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ECB's 25bp hike pushes euro yields higher, pulling capital from risk assets like crypto. Lagarde defended the move. Next ECB meeting July 24.
Robinhood launched Stock Tokens for 24/7 trading. Tenev said tokenized equities will serve as DeFi collateral, moving beyond memecoins.
Kraken's new API Partner Program lets trading terminals and analysis tools offer 640+ spot assets, futures, and tokenized stocks via a single connection.
Interior Minister Nuñez says 77 cases in 2026, 200 arrests. New ID system and intelligence sharing aim to protect crypto executives against physical coercion.
eToro led a $12.5M round in onchain perp exchange Extended, planning to plug the engine into its Zengo wallet. The move follows Robinhood's blockchain launch and intensifies the broker race into DeFi derivatives.
HM Treasury and the Payments Committee are building infrastructure to let digital pound and stablecoins settle alongside sterling, with a public consultation due later this year.
Anchorage Digital adds Lido wstETH support for institutional clients, enabling Ethereum staking yield through regulated custody with governance controls and audit trails.
Trust Wallet rolls out Intercepta's transaction screening for its 220 million users, following a $7M December breach. The move raises questions about security provider concentration in self-custody wallets.
Bitcoin climbed 2.5% to near $61,542. Oil dropped to a 125-day low after U.S.-Iran talks progress and a weak June payrolls miss. The next round of negotiations is set for July 18.
Bitcoin reclaimed $100K and Ethereum surged 20%, triggering $1.2B in forced liquidations as a short squeeze hit leveraged bears.
OFAC blacklists 134 wallet addresses tied to ISIS-K; Tether freezes USDT on 131 of them same day. Compliance burden escalates for VASPs.
Lummis rejected Warren's warning that the Clarity Act creates illicit-finance loopholes, citing 16 statutory safeguards including Sections 201, 303 and 305. Warren had pointed to $3.84 billion routed by Iranian groups through CoinEx.
France reported 77 crypto-related kidnappings and extortions since 2026, up from 45 in 2025. The government's new plan includes intelligence sharing and industry partnership.
The Treasury added 134 Tron and Monero addresses to its ISIS-K sanctions list Wednesday. Tether froze the wallets. Chainalysis tracked $1.4M in donations since 2023.
Interior Minister Nuñez said 77 cases of kidnapping, extortion, and attacks since 2026. The government's response targets physical security for crypto firms and executives.
ECB board member Cipollone says digital euro is about strategic autonomy. Pilot planned for 2027, launch 2029. Holding limits and no interest address bank run fears.
Cross-margining ties every open position to the same pool of collateral. A winning trade can keep a losing one alive. It also means one bad move can wipe out your whole account.
A bipartisan bill targeting AI data centers could set a precedent for crypto mining. The Ratepayer Protection Act requires large electricity users to pay for grid upgrades.
Crédit Agricole's CACEIS minted 20M EURXT on Ethereum, settling an Amundi MMF subscription. Why this bank-backed euro token changes the stablecoin landscape and what to watch for liquidity and institutional adoption.
Coinbase CEO calls for hard-backed currency including crypto as US debt hits $39.4T. VanEck says Bitcoin reserve could only cover 18-36% of debt by 2049. The debate signals crypto's emergence as a monetary policy tool.
Ethena's sUSDe and Sky's sUSDS led the $3.5B Q2 decline in yield-bearing stablecoin supply, while Treasury-backed BUIDL and USYC grew.
Binance gains Philippines sandbox approval for limited operations, while suspending new accounts and Earn products in six EU nations under MiCA. Withdrawals remain open.
OKX absorbed $1.2B in net inflows as Binance exited EU markets under MiCA. Early-licensed exchanges like OKX and Coinbase capture dislocated volume.
Galaxy Research cut its passage odds to 60% as the Clarity Act misses a July 4 signing. The bill needs 60 votes and faces ethics pushback over Trump's $1B crypto earnings.
Take-Two and Strategy-linked STRC join Binance Futures with 25x leverage. GTA 6 buzz and dividend hike drive interest. AlphaScala scores: TTWO 43, CAT 64, TXN 51.
Lummis and Warren clash over the Clarity Act's AML provisions as the August recess deadline looms. Polymarket puts passage odds at 39%. The July markup decision is the next catalyst.
Bitcoin dominance near 58% and a cautious macro backdrop are keeping altcoins sidelined. Analysts say the next altseason will likely be sector-driven, not market-wide.
President Trump's 2026 filing shows over $100M in Bitcoin, $50M+ in Ethereum, and $2.3M in staking income. His WLFI tokens add $50M.
Total crypto market cap climbed to $2.2 trillion, down 48% from its October 2025 high. Bitcoin dominance holds near 56% while stablecoins stay above $300 billion, signaling capital is staying in crypto.
The European Commission will open its MiCA 2.0 review later this year. At stake: how to handle $310B in dollar-backed stablecoins without ceding monetary control to the Fed. ECB officials have softened, but wholesale exclusions remain a sticking point.