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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said some prediction-market contracts may be covered by the European Union’s binary options ban, warning firms that yes-or-no event contracts cannot be marketed, distributed or sold to retail clients when they qualify as financial instruments. “This means that the marketing, distribution or sale to retail clients of event contracts that meet the definition of financial instruments is prohibited,” ESMA said in a statement. The regulator targeted contracts whose payout is binary, usually a fixed amount or nothing, and depends on the outcome of a future event. ESMA said the product label is irrelevant,…

China has launched a blockchain warehouse receipt platform in Shanghai, completing its first digital transactions for non-ferrous metals. The system creates receipts on-chain instead of uploading documents produced through separate databases. Known as the Cangdeng Chain, the platform was initiated by the National Commodity Warehouse Receipt Registration Center, or NCWR. CMST Development, Bank of Communications, Shanghai Data Group, and the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center helped develop it. Blockchain Receipts Bring Metals Onto a Shared Ledger Built on China’s Shipping and Trade Chain, the system records the issuance, registration, and cancellation of receipts on a single ledger. CMST issued the…

In a post, Zcash co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson proposes rethinking Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply cap. According to Ben-Sasson, capping the supply of Bitcoin at 21 million $BTC does not make sense. This is because, over time, keys will be lost. He believes that this will eventually happen over an infinite time horizon. The maximum number of Bitcoins that can ever exist is 21 million $BTC. This hard cap on the total Bitcoin supply is a fundamental part of Bitcoin’s monetary policy, which is designed to promote scarcity and prevent inflation. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto encoded this limit into the cryptocurrency’s…

The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market continues to grow as more Wall Street firms move traditional assets onto blockchain. Now, one of the industry’s biggest players, Securitize, has announced a major expansion after raising over $400 million through its public listing. The company’s CEO believes tokenized stocks and ETFs could become a multi-trillion-dollar market, but how big can this opportunity really become? Securitize Raises $400 Million for Expansion Securitize, which recently started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), plans to use its new funding to expand its institutional tokenization business. CEO Carlos Domingo said the company is now…

“The benefit of such an approach is allowing access for U.K. customers to established global liquidity in the offshore trading platform, rather than having a ring-fenced U.K. liquidity pool, which should mean better pricing and outcomes for U.K. customers,” Collins said in an emailed comment. However, Collins warned that the framework currently leaves one critical question unanswered. The FCA has said overseas branches will only be authorized where their home jurisdiction provides “comparable levels of regulatory protection.” But it has yet to specify which jurisdictions meet that standard. “That isn’t enough clarity for firms to build a business model,” Collins…

Route2FI retweeted a widely shared post from @okx announcing the expansion of their European initiative from €10M to €50M due to record demand. This increase reflects the growing interest in crypto trading in the region and aims to attract more users to the platform. The original tweet can be found here: https://x.com/Route2FI/status/2072715578276470849. The Story So Far Traders scanning the social media landscape noticed the buzz surrounding OKX’s ambitious move to increase its European initiative funding. The announcement followed a successful €10M allocation that quickly ran out, indicating strong demand for trading services in the region. This significant increase to €50M…

BounceBit, a notable blockchain infrastructure initiative, has announced the launch of the exclusive Chain Explorer. The rollout aims to enhance the accessibility of on-chain data for consumers. As per BounceBit’s official social media announcement, with the upgraded explorer, users can leverage network activity statistics in real time. Hence, the development focuses on improving transparency within the BounceBit ecosystem. The new BounceBit Chain Explorer is now live.Access real-time network data, transaction history, validator information, and onchain activity through a redesigned interface.https://t.co/RWFjAdr5eC pic.twitter.com/xfNWesl5sp — BounceBit (@bouncebit) July 11, 2026 BounceBit Enables Real-Time Transfer Tracking with Redesigned Chain Explorer BounceBit’s latest Chain Explorer…

Following a short-term recovery above $64,000, Bitcoin ($BTC) rapidly reversed and plummeted toward $62,000 in the night between July 7 and 8, leading one popular cryptocurrency analyst to warn that $56,550 might be its next target. Specifically, in a Wednesday X post, Ali Martinez explained that $BTC was rejected after reaching the top of the channel at $63,600 and that it now faces a potential drop toward $59,700. The ultimate target of the downside, the on-chain expert added, could be as low as $56,550, considering that the price represents the bottom of the channel. Bitcoin $BTC is getting rejected at…

Ethereum [$ETH] bulls might already be facing their biggest test of Q3. On the macro front, risk-off sentiment returned quickly after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapsed, triggering a sharp market-wide sell-off and highlighting how sensitive risk assets remain to geopolitical developments. A recent Ethereum trader position highlighted this volatility. According to Arkham Intelligence, an Ethereum trader opened an $86.99 million $ETH short position, with liquidation set at $2,172. Notably, the position emerged after headlines surrounding the ceasefire collapse and the U.S. cutting off a trade deal with Spain, adding further pressure to market sentiment. Source: X This suggests the position was…

The U.S. Federal Reserve will release its June 16–17 FOMC meeting minutes on July 8, an event that could decide the next direction of U.S. interest rates. After keeping rates at 3.50%–3.75% last month, investors are now watching whether the minutes signal another rate hike before the end of 2026.Any bullish news could also boost Bitcoin and the broader crypto market in the coming weeks. June FOMC Minutes Taking a view from the June meeting, the Fed, under its new Chairman, Kevin Warsh, unanimously kept interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. However, the overall tone of the meeting was more hawkish…