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Live markets: Bitcoin pops to $63,900, then reverses, as week begins
Bitcoin touched $63,882 overnight before retreating to around $62,900, per CoinDesk data. Sunday's high held briefly before sellers pushed it back down.
I am contemplating selling some of my bitcoin for gold, veteran trader Peter Brandt says
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold is going to gain substantially on bitcoin.
Nigel Farage accepted gifts from crypto-linked fraudster: Report
Before he was an MP, Nigel Farage was reportedly gifted staff, security and other benefits from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster involved in a crypto casino.
Stablecoin transaction volume hits record $1.79T in June
Stablecoins are maturing and are positioned for even greater reach as the market evolves, said crypto researcher Nick Ruck.
Thousands of crypto wallets at risk from ‘Ill Bloom’ vulnerability: Coinspect
Thousands of crypto wallets across multiple blockchains could be vulnerable due to weak recovery phrase generation.
XRP rises 3% as $1.14 breakout turns into support test
Heavy volume pushed XRP through resistance, but sellers met the move near $1.16 and left traders watching whether former resistance can now hold as support.
Ether leads crypto's hold above key levels as bitcoin steadies over $63,000
A stalling rebound in AI and chip stocks and a stronger dollar kept the mood cautious as the second half gets underway.
Central bankers sound alarms over agentic AI finance risks
“We need to think about new tools and a different way of working with the [AI] market in a more collaborative way,” says Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK’s finance watchdog.
Trump’s memecoin holders have lost over $3.8B: Report
Nansen analysis shows that just under half a million wallets had profited on Donald Trump’s memecoin, while the large majority of buyers have lost out.
Dubai tops Asian crypto hubs, India isolates banks from crypto: Asia Express
Japan's SBI Crypto shuts down 12th largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, Russia gears up to launch digital ruble despite EU sanctions, and more: Asia Express.
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.
Bitcoin nears $63.5K into weekly close as trader warns of 'terrible' Monday
Bitcoin reached its highest levels in nearly a fortnight over the weekend, but BTC price action faced an "absolutely terrible" Monday track record.
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 toward the foreign-c
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 Finance.
South Africa proposes crypto tax rules under existing tax framework
South Africa’s tax authority proposed draft guidance clarifying how crypto assets are taxed under existing income and capital gains tax rules, seeking public input until Aug. 31.
Binance outflows triple to $1.2B as ETH withdrawals hit 3-year high
Binance recorded $1.23 billion in weekly net outflows, up 207% from the previous week, as Ethereum withdrawals surged to a three-year high.