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Key Takeaways Fink expects a bullish wave of technology-driven productivity and margin expansion to fuel markets over the next 12 months. He said bitcoin and crypto are more stable after a leverage shakeout reduced excessive risk. Overall leverage remains far below financial-crisis levels, though Fink warned that isolated pockets of risk could still surface. Why
Key Takeaways Citi slashed Bitcoin’s 12-month target to $82,000 as $4.5B ETF outflows hit in June. Strategy sold 32 BTC for $2.5M, first sale since Dec 2022, while holding 843,706 BTC. Leveraged futures OI dropped $9.7B to $21.6B, with the Fed’s July 28-29 meeting pivotal. June didn’t just punish Bitcoin’s price, it yanked cash out
Key Takeaways The U.K. and U.S. backed aligned stablecoin rules for reserves, redemptions and market access. Both governments support 1:1 backing with high-quality liquid assets and holder protections. Cross-border stablecoin access is a priority as U.K.-U.S. regulatory cooperation expands. Transatlantic Taskforce Backs U.K.-U.S. Stablecoin Rules for Payments and Markets The United Kingdom and the United
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s Q2 2026 revenue hit $7.1 billion as Fink filed new SEC papers for tokenized funds. Ishares products crossed $6 trillion in assets while Blackrock’s digital currency and tokenized exchange-traded fund (ETF) business held near $110 billion. Blackrock raised its 2026 buyback plan to $2 billion as Fink pointed to accelerating momentum ahead.
Key Takeaways The Sensex fell 2.15% on July 8 before recovering as Indian mutual funds bought the dip. UPI processed 241.6 billion transactions in FY 2025-26, per NPCI, cementing India’s payments lead. The RBI continues urging banks to avoid crypto exposure even as 39 million Indians hold digital assets. A Sharp Drop, a Fast Recovery
Key Takeaways Bitmine reported $45.7 million in Q3 2026 staking revenue, ending a focus on bitcoin mining. The firm is the largest ETH treasury by number of ether held on its balance sheet. The company now holds 5.4 million ether valued at $10.85 billion to fuel MAVAN staking nodes. In June 2026, Bitmine raised $273.8
Key Takeaways Coinbase’s Rob Witoff said 95–100% of the company’s code is now written by or with AI, up from 40% in February. Most Coinbase engineers run 5 to 10 AI agents at once, together matching the output of about 1,200 workers. Witoff projects Coinbase’s AI agents could do the equivalent work of 100,000 employees
Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s top traders show the highest sustained BTC long positioning on record, per Glassnode. Current long exposure exceeds levels seen during bitcoin’s last run to around $83,000. Analysts warn one-sided positioning raises squeeze risk if bitcoin fails to hold the $65,000 level. A New Record Onchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed on Wednesday that
Key Takeaways Stripe and Advent bid $60.50 a share for Paypal per Bloomberg, valuing the fintech above $53 billion. The offer is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing, with the pair holding equal stakes. A deal would put Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin under the roof of Stripe, owner of the Tempo blockchain. A