A federal court has allowed Tennessee’s ban on cryptocurrency ATMs to take effect while a constitutional lawsuit continues, giving the state an early legal win in its anti-fraud push. Why Did Tennessee’s Cryptocurrency ATM Ban Survive Its First Legal Test? A federal court declined to halt Tennessee’s cryptocurrency ATM ban before it took effect, Attorney …
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Coinbase UK License Marks Major Step Toward Bringing ‘Everything Exchange’ to Life
Coinbase said it has obtained UK authorization to provide investment services, allowing the crypto exchange to offer equities and derivatives alongside crypto through a single platform and login. Why Coinbase’s UK License Changes the Platform Crypto exchange Coinbase’s UK authorization follows its receipt of UK investment services authorization under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive …
Ripple Brings XRP to Jayhawk Uniforms in First Major College Crypto Jersey Sponsorship
XRP will be featured on Jayhawk athletic uniforms following a partnership announcement between the University of Kansas and Ripple. The agreement marks what Ripple describes as the first cryptocurrency sponsorship to appear on the jersey of a major college athletics program. Why Is the Ripple-Kansas Partnership Drawing Attention? Kansas Athletics, the athletic department of the …
Trust Wallet Integrates Robinhood Chain as Vlad Tenev Touts RWA Network that Handles Memes Too
Trust Wallet has integrated Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-compatible Layer-2 network, into its mobile app and browser extension. Expanding Self-Custody Access Trust Wallet has integrated Robinhood Chain into its mobile application and browser extension, enabling users to manage assets on the network within a self-custody framework. According to a company announcement, the integration allows users to …
ESMA Says EU Retail Ban Covers Many Prediction Markets, With MiCA Awaiting the Tokenized Ones
Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as …
Coinatmradar Data Shows Global Crypto ATMs Crash From 38,708 Down to 27,945 Machines
The United States has lost 10,763 crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) since the network stood at 38,708 machines 68 days ago on May 1, and coinatmradar.com data shows the decline accelerated once state regulators started shutting kiosks down for good. Bitcoin ATM installations growth data from coinatmradar.com shows steady expansion from 2020 through 2022, when …
Blackrock’s IBIT Lifts Bitcoin ETFs With $54.8 Million as Inflows Reach Day 3
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows stayed positive on Tuesday, July 7, as bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight day of inflows and ether ETFs stretched their winning run to four sessions. Ether ETFs Extend 4-Day Inflow Run as Blackrock’s ETHA Adds $26.9 Million The rebound did not roar. It held. After weeks of bruising redemptions, …
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Bitcoin miners have until 2027 to prove they deserve power on America’s overloaded grid
Bitcoin miners are facing a real-world test of their ability to improve the electricity grid. The US Energy Information Administration projects electricity consumption will climb from 4,195 billion kilowatt-hours in 2025 to 4,269 billion in 2026 and 4,399 billion in 2027. The agency ties the increase to AI data centers, cryptocurrency operations, and broader electrification, …
$2 Million on the Line: 8 Teams Prepare for Call of Duty League Championship 2026
The 2026 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship represents the pinnacle of the professional Black Ops 7 competitive season, set to take place July 16–19 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the season’s final high-stakes event, the tournament features a $2 million prize pool and determines which of the top eight teams …
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Prediction Market Volume Jumped 75% to $44.8B in June as the World Cup Drove Record Trading
Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tested whether prediction-market infrastructure could sustain trading around a single global event – and, by the volume …
Jack Mallers’ Strike Cuts Bitcoin Loan Terms to 6 Months to Kill Price Liquidations
Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely. The product, called volatility-proof loans, lets borrowers keep their bitcoin in place no matter how far the price falls, as long as they keep making payments. Mallers posted the announcement on X: …
Report: Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion as AI Funding Outpaces Crypto Deals in 2026
Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia …
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Clarity Act Faces Critical Senate Deadline as Crypto Advocates Ramp up Pressure
Crypto policy advocates are urging constituents to contact U.S. senators before Aug. 7, warning that the CLARITY Act has little time to advance once lawmakers return from recess July 13. Why Is the CLARITY Act Suddenly Facing a Critical Deadline? Stand With Crypto, a crypto advocacy organization that mobilizes digital asset supporters to influence U.S. …
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ChangeNOW x Guarda Case Proof – a Wallet Doesn’t Need to Become an Exchange
Executive Summary Guarda Wallet launched in 2017 as a self-funded, non-custodial Android wallet built from scratch for a single chain. To grow beyond storage, its users needed to swap, buy, and stake inside the app — without Guarda becoming an exchange or building the infrastructure one demands. The team integrated ChangeNOW’s API as its exchange …
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Bitcoin Falls to $62,000 as Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Comments Rattle Markets
Bitcoin fell to $62,103 early Wednesday, down $1,208, or 1.91%, after sellers rejected a run at $64,169 during the prior 24 hours and after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground. The pullback has left the daily chart cautious, the shorter timeframes thin on volume, and the indicator board split between …
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