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Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era
The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.

Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in
Your day-ahead look for July 21, 2026

Crypto markets rally on Clarity progress report, Asian chip-stock rebound
Speculation that President Donald Trump agreed to a crucial ethics provision for the crypto market structure bill underpinned the gains.

UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses
The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions.

AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts
The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.

Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal
The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability.


Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatter
With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at "fear," crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP's 20% surge was the only real headline in an otherwise quiet session.

Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4
Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said.

U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 20.

