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The 17 banks will use existing Swift infrastructure to settle tokenized deposits around the clock, reducing settlement lag from days to seconds.
Congress missed the July 4 deadline for the crypto market structure bill. A banking compromise and ethics fight over Trump family holdings threaten the August 7 target.
Vlad Tenev said Robinhood Chain "works great for memes too." Arrow, Tendies, and Dog In Hood lead the frenzy behind flagship Cash Cat. The key variable: whether Robinhood lists any of these tokens on its main exchange.
Robinhood Chain's mainnet goes live. Meme coin CashCat surges 1,700% in 24 hours. CEO Tenev says the chain works for memes too. Trader compares it to Solana's early days.
MoonPay's AI agents can now trade and spend stablecoins inside Telegram. The non-custodial setup limits some risks, but Telegram's regulatory history and the gray zone for autonomous finance remain open questions.
John Williams says the neutral rate is unknowable. For crypto, that uncertainty keeps discount rates volatile and valuations hard to pin down. Here's the mechanism.
Coinbase Prime won a US Marshals Service contract to custody seized digital assets, replacing periodic auctions with managed storage and removing a recurring supply overhang for Bitcoin.
Swift's blockchain ledger enters controlled go-live with 17 banks from six continents piloting tokenized deposit payments for 24/7 settlement. The orchestration layer decouples payment commitments from interbank settlement.
The CLARITY Act missed its July 4 target, shifting the Senate floor fight to a narrow window before the August recess. August 7 is the last scheduled day before fall break.
Pre-game odds on Coinbase and Kalshi sat near 50 cents for a $250K prize pool. DRG's clean sweep of BLG doubled money for traders who picked underdog. Tournament runs through Aug. 23.
Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng said multiple EU states invited the exchange to apply for a MiCA license after Greece withdrawal. Institutional clients rose 9%.
A former national security official argues private stablecoins are a strategic imperative to counter China's CBDC. Aleo's ZK architecture already powers USDCX and USAD.
Hong Kong's SFC gives crypto exchanges 12 months to replace OTPs with passkeys; senior management liable for client losses. Large brokers must move immediately.
New York Fed President Williams says stablecoin risks have lessened with the GENIUS Act framework, but Governor Barr warns of reserve quality and run risks. Market cap grew 50% in 2025. The next test: enforcement rigor.
ESMA's final MiCA guidelines tighten rules on non-euro stablecoins, directly affecting USDT and USDC on EU exchanges. Platforms face delisting or disclosure requirements by 2025.
New York Fed President John Williams said stablecoins are more about payments than stores of value and that he is less worried about the risks they pose to financial stability.
Christina Qi's Databento, used by 3,000 firms, raises $97M to expand low-latency data feeds across equities, futures, options and cryptocurrency.
Seventeen banks are preparing live pilots on Swift's new shared ledger, enabling 24/7 tokenized deposit transfers. The test marks a step toward programmable money.
SBI Holdings was the sole investor in Gauntlet's $125M raise, five times larger than its previous round. The DeFi risk firm now manages yield vaults on Morpho.
Alfa-Bank tests crypto trading for qualified investors in Russia. The pilot faces sanctions risk and counterparty exposure, with an uncertain DFA law timeline.
Dune Analytics now supports Robinhood Chain, letting analysts query tokenized asset activity. The integration opens transparency for Robinhood's blockchain.
Paradigm's $1.2 billion fund targets crypto, AI, and robotics, marking its largest raise and a strategic pivot beyond pure blockchain investing.
Microsoft's $190B capex spree funds world's largest AI supercomputer, but shares hover near $383. Crypto miners like IREN pivot to AI, signing a $9.7B deal with the tech giant.
Zapper, the DeFi portfolio tracker, shuts down Aug. 3. CEO Seb Audet announced the closure July 8. The move signals consolidation among middleware platforms that lack direct revenue from trading fees.
The Bitcoin miner plans to scale the site to 2GW by 2028, adding to a portfolio that already exceeds 1.1GW of energized capacity.
US Trade Representative Greer praised Apple and Micron for domestic manufacturing. Broader semiconductor tariffs would raise ASIC costs for US-based crypto miners.
Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are blocking on-chain prediction platforms. The result: $20B monthly volume in the West and a widening regulatory divide.
South Korea's central bank formalizes its stance that won stablecoins should be issued by bank consortia, creating a barrier for fintechs and crypto-native firms.
The ECB's first rate hike in three years lifts the deposit rate to 2.25% as the 2026 inflation forecast rises to 3.0%. The digital euro project moves closer to law with an ECON committee advance.
Swift's pilot lets 17 banks settle cross-border payments with tokenized deposits around the clock, testing whether bank-issued digital assets can replace slow correspondent banking.