#Trump’s business ventures, including #TrumpMedia, #WorldLibertyFinancial, and Trump’s #memecoin, have resulted in significant #financiallosses for his #supporters. While the Trumps have profited, their investors have seen their investments plummet, with some losing up to 99%. The human cost of these ventures is evident in the stories of individuals who invested their life savings, only to be left with a fraction of their original investment. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2026/07/06/im-now-broke-meet-the-investors-who-lost-billions-buying-trump-stocks-and-crypto/?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain
The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve was established by executive order in March 2025, treating Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset comparable to gold, with coins designated not to be sold. https://www.theblock.co/learn/407371/what-is-the-u-s-strategic-bitcoin-reserve #Blockchain #Crypto #Institutional
Galaxy has delivered 133 MW of critical IT load to CoreWeave at its Helios campus in West Texas, completing Phase I of the bitcoin mine's conversion to an AI data centre. The partnership marks one of the most significant pivots by a crypto mining company into AI infrastructure. https://www.theblock.co/post/407396/galaxy-delivers-133-mw-of-critical-it-load-to-coreweave-as-helios-bitcoin-mine-turns-ai-hub #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
Kraken is pursuing a banking licence in Lithuania to operate as a bank in Europe, marking a major step for crypto exchanges seeking traditional financial status. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/07/crypto-exchange-kraken-is-trying-to-become-a-bank-in-europe #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation
Solana's tokenized asset transfers have surged to 8.7B USD in 30 days, more than doubling as the network sees tokenized stocks and institutional products gain traction. The activity signals real usage beyond just issuance. https://cryptoslate.com/solana-rwa-transfers-show-tokenized-assets-are-starting-to-move/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
Japanese companies are turning to bitcoin and XRP to escape the collapsing yen, with corporate demand climbing as the currency slides to four-decade lows. SBI VC Trade reports registered accounts have doubled to 2 million in 2025, driven by the interest-rate gap between the hawkish US Fed and the Bank of Japan. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/08/live-markets-japan-s-collapsing-yen-is-pushing-companies-into-bitcoin-and-xrp #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly 500M USD across the last two trading sessions, ending a 10-session outflow streak that had pulled about 2.73 billion USD from the funds. The rebound gave Bitcoin one of its strongest supports after weeks in which demand from regulated funds had worked against the market. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-etfs-draw-500m-but-weak-demand-leaves-rebound-exposed/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager with 12 trillion USD in assets and 50 million investors, has posted a Head of Digital Assets role. Just two years after refusing to list spot Bitcoin ETFs, the firm is now building an internal function to decide how digital assets fit its wealth platform. https://cryptoslate.com/one-vanguard-job-posting-could-decide-how-crypto-reaches-50-million-investors/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Crypto VC Paradigm has closed its largest fund yet at 1.2B USD, targeting AI, robotics and crypto startups. The move marks a broader push beyond digital assets as the firm joins the AI investment race. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/08/crypto-vc-paradigm-launches-usd1-2-billion-ai-fund-as-it-broadens-beyond-digital-assets-bbg #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
BNB Chain is building a new Layer-1 designed to process 1 million transactions per second, targeting AI agents and high-frequency trading. The overhaul also adds protocol-level privacy and quantum-resistant cryptography, with mainnet planned for early 2027. https://cryptoslate.com/binance-backed-network-chases-ai-agent-economy-with-1m-tps-privacy-overhaul-amid-bnbs-price-struggles/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Infrastructure
Sony has secured conditional approval to set up a US stablecoin trust bank, becoming one of the first major Japanese financial institutions to enter the crypto space. The New York-based subsidiary will be capitalized with 40M USD. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/09/sony-secures-conditional-approval-to-set-up-u-s-stablecoin-trust-bank #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Swift has readyed a new ledger allowing 17 global banks including HSBC, UBS and Citi to transfer tokenized deposits 24/7 on weekends. Full settlement still relies on legacy systems but the pilot marks a step toward round-the-clock crypto markets. https://decrypt.co/373147/swift-readies-ledger-f24-7-token-transfers-settlement-old-rails #Web3 #Blockchain #Tokenisation
Mantle has joined the exodus from LayerZero, with over 7.2B USD migrating to Chainlink CCIP. Kelp and Lombard each brought over 1B USD, while Solv Protocol, Virtuals, Re and Kraken's tokenized assets also moved. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/09/over-usd7-2-billion-have-migrated-from-layerzero-to-chainlink-ccip-as-mantle-joins-exodus #Web3 #Blockchain #Infrastructure
Arbitrum token has jumped 19 percent after Robinhood launched onchain trading, with 568 million USD in volume in the first few days. The memecoin trading frenzy has boosted activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/09/arbitrum-jumps-19-benefitting-from-robinhood-s-usd568-million-onchain-trading-frenzy #Web3 #Blockchain #Web3
JPMorgan has warned that Wall Street's shift toward private blockchains poses a deeper threat to Bitcoin than Strategy selling its BTC, with 4.7 trillion USD in assets potentially affected. The bank says tokenisation, payments and settlement moving to closed networks could drain activity from crypto. https://cryptoslate.com/jpmorgans-4-7t-private-blockchain-warning-just-gave-bitcoin-a-new-bull-case/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
Hyundai has become the first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers between its international operations, signalling growing corporate crypto adoption for cross-border payments efficiency. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/10/hyundai-becomes-first-major-south-korean-company-to-introduce-internal-stablecoin-transfers #Web3 #Blockchain #Institutional
The US Department of Justice is set to drop charges against a man accused in the 722 million USD BitClub crypto Ponzi scheme, according to Bloomberg. A former Apprentice contestant is urging the DOJ to abandon the case. https://www.theblock.co/post/407931/doj-drop-charges-against-man-accused-722-million-bitclub-crypto-ponzi-scheme-bloomberg #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Top Democrats are demanding Senate hearings into the more than 1.2 billion USD that President Trump made on crypto last year. Key Senate committees want inquiries into the massive profits. https://decrypt.co/373289/democrats-senate-hearings-trump-massive-crypto-profits #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has become law, including a provision that bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC until 2031. https://www.theblock.co/post/406548/housing-bill-cbdc-ban-passed-into-law-without-trump-signature #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation
Bitcoin bounces back to 64,000 USD as analysts warn the next 3 days will test the recovery. ETF inflows of 90.4 million USD on July 10 offered support, but the CPI report due July 14 could derail momentum. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-64k-rebound-has-three-days-before-its-next-big-challenge-threatens-to-derail-momentum/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Bitcoin and ether ETFs have snapped eight consecutive weeks of outflows, posting 282 million USD in combined inflows. The turnaround marks a shift in investor sentiment after nearly two months of withdrawals. https://www.theblock.co/post/407957/bitcoin-ether-etfs-snap-eight-week-outflow-streaks-with-282-million-combined-inflow #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption