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According to Santiment’s latest narrative dashboard, the start of July has seen a surge in online discussions around a wide range of crypto themes, with Solana ETFs, stablecoins, Virtuals, Robinhood, and AI bot projects like Yapyo & Kaito leading the spike in mentions across platforms.
The likelihood of the United States entering a recession in 2025 has dropped significantly, according to the latest market data from prediction platform Polymarket, where recession odds have fallen to just 22%, marking a notable decline from earlier highs in April and May.
A recent poll reveals that over 70% of U.S. crypto investors support President Donald Trump’s current approach to digital asset policy, reflecting growing optimism within the sector.
U.S. President Donald Trump has officially signed his sweeping policy bill into law, enacting one of the most consequential pieces of legislation of his presidency.
The long-awaited creditor repayments from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have hit a major roadblock, with the FTX Recovery Trust announcing a temporary suspension of payments to users in 49 foreign jurisdictions.
Congress has officially passed President Donald Trump’s landmark economic package, a sweeping bill that combines aggressive tax cuts with deep federal spending reductions.
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), known by its ticker IBIT, has surpassed the firm’s flagship S&P 500 ETF in annual revenue, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
Ripple has officially applied for a national bank charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), aiming to establish a new regulatory benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market.
The first week of July brings several important developments in the United States that could influence both traditional markets and the cryptocurrency sector.
Ric Edelman, one of the most influential voices in personal finance, has radically revised his stance on crypto allocation. After years of cautious optimism, he now believes that digital assets deserve a far larger share in investment portfolios than ever before.
In the case involving Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Hyeong Kwon, the defense has asked the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York to extend the deadline for pretrial filings by two weeks, pushing it beyond the original date of July 1, 2025.
The latest market turbulence, fueled by geopolitical tensions and investor fear, offered a textbook case of how sentiment swings and whale behavior shape crypto price action.
Coinbase has emerged as the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 for June, climbing 43% amid a surge of bullish momentum driven by regulatory clarity, product innovation, and deeper institutional interest in crypto.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has spotlighted a significant acceleration in institutional crypto adoption, driven largely by the surging popularity of exchange-traded funds and increased use of Coinbase Prime among major corporations.
Jefferies chief market strategist David Zervos believes an upcoming power shift at the Federal Reserve could benefit U.S. equity markets.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto custody bank, is urging its institutional clients to move away from major stablecoins like USDC, Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0), recommending instead a shift to the Global Dollar (USDG) — a stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by a consortium that includes Anchorage itself.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced concerns over the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) digital identity projects, specifically warning that systems like World — formerly Worldcoin and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — could undermine pseudonymity in the digital world.
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB) reveals that digital payment methods continue to gain ground across the euro area, though cash remains a vital part of the consumer payment landscape — particularly for small-value transactions and person-to-person (P2P) payments.
Geopolitical conflict rattles markets, but history shows panic selling crypto in response is usually the wrong move.
Bitcoin-focused investment firm Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) is facing mounting legal pressure as at least five law firms have filed class-action lawsuits over the company’s $6 billion in unrealized Bitcoin losses.
Digital banking platform SoFi Technologies is making a strong return to the cryptocurrency space, relaunching its crypto trading and blockchain services after stepping away from the sector in late 2023.
Ripple has been dealt another legal blow after a federal judge rejected its attempt to ease court-imposed restrictions and penalties stemming from its long-standing battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Digital assets are gaining ground in corporate finance strategies, as more publicly traded companies embrace cryptocurrencies for treasury diversification.
Stablecoins are failing where it matters most, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which sharply criticized the asset class in its latest annual report.
Barclays has announced it will prohibit the use of its credit cards for cryptocurrency purchases starting June 27, marking a significant shift in its stance on digital assets.
A new report from CoinShares reveals that while wealthy investors are embracing digital assets more than ever, they’re also questioning whether their financial advisors are prepared for this shift.
Digital Asset has locked in $135 million in fresh capital to scale up its institutional blockchain platform, Canton Network.
ARK Invest has continued to capitalize on the dramatic rise of Circle’s stock, unloading a sizable portion of its holdings just weeks after the stablecoin issuer’s public debut.
Circle’s explosive entry into public markets has propelled its stock valuation beyond the supply value of its flagship stablecoin, USDC.
Investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano is rolling his private outfit, ProCap BTC LLC, into blank-check firm Columbus Circle Capital to form ProCap Financial, a new Nasdaq-listed business built around Bitcoin.
FTX’s legal team has moved to dismiss a $1.53 billion claim filed by Three Arrows Capital (3AC), calling it an exaggerated and baseless attempt to recover losses from risky trading.
FTX’s liquidators have filed a strong objection to a multi-billion-dollar claim by failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), arguing the request is based on exaggerated and misleading figures.
Veteran investor Jeffrey Gundlach is signaling a major turning point in global capital flows, suggesting that the era of U.S. market dominance may be drawing to a close.
Crypto markets saw a sharp decline over the weekend after the US launched its first military intervention in the conflict between Iran and Israel late on Saturday night.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest spent the past week lightening its stake in Circle Internet Group just as the stable-coin issuer’s share price went vertical.
Crypto markets welcomed a major policy breakthrough this week as the U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bill designed to regulate stablecoins across the country.
The current trajectory of the crypto market may be unfolding in a way that echoes the early stages of 2017, according to Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal.
Reddit is reportedly in talks to integrate World ID, a biometric identity system developed by Tools for Humanity, the startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
Coinbase has chosen Luxembourg as the base for its European operations after obtaining a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the country’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino claims the stablecoin giant has become one of the biggest holders of U.S. Treasuries globally, further highlighting the growing role of digital assets in international finance.
OKX has teamed up with Ethereum development firm Consensys to integrate its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator into MetaMask, giving users access to faster, more efficient token swaps across over 500 DEXs on 25 blockchains.
Large institutions accelerated their retreat from equities last month, unloading roughly $50.8 billion in U.S. shares, according to S&P Global.
Bitdeer Technologies, a Bitcoin mining firm based in Singapore, is gearing up to raise $330 million through a fresh offering of senior convertible notes maturing in 2031.
Institutional traders on Deribit and Crypto.com can now post BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL, as margin—an industry first for a low-volatility, yield-bearing digital security.
Tech shares still have plenty of room to run, argues Wedbush Securities research chief Dan Ives.
Mounting geopolitical uncertainty is breathing new life into gold’s rally, with top financial institutions now predicting a surge toward $4,000 per ounce.
BBVA has quietly joined the ranks of legacy banks nudging high-net-worth customers toward digital assets.
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm is going deeper into Ethereum restaking infrastructure, adding $70 million worth of EIGEN tokens to its portfolio to back EigenLayer’s new venture — EigenCloud, a platform aimed at making blockchain-grade verifiability accessible to mainstream developers.
Arthur Hayes believes investors are about to learn a painful lesson from the post-Circle euphoria.
Nvidia’s impressive rebound continues to gather steam, with Barclays now forecasting a price target of $200, driven by accelerating demand for the company’s next-gen Blackwell chips.
Circle’s first fortnight on the New York Stock Exchange turned into a quick trade for Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest.
The crypto landscape is seeing fresh collaboration as Ripple teams up with Alchemy Pay, expanding global access to its new stablecoin.
JPMorgan Chase has filed a new trademark application for “JPMD,” signaling its intent to expand deeper into blockchain-based financial services.
Metaplanet has become the world’s seventh-largest corporate owner of Bitcoin after adding another 1,112 coins to its treasury on Monday.
Justin Sun’s Tron network is preparing to enter U.S. public markets by merging with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment, sidestepping a conventional IPO.
Bybit is venturing beyond centralized trading with the upcoming launch of its decentralized exchange, Byreal, built on the Solana blockchain.
Donald Trump earned over $58 million from crypto-related ventures in 2024, according to his latest financial disclosure report.
Chinese tech giant Tencent has officially pushed back against recent rumors suggesting it is preparing to acquire South Korean game developer Nexon.
The slow dismantling of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire continues, with defunct firms FTX and Alameda Research quietly shifting another $10.3 million in Solana (SOL) as part of their asset liquidation plan.
Gold’s relentless climb in 2025 shows no sign of slowing. Spot prices burst above $3,400 this week—within striking distance of April’s record near $3,500—after renewed hostilities in the Middle East rattled global markets.