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Metaplanet expands Bitcoin treasury strategy to US with 2,100-BTC Nasdaq play

Federal prosecutors blast ex-Celsius CEO’s motion to vacate as ‘without merit’

Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card as Payward broadens financial services push

US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline

CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch

Binance to plan UK relaunch with FCA license application: Report

Bybit adds Unitree, Moonshot AI to pre-IPO perpetuals lineup

Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade

DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says

Bitcoin to $1M by 2030 is ‘mathematically impossible’ says Markus Thielen

Tokenized stock holders more than double as monthly volume surges

Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, Solana trading

UK authorities continue probe into Nigel Farage’s crypto ‘gifts’ after by-election win

Kraken parent Payward revenue rises 17% as trading volume falls in Q2

Robinhood Chain nears $1B TVL as Uniswap drives liquidity: Standard Chartered

Crypto group backs Custodia in Supreme Court battle over Fed access

CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without CLARITY bill

FlightAware drops Kalshi lawsuit one day after filing

Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth

Kraken adds S&P 500 to funded trading program, commodities to follow

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation data

ARP Digital secures Dubai VARA broker-dealer license

Strategy CEO says company will resume Bitcoin accumulation this year

Bitcoin price slip wipes weekend gains as oil surge hits 5% on Hormuz disappointment

‘Disappointing’ — crypto advocates react to delay in CLARITY vote

Coinsbuy offers $100K reward after Sunday security breach

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture

US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows

Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report

Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch

US Senate will vote on CLARITY crypto bill ‘without any question’ this week: Tim Scott

US appellate court mandate affirms Sam Bankman-Fried conviction

Bitcoin ETF inflows surge after Coldcard hack, but link is unclear: Bloomberg analyst

Western Union brings stablecoin remittances to Visa network with Stablecard

Crypto-backed Michigan House incumbent loses primary despite $2M PAC support

Marex invests in Digital Prime to expand institutional crypto lending

Bitdeer expands AI infrastructure with long-term $4.7B data center lease

Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record

BNY to offer institutional crypto staking through Galaxy partnership

Hashdex to shut smallest Bitcoin ETF after more than two years

BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves

Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032

Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race

Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses

Tether earns $1.5B in Q2 as US Treasury holdings fuel profits

Ex-FTX users report funds being released in $900M distribution round

Bitcoin stable as Fed fave PCE inflation sees first monthly drop in six years

Canadian crypto ownership increases to 25%: Ontario survey

Aviva Investors launches tokenized fund after Central Bank of Ireland approval

Galaxy, MARA Holdings deepen Texas expansion with land acquisitions

AmericanFortress proposes quantum-safe crypto wallet protection without fund migration

Tether’s XAUt gold token receives Shariah certification to expand Islamic finance access

Securitize Capital becomes SEC-registered investment adviser

Bitcoin OG selling eases as dormant BTC movement hits 4-year low: Galaxy

Russia’s Sberbank to launch crypto trading infrastructure this year

CFTC issues second warning to prediction markets on cookie-cutter self-certifications

North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report

Wise to resubmit US charter application under GENIUS Act

Bitcoin advocacy group to join US State Department’s ‘digital freedom’ program

Crypto Biz: Is the AI-to-crypto rotation underway?

Internet Freedom Foundation calls India’s BitChat GitHub takedown order ‘unconstitutional’

Crypto advocacy groups support CLARITY passage as ethics rules face pushback

Here’s why the CLARITY Act’s ethics deal may be so hard to reach

Goldman Sachs CEO backs ‘not perfect’ CLARITY Act as vote expected soon

Robinhood CEO’s X account hacked in apparent memecoin scam

SEC’s Peirce says crypto vaults and onchain lending may fall under securities laws

Anthropic joins UK FCA’s AI regulatory sandbox as second cohort launches

US officials barred until 2029 from issuing or sponsoring tokens under CLARITY’s proposed ethics rules

White House agrees to ethics provisions in market structure bill

Crypto market breakout could accelerate as AI trade cools, analyst says

Pavel Durov says Telegram to roll out native Gram crypto wallet

Bernstein raises Robinhood price target, cites tokenization and prediction markets

Nigerian president signs order on approach to crypto regulation, taxes

Hut 8, IREN deals lift AI-focused Bitcoin mining stocks

US agencies miss GENIUS Act deadline for final stablecoin rules

Saylor turns up heat with ‘110 reasons’ why BIP-110 is a bad idea

French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block Polymarket

Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investors

Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure

Senator Warren requests 2026 reporting for Trump’s crypto earnings after $1.4B disclosure

OKX Europe lets users convert USDT to MiCA-compliant USDC

Ethics in crypto market structure ‘really not our concern,’ says Blockchain Association CEO

Bitcoin price dips on US stocks sell-off as Micron losses pass 30%

BitPay secures Dutch licensing under MiCA, plans to expand stablecoin payments

Aave launches V4 on Avalanche, laying groundwork for tokenized credit markets

Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit

US Senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon

CleanSpark shares jump 22% after $6.6B Georgia data center lease

JCB signs Circle MOU to test stablecoin payments in Japan

UK government defers capital gains on certain crypto with ‘no gain, no loss’ approach

Hyundai completes USDT treasury settlement pilot between US and Mexico

Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage

Cambridge study puts Ethereum near the lower end of PoS energy intensity

Pakistan crypto chief seeks dialogue after scholar rules against crypto payments