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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan expects Bitcoin to finish the year significantly higher. “Bad news has stopped moving the market,” Hougan said. “The sellers are gone. When bad news stops moving the market, that marks the bottom,” he added. Hougan also argued that institutional exposure to Bitcoin has continued to grow. According to the Bitwise executive, the amount of Bitcoin allocated by institutions under a conventional 1% portfolio-allocation framework has effectively risen to between 4% and 5%. Bitcoin’s largest holders are accumulating again In the meantime, data from blockchain analytics platform Santiment shows that the number of wallets holding at least…

Crypto finance company BIT (formerly Matrixport) assessed that a potential weakening of the US dollar and expectations of interest rate cuts could support both Bitcoin and gold prices. The analysis published by the company stated that macroeconomic conditions could simultaneously have a positive impact on both risky assets and gold, which is seen as a safe haven. According to BIT’s assessment, technical indicators suggest that gold prices may have entered a process of forming a significant bottom. Analysts state that the precious metal may be preparing for a new uptrend after its recent volatility. It is also predicted that Bitcoin…

Solana is drawing in new types of stablecoins, going beyond $USDT and $USDC. The additional liquidity shows the ecosystem is still growing, with inflows into DeFi and real-world asset (RWA) trading. Solana is expanding its supply of alternative stablecoins, with $4.81B in total. This liquidity is beyond the usual bridged and native supply of Tether’s $USDT and Circle’s $USDC. Solana stablecoins became more diverse in the past few months, with UDSGo leading new minting. | Source: Blockworks In total, Solana supports $15.15B in stablecoin liquidity, close to its upper range. The crypto market drawdown in 2026 has not removed liquidity…

The $TRUMP coin was worth more than $46 at its height, but it steadily declined to its current price of $1.47. The token saw brief spikes in value when the company behind it announced it would host dinners — including at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, with the president as the keynote speaker — but that price action was temporary both times. In what’s likely to pack more political needling than actual regulatory results, the letter comes as negotiators hoping to finish the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act are awaiting the White House’s response to the latest revamping of the contentious section that…

Binance announced that it will begin offering options contracts on gold and silver. The largest crypto exchange in the world, which is also now doubling as one of the largest venues for products that have been historically offered in the TradFi domain, added the new option contracts to its roster. The introduction also comes at a time when precious metals have become the most crowded trade in global markets, giving Binance users a taste of the market right from the same account and balance that they already use for crypto. The exchange stated that contracts will be settled in $USDT…

Robinhood Chain was launched to bring tokenized stocks and financial assets on-chain, but the market had other plans. Within days, memecoins became the network’s biggest attraction, pushing trading volume from around $200,000 to more than $500 million. The surge has reinforced one lesson from previous crypto cycles: new blockchains often gain traction through community-driven tokens before broader financial applications arrive. As traders look for the next opportunity, AI-powered presale projects like MemeToro ($MT) are beginning to enter the conversation. Robinhood Chain’s Biggest Success Came From Memecoins Robinhood launched its Layer-2 blockchain on July 1, 2026, using Arbitrum technology to support…

Bitcoin traders focused in on macro factors when describing their outlook of where the digital currency will go next as it traded within a relatively narrow range. The world’s largest digital currency by total market value fell to roughly $63,700 today, dropping from $65,341.83 and suffering a modest decline of approximately 2.4%, according to Coinbase data from TradingView. Following this downward movement, several analysts offered their views on what the cryptocurrency will next. “Bitcoin enters August rangebound after five weeks of sideways trading which has pinned the market in a narrow band between 62k and 66k,” Jeff Anderson, managing director…

Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment reported that the sharp drop in Chainlink’s ($LINK) supply on exchanges has strengthened investor accumulation and suggests that selling pressure may decrease. According to data shared by Santiment, the amount of Chainlink held on well-known cryptocurrency exchanges has decreased by more than 15.7 million $LINK in the past month. This figure corresponds to approximately a 12% drop in the $LINK supply on exchanges. A net outflow of 1.04 million $LINK occurred from exchanges on Sunday alone. Santiment noted that this was one of the largest daily $LINK outflows recorded recently. According to the analysis firm, the…

Coinbase Vice Chair Ryan VanGrack recently told CBS News that the much-talked-about Clarity Act would still be on track to pass before the August recess. VanGrack claims that he remains optimistic because legislation is never linear. “Last-minute negotiations and compromises are the norm, not the exception when it comes to DC,” the Coinbase executive stated. He has noted that the substance is largely done, given that there is a “multi-hundred-page bill” with customer protections and law enforcement tools. According to VanGrack, it is particularly significant that this bill is the product of extensive negotiations with Republicans and Democrats. “And, typically,…

Two exchanges are quietly redrawing the map of the crypto options market, and the split tells a story bigger than any single trading session. Deribit still runs the table with 49.3% of total options volume, and its grip on Bitcoin contracts is even tighter at 55.3%. But Bybit has carved out a real foothold in Ethereum options, pulling in 38% of that segment’s volume — enough to suggest the era of one exchange dominating every corner of crypto derivatives may be winding down. Key takeaways Deribit holds 49.3% of the overall crypto options market and 55.3% of Bitcoin options trading…