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Bitcoin and Ether Weather the Storm: Third US Strike Sends Iran Strait Closure — Crypto Holds Steady

For the third consecutive week, U.S. airstrikes have targeted Iran while Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — through which one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil...

Circle’s OCC Charter: Why USDC’s Federal Banking Milestone Changes Everything

Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, announced on July 10, 2026, that it had received final approval from the United States...

Circle’s OCC Trust Bank Charter: Inside the USDC Federal Milestone

For the first time, a major stablecoin issuer has secured a federal US banking charter. The OCC's final approval granted to Circle for First...

Ethereum ETFs Draw $5.2B Institutional Inflows in 2024: Full Analysis

Since the SEC's green light in January 2024, spot Ethereum ETFs have attracted $5.2 billion in institutional capital. Behind these record numbers lie contrasting...

Crypto Hacks Hit Record 207 Incidents in H1 2026, Losses Below $1B

The crypto industry lost roughly $972 million across 207 hack incidents in H1 2026, an unprecedented attack volume that nonetheless came in well below...

Paradigm’s $1.2B AI Fund: A Symbolic Capital Rotation From Crypto

Paradigm, the most influential crypto-focused venture capital firm, announced on July 8, 2026 a $1.2 billion vehicle dedicated to artificial intelligence and robotics. While...

Clarity Act stalls as OCC targets Coinbase’s USDC yield loophole

The U.S. legislative fight over stablecoin yield has entered a decisive new phase. As the Clarity Act stalls once again, the OCC advances a...

Hyundai Card Transfers $20,000 in 7 Minutes via Stablecoin US–Mexico

Hyundai Card completed a $20,000 transfer between Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Mexico in seven minutes using the USDT stablecoin on the Avalanche...

BNB Chain Targets 100K TPS Layer 1 for AI Agent Trading by 2027

BNB Chain is preparing a Layer 1 dedicated to AI agent trading, targeting 100,000 TPS and a mainnet launch in early 2027. The ecosystem...

TeraWulf’s $19B Anthropic Lease: Bitcoin Miners’ AI Inflection Point

TeraWulf's 20-year lease with Anthropic, worth roughly $19 billion, sent Bitcoin mining stocks soaring in July 2026. Beyond the headlines, the deal confirms what...

Strategy breaks vow: 843,775 BTC treasury faces its biggest bear test

Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, holds 843,775 Bitcoin acquired at an average price of $74,476. After Bitcoin's 52% drop from its peak and MSTR's 82% collapse,...