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Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institutions and the nascent sector of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. This aggressive technical roadmap arrives at a …

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The Bitcoin mining industry in 2026 looks very different from what it did just a few years ago. Post-halving pressure, rising network difficulty, and margin compression have reshaped the competitive landscape — and nowhere is that more visible than in the mining pool market. According to data from miningpoolstats.stream (as of June 23, 2026), just …

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XRP’s late-June washout removed a major source of market instability: excess leverage that could have turned another sharp move into a liquidation cycle. The next test is harder because XRP now needs ETF and spot buyers to carry the market without rebuilding the same crowded futures trade. The rebound is now a test of real …

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Pump.fun built one of crypto’s fastest meme-token liquidity machines. Now, on July 12, its own token faces the kind of liquidity test the platform usually creates for others. The platform’s PUMP token is set to unlock on July 12, with Tokenomist valuing it at $127 million, equal to 29.23% of the circulating supply. The scheduled …

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Hyundai Motor America converted $20,000 into stablecoins and transferred them to Hyundai Motor Mexico, where they were exchanged back into U.S. dollars. Shaving Hours off Transaction Times Hyundai Card successfully tested stablecoin-based cross-border payments between Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries in North America, slashing transaction times from hours to minutes, the card issuer recently disclosed. The …

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Crypto ETF flows split sharply on Wed., July 8, as bitcoin ETFs returned to outflows with an $84.9 million exit. Ether ETFs remained the clear bright spot, drawing $70.5 million for a fifth straight day of inflows, while HYPE stayed positive and both solana and XRP funds moved lower. Grayscale’s GBTC Leads $84.9 Million Bitcoin …

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$MSTR just sold 3,588 BTC and many are calling it the top. But this only represents 0.42% of their total Bitcoin holdings, while the remaining stack is still worth about 179% of the company’s market cap. Panic selling or smart capital management? The following guest post comes from Ziven.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering …

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Moneygram has deployed an active Solana validator node and joined the Solana Developer Platform. Rather than an immediate integration with its retail remittance engine, this serves as an infrastructure staging ground to master public-node challenges before exposing its core settlement ledger. Moneygram’s Strategic Infrastructure Staging Ground Global remittance giants have traditionally operated as consumers of …

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Bitcoin’s rebound above $63,000 is being helped by renewed ETF inflows, but the harder test will now be whether the liquidity beneath the move can absorb shock from rising leverage, funding pressure, or a sudden reversal in fund demand. Data from CryptoSlate shows BTC trading around $61,500 as of press time, down 3.2% over the …

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Top public Bitcoin miner CleanSpark’s latest BTC count carried a footnote that may matter more than the headline total: of the 13,924 BTC it reported as of June 30, 1,719 BTC was posted as collateral or recorded as a receivable, all tied to derivative transactions That amounts to roughly 12% of the miner’s reported Bitcoin …

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A fast-growing Solana-based crypto platform is advertising a New York director of legal affairs role paying $1 million to $5 million a year, even as the market remains weak and Bitcoin is down about 50% since October. The company launched in 2024, says it processes more than $300 million in daily transactions, and is facing …

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Payward, Kraken’s parent company, has asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final judgment against Mazars USA after winning a $22 million arbitration award. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi framed the case as part of a broader fight over debanking, regulatory pressure and the need for clear U.S. crypto market rules. Kraken Asks Delaware Court to …

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As the Esports World Cup opens in Paris with the largest prize pool in the sport’s history, France’s national gambling authority has reminded fans that wagering on any of it is illegal. No licensed operator may take an esports bet in the country, and every site that offers one is unlawful – a stance the …

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Flexa has expanded its regulated payments platform across Europe, allowing merchants, institutions, and developers throughout the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) to accept crypto payments and process payouts. The expansion adds 37 countries and territories with euro settlement through SEPA. How Does Flexa’s European Expansion Change Digital Asset Payments? Flexa’s European expansion, announced July 8, …

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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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