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Bitcoin may be slumping — along with the Nasdaq in general — but one technology investment seems to be doing well: publicly-traded mining companies. Top U.S. Bitcoin mining companies — Hut 8, CleanSpark, and MARA — all experienced gains between 3-7% on Thursday, despite a sell-off across other assets. The Bitcoin price was down about 2% Thursday, trading for $64,760. Major stock indices also took a hit — including the tech heavy Nasdaq — but a handful of miners continued to rally on new deals related to high-powered computing and artificial intelligence. Hut 8 announced Monday that it had signed…

The next Bitcoin halving is now less than 100,000 blocks away, according to a recent update shared by Binance’s official X account. “The next Bitcoin halving is now <100,000 blocks away,” Binance wrote in an X post. According to the OKLink explorer, there are 93,638 Bitcoin blocks left to the next halving event. The next Bitcoin halving is now <100,000 blocks away. — Binance (@binance) July 2, 2026 Bitcoin’s halving event occurs every 210,000 blocks, about every four years, and slashes the reward miners receive by 50%. This latest milestone suggests that Bitcoin is now more than halfway to its…

Morpho Labs recently amplified a widely shared post by @Morpho, announcing the launch of fixed rate, fixed term credit markets. This development introduces a new dimension to onchain finance, which may reshape liquidity and lending strategies in the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. More details can be found in the original tweet here. The Latest In the past 24 hours, the announcement of Morpho Midnight’s fixed rate credit markets has gained significant engagement online, reflected by 737 likes and 117 retweets. This launch represents an essential step toward enhancing the infrastructure of onchain finance, potentially allowing users more predictable lending and…

An amendment to Hong Kong’s Stamp Duty bill could mean that dual-counter securities traded in yuan are subject to stamp duty directly in renminbi. This is also another effort aimed at boosting RMB offshore liquidity and strengthening the city’s position as the region’s hub for digital asset and ETF trading. The proposed Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 is distinct from the Residential Property Stamp Duty amendment legislation that was passed by the Legislative Council on May 20. This earlier legislation, enacted in the government’s 2026-27 Budget announcement, raised stamp duty for high-end residential sales above HK$100 million to…

Axie Infinity has confirmed June 17 as the launch date for Terrariums V1, a passive gamified staking system replacing the now-shutting Homeland feature. Players with unclaimed Homeland rewards have until June 17 at 3 PM Philippine Time to collect them. After that, Homeland closes permanently and becomes inaccessible. How Terrariums Work Players activate their land plot, assign their Axies to it, and earn bAXS every hour automatically. The system runs on a resource called Lunium, which fuels the land and keeps rewards flowing. Two types of Lunium exist: Local Lunium: Free and regenerates automatically for every plot Global Lunium: Purchased…

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has blasted the Clarity Act draft bill, claiming it would allow criminals and cartels to move money. Speaking in a video statement on X Thursday, Warren hinted that the potential law would allow President Donald Trump to make money from crypto. Lawmakers are currently mulling over the latest draft of the Clarity Act, which aims to set in stone digital asset regulation. The latest draft bans officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto. “This latest draft bill would make it easier for criminals, oh, and cartels and terrorists to move money and finance their…

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX will cease operations on Sept. 23, 2026, after its parent company, HDR Global Trading Limited, decided to close the platform following a strategic review of its business and the wider digital asset industry, according to an announcement published on Thursday. Effective immediately, the exchange has stopped accepting new user registrations. “BitMEX invented the 100x leverage perpetual swap, the most traded product in the crypto industry – now adopted by thousands of people and exchanges,” the team stated. “This legacy reflects our commitment to bringing innovative and sophisticated risk management tools for all users. And we continue…

While many reasons were cited for the decline in Bitcoin prices, one of the biggest factors was the sale and statements made by Strategy (MSTR), the largest institutional Bitcoin company. At this point, while Strategy 32 is selling $BTC, it has also formalized a policy allowing it to sell $BTC as needed to meet future obligations such as preferred stock dividends. In this context, while the risks surrounding Strategy’s $BTC sale persist, an updated analysis has come from US banking giant JPMorgan. According to Coindesk, JPMorgan analyzed that Strategy’s $BTC selling policy created unnecessary two-way risk. In a recent report,…

Sui has officially launched the Hashi testnet, a new primitive designed to enable Bitcoin-collateralized lending on its blockchain. Announced via the project’s official X account, Hashi provides on-chain collateral functions tailored for institutional investors seeking lending, borrowing, and credit services. The testnet is now live for developers to begin testing Bitcoin-based financial applications ahead of the planned mainnet deployment. What Is Hashi and How Does It Work? Hashi functions as a specialized lending primitive that allows users to lock Bitcoin as collateral to access loans or credit denominated in other digital assets. By bringing Bitcoin’s liquidity into the Sui ecosystem,…

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) argued on Friday that most artificial intelligence (AI) companies will go bust, even as Anthropic closed in on a $1 trillion valuation and OpenAI moved toward its initial public offering (IPO). His warning landed during one of the busiest stretches in AI fundraising history, with two private firms now collectively valued near $1.8 trillion and several smaller startups still struggling to convert heavy spending into profit. CZ Predicts an AI Shakeout Despite Sector Growth Zhao posted on X that AI itself “will stay and grow exponentially,” but said the current crop of AI firms is…