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ESMA targets MiCA crypto custodians with resilience review
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
crypto.news · Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:08:01 GMT
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Robinhood hands AI agents your crypto trades in major platform shift
Robinhood has introduced plans to let eligible U.S. customers authorize AI agents to execute cryptocurrency trades on their behalf, extending automated investing beyond stocks and options. Robinhood said during a Friday presentation that the upcoming feature will allow eligible U.S.-based…
crypto.news · Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:58:01 GMT
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Robinhood says its AI agent feature will ‘soon’ be assisting crypto traders
More than 70,000 agentic accounts have already been created by Robinhood equities and options traders since late May, when Robinhood launched a beta version of the product.
Cointelegraph · Agents · Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:12:30 GMT
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Backpack challenges Wall Street with 24/7 tokenized US stocks
Backpack has launched 24/7 trading for tokenized U.S. stocks across more than 150 countries, giving eligible investors direct ownership of selected equities with instant settlement. Backpack announced on Thursday that users outside the United States can now trade a group…
crypto.news · PayFi, RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:34:52 GMT
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South Korea tests blockchain stablecoin in first government pilot
South Korea has launched its first government-backed blockchain stablecoin pilot after Gyeonggi Province confirmed an eight-month proof-of-concept program scheduled to begin in August. According to blockchain media outlet NexBlock, Gyeonggi Province, the country’s most populous province, will begin testing a…
crypto.news · PayFi, Media · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:55:14 GMT
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Pi Network price prediction July 2026: 103.7 million unlocks vs three new products
Pi Network entered July 2026 at a fresh all-time low near $0.10, its most oversold reading since launch, facing a supply-and-demand collision the whole market is watching. On the supply side, 103.7 million tokens unlock this month. On the demand…
crypto.news · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:03:00 GMT
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Sky Reports Record $419M Revenue Run-Rate for June 2026
Cumulative sUSDS yield payouts topped $250 million as Grove launched its GROVE governance token and a new Fixed Yield product crossed $44.1 million in TVL.
The Defiant · DeFi, Governance · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:52:23 GMT
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Backpack joins race for 24/7 stock markets with tokenized equities
The launch comes as tokenized stocks become one of the fastest-growing corners of crypto, with exchanges and traditional finance firms racing to expand 24/7 trading.
Cointelegraph · RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:36:36 GMT
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What is Robinhood Chain? The broker’s blockchain, explained
Robinhood Chain is an Arbitrum-based Ethereum L2 with 24/7 tokenized stocks that plug into DeFi. How it works, Stock Tokens, access rules, and the risks.
crypto.news · RWA, Infra · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:16:52 GMT
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CRYL expands Japan’s Bitcoin lending market with $6.2M loans
Japanese lender CRYL launches Bitcoin-backed loans of up to $6.2M, offering annual rates from 3.5% without requiring BTC sales.
crypto.news · DeFi · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:55:00 GMT
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The Sun Rises in Seoul and Trades on Solana: $SKHY is Now Live
SK Hynix ($SKHY), South Korea’s dominant memory-chip maker, is now live on Solana.
Solana Blog · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT
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Japanese lender launches Bitcoin-backed loans of up to $6.2M
CRYL is offering Bitcoin-backed loans to individuals and businesses as Japanese firms explore broader uses for BTC in lending and credit markets.
Cointelegraph · DeFi · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:24:06 GMT
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Robinhood Chain did $570M volume on $21M of liquidity. The launch-week autopsy
Robinhood built a blockchain for tokenized stocks and institutional-grade real-world assets. In its first week, the chain did $570 million of volume against $21.68 million of liquidity, a 26-to-1 ratio that exists nowhere else in DeFi, and most of it…
crypto.news · RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:38:58 GMT
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Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan
The bitcoin treasury company is working with JPYC and Progmat to explore tokenized credit products backed by bitcoin, aiming to create efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan.
CoinDesk · RWA, Governance · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:08:20 GMT
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Crypto records longest losing streak since 2022, Bitwise says
Crypto posted a third negative quarter as ETF outflows rose, while stablecoins, tokenized assets and prediction markets expanded.
crypto.news · PayFi, RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:42:46 GMT
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HSBC completes first tokenized structured product pilot for institutional investors
HSBC has completed its first blockchain-based issuance of a digitally native structured product, using tokenized U.S. dollar-denominated notes in a private placement for institutional investors in Hong Kong. According to HSBC, the pilot transaction involved U.S. dollar-denominated structured notes issued…
crypto.news · RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT
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Robinhood Chain surpasses $70M in bridged Ether after launch
Robinhood Chain has attracted more than $70 million worth of bridged Ether within its first week, strengthening Ethereum’s role as the settlement layer behind the brokerage’s new tokenized finance network. Data from Token Terminal showed the Arbitrum-based layer-2 network crossed…
crypto.news · PayFi, RWA · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:23:03 GMT
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Zcash targets July 28 launch for Ironwood network upgrade
Zcash’s next upgrade will replace the once-compromised Orchard pool and may offer clues about whether counterfeit tokens were created via a recent bug.
Cointelegraph · Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:25:27 GMT
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Perplexity Fine-Tuned a Chinese AI Model to Match Claude Opus 4.8 at One-Third the Cost
The company's post-trained GLM 5.2 preview pairs a cheaper open-source base with a frontier advisor—and it's already live in production.
Decrypt · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:40:28 GMT
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Privy Launches Global Fiat Onramps With Stripe in US, EU
Privy pairs Stripe's Crypto Onramp for the US and EU with its own aggregator covering more than 100 other countries, all funneling into a single wallet.
The Defiant · Consumer · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:58:24 GMT
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Swift Readies Ledger for 24/7 Token Transfers—Though True Settlement Is Stuck on Old Rails
Swift’s pilot allows 17 global banks to transfer tokenized deposits on weekends, but ultimate settlement still relies on legacy systems.
Decrypt · PayFi, RWA · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:23:00 GMT
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Aave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Fintech Stablecoin Yield
The vaults convert Aave's variable lending rates into fixed yields that wallets, exchanges and payment apps can offer their own users.
The Defiant · PayFi, DeFi · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:06:34 GMT
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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
CoinDesk · PayFi, DeFi · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:01:38 GMT
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EU Set to Revise MiCA in 2027 to Cover Foreign Stablecoin Issuers
Trump's embrace of stablecoins is pushing Brussels to expand its crypto law to non-EU issuers and tokenized payments, EU diplomats say.
Decrypt · PayFi, RWA · Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:18:24 GMT
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Justin Sun’s NFT marketplace managed just four sales last month
Justin Sun’s NFT marketplace, AINFT, and his memecoin platform, Sun Pump, sold just four NFTs and launched 57 tokens in the last 30 days. The post Justin Sun’s NFT marketplace managed just four sales last month appeared first on Protos.
Protos · Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:35:29 GMT
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Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Framework
Dinari, an issuer of tokenized U.S. equities, and tZERO Group, a blockchain-based financial infrastructure provider, said Wednesday they are partnering to build an operating framework that would let broker-dealers offer tokenized U.S. stocks.
The Defiant · RWA · Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:34:57 GMT
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Strike Launches Bitcoin Loans With No Price Liquidations
Strike, the bitcoin financial services firm run by CEO Jack Mallers, launched a bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations for the life of the loan, according to Strike's own FAQ. The product, called "volatility-proof loans," strips out the 65% LTV warning, 70%…
The Defiant · Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:28:15 GMT