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Japanese firms load crypto as yen weakness forces portfolio pivot

Japanese firms are diversifying reserves into Bitcoin and XRP as a weak yen pushes them to seek alternatives, according to SBI VC Trade.

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Binance launches covered-call yield product for bitcoin holders

Binance introduced BTC Yield, allowing bitcoin holders to generate income by selling call options on their assets, competing for yield-seeking customers.

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security

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

A $4 million token purchase let an attacker pass a governance proposal and drain $20 million from BONK's treasury, exposing governance gaps in memecoin protocols.

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BonkDAO loses $20 million BONK in malicious governance attack

BonkDAO's treasury lost approximately $20 million in BONK tokens via a malicious governance proposal, the DAO disclosed Monday.

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Ethereum rallies as Fed pivot opens room for risk appetite

Ethereum climbed to $1,792 as the Federal Reserve eased rate concerns, but the rally rides macro tailwinds more than on-chain strength or ETF inflows.

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

American Bitcoin Corp has accumulated over 8,000 bitcoin through mining and direct purchases, despite posting a $81.8 million net loss in Q1 2026.

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

ENS co-founder proposes delegating tokens to individual participants to break the DAO's dependence on a single multisig holder.

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stablecoins

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

Samsung and South Korean financial firms deny they agreed to join Open Standard's OUSD stablecoin consortium, despite being listed as founding partners.

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macro

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

Regulators focus on the assets backing stablecoins, not the returns they produce, creating pressure for the industry to shift away from yield optimization.

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

Strategy holds 818,334 bitcoins, worth roughly $51 billion. CEO Phong Le likens the asset to constitutional money while adapting the firm's treasury strategy to allow limited sales.

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

Robinhood Chain launched July 1 on Arbitrum, offering tokenized stocks in 120 countries and 7% lending yield on a stablecoin.

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stablecoins

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

Federal agencies finalize stablecoin rules July 18, 2026, with compliance costs that force smaller issuers to exit, merge, or fail, concentrating a $311 billion market around larger players.

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

Bitcoin topped $62,300 Friday while US spot ETF outflows hit record levels, showing a split between institutional fund flows and whale accumulation.

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

Falling U.S. jobs data reduced near-term Fed rate-hike risk, supporting crypto assets. Uniswap rose on reports of a Robinhood integration, though the mechanics and timing remain unconfirmed.

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

Bitcoin climbed above $61,600 this week as spot ETFs posted net outflows, creating an unusual divergence between price action and institutional positioning.

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

Forward Industries has built a 7.55 million SOL treasury, more than any other publicly traded company, pushing its stock up 17% as it bets on Solana's infrastructure roadmap.

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

Citigroup cut its bitcoin price target to $82,000, citing ETF outflows, stalled policy, and treasury-company selling risk as headwinds.

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

Fed Chair Warsh said inflation risks have declined, lifting bitcoin and other risk assets as traders bet on potential rate relief.

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

Bitcoin's underperformance versus AI-driven stocks hints that macro policy is becoming the dominant force shaping crypto prices in the second half of 2026.

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stablecoins

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

Open USD, backed by Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, and 137 other firms, launches with a stablecoin model that shares reserve yields with members, collapsing Circle's stock 17% in one day.

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stablecoins

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

BlackRock integrated Ethena's stablecoin USDe into its Aladdin platform and created a $100 million facility for round-the-clock stablecoin conversion on its tokenized treasury fund.

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

MetaMask is launching yield-bearing money accounts on Monad, bundling stablecoin holdings with trading and payments into a self-custody interface.

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

The Nasdaq-listed AVAX treasury company told the SEC it faces potential collapse, weeks after a 93% stock crash and losses on its underwater token position.

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

The DTCC launched 24-hour weekday clearing, eliminating a key crypto advantage but showing no sign of adopting public blockchains for settlement.

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JPMorgan warns stablecoins could become shadow banking without strict rules

JPMorgan told Congress that crypto rules should track what assets do, not the technology they run on, and that stablecoins offering yield could create dangerous run risks without strong safeguards.

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

Ethereum consolidates near $1,500 after months of selling pressure and leveraged liquidations, but the network's infrastructure and application growth remain unaffected by price swings.

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

Strategy authorized up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin sales, abandoning prior pledges to hold all its BTC after stock hit 52-week lows.

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

Fidelity identifies five historical factors that could end the crypto downturn, with the CLARITY Act hearing on July 17 as a regulatory test.

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how the 2008 financial crisis set the stage for bitcoin's creation

The 2008 financial crisis exposed central banks' reliance on unlimited money creation, the policy backdrop that made Bitcoin's fixed supply model conceptually compelling.

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stablecoins

3.7 billion stablecoins frozen and the silence is the scandal

3.7 billion stablecoins have been remotely frozen by their issuers over six years, with 75% locked in the past two years as Tether and Circle respond to regulatory pressure.

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Bitcoin holds near $61K as spot ETF outflows surge to $1.8B on Fed rate hike bets

Bitcoin ETF investors pulled $1.8 billion from US spot funds this week as rate hike expectations rise and tech stocks fall.

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Kashkari warns of 2026 rate hikes as inflation sticks—equities and Bitcoin feel the pressure

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari warned rates may need to rise again in 2026 if services inflation stays sticky, hitting stocks and Bitcoin.

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India's $340B crypto market dwarfs formal regulation as Parliament prepares overdue reckoning

India recorded $340 billion in crypto activity over the past year, 9% of GDP, yet lacks a dedicated crypto law as lawmakers prepare to finally address the regulatory vacuum.

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security

manadia raises $7M for AI prediction ecosystem, plots June launch

manadia closed a $7 million funding round and plans to launch its AI prediction ecosystem globally in June, with its UMXM token already listed on major crypto exchanges.

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strategy's bet on saylor matters more than bitcoin's price now

Strategy's stock and preferred shares have crashed this week, signaling a shift from a bitcoin-proxy trade to a governance-risk trade tied to Michael Saylor's voting control.

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BitMine joins Russell 1000 as ethereum staking crosses 4.88 million eth

BitMine's addition to the Russell 1000 index coincides with ethereum staking surpassing 4.88 million ETH, reflecting growing institutional participation in network security.

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bitcoin etf outflows and rate jitters drive sell-off to 2026 lows

Bitcoin hit 2026 lows as $469 million in daily ETF outflows coincided with rate-hike expectations tied to inflation concerns.

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Bitcoin slips as Fed rate bets tighten and spot ETF holders bail out

Bitcoin fell to $58,000 as inflation data spooked the Fed rate market and spot ETF investors pulled cash for a sixth consecutive day.

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