OCC Clears Sony Bank to Open Connectia Trust for USD Stablecoin Business
Key TakeawaysSony Bank secured conditional OCC approval for Connectia Trust on July 7, 2026.The new subsidiary carries $40 million in...
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Bitcoin Reclaims 63k but Traders Fear Correction Before Deribit Expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $63,000 mark on Thursday, but traders fear a correction ahead of Friday’s $1.4 billion options expiry...
Bitcoin Needs a Daily Close Above $64,700 to Seal Its Latest Rebound, Says Trader
Bitcoin (BTC) saw intraday highs after Thursday’s Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded on fresh Iran peace hopes.Key points:Bitcoin...
Michael Saylor Declares Bitcoin Has ‘No Spam Problem’ as BIP-110 Debate Escalates
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor’s Jul. 9 X post drew 938 replies, exposing deep Bitcoin community divisions.Grok found 65% opposed Saylor’s stance,...
XRP Bearish Trend Deepens as Weak Liquidity and Falling Open Interest Signal Caution
Key TakeawaysTwo XRP analyses shared by Cryptoquant highlighted weakening futures participation and declining investor activity.Elevated on-chain valuation readings indicate network...
Short-Term Moving Averages Turn Bullish as Bitcoin Holds Above $62,500
Key TakeawaysBitcoin traded near $62,743 on July 9, 2026, up 1.0% over the past 24 hours.Market data shows Bitcoin’s market...
Hyundai Card Turns $20,000 Stablecoin Test Into Real-World Remittance as Europe Trial Draws Closer
Key TakeawaysHyundai Card slashed cross-border payment times to 7 minutes in a $20,000 corporate stablecoin test.Tether, Avalanche, and Axiym backed...
Fidelity’s FETH Drives $70.5 Million Ether ETF Inflow as Bitcoin Turns Negative
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs lost $84.86M, while ether ETFs gained $70.48M for a 5th straight inflow day.Fidelity’s FETH led ether’s gains...
Bitcoin ETF ‘Storm Has Passed’ as $2.7B Outflow Streak Ends: Swissblock
Bitcoin (BTC) institutional demand is “not yet strong” despite positive inflows to the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Key points:Bitcoin...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Sold 3,588 Bitcoin in Largest Sale Ever. Is it a Bearish Signal?
Key TakeawaysStrategy sold 3,588 BTC (0.42%) for dividends, while retaining 843,775 BTC; treasury flows now matter.Michael Saylor’s firm used $216M...
Harry Hwang Warns Compliant Solana Order Flow Lanes Could Concentrate Institutional Liquidity
Key TakeawaysMoneygram recently became a Solana validator to master node operations before ledger integration.Apprehension grows over compliant order lanes as...
A New York Crypto Legal Director Role Is Advertising $1 Million to $5 Million a Year – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysPump.fun posted a New York legal role paying $1 million to $5 million a year.Solana memecoin volume tops $300...
Kraken Wins $22 Million Arbitration as Arjun Sethi Calls for Clear Crypto Rules
Key TakeawaysPayward won a $22M award and asked Delaware court to enter judgment against Mazars USA.Kraken says Mazars’ exit reflected...
France’s Gambling Regulator Warns All Esports Betting Is Illegal as the $75M Esports World Cup Opens in Paris
Key TakeawaysFrance’s ANJ says all esports betting sites are illegal, with no licensed operator permitted to offer such markets.The prohibition...
Flexa Expands Crypto Payments Across 37 European Markets
Key TakeawaysFlexa expanded across 37 SEPA countries and territories, enabling digital asset acceptance with euro settlement.Merchants can accept digital asset...
Tennessee Crypto ATM Ban Takes Effect After Federal Court Rejects Emergency Challenge
Key TakeawaysA federal court denied an emergency request to block Tennessee’s cryptocurrency ATM ban before its July 1 effective date.Public...
Coinbase UK License Marks Major Step Toward Bringing ‘Everything Exchange’ to Life
Key TakeawaysCoinbase received UK investment services authorization, expanding beyond crypto into derivatives and equities.Advanced traders will gain access to perpetual...
Ripple Brings XRP to Jayhawk Uniforms in First Major College Crypto Jersey Sponsorship
Key TakeawaysKansas Athletics announced a partnership with Ripple that will place the XRP brand on Jayhawk uniforms.Ripple says the agreement...
LAB Token Crashes 80% to $1.25 as $5B Market Cap Vanishes in 48 Hours
Key TakeawaysLAB token cratered 90% over 48 hours, wiping out billions in market cap.ZachXBT slammed top centralized exchanges for failing...
Trust Wallet Integrates Robinhood Chain as Vlad Tenev Touts RWA Network that Handles Memes Too
Key TakeawaysTrust Wallet has integrated Robinhood Chain, enabling self-custody support for Layer-2 assets.Layer-2 scaling bypasses Ethereum mainnet congestion, reducing individual...
Bitcoin Falls To Key Support As New Headwinds Emerge
Key takeaways:War, rising oil prices and Strategy’s Bitcoin sales put extra pressure on BTC’s $60,000 support.Strategy’s Bitcoin sales and fears...
ESMA Says EU Retail Ban Covers Many Prediction Markets, With MiCA Awaiting the Tokenized Ones
Key TakeawaysESMA said event contracts that qualify as financial instruments are already barred from EU retail sale under binary-options rules.The...
