Topic: #markets
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IBM CEO Krishna: Quantum Computing Revenue by 2028
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said quantum computing will generate meaningful commercial revenue by 2028 or 2029, with the sector potentially worth $1 trillion by the end of the 2030s, as major tech firms and startups race to build practical machines.
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Stablecoin market cap falls to six-month low as capital shifts to yield alternatives
The stablecoin market has contracted roughly $10 billion over the past 10 weeks to a six-month low, marking the sector's first sustained decline in four years. Capital is migrating to tokenized Treasury products and yield-bearing on-chain instruments as regulatory changes limit stablecoin issuers' ability to compete.
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Institutions drive 72% of crypto trading, taming volatility
Wintermute data shows institutional investors dominated spot trading in the first half of 2026, pushing crypto volatility down and concentrating flows in fewer tokens while tokenized assets surged to $31 billion.
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Robinhood slides 4% despite earnings beat as crypto revenue cools
Robinhood reported record revenue of $1.31 billion and beat earnings expectations, but shares fell 4% after-hours as crypto trading revenue declined 38% year-over-year to $100 million, though gains in options, equities and prediction markets offset the slowdown.
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CME launches sports futures tied to team and athlete performance
CME Group is launching futures and options contracts linked to professional and college sports performance through a partnership with FutureSports, converting official play-by-play statistics into tradable indexes that could begin trading this summer pending regulatory approval.
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Coinbase Q2 earnings: Wall Street cuts forecasts as trading volumes fall
Spot trading volumes fell sharply in the second quarter as crypto prices declined, prompting analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street and Compass Point to cut Coinbase earnings estimates ahead of Thursday's results. The company's outlook on regulation and diversification efforts may matter more than the numbers.
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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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.
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BitMart to shut down after nine years, BMX token crashes 58%
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart announced Sunday it will wind down operations after nine years, with all trading ending August 26 and the platform formally ceasing operations January 31, 2027. The exchange token BMX fell 58% to roughly 8 cents, cutting its market value to approximately $27 million.
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Poolin Bitcoin Mining Pool Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With $173M Debt
Poolin, which once controlled nearly a fifth of Bitcoin's global hashrate, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey with debts around $173 million. The Singapore-based mining company and its two U.S. affiliates are liquidating assets, including a $52 million bid on two West Texas mining sites.
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Mirae Asset Rebrands Korbit to Digital X, Launches RWA-Stablecoin Ecosystem
South Korea's Mirae Asset has completed its acquisition of Korbit and plans to rebrand the exchange as Digital X, positioning it as an infrastructure layer for an ecosystem linking real-world assets, stablecoins, and traditional investments rather than a volume-chasing trading platform.