Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
The BNPbacked brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AInative financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue…
Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko
Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined.…
Bitcoin pulls back to $64,000 after hitting monthly high as bears take control
Profittaking after bitcoin hit a $65,500 monthly high combined with fresh Iranian strikes on U.S. bases sent crypto lower, with bears leading price action…
US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF
The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam BankmanFried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below…
Bitcoin $107K buyers providing ‘early signals’ of 2026 bear-market bottom: Glassnode
Bitcoin realized losses appeared to be copying a reversal structure that marked previous bearmarket bottoms, with $69,000 a new BTC price battleground.…
Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500K HYPE for Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets
The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listingservice revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets.…
Live updates: ZachXBT calls hardware wallets complete garbage; BTC steady near $65,000
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT came down heavily on hardware wallets. BTC traded steady near $65,000 after South Korea's rate hike. Source：CoinDesk
A bitcoin wallet dormant since the 2017 peak just moved $383 million
The coins went to a fresh address rather than an exchange, so nothing has been sold yet. Source：CoinDesk
Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund
This is not a broad rally as bitcoin is up 4% over the same stretch, and solana, TRON and hyperliquid are all lower. Source：CoinDesk
Two Groups of bitcoin Investors sell on the rise as U.S. inflation lifts prices to nearly $65,000
Bitcoin surges toward $65,000 on softerthanexpected inflation data, but onchain signals show two key investor groups selling into the bounce. Source：CoinDesk
Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak
Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving…
Stanford study says 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enable settlement manipulation
Researchers found that Polymarket’s fiveminute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing…