Nasdaq CEO says tokenization could unlock billions
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman has said blockchain tokenization could release tens of billions of dollars currently tied up as collateral in global financial markets, while creating opportunities for financial institutions to move toward round-the-clock trading. Summary Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman…
BTC, ETH, XRP Crash Sparks Whale Accumulation as Buy Signals Appear
It was a tough week for the crypto markets, but here are the good news. Most major cryptocurrencies tanked over the past several days, led by bitcoin’s nosedive from $87,000 to under $81,000, which became its lowest price tag…
Hyperliquid sees $20M ETH trades: Was Papertrade exploited?
Decentralized trading platform Papertrade has faced allegations of price manipulation after two cryptocurrency wallets reportedly used trades worth around $20 million on Hyperliquid to move Ethereum prices by 0.1%–0.2% while holding positions worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Summary Papertrade…
China’s Gold Buying Spree Accelerates as Central Banks Keep Stockpiling Bullion
China has accelerated its gold accumulation spree again, with its streak lasting almost two years straight. The Asian country has added another 23 tonnes of gold to its reserves in September, which became its largest monthly purchase in roughly…
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…
Blackrock’s Tokenized Funds Hit $2.93B Onchain as Ethereum Leads With $1.1B
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s tokenized funds hold $2.93B onchain, led by Ethereum at $1.1B. Moody’s rated the $2.58B BUIDL fund AAA-mf in 2026, its top grade for a tokenized money market product. Blackrock filed with the SEC on May 8 for…
SEC Lifts Five-Year Moratorium on New Online Lending Platforms
Build, Regulate, Navigate. Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it will officially lift its nearly five-year moratorium on new online lending platforms…
Is Saylor’s leveraged Bitcoin play hurting the market?
Ross Gerber has renewed his criticism of Strategy founder Michael Saylor, saying the company’s financing model is hurting Bitcoin. Summary Gerber says Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model creates selling pressure instead of lasting value for investors. Strategy sold Bitcoin to fund…
Cambridge Report Reveals Ethereum’s Energy Consumption Dropped 99.98% Post-Merge
Key Takeaways Cambridge released a report detailing Ethereum’s massive energy efficiency gains following the 2022 Merge. The network’s annual power demand dropped to 7.87 GWh, causing total emissions to plummet by nearly 99.98%. Ethereum now consumes a tiny fraction of…
Which AI Sees the Biggest Rally and Why?
Is a new all-time high possible this year? Some AIs believe so. It’s that time of the week again, the weekend, in which the regular reader and investor might want to explore something lighter, fun, and more optimistic. In…
Hedera-Based Bonzo Lend Loses $9 Million in Oracle Exploit
Bonzo Lend, a lending protocol on the Hedera mainnet, has paused operations following an oracle exploit on July 11, 2026, resulting in an estimated loss of $9 million. Bonzo stated that the incident stemmed from the verification layer of a…
Lawson to test JPYC in Japan’s first POS-linked stablecoin trial
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson will test payments with the yen-denominated JPYC stablecoin in early August. Summary Lawson will connect JPYC payments directly to its POS system during a single-store Tokyo trial. Customers will scan mobile wallet barcodes, while HashPort…
Thailand Implements Strict New Checks on High-Volume Stablecoin Trades
Key Takeaways Thailand’s bank set up checks to flag USDT transactions, restricting evasion of compliance measures. New source-of-funds rules cut large cash withdrawals by 35%, boosting the national electronic economy. Authorities restricted abnormal gold bullion buying, dropping monthly volumes to…
4 Things That Could Impact Crypto Markets This Week
A busy week lies ahead on the US economic calendar with a raft of inflation data, while tensions are mounting again in the Middle East. Crypto markets have largely held on to gains over the weekend, but were looking…
Coinbase pushes back on Warren as CLARITY Act vote nears
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad has rejected claims that the CLARITY Act would weaken U.S. national security. In a July 11 post on X, he said unclear crypto rules give bad actors room to operate outside firm regulatory boundaries….