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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…

Charles Hoskinson has defended Cardano’s long-term outlook, arguing that short-term price movements do not determine the quality of a project’s technology. During a recent livestream, Hoskinson reflected on Cardano’s journey and highlighted $ADA’s dramatic price history as evidence that market cycles are temporary, while strong fundamentals endure. Price Rises and Falls, but Innovation Endures: Hoskinson Hoskinson reminded the community that Cardano has repeatedly experienced both extreme rallies and deep corrections throughout its history. According to him, $ADA once traded at $0.025 before climbing to $3.10 in 2021. Following $ADA’s recent underperformance, critics are now declaring the token dead. However, he…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on its ambitious Project Crypto initiative as it seeks to reverse years of digital asset companies relocating overseas due to regulatory uncertainty. On X, he wrote, “An entire generation of digital asset innovation developed outside the U.S., not because American entrepreneurs lacked the ambition, or American investors lacked the appetite, but because American regulators lacked the will.” The SEC now wants to change that by creating what Atkins describes as “basic fairness and common sense” in applying securities laws to digital assets. Last year, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins first announced…

The Solana Foundation has announced a partnership with MoonPay to enable World Series of Poker players to buy in using Solana. Players can also receive their winnings in stablecoins, facilitating faster and more efficient transactions. This development is highlighted in a tweet from the foundation on July 2, 2026, which can be viewed here. The Story So Far The broader crypto market continues to display mixed signals, yet Solana stands out with this new partnership aimed at revolutionizing poker payments. By allowing players to use Solana for buy-ins and receive winnings as stablecoins, this initiative could significantly enhance the user…

One key indicator that keeps $BNB Chain at the top of the stablecoin market is active users. The network currently hosts about 15 million active stablecoin addresses each month, surpassing all rival blockchains in the market, according to recent data from Binance Research and Dune. Staying dominant The percentage of active stablecoin users on $BNB Chain was much lower in 2021 than it is now. Since then, adoption has increased significantly, assisting the network in keeping its status as the most popular chain for stablecoin transactions. Although the user bases of Ethereum, Solana, and a number of other significant networks…

A machine learning-powered forecasting system has projected Bitcoin ($BTC) to trade at an average price of $60,013 by July 31. The price prediction, generated by the Finbold AI Agent on July 8, implies a 3.37% decline from the cryptocurrency’s current price of $62,108. $BTC price prediction for July 31. Source: Finbold The Bitcoin price forecast was generated using a multi-model artificial intelligence framework that combines predictions from Claude Opus 4.6, DeepSeek Chat, Gemini 3 Flash, and GPT-5.2. The system analyzed technical indicators, including the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), Relative Strength Index (RSI), Stochastic Oscillator, 50-day simple moving average (SMA),…