CRYPTO
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Bitcoin Eyes $120,000 Amid a New US-China Tariff Pause
Key points: Bitcoin stages a late comeback into the weekly close as price approaches important liquidation zones. Traders and analysts emphasize various key price points to reclaim next. Volatility is expected based on large-volume trading behavior, analysis reports. Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $119,000 Sunday as bulls extended a rebound from two-week lows. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin price volatility…
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Anchorage Digital Launches Stablecoin Service Following GENIUS Bill
Anchorage Digital, an institutionally-focused digital asset service provider, announced the launch of a stablecoin issuance platform on Thursday, tapping synthetic dollar and stablecoin issuer Ethena as its first partner client. The company will launch Ethena’s USDtb stablecoin in the United States, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Currently, USDtb is issued offshore. Issuing USDtb in the US will make…
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Trump’s Media Company Reports $2B BTC After Crypto Bills Pass US House
Trump Media and Technology Group, the company that owns US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, said it held about $2 billion in “Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related securities” just a few days after significant cryptocurrency bills pushed by Trump advanced in Congress. In a Monday notice, Trump Media said it had acquired Bitcoin (BTC) as part of an investment strategy announced…
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Crypto Execs To Attend Stablecoin Bill Signing After Thursday Vote
Update (July 18 at 5:08 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include more information on Circle’s attendance at the signing ceremony, scheduled for 6:30 pm UTC. Several high-profile figures in the crypto and blockchain industry have announced that they plan to be by US President Donald Trump’s side when he signs a stablecoin bill into law on Friday.…
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NZ Woman Allegedly Kills Mother After Crypto-Related Theft
New Zealander Julia DeLuney is accused of having murdered her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, after funneling her money into crypto. According to a Tuesday report by Radio New Zealand, 53-year-old DeLuney is accused of killing her mother after stealing the money that she kept hidden in her home. Gregory reportedly distrusted banks and instead kept plastic packets hidden around the…
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Telegram Is Not A Neobank
Opinion by: Vlad Kamyshov, CEO of Evaa Protocol The race to build the next big Web3 neobank is missing the point. Most projects are still focused on launching standalone apps, creating new interfaces and rebuilding user acquisition strategies from the ground up. It’s a familiar playbook, and increasingly an outdated one. In crypto, the next generation of finance won’t ask…
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CLARITY Bill Could Allow Tesla And Meta To Evade SEC Rules
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm about how publicly traded companies could essentially bypass US securities laws if a bill to regulate cryptocurrency markets becomes law. In a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Banking Committee to address crypto market structure legislation, ranking member Warren said she would be in favor of digital asset regulations strengthening the US financial…
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Crypto Adoption Will Be Driven By High-Growth Markets
Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the door to institutional adoption, liquidity is increasing and regulatory clarity is beginning to take shape under a more crypto-aligned administration. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission referencing blockchain hit an all-time high in February…
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Bitcoin Aims For New Highs Even As Sellers Defend $110K
Key point: BTC’s rally above $109,000 has invalidated a bearish pattern, setting the stage for bulls to make a run at a new all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied sharply on Wednesday and is trying to continue its uptrend on Thursday, indicating sustained demand from the bulls. 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin could surge to…
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DeFi-native Chain Katana Goes Live with Real Yield Design and Crosschain Support
Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, went live on mainnet with over $200 million in pre-deposits just weeks after its public reveal, making it one of the most capitalized debuts of any layer-2 network this year, according to a Monday announcement. Developed by the Katana Foundation, the Polygon Agglayer Breakout Program graduate is designed to support high-yield decentralized finance activity…
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