Crypto
U.S. government digital dollar set to be banned tonight under housing law's CBDC limit
Despite President Donald Trump's refusal to sign Congress' bipartisan housing bill, it's set to go into effect at midnight, and its temporary CBDC ban along with it.
Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers
The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international operations more efficiently.
OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents
The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27-firm consortium that makes AI-based payments, escrow and dispute resolution interoperable.
Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion
The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the regulated financial system.
Japan's 'invest locally' plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin, gold
Your day-ahead look for July 10, 2026
Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend
The price of bitcoin hit $64,400, retesting a level it failed to penetrate on Monday, with a break higher opening the path toward the June 15 peak of $67,250.
Polymarket seeks approval to bring margin trading to U.S. customers
Polymarket's application to allow users to take positions that are not fully collateralized follows authorization granted to rival Kalshi in March.
Bitcoin's $60,000-$70,000 range becomes third longest consolidation in history
Bitcoin has spent 307 days in the $60,000-$70,000 range, the third longest consolidation in any $10,000 price band.
Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan
The bitcoin treasury company is working with JPYC and Progmat to explore tokenized credit products backed by bitcoin, aiming to create efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan.
Bitcoin gets a green light from a reliable momentum gauge. Here are key levels to watch
A smoother long-term MACD just flipped bullish, pointing to more upside. Here are key levels that will decide if the ongoing bounce turns into a full blown uptrend.
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bleed again while ether funds snap a five-day inflow streak
Spot bitcoin funds lost about $95 million on Thursday and ether funds roughly $52 million, ending the one bright spot in crypto's institutional flows even as prices rallied.
XRP up 2% as buyers push through $1.10 resistance
A late-session volume surge carried XRP above its recent range, with traders now watching whether $1.10 can hold as support.
Bitcoin's quiet split: Strong in USD, lagging in JPY as Yen rises on intervention fears
A sharp rise in the yen has left bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies underperforming in yen terms compared with their dollar-based trading pairs.
Bitcoin zips higher to nearly $64,000 as chip rally and yen strength drive gains
Bitcoin is up 4.2% over seven days that contained an oil shock, a bond selloff and two rounds of U.S. strikes on Iran.
New Hampshire snuffs out trailblazing state-government bitcoin bond effort
At its last stage for government approval, the state's executive council rejected the bond project 3-2.
Grayscale's CFO exits after 7 years with crypto asset manager
Edward McGee stepped down after seven years, weeks after distribution chief John Hoffman left for Ondo Finance.
With SEC fight over, Coinbase's top legal exec Grewal moves on, and others reassigned
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal will depart the exchange, though he'll continue as an adviser, he said Thursday.
Arbitrum jumps 19% benefitting from Robinhood's $568 million onchain trading frenzy
The brokerage's new blockchain is off to a fast start, with memecoin trading boosting activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem.
Newest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources say
After a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge in a final push for late-July action — though it still lacks bi…
Billions flowing out of bitcoin ETFs and private credit funds suggest rising market risks
Redemption requests in the $2 trillion private credit market surged to $15.6 billion in the second quarter, dwarfing bitcoin ETF outflows.
AI contracts, not bitcoin, now drive miner valuations, and Cipher and TeraWulf look cheap
Compass Point analysts Michael Donovan and Ed Engel said markets are giving little credit to future AI data center pipelines despite billions of dollars in signed leases.
Ethereum's newest nonprofit wants to become Wall Street's guide to crypto
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re digging into Ethereum Institutional, a new nonprofit aimed at educating financial institutions and banks about Ethereum.
Aave rolls out vaults for yield-hungry fintech investors
Aave's new Stable Vaults product lets wallets, exchanges and payment apps offer yields on stablecoin deposits
Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for
KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their most-criticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns anonymous browsing into …