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Ripple Secures Preliminary MiCA Approval Ahead of EU Deadline

Luxembourg's financial regulator granted Ripple preliminary approval for a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Once finalized, the license would allow Ripple to offer regulated crypto services to banks, fintechs and other businesses across all 30 countries in

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Crypto groups urge Congress to pass staking, mining tax bill as introduced

A coalition of crypto lobbying organizations — the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Council for Innovation and The Digital Chamber — urged Congress to pass the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act "as introduced" in a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith and top Democrat Richard

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Ethlabs Launches to Scale Ethereum for Institutions

Ethlabs has launched as a research and development nonprofit backed by former Ethereum Foundation contributors and firms Bitmine and Sharplink, with support from Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin. Sharplink said the organization was formed to "ready Ethereum for the next phase of institutional adoption," aiming to ensure the network

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Strategy Boosts USD Reserve to $1.4B, Buys $34.9M in Bitcoin

A Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows Strategy purchased 520 Bitcoin between June 15 and Sunday for $34.9 million, at an average price of $67,068 per BTC. The acquisition brings the company’s holdings to 847,363 BTC, with cumulative purchases now totaling

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Solana Captures 95% of Tokenized Stock Trading as Bottom Debate Grows

Solana captured 95% of tokenized equity trading across blockchains last week, posting a record $1.29 billion in volume. The surge came as SOL traded more than 75% below its all-time high near $295, and traders remain divided over whether the token is nearing a cycle bottom. Onchain activity has

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Bitcoin Funding Hits Two-Week High; $70K Breakout Still Unlikely

Bitcoin flirted with the $65,500 level on Monday as the perpetual futures annualized funding rate jumped to 7%, its highest in nearly three weeks. The rise—still inside a neutral 6%–12% band—followed comments from US Vice President JD Vance that the Strait of Hormuz remains open amid

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Securitize and tZERO clash over tokenization patents as Wall Street moves onchain

Two of the biggest firms in tokenization are headed for a legal showdown after tZERO sent Securitize a cease-and-desist letter accusing the company of infringing patents tied to blockchain-based securities infrastructure. Securitize responded by filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that

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Joe Lubin, SharpLink and Bitmine back new Ethereum research lab

A group of former Ethereum Foundation researchers has launched an independent nonprofit called Ethlabs, funded by major Ethereum treasury firms SharpLink Gaming (SBET) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), alongside Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin and other entities including Anchorage Digital, Octant and SNZ. The organization is led by

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Three Reasons Bitcoin Holding $63K May Mark a Bottom

Bitcoin has closed above $63,000 for three straight weeks after touching a 2026 low near $59,000, a pattern that mirrors prior bottom-building phases seen in past trend reversals. Derivatives and ETF flows point to easing selling pressure: futures open interest fell 19.5% from its June peak, funding

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Ethereum talent exodus reignites debate over Foundation leadership

Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down from her leadership role and will return to a research-focused position. Her exit is the latest in a wave of at least eight senior departures over the past five months, intensifying scrutiny of the Switzerland-based nonprofit that coordinates Ethereum research, development

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Andrew Cuomo to Co-Lead OKX and Intercontinental Exchange Digital Assets Venture

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX and the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, said former New York governor Andrew Cuomo will co-chair a joint venture focused on digital assets. The project aims to build next-generation infrastructure for tokenized and digitally native financial products and would let OKX

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Why Google search can be a crypto wallet risk

Search results have quietly become one of the most underestimated weaknesses in cryptocurrency security. Conventional advice focuses on protecting seed phrases, using hardware wallets, enabling multi-factor authentication and avoiding suspicious links, but it often overlooks search engines as an entry point. Many users expect search results to be reliable, and

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Fomo Raises $75M Series B at $550M Valuation

Crypto startup Fomo raised $75 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures, valuing the social trading and token discovery platform at $550 million. The round included Union Square Ventures, existing investor Benchmark and angel backers such as Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus, Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz, Discord CEO

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EUR Trading Accounts for 1% of Binance Spot Volume

Euro-denominated trading makes up roughly 1% of Binance's spot volume, CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn said, noting the exchange's inflows remain globally distributed and may limit the impact of potential MiCA-related setbacks. Binance still handles hundreds of millions of dollars in euro-denominated trades. CryptoQuant data show daily EUR-pair

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XRP Charts Hint at a 25% Relief Rally by July

Multiple XRP indicators point to a potential 25% relief rally in the coming weeks. XRP’s 20-week exponential moving average near $1.40 was on the verge of crossing below its 200-week EMA near $1.39, a move that would mark a rare death cross. Historically, similar 20-week/200-week EMA

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Bitcoin ETF outflows ease as Treasury yields strengthen

As traders return after an extended U.S. holiday, two market dynamics could shape bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, which are buoyant on hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal. First, U.S. bitcoin spot ETFs saw $228 million in redemptions during the shortened week, marking a sixth straight week

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Bank of England Publishes Stablecoin Rules, Targets 2027 Launch

The Bank of England published a policy statement and draft rules for systemic stablecoins on Monday, setting out how regulated British pound-backed stablecoins would operate in the United Kingdom. It defines systemic stablecoins as tokens widely used in payments that may pose risks to the UK’s financial stability, and

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Bitcoin Holds $64,000 as Dollar Strength and Iran Tensions Loom

Bitcoin treads water at $64,000 to start the week as traders weigh a mix of macro and geopolitical drivers. The US dollar’s rebound and sustained oil-price moves are front of mind, while on‑chain data show differing behavior between short-term sellers and long-term holders. The US dollar index

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Bitcoin drifts under $64,000 as crypto lags Asian rally

Bitcoin started the week drifting near $64,000, sitting out a rally in Asian equities as the US and Iran moved closer to a lasting peace deal. The token traded around $63,996 on Monday, down 0.4% over 24 hours and 2.2% on the week. Other major cryptocurrencies

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South Korea Pushes Crypto Travel Rule Expansion

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit proposed expanding the Financial Action Task Force’s Travel Rule to cover smaller crypto transfers during a FATF plenary meeting in Paris last week. The Travel Rule requires crypto exchanges to share sender and recipient information for transfers above certain thresholds to improve

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Bitcoin stuck near $64,000 as ETF outflows hit a sixth week

Bitcoin is trading around $64,000 and remains rangebound, still searching for a catalyst strong enough to break the level. Selling from spot bitcoin ETFs has eased from earlier this month, but fresh institutional demand has yet to return. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have posted a sixth straight week

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Bitcoin developers look to remove old fee signal that leaks wallet clues

Bitcoin developers want to remove explicit replace-by-fee (RBF) signaling from wallet software because full-RBF is now standard policy, making the old opt-in flag redundant. Keeping the legacy RBF signal creates unnecessary on-chain fingerprints that can reveal which wallet software was used. The replace-by-fee feature originally let users signal that they

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Morgan Stanley lowers fees for Ether and Solana ETFs to 0.14%

Morgan Stanley filed amended Form S-1 statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its Ether and Solana exchange-traded funds, showing plans to charge fees of 0.14% for each product. The filings indicate the bank intends to undercut current market offerings with those rates. Farside Investors shows the current

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XRP price briefly loses $1.14 support before buyers drive sharp rebound

XRP briefly slipped below key support near $1.13 on heavy volume, then rebounded toward $1.15, leaving the token inside its monthlong trading range. The token fell to roughly $1.12 on some of the session’s heaviest volume and recovered within hours. Over the 24-hour session it dropped

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Taiko Bridge Exploited for Up to $1.7M in DeFi Hack

Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, urged users to withdraw assets from the network’s bridges after an exploit on one of its bridge protocols allowed attackers to steal up to $1.7 million. "We have confirmed a compromise of Taiko’s chain state verification mechanism," Taiko posted to