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Latest in DeFi & Markets
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Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as Fed rate decision looms
Bitcoin gained 0.75% ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate announcement, with inflation at 4.1% keeping a rate increase in play despite easing oil prices tied to reduced Iran-U.S. tensions.
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Citadel bets on Fed rate hike Wednesday as bitcoin analysts call a hold
Citadel's $67 billion macro team is calling for a surprise 25-basis-point rate hike from Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday, while crypto and traditional market analysts expect no change. The CME FedWatch tool shows odds of a hike rising to 35.8% from 25.7% a week prior.
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Ondo Finance pivots to private trading network for tokenized assets
Ondo Finance abandoned plans for a conventional blockchain, instead launching Ondo Network—a private, high-speed trading system that separates execution from settlement and powers its newly-launched perpetual futures platform.
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DRW CEO: Regulators Misunderstand Perpetual Futures as Gambling
Don Wilson, CEO of trading firm DRW, argues that perpetual futures are straightforward contracts without expiration dates, and regulators should evaluate them on economic substance rather than legal labels. His comments reflect growing interest in bringing regulated perps to traditional U.S. markets.
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RealT Tokenized Real Estate Platform Enters Liquidation
RealT, the largest tokenized real estate platform in crypto, announced voluntary liquidation after raising $140 million by tokenizing Detroit rental properties. The collapse leaves 14,000 to 22,000 investors holding digital assets as a court-appointed fiduciary and the city's lawsuit over vacant properties accelerated the company's insolvency.
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Binance commands 35% of crypto exchange TradFi perpetuals market
Binance captured over one-third of open interest in TradFi perpetual contracts, with total market volume exceeding $2 billion. The exchange launched gold and silver perpetuals in January and has expanded into equities, signaling deeper integration between crypto and traditional finance markets.
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Apple kept fake Sparrow Wallet app on App Store after $875K theft report
A federal lawsuit filed in July alleges Apple failed to remove a fraudulent bitcoin wallet app from its App Store despite a customer reporting an $875,000 theft, resulting in a second user losing roughly $840,000.
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Crypto traders rotate into AI and semiconductor stocks, draining memecoin liquidity
Retail traders from crypto are rotating capital into AI and semiconductor equities, causing a sharp liquidity squeeze in memecoin markets while amplifying volatility in semiconductor stocks as Korean and US exchanges see major shifts in trading activity.
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Bitcoin ETF outflow vs. Ethereum inflow on July 27: $11.6M divergence
Bitcoin ETFs recorded an $11.6 million outflow while Ethereum funds saw a $9.2 million inflow on July 27, signaling divergent investor sentiment. Single-day movements like these can be volatile and may not reflect sustained shifts in market positioning.
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Bitcoin slides 2% as South Korea's Kospi crashes 10%
Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $63,200 following the U.S. market close Monday, while South Korea's Kospi index crashed 10% to its lowest level since mid-April, dragging the broader crypto market lower as macro stress dominates trading.
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Prediction market traders raise July Fed rate hike odds to 27%
Traders on Polymarket and Myriad have pushed the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike at the July 28-29 FOMC meeting to 27%, up sharply in 24 hours, as rising oil prices and inflation concerns reshape market expectations.
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Bitcoin holds $65,000 as Fed decision looms over crypto's next move
Bitcoin held near $65,000 Monday despite a sharp selloff in AI stocks, while analysts say this week's Federal Reserve decision and inflation data will likely determine whether crypto breaks higher or revisits June lows.
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SEC warns crypto yield vaults face securities scrutiny over human control
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that crypto vaults face securities-law scrutiny when people control how assets earn yield, placing protocols like Morpho in a regulatory gray zone based on their governance structure.
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Perpetual Swaps: BitMEX's 2015 Innovation Dominates Crypto Trading
Perpetual swaps, which BitMEX launched in 2015, have become the dominant trading instrument in crypto, processing an estimated $40 to $50 trillion annually. The mechanism eliminates expiry dates and rolling requirements, allowing traders to hold positions indefinitely while funding rates keep prices aligned with spot markets.
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AMINA Swiss crypto bank explores public listing with Cantor
AMINA, a regulated Swiss digital asset bank, is working with Cantor to explore options for going public, though discussions remain ongoing and no final decision has been made. The bank is prioritizing strategic growth capital over a quick market listing.
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Bitcoin options traders cut downside hedges ahead of Fed rate decision
Bitcoin options traders have sharply reduced put-call ratios and collapsed near-term downside protection, betting on a quiet week despite Wednesday's Federal Reserve rate decision. The market is pricing in a 15% odds of a July rate hike.
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Bitcoin ETFs Post Third Week of Inflows as Flows Slow to $33.8M
Bitcoin ETFs recorded their third consecutive week of net inflows despite a $465 million weekend outflow, closing the week with $33.8 million in net inflows. Weekly inflows have declined sharply from $197.4 million two weeks ago, raising questions about momentum sustainability.
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Bitcoin stays range-bound near $65,500 as mega-cap earnings loom
Jeff Ko, chief analyst at CoinEx, expects bitcoin to remain range-bound this week as oil retreats, the 10-year Treasury yield approaches 4.7%, and Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon report earnings that could indirectly shape crypto liquidity.
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Quantum threat to crypto isn't cryptography—it's governance speed
As quantum computing milestones accelerate, cryptography experts argue Bitcoin and decentralized blockchains face a unique vulnerability: the inability to achieve consensus fast enough to deploy quantum-resistant defenses before a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP spot ETFs see $152M weekly inflows
Crypto spot ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP attracted over $152 million in net inflows during mid-July 2026, with Bitcoin leading at $203.2 million on a single day. The sustained inflows signal institutional appetite for regulated digital asset exposure.
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POSCO International tokenizes trade receivables on Injective
POSCO International, South Korea's largest trading company, is piloting blockchain-based tokenization of real trade receivables with LG CNS on the Injective network, marking a shift toward corporate use of on-chain settlement infrastructure.
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BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity back Clarity Act with $30 trillion firepower
A coalition of five major financial firms managing over $30 trillion in combined assets endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, designed to draw jurisdictional lines between the SEC and CFTC over digital assets.
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Flare Networks CEO Announces Six-Month XRPFi Integration Roadmap
Flare Networks CEO Hugo Philion announced a six-month roadmap to transform the XRP-based DeFi ecosystem through large-scale integration, with technological updates rolling out within two weeks and institutional adoption expected to follow security audits.
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Chainlink expands with eight integrations across three blockchains
Chainlink announced eight integrations across four services and three blockchain networks, including partnerships with Aave, CaliberCo, and Glacis Labs. The expansion reinforces the protocol's role in cross-chain interoperability and compliance.