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Binance June futures volume at $1.6T defies crypto spot trading slump

Binance futures volume jumped 80% in June, to $1.61 trillion, outpacing rivals while broader crypto trading activity remained weak.

BTC price bull market to begin in September? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,0…

Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yield

SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insuran…

Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch

Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.

AI microbusinesses could drive $262B in stablecoin volume by 2033: Swyftx

The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails,…

Bank of Thailand targets USDT and cash flows in gray money crackdown

Thailand has been plagued by Chinese-affiliated scam centers, with illicit gains flowing through a “gray money” economy.

Bitcoin ETFs draw $197M, snap 8-week outflow streak

Analysts are not yet ready to call it a recovery in institutional demand for Bitcoin.

Robinhood L2 sparks ETH optimism, Saylor 'muddies waters.' Hodler's Digest, July 5-12, 2026

Even Ethereum's critics believe Robinhood Chain is bullish for ETH. Nigel Farage and Donald Trump become embroiled in crypto related scanda…

Strategy's Saylor needs clarity in BTC pivot message to convince investors: StanChart

Standard Chartered sees communication challenges facing the biggest digital asset treasury company as "muddying the waters" for Bitcoin in …

Pakistan crypto chief seeks dialogue after scholar rules against crypto payments

Pakistan’s virtual-assets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who b…

Cambridge study puts Ethereum near the lower end of PoS energy intensity

Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the PoS…

Bitcoin bulls Michael Saylor, Adam Back slam BIP-110 Ordinals proposal

The ongoing debate comes despite a broad downturn in Ordinals transaction activity over the last two years.

Empery Digital shares rise after selling Bitcoin treasury to fund AI data center project

The sales come months after a major Empery shareholder demanded the firm ditch its Bitcoin treasury strategy and force the resignation of i…

Bitcoin nearing late stages of bear market: Jamie Coutts, Real Vision

Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts said it's far too early to call $1 million by 2030, but he's confident Bitcoin could climb up…

Ethereum climbs 3% on tokenization boom: Can bulls push ETH price past $1,800?

Despite strong tokenization gains and institutional accumulation, weak onchain and derivatives data leaves ETH vulnerable to a $1,700 retes…

Bonzo Lend loses $9M in oracle exploit on Hedera

An attacker inflated the value of SAUCE collateral and borrowed $9 million from Bonzo Lend through a flaw in Supra’s on-chain oracle verifi…

Bitcoin price gains nearly 10% in July, but traders still see BTC copying 2022 bear market

Bitcoin price gains approached 10% for the first two weeks of the month, but analysis warned of the bear market returning from August onwar…

Dollar stablecoins could improve FX access but amplify currency runs: IMF paper

An IMF working paper says dollar stablecoins can improve access to foreign currency but may also help coordinate exits from local currencie…