Emirates enables UAE residents to pay for flights through Crypto.com
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UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest near-term benefits for cross-border payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain limited.
Morning Minute: Claude Mythos Breaks Post-Quantum Cryptography
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt.
US Stock Market Today: Fed Decision, Microsoft and Meta Earnings in Focus
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Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as crypto looks to Fed interest-rate decision
Bitcoin rose 0.75% to $64,328 after a volatile two days, with the market in a holding pattern ahead of a Fed rate decision that could be the first increase in three years.
Bitcoin Price Live: Whale Liquidity on Binance Falls Ahead of FOMC Decision
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3 reasons Wednesday's Fed meeting is pivotal for BTC
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Crypto TradFi grows fivefold to $6.6B as exchanges expand into stocks, commodities: Report
A CoinGecko study points to rising demand for tokenized equities and commodities on centralized exchanges, with perpetual futures driving most of the market’s trading activity.
Company behind AI trade that caused $60 million crypto liquidations to cover all losses
Decentralized perpetuals exchange Trade.xyz said it will reimburse traders liquidated when its SK Hynix perpetual futures contract crashed 19% late on Monday, a loss the company attributes to a single executed trade on …
Asian Stock Markets Crash as KOSPI, Nikkei and TAIEX Lose Over $950 Billion
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Russia Charges Telegram's Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism
Russia's Federal Security Service said it has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list. The FSB's public relations center said Wednesday that Dur…
Nikkei 225 Falls Over 1,700 Points as Japan Stock Market Extends Selloff
The Nikkei 225 dropped more than 1,700 points in early trading, hitting an intraday low of 60,448.90 before trimming losses. The selloff was driven by weakness in semiconductor stocks, concerns over slowing AI-related d…
Live updates: Bitcoin clears $64,000 in Asia hours ahead of Fed decision
Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Wednesday, up 1% on the day, with the broader market green ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, per CoinDesk data. Ether added 1.7% to $1,909 and XRP led the majors …
South Korea plans stablecoin rules as opposition pushes crypto tax repeal
The FSC reportedly plans a government-backed digital asset bill covering stablecoins and exchanges, while opposition lawmakers seek to scrap a 22% crypto tax due in 2027.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov internationally wanted, Russia’s FSB says
Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French case remains open.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Is Added to the International Wanted List by the Russian FSB
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Uniswap founder rejects claims v4 fees reduce LP earnings
Hayden Adams said critics misunderstood Uniswap’s newly approved v4 protocol fees, rejecting claims the change reduces liquidity providers’ earnings.
Trade.xyz to cover SK Hynix perp liquidation losses tied to price anomaly
Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%.
Crypto Market Today – July 29th
Cardano (ADA) rose 6% over the past 24 hours, outperforming the broader crypto market ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, Bittensor (TAO) gained around 3%, while Zcash (ZEC), NEAR, OKB…
Pi Network’s SLICE Test Is Live: Here’s How the New Liquidity Pool Actually Works
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John Oliver Slams Trump’s Crypto Empire, Questions Billion-Dollar Digital Deals
HBO host John Oliver devoted a major segment of Last Week Tonight to Donald Trumpâs expanding crypto business. He argued that the presidentâs growing presence in digital assets has blurred the line between politics …
Markets Don’t Buy the US Ceasefire Against Iran Will Last
The United States seems to have announced a ceasefire yesterday on its offensive actions against Iran. But prediction markets are not too optimistic about how long that peace will last.
Visa outlines stablecoin strategy during Q3 earnings call
Visa said it is investing across the stablecoin stack, highlighting OpenUSD, tokenized deposits and AI-powered commerce during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
Tether signs tokenization deal with Nairobi Securities Exchange
Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to explore tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure and the potential use of USDt (USDT) as a settlement layer.