Russia’s State Duma is set to vote July 21 on a sweeping crypto bill that would legalize regulated trading and cross-border settlements while preserving the country’s ban on digital-asset payments at home, RBC reported on Monday. Duma Puts Crypto Framework on Final Track Draft law No. 1194918-8, “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights,” is scheduled […]
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Hyperliquid told users on July 19 that its outcome markets product, known as HIP-4, will move to permissionless deployment in a coming network upgrade. The announcement came through the exchange’s Telegram channel. Hyperliquid said the rollout will happen in two stages. “HIP-4 (outcome markets) will support permissionless deployment in a future network upgrade, first on […]
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has become Wall Street’s leading bank for artificial intelligence (AI) debt deals, architecting billions of dollars in financing for data center build-outs and edging past longtime rival Goldman Sachs. A New Leader on Wall Street The shift is worth noting because debt underwriting has quietly become one of the most lucrative […]
According to an announcement published Monday, Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds 5.78 million ether tokens, pushing its total crypto, cash, and equity stake holdings to $11.5 billion. The Norwalk, Connecticut-based ethereum (ETH) treasury company disclosed the figures in its weekly shareholder update. Bitmine’s ether position now represents 4.8% of the total 120.7 million ETH supply, […]
Senator Cynthia Lummis says the CLARITY Act would ensure customer-owned crypto remains customer property if an exchange fails, addressing a legal gap exposed by the bankruptcies of Celsius and Voyager while advancing broader U.S. crypto market rules. CLARITY Act Seeks to Prevent Another Celsius-Style Bankruptcy Dispute Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said the CLARITY Act would […]
Strategy raised $263.5 million through MSTR stock sales while reporting no bitcoin purchases, lifting its U.S. dollar reserve to $3.225 billion as its buying pause stretched into another week. Why Is Strategy Building a Larger Dollar Reserve? A growing cash reserve became the most notable development in Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR)’s latest filing with the […]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back on Sunday against fears that miners defecting to artificial intelligence (AI) threaten bitcoin, arguing the network’s built-in difficulty adjustment keeps blocks flowing no matter how much hash power leaves. The Argument Armstrong made the case in a post on X, wading into a debate that flared the same day […]
While the institution recognized that most jurisdictions are working to apply its recommendations, others are lagging, allowing criminal groups to use digital assets for their illicit purposes. The FATF alerted to the misuse of stablecoins and the risks of offshore VASPs. Financial Action Task Force Calls for Increased Oversight on Digital Assets The Financial Action […]
Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya argued on Sunday that bitcoin bulls face a two-front squeeze, with speculative money migrating to prediction and equity markets while the energy that powers mining is worth more redirected to artificial intelligence (AI). A Two-Front Squeeze The Social Capital founder’s argument, highlighted in a post on X, states that the […]