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DWF Labs Says AI Boom Coincides With Bitcoin ETFs’ First $5.4 Billion Half-Year Loss Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded their first losing half-year, breaking a streak of steady accumulation that had defined the category since launch. According to analysis by DWF Labs, bitcoin ETFs ended the first half of 2026 with $5.4 billion in net outflows. The reversal came after two years of largely uninterrupted demand, during which cumulative net flows had reached $56.6 billion at the start of the year. The first quarter opened weak. January erased $1.6 billion in flows, and by Feb. 23 cumulative net…

Bitcoin rose above $64,000 following weaker-than-expected US CPI and PPI data. However, further gains are limited due to simultaneous selling by both long-term and short-term investors. While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins are also experiencing gains, noteworthy statements have come from the US banking giant Morgan Stanley. At this point, a Morgan Stanley analyst compared Solana to Ethereum, the largest altcoin. And here, $SOL has historically been highlighted as a better diversification tool than $ETH. Speaking to Coindesk, Morgan Stanley investment strategist Denny Galindo argued that Solana has historically been a superior diversification asset compared to Ethereum. Galindo notes that with…

Brantly Millegan, Director of Operations at $ENS Labs, announced on July 4 that he has decided to leave the Ethereum Name Service ($ENS) ecosystem as well as to close down ethid.org, the identity services company that he operated as a service provider to the $ENS decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). His departure removes one of the most significant ecosystem talents from $ENS at a time when they are considering the largest governance reform since they created the DAO. This raises new questions about how to manage one of crypto’s largest DAO treasuries. Millegan wrote on X that, “given recent events and…

More Support Pours In Shirzad made the case for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a Fox Business interview on Wednesday, describing the legislation as “a dramatic advance in consumer protection and market integrity.” The appearance that comes as the bill nears its decisive stretch is part of an intensifying industry push ahead of an expected Senate floor vote. The Coinbase executive called the bill a means of unlocking the exchange’s next act, adding: CLARITY is the piece of legislation that gives us the regulatory certainty to offer those products to our customers. There’s an enormous move comprehensively across…

Visa has unveiled the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), a unified infrastructure platform that enables banks, fintechs and crypto firms to access stablecoin capabilities, including wallet management, minting, transfers and redemption, through a single Visa-managed environment, the company said Thursday. According to the company, the platform combines Wallet-as-a-Service infrastructure with Visa’s payment network, treasury tools and risk management capabilities, allowing institutions to integrate stablecoins into existing payment, settlement and liquidity workflows without building separate blockchain infrastructure. With the offering, Visa aims to simplify enterprise adoption of stablecoins while maintaining the security, governance and operational controls expected by regulated financial institutions. Visa,…

BlackRock’s 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation range reads as a bullish nod to advisor adoption, but it also works as a boundary. Once Bitcoin is included in a model portfolio, its upside runs through rebalancing bands, tax location, and sometimes a loan that keeps the position intact. BlackRock Investment Institute frames 1% to 2% as a reasonable multi-asset range, provided the investor believes in continued adoption and can stomach sharp drops. The firm sizes the position based on its contribution to overall portfolio risk, and that risk climbs quickly in a standard 60/40 mix. A 1% Bitcoin allocation adds roughly…

Ethereum’s RSI is flashing the same warning seen before earlier local tops, but its strength against Bitcoin is improving. A confirmed $ETH/$BTC breakout could signal a wider reversal and support stronger momentum across the altcoin market. Ethereum RSI Signal Puts the Latest Rally to a Critical Test Ethereum’s daily RSI has moved above 65, a level that repeatedly appeared shortly before local tops during the past year. The next few sessions could show whether $ETH is preparing for another pullback or finally changing its broader bearish structure. $ETH daily chart. Source: Ted/X The chart shows several earlier cases where Ethereum…

$XRP has appeared in two separate political financial disclosures from Australia and the United States. Specifically, Australian federal lawmaker MP Sally Sitou and White House official Ian Kelley both reported holdings of the digital asset in their official filings. The disclosures have attracted attention in the crypto community. Interestingly, one filing lists $XRP as the only cryptocurrency owned by the official. Australian MP Lists $XRP as Only Crypto Holding Australian Labor MP Sally Sitou disclosed ownership of $XRP in the Australian Parliament’s Register of Members’ Interests. The filing describes the asset as “Crypto currency (Ripple)” held through Australian exchange CoinSpot.…

As a former financial regulator, I understand that no law can prevent every market failure or stop every bad actor. Fraud exists in every market, at every scale, but strong rules can mitigate the worst outcomes. They give regulators visibility, set obligations for companies before consumers engage with their products, and require firms to operate with basic and enforceable accountability. The bill is often described as crypto market structure legislation. That description is accurate, but it doesn’t capture the full scale. Market structure is the legal architecture that determines who must register with which agency, who supervises the market, what…

Polygon Labs has cut another round of jobs as it completes the integration of crypto exchange Coinme, part of a restructuring that the company says is intended to support profitability by 2027. According to Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron, the workforce reduction comes as the company enters the final stages of acquiring Coinme and prepares to merge its operations into Polygon Labs, a move he said will expand the organization while changing its focus from a blockchain foundation to a blockchain-enabled payments company. In a post on X, Boiron said the layoffs were a difficult but necessary part of the…