Crypto
AI Summary
- Major exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken are expanding their offerings beyond crypto, integrating traditional assets like stocks and ETFs, signaling a broader financial market convergence and the potential for increased institutional adoption.
- The rise of AI integration with crypto continues, exemplified by MoonPay's 'Agents' feature, which grants AI systems on-chain capabilities, raising new questions about digital ownership, security, and the future of automated financial interactions.
- Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying globally, with bodies like ESMA warning about crypto derivatives potentially falling under existing financial regulations, and the Fed proposing rule changes to address 'debanking' risks, indicating a push for clearer frameworks.
- While Bitcoin experiences price volatility and some on-chain signals suggest weakness, analysts and investors remain divided on its future trajectory, with some advocating for accumulation amid dips and others pointing to macro headwinds and 'excess loss-realization'.
- The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining momentum, with WisdomTree receiving SEC approval for round-the-clock trading of tokenized money market funds and ongoing developments in stablecoin-backed financing, suggesting a growing trend in bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology.
Sources
Cointelegraph
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Bitwise acquires Chorus One, potentially paving way for more staked ETFs
25 minutes ago
by Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
Latest NewsBitwise’s acquisition of Chorus One expands the company’s staking capabilities to more than 30 blockchains, including Solana, Hyperliquid, Monad, Avalanche and Sui.
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ETH bounces off $1.8K as multiple Ether price metrics point to prolonged weakness
2 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman
Market AnalysisEther faces a bearish trend as onchain fees and network deposits hit multiyear lows. Until derivatives metrics stabilize, ETH price remains at risk.
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ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules
2 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Latest NewsThe EU authority tracking compliance under the MiCA framework issued a warning to those marketing crypto derivatives as “perpetual futures or perpetual contracts.”
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Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push
3 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Latest NewsThe exchange now allows US customers to trade thousands of stocks and ETFs commission-free alongside crypto, with 24/5 access and instant funding.
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Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders
3 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Latest NewsKraken’s new contracts, built on the xStocks framework, offer up to 20x leverage on tokenized benchmarks tied to US equities and gold.
CoinDesk
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Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
3 hours ago
by Margaux Nijkerk
Finance, Electric Capital, Crypto Wallets, AI, NewsAs AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not.
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Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
3 hours ago
by Krisztian Sandor
Finance, PayPal, Stripe, Stablecoins, NewsBloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.
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Bitwise's Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution
3 hours ago
by Margaux Nijkerk
Tech, Bitwise Asset Management, Bitwise, AI, Haun Ventures, NewsAs artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward.
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Crypto isn't losing to AI, its just 'capitalism doing its job,' says Dragonfly
4 hours ago
by Margaux Nijkerk
Finance, dragonfly, Stablecoins, Venture Capital, Artificial Intelligence, AI, NewsComparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview.
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Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money
4 hours ago
by Olivier Acuna
Finance, Binance, Sanctions, NewsThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all reported that investigators had been let go after identifying sanctions-violating transactions.
Decrypt
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Treasury Sanctions Russian ‘Exploit’ Broker Over Stolen US Cyber Tools
an hour ago
by Jason Nelson
Law and OrderIt marks the first use of the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, targeting a firm accused of brokering stolen U.S. cyber tools.
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Coinbase, Kraken and Binance Push Deeper Into Tokenization as Capital Shifts
2 hours ago
by Stacy Elliott
BusinessTokenized real-world assets have continued to expand despite a broader market slide, with assets distributed on-chain up nearly 300% year over year.
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Bitcoin Depot Will Require ID for 'Every Transaction' at ATMs Amid Growing Pressure
2 hours ago
by André Beganski
BusinessBitcoin Depot will begin verifying customers’ identities each time they use its ATMs, voluntarily refining its compliance procedures.
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OpenAI Says Benchmark Used to Measure AI Coding Skill Is 'Contaminated'—Here's Why
3 hours ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI wants to retire the leading AI coding benchmark—and the reasons reveal a deeper problem with how the whole industry measures itself.
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'Stablecoin Summer': Stripe Makes Tender Offer at $159 Billion Valuation
3 hours ago
by Logan Hitchcock
BusinessPayments giant Stripe made a tender offer valuing the firm at $159 billion as payments and stablecoin volumes rise.
AMBCrypto
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Bitcoin’s slump deepens: Retail struggles to absorb $2.81B outflow
29 minutes ago
by Olayiwola Dolapo
Bitcoin, BTC Trading View, News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewBitcoin institutional buying disappears as selling dominates—can retail investors step in?
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$2T lost in 140 days: Why this crypto market crash looks different
an hour ago
by Ishika Kumari
Bitcoin, BTC Trading View, Ethereum, News, News 1, Social, Solana, Trading View, ambcryptoIs this crash exposing flaws in crypto’s long-term investment narrative?
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Europe doubles down on ‘same risk, same rules’ approach for crypto derivatives
2 hours ago
by Adewale Olarinde
News, News 1, Social, Trading View, European UnionEurope’s markets watchdog has reiterated that crypto derivatives offering leveraged exposure will be regulated under existing CFD frameworks.
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Seeker is up 40% in 24 hours: Will profit-taking trap SKR bulls?
2 hours ago
by Lennox Gitonga
Altcoin, News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewSeeker rallies despite the general crypto market weakness.
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Bitcoin Cash: BCH range intact despite 17% drop – Bullish bias holds IF…
3 hours ago
by Akashnath S
Altcoin, Analysis, Bitcoin Cash, HideCryptopanic, News, News 1, No Homepage, Social, Trading ViewSo long as Bitcoin Cash is above the $440 demand zone, there is potential for a BCH bounce.