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KOR Protocol has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding at a $100 million valuation, with venture firms 1kx and Blockchain Capital leading the round. The investment will support further development of the protocol’s infrastructure for registering, licensing, and monetizing creative assets onchain as blockchain adoption expands into digital media and intellectual property management. Existing investors including Republic Crypto, Animoca Brands, Alumni Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Sfermion, Avalanche, and Solana-backed entities also participated in the financing, underscoring continued investor interest in blockchain applications beyond decentralized finance. The latest raise comes as the entertainment industry faces growing challenges around copyright ownership, licensing,…

LTIN, the Liechtenstein blockchain infrastructure backed by Telecom Liechtenstein, and Zilliqa, the public blockchain platform for scalable decentralized applications, have expanded their strategic partnership to develop a trusted digital infrastructure for businesses, financial institutions, and governments. As part of the agreement, Zilliqa will become one of LTIN’s major shareholders alongside Telecom Liechtenstein, which will remain the majority owner. The companies said they want to create an open infrastructure that combines blockchain technology with trusted digital identity, regulatory compliance, and secure transaction processing. The partnership focuses on three main areas. The first is a system for issuing verifiable digital identities for…

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a 147-page roadmap warning that autonomous AI systems could transform retail financial services while increasing the need for programmable digital payment infrastructure. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has released a detailed review outlining how artificial intelligence is moving beyond assisting consumers to making financial decisions on their behalf, raising new questions about regulation, governance, and the future of digital payments. Prepared under the leadership of outgoing executive director Sheldon Mills, the report, AI and the future of retail financial services, describes a financial system where AI agents continuously manage savings, investments, insurance, and…

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capabilities with a $36 million investment in a new production facility in Nevada. The plant, as detailed in a recent press release, will focus on assembling the company’s proprietary SEALMINER series of mining rigs, with a targeted monthly output of 10,000 units. Strategic Move Amid Industry Shifts The decision to build a factory in Nevada reflects a broader trend among major mining operators to secure supply chains and reduce reliance on overseas manufacturing. By bringing production closer to its operational hubs in the United States, Bitdeer aims…

Bitcoin’s climb from $58,300 to $64,400, then back to $62,700, over the past week is a bounce that still leaves the price below two important levels tracked by Glassnode: the True Market Mean near $76,600 and the short-term holder cost basis near $72,200. The firm places Bitcoin in the later stages of a bottoming process, which it frames as ongoing. The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its June meeting on July 8, showing that all participants supported holding the federal funds target range at 3.50% to 3.75%, and the committee removed language from prior statements that had signaled a…

Bitcoin ($BTC) mining stocks have experienced a sharp 20% correction, decoupling from the price of the cryptocurrency itself, according to a new report from 10x Research. The research firm warns that the future direction of these equities is now closely tied to investor sentiment in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, rather than the performance of Bitcoin alone. The Decoupling and the AI Link The report highlights a significant shift in market dynamics. Historically, $BTC mining stocks have moved in tandem with the price of Bitcoin, reflecting their core business of producing the digital asset. However, recent weeks have seen a…

Belgium’s financial markets regulator has added six crypto platforms to its warning list after finding they are operating in the country without the authorization required under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets MiCA framework. According to Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the six crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) named in the latest warning are Aurum Foundation, Bank Bit, Bithf Pro, Dxago, Global Dynamic Trade and ZeriaFunding. The regulator said these firms have been included in its list of fraudulent CASPs because they are offering services in Belgium without the authorization required under MiCA rules. Issued just days after the…

Robinhood’s vision for on-chain finance just gained one of crypto’s biggest distribution channels. Trust Wallet has integrated Robinhood Chain, giving its more than 220 million users access to the new Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 from within a self-custodial wallet. Users can now send, receive, swap and securely store assets issued on Robinhood Chain, including cryptocurrencies, meme coins and tokenized real-world assets such as stocks. The integration comes just days after Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, expanding access to a network designed to bring traditional financial assets on-chain. Bringing Tokenized Markets to Self-Custody Robinhood Chain was built as a…

American Bitcoin will report second-quarter 2026 results before markets open on August 3, followed by an 8:30 a.m. ET call. The release will show whether expanded Bitcoin Mining capacity protected margins as weaker $BTC Price levels reduced the company’s reserve value. Q1 Mining Efficiency Offset by Bitcoin Valuation Losses American Bitcoin enters the report with a mixed first-quarter benchmark. Revenue fell to $62.1 million from $78.3 million in the previous quarter. However, production increased from 783 $BTC to a record 817 $BTC, while mining gross margin remained near 52%. The company also cut its cost per Bitcoin mined by 23%…

The veteran resource investor made the comment during a July 7, 2026, interview with David Lin of The David Lin Report, recorded from the floor of the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. Rule is the co-founder of Battle Bank, the proprietor of Rule Investment Media, and the former CEO of Sprott US. “If I had to think about one thing that really scares me, that’s it,” Rule told Lin. A Liquidity Mismatch Inside Junk Bond ETFs Rule explained that high-yield and subprime credit ETFs hold trillions of dollars in combined assets, much of it owned by retail investors who…