Key Takeaways Blackrock’s tokenized funds hold $2.93B onchain, led by Ethereum at $1.1B. Moody’s rated the $2.58B BUIDL fund AAA-mf in 2026, its top grade for a tokenized money market product. Blackrock filed with the SEC on May 8 for two new tokenized funds, BSTBL and BRSRV, aimed at stablecoin holders. A Multichain Footprint Anchored…
Build, Regulate, Navigate. Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it will officially lift its nearly five-year moratorium on new online lending platforms (OLPs) effective August 1. According to the regulatory body, the move comes alongside the introduction…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin held near $63,000 while Brent crude jumped 4.5% at the open after new US strikes on Iran. Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed “until further notice,” leaving tanker traffic well below normal. June CPI lands July 14, testing how the oil shock feeds inflation ahead of the Fed’s next rate decision….
U.S. gross national debt crossed $39 trillion in mid-March, and debt held by the public stood at over $31 trillion. With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a $1.9 trillion deficit in fiscal 2026 and public debt rising to $56 trillion by 2036, Sen. Cynthia Lummis is pitching the proposed BITCOIN Act to have the Treasury…
Key Takeaways A solo home miner claimed the full 3.1382 BTC reward from block #957382 via Public Pool on July 9, 2026. Bitaxe ran at 995.2 GH/s for eight hours before beating roughly 900 EH/s of network hashrate. Win adds to solo block wins tracked by Soloblocks.io and D-Central.tech since block 853,742 in 2024. On…
Key Takeaways Campbell Harvey says an $8 billion 51% attack could pair Bitcoin hashpower with shorts. Duke University’s model puts the cost near 0.5% of bitcoin’s value, challenging market assumptions. In 2026, bitcoin miners and exchanges face questions over how they would counter such an attack. Harvey outlined the argument on Scott Melker’s “The Wolf…
Key Takeaways Grayscale classified XRP as a global payments asset within its broader digital asset narrative framework. The designation reflects XRP’s connection to cross-border payments and blockchain-based settlement discussions. Grayscale’s focus strengthens XRP’s position as a leading digital asset for global payments and institutional settlement solutions. Grayscale Places XRP at the Center of the Global…
Key Takeaways Gold fell 1.6% to about $4,110 as Iran halted its ceasefire on July 8, 2026. Silver dropped 4.3% to $59.70, with the FOMC minutes showing a split Fed on rate hikes. The BLS reported just 57,000 June jobs, and traders now watch CPI data for the next Fed signal. Spot gold started the…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin difficulty fell 5% to 127.17 trillion on July 11, its 14th adjustment of 2026. Hashrate dropped 7.9% in ten days to 908 EH/s, driving the difficulty cut. Hashprice rose 12.5% to $31.1 per PH/s but stayed 37.2% below its October 2025 peak. The adjustment landed at block height 957600. Difficulty moved from…
Trump Says the Ceasefire Is Over Trump posted on Truth Social on July 11 that talks with Iran would continue but that hostilities would not pause. His full statement read: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks’. We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them,…
