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Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset news.
Forgd brings its crypto market-maker leaderboard to DefiLlama
Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias close European crypto merger
The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.
MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
The worst chart for bitcoin bulls right now
For 14 years, one ratio only moved in bitcoin's favor. Now it has decisively turned the other way and bulls may not like what it means.
Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot
The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.
Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update.
AI credit bubble could fuel Bitcoin ‘crack-up boom’ past $1M: Hayes
Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.
New Ethereum proposal would cut issuance to zero if staked ETH reaches $112 billion
The EIP-8361 draft proposal calls for burning a rising share of validator rewards as the staking ratio climbs.
CLARITY or not, crypto isn’t going back in the bottle: Bitwise
Matt Hougan argues that regulatory guidance from the SEC and CFTC would keep the industry moving even if Congress fails to pass landmark market structure legislation this year.
"You stole, please return some." Coldcard hacker's wallet becomes a graffiti wall of pleas and hustles
A wallet holding $36 million in stolen bitcoin has become an unlikely public message board, as hack victims and opportunists pay to leave permanent notes for the thief.
Bitcoin flat at $64,000 as stocks print records and Hormuz deal nears
BTC held near $64,000 as MSCI's world index set another peak and Brent fell toward a Hormuz deal. Ether is the only major down on the week.
Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking, critics say it could backfire
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
SpaceX tops Wall Street revenue forecast, posts $540 million loss on bitcoin holdings
Elon Musk's space company posted its first earnings as a public company ahead of a major insider share unlock.
US, UK reaffirm support for stablecoins, tokenization in joint financial regulation talks
In a July 8 meeting, US and UK regulators highlighted the implementation of the GENIUS Act, payment modernization and cross-border cooperation, reinforcing a shared framework for digital asset oversig
Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC
Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.
Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say
Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.