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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South Africa’s tax authority proposed draft guidance clarifying how crypto assets are taxed under existing income and capital gains tax rules, seeking public input until Aug. 31.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.

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.

Vitalik Buterin shares top priorities for new 'Lean Ethereum' strawmap

Part of the Ethereum Foundation’s plan to make Ethereum more private and scalable is to introduce a new virtual machine, with leanISA and RISC-V among the top candidates.

Moonbeam to pivot from Polkadot to Base, unveils AI agent framework

Moonbeam didn’t provide a timeline for when it would launch the AI agent platform but told GLMR holders to bridge their tokens from the Polkadot parachain to Base before July 31.

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 finance.

Kraken lets traders use tokenized stocks as collateral for leveraged trades

Eligible users can now use select tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral for futures and margin trading without selling their holdings.

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 dollars.

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.

Kalshi hits record June trading volume as World Cup fuels prediction markets

DefiLlama data shows Kalshi posted a record month for trading volume as the expanded FIFA World Cup boosted prediction market activity.

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.

Bollinger Bands creator eyes Bitcoin bear-market end, 'W'-shaped reversal

Bitcoin price strength could "break" the entire downtrend if the reversal pattern completed, John Bollinger suggested in light of the BTC rebound.

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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.