Key Takeaways On July 1, bitcoin bounced back from a new 2026 low of $57,735 to reclaim the critical $60,000 threshold. The BTC relief rally lifted the aggregate crypto market capitalization by 2.4% to hit $2.15 trillion. Trader Noname expects a final market flush to drop BTC lower before a real run to $100,000 can…
Key Takeaways David Walsh, Marius Smith and Matthew Dawson launched Ethereum Institutional in 2026. The nonprofit gives banks and asset managers free access to Ethereum guidance. Ethlabs and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance now work alongside the new group. Ethereum Institutional debuted in 2026 as an independent organization dedicated to institutional adoption of Ethereum, its layer-2…
Key Takeaways Crédit Agricole, the world’s 10th largest bank, issued EURXT on Ethereum, backed 1:1 by euro reserves. CACEIS settled Amundi’s Luxembourg money market fund subscription in EURXT, a European first. Crédit Agricole targets 8.5 billion euros in 2028 net income under its ACT 2028 plan. According to the announcement on Wednesday, the bank issued…
Key Takeaways Watchdog group Public Citizen says crypto firms have spent $189 million on the 2026 midterms, topping their full 2024 total of $170 million. Fairshake holds a $193 million war chest, funded largely by Coinbase, Ripple, and a16z, to sway key House and Senate races. With four months to November, unspent super PAC funds…
Key Takeaways About 1,700 UK investors are seeking £150 million from Binance and CZ over derivatives sold from late 2019, before the 2021 FCA ban. Binance says it will defend the London High Court claim, which names entities in the Cayman Islands and the UAE. A ruling allowing the case to proceed could trigger further…
Global Miranda Miner Group (GMMG), in partnership with the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), has launched the Crypto Technical Analyst Executive Course to address risk management gaps among local investors. The inaugural batch of the face-to-face training program recently concluded at the PDAX office in Pasig City with 30 participants. The launch follows market volatility…
Key Takeaways Bank of Thailand plans to hold public hearings by late 2026 for a 1:1 baht-backed stablecoin. Regulators suspended 5,000 Alipay and Wechat Pay accounts to curb unauthorized yuan QR transfers. Speculative retail forex operations will face stiff fines under Thailand’s 1942 Exchange Control Act. Baht-Pegged Stablecoin Framework The Bank of Thailand plans to…
By Mickele Macon How AI-assisted music gave Gryph an executable path forward without abandoning its larger mission of creator ownership If you have followed Gryph over the past five years, you may have wondered where we have been. Some people assumed we disappeared. Others thought we had abandoned Web3. The truth is simpler. We never…
Key Takeaways Binance spends $300M yearly on compliance, with 1,500 staff focused on oversight. Binance blocked $10.53B in potential fraud, showing tighter crypto risk controls Binance handled 313,653 law-enforcement requests as regulation drives more oversight. Binance Compliance Team of 1,500 Has Handled 313,000 Law Enforcement Requests Binance says it is spending about $300 million a…
The Philippines does not lack ambition. It has entrepreneurs, builders, overseas workers, infrastructure plans, real estate demand, energy needs, and a young digital population. What it often lacks is efficient access to capital. This is where Real-World Assets, or RWAs, can become more than another blockchain trend. Done properly, RWA tokenization can help the Philippines…
