Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-threatens-62k-in-risk-asset-out-as-donald-trump-says-us-will-run-closed-hormuz-strait?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026
Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-ventures-leading-crypto-vc-h1-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Strategy sells $467M in MSTR shares, leaves 843,775 BTC stack untouched
Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-sells-467-million-mstr-keeps-843775-btc-stack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
UK tokenization push could add as much as $44B to annual output by 2035: Report
The government-backed roadmap calls for the UK’s first digital gilt by early 2027 and seeks to make tokenized bonds usable for trading and borrowing. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-tokenization-44-billion-annual-output-2035?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin whale moves $188M for first time in 7 years
A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-whale-moves-188m-first-7-years?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Binance June futures volume at $1.6T defies crypto spot trading slump
Binance futures volume jumped 80% in June, to $1.61 trillion, outpacing rivals while broader crypto trading activity remained weak. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-futures-volume-2026-high-crypto-spot-slump?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BTC price bull market to begin in September? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/btc-price-bull-market-to-begin-in-september-five-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yield
SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sbi-stablecoin-lending-service-3-yield-japan?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch
Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-lawson-netstars-stablecoin-payments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
AI microbusinesses could drive $262B in stablecoin volume by 2033: Swyftx
The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails, Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-enabled-businesses-freelancers-could-add-262b-in-stablecoin-volumes-swyftx?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound