The Solana Foundation launched a fully onchain governance system on July 1, 2026, giving validators and SOL stakers a formal, binding mechanism to vote on protocol-level decisions for the first time in the network’s history. The system, called Solana Governance Proposals, or SGPs, is stake-weighted, Merkle-verified, and live at governance.solana.com, according to the Foundation’s announcement….
Solana now beats Ethereum on trading volume, active users, and fee revenue. Ethereum still holds the money. Halfway through 2026, the question is no longer who is faster. It is whether the two chains are even running the same race. Summary Solana has overtaken Ethereum in Layer 1 activity with higher transaction volume, more active…
In Trump crypto news today, the President’s family made $2.3Bn from four cryptocurrency ventures as of the end of April 2026 while putting up little to no capital of their own – and outside investors lost an equivalent $2.3 billion in the same projects. That is the central finding of a Reuters investigation published on…
For the first time in the tournament’s near-century of history, a crypto exchange sits inside FIFA’s official partner ecosystem. Six billion viewers, sixteen host cities, one industry trying to prove it has outgrown the arena-naming era. Here is what the deal actually is, and what it has to survive. Summary Kraken became FIFA’s first official…
In Bitcoin ETF news today, US-listed spot BTC ETF products pulled in $221M on July 3, 2026, their largest single-day inflow in roughly two months, snapping a 10-consecutive-day outflow streak that had drained $2.73Bn from the funds, according to data from SoSoValue. The reversal coincided with Bitcoin rebounding to around $61,700 after touching 21-month lows…
XRP’s historically low MVRV readings suggest much of the downside has already been absorbed. XRP climbed roughly 5% over the past 24 hours, which helped the token reclaim the $1.10 level. Despite the short-term recovery, it remains down more than 50% compared with its value a year ago. Fresh on-chain data suggests the prolonged…
Bitcoin price traded near $61,700 on July 3, according to crypto.news price data, after recovering from the sub-$60,000 area. Summary Bitcoin price rebounded near $61,700 after ETF inflows ended a 10-day negative streak. Analysts say BTC must reclaim $62,800 and $65,000 to confirm stronger bullish momentum. On-chain data shows accumulation improving, but technical indicators still…
Chris Larsen has reportedly backed a derivatives startup founded by the son of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as lawmakers continue negotiating the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill expected to shape the industry’s regulatory framework. Summary Chris Larsen reportedly invested in a startup founded by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s son as CLARITY Act negotiations continue….
Binance is reportedly set to lead a new funding round for Mesh, a crypto payments and settlement company, at a valuation of up to $2 billion. Summary Binance’s planned lead role could double Mesh’s valuation from $1B to as much as $2B. Mesh’s payments network targets digital asset transfers across wallets, exchanges, stablecoins, and fiat…
XRP is at risk of tumbling under $0.90, one analyst claimed. Ripple’s cross-border token has enjoyed robust institutional demand, standing in stark contrast to spot BTC and ETH ETFs, which have been suffering heavy outflows lately. However, that trend appears to have reversed over the past few days, putting XRP at risk of falling…
