Bitcoin ETFs Post First Five-Day Inflow Streak Since April as Institutional Demand Returns
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their recovery on July 20, recording a fifth consecutive trading day of net inflows for the first time since late April. The renewed buying streak signals a notable shift in institutional sentiment after…
Hyperliquid Plans Permissionless Outcome Markets With HIP-4 Upgrade, Expanding Prediction Market Ambitions
Hyperliquid is preparing to open its outcome markets to permissionless deployment, marking the next phase of its HIP-4 upgrade and positioning the decentralized exchange to compete more directly in the rapidly expanding prediction market sector. The project announced on July…
South Korea Cracks Down on 40 Crypto Manipulation Cases Since the 2024 Law
South Korea’s financial regulators have investigated around 40 cases of suspected crypto market manipulation since the country’s landmark Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect in July 2024, underscoring the government’s increasingly aggressive approach to policing digital asset markets. The…
Robinhood Chain’s Biggest Launchpad Shuts Down After Collecting $12 Million in Fees
Noxa, the dominant token launchpad on Robinhood Chain, abruptly halted operations in mid-July after generating an estimated $12 million in cumulative fees, according to DefiLlama data, with some trackers placing the total closer to $14.5 million. The shutdown has rattled…
ESMA Adds 14 Firms to MiCA Register, Ripple Among Newcomers
The European Securities and Markets Authority has expanded its Markets in Crypto-Assets register with 14 additional companies, pushing the total number of licensed crypto-asset service providers in the European Union to 294. Ripple Payments Europe SA, the payments arm of…
Keyrock Acquires BlockFills Trading Assets to Expand Institutional Crypto Business
Keyrock has completed the acquisition of the trading and brokerage assets of BlockFills’ institutional digital asset business, expanding its capabilities in institutional cryptocurrency trading as demand for professional digital asset services continues to grow. Announced on Thursday, the transaction adds…
Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintechs
Visa has unveiled a new platform designed to help banks, fintech companies and payment providers issue, store, transfer and redeem stablecoins through its payments network, expanding the card giant’s push into blockchain-based finance. The launch marks a significant step beyond…
Cantor and Securitize Partner to Bring IPOs On-chain
Cantor Fitzgerald and Securitize announced a partnership on July 15 to bring IPOs and follow-on offerings by public companies onto blockchain infrastructure, in an effort to expand tokenization from secondary market trading to the primary capital-raising process of traditional capital…
Ostium Pauses Trading After Security Incident Amid $23.75M Exploit
On the morning of July 16, Ostium announced that it had paused trading following a security incident, while on-chain trackers flagged a large flow of funds from wallets associated with the protocol. According to Ostium, users’ positions remain open but…
MetaMask Celebrates 10 Years by Letting Users Reveal Their On-chain History
On July 14, MetaMask launched a new on-chain experience to celebrate its 10th anniversary, allowing users to look back at their transaction history right inside the app. This move is accompanied by the “Reveal Your Decade On-chain” campaign on X,…
