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Europe’s securities regulator has warned that prediction market contracts offered in the European Union could already fall under existing financial rules, potentially triggering a long-standing retail ban on binary options. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), firms offering event-based contracts in the European Union must assess whether those products qualify as financial instruments under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). If they do, the regulator said, the EU’s retail restrictions on binary options introduced in 2018 would automatically apply. The July 3 statement does not introduce new legislation. Instead, ESMA clarified that the existing…

Robinhood Europe has updated its Specific Information Document, listing a broader set of perpetual futures products for eligible users in the European Union. The update includes crypto perps tied to $XRP, Cardano, Sui, Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Avalanche, Chainlink, Hyperliquid, Bittensor, Aster, and PAX Gold. The company also expanded perpetual futures in Europe beyond crypto. Eligible users can trade perps linked to commodities, ETFs, and foreign exchange markets with leverage of up to 10x. The update follows Robinhood’s London event, “Robinhood Presents: The World is Flat,” where the company announced new products across derivatives, tokenized stocks, decentralized finance, and artificial…

Lighter has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing $10 million in total value locked (TVL) on the Robinhood App Chain. This achievement was highlighted in a recent tweet from Token Terminal, underscoring Lighter’s growing traction in the market. You can view the announcement here. Inside the Move Lighter is making its loudest move in weeks, and the numbers tell the story. The total value locked in the Lighter project on the Robinhood App Chain has exceeded $10 million, signaling a surge in user interest and engagement. As the broader crypto market displays mixed signals, this achievement reflects a positive sentiment towards…

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and renewed concerns about a potential war between the US and Iran have profoundly shaken global financial markets, including the cryptocurrency world. With the rise in geopolitical risks, the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), experienced a sharp decline, falling to the $62,000 level. Analyzing the sudden volatility and behind-the-scenes developments in the cryptocurrency markets, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan answered critical questions from investors during a live broadcast. Related News A Crypto Exchange’s Scam Has Been Exposed: Withdrawal Issues Are Being Reported While Bitcoin has traditionally been positioned as a “safe haven” or…

XORA, a custodial neobank built on the $XRP Ledger, has launched a platform that lets $XRP holders earn yield on their assets and spend them using a payment card. XORA is a digital banking platform for $XRP users and has been operating since February 2026. The service is aimed at retail $XRP holders, who have traditionally had limited options beyond simply holding the token. Users can transfer $XRP from any wallet or exchange to a personal address on the $XRP Ledger and start earning rewards automatically. At launch, the platform offers a temporary annual yield of 15% paid in $XRP,…

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the US lawmakers behind negotiations for a digital asset market structure bill in Congress, has proposed barring elected officials and the president from issuing or sponsoring their own tokens, citing President Donald Trump’s and First Lady Melania Trump’s memecoins. In a Friday notice, Gillibrand said that Congress should support measures barring elected officials and their spouses from “issuing or sponsoring their own digital assets.” The New York lawmaker said that the proposed restriction would include any US president and their spouse, but did not specifically mention extending the provision to the office of the vice…

Two protocol upgrades turned Hyperliquid from a crypto perpetuals exchange into something closer to an operating system for markets. HIP-3 lets anyone with enough staked $HYPE launch a perpetuals exchange for stocks, oil, or gold. HIP-4 adds prediction markets that settle without a token vote. Here is how both work, what they have built so far, and where the risks sit. Hyperliquid spent its first two years being described as the fastest decentralized perpetuals exchange in crypto. The description was accurate and incomplete. Since late 2025, the network has been executing a more ambitious plan: turning its core trading infrastructure…

BONDXID, a unified digital payment platform, has disclosed a strategic collaboration with Astarter, a Web4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure platform that connects AI agents to execute tasks. This partnership aims to enable autonomous financial automation, borderless payments, and scalable Web3 applications. 🚀 BONDXID Partners with @AstarterDefihubBONDXID is excited to collaborate with Astarter, a Web4 AI infrastructure platform combining AI Agents, DePIN, and DeFAI to power the Autonomous AI Economy.From decentralized node infrastructure to intelligent on-chain execution,… pic.twitter.com/pTjl633yfC — BONDXID Official (@Official_BONDX) July 10, 2026 Astarter is providing an advanced service that joins AI agents, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), and…

The US Senate returns to Washington next week with 20 working days to decide whether the CLARITY Act, which is the most advanced crypto market-structure bill in Congress, becomes law this summer or slips into another round of delay. Data from CryptoSlate shows that Bitcoin has climbed about 10% this month after a bruising June, rising from late-month lows to briefly trade above $64,000 before pulling back near $61,881 late Wednesday morning. The recovery has steadied market sentiment, but traders are still looking for confirmation that the bounce has more behind it than short covering and relief after weeks of…

Layer 1 blockchain Sui (SUI) has achieved a new milestone in transaction throughput, with its programmable tunnel recording over 6 million transactions per second (TPS) during a public live stream on July 4. The figure, officially reported at 6,086,766 TPS, is six times the project’s initial target of one million TPS, signaling a significant leap in blockchain scalability. Breaking Down the Record The achievement was demonstrated during a controlled public experiment, marking a substantial increase from a previous benchmark of 297,000 TPS, which was measured in a more isolated environment. The new record is approximately 20 times higher than that…