Stablecoin transaction volume hits record $1.79T in June
Stablecoins are maturing and are positioned for even greater reach as the market evolves, said crypto researcher Nick Ruck. Go to Source
Month: July 2026
Thousands of crypto wallets at risk from ‘Ill Bloom’ vulnerability: Coinspect
Thousands of crypto wallets across multiple blockchains could be vulnerable due to weak recovery phrase generation. Go to Source
ESMA Warns Prediction Market Platforms Could Face Strict EU Financial Regulations
On July 3, ESMA issued a statement warning that some event contracts resembling binary options could fall under current derivatives regulation. The regulator stressed that firms offering these instruments should assess whether these contracts fall under this classification to comply with regulatory requirements. Europe Puts Its Sights on Binary Options-Like Event Markets The European Securities … Read more
China Warns of ‘Spy Turtles’ Fitted With Sensors in Its Territorial Waters
China’s Ministry of State Security said it has found sea turtles and fish in its territorial waters fitted with miniature sensors, warning the devices could be used to collect ocean data for detailed submarine mapping. In a June 12, 2026 post on the agency’s official WeChat account, it also pointed to espionage buoys and wave … Read more
Central bankers sound alarms over agentic AI finance risks
“We need to think about new tools and a different way of working with the [AI] market in a more collaborative way,” says Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK’s finance watchdog. Go to Source
Vanadi Coffee’s Bitcoin Pivot Soured by Exorbitant Board Fees and Shareholder Revolt
Vallecid, a tourism conglomerate that owns nearly 10% of Vanadi’s shares, has filed a petition to renew the board of directors and to monitor the fees some of its members collect each time a financial transaction is executed, which can reach up to 5%. Spanish Bitcoin Treasury Vanadi Coffee Faces Internal Battle On Current Financial … Read more
Trump’s memecoin holders have lost over $3.8B: Report
Nansen analysis shows that just under half a million wallets had profited on Donald Trump’s memecoin, while the large majority of buyers have lost out. Go to Source
Crypto Traders Compete for 600K USDC, Private Island Grand Prize via Deribit Contest
Deribit and Signalplus opened registration for a five-week trading competition offering a prize pool that scales up to 600,000 USDC. The contest, called “The Island,” starts tomorrow on July 6 at 08:00 UTC and runs through August 10 at 23:59 UTC. Deribit owns the platform where the trading happens. Signalplus supplies the analytics tools, leaderboards, … Read more
Esports Revenue Climbs Toward $5.1 Billion as Global Audience Tops 640 Million
Esports has grown into a global audience business of 640.8 million people, and the industry’s biggest event of 2026 is about to test how far that audience can carry the sport’s business model. The Esports World Cup lands in Paris from July 6 through Aug. 23, with more than 2,000 players and 200 clubs from … Read more
Inside the Top 12 Bitcoin Addresses: Who Holds 1.35 Million BTC
Twelve addresses on bitcoin’s rich list hold a combined 1,347,380 BTC, worth roughly $85.2 billion at current prices near $63,265. That’s 6.72% of all bitcoin in existence sitting behind twelve public keys. Some belong to exchanges moving customer funds around the clock. Others haven’t moved a satoshi out in years. Pulling onchain data from the … Read more