut 54 roles. According to an announcement from EthSystems on Tuesday, the for-profit company…
Ark Invest has expanded its exposure to Circle and Block while cutting its Robinhood position, adding nearly $15.4 million worth of shares across the three companies. According to Ark Invest’s latest daily trading disclosure, the investment firm purchased 220,012 shares…
TeraWulf shares have dropped more than 7% after New York ordered a one-year pause on new environmental permits for large-scale data centers. According to an executive order signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday, the state will temporarily…
“US Treasury is committed to disrupting and degrading Iran’s illicit financial activities, including its abuse of digital assets,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
CLARITY Act vote nears as Democrats demand Trump ethics rulesThree Democratic senators oppose the CLARITY Act without ethics safeguards as John Thune plans Senate vote before the August recess begins.
Ethereum staking generated 98% of Bitmine’s revenue last quarter as the company’s pivot from Bitcoin mining gained momentum following its March validator launch.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly said the chamber will consider a vote on the crypto market structure bill before Aug. 10, though it’s unclear whether it has enough Democratic support to pass.
JPMorgan has lowered its earnings forecasts for Circle and Coinbase after a new USDC revenue-sharing agreement with Hyperliquid changed how income from the stablecoin’s reserves will be divided. According to a JPMorgan research note, the revised agreement could reduce the…
Avalanche has reached $2.1 billion in distributed tokenized real-world asset value after a 60.47% monthly increase, supported by a newly announced $11 billion institutional tokenization deal with Bridgetower. According to data from RWA.xyz, Avalanche’s distributed tokenized asset value climbed to…
President Donald Trump has strengthened support for a new UK-US stablecoin framework as the Senate races to advance the CLARITY Act despite growing opposition from banking groups over its stablecoin provisions. According to a joint statement released through the Transatlantic…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has begun preparing for a potential initial public offering while seeking a fresh funding round that could lift its valuation to about $71 billion. According to a report by the Financial Times, DeepSeek has entered…
KU Leuven, Belgium’s largest and highest-ranked research university, has discovered structural flaws linking user identity to on-chain crypto assets. Crypto Wallet Extensions Leaking Private Data According to a recent publication, the study found that 85 popular browser wallet extensions leaked unique user data to third-party trackers and RPC providers (bridges that connect wallets to decentralized …
The DRV price exploded as much as 70% to $0.1920 before cooling to around $0.1530, putting the spotlight back on Derive, the decentralized derivatives protocol formerly known as Lyra Finance. The sharp rally followed Upbit’s listing announcement, with the token slicing through previous resistance levels at $0.1250 and $0.1314 in a move that caught traders …
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the world by market capitalization, has sounded the alarm about Coinbase and Circle’s USDC-based revenue in their partnership with Hyperliquid. USDC alliance expected to slash Coinbase and Circle earnings According to the bank’s July 2026 report, the partnership among the three crypto players creates a prisoner’s dilemma. …
Bitcoin price is approaching a critical technical moment, and one market analyst believes the next weekly candle could determine whether a much larger correction is waiting around the corner. The warning centers on Bitcoin’s 200-week EMA that has historically acted as one of the market’s strongest long-term support zones. According to the “cryptocrushshow” instagram analysis, …
Crypto prices are rising across the board today, even as the head of the Federal Reserve made clear he has no plans to step in and rescue the industry if things go wrong. Bitcoin sits near $64,600 today, rising more than 3%. Ethereum has climbed above $1,875 today, gaining more than 5% over the last …
XRP passed an important anniversary this week. Three years ago, on July 13, 2023, Judge Torres ruled the token was not a security in Ripple’s case against the SEC, a decision that still sets XRP apart from most of the crypto market. Analyst Zach Rector marked the date by pointing to what he calls the …
The Bitcoin treasury story isn’t moving in one direction anymore after assessing the top 20 public Bitcoin Treasury companies. Some public companies have kept their holdings untouched since 2025, treating the asset like digital gold. Others have started trimming positions, while a separate group continues adding to reserves despite market volatility. The result is a …
Four weeks. That’s what Cynthia Lummis has left. The Wyoming senator, who chairs the Senate’s Digital Assets Subcommittee, is racing to get the CLARITY Act to a floor vote before the August recess. Week One: A Bill Ten Months in the Making Lummis says her team has worked on this “virtually every day for the …
July 14, 2026 15:44:11 UTC Warsh Won’t Rule Out Crypto Warsh during today’s hearing said that, “We’re not bailing out anybody including crypto.” July 14, 2026 14:44:36 UTC Warsh Calls for “Humility” and Willingness to Revisit Fed Views Warsh said excellence and integrity define the Fed’s culture, but so does humility about what policymakers know …
Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows.
Coinbase Global stock has climbed more than 2% after the crypto exchange reportedly simplified its account registration process for users in mainland China. According to a report shared by Wu Blockchain, Coinbase now allows users in mainland China to complete…
Tether has expanded its push into the US financial system by leading a $7 million funding round for Pact Labs to bring its USAT stablecoin into a payroll market that processes more than $11 trillion in annual payments. According to…
Senator Thom Tillis has proposed new CLARITY Act language that would allow federal banking regulators to intervene if stablecoin yields trigger systemwide deposit flight from US banks. According to a report from Punchbowl, the North Carolina Republican has suggested adding…
Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member, adding support for XRP and RLUSD in the Foundation’s effort to build an open payment standard for AI agents. According to Ripple, AI agents are beginning to handle more of…
Bitcoin has climbed back toward the $65,000 level after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data sharply reduced market expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike at the July policy meeting. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index…
The companies will explore using USDC for JCB’s cross-border treasury operations and merchant payments in Japan as regulated stablecoin adoption gains momentum.
The Bitcoin miner’s Georgia agreement with an undisclosed investment-grade technology company expands its footprint in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
Cathie Wood has expanded ARK Invest’s position in SpaceX with a new $21.3 million purchase even as fresh warnings about a potential AI-driven market bubble have unsettled investor sentiment. According to data from Yahoo Finance, SpaceX stock continued its recent…
Ripple-backed Evernorth has unveiled a $44 million CEO equity package in a fresh SEC filing while advancing its merger to create a Nasdaq-listed XRP treasury company. According to Evernorth Holdings’ fourth amended Form S-4 registration statement filed with the U.S.…
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.
Circle Internet Group shares have dropped more than 2% in pre-market trading after US banking groups urged the Senate to tighten stablecoin provisions in the CLARITY Act, adding fresh pressure to the stock. According to a joint letter from several…
The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment firms, including Deutsche Bank, for a digital euro pilot as Europe presses ahead with its CBDC plans. According to a July 14 announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB), the selected payment…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now displays Kalshi’s World Cup prediction market odds in search results, marking the AI firm’s first reported deal with a prediction market platform.
Humanity Protocol’s founder said they will refocus on operational security, as malicious actors are switching from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavior.
ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the bill’s House hearing on Friday.
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.
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.
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting he lied to federal investigators about threats made by a cryptocurrency businessman during a 2021 extortion incident. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…
South Korea has reaffirmed plans to expand its blockchain and digital asset sector in the second half of 2026, pairing new blockchain initiatives with legislation for stablecoins, tokenized government bonds, and spot crypto ETFs. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and…
U.S. banking groups have urged the Senate to tighten the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield rules, warning that unclear language could encourage payment stablecoins to compete with traditional bank deposits. According to a joint letter sent Monday to Senate Majority Leader…
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.
Confirmo has launched a stablecoin subscription payment service that supports automated recurring billing across more than 700 self-custody wallets and exchange accounts. According to a July 14 press release shared with crypto.news, Subscribe allows enterprise businesses such as SaaS providers,…
Cumberland has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from Singapore’s central bank, allowing its local unit to offer regulated digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services. According to an announcement by cryptocurrency trading and liquidity provider Cumberland on X,…
JCB has partnered with Circle to test USDC for internal treasury transfers and merchant payments in Japan, extending stablecoin use into cross-border corporate settlement and retail transactions. A July 14 statement from JCB said the Japanese payments company has signed…
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has increased its exposure to SpaceX with purchases worth about $52.1 million during the week ended July 10, while cutting positions in semiconductor, streaming and genomics companies as it continued adjusting its portfolios. According to Ark…
Reed Smith has launched an automated MiCA compliance platform as crypto firms across the European Union have entered full regulatory supervision following the end of the bloc’s transition period. According to global law firm Reed Smith, the new platform, called…
President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will unveil newly declassified 2020 election intelligence during a Thursday night address alongside top U.S. national security officials. According to MS NOW, Trump is scheduled to speak to the nation on Thursday at…
Strategy has raised $466.7 million through fresh MSTR stock sales while leaving its Bitcoin holdings unchanged at 843,775 BTC for the week ending July 12. According to a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Michael…
Spain has recorded the largest fan token burn of the FIFA World Cup 2026 after more than 1.16 million SPAIN Fan Tokens were permanently removed from circulation following the team’s quarter-final victory. According to Chiliz, Spain’s 2-1 win over Belgium…
Gondor has introduced a portfolio-backed margin account that allows Polymarket traders to borrow against their entire prediction market holdings instead of individual positions. According to Gondor’s announcement on Monday, the new product, called V1, uses a cross-margin system that evaluates…
Jito has proposed a governance overhaul that would direct 100% of the DAO’s JTX revenue share toward open-market JTO buybacks and permanent token burns through at least Q4 2027. According to a governance proposal published by Jito on July 13,…
Coinbase Ventures has completed 30 startup investments during the first half of 2026, maintaining the industry’s most active venture pace despite a sharp slowdown in overall crypto fundraising. According to CryptoRank, the venture arm of Coinbase led all crypto-focused investors…
Aave has expanded its use of Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), making it the default infrastructure for cross-chain activity across its ecosystem. According to an announcement from Aave, the protocol has selected Chainlink CCIP to power cross-chain functions across the…
Bolivia has moved closer to recognizing Tether’s USDT as an official payment option alongside the boliviano and the U.S. dollar as the country continues to grapple with a prolonged shortage of foreign currency. According to reports from Bolivia, government officials…
Hyundai Motor’s U.S. and Mexican operations have completed a pilot cross-border treasury payment using Tether’s USDT stablecoin, settling a $20,000 transfer in about seven minutes over the Avalanche blockchain. According to Tether, the proof-of-concept involved Hyundai Motor America converting U.S.…
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
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.
With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicans’ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass crypto market structure.
SpaceX stock has fallen below the $140 level even after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration completed its review of the company’s Starship Flight 12 mishap and cleared the path for the next launch. According to data from Yahoo Finance, SpaceX…
President Donald Trump has urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham as lawmakers face a narrowing window before the August recess. Trump links crypto bill to Graham’s legacy In a Truth…
Bitmine has expanded its Ethereum treasury by another 27,801 ETH, lifting its holdings above 5.77 million ETH, while Chairman Tom Lee has identified the Robinhood Chain as a fresh driver of Ethereum adoption. According to a press release from Bitmine,…
A Bitcoin wallet dormant since the cryptocurrency traded near $6,500 has transferred 2,931 BTC worth about $188 million, reviving onchain activity after seven years. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham reported that the long-inactive holder moved the Bitcoin from wallet “356my” to…
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.
A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.
Webull EU has secured MiCAR approval in the Netherlands, clearing the way to launch regulated crypto custody services for European clients later this year under the bloc’s digital asset rulebook. Webull EU announced on Monday that the approval from the…
Metaplanet has officially launched Metaplanet Securities, turning its completed acquisition of Siiibo Securities into a regulated digital asset investment banking business built around Bitcoin-backed financial products. According to Metaplanet, the new subsidiary succeeds the Tokyo-based brokerage acquired for JPY 2.1…
Thailand has begun auditing high-value stablecoin transactions after authorities flagged suspicious transfers that may have bypassed normal financial reporting systems. According to local news outlet Thansettakij, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have…
Circle is looking to expand its South Korea outreach by organising an invitation-only industry event in Seoul later this month as it pursues new partnerships with banks, crypto exchanges and payments firms. According to industry officials cited by The Korea…
SBI is reportedly preparing to launch a lending product offering a 3% annual yield on its JPYSC stablecoin, adding a yield feature weeks after introducing Japan’s first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin. According to a Monday report by Nikkei, the Japanese…
Turkish prosecutors have accused 504 people of operating an alleged money laundering network that moved nearly 40 billion Turkish liras through shell companies, jewellery stores, payment providers and cryptocurrency transactions. According to a 1,548-page indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief…
China has proposed a series of judicial and procedural reforms to strengthen investigations, evidence handling and asset recovery in virtual currency money laundering cases, as prosecutors seek to close gaps in the country’s criminal enforcement framework. According to an article…
Democratic senators have renewed calls for Senate hearings into President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency business interests after his latest financial disclosure reported about $1.4 billion in crypto-related income as lawmakers prepare to vote on the CLARITY Act. A notice released on…
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.
Standard Chartered sees communication challenges facing the biggest digital asset treasury company as "muddying the waters" for Bitcoin in the near term.
Pakistan’s 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.
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.
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.
Robinhood Chain has processed 7.6 million daily transactions just 11 days after its mainnet launch, narrowing the gap with Coinbase’s Base and accelerating competition among Ethereum Layer 2 networks. According to on-chain data shared by MSBIntel and verified by Token…
Binance’s monthly futures trading volume has climbed to about $1.63 trillion in June, reaching its highest level of 2026 despite cautious crypto market sentiment and the seasonal slowdown that usually weighs on trading activity. According to CryptoQuant analyst JA Maartun,…
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited has uncovered multiple counterfeit websites that use cash rewards and virtual wallet transactions to steal personal and banking information from users. According to a July 10 notice from Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL), the…
Tom Lee has reaffirmed that Ethereum will play the central role as traditional finance and cryptocurrency converge into a single market. According to a post published by Bitmine chairman Tom Lee on X, he believes the line separating traditional financial…
Morgan Stanley has increased its Bitcoin holdings by nearly 1,000 BTC over the past two weeks, lifting its tracked balance above 5,700 BTC, according to on-chain data. According to blockchain intelligence platform Arkham, the investment bank continued adding Bitcoin through…
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.
Hedera’s native token HBAR has fallen more than 2% after blockchain security researchers reported that a suspected exploit had moved more than $5.8 million in assets from the Hedera network to Ethereum. According to blockchain security researcher Specter, the suspected…
Empery has sold 1,400 Bitcoin for about $87.1 million since May, using the proceeds to reduce debt, fund acquisitions, cover legal costs, and strengthen its cash position while scaling back part of its Bitcoin treasury. Bitcoin sales have strengthened Empery’s…
Vitalik Buterin has called on Elon Musk to reshape X into a platform where ordinary users can help coordinate global AI governance instead of leaving key decisions to governments and large institutions. According to a July 11 thread published by…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
Robinhood has introduced plans to let eligible U.S. customers authorize AI agents to execute cryptocurrency trades on their behalf, extending automated investing beyond stocks and options. Robinhood said during a Friday presentation that the upcoming feature will allow eligible U.S.-based…
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly moved to dismiss its criminal case against the founder of BitClub Network despite allegations that the crypto mining scheme defrauded investors of $722 million. According to a report by Bloomberg Law, citing two…
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.
Backpack has launched 24/7 trading for tokenized U.S. stocks across more than 150 countries, giving eligible investors direct ownership of selected equities with instant settlement. Backpack announced on Thursday that users outside the United States can now trade a group…
Kraken has launched an AI-powered investing assistant that delivers personalized portfolio recommendations and market insights while keeping final trading decisions in users’ hands. According to Kraken, the new mobile experience replaces a trading-first interface with a goal-based approach that asks…
South Korea has launched its first government-backed blockchain stablecoin pilot after Gyeonggi Province confirmed an eight-month proof-of-concept program scheduled to begin in August. According to blockchain media outlet NexBlock, Gyeonggi Province, the country’s most populous province, will begin testing a…
OpenAI has reportedly supplied AI technology to Chinese companies on the Pentagon’s military-linked blacklist, adding fresh scrutiny to U.S. controls over advanced artificial intelligence exports. According to the reported findings, OpenAI and Google provided access to their AI models to…
Bitcoin has climbed above the $64,000 level after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States has agreed to continue talks with Iran following a new request from Tehran. According to a post by President Trump on Truth Social,…
President Donald Trump has refused to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, even as the bill containing a provision blocking a U.S. central bank digital currency through 2031 has remained on course to become law. According to a…
Bitcoin has climbed back above $64,000 after Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 year-end 2026 price target and argued that recent selling linked to Strategy has not weakened Bitcoin’s long-term outlook. Standard Chartered said the recent decline in Bitcoin was driven…
Lawmakers have intensified calls for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings as the Senate prepares to advance the CLARITY Act. According to a joint statement from Democratic senators, ranking members from five Senate committees have asked Congress to…
Ethereum price has rebounded to nearly $1,800 after easing geopolitical tensions and an aggressive short squeeze across crypto derivatives restored appetite for risk assets, while traders now watch whether bulls can force a breakout above a key technical ceiling. The…
HSBC has completed its first blockchain-based issuance of a digitally native structured product, using tokenized U.S. dollar-denominated notes in a private placement for institutional investors in Hong Kong. According to HSBC, the pilot transaction involved U.S. dollar-denominated structured notes issued…
Goldman Sachs has prohibited employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to the bank, elections, financial markets, macroeconomic data, and geopolitics as companies respond to growing insider trading risks on event-based platforms. CNBC reported that the investment bank introduced the…
North Carolina has become the first U.S. state to explicitly recognize the CFTC’s authority over prediction markets while setting a 6% state tax on their trading fee revenue. Under Senate Bill 257, signed by Governor Josh Stein on July 7…
Robinhood Chain has attracted more than $70 million worth of bridged Ether within its first week, strengthening Ethereum’s role as the settlement layer behind the brokerage’s new tokenized finance network. Data from Token Terminal showed the Arbitrum-based layer-2 network crossed…
Zcash has scheduled its Ironwood network upgrade for July 28, setting the activation date for the protocol change designed to close the Orchard shielded pool and help verify whether the previously disclosed vulnerability was ever exploited. Zcash core developer Sean…
A malicious update to an Injective developer package has exposed private keys and seed phrases after being downloaded more than 300 times, Socket has found. According to security firm Socket, version 1.20.21 of the @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm package, which has about…
Polymarket has filed three registration applications with the National Futures Association as it seeks to introduce margin trading for U.S. users. According to the National Futures Association’s BASIC database, Polymarket affiliate Coming Home GBA LLC submitted the applications through PM…
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom have urged the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to update its rulebook for onchain trading, arguing that existing regulations built for traditional financial markets do not fit decentralized infrastructure. According to a joint comment letter…
UK Labour MPs have proposed making a temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties permanent after Nigel Farage resigned amid investigations into multimillion-pound gifts linked to crypto industry figures. The Guardian reported on Thursday that members of the ruling…
Paul Grewal has announced that he will step down as Coinbase’s chief legal officer on July 31, handing over leadership of the exchange’s legal team just days before the US Senate is expected to resume work on the CLARITY Act.…
Bitdeer Technologies has unveiled a $36 million manufacturing facility in Nevada, bringing production of its SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machines to the United States. According to Bitdeer, the new plant in Sparks, Nevada, will manufacture key components for the company’s SEALMINER…
Bitcoin has climbed back above $63,000, gaining about 2% over the past 24 hours, as lower oil prices and softer U.S. bond yields have improved sentiment toward risk assets despite the crypto market remaining in extreme fear. According to data…
The Ethereum Foundation has revealed that the biggest challenge in AI-assisted security research has become proving which reported vulnerabilities are genuine rather than finding potential bugs. According to the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Security team, recent experiments with coordinated AI agents…
The Senate has entered what could be its final practical window to advance the CLARITY Act this year, with a merged draft expected as early as next week before lawmakers run out of time ahead of the August recess. According…
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6 across ChatGPT, Codex, and its API, introducing GPT-5.6 Sol with a four-agent reasoning system and two lower-cost models as the rollout begins worldwide. According to OpenAI, the GPT-5.6 family introduces a new three-tier lineup consisting of…
CME Group has faced a regulatory setback after the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission delayed the immediate launch of its planned 24/7 crude oil futures trading. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the…
XRP price has climbed about 1.6% after SWIFT announced a blockchain payments pilot involving 17 banks, including several with Ripple ties. According to SWIFT, the pilot will evaluate whether distributed ledger technology can support international payments across participating financial institutions.…
SpaceX shares have gained fresh momentum after Raymond James initiated coverage with an $800 price target, implying about 440% upside from current levels. According to Raymond James, the brokerage has started coverage of SpaceX with a Strong Buy rating and…
The Trump White House has rejected accusations that it is refusing to nominate Democratic commissioners to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission as the Senate moves closer to debating the CLARITY Act. According to a letter…
Kalshi has intensified its push into regulated perpetual futures by seeking approval to launch gold, foreign exchange, and energy contracts as competition with Robinhood expands beyond crypto. According to Reuters, the prediction markets platform is in advanced discussions with U.S.…
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has ordered licensed crypto trading platforms and online brokers to replace SMS-based authentication with phishing-resistant login methods within the next 12 months. According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), virtual…
The Bank of Korea has reaffirmed that won-denominated stablecoins should initially be issued through bank-led consortiums, reinforcing its position as South Korea’s digital asset legislation remains stalled. According to local reports from Digital Asset and EDaily, the Bank of Korea…
MARA Holdings has expanded its AI and digital infrastructure footprint by acquiring a 1,200-acre powered land site in Texas, helping lift its shares more than 12% as the Bitcoin miner continues to outperform many publicly traded crypto companies. According to…
Wells Fargo has expanded its exposure to Strategy while reducing part of its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF position, according to its latest regulatory filing that also shows larger investments across Ethereum and Solana-linked products. According to the bank’s latest filing with…
Robinhood Chain has recorded $500 million in daily Uniswap trading volume within just eight days of launch, lifting total value locked above $106 million and pushing the Arbitrum-powered network into the top ranks of decentralized finance activity. DeFiLlama data shows…
PayPal USD (PYUSD) has become natively available on Polygon through the Polygon Open Money Stack, giving businesses direct access to the regulated stablecoin across payment, compliance and fiat conversion services. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, Paxos-issued PYUSD…
INTERPOL-led operation has resulted in 5,811 arrests, blocked more than 31,000 bank accounts, and intercepted $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories during a global crackdown on fraud and crypto-linked money laundering. According to an INTERPOL statement…
SWIFT has moved its blockchain-based ledger into initial deployment, with 17 global banks preparing to test tokenized deposit payments for round-the-clock cross-border settlements. Announcing the development on July 9, SWIFT said HSBC, Citi, BNP Paribas, UBS, ANZ, DBS, and Standard…
The article was updated with a correction to state that BitGo has been granted full OCC approval. Sony Bank has secured conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, moving…
Hyundai Card has completed its first stablecoin-based cross-border remittance test, settling a $20,000 payment between Hyundai Motor’s U.S. and Mexican entities in about seven minutes using USDT on Avalanche. According to a Hyundai Card press release, the proof-of-concept (PoC) involved…
A crypto user has lost nearly $1 million after approving a malicious Ethereum transaction that gave scammers access to drain almost the entire wallet balance, adding to hundreds of millions of dollars in phishing losses recorded this year. According to…
AscendEX has shut down operations after citing regulatory requirements under the European Union’s MiCA framework and mounting financial difficulties, while warning that some customers may not recover their full crypto balances. According to a notice published by the cryptocurrency exchange…
Sen. Ron Wyden has urged Senate leaders to keep legal protections for non-custodial blockchain developers in the CLARITY Act as negotiations over the crypto market structure bill continue. In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate…
The Bank of England has reaffirmed that its work on a potential digital pound has remained independent despite claims that political lobbying may have influenced its approach. Bailey says CBDC policy remained independent According to The Guardian, Bank of England…
The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act, with regulators expected to review stablecoin rules and other digital asset provisions from 2027. According to a report published…
The Federal Reserve has warned that strong artificial intelligence-related demand could keep inflation elevated, while market pricing for a U.S. interest rate hike this year has climbed above 59%. According to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June Federal Open…
Circle stock has remained under pressure ahead of the July 18 deadline for U.S. regulators to publish implementation rules for the GENIUS Act, while technical indicators continue to point to downside risks for CRCL shares. According to the GENIUS Act…
The XRP Ledger has surpassed 1 million AI-driven payments through the x402 protocol as Ripple-backed t54.ai has launched a dedicated AI Hub for developers, payment services, and autonomous agents building on the network. According to a post on X from…
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceXAI will release its Grok 4.5 artificial intelligence model to the public on Thursday after completing beta testing, setting up a direct contest with OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5.6 launch. According to Elon Musk, the decision follows…
Google has updated its Chrome Web Store rules to prohibit prediction market extensions that facilitate real-money transactions, with enforcement set to begin on Aug. 1, 2026. According to Google’s latest update to its Developer Program policies, browser extensions that “facilitate…
Bitcoin has dropped below the $62,000 mark after U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened another round of military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that the conflict could intensify further. According to President Trump, speaking at the NATO Summit in Ankara,…
Ripple has secured a five-year sponsorship with the University of Kansas that will place the XRP logo on Jayhawks athletics uniforms, creating the first crypto jersey sponsorship for a major NCAA Division I athletics program. According to Ripple and Kansas…
SpaceX has transferred Bitcoin for the first time in six months, while its newly listed SPCX shares have fallen more than 25% from recent highs despite joining the Nasdaq-100. According to Arkham Intelligence, a wallet linked to Elon Musk’s SpaceX…
OpenAI has secured U.S. government clearance for its GPT-5.6 model, removing a key regulatory hurdle as traders turn their attention to the company’s pre-IPO perpetual futures market. Axios first reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce has granted general permission…
American CryptoFed has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to recognize its Locke governance token registration ahead of an Aug. 17 deadline that the organization says should take effect automatically under federal securities law. According to a memorandum published…
MiCA’s full implementation has reshaped Europe’s crypto market, with hundreds of firms securing CASP licenses while many others exited or restructured. Overnight, MiCA wiped out 80% of the 3000+ companies with VASP licensing from the European crypto market. Only a…
Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Korean National Police Agency’s one-year seized digital asset custody contract. Procurement records published by South Korea’s Public Procurement Service showed that Dunamu…
Base has activated its B20 token standard on the mainnet, allowing developers to issue native stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, and other fungible tokens without deploying custom ERC-20 smart contracts. According to Base documentation, the B20 standard went live on the…
India’s central bank has renewed its recommendation for a cryptocurrency policy leaning toward prohibition, while tax authorities have warned that offshore trading continues to make crypto tax enforcement difficult. According to internal government documents reviewed by Reuters, the Reserve Bank…
Kenya has moved to procure a blockchain surveillance platform capable of tracking transactions across more than 20 blockchain networks as the country prepares to supervise licensed crypto businesses under its new virtual assets law. According to tender documents reviewed by…
This article has been updated to include a chart showing Bitmine’s share price performance over the past day. Bitmine has increased its Ethereum treasury with another $70 million purchase, taking its holdings to nearly 5% of the token’s circulating supply.…
South Korean financial super-app Toss has signed a strategic agreement with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to test blockchain infrastructure for South Korean won-linked stablecoins through a three-month technology verification program. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the financial…
EU lawmakers have reopened a vote on extending the bloc’s temporary “chat control” framework, setting up a decision that could allow online platforms to continue scanning private messages for child sexual abuse material until 2028. According to Euronews, the European…
Russia’s State Duma committee has approved a revised cryptocurrency regulation bill for its second reading, removing a proposed requirement to declare crypto wallet addresses while adding provisions for crypto-funded investments and new transfer controls. According to a statement shared through…
Michael Coates has joined the Solana Foundation as its Chief Information Security Officer after a career spanning leadership roles at Mozilla, Twitter and enterprise security startup Altitude Networks. According to a post shared by Michael Coates on X, he has…
Gemini has launched commission-free stock trading for customers across most U.S. states, adding thousands of exchange-listed securities to its app as it expands beyond cryptocurrency services. According to Gemini’s announcement on Tuesday, eligible customers can now buy and sell thousands…
Nigel Farage has resigned as a Member of Parliament after confirming he will seek re-election in a by-election while facing scrutiny over multimillion-dollar gifts from figures linked to the crypto industry. According to statements Farage made during an X livestream…
Kraken has secured a $22 million arbitration award against its former auditor Mazars USA, with co-CEO Arjun Sethi linking the dispute to what he described as Operation Chokepoint 2.0. According to a letter published Tuesday by Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi,…
Bitcoin Suisse has secured full regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi, allowing the Swiss crypto firm to expand its regulated digital asset business across the United Arab Emirates. ADGM approval opens regulated crypto services across the UAE According to a July…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has added three major crypto-related rule proposals to its 2026 regulatory agenda, expanding its work on digital asset regulation while Congress continues to debate the CLARITY Act. According to the SEC’s Agency Rule List,…
Mizuho has lowered its price target for Strategy while maintaining an outperform rating, signaling that it still expects MSTR shares to climb above the $200 level despite the company’s recent Bitcoin sale. Mizuho reduced its price target on Strategy to…
Ripple has secured full MiCA approval in Luxembourg as XRP spot ETFs have extended their inflow streak to eight consecutive weeks, even as XRP traded lower over the past 24 hours. According to Ripple, the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du…
The XRP Ledger has moved closer to activating its xrpld v3.2.0 upgrade after more than 55% of trusted validators adopted the latest software version. According to XRP Ledger Explorer data, 84 trusted validators, or 55.63% of the validator set, are…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured fresh buy ratings from several major Wall Street banks, with Morgan Stanley assigning a base-case price target of $300 as the stock prepares to join the Nasdaq-100 Index. According to research notes released by Morgan…
Grayscale Research has argued that Strategy’s recent $216 million Bitcoin sale has improved the company’s financial position while helping create conditions for a more stable Bitcoin price. According to a July 6 report from Grayscale Research, the market reaction to…
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has recorded its strongest inflow in weeks, helping lift total U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF demand to $265.7 million and adding fresh support to Bitcoin’s latest recovery. According to data from Farside Investors, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust…
Tether has invested $20 million in Mercado Bitcoin to support the Brazilian company’s expansion across tokenized assets, blockchain payments, lending, and on-chain capital markets. According to a July 7 announcement from Tether on Tuesday, the investment forms part of a…
EU lawmakers have approved a policy position calling for a review of whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending, borrowing and NFTs should be brought more clearly under the European Union’s crypto rulebook after MiCA’s rollout. According to the European Parliament,…
Ctrl Wallet has announced the permanent shutdown of its services after a recent security exploit, giving users until Aug. 3 to move their crypto assets before core wallet functions go offline. Ctrl Wallet said in a blog post published Tuesday…
AEREDIUM has joined the Lava Tokenization Sandbox with Lava Foundation and BHL to explore future infrastructure models for tokenized assets. AEREDIUM, the blockchain infrastructure company building the security and settlement layer for tokenized assets, today announced that it has joined…
Coinbase has secured UK regulatory approval to expand beyond crypto, clearing the way to offer derivatives and equities through its platform under a single account. According to a July 7 announcement, the company has received UK authorisation to provide investment…
Blockchain trade group the Digital Chamber has filed an amicus brief opposing a New York lawsuit that seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallet addresses holding an estimated 3.7 million BTC. In a court filing submitted on Monday, the Digital…
RealFi has launched its public testnet, opening access to the first live version of its yield-bearing stablecoin infrastructure ahead of a planned mainnet release later this year. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the public testnet gives users,…
Tether has confirmed that USDT will return to Bitcoin as a native asset through the RGB protocol, with the launch expected within weeks after more than eight years of protocol development. According to an exclusive interview published by Bitcoin Magazine,…
Naver Financial has postponed the completion of its all-stock share swap with Dunamu for a second time, extending the closing date to Dec. 31 as regulatory approvals remain pending. According to a regulatory filing disclosed by Dunamu, the planned comprehensive…
Polymarket has been sued in New York after two users alleged the prediction platform wrongly denied payouts on a Strategy Bitcoin market despite the company disclosing a Bitcoin sale in an SEC filing. According to a complaint filed in the…
A trader has lost nearly $2 million in an Ether swap after a decentralized exchange router sent the transaction through a low-liquidity pool, allowing a same-block arbitrage trade to capture almost the entire value. According to blockchain security firm GoPlus…
Paradigm has led an oversubscribed seed funding round for sovereign financial infrastructure firm M1X Global, bringing the company’s total funding to $8.5 million just 14 weeks after its public launch. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the round…
BonkDAO has disclosed that attackers have drained roughly $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its treasury after exploiting a malicious governance proposal. According to a statement published by BonkDAO on X, the unauthorized proposal allowed an unknown entity to…
The United Nations Development Programme has expanded its partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation after blockchain payment pilots cut aid distribution costs from 10% to 2% and kept payments running during network outages. The United Nations Development Programme announced Monday…
South Korea has given Polymarket an opportunity to defend its operations before regulators decide whether to seek corrective action over concerns that the prediction market platform may violate the country’s gambling laws. The Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee said…
Belgium’s financial markets regulator has added six crypto platforms to its warning list after finding they are operating in the country without the authorization required under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets MiCA framework. According to Belgium’s Financial Services and…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a 147-page roadmap warning that autonomous AI systems could transform retail financial services while increasing the need for programmable digital payment infrastructure. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has released a detailed review outlining…
Crypto-related losses have fallen 46.8% year over year to $1.32 billion during the first half of 2026, but blockchain security firm CertiK has warned that the decline does not indicate a safer digital asset ecosystem. According to CertiK’s H1 2026…
TeraWulf has secured a 20-year lease with Anthropic expected to generate nearly $19 billion in contracted revenue, sending the Bitcoin miner’s stock sharply higher despite weakness across crypto-related equities. AI infrastructure becomes TeraWulf’s biggest growth driver According to a press…
Robinhood shares have climbed more than 2% after the Trump administration officially launched the Trump Accounts savings program, even as the broader crypto market turned lower. The White House officially launched the Trump Accounts initiative on Monday with a ceremony…
SpaceX has been scheduled to enter the Nasdaq-100 Index on July 7, a move that JPMorgan estimates could generate about $4.3 billion in automatic buying from passive investment funds. According to a Nasdaq announcement, SpaceX will join the Nasdaq-100 before…
Binance has added spot trading for Strategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock after the Bitcoin treasury firm sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million and increased its USD reserves to $2.55 billion. According to an official announcement published on July 6, Binance…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a multi-year roadmap that places native privacy, quantum resistance, and protocol simplification at the center of Ethereum’s next major upgrade, describing it as the network’s largest transformation since The Merge. According to a roadmap…
Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, has confirmed plans to launch a cryptocurrency wallet and digital asset depository within months after the country’s proposed digital asset law takes effect on Sept. 1. According to local news outlet RBC, Sberbank expects to integrate…
South Korea has delayed any enforcement decision against Polymarket after giving the prediction market platform a chance to respond to concerns that its service may violate the country’s gambling laws. According to the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee, it…
One of the 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses targeted in a New York ownership lawsuit has transferred 30 BTC worth about $1.88 million after nearly 15 years of inactivity. A dormant Bitcoin wallet named in a New York lawsuit over abandoned…
South Korea’s largest telecommunications company KT has announced plans to invest 18 trillion won ($13.2 billion) over the next three years, including 6 trillion won for AI infrastructure and 12 trillion won for networks, IT, and cybersecurity, while expanding into…
BitTorrent has unveiled a long-term BTT token buyback and burn program that will use 100% of revenue from its decentralized services for quarterly market purchases starting in the third quarter of 2026. According to BitTorrent’s official announcement, all revenue generated…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has committed to separating the Certified Virtual Asset Platform practitioner exam from its mandatory course, reducing assessment fees, and improving study materials following talks with industry representatives. According to local media, the commitments were…
South Korean blockchain consortium has completed a proof of concept showing a blockchain-based digital local currency processing payments and settlements in under one second with a reported 100% transaction success rate. According to South Korean news outlet Newsis, the K-STAR…
South Korea’s Supreme Court has proposed new civil enforcement rules for digital assets that set out how cryptocurrencies can be seized, transferred and converted into cash during debt collection proceedings, with the measures scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1…
Nigel Farage has faced fresh questions over undisclosed gifts after reports claimed he accepted support from a crypto entrepreneur with a US fraud conviction while serving as Reform UK leader. According to The Sunday Times, Farage received staff, security, transport…
European regulators have warned that rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence have outpaced existing rulemaking, with central banks and financial authorities calling for new safeguards to reduce risks to financial markets. According to remarks made during the European Central Bank’s…
French police have arrested two suspected fraudsters accused of stealing about $1.8 million in cryptoassets from a wealthy couple during a fake villa sale after a year-long investigation. According to French newspaper Var-Matin, French police from the Gassin–Saint-Tropez gendarmerie arrested…
Bitcoin investors have entered an average unrealized loss of about 20%, while a key on-chain cost basis indicator has climbed to roughly $76,700, creating a resistance level that analysts say is weighing on the market. According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost,…
President Donald Trump’s memecoin has generated a reported $636 million payout for him while nearly 1 million buyers have collectively lost $3.81 billion, according to newly analyzed blockchain data and financial disclosures. According to a report by The New York…
India has opened an investigation after reports alleged that Indian nationals were trafficked into Myanmar and forced to carry out crypto fraud operations inside cyber scam compounds. According to police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities have registered…
Germany’s cooperative banking network has begun offering cryptocurrency trading through DZ Bank, opening digital asset access to millions of retail customers across the country. According to a Bloomberg report, the rollout gives customers of participating cooperative banks the ability to…
CryptoQuant has reported that Bitcoin’s realized profit and loss ratio has dropped to a 43-month low of -0.35, a level that has historically appeared near major market bottoms. According to blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s realized profit and loss ratio…
Revolut has confirmed it will remove Tether’s USDT from eligible European accounts after new European Union crypto rules took effect under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. According to an email sent by Revolut to affected customers, the fintech company…
Nigel Farage has been reported to the UK Parliament’s standards watchdog over allegations that he lobbied the Bank of England on cryptocurrency policy in ways that could benefit one of his largest political backers, a major investor in stablecoin issuer…
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has vowed to hold his Bitcoin investment even if it falls to zero after revealing he is down millions on a position bought near $100,000. According to an interview with Fox Business host Stuart Varney,…
The Major County Sheriffs of America has withdrawn its opposition to the decentralized finance provision in the CLARITY Act, easing one of the main law enforcement concerns surrounding the proposed U.S. crypto market structure bill. According to a letter sent…
Shielded Labs has raised the possibility of delaying Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, citing readiness concerns among exchanges, mining pools and wallet providers ahead of the planned late July activation. According to a July 3 X post on the Zcash community…
Robinhood has emerged as a key platform in the rollout of the Trump Accounts program, with U.S. Treasury-backed child investment accounts scheduled to begin transfers ahead of the initiative’s July 4 launch. According to information surrounding the program, Robinhood is…
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has rejected claims that it is participating in the issuance of Open USD after being listed among more than 140 organizations associated with the proposed stablecoin. According to a statement issued by Upbit, the exchange…
Gnosis Pay has revealed that a software flaw dating back to October 2023 enabled the $1.5 million exploit of its card safe infrastructure, while confirming that all affected users have been fully reimbursed. According to a postmortem published by Gnosis…
President Donald Trump’s crypto income disclosure has intensified Senate ethics demands as lawmakers debate the CLARITY Act. In a Friday notice, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand reiterated her call for a ban on members of Congress and their spouses issuing or promoting…
Standard Chartered has secured a MiCA passport as the European Securities and Markets Authority has added 57 newly authorized crypto firms to its register following the end of the EU’s transition period. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority…
Europe’s securities regulator has warned that prediction market contracts offered in the European Union could already fall under existing financial rules, potentially triggering a long-standing retail ban on binary options. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), firms…
The CLARITY Act has regained momentum after Senator Bill Hagerty outlined a revised Senate timeline that points to floor action after lawmakers return from the July recess. According to reports citing Senator Bill Hagerty, the U.S. Senate is expected to…
Coinbase stock has climbed nearly 19% in the past five trading sessions even as Bank of America says investors are pulling money out of U.S. equities at the fastest pace since March. According to a Bloomberg report, Bank of America…
President Donald Trump has denied knowing about the at least $1.4 billion in crypto income disclosed in his latest financial filing, while defending both his personal gains and his family’s involvement in the digital asset industry. According to a CNBC…
Spotify has demanded that Kalshi remove its logo from the prediction market platform after manipulated streams influenced the settlement of a Spotify-based betting market. According to a Bloomberg report, Spotify has asked both Kalshi and Polymarket to remove its branding…
Samsung has distanced itself from the founding consortium behind the proposed OUSD stablecoin after being named among more than 140 partners announced for the project. According to a report by Chosun, several South Korean companies listed as founding members of…
SpaceX stock has climbed after President Donald Trump said he believes Elon Musk may contribute SpaceX shares to the Trump Accounts program, adding to optimism ahead of the company’s expected Nasdaq-100 inclusion. According to market data, SpaceX ticker SPCX rose…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has purchased nearly $38.1 million worth of Tesla shares after the electric vehicle maker suffered its sharpest one-day decline in weeks. According to ARK Invest’s latest daily trading disclosure, the investment firm bought 96,935 shares of…
Several major South Korean companies have said they were listed as members of the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin alliance despite not formally agreeing to participate. According to a report by Chosun Biz, several Korean companies named as participants in the…
RBI has reportedly renewed its call to keep banks and payment systems insulated from cryptocurrencies and privately issued stablecoins as India reviews its digital asset policy. As first reported by The Economic Times, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Rohit…
Brazil has approved new prudential rules that will require virtual asset service providers to meet capital, risk management, and disclosure standards from 2027. According to a local media report, Brazil’s Central Bank has approved a new set of prudential requirements…
The artificial intelligence sector is currently dealing with a severe training data bottleneck, especially as centralized technology monopolies are locking out early stage developers from high-quality information pipelines. Decentralized data infrastructure platform Perceptron is trying to address this structural bottleneck…
BTSE has officially entered Indonesia’s regulated crypto market through the launch of BTSE Indonesia after completing the rebranding of local exchange NVX. According to an official announcement issued on July 3, the new platform has been established as a joint…
Bridge has secured both a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) crypto-asset service provider authorization and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg, giving it a regulated framework to offer services across all 27 European Union member states. According to Bridge,…
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code in workplace environments from July 10 over alleged security concerns involving embedded backdoors, according to a person familiar with the decision. According to a source familiar with the matter, the restriction…
Humanity Protocol has confirmed it is repositioning toward enterprise artificial intelligence products after a $36 million exploit accelerated an internal strategic overhaul that had already been under discussion for months. During a recent interview, Humanity Protocol founder Terence Kwok said…
Chris Larsen has reportedly backed a derivatives startup founded by the son of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as lawmakers continue negotiating the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill expected to shape the industry’s regulatory framework. According to a Thursday…
Digital-first Erebor Bank has entered fundraising talks that could value the lender at at least $8 billion, nearly doubling its $4.35 billion valuation from the end of last year. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the discussions, reported that the proposed…
TradingView has expanded its market coverage by adding real-time data for Hyperliquid and Trade[XYZ], giving users access to onchain perpetual and spot markets directly through its charting platform. According to TradingView, the new integration brings live pricing for Hyperliquid’s crypto…
Anchorage Digital has integrated Lido into its institutional platform, allowing clients to access wrapped staked Ether (wstETH) while keeping assets inside its regulated custody environment. According to a July 2 announcement from Anchorage Digital, institutional clients can now connect directly…
The launch of the Ripple-backed Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin has been overshadowed by a suspected fake issuer account that XRP Ledger validators have warned users not to trust. Validators say the listed OUSD issuer cannot be verified According to XRP…
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