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The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a framework agreement that would end hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin unwinding sanctions that have strangled Iranian oil exports for months. President Trump described the deal as “largely negotiated” on May 24, with Iranian officials characterizing it as a framework for continued talks. For crypto markets, this isn’t just a geopolitics story. It’s a sanctions enforcement story, a stablecoin story, and potentially a precedent-setting moment for how digital assets function in international conflict zones. What the framework actually includes The proposed terms center on a 60-day…

BitGo has integrated the Neo X network, making institutional-grade custody and wallet services available for the EVM-compatible sidechain. Neo Global Development announced the integration on July 7. Founded in 2013, BitGo secures over US $100 billion in assets on its platform and serves thousands of institutional clients, exchanges, and service providers worldwide. The company went public on the NYSE in January 2026 and holds a federal cryptocurrency bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, alongside a New York Trust Charter from NYDFS. BitGo added 28 new blockchain networks in 2025 as part of a broader expansion…

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez spotlighted a prolonged lull in institutional buying pressure for Bitcoin as the apex cryptocurrency hit a 20-month low on Wednesday. Institutional Demand Dries Up Martinez pointed to the 46-day negative streak in the Coinbase Premium Index, a CryptoQuant metric that measures the price gap of Bitcoin between Coinbase and offshore exchanges. It is a widely used barometer for U.S. institutional demand and overall market sentiment. “A negative premium means $BTC is trading cheaper on Coinbase, suggesting that U.S. institutional buying pressure has dried up,” the analyst stated. Martinez also highlighted the “cooling period” in spot exchange-traded…

The Venom Foundation, the platform behind the Venom blockchain network, is planning to unveil DeFi insurance. In this respect, Venom Foundation has begun looking for a DeFi insurance collaborator to fortify asset protection on-chain. The move is set to assist consumers in securing their assets in Venom-driven dApps against likely custody issues, smart contract failures, and the rest of the on-chain risks. Instead of developing its exclusive insurance service, the platform is looking for a professional underwriting collaborator that can offer dependable claims processing and coverage. Venom Foundation Expands DeFi Insurance and On-Chain Security Venom Fondation’s decision to have an…

Glenn Cameron, Global Head of Onramp Institutional, has warned that retail investors—including electricians, plumbers, nurses, and truck drivers—would bear the brunt of a financial crisis at Strategy, the corporate bitcoin treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy. In an interview with crypto journalist Laura Shin, Cameron revealed that 83% of investors in Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock (ticker: STRC) are retail investors, a demographic he says is dangerously exposed to the company’s complex capital structure. Why Retail Investors Are at Risk Cameron explained that he regularly receives anxious messages from individuals in blue-collar professions who invested in STRC based on advice from…

China’s government is now telling some of its most valuable AI researchers they can’t leave the country without asking permission first. According to Bloomberg, select professionals at Alibaba Group and DeepSeek must now obtain prior government approval before traveling overseas, a policy targeting startup founders, researchers, and executives working on advanced artificial intelligence. From state labs to private sector China has restricted travel for people connected to state-related entities before. What is new is the expansion of these controls into the private sector’s AI operations, which signals just how strategically important Beijing considers the work happening inside companies like Alibaba…

Bitcoin’s debate over non-monetary data has intensified as BIP-110 supporters call for stronger backing, while prominent critics warn that forcing activation could divide the network. Robert Allen urged Bitcoin users concerned about blockchain spam to support the proposal rather than remain undecided. He acknowledged that BIP-110 is imperfect but described it as preferable to leaving the issue unaddressed. Adam Back took the opposite position. He argued that the filter proposal carries technical defects, lacks broad agreement, and risks producing a low-hashrate minority chain instead of a widely accepted Bitcoin upgrade. BIP-110 Targets Non-Monetary Data BIP-110 proposes a temporary soft fork…

MakerDAO’s Endgame roadmap is moving from theory into rollout planning, with a new forum timeline laying out the next phase of its brand transition and stablecoin structure. TL;DR MakerDAO has outlined a schedule for its Endgame brand relaunch and stablecoin rollout. The roadmap includes changes tied to MKR, $DAI, and new governance/stablecoin identities. The transition could reshape one of DeFi’s oldest and most important stablecoin systems. Maker is not a new DeFi experiment trying to find attention. It is one of the sector’s core monetary systems. That is why its Endgame transition matters: changing the identity and mechanics around $DAI…

Stablecoins have gone from crypto curiosity to the center of mainstream finance in under a year, with the first US federal framework now law and major banks racing to build on them. Some argue that they will replace global payment rails such as Swift. Miles Paschini, CEO of FV Bank, which has settled payments on stablecoin rails since 2022, said on TheStreet Roundtable that stablecoins are a better and faster “transport layer” for money, and that they will become a core part of global payment systems without wiping out incumbents like Swift. An early bet on stablecoins FV integrated stablecoins…

Jiang Zhuoer, one of China’s best-known Bitcoin miners, said Bitcoin may reach its bear-market bottom between October and December 2026. He placed the possible $BTC bottom price between $42,000 and $44,000, based on a long-term cycle model and Strategy’s falling mNAV. In a post on X, Jiang said Strategy’s mNAV had dropped to 0.72. He noted that the level sits close to the 0.7 mark seen on May 11, 2022, during the prior cycle shift. He described the current area as a possible low zone for mNAV, not a confirmed low for Bitcoin. Jiang also linked the reading to recent…