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BOJ intervenes to defend yen near 160, holds rates steady
The Japanese yen crosses a key psychological level after the country’s central bank reportedly conducted a major curre…
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, July 31, 2026: Crypto prices back off this morning
Bitcoin opened at $64,724.03 on Friday, July 31, 2026, 1.3% higher than Thursday's opening price. As of 8:52 a.m. ET, bi…
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RWA perps will outpace tokenization
Tokenization was crypto's first big export to TradFi. Perps are next, says Martin Lee, markets insight lead at DWF labs.…
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Dubai-based crypto exchange tied to $4 billion Iran sanctioned-evasion network
Shelbit allegedly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to major crypto exchanges, including Binance, as it linked gambli…
Bitcoin
Morning Minute: Coinbase Posts Surprise Loss as Crypto Trading Dries Up
Plus, BTC is red this morning despite $233M in ETF inflows yesterday; and NY State is trying to shut down Kalshi and see…
General
World Cup bets smash records as prediction markets hit $20 billion in volume
Markets ranged from the simple question of who would win the tournament to whether Cristiano Ronaldo would cry when Port…
Bitcoin
U.S. sanctions Iran-linked bitcoin insurance scheme for Strait of Hormuz ships
The Treasury Department said the Hormuz Safe platform accepted bitcoin and other digital assets as part of an alleged sa…
Bitcoin
Traders brace for an August crypto pull-back as protection against $60,000 bitcoin dip becomes top trade
Your day-ahead look for July 31, 2026…
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Citadel buys bulk of Situational Awareness stock portfolio after AI rout: Reports
Situational Awareness retained about $10 billion in assets, including its Anthropic stake, after reportedly selling leve…
Bitcoin
Crypto Kiosk Scams Cost Texans $57M as Lawmakers Weigh a Ban
Three states have already outlawed Bitcoin ATMs, and a committee chair says Texas will go further than regulating them.…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin, ether fall, equities rally with broader crypto market on track for best month in a year
BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index i…
General
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using token…
General
New York AG Seeks $36B From Kalshi Over 'Illegal Gambling'
The CFTC asked a court to stop New York enforcing against the prediction market the day before the state filed.…
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New York sues Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling operation
The lawsuit adds to a growing clash between New York and the CFTC over whether federally regulated prediction markets ar…
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New York sues Kalshi, alleges it offers a gambling platform 'plain and simple'
The suit wants to bar the company from operating what it says is an unlicensed gambling business and seeks financial red…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Capitulation Has Barely Started, Analyst Says
Bitcoin investors are finally selling at an annual net loss, but the pain remains below the levels seen during previous …
Bitcoin
$38M in Bitcoin Drained by Coldcard Key Flaw Its Maker Thinks AI Found
Coinkite said it’s likely that an attacker used AI to review previous versions of its open source firmware to uncover …
DeFi
Aave weighs closing 6 V3 blockchain markets, offboarding 50 low-use reserves
DeFi risk management service LlamaRisk recommended that Aave wind down every reserve on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, So…
Ethereum
Quantum Solutions, Hyperscale Data tap crypto treasuries to fund AI data centers
The firm’s board raised the sale cap to 4,375 ETH through Oct. 30, nearly 66% of June holdings, although 3,050 of its …
Bitcoin
Coldcard Hardware Bitcoin Wallet Bug Puts Years of BTC Seeds at Risk
Coldcard users are being urged to move their Bitcoin to newly generated wallets over a security flaw linked to the theft…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s calm is back and so is the setup for a volatility explosion
Bitcoin’s daily price swings have tightened to their narrowest since January, making clean trades harder to find. Here…
Bitcoin
RWA perpetual futures volume nears Bitcoin on Hyperliquid, Binance
RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led tra…
General
Live updates: 'Move your funds now,' says co-founder and CEO of Coldcard maker Coinkite
The Bank of Japan left its benchmark at 1% and Governor Ueda's hawkish signals landed softly, since markets had already …
Bitcoin
Strategy May Sell More Bitcoin to Pay Dividends as Cash Takes Priority
Strategy said it may keep selling Bitcoin and will no longer route every dollar it raises into BTC as it builds cash for…