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Policy

Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters

Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governments worldwide.

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Tech

Validators embrace XRP Ledger's recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yet

The new software leads among the network's validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the security amendment bundled with it remains a separate, slower vote. The upgrade needs 80% of the trusted validator list to activate.

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Tech

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Live markets: Bitcoin drops as yen, Iran ceasefire collapse

Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.

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Markets

Bitcoin under pressure as Trump says Iran ceasefire is over

Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.

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Markets

BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom

The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca's Jeff Dorman said.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo at ETHConf 2026 (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe

Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Markets

SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June

SpaceX tokens captured $1.19 billion, or 31% of total monthly volume, with Backpack’s SPCX leading trading at $1.08 billion.

Roacket launching next to SpaceX building (SpaceX/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising

A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Markets

Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research begins

Major brokerages initiated coverage on Tuesday with mostly buy ratings following the company's $75 billion June IPO.

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Markets

Vanguard opens search for digital assets leader in sign of evolving crypto strategy

The new role would oversee tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain initiatives as Vanguard reassesses digital assets.

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Markets

AI trade loses steam as infrastructure boom faces reality check

Record earnings, rising competition and concerns over slowing AI spending are forcing investors to reassess one of the market's biggest trades.

DRAM ETF (TradingView)

Finance

EDX Markets raises $76 million in funding round led by SBI Holdings

EDX’s model targets institutional clients by separating trading from custody through a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk.

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Finance

Former Tether investment chief is looking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin giant: Bloomberg

Richard Heathcote is reportedly working with PJT Partners to find a buyer for a small part of his 1.26% holding in the issuer of USDT following his transition to an advisory role.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, XRP draw Japanese firms as weak yen drives treasury diversification

SBI VC Trade says corporate demand for crypto is rising as a weak yen pushes firms to diversify reserves, part of a run that took its registered accounts past 2 million.

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Finance

Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside crypto

The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.

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