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Crypto Bleeds Ahead of Powell's Speech — Eight Reasons the Fed May Choose Not to Cut Rates in September
Crypto and related stocks are sliding as traders brace for the July FOMC meeting minutes and Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, fearing a hawkish Fed stance.

Best Crypto Investment Ideas According to CEO of $1.6T Asset Manager Franklin Templeton
Jenny Johnson said she likes the “picks and shovels” of the industry.

Scaramucci's Skybridge Capital to Tokenize $300M in Hedge Funds on Avalanche
The investment management firm is bringing two of its hedge funds on-chain in partnership with Apex Group's Tokeny.

Ripple’s Global Co-Head of Policy on Four Best Practices for Digital Asset Custody
Ripple distills a Singapore workshop into four custody best practices: compliance by design, tailored models, operational resilience and governance.

Bullish's $1.15B in IPO Proceeds Was Entirely in Stablecoins—A First for Public Market
Stablecoins used in the settlement include dollar- and euro-pegged tokens of Circle, Paxos, PayPal, Ripple and Societe Generale, among others.

Robinhood Partners With Kalshi to Launch NFL and College Football Prediction Markets
The new offering follows the success of Polymarket-style event trading, but with CFTC-regulated contracts in the U.S.

Polkadot Launches Institutional Arm to Bridge Wall Street and Web3
The new group’s offerings will cover centralized and decentralized exchange infrastructure, real-world asset tokenization, staking, and decentralized finance.

Asia Morning Briefing: Traders Tilt Bearish on August BTC, ETH Targets as Retail Lags Institutions
Prediction markets are flashing red even as institutions keep doubling down on BTC and ETH.

Stellar Development Foundation Invests in Archax, Aiming to Boost Tokenization
The UK-regulated digital asset platform has integrated Stellar into its tokenization tool and launched the Aberdeen tokenized money market fund on the network.

Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto's Rising Leverage Trades Show Signs of Stress, Galaxy Digital Says
Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways.

