ICE and OKX Form Joint Venture to Bridge Wall Street and Blockchain in Historic Tokenized Markets Deal
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the Fortune 500 company that owns the New York Stock Exchange, and OKX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have announced the formation of a landmark 50-50 joint venture aimed at building next-generation infrastructure for tokenized…
Kalshi restricts Indian users after regulatory pressure on prediction markets
Kalshi has added India to its list of restricted jurisdictions, preventing residents from accessing the U.S.-based prediction market platform, based on an updated members’ agreement published on Wednesday. Summary Kalshi has added India to its list of restricted jurisdictions, preventing…
Visa and BCG Build on Allium as Startup Closes $40M Series B
Key Takeaways Allium closed a $40M Series B led by Amplify Partners, bringing total funding to roughly $61.5 million. Visa and BCG built stablecoin dashboards on Allium, which now serves 150-plus enterprise customers across major banks and asset managers. Amplify’s…
BlackRock Bitcoin News: BTC at $62K and How Institutions Play Their Part
In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, BTC USD price is sitting near $62,240, roughly halfway back from the peak it set just eight months ago, and Wall Street’s two most powerful asset managers have reached opposite conclusions about what that means…
XRP Risks Deeper Drop as $1.07 Support Comes Under Pressure
XRP remains under pressure after failing to sustain last week’s recovery attempt. The latest price action shows sellers regaining control near a key resistance zone, pushing the asset back toward a major support area that is now becoming the focal…
CLARITY Act Heads Into Decisive July as House Schedules Back-to-Back Crypto Hearings
Key Takeaways The House Financial Services Committee has set July 14 and July 17 hearings touching Fed policy and the CLARITY Act. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will testify July 14, sharing the spotlight with the crypto market-structure push. Lummis is…
What is a CBDC? A complete guide for 2026
A central bank digital currency is digital money issued directly by a country’s central bank. It is a public alternative to private stablecoins, and by 2026, the world had split sharply over whether to build one, with the United States…
Coins.ph Partners with Clear Junction to Expand Services into Europe and UK
Philippine digital asset platform Coins.ph has announced a strategic partnership with London-based payment infrastructure provider Clear Junction to expand its cross-border payment and financial services into the European and United Kingdom markets. The partnership enables Coins.ph to utilize Clear Junction’s…
China Crypto: PBOC’s Crypto Crackdown and Xiaowei Signal China’s Digital Future
China delivered a two-part signal to the crypto market this week: Tencent began testing Xiaowei, a native AI agent embedded in WeChat’s 1.4 billion-user platform, while the PBOC (People’s Bank of China) published a sweeping review of its anti-money-laundering enforcement….
Bitcoin Bulls Lose $160M as BTC Slides Under $62K and Analysts Eye $50K Target
Key Takeaways Crypto liquidations topped $700 million on Tuesday as bitcoin fell under $62,000, wiping out June 22 gains. Long positions made up 80% of total losses, hitting bitcoin and ethereum for a combined $369 million. Analysts predict a nested…
