Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle Internet Group secured final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today, to establish a national trust bank, a milestone that sent the stablecoin issuer’s shares higher and deepened its ties to the federal banking system. The regulator […]

A bank fraud conspiracy in New York has led to the indictment of thirteen individuals for stealing more than $1 million in checks from the mail. The scheme centered on intercepting checks through a corrupt postal employee who was bribed, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Checks were then […]

A major billion-dollar bank is disclosing a significant data breach impacting U.S. customers’ private and confidential information, according to a filing with a state government. TD reported the incident to regulators in mid-June 2026 after discovering an employee had unauthorized access to customer records between January 7th and January 30th of 2026, says a filing […]

Key Takeaways: Swift has enabled its ledger, and 17 major banks are looking forward to testing out cross-border payments tokenized. The platform allows for direct 24/7 transfers between the money and the tokenized deposits, and preserve the same banking compliance and settlement processes. The move is among the stiffest challenges by traditional finance to the […]

Economist and longtime bitcoin critic Peter Schiff argued this week that BTC’s supposed correlation with gold “was never real,” while its historically tight relationship with the Nasdaq has now broken down. Schiff Continues With His Anti-Bitcoin Narrative The latest salvo was highlighted on X by numerous analysts, summarizing Schiff’s argument that bitcoin cannot claim to […]

CertiK’s Hack3d report recorded more than US$1.31 billion lost across 344 incidents in the first half of 2026, about 28% higher than a year earlier once the Bybit hack is excluded. Code vulnerabilities produced 204 incidents, the highest count of any attack vector, with hackers increasingly targeting legacy contracts more than a year old, according […]

Zapper CEO Seb Audet announced on July 8 that the platform will wind down, with its website, mobile apps and APIs closing on Aug. 3. The dashboard peaked at 2 million monthly active users and processed more than US$13 billion (AU$18.72 billion) in transactions, according to company figures. Zapper follows DeFi lender Radiant Capital, which […]

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced that the government is on track to legalize cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Five senators called for committee hearings to investigate US President Donald Trump’s policies potentially being influenced by crypto funding from United Arab Emirates-linked and other entities.

Corporate finance executives continue to separate stablecoins from the broader cryptocurrency market. … Yet only 13% report using stablecoins today, …

Within ten days in late June, four licensed crypto exchanges rolled out overlapping customer acquisition campaigns targeting users in the European Economic Area. Transfer bonuses, cashback offers and a €1 million prize draw all arrived ahead of MiCA’s 1 July transitional deadline. On 1 July, national grandfathering for exchanges without a Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence […]

Europe’s stablecoin rulebook is becoming much more real. ESMA’s finalized MiCA guidelines add another layer of detail to how stablecoin issuers and service providers are expected to operate inside the bloc, especially where non-euro-denominated tokens are concerned. That matters because stablecoins are no longer a side issue in crypto regulation. They are one of the […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 10th, 2026] NOWPayment believes the crypto industry has accepted unnecessary costs for too long – and that businesses no longer have to. For years, paying blockchain fees has been treated as the price of sending crypto. According to Kate Lifshits, CEO of NOWPayments, it’s time to challenge that assumption. […]

TL;DR: The new draft law reduces the mandatory notification threshold to Rosfinmonitoring from 100,000 to 60,000 rubles for digital asset depositories and exchanges. Transactions linked to foreign trade will be subject to mandatory reporting starting from a limit set at 1,000,000 rubles. The proposed legislation establishes restrictions that limit banks’ direct exposure to cryptocurrencies to […]

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns Rep. French Hill wants a deadline.  One year after the House passed the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, the Arkansas Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee used a Fox Business interview with anchor Maria Bartiromo to press […]

Key Takeaways: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued its final approval of a national trust bank founded by Circle. Circle can hold its stablecoins on the Federal Reserve’s books from now on. In the Federal Charter, the provision is added to the legal regulation of stablecoins, which puts the stablecoin […]

Crypto ETF flows weakened on Thursday, July 9, as bitcoin ETFs posted a $95.30 million outflow and ether ETFs snapped a five-day inflow streak with a $52.08 million exit. Solana saw a small redemption, while HYPE and XRP ETFs recorded no trading activity. Japan Weighs Crypto ETFs as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Return to Outflows […]

The redesigned app will use AI to recommend trades and tailor investing tools around users’ financial goals as Kraken expands into broader financial services.

Following Nakamoto’s lead, Empery Digital drops $87.1 million in BTC to join the AI race.

… millions stolen from American fraud victims, has been charged with stealing $290000 in government-seized cryptocurrency.

Circle has received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, allowing the USDC issuer to expand its regulated digital asset custody operations in the United States. The company announced today (Friday) that the new institution will operate as Circle National Trust, formally established as […]

Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of USDT0 and USDC.e on the Tempo network, with native chain support. This makes Kraken the first U.S. centralized exchange to support Tempo, giving fintechs, neobanks, payment companies, and stablecoin issuers building on Tempo access to Kraken’s full stack. Clients can move stablecoins on Tempo with sub-second settlement and […]

Yield Guild Games launched vibecode.game on July 9, an editorial and discovery platform where any creator can publish vibe-coded browser games. A four-week game jam with Minds by Animoca Brands opens July 13 with US$2,500 in Minds platform credits and US$2,500 in YGG tokens, and winners named on August 10. The jam marks the public […]

Bitwise’s Q2 2026 crypto market review shows its 10 Large Cap Crypto Index dropped 15.4% last quarter, the third straight quarter in the red and the longest such stretch since 2022. However, the same report argued that even as prices fell, the crypto sector, including stablecoins, tokenized assets, and prediction markets, has been strengthening. Crypto […]

Aave’s V4 discussion is a useful reminder that DeFi’s next cycle will not be won only by bigger yields or louder token narratives. Cost still matters. If users have to think twice before every transaction, the product is not ready for the next wave of adoption. That is why the gas optimization side of Aave’s […]

TL;DR: Paul Grewal formalized his departure from Coinbase through a Form 8-K regulatory notification filed with the SEC on July 8, 2026. Attorney Molly Abraham will assume the role of General Counsel after supporting the legal team in the platform’s litigation since March 2021. The outgoing executive will maintain a strategic advisory role for the […]

TL;DR: The New Hampshire Executive Council rejected the plan with a 3-2 vote. The proposal envisioned the issuance of a $100 million municipal bond. The financial instrument projected a maturity period set at three years. The New Hampshire Executive Council rejected a regulatory proposal on Wednesday to authorize the issuance of Bitcoin-backed bonds worth $100 […]

The incident is significant for developers and applications that handle Injective wallet workflows, Socket researchers said.

Bitcoin erased its mid-week, geopolitically driven losses on Friday, surging 2% to an intraday peak of $64,653 and lifting the total crypto market cap to $2.28 trillion. Bitcoin Erases Geopolitical Losses On Friday, bitcoin breached $64,000, entirely erasing the mid-week losses triggered by sudden geopolitical escalations in the Middle East. After trading just under $62,800 […]

Standard Chartered is standing firm on its bullish Bitcoin outlook, maintaining a year-end target of $100,000 for the flagship cryptocurrency.

TL;DR Kraken is completely rebuilding its app from the ground up to make crypto trading intuitive, not overwhelming. Most trading platforms leave users behind with complex tools and no guidance. Kraken’s redesign puts your financial goals first. The new app adapts to your objectives, works intelligently in the background, and keeps you in control with […]

Who Is Affected by the New Criminal Liability for Cryptocurrency. Criminal prosecution threatens organizers of illegal exchange schemes — not ordinary …