Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado has pleaded guilty to a 400M USD crypto Ponzi scheme that ran from 2023 to 2026. Investors were lured with promises of returns from liquidity pools, with proceeds spent on luxury properties and vehicles. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/goliath-ventures-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-usd400-million-crypto-ponzi-case #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Securitize is heading for a NYSE listing and its president argues that tokenization will bring crypto core benefit of disintermediation to retail investors, breaking Wall Street grip on stock lending. https://decrypt.co/372493/ahead-nyse-listing-securitize-defi-break-wall-street-stock-lending #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
Robinhood has launched a public blockchain, expanding deeper into crypto with its Layer 2 built on Arbitrum tech. The platform went live on mainnet alongside 24/7 tokenised stocks and planned crypto agentic trading features. https://www.theblock.co/post/406918/robinhood-chain-goes-live-mainnet-alongside-24-7-tokenized-stocks-lighter-perps-planned-crypto-agentic-trading #Web3 #Blockchain
The Ethereum Foundation has released a new policy guide outlining use cases for governments and institutions, arguing governance structures will determine which blockchains are suitable for public sector use. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/ethereum-foundation-lays-out-use-cases-for-governments-institutions-in-new-policy-guide #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Ethereum Institutional has launched with backing from Standard Chartered and top Ethereum leaders, addressing a communications gap between Ethereum and major financial institutions. Supporters say the initiative will accelerate institutional adoption and strengthen Ethereum as the leading blockchain for tokenized assets. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/01/ethereum-institutional-launch-draws-support-from-across-the-ethereum-ecosystem #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
FBI Director Kash Patel failed to disclose a six-figure investment in Strategy (MSTR), the world's largest bitcoin-holding company, for more than six months. The late filing violates the STOCK Act, which requires disclosure of individual stock trades over USD 1,000 within 45 days. Patel blamed the delay on miscommunication, but government watchdogs are renewing calls to bar federal officials from trading individual stocks. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/02/fbi-director-kash-patel-caught-sleeping-on-required-disclosure-of-six-figure-mstr-investment #Regulation #Crypto #Web3
Morgan Stanley has filed for Ethereum and Solana ETF trusts with a 0.14% annual fee, undercutting rivals BlackRock (0.25%), Grayscale (0.15%), Bitwise (0.20%) and Franklin Templeton (0.19%). The ETH trust will stake 50-80% of holdings while the SOL trust plans to stake up to 100%. https://cryptoslate.com/morgan-stanley-ethereum-solana-etf-fees/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
A teenager suspected to be part of the Scattered Spider hacking group has been extradited to the US over an 8M USD crypto ransom demand. The crew is linked to 100M USD in total ransoms. https://decrypt.co/372665/scattered-spider-suspect-extradited-to-us-over-8m-crypto-ransom-demand #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
US Treasury has sanctioned over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses, with Tether subsequently freezing funds in 131 Tron wallets. The addresses received more than 1.4M USD since 2023, highlighting stablecoin issuers growing role in sanctions enforcement. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/02/us-treasury-sanctions-over-100-isis-k-crypto-addresses-in-latest-enforcement-action #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Securitize has become the first company to debut shares on the New York Stock Exchange and onchain simultaneously, tokenising 295 million USD of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche. The tokenisation firm is also in discussions to tokenise other IPOs within the next year. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/02/securitize-tokenizes-usd295-million-of-its-own-stock-on-solana-and-avalanche-amid-nyse-debut #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
DeFi lending protocol Edel lost 403,000 USD in an exploit that manipulated tokenized stock collateral, pushing wGOOGLx value to 78x its correct level. One of the first tokenized-stock-collateral exploits on record. https://cryptoslate.com/how-tokenized-stocks-fail-as-collateral-even-when-the-stock-price-does-not-move/ #Web3 #Blockchain #DeFi
Bitcoin ETFs have attracted 222M USD, ending a 10-day losing streak that drained 2.7B USD. https://decrypt.co/372723/bitcoin-etfs-draw-in-222m-snapping-10-day-losing-streak #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
Strategy has calmed the panic around its preferred-stock complex with a new capital framework, but the overhaul points to a more complicated phase. Bitwise says the next Bitcoin cycle may need buyers beyond Saylor as Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and sovereign wealth funds move deeper into the market. https://cryptoslate.com/strategy-bought-time-but-bitcoins-next-cycle-may-need-buyers-beyond-saylor/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
XRP has climbed about 8% over the past week to around 1.14 USD as on-chain data shows holders sitting on record unrealized losses. Analytics firm Santiment says the capitulation phase may offer an attractive risk-reward entry point for buyers. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/04/xrp-climbs-8-as-one-onchain-gauge-signal-shows-favorable-risk-reward-for-buyers #Crypto #Blockchain #EmergingNarratives
Bitcoin's BIP-110 fork proposal puts exchanges on notice for an August deadline, with public alerts tracking miner support that remains below 1%. The activation requires 55% miner signalling but current support sits at just 0.42%. Operators must prepare for a contentious soft fork decision. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-bip-110-fork-fight-gives-exchanges-an-august-deadline-before-miners-signal-support/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Governance
The UK regulator has unveiled new crypto rules designed to attract global digital asset trading to Britain. The framework focuses on institutional adoption and worldwide market access, though compliance obligations are anticipated to be formidable. Firms must complete a rigorous authorisation process before the regulations take effect. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/04/uk-s-bold-new-crypto-rules-promise-to-unlock-global-trading-but-huge-compliance-hurdles-still-threaten-the-rollout #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
The EU is moving to block retail investors from prediction markets, which have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. Regulators say a product's function as a derivative matters more than its labelling when assessing compliance. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/04/eu-moves-to-block-retail-investors-from-explosive-boom-of-multibillion-dollar-prediction-markets #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Bitcoin experts are divided over proposals to freeze Satoshi Nakamoto's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum computing threatens to break existing encryption. Binance founder CZ argues the coins should be frozen before quantum computers can crack the private keys, but others warn this would set a dangerous precedent for centralised intervention in Bitcoin's protocol. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/04/bitcoin-experts-split-over-plan-to-freeze-satoshi-s-1-1-million-bitcoin-as-quantum-threat-grows #Web3 #Blockchain
Ethical hackers discovered a flaw in the Aptos blockchain that could have put 70 billion USD in crypto at risk. The vulnerability in the Move smart contract language was patched before any funds were lost. Researchers simulated the attack with just a 3,000 USD server. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/04/how-ethical-hackers-with-just-a-usd3-000-server-found-a-flaw-that-could-ve-put-usd70-billion-in-crypto-at-risk #Web3 #Blockchain #Security
Binance's reported 2B USD investment in Mesh puts the crypto payments firm at a 2B USD valuation, escalating competition over stablecoin payment routes that connect wallets to merchant checkout systems. https://cryptoslate.com/binances-reported-mesh-round-puts-stablecoin-payment-routes-in-play/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Payments
Nearly a #million #investors lost a total of $3.81 billion on President #Trump’s #memecoin, according to a report by cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Trump, who profited from the coin regardless of its value, promoted it heavily to his followers. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/us/politics/trump-coin-crypto-investors-loss.html?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain