Sberbank Moves Closer to Crypto Trading Launch After Bank of Russia Approval
The bank said the launch date depends on two things. One is the central bank’s decision on its application. The other is the readiness of the regulations that put the law into effect. Sberbank joined the Bank of Russia’s…
Wells Fargo prepares for stablecoins as CEO questions US use cases
Wells Fargo has outlined plans to issue stablecoins with 20 other financial institutions in the first half of 2027, while CEO Charlie Scharf has said their use cases in the United States remain unclear. Summary 21 financial institutions are establishing…
Blur Is Pulling the Plug on Its Frontend, but the On-Chain Protocol Lives On
The Blur frontend is scheduled for deprecation in November. Blur will shut down its frontend on November 12, 2026. But the NFT marketplace won’t disappear. Its protocol will keep running on-chain, and the BLUR token will still control the…
Ripple partners with Stripe’s Privy to bring XRP payments to apps
Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to bring XRP and RLUSD wallet tools into apps on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple says AI agents have already made 13 million payments. Summary Privy will let developers create XRPL wallets, manage them…
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the market. Investment products linked to digital assets experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, recording $173 million and pushing cumulative…
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent Solana meme coin bets resulted in nearly $3 million losses. A year after Bubblemaps first detailed the on-chain mechanics behind…
Solana Growth Signals Hope Despite Woes
Data from Santiment shows new wallet creation rising even as prices slump, hinting network curiosity hasn’t faded with sentiment yet. The price of Solana’s native SOL token is near $84, after a steep, multi-month slide that erased nearly 67%…
How a Wallet Compromise Killed the Solana DeFi Aggregator
After exploring fundraising and acquisition options, the teams concluded that no sustainable recovery path existed following the breach. Solana-based DeFi aggregator, Step Finance, along with two other affiliate projects, SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, announced plans to shut down all…
Morgan Stanley Updates Ethereum and Solana ETF Filings as Coinbase Takes Custody and Staking Role
Key Takeaways Morgan Stanley updated S-1s for its Ethereum and Solana trusts on July 14, with Coinbase handling custody. Both funds carry a 0.14% sponsor fee, undercutting Grayscale’s 0.15% as the ETF fee war intensifies. The filings allow staking of…
Former Ethereum Foundation team launches EthSystems for institutional Ethereum
Ethereum-backed EthSystems has launched with support from Bitmine, SharpLink and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin, adding another independent organization to Ethereum’s institutional development network after the Foundation cut 54 roles. Summary EthSystems has launched with backing from Bitmine, SharpLink and Consensys…
SwiftPay Highlights Enterprise Payment Reconciliation Gaps in Philippine Businesses
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Enterprise payments platform SwiftPay has highlighted growing operational inefficiencies and manual reconciliation challenges faced by Philippine enterprises despite the rapid…
Americans Have Been Paying Less for Bitcoin Than the Rest of the World for 50 Straight Days
Key Takeaways Coinbase logged a record 50-day BTC discount to Binance through July 7-8, 2026. BlackRock IBIT and U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw about $6B in 2026 net outflows. CoinGlass data suggests sustained IBIT inflows remain the key signal to…
US freezes $131M in Iran-linked crypto tied to central bank
The United States has frozen more than $130 million in cryptocurrency held in wallets linked to the Central Bank of Iran, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Summary US authorities froze more than $130 million in crypto tied to Iran’s…
One Last Dance? DICT Usec Shares eGovPH Milestones Ahead of First eGovHackathon
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David Almirol announced the first eGovHackathon scheduled for July 21…
XRP Gains Institutional Momentum as SBI Expands Finance Infrastructure in Japan
Key Takeaways XRP institutional finance in Japan is set to expand through a new partnership between Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance. The companies cited Japan’s regulatory clarity, institutional participation and large XRP community as key factors supporting the initiative….
What is the Howey test? Crypto securities explained
The most important legal test in crypto was written in 1946 to settle a dispute about orange groves. That single sentence explains most of the past decade of American crypto regulation: the confusion, the lawsuits, the exodus of projects to…
Cebuana Lhuillier to Build Stablecoin Payment Rail with Fireblocks, Solana Support
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Philippine financial services provider Cebuana Lhuillier is building a stablecoin-powered payment rail in collaboration with digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks…
XRP FOMO Rises as Crypto Sentiment Turns Bullish Despite Price Dip
Key Takeaways XRP recorded the strongest FOMO signal among major cryptocurrencies as bullish commentary outpaced bearish sentiment. Grayscale and Ripple developments have strengthened XRP’s global payments narrative among market participants. XRP optimism is rising as investors weigh social momentum against…