PayPal USD launches natively on Polygon blockchain via Paxos on July 9, 2026
PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin is now natively issued on Polygon and integrated with the Open Money Stack, allowing businesses to settle payments directly on-chain.
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Bitcoin holds above $62,000 as gold slides for fourth day
Bitcoin holds above $62,000 as gold slides for fourth day. Ether also steady. Markets eye Fed rate hike expectations amid US-Iran tensions.
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Paul S. Atkins’ agency targets July 2026 for first crypto rule proposal
The SEC has added three major crypto rules to its 2026 regulatory agenda, targeting asset offerings, broker-dealers, and market structure under Chair Paul S….
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CASHCAT meme coin surges 718% to $68 million market cap on Robinhood Chain
CASHCAT jumps 718% in 24 hours on the newly launched Robinhood Chain. The feline-themed meme coin reached a $68 million market cap as speculative volume surges.
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Richard Teng calls crypto a core global system on July 7 podcast
Binance CEO Richard Teng argues crypto has evolved into a leading financial infrastructure, enabling 24/7 markets and atomic settlement for global finance.
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AI-Powered Crypto Scams Outpace Forensics, Costing Billions in 2025
Crypto forensics advanced significantly by 2026, recovering billions, but AI-powered scams became 4.5x more profitable, driving $17 billion in losses in 2025.
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Visa, Stripe, and 140 firms launch Open Standard to issue Open OUSD on June 30, 2026
Visa, Stripe, and 140 firms launch Open Standard for Open OUSD on June 30, 2026. This initiative aims to create a new stablecoin with shared reserve revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg reportedly develops Arena app to challenge Polymarket
Meta Platforms is developing Arena, a new prediction platform to rival Polymarket. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is leading the push into the $130B forecasting market.
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Bitcoin developers remove explicit RBF signaling from wallets to boost privacy
Bitcoin developers are discussing the removal of replace-by-fee RBF signaling to prevent wallet privacy leaks and eliminate redundant transaction metadata.
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CFTC names Donald Battle Chief Data Innovation Officer on June 15
The CFTC has appointed Donald Battle as Chief Data Innovation Officer and J. Matthew Haws as Chicago Regional Administrator to lead digital asset and derivat…
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Bitcoin, Ripple prices fall as Kevin Warsh’s Fed signals fewer rate cuts
Ripple drops 6% and Bitcoin falls 5% as a hawkish Federal Reserve signal from Chairman Kevin Warsh triggers $200 million in liquidations on June 18, 2026.
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Japan’s Lower House passes bill to slash crypto capital gains tax to 20%
Japan’s Lower House passed a landmark bill on June 11, 2026, cutting the crypto capital gains tax to a flat 20% and reclassifying tokens as financial instrum…
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Bitcoin price drops over 5% to $67,692.76, liquidating $445 million in contracts
Bitcoin fell below $70,000 on June 2, 2026, triggering $800M in liquidations. Strategy’s rare BTC sale and Mt. Gox wallet activity fueled the market crash.
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Vitalik Buterin proposes options contracts to replace DeFi debt liquidations
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposes an options-based DeFi framework to replace debt-based liquidations and increase market resilience.
