Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot
Twentyeight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchainbased settlement. Source：CoinDesk
Ondo Finance weighs acquisition worth up to $500 million
The tokenizedassets firm is considering an acquisition valued at $250 million to $500 million as consolidation accelerates across crypto infrastructure.…
Crypto for Advisors: Is the Clarity Act dead?
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The economics behind Aave proposal to ditch 6 chains that earn loose change in revenue
A governance proposal would shut deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, and retire 50 asset markets elsewhere. Deposits on some have…
JPMorgan says fading Clarity Act odds weigh on crypto outlook
The bank said deteriorating prospects for U.S. market structure legislation remove a key catalyst for digital assets, even as tokenization and institutional…
Institutional crypto trading hits a record 72% as Wall Street calms crypto's wild swings
A new report from market maker Wintermute found that institutions now dominate crypto trading, driving lower volatility, selective altcoin flows and growth in…
Fake staking site drains $8.5 million in XRP from dozens of investors promising easy yield
Seoul police say the amount of the scam might rise to nearly $20 million. Two alleged scammers were detained and a third remains atlarge. Source：CoinDesk
Telegram faces terror-related legal action in Australia one day after founder is charged by Russia
The platform faces a fine of up to $38 million for allegedly failing to remove terrorrelated content. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs on track for the smallest monthly inflows ever
Your dayahead look for July 30, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
South Korea plans to tax crypto gains over $1,740 as political battle moves to parliament
The country plans on taxing cryptocurrency gains from Jan. 1, 2027, signaling that it does not intend to postpone the measure for a fourth time. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto's resilience tested as oil rises after Iran strikes, Fed signals rates could still rise
Bitcoin held near $64,000 despite the Fed's hawkish split, Iranian ballistic missiles and an 8% surge in oil overnight that sent the Dow down 2.2% and the…
BitRiver founder charged in Russia with $12.5 million fraud
Igor Runets has been transferred to a pretrial detention facility from house arrest as he faces accusations of failing to deliver on a contract. Source：CoinDesk