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.
Sources
Cointelegraph
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Crypto advocacy groups support CLARITY passage as ethics rules face pushback
2 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Latest NewsThe window for US lawmakers to address a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the 2026 elections is closing, and industry organizations are calling for action.
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Internet Freedom Foundation calls India’s BitChat GitHub takedown order ‘unconstitutional’
3 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Latest NewsThe digital rights group says India’s order to remove Jack Dorsey’s BitChat repositories from GitHub exceeds the government’s legal authority and threatens free speech.
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Crypto Biz: Is the AI-to-crypto rotation underway?
4 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
Latest NewsBitcoin ETF inflows, cooling AI momentum and potential regulatory progress under the CLARITY Act are fueling speculation that capital is rotating back into crypto.
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World Foundation raises $52.5M in Pantera-led funding to expand World ID infrastructure
4 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Latest NewsThe organization sold locked WLD tokens to strategic investors as it seeks to grow its biometric identity network amid rising demand for human verification online.
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Bitcoin falls under $64K as surging US bond yields boost Fed rate-hike odds
4 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by William Suberg
MarketsBitcoin saw several dips under the $64,000 mark as a Binance “plunge protection team” reemerged with bid liquidity to avoid a deeper BTC price rout.
CoinDesk
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Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump's crypto limits: White House
4 hours ago
by Jesse Hamilton
Policy, White House, Clarity Act, Exclusive, NewsU.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act's restrictions aren't enough.
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Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes
4 hours ago
by Olivier Acuna
Finance, Artificial Intelligence, NewsThe project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.
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Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO
4 hours ago
by Will Canny
Finance, mergers and acquisitions, LMAX, Morgan Stanley, Exclusive, NewsLMAX is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to assess its options, which could lead to a sale or a public offering.
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Saylor and team overhaul Strategy's bitcoin metrics as bear market persists
6 hours ago
by James Van Straten
Markets, Bitcoin News, NewsNew framework gives common shareholders a clearer view of net bitcoin exposure after preferred stock and convertible debt obligations
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Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits
6 hours ago
by Olivier Acuna
Markets, Real World Assets, Tokenization, NewsSmart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.
Decrypt
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Clarity Act on the Ropes as Ethics Fight and Shrinking Calendar Threaten Passage
an hour ago
by Decrypt Staff
Law and OrderSenate Majority Leader John Thune signals the crypto market-structure bill likely won't clear the chamber before the August recess, as Democrats reject the GOP's ethics language and analysts slash the odds of passage.
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Poolin, Once One of Bitcoin's Biggest Mining Pools, Files for Bankruptcy
an hour ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
BusinessThe Singapore-based pool never recovered from freezing withdrawals in 2022. Now it's auctioning off its last Texas mining sites to pay back 11,700 users still holding IOUs.
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Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft Tell Washington: Don't Kill Open-Source AI
2 hours ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
Artificial IntelligenceTwenty-five companies signed a letter defending open-weight models days after a Chinese AI helped Hugging Face survive a hack triggered by OpenAI's own systems.
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Strategy Overhauls Bitcoin Metrics, Debuting 'Net Bitcoin Per Share'
3 hours ago
by Decrypt Agent
BusinessThe firm says its "digital credit" shift needs new yardsticks that strip out debt and preferred claims to show what common shareholders own.
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Bitcoin ETFs Shed $225M, Snapping Seven-Day Inflow Streak as Iran Tensions Spook Markets
3 hours ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
MarketsBlackRock's IBIT led the exit as Bitcoin briefly dipped under $65,000 and stocks fell on renewed US-Iran hostilities—though the week still closed in the green.
AMBCrypto
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Velvet crashes 37% as shorts take control – But THIS signal hints at…
2 hours ago
by Olayiwola Dolapo
Altcoin, News, Social, Trading ViewWhale activity surged during the crash, yet the data stops short of proving distribution.
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Bitcoin treasury firms abandon accumulation – Who is selling and why?
3 hours ago
by Ishika Kumari
Bitcoin, News, Social, Trading View, ambcryptoAre institutions shifting their approach or simply losing faith in Bitcoin?
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Ethereum’s rally toward $2,000 stalls – Is another bearish leg beginning?
3 hours ago
by Akashnath S
Analysis, Ethereum, News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewETH bulls have faced a setback from the resistance level at $1,929 and should brace themselves for further losses.
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Uniswap’s permissioned pools arrive as UNI eyes another 12% rally
4 hours ago
by Benjamin Njiri
DeFi, News, Social, Trading View, ambcryptoWill the tokenization bet boost UNI value too?
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Bloomberg investigation examines Tether’s lobbying efforts ahead of GENIUS Act
4 hours ago
by Adewale Olarinde
News, News 1, Social, Stablecoins, Trading View, United StatesBloomberg's investigation examines Tether's lobbying efforts and political engagement during negotiations that led to the passage of the GENIUS Act.