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The list spans staking infrastructure, a token wrapping contract, five exchange wallets, two layer two ( L2) bridges, and one address unlabeled on Etherscan but identified through Arkham Intelligence. Together, they show where concentrated $ETH sits across the network, and why two of the top spots are not “holders” in the traditional sense. Beacon Contract Tops the List, But It Is Not a Whale As of this weekend, the Ethereum Beacon Deposit Contract holds 88,289,814 $ETH, equal to 73.16% of the top 12 wallets combined. The contract does not belong to a person, fund, or company. Every validator staking $ETH…

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence firm, has selected Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as lead underwriters for its anticipated initial public offering (IPO), according to reports from Bloomberg. This development comes as the company was recently valued at $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI’s valuation for the first time. The decision to enlist these high-profile financial institutions indicates Anthropic’s strategic move toward a significant market debut. Market participants appear to interpret this choice as supportive of a high-valuation IPO, potentially diminishing the likelihood of a market cap under $100 billion at close. Key Takeaways The selection of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs suggests…

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has secured support from a second law enforcement organization before a Senate push. The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association said it supports H.R. 3633 but wants lawmakers to revise several provisions before passage. In a July 10 statement, FLEOA said the bill “represents meaningful progress” toward balancing digital asset development with public safety. The group represents more than 34,000 active and retired federal officers across over 65 agencies. FLEOA backs the bill but seeks DeFi changes FLEOA asked the Senate Banking Committee to make accountability clearer in decentralized finance, or DeFi. It also wants…

Polygon has recorded its highest-ever monthly stablecoin card top-up volume, reaching $30.5 million just 13 days into July. The figure is already 122% higher than June’s total of $13.69 million, according to data shared by Paymentscan. The increase appears to be driven largely by the rapid growth of crypto payments platform KAST, which has been expanding stablecoin spending activity on the Polygon network. The latest data also shows a steep acceleration in monthly card top-up volumes over the past year, with July’s figure already more than double the previous monthly record despite the month being only halfway complete. Source: X…

On Friday, the 3rd of July, Bitcoin [$BTC] managed to challenge the $63K-level but was unable to surpass it. The bounce from $58.5K at the start of the month appeared set to continue. According to AMBCrypto, overleveraged short positions were caught off-guard by this move. For Bitcoin alone, $143 million in short liquidations have been recorded so far this month. The heavy spot ETF outflows indicated that most weak hands may have left the market, and the recent move may be a bullish reversal rather than just a short squeeze. Overhead $BTC supply caps any recovery effort Source: $BTC/USDT on…

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie K. Logan has expressed growing concern that the U.S. may require higher interest rates later this year. Logan cited the slow return of inflation to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target as a primary reason for her apprehension. Despite these concerns, she noted that the U.S. economy remains robust, with stable labor markets and strong corporate earnings. This development comes as major stock indices like the NASDAQ and S&P 500 unofficially ended lower, with the NASDAQ decreasing by 236.19 points and the S&P 500 falling by 51.9 points. The prediction markets have responded to…

President Donald Trump is urging the Senate to move quickly on the CLARITY Act before lawmakers leave for the August recess, arguing that delays could hurt the United States’ position in digital assets and artificial intelligence. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Congress should approve the legislation as lawmakers work against a narrowing legislative window. Trump said the bill is part of a broader effort to strengthen the country’s leadership in emerging technologies and financial innovation. He warned that China and other countries are moving aggressively in those areas, adding to pressure on Senate leaders as negotiations over…

13 July 2026 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry and the issuer of USD₮, announces the successful completion of the first enterprise cross-border settlement Proof of Concept (POC) between Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor de México through Axiym on the Avalanche blockchain network.The initiative demonstrated that an enterprise cross-border transfer and verification process could be completed in an average of seven minutes, compared with traditional interbank transfers that typically require three to four hours or more.As part of the first phase of the POC, Hyundai Motor America (HMA) converted USD 20,000 into USD₮, transferred the…

The $XRP Ledger is now home to more than 70% of the entire represented tokenized commodity market, emerging as the dominant player in the sector. Tokenization remains one of the biggest narratives in the crypto scene in recent years, and the $XRP Ledger (XRPL), originally built to support the nascent market, seems to be taking up a reasonable share of the sector. Market data indicates that over 70% of the global represented commodity market on-chain resides within the $XRP ecosystem, with Polygon and Arbitrum accounting for the remaining 30%. Global Tokenized Commodity Growth This is according to data provided by…

Bitcoin climbed back above $62,000 once a weak US jobs report cooled bets on a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, and the spot chart reads as a relief rally. The options desks trading Bitcoin’s futures are pricing something more guarded. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics put June payroll growth at just 57,000, well below the 110,000 economists polled had penciled in. Labor-force participation slid to 61.5%, the government cut April and May payrolls by a combined 74,000, and unemployment held steady at 4.2%. The dollar was on track for its biggest weekly drop since early April, while CME FedWatch…