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“DeFi usually swings much harder than Bitcoin, so holding up this well is unusual,” says Bitwise, as DeFi tokens have outperformed Bitcoin.
At its last stage for government approval, the state's executive council rejected the bond project 3-2.

The soon-to-be former chief legal officer did not announce the details of his next move but said that he would continue working with the Board of Coinbase National Trust Company.
Edward McGee stepped down after seven years, weeks after distribution chief John Hoffman left for Ondo Finance.
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal will depart the exchange, though he'll continue as an adviser, he said Thursday.
The brokerage's new blockchain is off to a fast start, with memecoin trading boosting activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Bitdeer shares rallied after the company announced a $36 million Nevada manufacturing facility that will produce its SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machines and expand its hardware business.

Both US financial regulators are understaffed at the leadership level and lacking Democratic commissioners, with no announcement from President Donald Trump on filling the roles.

The companies urged the regulator to exempt blockchain developers and non-custodial wallet providers from rules designed for traditional financial intermediaries.
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 bipartisan buy-in.
Redemption requests in the $2 trillion private credit market surged to $15.6 billion in the second quarter, dwarfing bitcoin ETF outflows.
Redemption requests in the $2 trillion private credit market surged to $15.6 billion in the second quarter, dwarfing bitcoin ETF outflows.

As AI-driven mining stocks retreat, investors are examining executive stock sales, governance and shareholder alignment across leading Bitcoin miners, according to Blocksbridge Consulting.

Labour lawmakers proposed a full moratorium on crypto donations in March, which some have sought be made permanent after millions of dollars in contributions were linked to Reform leader Nigel Farage.

US 10-year Treasury yields nears dangerous level while major Deribit Bitcoin options expiry approaches.

The Bitcoin miner's shares climbed about 15% after announcing it's acquiring a Texas site with up to 2 GW of power capacity to expand its AI and digital infrastructure strategy.

Bitcoin gained new upside targets for the daily close and beyond after US president Donald Trump said that Iran "wants to make a deal."
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.