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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Colorado’s Democratic and Republican primaries finished on Tuesday, with at least one candidate supported by $1 million from a crypto-aligned PAC going to the November general election.

Bitcoin bear-market bottom signs appear as the TD9 indicator mirrors the final stages of the 2022 BTC price downtrend.

Crypto ATMs are fast disappearing in the US as Tennessee’s ban goes into effect today while operators in Minnesota have until Aug. 1 to comply with a similar law.

The integration addresses one of the biggest obstacles keeping institutional capital on the sidelines of crypto markets: exchange counterparty risk.

Bitcoin started July with a bang, rallying above $60,000 as traders predict a relief rally as the “base case” throughout the month.

Backed by Joe Lubin, BitMine and SharpLink, the independent organization will serve as a liaison for financial institutions exploring Ethereum as competition for institutional capital heats up.

Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS launches a euro-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum with 20.02 million tokens issued, targeting institutional flows and tokenized fund access.

The Bank of Korea’s governor praised tokenized government bonds for easing the issuance and management of government debt during a panel discussion at the ECB Forum.

Bernstein said OUSD could become the strongest new challenger to the Circle-Tether duopoly, while flagging unresolved questions around governance, operations and revenue sharing.

A final wave of MiCA approvals expanded Europe's roster of licensed crypto firms as the transitional period came to a close.

Bitcoin and Ether open interest fell sharply after $8.35 billion in long liquidations, while ETF outflows, weaker Strategy purchases and declining market depth reduced liquidity.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record $4.5 billion in June outflows, pushing year-to-date totals to $5.5 billion, signaling an unprecedented pace of withdrawals.

Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering and agreed to forfeit properties, vehicles, luxury goods and crypto wallets.

Taiwan’s legislative branch has passed the nation’s first crypto and stablecoin rules, which aim to integrate the country with the global crypto market.

Claude Fable 5 will be redeployed with a new set of classifiers designed to identify and block a broader range of cybersecurity-related tasks.

Memecoin sales and royalties made the most money for Trump last year, more than all of his golf courses combined.

Carl Rinsch will serve two and a half years in prison for taking money meant for a Netflix show to buy Dogecoin, stocks and luxury goods.

One Binance customer said he lost the equivalent of more than $132,000 from the crypto exchange’s derivatives offerings before restrictions were imposed on Binance.

Strategy's latest plan includes MSTR and STRC buybacks, expanded cash reserves and even potential Bitcoin sales. Will it be enough to defuse the overheated “death spiral” fears?

Bitcoin's recent selloff brought it within 10% of its realized price — a line that has marked the bottoming zone in Bitcoin's previous bear markets.

The amended complaint, granted by a judge on Tuesday, included allegations that Kalshi targeted users under 21 years old through social media and marketing on university campuses.

Tokenization and RWA TVL growth highlight Ethereum’s fundamentals, but stagnant DApps and spot ETF outflows keep the pressure on ETH price.

The request from the US agency seeks feedback on how emerging ETF structures and investment strategies should be regulated as issuers roll out increasingly specialized products.

The project, supported by Visa, Mastercard and many crypto companies, could be in a position to challenge Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, currently the two largest stablecoins by market capitalization.

Christopher Delgado allegedly used investor funds for a lavish lifestyle, including luxury properties and vehicles, while running a fraudulent scheme from 2023 to 2026.

The Fed chair reiterated the central bank's commitment to its 2% inflation target while signaling artificial intelligence could reshape the economy and monetary policy.

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re diving into the creation of EthLabs, and why it was launched during a period of transition for the ecosystem.

As Europe's crypto rulebook takes full effect, industry leaders agree regulation is here to stay, but disagree over whether it protects consumers or favors the biggest firms.

MiCA was never meant to address the giant crypto derivatives market. That could pose a serious problem, says Patrick Gruhn, founder and chief executive of Perpetuals.com.

EURXT debuted with 20 million tokens in circulation, backed 1:1 by euro reserves at Caceis Bank, and competes with Circle's EURC and SocGen's EURCV.

The bank initiated coverage of Morpho with a $60 end-2030 price target, saying its DeFi lending and onchain infrastructure businesses are positioned to benefit from tokenization growth.

The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organizations like EthLabs emerging to take on ecosystem functions such as research & development.

The bank cut its 12-month bitcoin and ether price targets after scrapping its ETF inflow forecasts, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation and weak investor demand.

An attacker inflated the value of a tokenized Google share used as collateral to about 78 times its real price, then borrowed against it, leaving roughly $403,000 in bad debt.

After AI drove equities higher while bitcoin lagged, market watchers expect macro policy and market structure to take center stage.

The platform is now live within the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, utilizing Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure for market data.

Bitcoin fell in both the first and second quarters of 2026, only the third time it has opened a year that way. In the two earlier instances, 2018 and 2022, the second half brought no rescue.

The EU is reviewing whether its landmark crypto regulation MiCA needs updating for a market reshaped by stablecoins and tokenization.

Ark Invest has a tendency to "buy the dip," loading up on shares in cryptocurrency companies when their prices are depressed.

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Bitcoin options flows and a record gold OI suggest traders are bracing for further downside rather than a sustained recovery.

The lending protocol added 1,806 new wallets in a single day, the most since October 2021, according to Santiment. The AAVE token has risen about 20% in a week even as the broader market slides.

Bitcoin dropped by 20% in June, but the monthly chart reveals something far more concerning.

Record ETF outflows in June beat the previous worst month by 29% and came on nine consecutive days of redemptions to close the period.

Ethereum Institutional will serve as a point of contact for financial institutions seeking to get more involved with on-chain infrastructure.

Analysts don't think the threat of a new stablecoin launch was enough to warrant a major Circle (CRCL) sell-off on Tuesday.

BTC recovered from local lows to $60,000 after softer U.S. jobs and factory data revived hopes the Fed's hawkish turn could be easing.

Securitize President Brett Redfearn argues that tokenization will bring crypto's core benefit of disintermediation to retail investors.

The Trump administration reversed its shutdown order after weeks of talks, with Anthropic tying Fable 5's return to a new safety classifier and other moves.

Shares in top Solana treasury firm Forward Industries are jumping Wedesday after announcing that it added over 500,000 SOL to its stash.

Open USD takes a shot at USDC and USDT, with backing from heavy hitters including Visa, Mastercard and Google.

The new law puts virtual asset firms under FSC oversight for the first time and sets reserve-and-trust rules for stablecoins.

Christopher Delgado’s "liquidity pool" fraud took in at least $400 million, with the proceeds spent on mansions, Lamborghinis, and Rolexes.

The president’s annual financial disclosure report was released on Tuesday.

Crypto exchange Binance and its founder were sued for nearly $200 million in a new lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom.

Anthropic's new mid-tier model Claude Sonnet 5 arrives as Fable and Mythos sit boxed up under a U.S. export order.

The tokenized NYLIM Anemoy U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Segregated Portfolio is launching in collaboration with Centrifuge.

A Michigan judge granted a restraining order preventing the prediction market from offering sports-related wagers for the next 14 days.

The forthcoming Open USD has more than 100 major supporters onboard, including Coinbase—a key backer of Circle’s USDC.

Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink purchased around $16 million worth of ETH last week, marking its first crypto buy since last year.

Prosecutors asked a Rotterdam court to wind up the unlicensed exchange, which has locked some 30,000 customers out of their crypto.

Strategy's stock price started sliding again on Tuesday, one day after breaking a nine-day losing streak.

MetaMask is packaging stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account as crypto firms compete to make digital dollars more useful.

Michael Saylor's Strategy is rolling out some major changes to how it handles Bitcoin going forward. And so far, the market likes it.

The UK regulator has published its final rulebook for crypto firms ahead of a mandatory regime coming into force in late 2027.

Carl Rinsch gambled Netflix's $11 million on stock options and Dogecoin, then spent the winnings on luxury cars and watches.

A new model built by DeepReinforce is meant for developers who want AI that finishes the job, not just autocompletes the next line.

Strategy's shares remained 42% down from its market-rattling Bitcoin sale nearly a month ago.

Qihoo 360 unveiled a homegrown vulnerability-hunting AI this week—and Z.ai went further, releasing comparable capabilities as open-weight code anyone can download.

The court overturned a 91-year precedent, allowing President Trump to fire key federal regulators whenever he wishes for almost any reason.

Meta says its latest Brain2Qwerty system translates brain activity into sentences using non-invasive brain recordings, improving the accuracy of AI-powered neural decoding.

BTC kissed $58,800 and bounced. The daily chart is deep in bear territory, and prediction markets are betting on further pain before a rebound.

The digital asset firm cut its odds of the market structure bill passing this year to a coin toss, pointing to a shrinking Senate calendar.

Ripple outlined how the XRP Ledger Lending Protocol would provide institutions with a novel way to structure loans directly on-chain.

Whale positioning will shape much of RAVE's trajectory over the coming days.

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The $1.20-$1.30 supply zone had been a critical support earlier in the year, and was now a key resistance.

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Bitcoin's post-halving structure faces a shift toward liquidity-driven markets.

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Bitcoin remains under pressure as institutional distribution outpaces Spot buying, raising the risk of further downside.

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Token unlocks loom, but Solana's on-chain strength tells a different story.

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The rejection from above the $3 supply zone indicated bears have the upper hand in the short-term.

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Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP while negative Spot netflows and key support shaped the market response.

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Binance crypto exchange's legal troubles have deepened in 2026.

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Celestia's team floods the market with fresh supply - can Spot and Futures buyers hold the line?

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Trump's expanding crypto empire is driving fresh debate over regulation, oversight, and conflicts of interest.

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Jeremy Allaire says USDC's decade-long investment in liquidity, regulation and developer infrastructure gives Circle a lasting edge as Open USD enters the stablecoin market.

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