Nexo has launched its crypto debit-and-credit card in Argentina, giving local users a new way to spend digital assets directly or borrow against crypto holdings without selling them. The rollout brings the Nexo Card to one of Latin America’s most active crypto markets and comes alongside the appointment of former Binance executive Andres Ondarra as
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to propose sweeping crypto rule changes as soon as this month, setting up the agency’s first major crypto-specific rulemaking push under Chair Paul Atkins. The proposals are expected to cover a broad range of market participants, including crypto startups, token issuers, exchanges, alternative trading systems and broker-dealers.
Lido price and broader liquid staking market surged after major infrastructure breakthroughs The cryptocurrency market witnessed significant liquid staking momentum on July 8, 2026, as digital assets decoupled from Bitcoin’s minor retracement The decentralized finance (DeFi) market experienced a powerful burst of momentum on July 8, 2026, as Lido DAO (LDO) surged by a staggering
Strategy has sold Bitcoin again, and the reason matters more than the size of the sale. According to Talos research, Strategy sold 3,588 BTC between June 29 and July 5 to pay preferred share dividends and rebuild its U.S. dollar reserves. The sale represents only 0.42% of Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings, but it marks only
Why Did Payward Sue Mazars? Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has secured a $22 million arbitration award against Mazars USA after the auditor abruptly abandoned a nearly completed audit of the crypto exchange during the height of Operation Choke Point 2.0. The company is now asking the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final
Why Is BNB Chain Building Another Layer 1? BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 blockchain designed for agentic trading, targeting a faster execution environment for automated strategies, onchain trading systems, and applications that need lower latency than the existing BNB stack can provide. The new chain will run alongside BNB Smart Chain, opBNB,
Bitcoin remained volatile on Tuesday as traders weighed renewed ETF demand against macroeconomic uncertainty, corporate treasury selling and fragile technical conditions after a difficult first half of 2026. The largest cryptocurrency traded near $63,200, with an intraday range between roughly $61,350 and $64,435. The move reflected continued instability after Bitcoin briefly reclaimed the $63,000 level
TeraWulf has signed a 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic for AI data center infrastructure expected to generate approximately $19 billion in contracted revenue, marking a major strategic shift for the bitcoin miner as it expands into high-performance computing. The agreement covers a purpose-built AI infrastructure campus at TeraWulf’s Justified Data site in Hawesville, Kentucky. According
bitFlyer USA has launched its cryptocurrency trading platform in West Virginia, expanding its regulated footprint to 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia as exchanges continue pursuing nationwide licensing in one of the world’s most fragmented digital asset regulatory markets. The launch follows the company’s receipt of a West Virginia Money Transmitter License in
What Did Coinbase Secure in the UK? Coinbase has received authorization from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to provide investment services, giving the exchange room to expand its local product suite beyond spot crypto trading. The approval allows institutional and advanced traders to access crypto, equity, and commodity perpetual futures through Coinbase’s UK platform. Retail