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The central bank is also actively discussing the use of stablecoins for international settlements, but only to complement the digital ruble.

Bitcoin holds above $61,000 and ether above $1,700 as soft U.S. jobs data eases Fed hike bets and spot ETFs snap a 10-day outflow streak.

Spotify asked Kalshi and Polymarket to drop its logo after 500,000 fake streams rigged a $3M music market, Bloomberg reported.

The IMF's Tobias Adrian said risks could shift from banks toward market infrastructure providers and smart contracts as tokenization expands.

Perp DEX Market Overview  Perp DEX sector growth  Perpetual futures have become the dominant instrument in crypto derivatives markets, with the decentralized venues offering them becoming the fastest-growing sector in Web3. Figure 1: Perp DEX share of total crypto perpetuals volume (Perp DEX vs. CEX), March 2024 – March 2026. Source: The Block, Defillama Total […]

Samsung and Dunamu are among Korean firms saying they were listed as members of the OUSD stablecoin consortium without prior consultation.

The Irish authorities successfully recovered 500 BTC, worth $30.85 million, from Clifton Collins' wallets.

What nuances is the Riot Platforms' recent BTC transfer painting for the Bitcoin mining industry as a whole?

Tokenization is all the rage right now. Where will we go from here though?

CLARITY Act passage uncertainty persists as industry pushes for Senate floor vote.

Will a high-leverage short position ruin a whale's multi-million dollar bet on Bitcoin's recovery?

Samsung Electronics, Dunamu, Shinhan Financial Group and K Bank had not held formal Open USD consultations, according to a Korean media report.

Dogecoin showed some bullish pressure and closed at higher highs for three consecutive days,

Tokenization could make finance faster and cheaper. It also makes it more vulnerable to sudden shocks, the International Monetary Fund said.

After dominating markets in 2026, AI-tied memory and semiconductor stocks are losing momentum, raising the question whether capital will shift back into bitcoin.

Crypto ended the week in a more buoyant state after weak U.S. jobs data reduced the chances of a Fed interest-rate increase and Uniswap gained on a link-up with Robinhood.

Your day-ahead look for July 3, 2026

U.S. institutional demand had its worst month ever in June. Large holders absorbed the selling, marking a divergence that has shown up near past cycle bottoms.