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XRP loses $700 million in futures bets while XRPL builds a $4 billion institutional pipeline

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Demand for XRP is weakening across several key market indicators, testing whether the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) growing institutional pipeline can translate into sustained investor and network activity. US spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded about $7.2 million in net outflows in the week ended July 10, according to SoSoValue. The withdrawals ended a nine-week inflow streak … Read more

Bitcoin’s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff

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Bitcoin’s more than $10 billion corporate credit market is still attracting new entrants after a June selloff triggered margin calls and drove its leading preferred shares far below par. A new report from BitcoinTreasuries.net described the downturn as the sector’s first meaningful stress test, offering an early measure of whether companies can reliably build financing … Read more

AscendEX shuts down after MiCA miss and warns some withdrawals may not be processed

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AscendEX shut down on July 1, leaving some customers unsure whether they will recover their funds. The exchange said in a July 6 notice that it does not hold authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. It also cited financial and operational pressures, including a failed strategic transaction expected to provide liquidity. Customers … Read more

GENIUS Act deadline puts stablecoin issuers on the clock

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Regulators have until July 18, 2026, to turn the GENIUS Act from a statute into access rules for stablecoin issuers that want a clear regulatory path into the US. That date is the Act’s one-year rulemaking deadline, not a blanket cutoff for users or every restriction on issuers. Public Law 119-27 requires primary federal payment … Read more

SEC could start writing crypto rules before the Senate votes on CLARITY

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Three SEC crypto proposals are now penciled in for July, covering token offerings, broker-dealer custody and trading venues. The agency could start writing the rules before the Senate even decides whether to take up the CLARITY Act. Earlier this week, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency’s 2026 regulatory agenda aims to bring more crypto … Read more

Bitcoin’s $70K path now runs through pump prices as Iran shock fades

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Bitcoin cleared $60,000 again the week the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June payrolls grew by just 57,000, unemployment climbed to 4.2%, and labor-force participation slipped to 61.5%. The dollar index dropped 0.56% to 100.83, September Fed-hike odds fell to 54% from 67%, and Bitcoin is trying to breach $64,000 as of June 6. Stephen … Read more