Mastercard’s AI Payment Debut Brings Coinbase, Ripple and 30+ Partners Into Agent Commerce
Mastercard has launched Agent Pay for Machines, a new payment framework that allows AI agents…
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CFTC Chairman Selig Backs Prediction Markets With New Case-by-Case Framework
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Wednesday,…
Trump Warns Iran Will ‘Pay the Price’ as Gas Prices Jump 40% and Inflation Hits 3-Year High
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that May 2026 headline consumer price inflation…
Equipment finance platform Trad.Fi to bring $650M in private credit onchain
Trad.Fi plans to bring up to $650 million in equipment-finance credit onchain, targeting a trillion-dollar…
Botanix to shut down after 4 years, cites weak demand for Bitcoin DeFi
The Spiderchain developer told users to withdraw assets by July 9 after concluding demand for…
EU proposes ban on 11 crypto platforms in Russia sanctions push
The proposed measures would ban transactions on 11 crypto platforms and expand sanctions targeting networks…
SpaceX IPO nears 4 times oversubscribed, squeezing crypto and tech
Tech stocks and crypto are selling off in a “classic pre-mega-IPO liquidity squeeze,” say analysts….
Chainalysis, South Korean police link up to fight crypto crime
South Korea’s national police has been battling crypto-enabled crimes from DPRK-state level threats to scams…
XRP Slips Toward $1.10 as Ripple Taps RLUSD to Fund Safe Water for Millions
XRP is trading on shaky ground near $1.11 as a fresh selloff threatens to drag…
Bitcoin Trades Near $61,300 After Worst Week Since FTX Collapse Wipes $390 Billion From Crypto
Bitcoin has recorded its worst weekly performance since the 2022 FTX collapse, sliding below $60,000…
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys $123 Million More Ethereum as Treasury Tops 5.4 Million ETH
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has scooped up another 75,000 ether worth roughly $123 million, lifting the…
Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation as Paradigm and A16z Back DeFi Push
Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and…
CME Group Launches Nasdaq CME Crypto Index Futures Tracking BTC, ETH and SOL
TLDR: CME’s new crypto futures track eight major cryptocurrencies through a single benchmark index product….
Binance Equity Trading Hits 2% of TradFi Perpetuals Volume in First Week on AI Sector Bets
TLDR: Binance equity trading recorded ~84% of first-week volume from emerging market users via stablecoins….
Hyperliquid, Paradigm urge revision of GENIUS money laundering rule
The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm say the Treasury’s money laundering rules for the GENIUS…