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on Jul 12, 2026
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South Korea’s top 5 crypto exchanges recorded a weekly trading volume below KRW 10 trillion after five straight weeks of decline, marking the lowest level in nearly 3 years. South Korea’s crypto market recorded another week of lower trading activity. The total weekly trading volume of the country’s biggest 5 exchanges dropped for the first […]

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on Jul 12, 2026
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BNB Chain says BSC throughput rose to 5,200 TPS as block intervals fell to 450 ms and H2 targets another 2x gain. BNB Chain said BSC benchmark throughput rose to about 5,200 transactions per second by June 2026. The figure nearly doubled from about 2,800 TPS in January, according to BNB Chain’s H2 2026 roadmap. […]

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on Jul 11, 2026
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Bitwise says crypto fell 15.4% in Q2, but RWAs, stablecoins, and prediction markets continued to expand. Crypto markets faced another difficult quarter as Bitwise reported its third straight period of negative returns. While the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index fell 15.4% in Q2, parts of the industry continued to grow despite weaker prices. Even […]

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on Jul 11, 2026
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Tagger (TAG) trades on 9 exchanges, but CoinMarketCap’s listed all-time low never happened. Full contract, holder, and liquidity breakdown inside. Open Tagger’s page on CoinMarketCap today, and two numbers sit a few pixels apart, flatly contradicting each other. One says the all-time low was $0.053724, set on December 26, 2024. The other, right next to […]

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on Jul 10, 2026
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Aave launches Stable Vaults with Chainlink CCIP and Price Feeds to bring fixed-rate stablecoin yield into financial apps. Aave has launched Stable Vaults, a new product designed to bring fixed-rate stablecoin yield into financial applications. The product is powered by Chainlink CCIP and Chainlink Price Feeds, which support cross-chain connectivity and market data. Stable Vaults […]

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on Jul 10, 2026
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CZ says Binance’s weak KYC led to prison while Hyperliquid runs no-KYC smart contracts under a different trading model. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, discussed Hyperliquid in a June 29 interview with The Block.  He praised its market design but noted clear differences from centralized exchanges. CZ said Hyperliquid uses smart contracts without […]

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on Jul 10, 2026
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White House says it requested SEC and CFTC nominee names as Clarity Act talks raise pressure over vacant seats. The White House has rejected Senate Democrats’ claims over vacant minority seats at the SEC and CFTC.  In a letter to Senate leaders, it said Democratic recommendations were requested but not received. The dispute comes as […]

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on Jul 9, 2026
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Cardano DRep votes no on Wirex’s 3.96M ADA Treasury request, citing unclear deliverables and disclosure gaps. A Cardano delegated representative has voted against a Treasury proposal seeking 3,961,538 ADA for a Wirex payments project. The proposal is titled “Bringing Real-World Payments to Cardano with Wirex” and focuses on payment infrastructure. The DRep said the goal […]

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on Jul 9, 2026
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BNB Chain plans a new Layer 1 blockchain for agentic trading with AI support, 100,000+ TPS, faster transactions, and a 2027 mainnet launch. BNB Chain has announced plans to build a new Layer 1 blockchain for agentic trading. The new network will work alongside the existing BNB Chain ecosystem. It’s designed for quicker transactions and […]

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on Jul 9, 2026
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ESMA reviews CASPs to assess custody security, governance, and operational resilience under MiCA rules. EU regulators will examine key management, incident response, and third-party service risks. Crypto custody firms face stricter oversight as MiCA shifts toward active market supervision. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched its first major review of crypto custody […]