French Police Expand Crypto Security After 77 Kidnapping Cases Drive New Prot…

In recent developments, french Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez announced a new security plan to protect cryptocurrency professionals following a sharp rise in violent crimes targeting the sector. French…

Crypto ETFs Split as Ether, HYPE and Solana Gain While Bitcoin Loses $295 Mil…

In recent developments, crypto ETF flows remained uneven on Wednesday, July 1, as bitcoin funds posted a $294.62 million outflow, extending their redemption streak to 10 trading days. Ether, HYPE…

Report: FBI Director Kash Patel Sat on $250K Strategy Stock Buy for 6 Months

In recent developments, fBI Director Kash Patel bought as much as $250,000 in Strategy stock last November and waited six months to tell federal ethics regulators about it, a NOTUS…

The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026

In recent developments, from Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as liquidity flows,…

Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market…

In recent developments, centralized crypto lending loan books fell 6% in Q1 2026 to $23.3 billion, marking the sector’s first quarterly contraction since Q3 2024. Tether remains dominant, but Maple,…

Bitcoin Traders Brace for $62K Test After Rebound From $57,735 Low

In recent developments, bitcoin climbed to $61,211 early Thursday, a rebound of more than 5% off its 24-hour low. The move puts price back near the top of its daily…

Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails

In recent developments, standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad

In recent developments, aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption. Looking…

UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosyste…

In recent developments, uK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money. Looking closer,…