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Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026
Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.
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Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive milestone, but investors may be overestimating its signifi…
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BitMine Buys $49 Million in Ethereum as Tom Lee Hails Early Robinhood Chain Demand
Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added another $49 million worth of ETH to its stash last week, acquiring 27,801 ETH.
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Wall Street transfer agents lobby SEC, warning that third-party tokens pose risks to market integrity
As the competition to tokenize capital markets heats up, the debate over how stocks should move onto blockchain rails is making its way to U.S. regulators.
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Paradigm shifts vs bubbles: AI chips and bitcoin show powerful trends can still produce severe corrections
The term "paradigm shift" is often applied casually to what may simply be rapid rotations between fashionable assets, the latest example being the AI-driven semiconductor boom.
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BTC price bull market to begin in September? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance.
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Chinese Prosecutors Float Treating Crypto Mixer, Privacy Coin Use as Sign of Money Laundering
An article in the official newspaper of China's top prosecutors' office has laid out a framework for prosecuting crypto money laundering, proposing that courts presume criminal intent when suspects use coin mixers and p…
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Bitcoin whale moves $188M for first time in 7 years
A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.
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SBI Holdings, Solana Partner to Launch Japan’s First On-Chain Financial Market
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Profit-taking, MidEast hostilities drag crypto lower after bullish week
Crypto's weekend gains gave way to a Monday selloff as Middle East tensions resurfaced, South Korea's Kospi lost 9.2% and $253 million in leveraged positions were wiped out.
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Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yield
SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance.
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Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch
Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.
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Live markets: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 in an Asian-session leverage flush
Bitcoin fell to about $62,800 on Monday, down 1.4% over 24 hours, after sliding from roughly $64,300 during Asian morning hours, per CoinDesk data.
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AI microbusinesses could drive $262B in stablecoin volume by 2033: Swyftx
The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails, Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said.
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Robinhood L2 sparks ETH optimism, Saylor 'muddies waters.' Hodler's Digest, July 5-12, 2026
Even Ethereum's critics believe Robinhood Chain is bullish for ETH. Nigel Farage and Donald Trump become embroiled in crypto related scandals, and more.
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $197M, snap 8-week outflow streak
Analysts are not yet ready to call it a recovery in institutional demand for Bitcoin.
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Strategy's Saylor needs clarity in BTC pivot message to convince investors: StanChart
Strategy founder and chairman Michael Saylor again took to social media on Sunday to offer his latest signal to investors as one analyst sees Saylor’s messaging as needing more clarity to help Bitcoin regain its momentu…
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Signs of life?: State of Crypto
Rumors of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act's demise have been greatly exaggerated. The crypto industry isn't out of the woods yet, however, for reasons we'll get into.
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Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by $10 billion since May, but analyst sees no reason to panic
The stablecoin market posted its biggest retreat in years in June, a sign that onchain liquidity has dwindled as crypto markets continued to consolidate near 2026 lows.
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Cambridge study puts Ethereum near the lower end of PoS energy intensity
Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the PoS networks studied.
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How to Make Product Ads With AI for TikTok and YouTube—For (Almost) Free
TikTok Shop, the ecommerce platform that allows users to buy and sell things directly on TikTok, moved $64.3 billion in merchandise in 2025, nearly doubling from the year before. The U.S. alone accounted for $15.1 billi…
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Pakistan crypto chief seeks dialogue after scholar rules against crypto payments
Pakistan’s virtual-assets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who backed a ruling against purchases made with crypto.
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Bitcoin is nearing a power law support line Fidelity has tracked since 2015
Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity's director of global macro, says bitcoin is drifting toward the bottom edge of the model he has used to track it for years.
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Bitcoin bulls Michael Saylor, Adam Back slam BIP-110 Ordinals proposal
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor and Blockstream CEO Adam Back have doubled down on their opposition to BIP-110, a proposed temporary fork to limit non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network.