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The cryptocurrency Gram ($GRAM), which returned to its historic name as part of a major rebranding of the TON ecosystem, is showing a local rally amid a broader market revival. At the time of writing, the price of the $GRAM token, previously named Toncoin, has already climbed from $1.56 to a local peak above $1.71, and it is currently holding around $1.65–$1.67, securing the asset in the top 20 largest cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap with a total market capitalization of $4.49 billion. $GRAM token price action since the rebranding announcement, Source: TradingView The current jump is explained by the fact that…

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix out of $11 million, which he spent on crypto, stocks and luxury goods. A Manhattan federal court on Monday sentenced Rinsch, known for directing the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” starring Keanu Reeves, to 30 months in prison after he was convicted in December on charges including fraud and money laundering. “Rinsch orchestrated a scheme to steal millions by seeking $11 million from a subscription streaming service, falsely claiming that money would be used to finance a television show that he was creating,”…

Bitcoin ($BTC) has delivered a key trend change setup in the latest sign that the macro downtrend could soon reverse. Key points: Bitcoin is seeing its first “perfected” TD9 indicator downtrend setup on monthly time frames since mid-2022. While not a “buy signal” on its own, the move marks a key inflection phase in the bear market, analysis suggests. RSI divergences continue to gain sway among those eyeing the final stages of the 2026 market downturn. $BTC price “perfected” TD9 setup echoes final bear-market stages In an X post on Tuesday, analyst Tony Severino flagged a “perfected” buy signal on…

Aave’s (@aave) Global Dollar Hub is a dedicated liquidity hub on Aave V4, built specifically for assets tied to $USDG, the regulated stablecoin issued by Paxos. Live on Ethereum since July 1, 2026, the hub lets users deposit a Pendle principal token as collateral to borrow $USDC, $USDT, or $USDG. Notably, it is the first new Liquidity Hub launched since Aave V4 went live, making it the protocol’s first real-world test of its Hub-and-Spoke architecture. That last point is what makes this launch worth watching. Aave V4 is built around a modular system where specialized markets can be added without…

Framework Ventures has closed a $400 million fourth fund that will finance startups developing crypto, artificial intelligence, robotics, and energy technologies as the venture capital firm broadens its investment mandate. Framework Ventures announced the new fund on Friday and said it will direct the capital toward what it describes as “frontier technology,” a category that includes blockchain, artificial intelligence, robotics, and energy. Co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson told Fortune the firm has already committed about half of the capital. Spencer and Anderson did not identify the limited partners behind the fund. They said contributors include sovereign wealth funds, funds…

Charles Hoskinson has pushed back against criticism surrounding Cardano’s absence from the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin consortium. During a recent exchange on X, Hoskinson argued that ecosystem participants cannot criticize Cardano’s lack of involvement in major commercial initiatives while simultaneously voting against proposals specifically designed to create those opportunities. Hoskinson’s remarks came in response to criticism from prominent Cardano DRep YODA. The DRep questioned why major Cardano-related organizations, including EMURGO, Cardano Foundation, and Input Output Global (IOG), were absent from the newly formed Open USD Consortium. Notably, the consortium includes more than 140 institutional partners, among them Ripple, Mastercard, OKX,…

In a fresh round of listings, Binance has opened spot trading for tokenized stocks of Microsoft (MSFTB), Meta (METAB), Palantir (PLTRB), Lumentum (LITEB) and the Invesco QQQ Trust fund (QQQB) in pairs against USDT. The listing of IT giants and others reflects liquidity flowing into the real-world asset (RWA) sector. According to Binance Research, the platform already controls 55.7% of global trading volume in RWA derivatives, while the turnover of tokenized stocks on crypto exchanges during peak volatility days exceeds that of traditional stock platforms by 4–21 times. Why Binance is doubling down on tech stocks This growth is also…

Bitcoin’s latest sell-off intensified as bearish momentum continued building across Binance’s derivatives market. After repeatedly testing lower support levels, Bitcoin [$BTC] briefly slipped below $58,000 for the first time since September 2024. This price drop was accompanied by a net taker volume of about -$330 million. This exceeded the -$311 million that was seen on the 25th of June. The deeper negative reading shows sellers aggressively crossed the spread instead of waiting for buyers, overwhelming available bids and accelerating the decline. Source: CryptoQuant At the same time, the 7-day Open Interest trend remains positive. This indicates traders continue to add…

FUD hit the crypto market in Q2 following a massive shakeout in TVL. Notably, this wasn’t just the result of weaker price action. Instead, back-to-back protocol exploits resulted in more than $600 million in cumulative losses, triggering widespread capital outflows as users rushed to unstake assets and reduce their exposure to DeFi protocols. To put the scale of the drawdown into perspective, more than $20 billion exited DeFi protocols during the quarter, pushing total value locked (TVL) down to roughly $70 billion from its pre-October 2025 high of around $150 billion. That represents the sharpest quarter-over-quarter decline in TVL since…

A wave of crypto firms, from Ripple to Circle, have won national trust bank charters, and several are chasing a Federal Reserve master account. This guide explains what a crypto trust bank actually is, what a charter does and does not grant, and why the real prize sits at the central bank. Table of Contents What a trust bank is What a national trust charter grants, and what it does not Why crypto firms suddenly want them A worked example: a stablecoin issuer with and without a charter The real prize: a Federal Reserve master account What it means for…