Billions flowing out of bitcoin ETFs and private credit funds suggest rising market risks
Redemption requests in the $2 trillion private credit market surged to $15.6 billion in the second quarter, dwarfing bitcoin ETF outflows. Source:CoinDesk
AI contracts, not bitcoin, now drive miner valuations, and Cipher and TeraWulf look cheap
Compass Point analysts Michael Donovan and Ed Engel said markets are giving little credit to future AI data center pipelines despite billions of dollars in…
Ethereum's newest nonprofit wants to become Wall Street's guide to crypto
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re digging into Ethereum Institutional, a new nonprofit aimed at educating financial institutions and…
Aave rolls out vaults for yield-hungry fintech investors
Aave's new Stable Vaults product lets wallets, exchanges and payment apps offer yields on stablecoin deposits Source:CoinDesk
Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for
KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their mostcriticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns…
Over $7.2 billion have migrated from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as Mantle joins exodus
Migrations to Chainlink CCIP so far include Kelp and Lombard, both of which brought over $1 billion, as well as Solv Protocol, Virtuals, Re and Kraken’s…
Pricing houses in bitcoin exposes dollar's loss of value
Your dayahead look for July 9, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Swift rolls out new blockchain ledger to bring 24/7 banking to 17 global giants
HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift’s new blockchain…
Latin America’s biggest stock exchange now offers options on bitcoin, ether and solana futures
These options settle into underlying futures contracts rather than spot cryptoassets, involving no custody, transfer, or administration of tokens.…
Crypto for Advisors: Q2 2026 Digital Asset Review
ETFs face record outflows Source:CoinDesk
Crypto remains resilient in face of renewed Middle East tensions
BTC rose 1.2% to $63,000 and Nasdaq futures jumped 2.6% with markets seemingly unconcerned by U.S. airstrikes on Iran. Bitcoin is now up 9% since the end of…
Singapore's Temasek investment fund says crypto is off the table, will focus on AI
The $400 billion wealth fund plans to expand AI holdings to 15% of its portfolio by 2031 from the current 6%. Source:CoinDesk