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Bitcoin $BTC$63,163.34 fell on Tuesday after chalking out a six-day winning streak, the longest since March. The gains, in any case, looked fragile when viewed through the lens of several indicators. The most widely followed is the Coinbase Premium, which tracks the difference between bitcoin’s price on U.S.-based exchange Coinbase (COIN) and Binance. It has now been negative for fifty straight days, according to data source Coinglass. That means for close to two months, $BTC has been cheaper on Coinbase than Binance, which doesn’t operate in the U.S. The discrepancy is an indicator of relatively weak demand in the world’s…

The stablecoin market has long rewarded the companies that issue digital dollars. They take in customer cash, hold reserves in short-term government securities, and earn the yield. Now, the companies that distribute those tokens want more of the economics. That tension is at the center of Open USD (OUSD), a planned stablecoin backed by more than 140 financial, technology, and crypto firms, including Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, BlackRock, and Google. The project promises free minting and redemption for businesses, as well as a reserve-income model that sends more value to the platforms driving adoption. For Circle, the USD Coin ($USDC)…

Alex Van de Sande, a co-founder of the Ethereum Name Service ($ENS), proposed Monday that the $ENS DAO delegate 5 million $ENS tokens from its dormant community treasury to individual participants, a step he said would end the DAO’s reliance on what he called “just a 1-of-1 multisig.” “Currently, one delegate has enough quorum to not only execute any proposal, but also to outvote the next 50 other delegates,” Van de Sande said in the proposal, in an apparent reference to $ENS co-founder Nick Johnson. Van de Sande filed the idea as a formal draft, “Reform DAO governance by delegating…

MAP Protocol (MAPO) has announced its support for Robinhood Chain, integrating the platform into its omnichain network through a cross-chain infrastructure. The announcement, made via MAP Protocol’s official X account, marks a step toward enabling interoperability between Robinhood Chain and the broader blockchain ecosystem. Technical Foundation: Light Clients and ZK-Proofs The integration leverages MAP Protocol’s cross-chain technology, which relies on light clients and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Proof-based verification. This approach allows for secure and trust-minimized communication between different blockchain networks. Light clients enable nodes to verify transactions without storing the full blockchain history, while ZK-proofs provide cryptographic verification that data is…

Nasdaq-listed firm Empery Digital has withdrawn an additional 200 Bitcoin from a newly identified wallet address, according to data from on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The transaction, valued at approximately $12.84 million at current market prices, was executed roughly one hour ago. Strategic Accumulation Continues This latest withdrawal brings Empery Digital’s total disclosed Bitcoin purchases to 1,200 $BTC over the past six days, representing a cumulative investment of roughly $72.65 million. The company has not issued a formal press release regarding this specific transaction, but the on-chain activity is consistent with a previously announced strategy of building a corporate Bitcoin…

Strategy President and CEO Phong Le acquired 11,000 shares of the company’s Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known by its ticker STRC, on June 22, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase was made through the Phong Le Revocable Trust, of which Le is trustee and beneficiary. Le paid a weighted average price of $90.796 per share, with individual trades executed between $90.66 and $90.87, the filing shows. The purchase totals roughly $999,000. STRC is one of five Nasdaq-listed securities issued by Strategy, the Bitcoin treasury company run by chairman Michael Saylor,…

Ripple today announced it has received authorization of its Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This follows the preliminary approval announced in June 2026 and confirms Ripple as fully MiCA-compliant, with its crypto payments solution now available to financial institutions, corporations, and companies in all 30 European Economic Area nations. The CASP license, when combined with Ripple’s existing EU Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence, will allow European banks, fintechs, and corporations to access Ripple’s entire cryptoasset and stablecoin payments infrastructure, enabling them to collect, exchange, and pay out through a single…

Ads3, an AI-driven platform that advances Web3 network growth, has partnered with Conflux Network, a cutting-edge L1 blockchain. The partnership is set to bolster Web3 adoption across the globe by merging scalable blockchain architecture with AI-led growth solutions. As Ads3 mentioned in its official social media announcement, the development focuses on fortifying user acquisition, supporting payment-powered innovation, and expanding blockchain networks. Additionally, the initiative endeavors to enhance DeFi access while enabling relatively effective blockchain-based financial operations. 🤝Ads3 x Conflux Network Ads3 @ads3_ai — the AI-powered growth platform accelerating Web3 ecosystem expansion.Conflux Network @Conflux_Network — a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain building…

A trader who welcomed the approval of the first-ever spot Bitcoin ($BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) by investing $1,000 in it would have, by press time on July 7, 2026, seen their position rise by $143.40 to $1,143.40. Specifically, Canada’s Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged (TSE: BTCC) was approved in early 2021 and launched on February 18 of the same year. On its first trading day, BTCC reached a price of 9.80 CAD ($6.89) while its latest – July 6 – price was 11.20 CAD ($7.88), meaning it had risen 14.34% over its lifetime so far. BTCC Bitcoin ETF price…

HashKey Capital has announced the upcoming launch of what it calls the industry’s first Bitcoin Hashrate Fund. The product is designed for global professional investors seeking exposure to Bitcoin mining-linked yield through a managed fund structure. Meanwhile, the fund will be denominated in $BTC and will use underlying computing power assets to target a market-competitive annualized return. HashKey Capital said the product will include flexible subscription and redemption options, along with transparent cash flows for investor planning. The launch brings together HashKey Capital’s asset management framework and BITMAIN’s mining infrastructure services. It also places Bitcoin hashrate inside a more formal…