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ESMA Says EU Retail Ban Covers Many Prediction Markets, With MiCA Awaiting the Tokenized Ones
Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issuebitcoin.comXRPL EVM Sidechain Work Moves Ripple’s Ecosystem Closer To Ethereum-Style Interoperability
The XRP Ledger has long had a different design philosophy from Ethereum. The EVM sidechain work led by Peersyst is interesting because it tries to give the ecosystem access to Ethereum-style developer tooling without turning XRPL into sometBitcoinistBase DEX Volume Flipping Arbitrum Shows The Layer-2 Race Is Heating Up Again
Base is no longer just Coinbase’s layer-2 experiment. If its daily DEX volume is pushing past Arbitrum, the network is starting to compete in the part of DeFi that matters most: actual trading activity. The useful way to read this is notBitcoinistCoinidol.com: Bitcoin Resumes Its Range Above $60,000
Bitcoin's (BTC) price has moved back above the key $60,000 support level. BTC Price Long-TermCoinIdolCoinatmradar Data Shows Global Crypto ATMs Crash From 38,708 Down to 27,945 Machines
The United States has lost 10,763 crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) since the network stood at 38,708 machines 68 days ago on May 1, and coinatmradar.com data shows the decline accelerated once state regulators started shutting kiosksbitcoin.comKraken Adds SN64 Spot Trading As Exchange Listing Pipeline Stays Active
Kraken’s SN64 listing is a small story in market-cap terms, but it still tells us something about exchange behaviour. Even in a stricter regulatory climate, major platforms continue to expand spot markets where they see user demand and enouBitcoinistSaylor’s Bitcoin Yield Update Keeps MicroStrategy’s Treasury Play Under The Microscope
MicroStrategy has spent years turning Bitcoin treasury management into a public-company identity. Michael Saylor’s latest Bitcoin Yield update keeps that strategy in focus, especially as investors continue to ask how much value the companyBitcoinistBitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
The crypto market enters the second week of July in rough shape. Bitcoin is holding on, but just barely, in the low $60,000s after briefly touching 21-month lows under $58,000 last week. Ethereum is below $1,750, down around 4% on the dayDecryptBlackrock’s IBIT Lifts Bitcoin ETFs With $54.8 Million as Inflows Reach Day 3
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows stayed positive on Tuesday, July 7, as bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight day of inflows and ether ETFs stretched their winning run to four sessions. Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs added $21.44M, extebitcoin.comCrypto Bulls Lose $310M as Bitcoin Falls to $61,481 on Middle East Escalation
A sudden escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions and military exchanges halted bitcoin’s July rally, triggering a 3.5% drop below $62,000. Key TakeawaysOn Wednesday, escalating Middle East tensions halted bitcoin’s July rally, dropping its pricebitcoin.com$2 Million on the Line: 8 Teams Prepare for Call of Duty League Championship 2026
The 2026 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship represents the pinnacle of the professional Black Ops 7 competitive season, set to take place July 16–19 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the season’s final high-stakes event, thebitcoin.comPrediction Market Volume Jumped 75% to $44.8B in June as the World Cup Drove Record Trading
Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tebitcoin.comLucky Trader Turns $85 Into $2 Million on Robinhood Chain Meme Coin
A patient meme coin investor turned less than $100 into a small fortune on a new meme coin on Robinhood Chain, the new Ethereum layer-2 network from the brokerage and crypto exchange Robinhood. A user with the Ethereum address beginning inDecryptJack Mallers’ Strike Cuts Bitcoin Loan Terms to 6 Months to Kill Price Liquidations
Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely. Key TakeawaysJack Mallers launched Strike’s volatility-proof bitcoin loans on July 7, 202bitcoin.comBNB Chain Plans New Layer-1 for AI Agents and Quantum Future
AI agents may be ready to trade crypto—but BNB Chain says today’s blockchains aren’t ready for them. On Wednesday, BNB Chain unveiled plans for a new layer-1 blockchain built to handle high-frequency trading, automated payments, and AI-drivDecryptXRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal
Ripple, the payments company whose founders created the XRP cryptocurrency, has inked a multi-year sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas Athletics that will place the XRP logo on the jerseys of all Kansas athletic teams. As part oDecryptMalaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown
Malaysian authorities have seized more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines in over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May 2026, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar told parliament on Wednesday, according to state neDecryptReport: Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion as AI Funding Outpaces Crypto Deals in 2026
Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Key TakeawaysParadigm closed a $1.2 billion fund on Wednesday targeting AI and robotics.Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrencebitcoin.comKraken Wins $22M From Auditor That Abandoned It During Operation Choke Point 2.0
Kraken's parent company, Payward, has won a $22 million arbitration award against its former auditor, Mazars USA, which walked away from a nearly finished audit, the crypto exchange said in a blog post on Tuesday. Payward is now asking theDecryptBitcoin ETF Inflows Return As Farside Data Shows Institutions Still Buying The Dip
Bitcoin’s supply headlines have been loud, but ETF flow data is giving bulls something to point to. Farside’s numbers show a $143 million net inflow day for US spot Bitcoin ETFs, suggesting institutional buyers are still active even as goveNEWSBTC
