Public companies bought 245,510 Bitcoin (BTC) in the first half of the year, more than 2x higher than the 118,424 BTC absorbed by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the same period. The year-to-date figure marks a 375% jump from the 51,653 BTC corporations acquired in the first half of 2024. ETFs, by contrast, purchased 56% less […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working with US exchanges on a generic listing framework for token-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that could eliminate the need for issuers to file individual rule-change requests, Fox News’ Eleanor Terret reported on July 1. According to the report, the initiative would enable an ETF sponsor to bypass the customary […]
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European banking behemoth UniCredit is entering the crypto arena with a structured product tied to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Bloomberg News reported on July 1, citing an internal memo. Under the plan, UniCredit will offer professional clients a five-year, U.S. dollar-denominated investment certificate linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The product will […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the proposal to convert the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), completing the conversion of the crypto index product into an ETF structure. According to a July 1 filing, the ETF will issue trust units that track a basket of the five largest […]
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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest public holder of Bitcoin, is again making headlines—this time for potentially qualifying for inclusion in the prestigious S&P 500 index. On July 1, Jeff Walton, founder of MSTR True North, revealed that the company will likely report an $11 billion net income for the just-concluded second quarter of the year. […]
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Tuttle Capital has filed an amendment to shift the effective date for a series of crypto and meme-related leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to July 16. This move, first reported by Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas on July 1, could signal the imminent launch of 10 new leveraged funds. These ETFs are poised to offer double […]
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The United States Supreme Court has allowed a lower court ruling to stand, granting the Internal Revenue Service broad authority to access customer data from cryptocurrency exchanges. On Monday, the court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in Harper v. Faulkender, docket number 24-922, ending a legal challenge that questioned the constitutionality of […]
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June 2025 was a landmark month for US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as they collectively secured nearly $6 billion in fresh inflows. This impressive performance marks one of their strongest showings this year, reflecting heightened institutional interest in crypto. According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin-focused ETFs attracted the lion’s share of the funds, […]
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Decentralized exchanges (DEX) processed roughly $385 billion of spot trades in June, equal to almost 30% of the turnover recorded by centralized venues, according to DefiLlama and The Block data. The 30-day DEX figure represents a 12% decline from May, but centralized exchange (CEX) spot volume contracted nearly 30% in the same period. Notably, this […]
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Germany’s largest banking group, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, is preparing to offer crypto trading services to its retail clients by summer 2026, Bloomberg News reported on June 30. The move represents a significant policy shift for Sparkassen, which had previously avoided crypto offerings due to concerns about volatility and risk. According to the report, the bank’s board of […]
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Circle applied to charter First National Digital Currency Bank to become a federally regulated trust that would manage USDC reserves and expand custody services for institutional clients. According to a June 30 announcement, Circle applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), seeking authority to operate as a national trust bank subject […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) is in a “waiting game,” trading between $100,000 and $110,000, with analysts highlighting the need for a macro catalyst to break the top of the channel. The latest “Bitfinex Alpha” report noted lighter spot activity, softer taker-buy flow, and profit-taking by wallets that had bought below $80,000 in April as the reasons behind […]
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Recent tailwinds such as staking on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and regulatory clarity may drive Ethereum (ETH) toward $3,000 in the coming weeks, according to a note by MEXC Research. As of press time, ETH was trading at $2,510, up 3% over the past 24 hours. MEXC Research linked the upside scenario to two key drivers: […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis revealed on June 30 that she would introduce an amendment to add crypto tax language to the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) amid pushes from crypto advocates in the same direction. Lummis posted on X that she is drafting an OBBB amendment “to ensure Americans can use digital assets without fear of […]
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REX Shares spot Solana staking exchange-traded fund (ETF) is poised to become the first SOL ETF to begin trading in the United States, potentially as early as this week. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on June 28 that the company’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates it is […]
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Robinhood’s stock (HOOD) reached a new all-time high (ATH) after it revealed plans to launch several innovative products, including its own Layer 2 blockchain, tokenized stocks offering, perpetual futures trading, and crypto staking services. Following the news, the stock surged approximately 11% to $92, a new all-time high for the firm. This extends a growth […]
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Bitcoin surged to an all-time high last month, bolstered by growing institutional demand and a wave of Wall Street adoption. However, the rally has since slowed, and BTC has been stuck in a narrow range. It even briefly fell under $100,000 amid geopolitical tensions involving Israel, Iran, and the US. While Bitcoin’s price quickly recovered to around […]
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I had to hold two separate interviews with Sentient to sit with the information, digest it, and follow up. AI is not my area of expertise, and it’s a topic I’m wary of, given that I struggle to see favorable outcomes (and being labeled an “AI doomer” in this industry is enough to get you […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that one-per-person digital ID systems, despite using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs), carry risks to privacy. ZK proof wrapped IDs offered by World ID (formerly Worldcoin) using biometric data and ZK proofs have been gaining traction, recently crossing 10 million users. Therefore, in his blog on Saturday, Buterin suggested ‘pluralistic identity’ […]
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From Michael Saylor to David Bailey, Anthony Pompliano to Jack Mallers, and everyone in between, there’s a rising tide of executives buying bitcoin for their corporate treasuries. Large companies and Wall Street are vacuuming up billions of dollars’ worth of BTC every week, yet its price remains relatively untouched. One Bitcoiner took to Twitter to […]
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Crypto exchange Gemini has launched tokenized Strategy (MSTR) shares for customers in the EU, marking the beginning of its rollout of tokenized U.S. equities on blockchain networks. The offering, enabled through a partnership with tokenization platform Dinari, allows Gemini users to buy fractional shares of Strategy as on-chain tokens backed by real securities. MSTR tokens […]
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Ripple will drop its cross-appeal in its prolonged legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling an end to one of the crypto industry’s most consequential court cases. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the move on social media on June 27 and also revealed that the SEC is expected to drop its appeal […]
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said in a report released this week that global efforts to regulate virtual assets and service providers have improved but remain incomplete, with illicit use of stablecoins accelerating sharply in 2025. The intergovernmental watchdog’s sixth targeted update on the implementation of its standards found that although 73% of jurisdictions […]
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Moonshot added Apple Pay support for launching new memecoins on June 27, expanding its iOS application beyond buying and trading tokens to include a creation workflow that requires only a photo upload and a tap on the “Create” tab. Branded Moonshot Create, the product allows any user to mint a Solana-based coin by submitting an […]
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Projects tied to Pepe meme creator Matt Furie and the NFT studio ChainSaw lost roughly $1 million to contract takeover exploits last week, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. On June 27, ZachXBT reported transaction records showing that the attacker seized control of the “Replicandy” contract at 4:25 a.m. UTC on June 18 by transferring ownership […]
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President Donald Trump said Bitcoin (BTC) transactions “take a lot of pressure off the dollar” and argued that US leadership in digital assets blocks China from dominating the sector. He made the comments during a White House press conference on June 27, which was held after what he described as a major Supreme Court victory […]
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Robinhood expanded its futures trading suite by adding micro futures contracts for XRP, Solana (SOL), and Bitcoin (BTC), according to a June 27 announcement. The zero-commission brokerage said the new products offer lower margin requirements and seamless execution via its trading ladder interface. Each micro XRP futures contract represents 2,500 XRP, roughly $5,200 at current […]
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Bitcoin owners are becoming a significant voting group in the United States, and their influence is poised to grow ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Following their noticeable role in the 2024 presidential vote, recent polling from Cygnal shows that these crypto-aligned voters are aligning more closely with pro-Bitcoin candidates, most notably from the Republican […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has revealed that the exchange is steadily acquiring Bitcoin weekly, signaling what many believe could be the early stages of a treasury-building effort. Armstrong shared the update on June 27, stating that Coinbase has adopted a “Long Bitcoin” strategy. However, he stopped short of confirming whether these acquisitions are explicitly intended […]
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Dinari secured a US broker-dealer registration for its subsidiary, becoming the first platform cleared to offer blockchain-based shares of publicly traded companies to domestic investors, Reuters reported on June 26. The San Francisco firm stated that it will activate the licensed entity during the next quarter, following completion of onboarding with the Securities and Exchange […]
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