XRP Price Slides as Senate Drops Clarity Act and Fed Decision Looms
The global macro backdrop is as unfavorable as it's been all year for crypto markets.
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The global macro backdrop is as unfavorable as it's been all year for crypto markets.
The biggest names on Wall Street are lining up behind the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, marking one of the strongest public shows of support yet for legislation that would establish a new regulatory framework for th…
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Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch announced the launch of its Aqua protocol allowing users to provide liquidity to many protocols at once.
The crypto market has dropped 2.8% in the past 24 hours to $2.24 trillion, with major cryptocurrencies leading the decline. Bitcoin fell around 2.7% to $63,400, while Ethereum dropped more than 3.2% to $1,874.
DeFi projects that survived the fallout from the Terra and FTX collapses in 2022 are dying out in 2026. But analysts say it’s not a case of industry consolidation — but the opposite.
IMF warns Brazil's stablecoin growth is outpacing traditional capital flows, raising systemic financial risks.
The Bank of Russia published its first draft rules as part of the introduction of cryptocurrency regulations in the country, including capital requirements for companies that hold and record digital assets.
1inch has opened Aqua, its shared DeFi liquidity layer, to all users, eight months after releasing it to developers only. "he protocol went live on Tuesday across 13 EVM chains, among them Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB …
PayPal highlighted growth of stablecoins and AI-driven payment tools in Q2 while reporting $8.68 billion in revenue and an $81 million crypto-related earnings adjustment.
Blockaid found Ethereum remained the hardest-hit blockchain in H1 2026, while Solana replaced Arbitrum as the network with the second-highest losses, driven largely by key compromises.
Myanmar's military-backed parliament passed a law on Tuesday allowing the death penalty for people who use violence or unlawful detention to force others into running online scams. Where such abuse kills the victim, "th…
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