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1inch Co-Founder Anton Bukov Fired, Launches Second Tier
Anton Bukov, who co-founded 1inch and led its architecture and security initiatives, was terminated in November 2025. Eight months later, Bukov announced the launch of Second Tier, a new DeFi infrastructure startup positioned to challenge 1inch's institutional-focused direction. Notably, Bukov...
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
T. Rowe Price Launches First Active Multi-Token Crypto ETF on NYSE
T. Rowe Price, managing nearly $2 trillion in assets, has launched its first actively managed multi-token spot crypto exchange-traded product on the NYSE, providing exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Hyperliquid. The launch marks a significant escalation in institutional crypto adoption.
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MoonPay Acquires Y Combinator-Backed Glide in All-Equity Deal
MoonPay has acquired Glide, a Y Combinator-backed crypto infrastructure startup founded by former Robinhood Wallet engineers, in an all-equity deal announced today. The acquisition strengthens MoonPay's cross-chain crypto deposit capabilities as the company consolidates specialized...
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Bitunix Launches Visa Debit Card for Crypto Spending
Bitunix has launched the Bitunix Card, a Visa-powered debit card that allows users to spend cryptocurrency directly on everyday purchases while earning yield on idle account balances. The product aims to reduce friction between crypto holdings and real-world spending.
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FBI Arrests Florida Man for $220K Crypto Theft via Video Game Malware
The FBI arrested Zyaire Wilkins on July 16, 2026, for orchestrating a cryptocurrency theft scheme that used malware hidden in video games to compromise at least 8,000 devices and steal from 80 crypto wallets, totaling $220,000 in stolen digital assets.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Tether Invests $20M in Argentine Neobank Ualá, Expanding Latin America Footprint
Tether has invested $20 million in Ualá, an Argentine neobank, as part of the fintech startup's $197 million funding round announced in March 2026. The move signals the stablecoin issuer's strategic shift beyond cryptocurrency into traditional financial infrastructure.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Bitcoin at $107K Shows Early Signs of Bear-Market Bottom
Bitcoin's price around $107,000 is displaying early warning signals of an approaching bear-market bottom, according to Glassnode analysis. Accumulation activity and realized loss reversals mirror patterns seen at previous market troughs.
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BlackRock's Tokenization Play Signals Institutional Pivot to On-Chain Finance
BlackRock is moving beyond its Bitcoin spot ETF to tokenize core investment products and embed digital wallet functionality into its platforms. The strategy represents one of the largest institutional bets on blockchain as a settlement layer for wealth management.
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Vlad.fun Memecoin Launchpad Halts Operations Over Internal Integrity Issue
Vlad.fun, a memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain, suspended operations on July 16 after discovering a "serious internal integrity issue" involving team members. The platform did not disclose specifics, raising questions about governance and vetting processes in emerging blockchain ecosystems.
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Ostium Perpetuals Exchange Drained of $18–20M in Oracle Signer Exploit
Ostium, an Arbitrum-based perpetuals DEX, lost between $18 and $20 million today after attackers compromised an oracle signer key and manipulated the protocol's price feeds. The exploit targeted Ostium's OLP vault, which backs the platform's perpetuals trading mechanism.
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Base Creator Jesse Pollak Steps Down From App Leadership, Admits Social Strategy Failed
Jesse Pollak, creator of Base blockchain, is stepping back from leading the Base App division, handing leadership to Cobie while refocusing the Layer 2 network on infrastructure, payments, and AI agents. The move marks a strategic pivot away from the on-chain social narrative that defined Base's...
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SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price as Starship Test Looms
SpaceX's tokenized equity (SPCX) has fallen 30% below its IPO price to $132.75, marking sharp post-listing volatility. With Starship test 13 scheduled for Thursday, the outcome could serve as a critical catalyst for stock recovery or further decline.
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Ostium Exchange Halts Trading After Oracle Exploit Drains $18–23.7M in USDC
Ostium suspended trading Tuesday following a sophisticated oracle manipulation attack that drained between $18 million and $23.7 million in USDC from its OLP vault. An attacker registered a price-feed forwarder and submitted future-dated oracle reports to artificially inflate asset prices and...
MarketsHadi Ghadban
BlackRock's Tokenization Push Signals Institutional Finance's Shift Toward On-Chain Assets
BlackRock has outlined a strategic vision to tokenize core investment products including Treasury funds, iShares ETFs, and private markets offerings while integrating digital wallet functionality. The move signals institutional adoption of blockchain infrastructure but raises questions about...
MarketsHadi Ghadban
White House to Meet Senators on CLARITY Act Ethics Provisions
White House officials are scheduled to hold talks with senators this week to resolve ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan crypto regulation bill that has stalled over governance concerns.
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Aave V4 Launches on Avalanche with $100B RWA Target by Year-End
Aave V4 launches on Avalanche with an ambitious $100 billion real-world asset target by December 2026. The upgrade positions Aave as a prime brokerage layer for institutional-grade assets, but regulatory uncertainty and execution risk remain significant hurdles.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Crypto Equities Surge 23% in H1 2026, Outpacing Major Assets
Crypto equities delivered a 23% return in the first half of 2026, outperforming most major asset classes. But crypto tokens collapsed 36% over the same period, creating a 59-percentage-point performance gap that reveals deepening fractures in the market.
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Arbitrum DEX Ostium Hit by $18M Oracle Exploit
Arbitrum-based perpetual trading platform Ostium suffered an $18 million USDC drain on July 15 after attackers compromised a private key used to sign oracle price feeds. The exploit highlights critical vulnerabilities in DeFi oracle infrastructure and key management practices.
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BlackRock's Crypto AUM Plummets 39% Despite $15B Net Inflows
BlackRock's crypto assets under management fell 39% in recent weeks even as the asset management giant received $15 billion in net new inflows, a disconnect that reveals the severity of recent cryptocurrency price declines and the tension between institutional confidence and market volatility.
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Keel Infrastructure Wins Approval for 96 MW AI Campus in Sherbrooke
Keel Infrastructure secured city approval to consolidate three Bitcoin mining operations in Québec into a single 96 megawatt AI and high-performance computing campus in Sherbrooke, marking a strategic pivot from cryptocurrency mining to AI infrastructure.
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Stripe and Advent International Submit $53B Takeover Bid for PayPal
Stripe and Advent International have jointly submitted a $53 billion acquisition proposal for PayPal, offering $60.50 per share in an all-cash deal that values the payments giant at a 28% premium to its Tuesday closing price of $47.37.
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US Treasury Freezes $130M in Iran-Linked Crypto Assets
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran, freezing over $130 million in digital assets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the enforcement action on July 15, 2026, marking the latest escalation in Washington's use of sanctions to target...
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Bitcoin Surges Past $64,000 as Cooling Inflation Eases Rate-Hike Outlook
Bitcoin has broken above $64,000 on July 15, driven by fresh U.S. inflation data that has sharply reduced market expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. The move underscores Bitcoin's sensitivity to monetary policy shifts and its appeal as a hedge against both inflation and...
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Velocity Raises $38M Series A to Bridge Stablecoins and Banking
Velocity, a stablecoin infrastructure startup, has closed a $38 million Series A funding round led by Dragonfly and FirstMark. Coinbase, Ripple, and Capital One Ventures also participated. The platform enables companies to transact in stablecoins while maintaining connections to traditional...
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