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Trump Says Iran Eager for Deal With US, Talks Paused for Week for Funeral

President Donald Trump said Iran is eager to strike a deal with the US. Speaking at the America 250 Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on July 3, Trump praised the US military's record. "We built the strongest military in the wo

Revolut to Delist Tether, End USDT Support on Aug. 31

Revolut, Europe’s largest fintech company, will fully halt trading support for Tether’s USDT, the world’s biggest stablecoin by market value. Wu Blockchain reported on July 3 that Revolut recently notified users via app push alerts and email that it

US Senator Pushes Bill to Ban Elected Officials From Issuing Meme Coins

A US senator is pushing legislation to bar elected officials from issuing cryptocurrency tokens, after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump launched meme coins. Cointelegraph reported on July 3 that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New Yo

Bitcoin Realized Profit-Loss Ratio Falls to 43-Month Low, Signaling a Bottom

Bitcoin’s realized profit-loss ratio has fallen to its lowest level in 43 months, a reading that has coincided with past market bottoms. CryptoQuant said July 3 that the ratio dropped to -0.35. The indicator measures the net share of Bitcoin supply s

SafePal Integrates Robinhood L2 Mainnet, Adds On-Chain Trading for Nvidia and Tesla

Web3 wallet platform SafePal said July 3 that it has officially integrated Robinhood's layer-2 mainnet. In a post on its official X account, SafePal said the integration lets users instantly trade native tokens on the Robinhood chain through the wall

ESMA Says Many Prediction-Market Event Contracts Cannot Be Sold to Retail Investors

The European Securities and Markets Authority warned that many event contracts offered by the fast-growing prediction-market sector already fall under rules that bar sales to retail investors. The regulator made clear that simply renaming a product d

Solana Hits 30-Day High as Meme-Coin Rally, Tokenized Assets Lift Network Activity

Solana climbed to its highest level in 30 days as meme-coin trading revived and tokenized assets surged. On July 3, Solana rose above $83 in Binance's USDT market, its highest intraday level in a month. The move contrasted with the broader altcoin ma

Meme Coin Thought to Be Finished? ‘The Black Bull’ Soars 1,000-Fold in a Week, Tops $70 Million

Influencer-led meme coin ‘The Black Bull’ Fee rebate promise sparks buying frenzy Token posts a 1,000-fold jump in one week A meme coin that surged more than 1,000-fold in a week has emerged in the cryptocurrency market. The token’s market capitaliza

South Korea’s Government, Parliament Push to Speed Second-Phase Digital Asset Legislation

Digital Asset Investment Insight Forum 2026 South Korea’s government and parliament have reached a consensus on the need to accelerate second-phase digital asset legislation in the second half of this year, as policymakers move to fully institutional

Open Standard to Launch OUSD Stablecoin This Year With 140 Partners, Challenging Tether and Circle

More than 140 companies, including Visa, Google and BlackRock, join project South Korean companies including Samsung and Shinhan also sign on KakaoBank says it has expressed interest in serving as a distribution partner Potential conflict with domest

Bitcoin, Ether Spot ETFs See Outflows as XRP, Solana Funds Attract Inflows

Bitcoin and Ether, the two biggest assets in the U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded fund market, posted net outflows, while spot ETFs tied to major altcoins including XRP and Solana drew fresh inflows. Data from SoSoValue for June 26 showed a sharp div

US Spot Ether ETFs See Outflows for Seventh Straight Trading Day

US spot Ether exchange-traded funds posted net outflows for a seventh consecutive trading day. Data from SoSoValue showed that the 10 US-listed spot Ether ETFs recorded combined net outflows of $12.85 million on June 26. Daily outflows totaled $66.04

US Spot-Bitcoin ETFs Post Net Outflows for a Seventh Straight Session

US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted net outflows for a seventh straight trading session, underscoring weaker investor sentiment. Data from SoSoValue showed the 13 US-listed spot-Bitcoin ETFs recorded combined net outflows of $444.51 million

Who Buys a Token With No Legal Protection? Blockworks Co-Founder Attacks Crypto’s Dual Equity-Token Model

Michael Ippolito, co-founder of Blockworks, issued a warning about crypto projects that use a dual structure of equity and tokens. In a post on X on June 26, Ippolito wrote that he had once been relatively neutral on the issue, but no longer believes

Bitwise Stakes $114 Million of HYPE on Hyperliquid

Bitwise has deposited a large amount of capital into the Hyperliquid network, a decentralized derivatives exchange. Lookonchain said on June 26 that Bitwise deposited 1.775 million HYPE into Hyperliquid and staked the entire amount. The tokens were w

SharpLink Buys 10,000 Ether in Two Days as Unrealized Loss Tops $1.7 Billion

SharpLink Gaming is accumulating Ether again. Onchain Lens said June 26 that the company bought a total of 10,000 Ether over the past two days. SharpLink now holds 886,285 Ether, worth about $1.4 billion at current prices. Its wallet's unrealized los

US Lawmakers Target Polymarket Over Alleged Fake-Profit Marketing to Young Users

Prediction-market platform Polymarket is facing broad pressure from US lawmakers and advocacy groups over allegations that it used manipulated betting results in deceptive marketing. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 26 that Republican Senator

'No Time to Spare': July Becomes Pivotal for Clarity Act

With Congress in recess until July 13, the push to pass the Clarity Act this year has entered a critical stretch for the digital-asset industry. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made the bill a top priority. But the annual defense authorization

Strategy’s Corporate mNAV Falls Below 1, Erasing Bitcoin Premium

Strategy’s corporate mNAV has fallen below 1 for the first time, wiping out the premium investors had assigned to its Bitcoin holdings. The Block reported on June 26 that Strategy’s common stock, MSTR, fell to as low as $82.16 during the session and

Iran Revolutionary Guard Says It Repelled US Strike on Sirik Island

The US military launched airstrikes on key military facilities in mainland Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran immediately disputed the operation's impact, saying its forces had repelled the US attack,

After $360 Million Exit, Seung-yoon Lee Makes Third Bet With Toss on AI Data

Seung-yoon Lee’s AI venture Poseidon Becomes Toss’s first AI partner for its 30 million users Integrates data-collection mini app Numo “We will lead the physical AI era” Seung-yoon Lee, who sold web novel platform Radish to Kakao for about $360 milli

Story Rebrands as DATA Foundation, Integrates Kled in Push Into AI Data Infrastructure

Joint interview with CEO Andrea Muttoni and CDO Avi Patel Story changes name to DATA Foundation Integrates Kled to expand AI data business "Proving data provenance will determine AI competitiveness" Expands ecosystem with South Korea as a key hub Sto

Poseidon Partners With 30 Million-User Toss to Launch AI Data Business

Toss, South Korea’s mobile finance platform, is partnering with blockchain-based decentralized AI data infrastructure company Poseidon to enter the user-participation AI data business. The agreement marks Toss’s first partnership in the Web3 and AI d

Story Rebrands as DATA Foundation, Integrates AI Data Platform Kled

Story, a blockchain project, is rebranding as the DATA Foundation and remaking itself into an AI data infrastructure company. The foundation plans a technical integration with Kled, a global marketplace for AI training data, to build a trusted ecosys

ZetaChain to Offer Free AI Services to Users Staking ZETA

ZetaChain said June 25 that it will offer free artificial intelligence services to users who stake its native token, ZETA. The company has introduced a feature that grants credits for access to Anuma AI to users who stake the token. The service is li

Exclusive: Kakao Distances Itself From Kaia, Dimming Hopes for a 'Kakao Coin'

Kakao puts distance between itself and Kaia Affiliates draw line, saying there are no business ties The chances of Kaia joining Kakao's planned won stablecoin project as a mainnet partner are fading. Kakao's financial affiliates have recently denied

LucentBlock STO Rejection Sparks Dispute as PPP Lawmaker Says Startup Was Sidelined for Big Business

People Power Party lawmaker Kang Seung-gyu criticized the Lee Jae-myung administration and prime minister nominee Han Seong-sook over the rejection of LucentBlock, a real estate fractional investment startup, for approval to operate an over-the-count

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Resumes as US-Iran Hormuz Deal Nears Breakdown

Israel and Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah have resumed a ceasefire. But the latest flare-up in fighting has also pushed US-Iran peace talks championed by President Donald Trump's administration toward collapse. The Wall Street Journal reported on Ju

Crypto Enters Undervalued Zone as $200 Billion Big Tech Fundraising Threatens Liquidity

The cryptocurrency market has entered an undervalued zone, but tighter macro conditions and stalled new liquidity are creating both upside and downside pressure, according to a new analysis. In a report dated June 19, crypto asset manager Bitmine sai

Venus Protocol Launches Tokenized Stock-Backed Lending on BNB Chain

Venus Protocol, a decentralized lending protocol, has launched a tokenized stock-backed lending service. On June 19, the protocol officially launched a market on BNB Chain that allows users to borrow against tokenized stocks known as bStocks. The lau