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Klarna B.V. and Sweden-based Klarna AB face a formal liability claim exceeding €500 million in the Netherlands after consumer foundation Stichting Massaschade & Consument formally held the buy now, pay later provider liable on July 12 over alleged unlawful lending practices. SMC accused Klarna of

Kraken Institutional has partnered with onchain yield platform Upshift to enable eligible institutional clients to earn yield on idle bitcoin, ETH, stablecoins, and other crypto assets directly within Kraken's qualified custody, according to an announcement shared with The Block. The partnership

Bitwise reported that crypto equities returned 23% in the first half of 2026, outperforming every major asset class except emerging market equities, even as crypto asset prices fell 36% during the same period. Ryan Rasmussen, head of research at the asset manager, attributed the divergence to

Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy has paused cryptocurrency purchases since late June and will resume buying once its Stretch (STRC) preferred shares return to their $100 par value, CEO Phong Le said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday. The company raised $467 million through common stock sales to b

NEAR Protocol deployed its v2.13.0 mainnet upgrade, introducing a quantum-resistant digital signature system based on the NIST-approved ML-DSA-65 algorithm. The upgrade addresses growing concerns over quantum computing threats to blockchain cryptography, enabling account holders to migrate to post-q

Aave, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, has adopted Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its official cross-chain standard. The decision aims to enhance transaction security and efficiency across different blockchain networks for Aave users. Aave

U.S.-listed crypto ETFs returned to positive territory on July 14, as Bitcoin and Ether funds attracted $239.4 million in combined net inflows following sharp outflows the previous day. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $181.1 million in net inflows, while Ether ETFs added $58.3 million entirely through

The United Kingdom and United States are moving toward stablecoin regulatory alignment in 2026, as policymakers seek to reduce market fragmentation and create clearer routes for cross-border digital-asset activity. The effort comes as both jurisdictions advance formal stablecoin frameworks: in the U

Ostium, an Arbitrum-based real-world asset perpetual exchange, lost nearly $18 million USDC today after attackers compromised an oracle signer private key and manipulated prices. The compromised key allowed attackers to bypass verification checks and submit favorable future prices, executing approximately 20 looped trades through delegated actions to instantly profit at the protocol's expense. The incident exposes persistent security risks in oracle-dependent decentralized finance infrastructure

William Blair lowered its revenue and earnings forecasts for Coinbase on Wednesday, citing weaker-than-expected crypto trading activity. The firm cut its 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates by 12% and 13%, respectively, and reduced adjusted EBITDA forecasts by 34% for both years, yet maintained an

BNB Chain completed its 36th quarterly token burn on July 15, 2026, at 10:35 a.m. UTC, removing 1,615,827.795 BNB worth approximately $931.70 million from circulation. The burn reduced the remaining total supply to 133,166,127.91 BNB as part of BNB's long-term plan to decrease total supply

TradingView has partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider NOWNodes to enhance access to blockchain data across multiple networks including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and PulseChain. The collaboration aims to improve delivery of on-chain market data by providing consistent blockch