EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi
Digital broker eToro (ETOR) is doubling down on decentralized finance (DeFi) as online brokerages race to bring blockchain-based trading to mainstream investors.
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SBI Crypto to shut down mining pool that holds roughly 2% of Bitcoin's hashrate
SBI Crypto has announced it will shut down its mining pool on July 31, ending a service tied to one of Japan’s largest financial groups and giving miners less than a month to redirect their hashrate.
Ondo Finance debuts SEC-aligned tokenized stock model with BlackRock ETF, Micron shares
The company said Thursday the tokenized securities are issued on Ethereum through Oasis Pro TA, an SEC-registered transfer agent Ondo acquired last year. Financial infrastructure provider Broadridge (…
A struggling Nasdaq-listed company that tried to copy Saylor's Bitcoin playbook is completely dumping crypto for AI
K Wave Media, a Nasdaq-listed Korean media company, has filed to raise up to $250 million from investors, according to a June 30 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, weeks after ab…
US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero addr…
Bitwise says STRC selloff signals crypto cycle nearing a bottom, not Strategy’s breaking point
Asset manager Bitwise said the sharp decline in Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRC, is a hallmark of a maturing crypto cycle rather than evidence of a looming crisis at the company.
U.S. payroll growth slowed sharply in June, with only 57,000 jobs added
U.S. jobs growth disappointed last month, with the data likely to set back market expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike as soon as this summer or early Fall.
JPMorgan says Strategy's bitcoin sales policy adds 'two-way risk' to crypto markets
Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said Strategy's (MSTR) decision to allow selective bitcoin
Smaller tokens lead as bitcoin, sol rally in 'first real bounce of the selloff'
Memecore’s M and Audiera’s BEAT have gained 81% and 12%, respectively, making them the best performers among the top 100 coins by market value. At No. 3, Venice Token (VVV) is up 9%.
Metaplanet buys another $170 million of bitcoin expanding treasury to 43,000 BTC
Metaplanet (3350) announced the purchase of an additional 2,823 BTC ($170.7 million), bringing its total treasury to 43,000 BTC ($2.6 billion).
ChatGPT developer OpenAI said to discuss offering U.S. government a 5% stake: FT
OpenAI has explored the idea of granting the U.S. government a 5% equity stake as part of efforts to strengthen ties with the Trump administration and broaden public participation in the benefits of a…
Bitcoin zooms above $61,000 as inflation fears soften
Bitcoin climbed above $61,000 on Thursday, up about 4.1% over 24 hours, per CoinDesk data, its firmest footing so far this week after a sell-off sent the asset to as low as $58,200 earlier.
Solana launches onchain governance and sets entry fee at 100,000 SOL staked
Programmable blockchain Solana has introduced a formal onchain governance system, its GitHub repository shows, giving its validators and token holders a direct, recorded vote on the network’s future f…
Warsh's comments set the stage for U.S. jobs data to ignite bitcoin, gold rally
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Three years after MiCA became law, Europe's crypto framework is undergoing a rethink
It’s been six years since Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) was first mooted and three years since it was enacted. A lot has changed in the meantime, not the least the growing interest from bus…
XRP edges higher as whale activity rises while retail traders stay cautious
XRP is starting to show signs of accumulation near $1, but the chart has not fully caught up. The token edged higher after a sharp intraday volume spike, while new wallet creation reached its stronges…
Robinhood Launches Multi-Asset Perpetual Futures on Bitstamp
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Taiko fully restores cross-chain bridge just 10 days after a $1.7 million hack
Ethereum layer-2 scaling network Taiko’s cross-chain bridge is back online, just 10 days after the June 22 hack.
Ether, solana, dogecoin in the green after Warsh comments push bitcoin above $60,000
Bitcoin traded above $60,700 on Thursday after a quick overnight reversal after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks had eased, giving a market that spent most of June grinding lower…
Live markets: Bitcoin holds above $60,000 as yen jumps on intervention fears
Binance saw over $2 billion in net outflows over the past 7 days, according to CoinMarketCap data.
FBI Director Kash Patel caught sleeping on required disclosure of six-figure MSTR investment: Report
FBI Director Kash Patel failed to timely disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in Strategy (MSTR), the world's largest publicly-listed bitcoin holder, according to a report by nonpartisan news outle…
Bitcoin's long-term holders have returned to accumulation
According to analysis of blockchain data by Glassnode, positive undercurrents are forming beneath the surface, contradicting the bearish sentiment following June's 20% drop.
Tether Freezes USDT in 131 ISIS-K-Linked TRON Wallets
Tether has frozen USDT held in all 131 TRON wallets linked to ISIS-K after the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses to its sanctions list. …
Ethereum Foundation lays out use cases for governments, institutions in new policy guide
The Ethereum Foundation is making a fresh push to position Ethereum as critical public infrastructure for governments and institutions, publishing a new policy guide on Wednesday that argues the block…