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Publicly traded companies collectively hold approximately 1,340,145 Bitcoin, valued at roughly $82.89 billion, according to a recent analysis by CoinMarketCap. Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) alone accounts for 62.96% of that total, underscoring the firm’s outsized influence in corporate Bitcoin accumulation. Corporate Bitcoin Holdings Reach New Milestone The analysis, which examined Bitcoin treasury data from publicly listed firms, reveals that corporate Bitcoin reserves have grown significantly despite market volatility. Strategy’s dominant position — holding over 843,000 $BTC — reflects its long-standing strategy of using debt and equity offerings to acquire the cryptocurrency. Other notable holders include mining companies and newer entrants such…

AI may be creating more jobs than it eliminates, according to a new study of more than 21,000 US companies, prompting Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal to argue that the technology is raising the ceiling for businesses rather than shrinking their workforce. Reacting to the findings shared by White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, Nailwal said founders who successfully deploy AI rarely respond by cutting back. Instead, they use the productivity gains to pursue larger ambitions. “AI was supposed to be eating jobs by now and the data keeps saying the opposite,” Nailwal wrote on X. He added…

Kansas Athletics, home of the Jayhawks’ varsity sports teams, and Ripple have entered a multi-year partnership that will place the $XRP logo on all Jayhawks team uniforms, creating the first crypto jersey patch sponsorship for a major college athletics program, according to a Wednesday statement. Athletics Director Travis Goff said that the deal underscores the need for innovative partnerships in college sports. “This era of college athletics demands innovative, forward-thinking partnerships,” Goff stated. “Ripple recognizes the unique reach and passion of the Jayhawk community, and we’re proud they have chosen Kansas Athletics as a premier platform to introduce $XRP to…

Early in Donald Trump’s term, his then-advisor David Sacks announced the administration’s intention to pass a stablecoin regulatory bill and a cryptocurrency market structure bill. The White House missed its deadline on both of those bills but did eventually pass a stablecoin regulatory bill in the form of the GENIUS Act. However, the market structure bill hasn’t yet been signed into law, and tomorrow is the White House’s new July 4 deadline for this legislation. David Sacks promised ‘market structure bill in 100 days’ a year ago Patrick Witt, one of Trump’s current advisors, previously stated the White House was…

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has appointed Iskandar Vanblarcum, a former executive at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Barclays, as its new managing director. The move signals the exchange’s intensified push to attract institutional investors and expand into emerging sectors such as prediction markets and tokenized real-world assets (RWA). A Strategic Hire for Institutional Growth Vanblarcum’s background spans traditional finance and capital markets infrastructure. At LSEG, he held roles focused on market structure and institutional client relationships, while at Barclays, he worked within the investment bank’s electronic trading and markets divisions. His experience is expected to help Crypto.com bridge the…

SodaBot, a smart operating system (OS) and multi-agent Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework, has announced a partnership with SportixAI, an AI-powered sports intelligence platform. The primary purpose of this integration is to enhance data execution and decentralized decision-making for SportsFI and Web3 applications. SodaBot 🤝 @SportixAI 🔹 https://t.co/JTdbHNwXZN : Autonomous Data Routing & Cross-Scenario Decision Engine🔹 https://t.co/JgN70TgvE9 : AI-Driven Sports Data Intelligence & Prediction FrameworkConnecting autonomous operational logic with real-time analytics infrastructure to… pic.twitter.com/8IhrsicbSl — SodaBot (@SodabotAI) July 11, 2026 SportixAI is paying close attention to improving the quality of gaming, using AI to make sports more realistic and authentic. It…

Bitcoin [$BTC] has closed at lower lows for two consecutive days for the first time in ten days. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $62,714, down 1.04% on the daily charts. Amid this price pullback, traders, especially whales, have begun shorting the market. Bitcoin whale opens a $31M short As $BTC faced rejection, falling to $62k, a whale jumped into the market and opened a short position. According to Onchain Lens, a whale opened a 40x short position on 493 $BTC worth $31 million. With $BTC declining, the whale is already sitting on $220k profit after spending $2k in funding…

Donald Trump has made no secret of where he stands on digital assets. Speaking on July 6, 2026, during the launch of new tax-advantaged investment accounts for American children, the president declared himself a “big crypto guy” and called cryptocurrency “powerful” — words that land differently when his family’s firm, World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), is sitting on what financial disclosures describe as hundreds of billions of dollars in bitcoin and ethereum. Key takeaways Trump publicly identifies as a “big crypto guy” and called cryptocurrency “powerful” during a July 6, 2026 event. The Office of Government Ethics released financial disclosures showing…

Ripple’s prime brokerage sits inside the DTCC’s clearing directory, holds a seat in the 50-firm tokenization working group, and clears more than three trillion dollars a year. The $XRP community reads that as quadrillions coming to the ledger. The mechanics say something much narrower. Here is the honest accounting of how much of Ripple Prime’s business reaches the token, and what would have to change for that number to grow. On March 2, 2026, a company called Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC appeared in the participant directory of the National Securities Clearing Corporation, the subsidiary of the Depository Trust…

India remains behind major markets in the crypto regulation race, but it has not ignored the sector. The country has built tax, anti-money laundering, and monitoring rules while avoiding a full law for virtual digital assets. That cautious model is drawing attention after Coinbase returned to India. The comeback has highlighted the market’s appeal and the limits of India’s unclear policy approach. Coinbase Return Tests India Crypto Rules At India Blockchain Week, Coinbase Asia-Pacific director John O’Loghlen called India a “North Star” for the exchange. The remark came as Coinbase outlined its renewed market push. Coinbase secured registration with India’s…