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Ripple wins full MiCA CASP license, clearing regulated crypto services across 30 EEA countries ↗
Strategy unloads 3,588 BTC for $216 million, trims its bitcoin stash while still sitting on heavy unrealized losses. ↗
Strategy’s bitcoin-fueled model is unraveling as its premium vanishes and its own valuation metric overstates reality.
Strategy’s bitcoin-fueled model is unraveling as its premium vanishes and its own valuation metric overstates reality. ↗
ZachXBT turns meme coin profits into $30,000 in verified donations for Venezuela earthquake relief ↗
Aspirational Absurdity: The Resupply & Convex Growth arqus ↗
Summer.fi exploit drains ~$6M as Blockaid links attacker to Lazy Summer contracts
Summer.fi exploit drains ~$6M as Blockaid links attacker to Lazy Summer contracts ↗
Fake Maccy site ships PamStealer, macOS infostealer built to grab passwords, Keychain data, and wallet keys ↗
Valr to launch cross-asset perpetuals with Hyperliquid integration on July 6 ↗
Jupiter launches Trailing Stop Loss for limit orders, enabling traders to automatically lock in gains as token prices rise without setting fixed exit levels
Jupiter launches Trailing Stop Loss for limit orders, enabling traders to automatically lock in gains as token prices rise without setting fixed exit levels ↗
Solana tokenized asset spot volume jumps from $2.69B in Q1 2026 to $5.77B in Q2 2026 ↗
Hexens says patched Aptos Move VM bug could have put $70B at risk in $3K server test ↗
World Cup pushes prediction market volume from $65M to $5.6B as Kalshi leads June surge
World Cup pushes prediction market volume from $65M to $5.6B as Kalshi leads June surge ↗
Ondo-backed op-ed warns against turning tokenized securities into private walled gardens, calling for investor protections alongside open competition ↗
Nearly 1M $TRUMP buyers lose $3.8B while sophisticated traders come out ahead ↗
Aave teases upcoming consumer app launch, aiming to bring DeFi savings and yield products to mainstream users through a simplified experience
Aave teases upcoming consumer app launch, aiming to bring DeFi savings and yield products to mainstream users through a simplified experience ↗
KyberSwap upgrades limit orders with live order book, charts, and executable maker liquidity ↗
EtherFi proposes Aave V4 hub on OP Mainnet for EtherFi Cash with up to $175M in assets and 20% DAO revenue share ↗
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Sovereign wealth funds are gaining crypto exposure through Bitcoin ETFs, blockchain firms and VC funds, favoring regulated vehicles over direct token ownership ↗
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum's "Lean Ethereum" overhaul will rival the Merge in scale, replacing nearly every core protocol component over the next 3–4 years ↗
Binance posts $1.23B weekly outflows as ETH withdrawal transactions top 166,000 in one day
Binance posts $1.23B weekly outflows as ETH withdrawal transactions top 166,000 in one day ↗
Vitalik’s recent research paper proposes an extremely lean Ethereum consensus design that minimizes state, shifts validator responsibilities offchain, and uses ZK-STARK proofs for scalable, privacy-preserving consensus. ↗
Michael Saylor says Bitcoin's next decade will be defined by protocol stability, with institutions, credit markets and financial products expanding around BTC rather than changing it ↗
Analysis of 514,915 crypto card wallets suggests float—not cashback—is the industry's biggest moat, with user balances revealing where trust truly resides
Analysis of 514,915 crypto card wallets suggests float—not cashback—is the industry's biggest moat, with user balances revealing where trust truly resides ↗
Open USD launches on Polygon as Q2 transactions hit 743M and CredibleFin flows top $152M ↗
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Stablecoin transaction volume hits record $1.79T in June as USDC handles 67% of adjusted flows ↗
Ex-OpenAI researcher Phil Chen says AI will automate answerable work, making problem discovery, reputation, relationships and judgment the decade's most valuable skills ↗
Varick argues private equity firms are undervaluing AI by focusing on cost cuts, while overlooking its potential to boost exit multiples and shorten holding periods
Varick argues private equity firms are undervaluing AI by focusing on cost cuts, while overlooking its potential to boost exit multiples and shorten holding periods ↗
Revolut tells some users it will block USDT buys July 6 and auto-convert balances after Aug. 31 ↗
Onchain options renaissance signals major growth as volatility drives new trading opportunities ↗
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