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SEC reviews more than 24 ETFs that could bring election betting to brokerage accounts

2026-07-10, 2:24 PM by befla

More than 24 prediction market ETFs proposed by Roundhill, Bitwise, and GraniteShares remain in regulatory limbo, with the SEC yet to act despite the issuers filing their applications in February. The agency pushed back the expected launch timing to gain clarity on fund mechanics and investor disclosures, delaying products that would have reached the market … Read more

Phantom pulls on-chain perps into the US wallet war ahead of July 9 deadline

2026-07-10, 1:25 PM by befla

On July 9, Phantom and the Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the CFTC to remove rules they say “unduly impede” fintech firms from working with registered derivatives markets. Phantom presents itself as the software in the middle, rather than the custodian. Users retain control of their funds and private keys, while trades are executed directly between … Read more

Bitcoin price shows resilience above $60,000 amid renewed US-Iran hostilities

2026-07-09, 9:25 PM by befla

Bitcoin price held above $62,000 after renewed fighting between the United States and Iran slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and sent oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns across global markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset traded near $63,000 on Thursday, holding above the $60,000 level that traders have watched … Read more

BNB Chain makes moonshot bet on 1,000,000 TPS for AI as BNB interest falls away

2026-07-09, 9:25 PM by befla

Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institutions and the nascent sector of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. This aggressive technical roadmap arrives at a … Read more

Bitcoin price is being held up by $79B in futures market bets that could unwind fast

2026-07-09, 9:25 PM by befla

Bitcoin’s rebound above $63,000 is being helped by renewed ETF inflows, but the harder test will now be whether the liquidity beneath the move can absorb shock from rising leverage, funding pressure, or a sudden reversal in fund demand. Data from CryptoSlate shows BTC trading around $61,500 as of press time, down 3.2% over the … Read more

New Vanguard job posting could decide how crypto reaches 50 million investors

2026-07-09, 9:25 PM by befla

Vanguard posted a Head of Digital Assets, Personal Wealth role on July 6, with openings in Dallas, Scottsdale, Charlotte, and Malvern. The posting asks the incoming executive to lead digital assets strategy, build a multi-year roadmap, and run enterprise execution across Vanguard’s wealth business. Two years earlier, the same firm refused to list spot Bitcoin … Read more

Kalshi’s court loss shows federal approval may still leave prediction markets fenced off by states

2026-07-09, 8:25 PM by befla

A New York federal court has returned prediction-market access to state hands just weeks before the CFTC closes comments on national event-contract rules. In a July 7 opinion and order, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York denied KalshiEX LLC’s request for a preliminary injunction to block New York gaming officials from enforcing … Read more

CLARITY Act misses July target making August 7 a critical date for the bill

2026-07-09, 4:25 PM by befla

The CLARITY Act missed its July 4 target, so the focus has now shifted to whether Senate leaders can find time to bring it to the floor before the August work period begins. Stand With Crypto urged supporters to press senators for a vote before August 7, calling that date a hard deadline for passage before … Read more

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin cuts WLD unlocks by 43% but 4.9B tokens still need to prove demand

2026-07-09, 12:25 PM by befla

Worldcoin said earlier this year that the WLD unlock rate will drop by 43% on July 24 under existing schedules. It also said 4.9 billion WLD, equal to 49% of the token’s 10 billion total supply, was already unlocked as of Apr. 10, with 3.3 billion WLD in circulation. That makes the upcoming July cut … Read more

Pump Fun is unlocking $127M insider tokens worth double PUMP’s recent daily volume

2026-07-08, 8:25 PM by befla

Pump.fun built one of crypto’s fastest meme-token liquidity machines. Now, on July 12, its own token faces the kind of liquidity test the platform usually creates for others. The platform’s PUMP token is set to unlock on July 12, with Tokenomist valuing it at $127 million, equal to 29.23% of the circulating supply. The scheduled … Read more