Strategy’s Bitcoin sale may give BTC a ‘durable bottom,’ Grayscale says
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“Investors are now more confident about the instrument,” said Grayscale’s Zach Pandl regarding STRC, which reclaimed $90 for the first time in three weeks.

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Sui DeFi TVL Breaks $1 Billion As Move-Based Chains Fight For Liquidity
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Sui has crossed the $1 billion total value locked mark on DeFiLlama, giving the Move-based network a clearer claim to serious DeFi liquidity. For more details, visit the official DeFiLlama platform. TL;DR Sui’s DeFi TVL has moved above $1 billion, according to DeFiLlama data. Lending and native DeFi protocols are helping drive capital onto the […]

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Insider Drains $141,674 from Bank in Texas, Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Elderly Person: FDIC
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A US regulator has barred a Texas banker from working in the industry after she embezzled more than $100,000 from her employer. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) says Cynthia M. Renfro pleaded guilty to misappropriating about $141,674 while working as a personal banker at First State Bank of Brownsboro. The regulator says that Renfro […]

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Citi Lowers Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Targets Amid Negative ETF Flows
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Citi has slashed its 12-month price targets for the top two crypto assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The cuts reflect negative ETF flows and stalled U.S. crypto legislation, reports Reuters. Bitcoin’s target dropped to $82,000 from $112,000. Ether’s forecast was trimmed to $2,240 from $3,175. Bitcoin ETF flows are down about $3.3 billion so far this […]

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USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements
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Bitcoin Magazine USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements Tether, the company behind USDT, is preparing to issue the stablecoin natively on Bitcoin through the RGB protocol version v0.11.1. Deployed by the UTEXO software lab, USDT is set to return to the chain where it first launched in 2014 via the […]

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Strategy Sold $216M in Bitcoin but Still Holds 843,775 BTC as Cash Reserve Tops $2.5B
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Key Takeaways: Between 29th and 5th June, Strategy had sold 3,588 BTC worth of approximately $216 million. The funds from the sale of preferred stock were utilized for the preferred-stock dividend and for a 10% increase in the company’s USD reserve. Even after the sale, Strategy still owns 843,775 BTC and retains the full assets […]

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ZachXBT Turns Unwanted Meme Coin Donations Into $41K for Venezuela Relief
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Prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT said that several meme coins using his name and likeness were launched across multiple blockchains over the past week to capitalize on the recent attention surrounding him. He clarified that he had no involvement with any tokens and reiterated his longstanding position that he would never endorse or launch a meme […]

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Peter Schiff Warns Strategy’s 840K Bitcoin Holdings Could Bring ‘Much Greater’ Losses
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Peter Schiff warned that Strategy’s new bitcoin sale policy could result in much larger realized losses after the company sold 3,588 bitcoin for about $216 million under its BTC Monetization Program. How Strategy’s Confirmed Bitcoin Sale Turned Into a Market Signal Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) sold 3,588 bitcoin, raising about $216.3 million, the company announced […]

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Ripple Achieves Breakthrough in Europe With Key License
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BREAKING: Ripple has secured full authorization for its Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator.

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Bitcoin trades above $62K as U.S. crypto bill gains fresh traction – Investing.com
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Investing.com — Bitcoin traded above $62,000 on Sunday as investors weighed renewed momentum for U.S. cryptocurrency legislation, growing …

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Belgian regulator flags 6 unauthorized crypto providers after MiCA deadline
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Belgium’s FSMA warned consumers about six crypto-asset service providers it added to a fraudulent CASP list days after the EU’s MiCA transitional period expired.

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Billionaire Investor Who Accurately Called Dot-Com Bubble Issues Urgent Stock Market Warning, Says Equities Could Decline by up to 70%
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Billionaire investing legend Jeremy Grantham is issuing a dire warning on US equities, believing stock values could witness a massive collapse similar to the dot-com bubble. In a CNBC interview, Grantham warns that the stock market valuations are now comparable to those seen during the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s. According to the billionaire […]

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Wedbush’s Dan Ives Predicts One Stock Group Will ‘Significantly Outperform’ in Second Half of 2026
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Wedbush managing director and senior equity research analyst Dan Ives believes one lagging group of stocks will surprise investors in the next six months. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Ives says that while many investors have taken their eyes off the Magnificent 7 due to their massive AI spending, he believes that the hyperscalers […]

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South Korea Reviews Polymarket Over Gambling Risks
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South Korea’s Broadcast Media Communications Standards Commission has opened a legality review of Polymarket, Digital Today reported July 6. The review comes before any corrective request and gives the platform operator a formal chance to explain its service model. The review centers on allegations that the overseas prediction-market platform may involve speculative gambling characteristics. For […]

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Every App Is Forcing AI Down My Throat And I'm Experiencing Feature Fatigue
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Nobody asked for a chatbot in their spreadsheet. Nobody asked for one in their group chat either. Somewhere along the way, “AI-powered” stopped meaning useful and started meaning unavoidable. I noticed the exact moment it tipped over into annoyance. I was editing a document, mid-sentence, and a little sparkle icon lit up asking if I […]

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Trump Bitcoin Conference Keynote Puts Crypto Policy Back In The Political Spotlight
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Donald Trump’s scheduled keynote at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville puts crypto policy back on the main political stage at a time when digital assets are becoming a louder campaign issue. For more details, visit the official B platform. TL;DR Donald Trump is listed as a keynote speaker for the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville. The […]

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Trump-Backed American Bitcoin (ABTC) Pushes Treasury Past 8,000 BTC
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Bitcoin Magazine Trump-Backed American Bitcoin (ABTC) Pushes Treasury Past 8,000 BTC American Bitcoin Corp (Nasdaq: ABTC) has moved its treasury past 8,000 bitcoin, the company said. The total marks a climb from about 5,401 BTC at the end of 2025, a gain of close to 50% across six months. The company, a majority-owned subsidiary of […]

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ZachXBT Turns Unwanted Meme Coin Into $30K Venezuela Quake Relief Donation
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Key Takeaways: An unsolicited meme coin called ZachXBT was sold for $30,000 to help victims of the recent earthquake struck in Venezuela. The money was donated to GiveDirectly via Direct Relief and crypto donation platform, The Giving Block. Despite being handed a token through the air drop, ZachXBT reiterated that he does not support nor […]

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Coinbase Prediction Market AI Claims Norway Beat Brazil Before Match Even Started
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said the exchange is investigating an AI-generated prediction market alert after the platform mistakenly sent users a “breaking news” notification of a supposed Norway 3-2 win against Brazil in the ongoing FIFA World Cup before the match had even kicked off at the MetLife Stadium. The flash news also showed […]

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CLARITY Act Misses Trump’s July 4 Target as Window to Pass Shrinks to 25 Days
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The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act was not signed into law by Independence Day as the White House had targeted, leaving roughly three working weeks between the Senate’s July 13 return and the Aug. 7 recess to pass the crypto industry’s long-sought market structure bill. Target Missed, New Window in Sight White House crypto adviser […]

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Strategy sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216M to fund dividends, keeps $2.55B reserve intact
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Strategy sold $216 million in Bitcoin to fund its dividend payments, as wealth manager Bernstein maintained its year-end Bitcoin price target of $150,000.

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Bitcoin ETFs Snap 10-Day Bleeding Streak With Biggest Inflow in Two Months
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$221.7 million in net inflows on Thursday, their largest single-day intake in about two months. The inflows ended a punishing 10-day outflow streak that had drained US$2.73 billion led this time by Fidelity’s FBTC. BlackRock’s IBIT bucked the rebound with an outflow, and a US$5.4 billion year-to-date deficit shows one […]

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Farage’s Undisclosed Benefactor: Convicted Fraudster Tied to Crypto Gambling Site
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A Sunday Times investigation alleges Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received undisclosed backing for staff, security and housing from George Cottrell, potentially breaching MPs’ disclosure rules. Cottrell, who served eight months in a US federal prison for wire fraud, later became involved with Tether.bet, an offshore crypto gambling platform accused of serving UK customers unlicensed. […]

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XRP Predicted to Hit $1.3 in July: Kalshi
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Traders on Kalshi have predicted that XRP has a chance of reclaiming $1.3 before this month runs out, suggesting there might be another price breakout ahead.

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Bitcoin's Entire Return Hinges On Just 10 Days A Year, Says BitMine's Tom Lee – Stocktwits
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Bitcoin's (BTC) whole return profile comes down to a few trading days a year, Fundstrat strategist and BitMine (BMNR) chairman Tom Lee said in an …

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Bitcoin ETFs Try To Stabilize After A Brutal Run Of Outflows
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The spot Bitcoin ETF trade is trying to steady itself again, and the timing matters. After several sessions in which the flow narrative turned into one of the clearest headwinds for BTC, the latest daily data suggests investors are not completely walking away from the product category. That is the good news. The less comfortable […]

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Stablecoin Volume Hits a Record $1.79T in June, Signaling Rapid Market Maturity
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TL;DR: Adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $1.79 trillion in June, up 63% from May and 125% year over year. USDC dominated adjusted activity with $1.21 trillion, or about 67%, while USDT represented $576 billion and PYUSD reached $2.42 billion. Base led networks with $565 billion, narrowly ahead of Ethereum’s $562 billion, as filtered […]

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Summer Finance Hit for $6M in Flash‑Loan Liquidity Manipulation
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TL;DR: Summer Finance suffered a $6 million exploit through a flash loan attack that manipulated asset accounting in its vaults. The attacker used a $65.4 million flash loan to obtain a $70.9 million redemption, netting a $6 million profit. The DeFi sector has recorded 121 hacks and nearly $942 million in losses so far this […]

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AscendEX Withdrawal Crisis Deepens: ZachXBT Sets Minimum Threshold for Crypto Theft Cases
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The AscendEX situation is getting worse, and ZachXBT is making sure the public knows exactly how bad it is. The on-chain investigator has now confirmed that the exchange’s hot wallet is effectively empty, ETH, USDT, and SOL nearly completely depleted, while deposits continue to flow in and the official team has gone more than nine […]

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Trader Turns $2 Million of ETH Into $14,208 as Lighter Token Rallies 53%
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A crypto trader swapped 1,126.44 ETH worth $2.01 million for just 5,776 LIT valued at $14,208 on Sunday, wiping out nearly $2 million in a single onchain transaction. The blunder landed as Lighter’s token entered Coingecko’s top trending list on the back of a 53% weekly rally. Paying 140 Times the Market Price The transaction […]

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Crypto hacks fell 47% in H1 but ecosystem is no safer: CertiK
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Crypto exploits rose 59% quarter-on-quarter to $807.5 million in Q2, due partly to the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits, which came at the hands of North Korean hackers.

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French Minister Reveals 77 Crypto-Related Kidnapping Cases, Says New Security Plan Is Coming
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France has recorded 77 cryptocurrency-related cases involving kidnappings, extortion, or attempted kidnappings since the beginning of the year. Speaking to the Association of Digital Asset Holders (ADAN) on June 30, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the number had increased significantly from the 45 cases reported in 2025. France Unveils Tougher Security Plan While acknowledging the […]

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