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Here, we bring you a curated selection of the most insightful and engaging articles from across the web, covering the latest trends and topics in the world of cryptocurrency. Whether you’re new to crypto or a seasoned enthusiast, our blog offers a broad overview of the industry without diving too deep into complex blockchain technologies. Stay informed with updates on Bitcoin, altcoins, market trends, regulations, and much more—all in one place. Explore our collection and keep up with the ever-evolving crypto space.
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Bitcoin payments fade at El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack reported on Aug. 23 that a restaurant in El Zonte, El Salvador, received its first Bitcoin payment of the month when he paid for lunch. Atack, who has lived in El Salvador since 2022, said restaurant staff told him Bitcoin payments were once common but…
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Ledger says Ethereum signing flaw was already fixed
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Ledger fixed a vulnerability affecting certain clear signing flows in its Ethereum application before another security company disclosed the issue publicly, Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet said on Aug. 23. Guillemet said Ledger Donjon, the company’s internal security research team, discovered the bug using an artificial intelligence vulnerability research system.…
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South Korea advances crypto access for 3,500 companies
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news South Korea has advanced a three-part digital-finance program covering crypto accounts for about 3,500 companies, legal recognition for tokenized securities, and deposit-token trials involving nine banks. FACTBLOCK CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park said South Korea’s crypto market is moving away from its long reliance on retail trading…
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Swift links HSBC and StanChart tokenized deposits
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Swift, HSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live interbank transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger on Aug. 19, 2026. The transaction connected two independently operated tokenized deposit systems through a shared coordination layer. HSBC recorded its resulting obligation through the bank’s Tokenised Deposit Service. Standard Chartered used its own tokenized…
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FASB sets 3 tests for stablecoins to qualify as cash
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed new U.S. accounting guidance on Aug. 18 that would clarify when companies may present certain stablecoins as cash equivalents. The proposed Accounting Standards Update would add examples to Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows. It would not change the existing definition of cash…
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Ripple signs first Korean regional bank payments deal
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Ripple partnered with Jeonbuk Bank on Aug. 18 to deploy Ripple Payments for cross border business remittances, making Jeonbuk the first South Korean regional bank to adopt the service. The companies said the integration would allow Jeonbuk Bank to settle international transfers in seconds or minutes rather than the days…
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Bitcoin tops $64,000 in Asia morning hours as HYPE jumps 8% on the week
By Shaurya Malwa from CoinDesk Bitcoin crossed $64,000 in Asian morning hours Monday, up half a percent on the day but down almost 3% over the week, as a softer dollar and fading rate-hike bets failed to lift crypto out of its recent range. Hyperliquid’s HYPE was the standout, up over 3% to $59 and…
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Dartmouth crypto ETF holdings drop 15% in Q2
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Dartmouth College’s crypto ETF holdings have fallen 15% to about $12.4 million in the second quarter, even though its $9 billion endowment kept the same number of fund shares. Dartmouth crypto ETF holdings have fallen to $12.4 million The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted Thursday showed that Dartmouth’s…
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World Liberty Financial gets OCC nod for USD1 bank
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news World Liberty Financial has received preliminary OCC approval to establish a national trust bank that would oversee more than $4 billion in USD1 stablecoin circulation. World Liberty Financial must meet OCC conditions The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Aug. 14 that it had granted preliminary conditional…
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Regulation Crypto arrives Friday: what the SEC’s 400 page proposal actually says
By Andrew Folkler from Crypto News The SEC votes August 14 on its first formal crypto rulemaking. The proposal creates three exemption pathways, a decentralization off ramp for tokens, and a framework that could make congressional legislation optional. Here is what each provision means in practice. The Securities and Exchange Commission has spent six years…
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Metaplanet denies selling bitcoin worth $320 million
By Omkar Godbole from CoinDesk Tokyo-listed bitcoin holder Metaplanet isn’t dumping its bitcoin bags. Company CEO Simon Gerovich moved quickly to dismiss reports of a massive sale, clarifying that Wednesday’s large BTC transfer, flagged by blockchain trackers, was merely a “routine custody transfer” and not a liquidation. “We transferred 5,014 BTC between Metaplanet custodial addresses…
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Goldman Sachs to add Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs in $2.25B Neos deal
By Rony Roy from crypto.news Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Neos Investments for up to $2.25 billion, a deal that will add three Bitcoin and Ethereum options-income ETFs managing more than $1.1 billion combined to its asset management business. According to Goldman Sachs, the cash-and-equity transaction will bring Neos and its more than $30…
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OCC says crypto firms can pursue U.S. bank charters
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said on Aug. 11 that digital asset companies conducting legally permissible activities should have a route into the U.S. national banking system, as Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould renewed the agency’s push to revive new bank formation. Gould said in the OCC…
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Crypto hacks cost $110M in July as bug reports rise
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Crypto projects lost roughly $110 million to hacks in July as Immunefi recorded more confirmed bug bounty reports and found that audit competitions uncovered more serious vulnerabilities than private audits. Crypto hacks put 2026 on course for a record Immunefi recorded 164 crypto hacks through Aug. 3, including 67 incidents…
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Bitcoin price tops $65K ahead of key U.S. CPI report
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Bitcoin pushed above $65,000 during early trading on Aug. 10 before slipping back below the level, extending its recovery as investors reassessed the U.S. interest rate outlook. BTC was trading near $64,955 at the time of writing, up 0.3% over 24 hours and 3.4% over seven days. Its intraday high…
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $853.5M in five-day inflow streak
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $853.5 million during five consecutive inflow sessions as August demand reversed the previous week’s withdrawals. Bitcoin ETF inflows reverse previous week’s withdrawals U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs opened August with $170.1 million in net inflows on Aug. 3, followed by $211.5 million on Aug. 4, according…
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US sanctions 2 crypto exchanges over Iran-linked funds
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. authorities sanctioned crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether after alleging that the platforms helped Iran evade restrictions and move funds connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. OFAC targets Shelbit and Aban Tether The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions on Aug. 7 as…
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Wintermute gains U.S. broker status, eyes tokenized stocks
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Wintermute USA has registered as a broker dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and joined FINRA, giving the crypto market maker a regulated foothold in American securities markets. Wintermute announced the registration on Aug. 6, saying the New York based affiliate will focus on proprietary trading and exchange…
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Senate won’t vote on crypto Clarity Act before its summer break
By Nikhilesh De from CoinDesk The U.S. Senate won't go on its August recess just yet but it will not vote on the Clarity Act this month, dimming hopes that the bill can become law this year. The U.S. Senate will not vote on the crypto market structure bill before it breaks for the rest…
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Circle renews Coinbase USDC deal, rules out dividends
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news Circle Internet Group said on Aug. 5 that its Coinbase USDC agreement had renewed on existing terms, keeping the stablecoin at the center of the U.S. exchange’s products. Circle confirmed the renewal during its second quarter 2026 earnings call. The agreement’s initial term began in August 2023. Circle’s collaboration agreement…
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US and UK deepen stablecoin talks after GENIUS Act
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.news US and UK financial regulators have expanded talks on stablecoins, tokenization and digital asset oversight as Washington begins implementing the GENIUS Act. US, UK regulators discuss stablecoin policy Senior officials from HM Treasury and the US Treasury met in London for the 13th UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group meeting, according…
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U.S.-Japan yen intervention revives bitcoin carry trade fears despite weak link
By James Van Straten from CoinDesk U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Sunday that the U.S. joined Japan in coordinated foreign exchange intervention last Friday, calling it a move to counter “disorderly yen movements.” The USD/JPY pair almost hit 164 its weakest level since 1986 before snapping back to 156.5 on Monday. “We will not…
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SEC sets Aug. 24 deadline in Nasdaq Bitcoin options review
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news SEC review leaves Nasdaq Bitcoin options unable to launch Nasdaq PHLX proposed cash-settled, European-style options under the ticker QBTC. The contracts would track the CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index divided by 100. Final settlement would use the New York variant of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, also divided…
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Trump Media transfers 2628 BTC as holdings shrink
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news Trump Media-linked wallets transferred 2,628 Bitcoin, valued at about $165 million, to Crypto.com on Aug. 2, according to on-chain analysts Lookonchain. Trump Media transfer is not a confirmed sale The movement reportedly reduced the wallets’ remaining balance to about 4,261 BTC. Lookonchain described the movement as another sale and estimated…
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Tokenized stock trading surged 288% in July, but one QQQ token drove most of it
By Francisco Rodrigues from CoinDesk Trading volume for tokenized stocks and ETFs surged 288% to a record $11.3 billion in July, though most of the increase came from a single Binance-linked token. Binance bStocks accounted for $9.41 billion, or 83.3% of the total, according to CoinDesk Data’s latest Stablecoins & Tokenized Assets report. A bStocks…
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Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million
By Shaurya Malwa from CoinDesk The attacker working through Coldcard-generated keys is now emptying wallets worth a few thousand dollars each. Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps early Sunday, roughly 208 bitcoin drained from 1,912 addresses between Friday midday and Saturday morning UTC. That is just over a tenth of a bitcoin per…
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Crypto treasuries pivot to AI data center funding
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Quantum Solutions and Hyperscale Data each redirected part of their crypto treasuries toward AI data centers on July 30. Tokyo-listed Quantum sold 1,000 ETH for $1.903 million, while U.S.-listed Hyperscale monetized about 100 BTC and established a Bitcoin-backed credit facility. The transactions show two approaches to using digital assets as…
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Quantum Solutions sells 1,000 ETH for AI expansion
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Quantum Solutions sold 1,000 ETH for $1.903 million on July 30 through its consolidated subsidiary, GPT Pals Studio Limited. The Tokyo-listed company plans to redirect the proceeds toward its AI Infrastructure Data Center business. The sale reduced the group’s Ethereum balance to 4,764.80 ETH and is expected to produce a…
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Crypto contraction erased 3.4B from DeFi in H1
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Binance Research said on July 30 that the first half of 2026 produced a “broad on-chain contraction, not a rotation.” Crypto market contraction hit DeFi and major L1s The decline spread across capital, lending and network valuations rather than moving money cleanly from one blockchain sector into another. DeFi TVL…
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Ethereum price reclaims 1,900 as ETF inflows rise
By Rony Roy from crypto.news Ethereum price rose nearly 2% on July 29 as US spot ETF inflows and short liquidations helped ETH defend its rising support structure before the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Ethereum price returns above $1,900 According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price was trading near $1,913 at the time of…
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BitRiver founder detained in .9M fraud case
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news A Moscow court has moved BitRiver founder Igor Runets from house arrest to pretrial detention as investigators examine an alleged fraud involving nearly ₽1 billion. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court approved the change on July 22 and ordered Runets to remain in custody for two months. The new charge became public…
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ARK Invest researcher predicts more crypto shutdowns
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news ARK Invest’s director of digital assets research, Lorenzo Valente, said on July 28 that crypto is entering its deepest consolidation phase, with revenue and investment flowing toward fewer businesses. ARK Invest data shows application revenue concentrating He said Hyperliquid and Pump.fun account for 67% of application revenue and that adding…
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Crypto security losses hit .1B in H1 2026: Blockaid report
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Crypto security losses reached $1.1 billion across 212 verified incidents during the first half of 2026, according to an H1 report published by Blockaid on July 28. Blockaid says operational failures drove crypto security losses Blockaid described the six-month incident count as a record and said it verified more exploits…
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Bitcoin shrugs off AI selloff as a key Fed week could decide what’s next
By Krisztian Sandor from CoinDesk Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have stayed relatively steady even as AI-linked tech stocks came under pressure. Bitcoin held around $65,000, up about 4% since Friday, while ether (ETH) hit its strongest price in nearly two months. That resilience now faces a major test. With the Federal Reserve’s policy…
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South Korea’s largest bank brings cross-border payments to Kinexys
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news KB Kookmin Bank will launch a blockchain-based cross-border payment service for import and export companies in August 2026. The South Korean lender will use Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to support U.S. dollar payments across 10 countries. The service will connect Kinexys with existing SWIFT payment rails. It will support near-real-time…
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MiCA compliance costs could trigger Europe’s next crypto M&A wave
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Europe’s crypto market has moved beyond the race to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets licence. The next test is whether authorised firms can afford the staff, capital and controls required to keep operating under the European Union’s full rulebook. The cost pressure may push smaller crypto companies towards mergers, sales…
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Bitcoin consolidates below 66000 as a 13% July recovery runs out of steam
By Oliver Knight from CoinDesk The crypto market is consolidating, with bitcoin modestly lower since midnight UTC as it settles into a range between $64,000 and $66,800 that has held for the past week. The price action reflects a market catching its breath. Bitcoin has rallied more than 13% since its July 1 low of…
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Odos Protocol to shut down DEX aggregator on July 30
By Rony Roy from Crypto.news Odos Protocol has announced plans to shut down its decentralized exchange aggregator, giving users until July 30 to withdraw assets from the platform. According to a Thursday announcement posted on X, the project will discontinue operations and has asked users to remove funds before the deadline. The team did not…
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John Thune rules out a CLARITY Act vote before August recess
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Fortune reported on July 24 that Thune does not expect the Senate to approve the crypto market structure bill before lawmakers leave Washington, removing a deadline that industry supporters had viewed as critical to its passage this year. Attention has now moved to the short period after the November midterm…
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24/7 financial rails: How BNY plans to eliminate the weekend lag in U.S. Treasuries
By Francisco Rodrigues from CoinDesk BNY, the world’s largest custody bank, plans to support round-the-clock settlement of conventional and tokenized U.S. Treasuries in 2027, after completing an after-hours trade involving the reserves of 2 stablecoin issuers. The bank will test tokenized Treasuries on a private blockchain by the end of the year and will extend…
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Swiss bank BancaStato launches Bitcoin, ETH, SOL trading with Sygnum
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato has launched regulated cryptocurrency trading through a new integration with Sygnum and banking technology provider Avaloq. Clients can now buy, hold and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana from the bank’s existing web and mobile applications. The service connects Sygnum’s business-to-business digital asset infrastructure directly with…
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Circle partners with Kakao, Toss on South Korea stablecoin push
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.News Circle has signed separate memorandums of understanding with Kakao Group and South Korean fintech operator Toss to explore stablecoin payments, blockchain settlement and digital asset infrastructure in South Korea. The agreements bring Circle’s USDC and payment technology into discussions with some of Korea’s largest consumer finance platforms. Kakao, Kakao Pay…
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Japan’s first Bitcoin ETF could arrive by 2028 with ¥3T inflows
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.News Japan could launch its first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund as early as 2028 as regulators prepare rules that would allow investment trusts and ETFs to hold crypto assets directly. A July 23 Nikkei report said the Financial Services Agency plans to revise investment-fund rules after lawmakers approved amendments that bring crypto…
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Kraken launches crypto options with simpler USD-settled contracts
By Will Canny from CoinDesk Kraken has launched cash-settled bitcoin and ether options, positioning the product as the first step in a broader push to grow, rather than simply compete for, the crypto options market. The exchange on Thursday introduced European-style, USD-settled options on bitcoin and ether through Kraken Pro, initially via request-for-quote (RFQ). The…
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Japan logistics giant plans JPYC payments for 2,300 partners
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Japanese logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to introduce the yen-backed JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers, according to a Nikkei report. AZ-COM Maruwa brings JPYC into logistics payments AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings operates third-party logistics, transportation, warehousing and delivery services in Japan. Its planned…
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OKX Europe opens USDT-to-USDC conversion route as MiCA rules tighten
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news OKX Europe has opened a one-way conversion route across 30 EU and EEA countries, allowing customers to deposit USDT and exchange it for MiCA-compliant USDC. According to an OKX announcement, eligible customers can send Tether’s USDT to their OKX Europe accounts before converting the tokens into Circle-issued USDC. OKX also…
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Citadel Securities invests 00M in Crypto.com at 0B valuation
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing the digital asset platform at $20 billion in its first institutional funding round. The deal brings together a leading U.S. market maker and one of the world’s best-known crypto exchanges. Crypto.com announced the investment on July 16. The company said it…
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CLARITY Act Senate showdown: Why the July 17 hearing decides crypto 2026
By Rony Roy from Crypto.news The United States Senate returned from its holiday recess on July 13 with one piece of paper waiting on its desk that matters more to crypto markets than any price chart. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the market structure bill the industry has chased for the better part of…
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Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin sinks 95% as stake loses 00M
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news American Bitcoin shares have fallen more than 95% from their peak, according to Bloomberg, cutting over $600 million from the value of Eric Trump’s roughly 6% stake. The Bitcoin miner and treasury company reached a record low on Wednesday after months of selling pressure. ABTC closed at $6.13 on July…
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Stablecoin market loses 0B as crypto liquidity quietly contracts
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news The stablecoin market has lost about $10 billion since reaching a record high in May 2026. Total supply fell by $7.7 billion during June to about $312 billion, marking the largest monthly decline in dollar terms since the TerraUSD collapse in May 2022. The decrease equaled roughly 2.4% for June…
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EU prepares MiCA overhaul after US GENIUS Act
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.news The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) 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 by Euronews on Wednesday, European Commission officials are preparing to…
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Robinhood Chain challenges Base as daily transactions hit 7.6M
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.news Robinhood Chain has processed 7.6 million daily transactions just 11 days after its mainnet launch, narrowing the gap with Coinbase’s Base and intensifying competition among Ethereum layer-2 networks. According to on-chain data shared by MSBIntel and verified by Token Terminal, Robinhood Chain recorded 7.6 million transactions in a single day…
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Robinhood Chain shocks DeFi as Uniswap volume hits 00M in 8 days
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news 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 the network’s total value locked climbed to more than $106…
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Circle faces July 18 GENIUS Act test as CRCL stock risks fresh slide
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Share 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 signed by President Donald Trump on July 18, 2025,…
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Strategy sells Bitcoin: The never-sell era is over
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news For six years, one rule anchored the most influential trade in crypto: Strategy buys Bitcoin and never sells it. On July 6 the company disclosed it sold 3,588 coins at a loss to pay dividends on the securities it issued to buy them. The amount is a rounding error. The…
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By Rony Roy from crypto.news On July 6, 2026, someone spent about four million dollars buying BONK, used it to control almost a hundred percent of a seven-wallet vote, and legally walked off with twenty million from the DAO’s treasury. No code was hacked. The voting worked exactly as designed. Here is how governance attacks…
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What is a governance attack? How BonkDAO lost $20M in a single vote
By Rony Roy from crypto.news On July 6, 2026, someone spent about four million dollars buying BONK, used it to control almost a hundred percent of a seven-wallet vote, and legally walked off with twenty million from the DAO’s treasury. No code was hacked. The voting worked exactly as designed. Here is how governance attacks…
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Tether abandons Europe as MiCA ban wipes USDT from exchanges
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news The European Union has completed its MiCA transition, leaving Tether’s $186 billion USDT without a compliant route onto regulated crypto exchanges across the bloc from July 1, 2026. According to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, the transition period has now ended, requiring regulated crypto platforms to support…
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Bitcoin to 70K by July? Scaramucci and Novogratz see a path
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said Bitcoin could reclaim $70,000 by the end of July 2026. They made the call on the latest All Things Markets episode, which centered on SpaceX, U.S. debt, inflation, crypto rules, and Strategy’s Bitcoin moves. Scaramucci said he expects…
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Bitcoin ETFs end 10-day outflow streak as weak jobs data lifts demand
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded $221.7 million in net inflows, ending a 10-day withdrawal streak as softer U.S. economic data and easing Federal Reserve rate concerns helped Bitcoin recover from this week’s lows. Weak economic data revives ETF demand According to data from SoSoValue, Thursday’s inflows were the…
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Ethereum price targets 1,800 after rare TD buy signal
From Crypto.News Share Ethereum price traded near $1,715 on July 3, according to crypto.news price data, after rising more than 6% over 24 hours. The move pushed ETH back above the $1,700 area, a level traders have watched closely after weeks of selling pressure. The rebound came as U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs returned to inflows.…
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Bill Hagerty revives CLARITY Act hopes with new Senate roadmap
From Crypto.News Share 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 publish the final text of the CLARITY Act this weekend, giving lawmakers…
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Clifton Collins Bitcoin stash shrinks after new 500 BTC seizure
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news Irish authorities have recovered another 500 BTC from wallets tied to convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins. The Criminal Assets Bureau said in a Facebook statement that the latest seizure was made with support from Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. The latest recovery brings CAB’s total in the Collins case to 1,500…
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IMF warns tokenization could remake finance or fracture it
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news The International Monetary Fund has said tokenization could change how financial markets settle trades, manage payments, and record ownership. In a July 2 blog post , Tobias Adrian, the IMF’s financial counselor and director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, said policy choices made now will decide whether tokenized…
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France reports 77 crypto kidnapping and extortion cases in 2026
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto News Share France has recorded 77 cases of kidnapping, unlawful detention, extortion, or attempted crimes linked to the crypto sector so far this year, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The figure marks a rise from 45 cases in 2025, as officials move to strengthen protection for digital asset industry…
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Australia crypto travel rule starts July 1 as exchanges add transfer checks
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.News Australia’s crypto travel rule comes into force on July 1, adding new data checks for users who send or receive digital assets through regulated exchanges. Exchanges must collect transfer details AUSTRAC’s transitional rules say some obligations for new virtual asset services were deferred until July 1, including travel rule obligations…
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MiCA enters full enforcement on July 1: what EU crypto users should do
By Samuel Msiska from Crypto News The EU’s 18-month grace period for crypto firms is closing, and the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework enters full enforcement on July 1, 2026. According to ESMA, crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) that keep serving EU clients without a MiCA licence after the deadline will be in breach of EU…
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StablecoinX hits Nasdaq as Ethena’s USDe supply keeps shrinking
StablecoinX hits Nasdaq as Ethena’s USDe supply keeps shrinking By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news StablecoinX has completed its merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp., giving the Ethena-focused stablecoin infrastructure firm a Nasdaq listing under the ticker USDE. ENA treasury anchors the plan StablecoinX said it holds about 3.029b Ethena governance tokens, worth about $275m based on…
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BitGo cuts nearly 15% of staff as AI and stablecoins take priority
BitGo cuts nearly 15% of staff as AI and stablecoins take priority By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news BitGo Holdings has cut nearly 15% of its workforce as the crypto infrastructure firm redirects resources toward security, trading, stablecoins, settlement and AI-powered infrastructure. BitGo CEO says cuts are one-time The company has not confirmed the exact number…
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Ripple and SBI launch RLUSD in Japan after JFSA approval
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Ripple and SBI Group have launched Ripple USD, known as RLUSD, in Japan after approval from the Japan Financial Services Agency. Ripple targets payments and tokenization Ripple has positioned RLUSD as a dollar stablecoin for payments, tokenized assets, and collateral use. The company said RLUSD has reached $1.7 billion in…
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Chainlink taps 50+ banks for stablecoin settlement test
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Chainlink has joined Project Pangea, a bank-backed effort that aims to speed up foreign exchange settlement between Europe and South Korea. The group plans to test stablecoin-based settlement for currency trades that often still take two business days to clear. The project brings together Chainlink, FairSquareLab, UniKA and Qivalis. Chainlink’s…
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BlackRock says Bitcoin belongs in portfolios, but only at 1% to 2%
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news BlackRock has renewed its view that Bitcoin can sit inside some investment portfolios as a small complementary diversifier. The 1% to 2% range reflects risk limits BlackRock’s view does not present Bitcoin as a core holding for every investor. Its research says the asset still carries high volatility, unstable correlations…
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Crypto Mom Hester Peirce to leave SEC as crypto rule work continues
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, widely known in the digital asset industry as “Crypto Mom,” said she will leave the agency in November and join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor. Peirce confirms move to Regent Law Peirce has served as an SEC commissioner since January 2018. The…
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Why is Bitcoin price going up today?
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto News Bitcoin has climbed more than 2% to $63,770 after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah helped ease market fears and pushed oil prices toward an 8% weekly decline. According to crypto.news data, Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed 2.4% to an intraday high of $63,770 on June 20 before easing…
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Custodia and Vantage test dual purpose token for bank deposits and stablecoins
By Rony Roy from crypto.news Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have unveiled a tokenized payments model that has combined bank deposits and stablecoins into a single asset, with plans to make the network available to banks and customers in the fourth quarter of 2026. According to a white paper published on June 18, the proposed…
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CME accuses CFTC of bypassing Congress in perpetuals dispute
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.News CME Group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the regulator approved crypto perpetual futures that have already generated more than $1 billion in trading volume. According to Bloomberg , the derivatives exchange sued the CFTC and its chairman, Michael Selig, arguing that the agency…
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Morgan Stanley adds staking incentive to Ethereum, Solana ETFs
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.News Morgan Stanley has updated its proposed Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds with a staking structure that would allow 95% of staking rewards to remain within the trusts while charging a 0.14% annual sponsor fee. According to amended S-1 registration statements filed by Morgan Stanley, both the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust…
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China’s central bank is closely monitoring stablecoins in cross-border payments
By Rony Roy from Crypto.news The People’s Bank of China said stablecoins could play a larger role in cross-border payments and called for closer monitoring of their impact on the international monetary system and global payment networks. According to remarks delivered by Wang Xin, director-general of the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China,…
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Michael Saylor rejects Ethereum-style Bitcoin yield in new BTC framework
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said Bitcoin does not need staking, inflation, or protocol-based yield to create returns for investors. Bitcoin should stay scarce and unchanged In a June 16 post on X, Saylor outlined a five-layer “Digital Asset Stack” built around Bitcoin and argued that “Bitcoin does not need…
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BlackRock’s Bitcoin income ETF BITA begins trading on June 16
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news BlackRock’s Bitcoin income-focused ETF will begin trading on Nasdaq on June 16 after receiving regulatory approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, Nasdaq confirmed that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, trading under the ticker BITA, would launch on Tuesday. The confirmation…
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DeFi exploit wave erased 3B in TVL, Binance Research says
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Binance Research said April’s DeFi exploits triggered about $13 billion in total value locked outflows, cutting liquidity across on-chain protocols. The research arm said the on-chain leverage ratio rose to about 38%, a level last seen in 2021, as TVL fell faster than borrowing. The move did not come from…
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Ripple targets B revenue run rate without counting XRP holdings
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has put a clear number on the company’s 2026 business goal. Ripple’s revenue target separates operating income from XRP holdings, aiming to calm balance sheet concerns. Hidden Road, RLUSD, and treasury tools give Ripple more routes to serve banks and firms. XRP ETF inflows remain positive,…
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Bitcoin could reclaim 0K by July if CLARITY Act advances
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said Bitcoin could reclaim $70,000 by the end of July 2026. Scaramucci sees negative Bitcoin sentiment as fuel for a possible move back above $70K soon. Novogratz says CLARITY Act progress could support Bitcoin, but timing remains politically uncertain…
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Binance expands tokenized stocks and teases SpaceX
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Binance has expanded its tokenized stock lineup with five new bStocks while teasing a future SpaceX-linked token, adding another high-profile name to its growing real-world asset offering. Summary – Binance added tokenized bStocks for Circle, Nvidia, Tesla, Micron, and Sandisk on its spot market. – The exchange teased a future…
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SEC rule rollback could unlock tokenized U.S. stock trading in DeFi
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed removing two key Regulation NMS rules, opening a new debate over tokenized U.S. stocks and DeFi trading. Summary – SEC proposed removing Rules 611 and 610(e), changing long-standing trade protections for U.S. equities markets. – Analysts say the move could help DeFi market…
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Mastercard unveils AI payment network backed by Ripple and Coinbase
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Mastercard has launched an AI payments network backed by more than 30 companies, including Ripple, Coinbase, and the Solana Foundation, to enable autonomous software agents to transact without human intervention. According to Mastercard’s June 10 announcement, the new platform, called Agent Pay for Machines, is designed to support high-volume, low-value…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and SOL enter CME’s new crypto index futures
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news CME Group has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures, giving traders exposure to eight large cryptocurrencies through one regulated contract. Key points: – CME’s new index futures combine eight major cryptocurrencies through a single cash-settled, regulated derivatives contract. – Standard and micro contracts give traders broader crypto exposure without directly…
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Bitcoin’s quiet cycle may be healthier than it looks: Bernstein
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Bitcoin has stayed under pressure through 2026, but analysts at Bernstein argue that the muted cycle may be a sign of a maturing, more institution-driven market rather than a long-term problem. Key points: Bernstein says retail interest has rotated toward AI-related equities, while institutions make up a larger share of…
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Bitcoin price reclaims 3,000: can the recovery reach 4K?
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Bitcoin price recovered above $62,000 on Monday after last week’s selloff pushed the asset to about $59,100. Key points: Bitcoin reclaimed its 200-week moving average after sweeping February’s low; resistance remains near $64,000. Oversold RSI supports a relief bounce, while bearish MACD suggests sellers still control broader momentum. Rising open…
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Illinois lawmakers approve crypto tax with felony penalties
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news According to a fiscal year 2027 budget bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the state is moving forward with a new tax on cryptocurrency transactions that would apply to digital asset brokers operating in Illinois. Included within the state’s $56 billion budget package, the proposal introduces a 0.2% tax…
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House committee unveils crypto tax plan that could reshape DeFi
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts that would introduce new rules for decentralized finance lending, stablecoin payments, staking rewards, and other digital asset transactions ahead of a June 9 congressional hearing. According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the discussion package breaks crypto…
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What 13 straight days of Bitcoin ETF outflows really means
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news It is the longest losing streak the spot Bitcoin ETFs have ever recorded. Between May 15 and June 3, 2026, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs bled cash for 13 consecutive trading days, draining roughly $4.37 billion from the complex and flipping the year’s cumulative flows negative for the first time since…
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Illinois lawmakers approve crypto tax with felony penalties
By (author not listed) from crypto.news According to a fiscal year 2027 budget bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the state is moving forward with a new tax on cryptocurrency transactions that would apply to digital asset brokers operating in Illinois. Summary – Illinois lawmakers approved a budget bill containing a 0.2% tax on…
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House Committee unveils crypto tax plan that could reshape DeFi
By Eleanor Terrett from crypto.news The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts that would introduce new rules for decentralized finance lending, stablecoin payments, staking rewards, and other digital asset transactions ahead of a June 9 congressional hearing. According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the discussion package breaks crypto…
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Bitcoin crashed below 2,000. What happened
By Rony Roy from Crypto.News Bitcoin has been in freefall since June 2, 2026. What started as a midday flash crash that knocked the price from about $71,765 to $67,895 has turned into a three-day slide. The setup: leverage at crash levels The most important fact about this crash is that the market was primed…
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Bitcoin price slides below 3K as Iran tensions shake crypto markets
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on Thursday as the selloff in the crypto market deepened. Summary – Bitcoin dropped below $63,000 as sellers broke the May range and liquidations crossed $1.1 billion. – Analysts now watch $60,000, $55,000 and $50,000 as pressure builds across Bitcoin derivatives markets. – RSI and MACD…
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Bitcoin chute lourdement à 66 984 $, au plus bas depuis 2 mois
Par Alex Griset du Cryptoast Bitcoin chute lourdement à 66 984 $, au plus bas depuis 2 mois Le Bitcoin a chuté sous la barre des 68 000 dollars ce mardi, signant son plus bas niveau depuis début avril. En cause : 11 séances consécutives de sorties sur les ETF spot, 1 milliard de dollars…
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The Retail Rotation Thesis
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news The Retail Rotation Thesis Global Google search interest in cryptocurrency has fallen to 26-30 out of 100, down approximately 70 points from the August 2025 peak of 100. US search volume hit a full one-year low. Bitcoin-specific search interest in mid-May 2026 fell below the levels seen during the 2022-2023…
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Worldcoin price jumps 8% as human-only tickets spark WLD rally
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Worldcoin rallied after World Network partnered with Thirty Seconds to Mars to offer human-only ticket access for selected concerts. Worldcoin moved higher after the Sam Altman-linked identity project gained attention for a new ticketing use case. The partnership allows verified World ID users to access special Thirty Seconds to Mars…
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Bitcoin: Texas wants to move from ETF exposure to direct BTC custody
Par Le Journal Du Coin du Journal du Coin Du papier au réel. Le Texas confirme sa place de fer de lance crypto outre-Atlantique. Après avoir vu son gouverneur Greg Abbott signer une loi favorable à Bitcoin en juin 2025, l’État du sud passe désormais à l’étape supérieure. Le Texas veut du Bitcoin sonnant et…
