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XRP whales accumulate 2.8% as small holders capitulate, price rebounds
XRP's price rose over 8% in five weeks as wallets holding 100,000 to 100 million tokens added 2.8% to their balances, while the smallest holders shed 5.2% of their holdings, according to on-chain data from Santiment.
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Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions, supply disruption fears
Oil prices have surged due to escalating Middle East conflicts, reversing earlier declines in Brent crude and raising concerns about disruptions to supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
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HYPE, NEAR, SHIB Face Technical Headwinds as Market Consolidates
Hyperliquid retreats from its June peak amid weakening momentum, while Near and Shiba Inu remain trapped in tight consolidation ranges. Technical analysis reveals mixed signals across the three altcoins as July trading draws to a close.
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Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers push oil prices to six-week highs
Houthi militants targeted two Saudi crude tankers in the Red Sea, raising geopolitical tensions and driving Brent crude to $94.76 and WTI to $88.01—both marking six-week highs amid shipping route security concerns.
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Coinbase launches Everything Exchange in Canada with stocks and crypto
Coinbase is expanding its Everything Exchange platform into Canada, unifying crypto, stocks, ETFs, and prediction markets on a single platform. The company registered as Canada's first international crypto exchange in April 2024 and is now moving into phase two with no hard launch date set yet.
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Tesla holds 11,509 BTC steady as bitcoin falls 14%, records $112M loss
Tesla maintained its 11,509 BTC holdings unchanged through the second quarter despite bitcoin's 14% price decline, recording a $112 million after-tax impairment loss on digital assets. The automaker beat revenue expectations but missed profit forecasts.
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Kraken Parent Payward Expands xStocks to Hong Kong, UK, Europe
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, teamed up with fintech GTN to bring xStocks—blockchain-backed tokenized equities—to Hong Kong, the UK, Europe, and South Korea. The product, which launched in June 2025, has already processed over $35 billion in transaction volume.
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Alibaba Qwen Image 3.0 Prioritizes Text-Dense Infographics Over Aesthetics
Alibaba launched Qwen Image 3.0 on Tuesday, a generative model that renders dense infographics and text-heavy layouts in a single pass, supporting 12 languages and precise text rendering down to 10 pixels. The model launched without published benchmarks or open weights, marking a departure from Alibaba's prior release strategy.
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Franklin Templeton: Blockchain Essential for Agentic AI Commerce
Sandy Kaul of Franklin Templeton published a paper arguing that autonomous AI agents will need blockchain infrastructure to handle payment volumes traditional networks can't support, positioning crypto as essential infrastructure for the next wave of commerce.
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Bitcoin Tests $66K as Death Cross Signals Institutional Caution
Bitcoin recovered to $66,347 after recent lows near $58,000, but a death cross formation and bearish prediction markets signal institutional hesitation ahead of major tech earnings.
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Clarity Act Draft Bars Trump From Crypto Ventures Until 2029
The latest Clarity Act draft includes ethics restrictions on the president and his family from issuing digital assets while in office, but the ban expires January 20, 2029. The bill also shields non-custodial developers and limits stablecoin yield.
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Bitwise CIO: Hyperliquid and Robinhood lead next crypto cycle
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said Hyperliquid and Robinhood could emerge as leading beneficiaries of the next crypto bull market, driven by the convergence of traditional and onchain finance rather than speculation alone.
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Crypto industry directly supports 34,000 US jobs, contributes $55B to economy
The National Cryptocurrency Association's latest report shows the crypto sector directly employs 34,000 Americans and is on track to contribute over $55 billion to the economy in 2026, with crypto jobs paying an average of $133,000 annually.
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US authorities seize $25M in crypto tied to romance, investment scams
US federal authorities recovered over $25 million in cryptocurrency on July 21, 2026, targeting five civil forfeiture complaints linked to romance scams, investment fraud, and recovery schemes that victimized hundreds.
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MVMT Labs files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after $38M Series A
Movement Labs' parent company MVMT Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, listing $100,001 to $1 million in assets against $1–$10 million in liabilities, despite raising $38 million in April 2024. Move Industries says it has no affiliation with the debtor.
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SEC's Hester Peirce warns DeFi vaults may trigger securities scrutiny
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has cautioned that on-chain DeFi vaults and lending strategies could be classified as securities, urging builders to engage with regulators before enforcement action follows.
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Coinbase Wins SEC FOIA Settlement Over Missing Records
Coinbase reached a Freedom of Information Act settlement with the SEC requiring a $150,000 award and revised record-retention practices, following the regulator's acknowledgment of lost text messages between senior officials during its crypto crackdown.
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Robinhood Chain DEX Volume Surges to $638M in 24 Hours
Robinhood Chain's decentralized exchange volume jumped to $638 million on July 22, a 12% increase from the prior day, though the single-day spike follows the network's lowest weekly volume since launch three weeks ago.
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Senate votes on Trump-backed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
Senate Majority Leader John Thune scheduled a vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) for next week, a Trump-backed bill aiming to clarify federal oversight of digital assets between the SEC and CFTC before the August recess.
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Benchmark cuts Coinbase earnings estimates as Q2 volumes decline
Benchmark has lowered its earnings estimates for Coinbase following softer spot trading volumes in Q2, though optimism around the CLARITY Act's proposed three-tier asset classification system offers a longer-term offset to near-term headwinds.
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Binance expands bStocks with 10 new tokenized equity pairs
Binance added 10 new bStocks pairs on July 22, 2026, including AXTIB (AXT semiconductors) and CRWVB (CoreWeave AI infrastructure), expanding its BNB Chain-based tokenized US equity offering two months after the initial June launch.
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UK Digital Bond Pilot Needs Stablecoin for Instant Settlement
Britain's plan to test blockchain-based sovereign debt issuance in early 2027 hinges on resolving onchain cash settlement, a technical hurdle that's stalled institutional adoption of digital bonds for seven years.
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Shiba Inu whale concentration hits 94.5%, raising liquidity and volatility concerns
Data shows 707 large wallets control 94.49% of Shiba Inu's circulating supply, with major holders accounting for approximately $2.36 billion in value. Thin exchange liquidity could amplify price swings in either direction.
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Injective Launches Mint Platform for Compliant Tokenized Asset Issuance
Injective Mint lets institutions issue tokenized real-world assets without code, while Injective pursues SEC transfer agent registration to settle securities onchain.