Japan financial giant SBI Holdings is making big investments in crypto, signalling growing institutional appetite for digital assets in the country. https://www.theblock.co/post/407977/the-funding-why-japan-sbi-holdings-is-investing-big-in-crypto #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
Binance says 70% of EU users who withdrew funds after the MiCA deadline sent their crypto to self-custody wallets rather than MiCA-compliant exchanges. Only about 30% moved to regulated platforms, suggesting the new rules pushed users toward holding their own keys. https://cryptoslate.com/binance-says-70-of-eu-withdrawals-went-to-self-custody-wallets-not-mica-compliant-exchanges-after-cutoff/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Stablecoin transaction volume hit a record 1.79 trillion USD in June, up 63% from May, but the total stablecoin pool shrank by 7.7 billion USD - the largest monthly decline since the TerraUSD collapse in 2022. The same dollars are turning over faster in a shrinking pool, traders are being warned. https://cryptoslate.com/stablecoins-are-moving-more-money-while-cryptos-cash-pile-gets-smaller/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Finance
UK Treasury report targets putting repo, gilts and funds onchain within two years, citing Ripple as convergence model. Projects 33 billion GBP annual boost from tokenised finance. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/13/ripple-lands-inside-uk-plan-for-tokenized-repo-bonds-and-funds #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Robinhood Chain users report tokens vanishing from wallets, with buyers losing funds. The issue affects the layer-2 network launched earlier this month. Developers are investigating the bug. https://cryptoslate.com/robinhood-chain-tokens-reportedly-vanishing-from-wallets-causing-buyers-to-lose-funds/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Security
Solo Bitcoin mining has surged, with 24 blocks found in the past 12 months - a 41% increase year over year. One miner recently made 200,000 USD using just 150 USD worth of equipment, showing how profitable individual mining can still be. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/14/solo-btc-miner-makes-usd200-000-using-usd150-equipment #Web3 #Blockchain #Mining
President Donald Trump has urged the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before the August recess, giving lawmakers a 24-day window to secure 60 votes for the legislation. The bill would establish a federal framework for cryptocurrency trading and issuance, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC. https://cryptoslate.com/trump-puts-senate-on-a-24-day-clock-to-find-60-votes-for-americas-crypto-clarity-act-rulebook/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems launches with privacy tech for banks, amid the biggest organisational shakeup at the foundation in years. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/14/ethereum-foundation-spinout-ethsystems-targets-banks-with-blockchain-privacy-technology #Web3 #Blockchain #Infrastructure
The US and UK have released a 10-point roadmap to coordinate oversight of tokenised assets, stablecoins and digital financial markets. Regulators will explore common rules for tokenised securities, cross-border stablecoin activity and industry-led tokenisation pilots. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/14/u-s-uk-move-to-align-rules-for-tokenized-finance-across-world-s-largest-financial-markets #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Visa, Mastercard and Ripple have joined the x402 payment standard built by Coinbase, which now has 40 companies governing the protocol. It settled 24 million USD across 75 million payments in June, with average transactions of just 32 cents. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/15/visa-mastercard-and-ripple-join-the-standard-letting-ai-agents-pay-in-stablecoins #Web3 #Blockchain #Web3
US government wallets transferred 3,941 BTC and 30,007 ETH worth 288M USD to Coinbase Prime, testing the Bitcoin reserve rules under an executive order that says reserve assets shall not be sold. The transfer purpose remains unclear. https://cryptoslate.com/us-governments-288m-coinbase-transfer-puts-bitcoin-reserve-rules-through-their-first-major-custody-test/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
UK plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027 - The security will launch on HSBC's Orion platform within the BoE and FCA's Digital Securities Sandbox. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/15/uk-plans-first-g7-digital-sovereign-bond-by-early-2027 #Web3 #Blockchain #Infrastructure
Ether has outrun bitcoin as ETF money returns, with almost all of the inflow coming from BlackRock's fund. Bitcoin is up 4% over the same period while solana, TRON and hyperliquid are all lower. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/16/ether-outruns-bitcoin-as-etf-money-returns-almost-all-of-from-blackrock-s-fund #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
BlackRock generated 82 million USD in revenue from its crypto products in H1 2026, even as falling Bitcoin and Ethereum prices erased nearly 30B USD from its assets. The asset manager now wants to place traditional investments inside crypto wallets. https://cryptoslate.com/blackrock-made-82-million-as-crypto-erased-30-billion-from-its-funds-now-it-wants-inside-your-wallet/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
#Visa launched the #VisaStablecoin Platform, an internal system allowing #banks and #fintechs to handle #stablecoins within existing Visa workflows. The platform, launching with #OUSD, aims to simplify stablecoin use for Visa’s network of financial institutions and merchants. Visa believes stablecoins will be central to future financial infrastructure and is focused on helping clients understand and integrate their utility. https://fortune.com/2026/07/16/exclusive-visa-new-platform-stablecoin-services-200-million-merchants/?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain
Morgan Stanley is launching Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana trading on its E*Trade platform, marking a significant step in mainstream crypto adoption by a major US bank. https://decrypt.co/373681/morgan-stanley-launches-bitcoin-ethereum-solana-trading-etrade #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
T. Rowe Price has launched the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/16/usd1-9-trillion-asset-manager-t-rowe-price-bets-on-active-management-with-first-multi-token-crypto-etf #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Japan's parliament has approved legislation moving regulated crypto activity under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The reform brings securities-style compliance rules and a 20% tax on qualifying gains, though implementation could be delayed until 2028 depending on Cabinet timing. https://cryptoslate.com/japan-passes-the-crypto-law-traders-wanted-but-its-20-tax-could-still-wait-until-2028/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Bitcoin's rebound below 70,000 USD is drawing selling from both long-term holders reducing losses and short-term buyers taking profits. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded three consecutive days of inflows, totalling 367.8 million USD this week. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-buyers-and-bagholders-are-both-selling-into-the-rebound-below-70000/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Cardano is handing core development of its Haskell node, Plutus smart contracts and Hydra scaling protocol to outside teams. Founder Charles Hoskinson said the network must change and start growing again as it pushes for greater decentralisation. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/17/cardano-hands-core-development-to-outside-teams-in-decentralisation-push #Web3 #Blockchain #Infrastructure
Bitcoin ETFs could follow gold's trajectory of spectacular gains and painful drawdowns, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. He compared IBIT's brief time above 100B USD with GLD's sharp rise in 2011. https://www.theblock.co/post/408782/bitcoin-etfs-ibit-mirror-golds-history-spectacular-gains-painful-drawdowns-analyst #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption