EU authorities already preemptively sanctioned Russia’s digital ruble in 2025 as part of measures in response to the country’s war against Ukraine. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-digital-ruble-rollout-september-central-bank-governor?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Bitcoin price taps new July high above $62K on weak US jobs data
Bitcoin took daily gains to nearly 4% on the second day of “green July” as US labor-market signals supported an easing inflation policy from the Federal Reserve. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-returns-to-62k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
FBI director discloses Strategy holdings months after deadline: Report
Strategy is a registered US government contractor, though Kash Patel claimed that “no current conflict exists” with his $100,001 and $250,000 worth of the company’s stock that he reported late. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fbi-director-kash-patel-strategy-bitcoin-disclosure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Ondo expands tokenized equities with onchain shareholder voting
Ondo’s latest partnership adds shareholder governance to tokenized stocks as competition in blockchain-based equity offerings accelerates. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ondo-tokenized-stocks-shareholder-voting?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026
From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/the-biggest-blockchain-upgrades-still-to-come-in-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-payment-blueprint-tokenized-payments-multi-money-ecosystem?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-v3-lending-gho-stablecoin-monad?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/standard-chartered-circle-usdc-minting-banking-rails?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-foundation-framework-protocol-governance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after five-year run
SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with about 2.2% of hashrate share. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sbi-bitcoin-mining-pool-shutdown-five-years?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound