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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…

Tokenized stocks are seeing more onchain trading and are starting to be used as lending collateral, though both remain a small share of DeFi activity, according to data published July 16 by Token Terminal, an onchain analytics provider. The firm’s dashboard put spot DEX trading volume for tokenized equities at a 90-day sum of $1.8 billion, and deposits into lending markets, its measure of collateral use, at $23 million. Token Terminal said both series “continue to trend higher, albeit from small baselines,” led by exchange-traded fund trackers such as QQQ and SPY, issuers Binance and xStocks, the $BNB Chain and…

Ethereum will activate Glamsterdam, its next hard fork, which includes native $ETH transfer logs, ePBS, and per-block access lists. The upgrade incorporates builder and proposer separation at the protocol level, reducing reliance on third-party relay services. The maximum bytecode size for smart contracts will increase significantly, expanding the design space for complex DeFi protocols. Ethereum is preparing its next hard fork under the name Glamsterdam, one of the most significant protocol upgrades since The Merge. The upgrade is in an advanced stage of development and is being tested on devnets before moving to public testnets. According to Kirill Kuznetsov, Senior…

Cardano ($ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson made noteworthy statements regarding Ripple and the $XRP ecosystem. Hoskinson stated that Ripple has been actively working in the sector for a long time and that the company is taking concrete steps every day. Hoskinson stated that Ripple has launched its RLUSD stablecoin, completed a $1.3 billion Prime Broker deal, and brought hundreds of banks into its ecosystem. Noting that Ripple has been in the industry for 12 years, Hoskinson said, “You have to keep developing.” Hoskinson also touched upon Cardano’s technical development, stating that the Leios upgrade would provide approximately a 60x increase in…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced it will list the Aerodrome ($AERO) token on the spot market. According to the exchange’s statement, $AERO trading will begin on July 17, 2026, at 2 PM. Following the listing, users will be able to trade $AERO/USDT, $AERO/$USDC, and $AERO/TRY. Binance announced that $AERO deposits will be activated approximately one hour before spot trading opens, allowing users time to prepare for the start of trading. Withdrawals will be available from 2 PM on July 18, 2026. The exchange also stated that no listing fee will be charged, specifying a listing…

The Strategy Bitcoin Sale today became the latest reminder to traders and investors worldwide that even the strongest institutional narratives can surprise. According to data shared by Michael Saylor, the company dumped 3,588 $BTC between June 30 and July 6. At the current price of $BTC, the amount sold is nearly $225 million, leaving Strategy with 843,775 $BTC as of July 6. Why Strategy’s First Major Dump Raises Eyebrows & Pushes Michael Saylor In Bad Public Opinion Today’s dump criticizes the company and Saylor pretty badly, and what makes this move notable isn’t just the size. Previously, Strategy sold only…

Aave has announced the launch of new incentives for $USDC borrowers on its V4 Prime Hub, which went live on July 17, 2026. Borrowers can now receive 1% back in $USDC rewards, a move that aims to attract more users to the platform and enhance liquidity. This announcement was made via Aave’s official Twitter account, highlighting an innovative approach to boosting user engagement. The Key Development The broader crypto market is currently showing mixed signals, but Aave’s new incentive program for $USDC borrowers could signify a shift in DeFi dynamics. By allowing users to borrow $USDC against their collateral while…

Bitcoin’s funds are still lurching, however. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed $424 million on July 13, then took back $181 million the next day. Money leaving and returning inside 48 hours is not indicative of an allocator building a position. As such, the ether bid is narrower. Of the $53.8 million that came in on Wednesday, BlackRock’s ETHA absorbed $45.3 million and its smaller ETHB fund took $4 million, leaving the other eight products to split less than $5 million between them. Grayscale’s original ether trust, which charges 2.5% against BlackRock’s 0.25%, has now bled $5.3 billion since launch. Ether…