A federal judge has rejected the CFTC’s request to stop Wisconsin from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms. Wisconsin court rejects CFTC injunction Judge William Griesbach of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

President Donald Trump threatened a forceful response after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan, ending a brief pause in fighting and sending oil prices sharply higher. Trump vows retaliation after Iran missile attack Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired several…

Tether’s US-focused USAT stablecoin has launched on Celo, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum and extending the token to a network widely used for digital-dollar payments. USAT adds native issuance and gas payments on Celo Tether announced the USAT…

Freehand has raised $75 million to expand AI agents that handle invoices, supplier negotiations, payments, and other supply-chain tasks for large companies. Freehand secures $75 million from US investors Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners co-led the round, with Nexus…

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt criticized banking leaders seeking tighter stablecoin reward restrictions as Senate delays pushed the CLARITY Act’s passage odds to a record low. Patrick Witt challenges banks over CLARITY Act Witt pushed back after 134 banking…

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies barely moved after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, suggesting traders had largely prepared for the decision. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged Federal Reserve officials maintained the federal funds rate at between 3.5% and…

Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, moving its Ripple partnership into production. Aviva brings its USD liquidity fund to XRPL Aviva Investors and Ripple announced the launch on…

Coinbase stock traded near $164 on Wednesday as investors weighed weak Q2 revenue expectations against Rosenblatt’s $240 price target and growth in newer business lines. Coinbase stock consolidates ahead of earnings Coinbase (COIN) shares traded at $164.43 on July 29,…

OSL Digital Securities has opened XRP trading to retail investors in Hong Kong, creating a regulated fiat on-ramp as US lawmakers continue debating federal crypto market rules. OSL opens XRP trading to Hong Kong retail investors OSL Digital Securities launched…

Polymarket traders cut the CLARITY Act’s chances of becoming law in 2026 to a record-low 27% after the Senate postponed action on the crypto market structure bill. CLARITY Act odds fall as Senate changes priorities The Polymarket contract asking whether…

XRP Ledger has activated its fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment, making version 3.2.0 the minimum software release required for nodes to remain compatible with the mainnet. XRP Ledger activates fix with 85.71% support XRPScan data shows that fixCleanup3_2_0 is now active after securing…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought about $40.2 million in Tesla, SpaceX and Nvidia shares on July 28 as a global technology sell-off hit AI and semiconductor stocks. ARK Invest adds Tesla, SpaceX and Nvidia shares ARK Invest spread its Tesla…

Florida Rep. Mike Haridopolos has renewed his push for the CLARITY Act as Senate delays narrow the bill’s path to passage before the August recess. Haridopolos warns US crypto leadership is at risk Haridopolos, a Republican member of the House…

Regional mediators are reportedly close to a proposal that could restart the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, although Tehran continues to deny seeking renewed talks with Washington. Mediators push US-Iran MoU revival Pakistan, Egypt and Qatar have stepped up efforts to…

Open interest in perpetual contracts tied to stocks, metals and oil has doubled since late May as major crypto exchanges expand beyond digital assets, CryptoQuant reported. TradFi perpetual open interest climbs above $2B TradFi perpetual contracts have become one of…

Michael Saylor has warned that changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules pose a greater long-term threat than rival cryptocurrencies, governments, or external competition. Saylor warns against capturing Bitcoin consensus Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor issued the warning in a series of…

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are developing a shared tokenized deposit network that could bring round-the-clock blockchain payments to the regulated US banking system. Four US banks move tokenized deposits onto one network The Clearing House,…

Prediction markets are lowering the chances of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 as the Senate turns to Russia sanctions and federal nominations before its August recess. CLARITY Act loses its place on the Senate schedule Senate Majority Leader…

Bitcoin fell below $64,000 on Tuesday as traders reduced risk before the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, while ETF outflows and leveraged liquidations added to selling pressure. Bitcoin price falls below rising trendline According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price…

Elon Musk has set an early August target for Grok 4.6 and disclosed plans for a larger Grok 4.7 model as SpaceXAI steps up its competition with OpenAI, Anthropic, and China’s Moonshot AI. Grok 4.6 targets an Aug. 7 release…