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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has authorized Baillie Gifford’s Enhanced Yield Fund, the city’s first fully native tokenized fund for professional investors, the company announced Wednesday. The Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY) is an actively managed fixed-income fund invested in short-duration government and corporate bonds. Built with BNY, BAGEY is issued natively on Ethereum and Solana, with investors holding the fund directly onchain and the blockchain serving as the official ownership register. Eligible investors can subscribe and redeem using fiat currency or USDC, while the fund also supports T+0 redemptions for up to 10% of NAV and provides…

Pump.fun cut employees shortly before their $PUMP token grants were due to vest, according to a Sandmark investigation. Documents and recordings reviewed by the publication indicate that at least one former employee lost a token allocation now worth seven figures. After rapid expansion, the leading Solana meme coin launchpad laid off employees in late March and early April, the report says. In a recorded meeting, Pump.fun’s co-founder Noah Tweedale told employees that the layoffs were necessary because the company had expanded too quickly. Workers whose contracts ended in early April reportedly received severance based on tenure, but many were dismissed…

Singapore’s financial regulator wants banks to report their “cryptos,” but the instruction has nothing to do with disclosing Bitcoin, Ethereum or other digital-asset holdings. TL;DR Banks must catalogue their cryptographic assets. “Cryptos” does not mean cryptocurrencies. Phased requirements arrive later in 2026. Vulnerable systems will migrate by priority. Crypto networks face similar security risks. In this case, “cryptos” refers to cryptographic assets: the encryption keys, digital certificates, signatures and algorithms protecting customer information, payment instructions and communication between financial institutions. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will issue formal supervisory expectations later in 2026, according to Channel News Asia. Banks will…

Grayscale, the issuer of the spot Bitcoin ETF (GBTC), has deposited 1,863 Bitcoin—valued at roughly $124 million—into a Coinbase Prime wallet, according to blockchain tracking firm Onchain Lens. The transaction, observed on-chain, is part of the standard operational process for managing the firm’s ETF product, typically used to facilitate share redemption settlements tied to fund outflows. Understanding the On-Chain Transfer Large-scale transfers between ETF issuers and custodial or prime brokerage platforms like Coinbase Prime are routine in the digital asset management space. These moves are often triggered by investor redemptions: when GBTC shares are redeemed, the corresponding Bitcoin must be…

Yesterday’s lower-than-expected CPI data triggered an upward movement in Bitcoin and altcoins. In this context, $BTC rose above $64,000, while Ethereum and other altcoins also saw significant increases. The lower-than-expected CPI data marks the strongest monthly decline since April 2020, with experts noting that the drop in energy prices is the most significant reason for the slowdown in inflation. Related News BREAKING! Critical US Inflation Data Released! What Was Bitcoin’s ($BTC) Initial Reaction? Following the CPI data, investors’ expectations regarding the Fed’s monetary policy have been reshaped. Prior to the CPI release, the probability of a Fed interest rate hike…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has been named as one of the speakers for the 2026 Wyoming Blockchain Symposium. In a recent post, the official SALT X account made a speaker announcement for the 2026 Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, scheduled for August 17 to 20: Charles Hoskinson, Cardano creator and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Input Output Group. Speaker Announcement for the 2026 Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, August 17-20: Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles), Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Input Output Group pic.twitter.com/YFNsUdUYeQ — SALT (@SALTConference) July 30, 2026 Hoskinson joins an elite lineup of speakers including SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, Michael S. Selig,…

Russia’s central bank has taken a significant step toward formalizing cryptocurrency trading within the country by releasing a draft regulatory framework. The proposed rules, reported by The Block, establish specific capital requirements for crypto custodians and outline operational standards for custody and record management. Capital Requirements for Crypto Custodians Under the draft, firms acting as crypto custodians would be required to hold equity capital ranging between 50 million and 250 million rubles. The exact amount depends on the scope of their operations and the volume of assets under custody. The central bank’s proposal also mandates additional requirements for secure custody…

Most online casino loyalty programs work the same way: play more, earn points, redeem them inside whichever product issued them. A slots bonus doesn’t carry over to the sportsbook. A VIP tier built on one studio’s games means little on another’s. The reward sits wherever it was earned, and mostly stays there. BC.GAME, the crypto-native casino and sportsbook platform, has spent the past few months building around a different premise: that a platform’s own token can connect all of that fragmented activity instead of sitting alongside it as another siloed bonus. The mechanism doing that work is BC Engine, launched…

Binance paid a $0.50 $USDC dividend per ORC share to eligible Binance Stocks holders. The payout kept traditional stock dividends within the crypto ecosystem. The distribution reflects growing integration between equities and blockchain infrastructure. Binance continues strengthening connections between traditional financial markets and cryptocurrency by distributing stock dividends directly in stablecoins. The exchange recently paid eligible holders of Orchid Island Capital (NYSE: ORC) a $0.50 dividend per share in $USDC. It rewards investors who qualified before the July 10, 2026 record date. The distribution demonstrates Binance’s ongoing effort to simplify equity investing for cryptocurrency users by keeping dividend payments entirely…

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel has disputed claims that MARA Holdings purchased 1,000 Bitcoin, saying the transaction likely involved returned collateral from a $BTC-backed loan rather than a new market acquisition. According to a June 16 X post by VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel, the recent speculation surrounding Bitcoin mining firm MARA having purchased an additional 1,000 $BTC is incorrect. Sigel made the comment in response to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, which had highlighted a 1,000 $BTC transfer involving FalconX and suggested it appeared to be a purchase by the miner. Lookonchain noted that the transaction followed MARA’s first-quarter…