Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes
The crypto market is ending the week in a healthier position than where it started, with bitcoin
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Memory and semiconductor stocks lose momentum, bitcoin rebounds in sign of changing investor focus
The standout equity winners this year have been memory and semiconductor stocks, which are crucial to the AI industry and have sidelined much of the crypto industry as investors sought to get a look-in on the hottest ne…
Binance says MiCA should be judged by who it licenses, not who it excludes
The head of crypto exchange Binance's Europe division said the success of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation should be measured by how many firms it brings into the regulatory system, not si…
Ether and solana extend gains as a short squeeze lifts bitcoin toward $62,000
Ether and solana led crypto higher on Friday as a squeeze on bearish traders pushed bitcoin toward $62,000, capping the market's first genuinely strong week since mid June.
XRP bulls test path back toward $1.10 as token zips 4% higher
XRP is starting to build a higher base above $1 following last week's sell-off. The token edged higher through the U.S. session, held $1.08 on repeated tests and pushed toward $1.10 before sellers slowed the move. That …
Finally. $221 million flow into Bitcoin ETFs, ending a painful 10-day outflow streak
Fidelity’s FBTC led the charge with a hefty $165.96 million inflow, followed by ARKB at $91.84 million and HODL at $4.35 million. BlackRock’s IBIT, the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF, was the outlier with a $40.43 million …
Live updates: More bitcoin is now held at a loss than at a profit
Roughly 10.83 million BTC are currently held at a loss, meaning their holders paid more than today's price, against 9.22 million still in profit, according to Glassnode data. It is the first time loss-making supply has …
Securitize tokenizes $295 million of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche amid NYSE debut
Securitize (SECZ), a tokenization specialist backed by BlackRock and ARK Invest, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, and simultaneously brought its own shares to blockchain investors.
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.
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.
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.
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 addresses.
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
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.
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 artificial intellige…
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 businesses and individ…
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 abandoning a bitcoin …
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.
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 for the first time.
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.
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%.
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.
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. According to Chaina…
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 its first clear li…