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Bo Hines, Executive Director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Council, released a comprehensive new digital asset report today on Fox Business, in line with President Trump’s campaign promise to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.” Hines stated that the 160-page report prepared by the working group formed by President Trump to support digital asset markets provides a clear framework for the industry and will provide long-term regulatory stability. “We see our job as fulfilling the President’s promises. We will make the United States a global superpower in digital assets,” Hines said. Hines argued that…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Despite Coinbase’s second quarter milestones, not all is rosy for the crypto exchange as it gets set to discuss its Q2 results tomorrow. Coinbase’s stock price roughly doubled during the quarter — performance Oppenheimer analysts attributed to its S&P 500 inclusion and progress around the GENIUS Act (progress that led to its ultimate passage earlier this month). COIN shares were trading around $382 on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. ET — up 9% from a month ago. And yet, in other ways, COIN’s setup ahead of the…

In a major nod to its enterprise-grade security and compliance practices, digital asset wealth platform Nexo has officially completed its SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 Type 2 audits for the third year in a row. —These independent audits, conducted by leading cybersecurity firm A-Lign, confirm that Nexo continues to meet the rigorous standards of the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria—across the key pillars of Security, Confidentiality, and Privacy. The achievement sends a strong signal to institutional clients, enterprise partners, and users that Nexo’s internal systems and data safeguards are among the most advanced in the industry. “Security and trust…

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $116,500 zone. BTC is now up over 2%, traded to a new high, and might extend gains above the $122,000 level. Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $118,500 zone. The price is trading above $118,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $119,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could continue to rise if it clears the $122,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Sets New ATH Bitcoin price started a fresh increase after it…

What started as a symbolic label (“Crypto Week”) ended with real legislative firepower. Meanwhile, ethereum seized the spotlight as the market’s narrative driver. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Crypto Week Delivered as Ethereum Broke Out Earlier this month, House Republican leadership declared the week of July 14 “Crypto Week.” It might have sounded like a bold declaration at the time, but boy did they deliver. On Thursday, three landmark crypto bills that gave the week its moniker cleared the…

The White House is poised to release its long-awaited comprehensive report on digital assets, marking the Trump administration’s first major crypto policy blueprint, according to a report by Crypto In America’s Eleanor Terrett. White House Digital Assets Report Due Before Month’s End, Reporter’s Source States The report, officially due on Tuesday, July 22, will be made public “before the end of the month,” according to Eleanor Terrett of Crypto In America, who cited a White House official on Monday, July 21. Terrett’s report says this follows months of interagency coordination. Originating from the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets, co-chaired…

On Wednesday, Bolivia’s central bank announced that it had signed a formal agreement with El Salvador’s digital asset regulator, marking a significant step toward developing a legal and technical framework for cryptocurrency adoption in the Andean nation. The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) and El Salvador’s Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD) will collaborate on a broad range of crypto policy initiatives under the terms of a newly signed memorandum of understanding. The agreement includes joint work on blockchain intelligence tools, regulatory frameworks, and risk analysis models. It is open-ended and takes effect immediately. The policy shift comes as crypto…

Hyperliquid experienced another system issue early today. Users have reported “unexpected error sending order” messages. Unlike yesterday, the team has explained that the problem was due to API congestion, not an outage. The quick fix and lack of exploit have calmed most users but orders are still being processed with delays. In addition, liquidity and volume are still down, and the price dipped 5% post yesterday’s incident. Hyperliquid’s native token fell by 3.75% to $42.59. At the time of writing, the token continues its downward trend, trading at around $42.10, a drop of more than 2.27% in the last 24…

The Hashgraph Group (THG) has launched a self-sovereign identity (SSI) platform called “IDTrust” to provide a blockchain-based digital identity solution for individuals and institutions. In an announcement sent exclusively to Cointelegraph, THG said the IDTrust platform is built on the Hedera network and will be powered by artificial intelligence. An SSI platform allows users to issue, manage and verify credentials securely without the need for centralized authorities. The launch comes as governments and enterprises accelerate digital identity programs, including the Swiss e-ID initiative and the European Union’s eIDAS 2.0 regulation. In addition, blockchain-based identity initiatives have also rolled out in…

While the cryptocurrency community is busy celebrating Bitcoin’s new record high, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao does not seem to be excited by the new milestone. In his recent social media post, the richest known crypto entrepreneur believes that Bitcoin is currently trading at just a “fraction” of its future price. “Today, you might be excited by the current ATH. In a few years, this will be just a fraction,” Zhao said. CZ, who first purchased Bitcoin back in 2014, recalled how it took the leading cryptocurrency three years to reach a record high. “We were excited. Now, that is…