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Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 1:58 PM EDT

Crypto

AI Summary

  • Regulatory scrutiny intensifies globally, with the CLARITY Act facing pushback in the US and India ordering the takedown of Jack Dorsey's Bitchat, while the EU expands sanctions against Russia and targets Justin Sun's HTX.
  • Key industry players are facing significant challenges: BitMEX announced its shutdown and a lawsuit, Poolin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and exchanges like Odos Protocol are also shutting down, signaling industry consolidation.
  • The intersection of AI and crypto is gaining traction, with Sam Altman-backed World Foundation raising substantial funding for World ID infrastructure, and Coinbase enabling businesses to accept USDC payments from AI agents.
  • Institutional interest in tokenization is growing, evidenced by RWAs becoming Hyperliquid's largest trading category, Brazilian farmers tokenizing cows for loans, and Uniswap expanding into permissioned trading pools for tokenized assets.
  • Market sentiment remains mixed, with Bitcoin ETFs experiencing outflows and price fluctuations influenced by macroeconomic factors like surging US bond yields, while analysts debate the potential for a quantum-resistant Bitcoin and a crypto 'killer use case' in agentic AI.

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