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Visa has outlined how stablecoins and traditional card networks can work together in AI-driven commerce, arguing that low-cost blockchain payments will be critical as software agents begin handling machine-to-machine transactions. According to a joint research report released on Wednesday by Visa and blockchain analytics firm Artemis, the rise of agentic commerce will create two distinct payment needs, with existing card networks continuing to support consumer purchases while stablecoins become more practical for frequent low-value payments between software systems. The report, titled Agentic Payments from the Ground Up, examines how AI agents could independently initiate and complete transactions as they carry…

A major shift in initiative has been recorded on the crypto market, breaking the negative trend of recent days. Until this morning, retail investors in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF had been actively dumping their shares, dragging the cryptocurrency’s price lower. However, official news about sales by Strategy triggered a strong market reaction, during which the fund sharply changed tactics and moved back into buying. iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) weekly net inflow since April 2026, Source: SoSoValue The summer decline in prices led to IBIT posting more than $772 million in net outflows by early July, as per SoSoValue, while the structure’s…

Senate Democrats have intensified scrutiny of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing, accusing him of weakening crypto enforcement while President Donald Trump’s digital asset businesses have expanded. According to proceedings from the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Senator Dick Durbin used his opening remarks to argue that Blanche helped dismantle the Justice Department’s crypto enforcement efforts while serving as deputy attorney general, saying those decisions benefited Trump’s financial interests in the digital asset sector. Durbin pointed to Blanche’s reported role in disbanding the Justice Department’s crypto enforcement unit in April 2025. The Illinois senator argued…

Bitcoin has dropped 2% today, slipping close to $61,000 after the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin Strategy announced its biggest Bitcoin sale since 2020. The company sold 3,588 $BTC worth $216 million, raising concerns among investors. Well-known traders are saying that this is just a short-term dip, a bigger crash is coming. Strategy Sells $216 Million Worth of Bitcoin Bitcoin began to fall when Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor confirmed in its 8-K filing that it sold Bitcoin in two separate transactions. Between June 29 and June 30, the company sold 1,363 $BTC for $80.8 million at an average price of…

Every day, billions are traded through decentralized exchanges, with the latest figures from DefiLlama showing the DEX volume has reached about $5 billion in the past 24 hours. Aggregators assess rates and paths available from various liquidity providers to find the best deals. To illustrate, while 0x collects data from approximately 150 services, Uniswap’s quote API shows the user both the price and the route. A number of services also provide a so-called transaction simulation, which assumes that the results will correspond to what would happen in reality. New research from the DeFi infrastructure company Enso published July 16, 2026,…

Trading at $1,885.58 on July 15, 2026, Ethereum crypto sits precisely at its daily pivot of $1,881.09. This level captures the tension between an improving trend structure and a market gripped by Extreme Fear. The outcome of this standoff will define the next directional move. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways The daily MACD histogram at 22.71 signals genuine momentum acceleration, not a tired bounce Fear & Greed Index at 25 — deep Extreme Fear territory — contrasts sharply with the improving technical structure DEX fee growth — Uniswap V3 up 183.86% over 30 days…

Crypto influencer Ansem has admitted that he lied while trying to score dogwifhat ($WIF) a spot on the Las Vegas Sphere, claiming that it was never a crypto, “just a dog.” Ansem, real name Zion Thomas, revealed in an interview on Market Bubble that it was incredibly hard to get around the sphere’s anti-crypto policies, and so he tried various measures to keep $WIF’s crypto links hidden. He said, “So what we were trying to do to get around it, is like, oh no, it’s just a dog with a hat, it’s not a coin. It’s just like a dog.”…

Ripple Urges Senate to Treat CLARITY Act Vote as a Consumer Protection Decision Ripple’s global co-head of public policy and government, Lauren Belive, presented the CLARITY Act as a direct test of congressional support for consumer safeguards. On July 15, 2026, she argued that opposing the legislation would preserve regulatory uncertainty that companies can exploit. The Ripple executive stated on X: “Voting no on the CLARITY Act isn’t being against the crypto industry – it’s anti-consumer. It’s a vote to leave crypto holders exposed to bad actors playing regulatory arbitrage.” Belive noted the bipartisan legislation was moving closer to a…

Circle announces Strategic Institutional Alliance with BIND Group Crypto companies are now seeking to integrate their services with large regional conglomerates, piggybacking on their infrastructure to introduce their products in regions such as Latam. On Tuesday, Circle, the company behind $USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin with a market capitalization of over $70 billion, announced a strategic alliance with BIND Group, a large Argentine financial services conglomerate. BIND Group has over $2 billion in total assets, with BIND Banco Industrial, the banking entity at its core, focused on a service portfolio for institutions and other companies. The conglomerate would allow these customers…

As of July 6, 2026, the Bitcoin price today hovers near $62,904 — deceptively calm but sitting at the intersection of competing forces far from settled. $BTC hit a 21-month low just days ago, falling below the 200-week moving average. What we’re now watching is a fragile stabilization that could break either direction. $BTC/$USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways Bitcoin trades at $62,904, caught between short-term recovery signals and medium-term bearish pressure on the daily chart. The daily EMA50 at $65,738 and EMA200 at $76,019 remain far above current price, confirming the structural downtrend. Daily…