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Equities Decouple From Crypto Prices @Bitwise's latest quarterly review lays out a striking divergence in the first half of 2026. Crypto asset prices fell 36% over the period, with the Bitwis
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Ondo Finance Issues First Tokenized Stocks Via DTCC
@OndoFinance has completed what appears to be the first live issuance of tokenized stock representations built on the @The_DTCC Tokenization Service, marking a concrete milestone in Wall Stre
Japan just cut its crypto tax from 55% to 20%
Japan's parliament has officially enacted legislation moving crypto regulation under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). The bill cleared the Upper House on July 15 after passi
Revolut Gets UAE In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services
Revolut has received in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to expand its crypto-related offerings in the United Arab Emirates. The UK-based financial f
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buys Until Preferred Shares Recover
Strategy has paused new bitcoin purchases until its preferred shares recover, according to comments attributed to the company’s CEO, tying the timing of any fresh accumulation to a recovery i
Japanese Senate Passes Revised Financial Products and Exchange Act, Setting 20% Crypto Tax and Lifting ETF Ban
Japan's upper house has passed a revised Financial Products and Exchange Act that reclassifies crypto assets under securities-style rules, a step reported to set a 20% tax rate for crypto ass
Mizuho Takes Cautious View on Circle as Stablecoin Rivalry Grows
Mizuho Securities has adopted a cautious stance on Circle Internet Group, warning that intensifying stablecoin competition remains a risk to the USDC issuer even after a key banking approval,
Mizuho Turns Cautious on Circle as Stablecoin Competition Heats Up
Mizuho Securities has adopted a cautious stance on Circle Internet Group, pointing to intensifying stablecoin competition as the central reason for its more guarded view of the USDC issuer. W
xAI sues Grok user over explicit deepfakes of minors
Elon Musk’s xAI has taken a South Carolina man to federal court in Texas, accusing him of using the Grok chatbot to create sexually explicit deepfakes of minors, marking the very first time a
Tether Invests $20M in Argentine Digital Bank Uala
Tether has invested $20 million in Uala, an Argentine digital bank, in a deal that pushes the stablecoin issuer deeper into Latin America's fintech sector and links its balance sheet to one o
U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes Shake Crypto Markets
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes in a sharp escalation that rippled straight into crypto markets, sending bitcoin lower and triggering more than $1 billion in daily liquidations a
Coinbase shifts Base focus to trading, stablecoin payments and AI, names Cobie as app lead
Base, a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Coinbase, is undergoing significant changes after a challenging start to 2026. Coinbase executive Jesse Pollak confirmed that several early product exp