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BlackRock's digital asset business reported $48.8 billion in products at the end of the second quarter, down from $79.6 billion a year earlier, marking a decline of nearly 39% despite $15.1 billion in net inflows over the past 12 months. The contraction resulted from $45.8 billion in market

Kevin Warsh, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, testified on July 15 (local time) before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, stating that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) are 'imperfect measures' of underlying inflation. Warsh made these remarks

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain. The sanctions

Glacis Labs, the startup behind crypto clearing platform ZeroDelta, raised $6.8 million in a seed funding round that closed in March after fundraising began late last year. Lightspeed Faction led the round, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Coinbase

Inkitt, the AI entertainment company backed by Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA, launched Inkitt Ironblood, the world's first AI-native streaming platform built exclusively for action, sci-fi, and superhero content. The platform debuts with three fully AI-generated movies based on

Bitcoin has gained nearly 2,500 percent since Binance launched in July 2017, when it was trading around $2,500. Nine years later, global crypto ownership has crossed 741 million people, with Binance serving over 300 million registered users. The growth reflects sustained accumulation through

Morgan Stanley warned that Lucid Group Inc. (LCID) may need to raise $2.5 billion in fresh capital, a move the firm believes could increase dilution risk for existing shareholders. The firm maintains an 'Underweight' rating and a $5 price target on Lucid, implying a 5% potential downside from

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan released the firm's Q3 2026 Crypto Market Review report covering Q2 2026 performance, during which the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index fell 15.4 percent and spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their worst quarter on record with $4.9 billion in outflows. Bitcoin fell below $60,000 in

Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid listed a pre-IPO perpetual futures contract tied to ChangXin Memory Technologies, China's largest DRAM producer. The contract traded near $8 on July 15, implying a valuation of roughly $535 billion—approximately 526% above CXMT's official IPO pricing of RMB 8.66 pe

Strategy CEO Phong Le told Bloomberg Television on July 14 that Bitcoin would need to fall to between $8,000 and $10,000 before the company's $6.7 billion in convertible debt obligations pose a real balance-sheet risk. The company holds 843,775 BTC acquired for $63.69 billion and has expanded its

Aave launched V4 on Avalanche, marking the protocol's first expansion beyond Ethereum. The deployment introduces Hub & Spoke architecture that allows specialized lending markets to operate with customized collateral requirements while accessing shared liquidity across the protocol. According to Aave, one of the first planned markets on Avalanche will support borrowing against tokenized assets. The launch positions Aave to support tokenized real-world assets including US Treasurys, money market f

The US Labor Department announced Wednesday that the Producer Price Index fell 0.3% in June, below economists' forecast of an unchanged reading, prompting gold to rise 0.33% to $4,064.90 per ounce. The weaker-than-expected wholesale inflation data triggered bullish momentum in gold as markets

Binance announced it will list 10 new trading pairs under its bStocks product family on July 15, 2026, at 16:30. The cryptocurrency exchange stated it will add AAOIB, ARMB, AVGOB, BABAB, HOODB, IBMB, MRVLB, NOKB, RKLBB, and TSMB for spot trading with USDT pairs to expand user trading options. Binanc

PayPal stocks surged to a near six-month high on Wednesday after Stripe and private equity firm Advent International offered $60.50 per share to acquire the company. PYPL shares jumped as much as 18% in midday trade on Wednesday, marking highs last seen in January. Wall Street analysts remain

The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight rate at 2.25% on July 15 (local time), marking the sixth consecutive hold since the last 25-basis-point cut in October. The central bank maintained the bank rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%, citing signs of economic improvement and

Revolut secured in-principle approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to offer broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE. The approval covers Revolut's Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence and advances the fintech's expansion into a

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