Crypto
Clarity and Congress's summer break: State of Crypto
All parties are still optimistic that Clarity can happen before the midterms, but time is really starting to run out.
Americans traded $571 million on Polymarket politic bets despite U.S. ban
U.S.-linked wallets traded $571 million in political contracts over the past year, more than any other country, even though the platform legally cannot serve them. The money leans…
Banks have stopped asking if stablecoins belong in finance, now they're considering how
Financial institutions are racing to become the secure gateways for stablecoins as digital asset volume is projected to explode by 2030.
Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.
Some of the many battles with state gaming regulators aren't going well for the industry at the moment, but it isn't without its would-be government protectors.
Collateral, not yield, will decide which stablecoins win
As yield-bearing stablecoins race toward a $50 billion market capitalization, the industry is optimizing for the wrong metric, argues Artem Tolkachev, chief RWA officer at Falcon …
Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will hold bitcoin all the way down to zero after buying near $100,000.
Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says
Thomas Sy, head of multi-asset solutions at the $800-million asset manager, says blockchain can enable complex portfolio construction that's not yet possible in traditional financ…
Bitcoin jumps above $63,000, reversing end-June losses
The token hit its highest in over a month during thin July 4 trading, with XRP up 5% in 24 hours to lead gains among majors.
How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk
A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of just hundreds of d…
Bitcoin experts split over plan to freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum threat grows
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin should be frozen before quantum computers can steal it. Not everyone agrees.
Why bitcoin's disconnect from record-high stocks won't last
Researchers at Schwab and Hashdex said AI has diverted capital from digital assets while bitcoin continues to follow a familiar post-halving recovery pattern.
Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows
The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.
Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition
EU moves to block retail investors from explosive boom of multibillion-dollar prediction markets
The region's regulators emphasized that a product's actual function as a derivative matters more than its commercial name or labeling when assessing compliance.
UK's bold new crypto rules promise to unlock global trading, but huge compliance hurdles still threaten the rollout
The U.K. FCA's crypto framework has been praised for prioritizing global liquidity and institutional adoption, but the authorization process is expected to be daunting.
XRP climbs 8% as record holder losses signal better risk-reward for buyers
The token's 30-day and 365-day MVRV, a measure of how far holders are underwater, sit near -45% and -47%, lows Santiment says XRP has never reached before. Some traders read stret…
Bitcoin’s next parabolic run may need $1 trillion in fresh capital
This cycle, about $697 billion in new money has generated a roughly 689% gain, compared with earlier cycles where far less capital drove returns of upto 50,000%.
This sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims it processes billions, but blockchain analysts disagree
A7A5 claims crypto data providers understate its trading activity, while blockchain analytics firms say the ruble-backed token's volumes have fallen sharply this year.
Trump says there is ‘nothing wrong’ with family’s crypto windfall
The president reported at least $1.4 billion in crypto income for 2025. He told CNBC he did nothing illegal and was not aware of the extent of his holdings. Critics say he is prof…
Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion
U.S. institutional demand had its worst month ever in June. Large holders absorbed the selling, marking a divergence that has shown up near past cycle bottoms.
Bitcoin, ether traders aren't fully buying the bounce, options markets show
Your day-ahead look for July 3, 2026
Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes
Crypto ended the week in a more buoyant state after weak U.S. jobs data reduced the chances of a Fed interest-rate increase and Uniswap gained on a link-up with Robinhood.
Memory and semiconductor stocks lose momentum, bitcoin rebounds in sign of changing investor focus
After dominating markets in 2026, AI-tied memory and semiconductor stocks are losing momentum, raising the question whether capital will shift back into bitcoin.
Tokenization could make finance faster, but also more susceptible to shocks, IMF says
Tokenization could make finance faster and cheaper. It also makes it more vulnerable to sudden shocks, the International Monetary Fund said.