AI contracts, not bitcoin, now drive miner valuations, and Cipher and TeraWulf look cheap
Compass Point analysts Michael Donovan and Ed Engel said markets are giving little credit to future AI data center pipelines despite billions of dollars in…
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 Source:CoinDesk
Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for
KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their mostcriticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns…
Over $7.2 billion have migrated from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as Mantle joins exodus
Migrations to Chainlink CCIP so far include Kelp and Lombard, both of which brought over $1 billion, as well as Solv Protocol, Virtuals, Re and Kraken’s…
Pricing houses in bitcoin exposes dollar's loss of value
Your dayahead look for July 9, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Swift rolls out new blockchain ledger to bring 24/7 banking to 17 global giants
HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift’s new blockchain…
Crypto for Advisors: Q2 2026 Digital Asset Review
ETFs face record outflows Source:CoinDesk
Singapore's Temasek investment fund says crypto is off the table, will focus on AI
The $400 billion wealth fund plans to expand AI holdings to 15% of its portfolio by 2031 from the current 6%. Source:CoinDesk
Crypto trader applies legendary HODL strategy to EUR/USD forex bet
A trader on Ostium has held a $1.14 million long position in EUR/USD perpetual futures for 400 days, applying a bitcoinstyle HODLing strategy to forex.…
Sony secures conditional approval to set up U.S. stablecoin trust bank
The New Yorkbased subsidiary, fully owned by Sony Bank, will be capitalized with $40 million to support its upcoming stablecoin business operations.…
Two blockbuster AI IPO's on the horizon could leave crypto further behind
A wave of blockbuster AI listings is drawing billions of dollars from global investors, reinforcing a rotation away from crypto. Source:CoinDesk
Bank of Japan may speed up rate hikes, pushing borrowing costs above 2%, ex-BOJ official warns
Former BOJ official issues interestrate warning as yen continues to slide against the dollar. Source:CoinDesk