July 1st, 2026 – Chicago, United States Liquid Mercury announced today that its MERC crypto-asset white paper was submitted to the Central Bank of Ireland and officially added to ESMA’s MiCA white paper register. MiCA, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, is the EU framework for crypto-asset offers, admission to trading, disclosures, and market integrity. It …
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Valle Capital Token Launches RWA and Agribusiness Ecosystem
July 1, 2026 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands VCT combines blockchain transparency, agribusiness intelligence, export-finance infrastructure and RWA (real-world asset) tokenization on BNB Smart Chain. Valle Capital Token (‘VCT’) today announced the development and expansion of its blockchain-powered ecosystem designed to connect global digital capital with Brazilian agribusiness operations and international commodity exports. Built on …
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Bitcoin tops $60K amid Fed inflation talks: Is bull trap or $65K next?
Bitcoin rallied above $60,000 despite Federal Reserve rate hike fears and steady outflows from the BTC spot ETFs. Is the rally a bull trap? Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) reacted positively to US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks on stubborn inflation. Despite the gains on Wednesday, traders fear that incentives for fixed-income investments and strong …
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Robinhood rolls out public blockchain, plans crypto trading for UK residents
The company announced a suite of DeFi products, plans for launching crypto trading in the UK and its public mainnet after months of testing. Stock and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood announced the launch of its public mainnet about four months after it began testing the network. On Wednesday, the company said Robinhood Chain, a layer …
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Tradeweb executes real-time tokenized US Treasury transaction on Canton Network
Franklin Templeton transferred a tokenized US Treasury to Virtu Financial in what Tradeweb said was the first real-time transaction settled against USDCx. Tradeweb, an institutional electronic trading platform, has executed an onchain transaction involving tokenized US Treasuries, with Franklin Templeton transferring a tokenized Treasury security to Virtu Financial in exchange for tokenized cash over the …
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Bitcoin bounces off 21-month low, but leverage data signals caution: Was $57K the bottom?
Bitcoin found its footing after bulls took steps to reclaim the $60,000 level, but data casts doubt on whether it will flip back to support. Bitcoin (BTC) traded as high as $60,200 on Wednesday, up about 2.7% over the past 24 hours after falling to a 21-month low of $57,737 earlier in the session. Ether …
Streamex is making digital gold accessible
July 1st, 2026 – Florida, United States Streamex is making commodities easy to acquire and trade, and the latest step puts it in regular brokerage accounts. Buying gold has long meant choosing between two inconveniences: take physical delivery and pay to store and insure it, or buy a fund and accept the fees and market-hours …
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Crypto ATM bans, restrictions now in effect in Tennessee and Georgia
Crypto ATM’s are fast disappearing in the US as Tennessee’s ban goes into effect today while operators in Minnesota have until Aug. 1 to comply with a similar law. Cryptocurrency ATMs are fast disappearing from the American landscape as kiosk operators in two US states face bans and restrictions as new laws go into effect. …
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Bitcoin price returns to $60K as US dollar strength rejects weekly high
Bitcoin started July with a bang, rallying above $60,000 as traders predict a relief rally as the “base case” throughout the month. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to $60,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as stocks moved higher and US dollar strength fell. Key points: Read more Go to Source
Anchorage Digital brings off-exchange settlement to Binance
The integration addresses one of the biggest obstacles keeping institutional capital on the sidelines of crypto markets: exchange counterparty risk. Anchorage Digital has integrated its off-exchange settlement platform with Binance, allowing institutional clients to trade on the exchange while keeping their crypto and cash in qualified custody at the federally chartered US crypto bank rather …
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Ethereum backers launch nonprofit to lead institutional adoption efforts
Backed by Joe Lubin, BitMine and SharpLink, the independent organization will serve as a liaison for financial institutions exploring Ethereum as competition for institutional capital heats up. An Ethereum founder and some of its biggest treasury holders are behind a new independent nonprofit launched to coordinate the blockchain’s institutional outreach, underscoring the ecosystem’s push to …
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Goldman Sachs Says US Equities Still in ‘Buy Dip Mode’ Following Record-Breaking 34,000,000,000 Shares Traded in Just One Day
Goldman Sachs says that the market remains in a bullish phase and that corrections are buying opportunities. On a new episode of the bank’s The Markets podcast, John Flood, head of Americas Equities Execution Services in Goldman Sachs Global Banking and Markets, says to expect market volatility and to invest when stocks decline in value …
Last-minute MiCA approvals mark end of EU transition period
A final wave of MiCA approvals expanded Europe’s roster of licensed crypto firms as the transitional period came to a close. A slew of last-minute licenses were issued to cryptocurrency companies in Europe as Wednesday marked the end of the transitional period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Four companies were authorized in Italy …
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French banking giant Crédit Agricole launches EURXT euro stablecoin
Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS launches a euro-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum with 20.02 million tokens issued, targeting institutional flows and tokenized fund access. Crédit Agricole, Europe’s third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued through its asset servicing arm, Crédit Agricole Caisse d’Epargne Investor Services (CACEIS). CACEIS announced the launch …
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Crypto enters Q3 with thinner liquidity but less leverage after Q2 reset: Talos
Bitcoin and Ether open interest fell sharply after $8.35 billion in long liquidations, while ETF outflows, weaker Strategy purchases and declining market depth reduced liquidity. Cryptocurrency markets entered the third quarter of 2026 with less leverage but thinner liquidity after a wave of liquidations cleared speculative positions while major sources of demand weakened during the …
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