TL;DR: Centralized finance lending books decreased by 6% quarter-on-quarter, reaching a total value of $23.3 billion. Tether retained absolute dominance of the sector with a lending portfolio of $15.8 billion and 68% of the market share. Platforms Galaxy Digital and Ledn recorded the largest institutional pullbacks, contracting by 21% and 19% respectively. During the first […]

The cryptocurrency market has staged an evident rebound over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin (BTC) rising by 4% and Solana (SOL) surging by 9%. MemeCore (M), though, has outperformed all top 100 digital assets by skyrocketing 80% in a single day. Following the rally, it has become the third-biggest meme coin and could soon […]

Ethereum is sending two very different signals at the same time. On the price chart, ETH remains under pressure near the $1,500 area. On-chain, however, staking deposits on the Beacon Chain continue to push toward record levels, removing more ETH from liquid circulation and tightening the pool of easily available supply. TL;DR ETH price remains […]

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin, Reaches 43,000 BTC and Becomes World’s Third-Largest Corporate Treasury Metaplanet crossed the 43,000 BTC threshold on July 2, a milestone that places the Tokyo-listed firm as the world’s third-largest corporate Bitcoin holder. The company now trails Strategy and Twenty One Capital across the global corporate ranking, and its climb […]

Key Takeaways: Standard Chartered institutionalised the minting and redemption of its odd units of USDC with Circle. When a client chooses to access USDC, they don’t have to open an account on Circle. Launching in DIFC and addressing settlement, treasury and liquidity use cases. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Now, Standard Chartered […]

Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption.

The head of research and co-founder of the investment management firm Fundstrat says the firm has set a higher year-end target for the S&P 500. Tom Lee says that six months after forecasting that the stock market index will end 2026 at 7,000, Fundstrat is now bullish that the S&P 500 will go higher and […]

Metamask has launched Money Account, a self-custodial feature that lets users earn up to about 4% APY on mUSD while trading, sending, and spending from the same balance. Mastercard and Metamask Bring up to 4% APY Stablecoin Accounts to Everyday Payments Metamask is turning its wallet into something closer to a full financial account. The […]

Robinhood has launched its Ethereum layer-2 blockchain to support tokenised assets, DeFi applications and AI-enabled trading. The new network introduces Stock Tokens on the public mainnet while expanding lending, perpetual futures and wallet capabilities. The launch forms part of Robinhood’s broader international growth strategy, with expansion across Canada, the UK and Singapore. Robinhood has launched […]

Wall Street is rapidly souring on Strategy’s highly leveraged Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

President Trump earned millions through a variety of cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments and property investments during his first year back …

Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized asset push by integrating more than 430 tokenized stocks and ETFs with Uniswap across Ethereum and BNB Chain. The move gives eligible users a decentralized route to trade tokenized representations of major traditional assets, but the access restrictions are just as important as the headline number. TL;DR Ondo has […]

Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized asset push by integrating more than 430 tokenized stocks and ETFs with Uniswap across Ethereum and BNB Chain. The move gives eligible users a decentralized route to trade tokenized representations of major traditional assets, but the access restrictions are just as important as the headline number. TL;DR Ondo has […]

UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.

UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.

An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes that Bitcoin (BTC) is flashing bullish signals. The pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 336,300 followers on X that Bitcoin is showing bullish divergence on the four hour chart. Bullish divergence, which suggests price will start to increase, occurs when the price of assets records lower lows […]

July 2nd, 2026 – George Town, Cayman Islands BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, is recording a standout result from its 15 Years in the Game: The BTCC World Cup Showdown campaign, with futures trading volume surging up to 55% ahead of Argentina’s World Cup match days. The surge is a direct result of the […]

TL;DR: McAfee Advanced Threat Research discovered the malware campaign dubbed “Silent Swap.” The malicious software uses a fake Google Notes extension on Chromium browsers. The campaign registers a high volume of global infections, concentrating in India. Cybersecurity researchers at McAfee detected Silent Swap, a sophisticated malware campaign designed to divert Bitcoin and XRP transfers by […]

Bitcoin Magazine FBI Director Kash Patel Did Not Disclose Six-Figure Strategy (MSTR) Stake: Report FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed a six-figure investment in Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, more than six months past the deadline set by federal ethics law, according to a report from NOTUS. The lapse has reopened a […]

Key Takeaways: Crédit Agricole has announced the launch of EURXT, a MiCa compliant euro stablecoin on the Ethereum network. EURXT powered the first subscription into a tokenized Amundi money market fund. The stablecoin aims to appeal to institutional investors, taking onchain settlement in Europe. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Stablecoins make their […]

FBI Director Kash Patel bought as much as $250,000 in Strategy stock last November and waited six months to tell federal ethics regulators about it, a NOTUS analysis details. Patel purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of Strategy (MSTR), the business intelligence company that holds bitcoin on its balance sheet, on Nov. 21, 2025. He […]

Bitcoin’s historic drop below its crucial 200-week moving average for the first time since October 2023 has wiped out $320 million in leveraged long positions.

More than 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock just launched a new cryptocurrency stablecoin called Open USD, proving that the …

From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts.

Standard Chartered initiated Morpho coverage, projecting the token rises to US$60 by the end of 2030, up from about US$3.50 in 2026. Analyst Geoff Kendrick said the trajectory would outperform both Bitcoin and Ether, driven by Morpho’s lending markets and vault infrastructure. The bank tied the forecast to expected 37-fold growth in total DeFi assets […]

US spot Bitcoin ETFs continued to see money leaving the funds on June 30, as investors pulled out $223 million – for the last nine days in a row. In total, the ETFs saw $4.51 billion exit during June, their biggest monthly outflows since launching in January 2024. Tim Sun, Senior Researcher at HashKey Group, […]

Solana has received another major injection of stablecoin liquidity after Circle reportedly minted an additional $1 billion in USDC on the network around July 1. The move adds to a year that has already seen unusually large gross USDC issuance on Solana, a chain where stablecoins have become central to swaps, leverage, payments, and on-chain […]

Bitcoin Magazine Moody’s Flags Quantum Threat to Bitcoin and Digital Assets After Trump Orders A pair of executive orders signed by President Trump on June 22 has pushed the quantum computing question from the research lab into the boardrooms of crypto exchanges, custodians and stablecoin issuers.  In a June 24 sector comment, Moody’s Ratings warned […]

Key Takeaways: Currently, approximately 12% of all trading on the XRP Ledger occurs on RLUSD. In the last six months, the RLUSD/ XRP exchange rate has undergone approximately $900 million in trading volume. More than 51% of RLUSD’s circulating supply now resides on XRP, surpassing Ethereum for the first time. User Score 8.7 Follow us […]

TL;DR: STBL and Stellar Development Foundation formalized the launch of the institutional stablecoin USST on July 1, 2026. The protocol allows minting the asset by depositing real-world assets (RWA), starting with the tokenized treasury collateral USDY. The company plans to incorporate Franklin Templeton’s BENJI fund as a secondary backing option at a later stage. The […]

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RLUSD is gaining broader institutional traction as Ripple highlights eight developments across payments, infrastructure, and global access. Mastercard support, Japanese approval, and new regional integrations show the stablecoin’s expanding role. 8 Developments Reflect RLUSD’s Expanding Role Across Markets and Infrastructure Interest in Ripple USD (RLUSD) continues to build as the stablecoin adds new connections across […]