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Jefferies warns against buying the dip in Circle as Open USD raises new competition fears
Circle (CRCL) shares bounced 5% Wednesday after a 17% plunge, as investors are weighing whether the new Open USD stablecoin consortium backed by Stripe, Mastercard, Coinbase and BlackRock poses a lasting threat to the U…
French banking giant Crédit Agricole rolls out euro stablecoin, EURXT
Crédit Agricole (ACA), France's second-largest bank by assets, unveiled a euro-pegged stablecoin, a rival to offerings from smaller peer Société Générale (GLE) and Circle Internet (CRCL) in a market that's also targeted…
Europe is rewriting its landmark crypto rulebook MiCA as hard July 1 deadline passes
The European Union's (EU) transitional grandfathering period under its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation ends on July 1, forcing crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) who have yet to attain full licensing unde…
Ark Invest bought more than $75 million of crypto shares during June bloodbath
Ark Invest has a tendency to load up on shares in cryptocurrency companies when their prices are depressed, and June was no exception.
Bitcoin climbs toward $60,000 after Fed Chair Warsh said inflation risks has come down
Warsh declined to provide guidance on the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate decision, saying policymakers would debate incoming data at their meeting in four weekds, during a panel discussion at the European Central …
XRP, HYPE funds are the bright spots as investors flee bitcoin, ether ETFs
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What's next for Bitcoin and stocks? Analysts see a volatile second half
The first half of the year was defined by the AI trade. The second half may be defined by a tougher question: Which companies and assets actually stand to benefit from it?
Mysterious Solana project World unveiled as fully onchain prediction market
World, the mysterious Solana project that garnered millions of views on X with little more than a glowing globe, cryptic posts and the tagline “Trade Everything,” is now live as a fully onchain prediction market inside …
Bitcoin options traders load up on $50,000 puts and gold futures flash a death cross
Ether (ETH) is at $1,580, having also experienced a slight relief bounce since 01:00 UTC.
Bitcoin opens the third quarter in an historical red zone after rare losing first half
The largest cryptocurrency fell 22.2% in the first quarter and another 14.09% in the second, according to Coinglass data, and was trading just above $59,000 on Wednesday as the third quarter began.
Aave logs biggest network-growth day in nearly 5 years as DeFi interest returns
Aave, one of the largest decentralized lending protocols by locked value, recorded its strongest day of new-wallet creation in almost five years on June 30, a sign of fresh interest in the AAVE token even as the wider c…
Why Poland is the only EU country where crypto firms can't get a MiCA license
Polish crypto firms are being forced to seek licenses abroad or risk shutting down after President Karol Nawrocki refused to sign legislation giving the country’s financial regulator authority to issue licenses under th…
Trump pocketed more than $1 billion from crypto ties as industry headed toward slump
President Donald Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto sales and royalties last year while living in the White House and pursuing aggressively pro-crypto policies in his administration.
Companies spending the most on AI are growing jobs, Ramp study finds
Ramp, a financial operations platform, said companies making the largest investments in artificial intelligence are expanding their workforces rather than shrinking them, according to a new study that challenges the nar…
Phantom doubles down on perpetual futures with hire of Hyperliquid market builders
The team behind one of Hyperliquid's highest-profile private-company trading projects has found a new home.
U.S. senators seek to block foreign adversaries from AI technology in new bill
The U.S. Commerce Department would have more authority to shield domestic artificial intelligence technology from the supply chains of foreign adversaries in a bill introduced Tuesday by two Republican senators who've b…
Circle slides 8% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network
Circle (CRCL) shares were lower by 8% in Tuesday morning trading after a consortium backed by some of the biggest names in payments, banking and crypto unveiled Open USD, a new stablecoin designed to challenge incumbent…
SEC giving novel ETFs a rethink as it opens comment period on overhauling U.S. rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reexamining how it approaches novel exchange-traded funds, including those focused on crypto, and is inviting public input on its automated system to approve them.
Why OpenUSD's 'real threat' that tanked Circle stock still faces a steep uphill battle for adoption
Circle shares (CRCL) cratered on Tuesday after the new Open USD stablecoin network rattled investors, but analysts say it's too early to conclude the consortium poses a serious threat to USDC.
Chinese exile once linked to Trump strategist gets 30-year sentence in $1 billion fraud
A U.S. judge sentenced Chinese businessman Miles Guo, the billionaire behind the fraudulent crypto venture Himalaya Coin, to 30 years in prison, long after a trial jury found the well-connected defendant was guilty of s…
New York Life makes tokenization debut with onchain high-yield bond fund with Centrifuge
New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), the $807 billion asset management arm of major life insurer New York Life, is bringing its first investment strategy onto blockchain rails, joining a growing list of Wall Str…
Jefferies warns of crypto market volatility as Clarity Act faces Senate test
The Clarity Act still faces significant hurdles despite clearing the Senate Banking Committee, with investment bank Jefferies warning that political uncertainty could fuel volatility across crypto markets in the coming …
Nasdaq expands distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure
Nasdaq is expanding the distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure, making one of its flagship equity data products available through the Pyth Network as financial firms increasingly build trading an…