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July 2026

Every story TheChainPost published in July 2026. Most recent first.

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stablecoins

Polymarket adds instant Bitcoin deposits via Lightning, undercutting on-chain delays

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Radar Chat brings Lightning payments to Signal's encrypted messaging network

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USDT dominates payments, USDC powers DeFi as stablecoins split their roles

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KAST's terms draw fire as stablecoin custody clauses spark security pushback

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Kenya's market regulator plans blockchain surveillance for crypto crime

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Farage resigns to halt crypto-scandal probe, will seek immediate re-election

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Tether bets $20M on Mercado Bitcoin's Latin America play

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regulation

SEC puts crypto fundraising rule in near-term queue, agenda shows

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memecoins

Trump's crypto windfall left memecoin investors $3.8 billion underwater

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Bitcoin Covenants Part 3: How SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT Untangles the Signature Problem

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how blockchain lending could unlock credit for European small businesses

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Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. merchants now accept crypto, led by enterprises at 50%

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regulation

Coinbase wins FCA approval to offer stocks and derivatives in UK

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Bitcoin analysts split on whether the cycle bottom is in or still ahead

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Japanese firms load crypto as yen weakness forces portfolio pivot

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EU Parliament signals deeper scrutiny of DeFi, staking, and crypto lending after MiCA transition

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Single address votes 99.9% to drain BONK treasury of $21M

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Strategy sells $216 million bitcoin as Saylor's capital overhaul kicks in

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Trump's crypto cheerleading lifts bitcoin off Microstrategy's big sale

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Trump's Bitcoin Reserve plan hits an internal custody dispute

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Digital Chamber warns New York lawsuit over Bitcoin wallets threatens self-custody rights

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Upbit-Naver deal hits second delay as South Korea weighs crypto rules

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Binance launches covered-call yield product for bitcoin holders

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Binance's super-app play faces the scrutiny trap

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Trump's crypto endorsement nudges bitcoin higher, but platform integration stays vague

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MicroStrategy's $216 million Bitcoin sale breaks its accumulation streak

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regulation

Trump cites false Washington desk story to defend $1.4 billion crypto holdings

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security

Bonk treasury raid exposes governance gap after $4 million token buy

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TeraWulf's $19 billion Anthropic deal signals Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure

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defi

Robinhood taps 1inch to route stock token trades on Ethereum

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regulation

Trump's crypto windfall complicates congressional push for digital asset rules

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India's crypto tax filing rules: what traders need to know for 2026

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Trump's $1.4 billion crypto haul draws fire from Christie and state officials

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U.S. bitcoin reserve plan stalls as White House, agencies negotiate structure

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Bitcoin bounces after Strategy's $1B sale as funding rates spike to 9%

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JPMorgan's tokenized money market fund hits $250 million AUM in first month

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BonkDAO loses $20 million BONK in malicious governance attack

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Ethereum rallies as Fed pivot opens room for risk appetite

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ShinWon bets on blockchain and AI to track 100% of its raw materials

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American Bitcoin pushes treasury past 8,000 BTC on mining and buying spree

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regulation

Strategy sells 3,500 BTC to fund dividends, breaking years of Saylor's never-sell pledge

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Summer Finance vault drained of $6M in price manipulation attack

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Tether brings USDT back to Bitcoin via RGB protocol and Lightning

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Farage under standards inquiry over undeclared crypto-backed support

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Ethereum developers back Buterin's vision—but worry about the pace

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ENS co-founder pushes to break dao's reliance on single multisig control

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mining

Keel taps data center veteran as mining ops focus shifts to power scaling

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Russian state bank Sberbank plans crypto wallet ahead of September regulation launch

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regulation

Europe's crypto rules are under review as the IMF warns on financial stability

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security

North Korea stole two-thirds of crypto theft losses in the first half of 2024

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regulation

FCA flags AI agents and tokenized money as regulatory blind spot

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Ethereum plans its biggest rebuild since the Merge over three to four years

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regulation

Belgium's regulator flags six unlicensed crypto firms as MiCA grace period ends

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stablecoins

Coinbase AI sent false World Cup result to millions of users before the match even started

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Samsung and Dunamu say they never signed up for Open Standard's OUSD consortium

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Trump defends $1.4 billion crypto haul as memecoin holders lose $3.8 billion

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regulation

Ripple upgrades to full MiCA compliance in Luxembourg

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UK regulator cuts stablecoin capital rule after industry pushback

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Solana wants liquidity infrastructure ready before cross-chain assets arrive

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Bitcoin dormant 15 years moves as New York case targets inactive holdings

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Ethereum's next chapter: quantum resistance and privacy climb the priority list

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regulation

How sovereign wealth funds dodge direct crypto holdings

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Robinhood launches its own chain to push tokenized stocks into retail

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crypto casino slot games lack transparent odds and regulatory guardrails

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regulation

Banks build tokenized deposits to compete with stablecoins

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Solana's infrastructure bets: what the roadmap actually demands

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stablecoins

Farage's undeclared crypto funding widens under parliamentary scrutiny

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Ethereum's next big rebuild will take three to four years, Buterin says

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why regulators are watching new token launches during market downturns

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South Africa's tax authority issues crypto guidance for 6 million users as audits intensify

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Vitalik floats leaner Ethereum roadmap, with quantum resistance on the horizon

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macro

stablecoins bet on yield when collateral quality is what regulators will enforce

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Strategy's $51 billion bitcoin bet and the case for it as national money

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stablecoins

Senate stablecoin rules could reshape crypto markets in 2026

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German savings banks clear way for crypto trading among 50 million retail customers

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Peter Schiff says Bitcoin could hit zero, but the mechanics don't quite work that way

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Robinhood Chain goes live on Arbitrum with tokenized stocks and 7% lending

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Bitcoin's halving cycle faces a rival it never had before

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memecoins

Trump's memecoin disclosure raises old questions about token holder losses

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A $3,000 server broke Aptos's core security—and almost nobody knew

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Portfolio tokenization could let asset managers mix illiquid and liquid bets

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Bitcoin protocol faces fracture over quantum defense for Satoshi's dormant stash

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mining

why bitcoin lagged stocks this spring—and what miners are watching now

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stablecoins

July 18 deadline forces stablecoin industry consolidation as mid-market issuers face compliance math they cannot solve

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regulation

UK's crypto authorization plan chases global reach but faces compliance delays

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Ethereum's validator scale and protocol neutrality cited as institutional draw over Solana

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Bitcoin hits $62K as whale buying clashes with ETF exodus

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Solana vs. Ethereum: speed trade-offs and infrastructure realities

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why blockchain speed tests don't match reality

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Solana trails XRP by $21 billion, but regulatory winds matter more than market cap

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BTSE wins OJK license, launches Indonesia exchange arm

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Bitcoin betting bonuses aren't what they seem

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Solana's memecoin and prediction market surge masks deeper questions about sustained growth

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Ethereum's infrastructure neutrality is a engineering choice, not inevitability

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stablecoins

Russian stablecoin A7A5 claims hidden volume as analysts report sharp decline

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Open USD's 149 partners don't exist, report says

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Trump's crypto promises crumble as market structure bill misses July 4 deadline

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regulation

Trump discloses $1.4B crypto gains as digital asset bills advance in Congress

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Trump reports $1.4B crypto windfall while claiming ignorance of family holdings

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CandyRush and RUSH token: a gaming-token audit checklist

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quantum computers pose a real but distant threat to bitcoin's signature scheme

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defi

why decentralized futures venues are fragmenting, and what grvt is trying to fix

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Farage reported to UK standards watchdog over crypto lobbying ties

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Bitcoin wallet defendant files to dismiss New York's $229 billion escheat lawsuit

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defi

Weakening rate odds and a Robinhood tie lift crypto—but watch what happens next

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security

IMF warns tokenized finance trades speed for fragility

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defi

Uniswap goes live on Robinhood Chain with tokenized stock trading

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regulation

Trump's $1 billion crypto windfall leaves retail investors with losses and no recourse

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regulation

Binance pulled its EU license application, but says it's still complying with MiCA

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Bitwise executive says Bitcoin strategy pitch was never sound after STRC collapse

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exchanges

Coinbase dominates AI recommendation engines while collapsed platforms still draw warnings

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Ondo launches first SEC-compliant tokenized U.S. stocks, but not for American investors yet

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regulation

Cari network joins ABA partner program, gaining banking-sector backing for tokenized deposits

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Ripple co-founder backs derivatives venture led by Gillibrand's son during crypto bill talks

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stablecoins

Bitcoin bounces to $61k as OUSD stablecoin launches

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JPMorgan flags MicroStrategy's bitcoin sell policy as self-inflicted market risk

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Solana prediction market World flagged for phishing after brand dispute with Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning firm

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Securitize trades its own stock onchain on NYSE debut

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Bitget adds US stock options to its multi-asset platform

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Standard Chartered becomes first global bank with direct USDC minting rights

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Bitget launches U.S. stock options on its Stock+ platform

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Bitget adds US stock options to Stock+ platform

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Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad

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Ethereum and Solana upgrades dominate 2026 protocol agenda, but delivery risk remains high

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Trump disclosed $1.2 billion in crypto holdings, raising questions about conflicts

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Robinhood mainnet goes live with tokenized stocks and AI trading agents

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Solana Foundation opens protocol governance to validators with 100,000 SOL stake

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Standard Chartered and Circle bring USDC minting directly onto banking rails

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Solana opens on-chain governance with 100,000 SOL entry fee

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OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallets as Tether freezes funds

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Robinhood rallies on crypto AI tools and three-country expansion push

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Bitcoin breaks $60K while spot ETFs see outflows—what the divergence means

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web3

Two-thirds of crypto users back self-custody, but hardware wallets still lag in real adoption

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dYdX launches Arcus, a stock-and-futures DEX on Robinhood Chain

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stablecoins

Open USD consortium faces the stablecoin graveyard problem

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Blockchain in government faces a long road past pilot projects

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Robinhood opens AI-focused layer-2 network on Arbitrum for tokenized stocks

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stablecoins

Cloudflare launches stablecoin payment gateway for paywalled content

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Trump-backed American Bitcoin files reverse split to stay on Nasdaq

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regulation

Trump's crypto holdings reshape ethics push in stalled bill negotiations

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Robinhood launches its own blockchain to deepen crypto grip

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Bitcoin's TD9 signal fires for first time since bear market bottom in 2022

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CRCL drops on Open USD threat; analysts say sell-off overdone

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Ethereum Foundation argues decentralization matters for government use

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Miles Guo sentenced to 30 years for $1 billion fraud scheme using fake cryptocurrency

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defi

Securitize's NYSE debut puts tokenized stock lending to market test

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Bitcoin stalls near $59,000 as ETF redemptions and dollar strength weigh on crypto

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memecoins

Trump's $1 billion disclosure reveals cryptocurrency as primary income source in 2025

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Citigroup cuts bitcoin target to $82,000 as ETF withdrawals accelerate

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Phantom adds prediction market app as Solana pushes on-chain forecasting

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Forward Industries' Solana bet reaches 7.55 million SOL, dwarfing rivals

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Bitcoin climbs past $60,000 on Fed chair's softer inflation reading

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regulation

Europe's crypto rules leave derivatives traders exposed to offshore risk

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Ethereum Foundation narrows focus, cedes ecosystem work to independent orgs

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defi

Standard Chartered sees Morpho at $60 by 2030 on vault expansion and TradFi entry

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Open USD enters stablecoin market with backing from Visa, Mastercard, and Google

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Bitcoin lags as macro policy becomes the real driver in H2 2026

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Bernstein's Circle target holds despite OUSD competition

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Circle CEO defends USDC as Origin Dollar emerges to challenge stablecoin incumbents

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Open USD's consortium model directly threatens Circle's stablecoin dominance

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crypto liquidity thinned as Q2 leverage reset wiped out long positions

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regulation

Poland's president blocks crypto licensing law, forcing firms to apply abroad

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Europe's MiCA rules are now live—and enforcement begins

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Webull Canada wins CIRO approval for round-the-clock crypto trading

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stablecoins

Circle stock drops 15% as new stablecoin consortium takes aim at USDC's payments franchise

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Trump discloses $50 million Bitcoin holding in federal filing

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SEC seeks input on how to regulate crypto and prediction-market ETFs

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BlackRock adds Ethena's USDe to Aladdin platform, launches BUIDL liquidity facility

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Coinbase stablecoin rails let investors buy regulated money market funds

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Trump's crypto holdings topped $1 billion, his 2025 disclosure shows

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Bitget launches TradFi 101 to teach crypto users how stocks and commodities actually work

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stablecoins

Visa and Mastercard back new dollar stablecoin, aiming to keep yield on reserves

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exchanges

MEXC adds Ondo's tokenized preferred stock to its spot market

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Bitcoin nears realized price level that has marked previous bear-market bottoms

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Anchorage and Binance split custody from execution in institutional crypto trading

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Bitcoin slides below $60k as ETF outflows intensify and geopolitical risk reshapes portfolios

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Circle shares tumbled 16% on Open USD news. Analysts dismiss the panic

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Anchorage and Binance bring institutional settlement model to crypto

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Crypto casinos promise fast payouts. Regulators aren't watching.

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crypto casinos place bets on Ethereum, but speed comes with tradeoffs

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Circle's stock tumbles as rival stablecoin gets major backing

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UAE bank buys $137 million in Bitcoin as prices fall, withholds key details

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Open Standard launches OUSD stablecoin backed by 140 financial firms

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MetaMask packages stablecoins and yield into self-custody accounts on Monad

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tokenized securities market needs room to fail, not regulatory picks

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Ionic Digital, formed to acquire Celsius mining assets, seeks Nasdaq direct listing

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Avalanche treasury company warns SEC of potential collapse by year's end

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StarkWare outlines Starknet's path to quantum resistance in three phases

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The grid can't handle AI and Bitcoin's power appetite

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JPMorgan warns stablecoins could become shadow banking without strict rules

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DTCC's round-the-clock clearing arrives without crypto

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defi

Ripple plans lending layer for XRP Ledger to unlock institutional credit

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regulation

Dubai's crypto licensing edge draws European founders as MiCA tightens

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defi

prediction markets are becoming an event-driven business, not a crypto on-ramp

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Ethereum tests $1,500 support as bearish pressure eases liquidations

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regulation

UK crypto firms have until February 2027 to win FCA authorization

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Binance withdraws Greece licence bid as EU MiCA deadline looms

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Bybit and OKX users pile into Bitcoin, dump Ethereum and stables

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Strategy authorizes $1.25B in BTC sales, reversing years of holding promises

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Fidelity maps five paths out of crypto winter, flags July hearing on CLARITY Act

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