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 alwayson infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and…
MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to…
Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls
The proposed threeway merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in
Your dayahead look for July 21, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal
Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though the reports remain unconfirmed and…
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. Source：CoinDesk
XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35
XRP pushed higher over 24 hours and tested shortterm resistance, but the larger chart still needs a clean break above the $1.24$1.28 supply zone to confirm a…
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs post a fifth straight day of inflows in a first since April
The run has pulled in roughly $727 million, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June. Source：CoinDesk
UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses
The UK’s Crypto and Digital Assets AllParty Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on…
Bitcoin hits a two-week high near $65,500 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind
Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a fiveday ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy. Source：CoinDesk
Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built…
Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift
This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a fullstack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx. Source：CoinDesk