> $1.8 BILLION IN USDC LEFT BINANCE AFTER ITS MICA SETBACK. BUT WHO REALLY GAINED?
BINANCE RECORDED $1.8 BILLION IN NET USDC OUTFLOWS IN Q2 2026, INCLUDING $1.4 BILLION IN JUNE ALONE, WHILE ITS TRACKED USDC BALANCE FELL 19%. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, USDC’S TOTAL SUPPLY CONTRACTED BY 5.5%, EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY $4.3 BILLION IN NET REDEMPTIONS. BINANCE MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ITS FAILURE TO SECURE A MICA LICENSE, BUT OKX DID NOT CAPTURE THE OUTFLOWS, AS ITS OWN USDC BALANCE ALSO DECLINED 9.7%.
AMONG THE COMPARABLE EXCHANGES, BYBIT WAS THE ONLY ONE TO RECORD MEANINGFUL GROWTH, WITH ITS USDC BALANCE RISING 45% FROM $450 MILLION TO $660 MILLION, SUPPORTED BY DEMAND FOR USDC-MARGINED PERPETUAL CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS. CIRCLE’S DISTRIBUTION PAYMENTS MAY HAVE KEPT USDC INSIDE BINANCE’S TREASURY, BUT THEY DID NOT RETAIN USER BALANCES. DESPITE THE OUTFLOWS, BINANCE STILL ACCOUNTED FOR 62% OF THE STABLECOINS HELD ACROSS THE EIGHT EXCHANGES REVIEWED AND ROUGHLY 80% OF THE USDC HELD BY CENTRALIZED EXCHANGES. — LINK
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BINANCE RECORDED $1.8 BILLION IN NET USDC OUTFLOWS IN Q2 2026, INCLUDING $1.4 BILLION IN JUNE ALONE, WHILE ITS TRACKED USDC BALANCE FELL 19%. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, USDC’S TOTAL SUPPLY CONTRACTED BY 5.5%, EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY $4.3 BILLION IN NET REDEMPTIONS. BINANCE MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ITS FAILURE TO SECURE A MICA LICENSE, BUT OKX DID NOT CAPTURE THE OUTFLOWS, AS ITS OWN USDC BALANCE ALSO DECLINED 9.7%.
AMONG THE COMPARABLE EXCHANGES, BYBIT WAS THE ONLY ONE TO RECORD MEANINGFUL GROWTH, WITH ITS USDC BALANCE RISING 45% FROM $450 MILLION TO $660 MILLION, SUPPORTED BY DEMAND FOR USDC-MARGINED PERPETUAL CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS. CIRCLE’S DISTRIBUTION PAYMENTS MAY HAVE KEPT USDC INSIDE BINANCE’S TREASURY, BUT THEY DID NOT RETAIN USER BALANCES. DESPITE THE OUTFLOWS, BINANCE STILL ACCOUNTED FOR 62% OF THE STABLECOINS HELD ACROSS THE EIGHT EXCHANGES REVIEWED AND ROUGHLY 80% OF THE USDC HELD BY CENTRALIZED EXCHANGES. — LINK
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> $SPCX - SPACEX FALLS BELOW IPO PRICE
SPACEX SHARES FELL 1.7% TO $134, SLIPPING BELOW THEIR $135 IPO PRICE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE STOCK IS NOW FAR BELOW ITS $225.64 PEAK, RAISING CONCERNS THAT ITS VALUATION WAS DRIVEN MORE BY HYPE THAN FUNDAMENTALS.
INVESTORS NOW AWAIT SPACEX’S FIRST POST-IPO RESULTS, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND X ACCOUNT.
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SPACEX SHARES FELL 1.7% TO $134, SLIPPING BELOW THEIR $135 IPO PRICE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE STOCK IS NOW FAR BELOW ITS $225.64 PEAK, RAISING CONCERNS THAT ITS VALUATION WAS DRIVEN MORE BY HYPE THAN FUNDAMENTALS.
INVESTORS NOW AWAIT SPACEX’S FIRST POST-IPO RESULTS, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND X ACCOUNT.
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> TRUMP: GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL, FOR POLITICAL REASONS, HAS TERMINATED ALL DATA CENTERS BEING BUILT, OR TO BE BUILT, IN NEW YORK STATE
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> 🇺🇸 WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS TO MEET WITH US SENATORS TO HELP ADVANCE CRYPTO CLARITY ACT.
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> BITFINEX ALPHA: BITCOIN LACKS SUSTAINED SPOT BUYING SUPPORT
BITFINEX ALPHA SAID THE SOFTER-THAN-EXPECTED US JUNE CPI PUSHED BITCOIN TO ITS HIGHEST CLOSE SINCE JUNE 22, BUT THE RALLY WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY A REPRICING OF MACROECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS. THE MOVE LACKED SUSTAINED SPOT ABSORPTION, A POSITIVE COINBASE PREMIUM AND CONSTANT, PRICE-AGNOSTIC ETF INFLOWS, MAKING IT A FORM OF “BORROWED STRENGTH.”
THE REPORT IDENTIFIED THE $68,000–$68,300 RANGE AS A KEY DECISION BAND, WITH SUSTAINED ETF INFLOWS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ACCEPTANCE ABOVE THIS LEVEL. BITFINEX REMAINS CAUTIOUS, WARNING THAT IF THE RATES STORY REVERSES, THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RALLY COULD QUICKLY DISAPPEAR. — LINK
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BITFINEX ALPHA SAID THE SOFTER-THAN-EXPECTED US JUNE CPI PUSHED BITCOIN TO ITS HIGHEST CLOSE SINCE JUNE 22, BUT THE RALLY WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY A REPRICING OF MACROECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS. THE MOVE LACKED SUSTAINED SPOT ABSORPTION, A POSITIVE COINBASE PREMIUM AND CONSTANT, PRICE-AGNOSTIC ETF INFLOWS, MAKING IT A FORM OF “BORROWED STRENGTH.”
THE REPORT IDENTIFIED THE $68,000–$68,300 RANGE AS A KEY DECISION BAND, WITH SUSTAINED ETF INFLOWS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ACCEPTANCE ABOVE THIS LEVEL. BITFINEX REMAINS CAUTIOUS, WARNING THAT IF THE RATES STORY REVERSES, THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RALLY COULD QUICKLY DISAPPEAR. — LINK
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> JUST IN: 🇺🇸 PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MEET WITH US SENATORS TOMORROW TO DISCUSS CRYPTO CLARITY ACT.
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> IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATOR QALIBAF: WE ARE IN AN ESSENTIAL AND EXISTENTIAL WAR WITH AMERICA, WHOSE AIM BESIDES TOPPLING IRAN'S SYSTEM IS TO FRAGMENT OUR BELOVED COUNTRY, IRAN
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> IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATOR QALIBAF: OUR APPROACH IN WAR OR NEGOTIATION MUST BE BASED ON NATIONAL INTERESTS AND SECURITY, REALISTIC, AND LONG-TERM
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> IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATOR QALIBAF: WE MUST ALSO USE THE TOOLS OF DIPLOMACY AND NEGOTIATION TO REALIZE AND SECURE NATIONAL INTERESTS
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> IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATOR QALIBAF: WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO RELY ON OUR OWN STRENGTH AND BECOME STRONG
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> IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATOR QALIBAF: WE HAVE NEVER WELCOMED WAR AND DO NOT, BUT WE MUST ALWAYS BE READY TO FIGHT AND STAND TO THE END TO SAFEGUARD OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERESTS
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> DURING Q2, BITCOIN MAINTAINED ITS INVERSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. DOLLAR AND MOVED IN TANDEM WITH A DECLINING GOLD MARKET, BUT FAILED TO JOIN THE S&P 500'S RALLY DESPITE THEIR HIGH CORRELATION, HELD BACK BY TIGHTER MONETARY POLICY EXPECTATIONS AND CRYPTO-SPECIFIC SELLING PRESSURES — LINK
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> BASE FOUNDER JESSE POLLAK: BASE WILL FOCUS ON TRADING, PAYMENTS AND AI AGENTS AFTER MOVING AWAY FROM SOCIAL PUSH
BASE FOUNDER JESSE POLLAK SAID HE WAS WRONG TO FOCUS HEAVILY ON SOCIAL PRODUCTS AND CONTENT COINS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE STRATEGY CAUSED BASE TO FALL BEHIND IN AREAS SUCH AS PERPETUALS, PREDICTION MARKETS, TOKENIZATION AND PAYMENTS. POLLAK SAID HE HAS SHIFTED HIS FOCUS BACK TO THE BASE BLOCKCHAIN, ARGUING THAT CRYPTO ADOPTION DOES NOT REQUIRE SOCIAL PRODUCTS AND CAN INSTEAD BE DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS STABLECOINS, PREDICTION MARKETS, PERPETUALS AND TOKENIZATION.
POLLAK SAID THE BASE APP HAS BEEN HANDED BACK TO COINBASE, WITH COBIE TAKING OVER ITS DEVELOPMENT, WHILE HE WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING BASE INTO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GLOBAL FINANCE. HE OUTLINED THREE PRIORITIES FOR 2026: EXPANDING TRADING ACROSS ASSETS INCLUDING TOKENIZED STOCKS AND APP COINS, IMPROVING GLOBAL STABLECOIN PAYMENTS, AND SUPPORTING AI AGENTS USING CRYPTO-NATIVE PAYMENTS. — LINK
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BASE FOUNDER JESSE POLLAK SAID HE WAS WRONG TO FOCUS HEAVILY ON SOCIAL PRODUCTS AND CONTENT COINS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE STRATEGY CAUSED BASE TO FALL BEHIND IN AREAS SUCH AS PERPETUALS, PREDICTION MARKETS, TOKENIZATION AND PAYMENTS. POLLAK SAID HE HAS SHIFTED HIS FOCUS BACK TO THE BASE BLOCKCHAIN, ARGUING THAT CRYPTO ADOPTION DOES NOT REQUIRE SOCIAL PRODUCTS AND CAN INSTEAD BE DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS STABLECOINS, PREDICTION MARKETS, PERPETUALS AND TOKENIZATION.
POLLAK SAID THE BASE APP HAS BEEN HANDED BACK TO COINBASE, WITH COBIE TAKING OVER ITS DEVELOPMENT, WHILE HE WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING BASE INTO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GLOBAL FINANCE. HE OUTLINED THREE PRIORITIES FOR 2026: EXPANDING TRADING ACROSS ASSETS INCLUDING TOKENIZED STOCKS AND APP COINS, IMPROVING GLOBAL STABLECOIN PAYMENTS, AND SUPPORTING AI AGENTS USING CRYPTO-NATIVE PAYMENTS. — LINK
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> *VANCE: ISRAEL MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MOST AT INFLUENCING US
*US VICE PRESIDENT VANCE SPEAKS ON JOE ROGAN
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