China triples digital yuan bank roster year-to-date as eight more banks join network
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 20 new operators this year across two rounds of expansions, including eight additions this week....
Institutional Bitcoin derivatives open interest remains near record highs as spot order books demonstrate tightening bid-ask spreads around key moving averages.
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 20 new operators this year across two rounds of expansions, including eight additions this week....
Ripple said the $275 million raised will support its expansion into traditional financial services such as prime brokerage and multi-asset clearing, citing strong demand from institutions....
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Bitcoin maintained its appeal as a diversification investment despite dropping more than 50% from all-time high, a BlackRock report stated....
BTC volatility has dropped to multi-year lows as surging Treasury yields rattle equities and traders await the Fed's July meeting minutes for clues on the interest-rate path....
Nexo introduced regulated, cryptocurrency-backed credit lines that allow users to access liquidity in Australian dollars or stablecoins by borrowing against their digital assets....
The feature, which follows earlier moves into financial transactions, is not yet being tested anywhere, a spokesperson said....
The Nasdaq-listed privacy firm launched Cypherpunk Mining through a $33.33 million equity deal with Winklevoss Capital, adding roughly 18% of the Zcash network's hashrate to accelerate its treasury ambitions....
Ripple Prime's inaugural senior notes carried an investment grade rating and drew institutional investors across key financial markets....
U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000....
Hayes revealed his new role as Flop Labs CEO and teased a “massive airdrop” from the AI inference protocol in the fourth quarter of 2026....
Widening losses and intensifying competition coincide with a pause in frontier reinforcement-learning training as openai strengthens its safety controls....
U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000....
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $189 million on Tuesday, lifting August net inflows to $951 million, while Ether ETFs added $71.5 million....
Bitcoin held near $64,000 and every major except BNB gained, while Korean semiconductor stocks fell more than 7% and Fed minutes are due at 2 p.m. ET....