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JCB Partners With Circle to Explore USDC Payments in Japan
Japan’s largest card network, JCB, has signed an agreement with Circle to explore using stablecoins for cross-border payments, merchant settlements and treasury operations. The companies will assess whether Circle’s payment...
Emirates NBD Taps Blockchain for Instant Cross-Border Payments
Dubai-based Emirates NBD has started processing real-time cross-border U.S. dollar payments through the Partior blockchain network. The service is initially available to eligible corporate and institutional clients, marking the bank’s...
Bitcoin Slides as Massive Exchange Transfers Rattle Market Confidence
Bitcoin fell below $62,600 shortly after U.S. markets opened, triggering fresh concern among traders as large transfers involving major cryptocurrency exchanges appeared on the blockchain. An X user called TRACER...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Rules Out Crypto Bailout in First House Testimony
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told lawmakers on Tuesday that the central bank remains focused on bringing inflation under control and will not bail out any sector, including the cryptocurrency...
Trump Warns Delay on CLARITY Act Could Cost U.S. Crypto Edge
President Donald Trump is urging the Senate to move quickly on the CLARITY Act before lawmakers leave for the August recess, arguing that delays could hurt the United States’ position...
Hyundai Tests Tether Stablecoin for Cross-Border Treasury Payments
Companies are increasingly testing stablecoins to speed up cross-border payments, and Hyundai has now joined that push. Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor de México completed a cross-border treasury transfer...
Bitcoin Policy Institute Seeks to Join Legal Battle Over 3.7M Dormant BTC
A legal battle over millions of dormant Bitcoins has entered a new stage after the Bitcoin Policy Institute asked a New York court for permission to join the case. The...
Robinhood to Launch AI-Powered Crypto Trading for U.S. Users
Robinhood plans to introduce an AI-powered cryptocurrency trading feature for eligible U.S. customers, allowing the software to execute trades within limits set by users. The company announced the feature during...
XRP Ledger Activity Hits 2026 Low as Traders Await Next Catalyst
A slowdown in activity on the XRP Ledger suggests many traders are staying on the sidelines as they wait for the next market-moving event. According to Santiment, daily active wallets...
Wall Street Banks Tighten Rules on Prediction Market Trading
Wall Street banks are tightening rules on employees’ use of prediction market platforms as regulators pay closer attention to the fast-growing sector. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Bank...
AVAX One Regains Nasdaq Compliance Amid Crypto Market Pressures
AVAX One Technology is no longer at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq after regaining compliance with the exchange’s minimum share price requirement. The company said Nasdaq closed the matter...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys More Circle Despite Growing Scrutiny
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest bought nearly $14 million worth of Circle Internet Group shares on Thursday, adding to its stake in the stablecoin issuer despite mounting pressure on the company....
Cloudflare, OpenAI Test New AI Search Discovery System
Cloudflare and OpenAI have launched a research pilot to improve how AI search tools find and deliver information online. Announced on July 8, the project will test whether real-time website...
Lummis Says Senate Nears Final Push on Landmark Crypto CLARITY Act
Senator Cynthia Lummis said lawmakers are close to finalizing the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act after months of negotiations, with the Senate aiming to release the bill’s final text and...
LAB Token Crashes 90% in a Week as Selloff Wipes Out Billions
LAB suffered another sharp selloff on July 9, extending a week of heavy losses that erased billions of dollars in market value and rattled the broader crypto market. The multi-chain...
XRP Ledger Nears Major Upgrade as Validator Support Clears Key Mark
Most of the XRP Ledger’s core validators have upgraded to version 3.2.0, bringing the network closer to fully activating a major software update. However, the upgrade will not take full...
AscendEX Shutdown Sparks Fresh Fears Over Customer Withdrawals
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT raised fresh concerns after crypto exchange AscendEX announced it would shut down, leaving customers uncertain about whether they will be able to withdraw their funds. In a...
BNB Chain Targets AI Trading With New High-Speed Layer 1 Blockchain
BNB Chain is developing a new Layer 1 blockchain designed for AI-powered trading agents, as the network looks to make onchain trading faster and more competitive with centralized exchanges. The...
Japan Bond Yields Hit 30-Year High as BOJ Faces Tough Choices
Japan’s government bond yields have climbed to their highest levels in roughly three decades, drawing renewed attention to the country’s debt burden and the Bank of Japan’s policy outlook. Market...
Grok Flags Cryptic Post Claiming Links to Bank of Japan
Speculation spread across social media after Grok analyzed a cryptic post from a pseudonymous X account claiming links to the Bank of Japan. The AI chatbot said the message could...
Tether Invests $20M in Mercado Bitcoin to Expand Brazil Operations
Tether has invested $20 million in a funding round for Brazilian crypto platform Mercado Bitcoin, marking its latest investment in Latin America’s growing digital asset market. The companies announced the...
Bitcoin Enters Consolidation as Glassnode Sees Lower Selling Pressure
Bitcoin has entered a consolidation phase as selling pressure eases, futures traders add more long positions, and demand for downside protection weakens, analytics firm Glassnode said. In a post on...
Bitcoin Faces Key $61K Test as Analyst Warns of More Weakness
Bitcoin came under renewed selling pressure at the start of the week, with analyst CrypNuevo warning that the market could weaken further if the price fails to hold above $61,000. ...
Strategy’s Bitcoin Sale Puts Saylor’s ‘Never Sell’ View in Focus
Strategy disclosed that it sold 3,588 Bitcoin for about $216 million between June 29 and July 5, 2026, marking one of the few times the company has reduced its Bitcoin...
