Crypto Market News

Morpho poised to scale as DeFi infrastructure play, Standard Chartered says

The bank initiated coverage of Morpho with a $60 end-2030 price target, saying its DeFi lending and onchain infrastructure businesses are positio...

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum gets a new nonprofit focused on institutional adoption

The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organizations like EthLabs emergi...

Jul 01, 2026

Citi slashes 12-month bitcoin, ether targets as ETF flows dry up

The bank cut its 12-month bitcoin and ether price targets after scrapping its ETF inflow forecasts, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation and we...

Jul 01, 2026

Bank of Korea governor outlines tokenized bond vision, unified ledger plan

The Bank of Korea’s governor praised tokenized government bonds for easing the issuance and management of government debt during a panel discussi...

Jul 01, 2026

Tokenized Google stock inflated 7,700% in rare DeFi lending exploit

An attacker inflated the value of a tokenized Google share used as collateral to about 78 times its real price, then borrowed against it, leaving...

Jul 01, 2026

What's next for Bitcoin and stocks? Analysts see a volatile second half

After AI drove equities higher while bitcoin lagged, market watchers expect macro policy and market structure to take center stage.

Jul 01, 2026

Mysterious Solana project World unveiled as fully onchain prediction market

The platform is now live within the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, utilizing Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure for market data.

Jul 01, 2026

Circle CEO touts USDC's network advantage as OUSD emerges

Bernstein said OUSD could become the strongest new challenger to the Circle-Tether duopoly, while flagging unresolved questions around governance...

Jul 01, 2026

Morning Minute: Major New Stablecoin Launch Shakes Incumbents

Open USD takes a shot at USDC and USDT, with backing from heavy hitters including Visa, Mastercard and Google.

Jul 01, 2026

Bitcoin opens the third quarter in an historical red zone after rare losing first half

Bitcoin fell in both the first and second quarters of 2026, only the third time it has opened a year that way. In the two earlier instances, 2018...

Jul 01, 2026

Europe is rewriting its landmark crypto rulebook MiCA as hard July 1 deadline passes

The EU is reviewing whether its landmark crypto regulation MiCA needs updating for a market reshaped by stablecoins and tokenization.

Jul 01, 2026

Last-minute MiCA approvals mark end of EU transition period

A final wave of MiCA approvals expanded Europe's roster of licensed crypto firms as the transitional period came to a close.

Jul 01, 2026

Taiwan Passes Sweeping Crypto Law With Licensing, Stablecoin Rules

The new law puts virtual asset firms under FSC oversight for the first time and sets reserve-and-trust rules for stablecoins.

Jul 01, 2026

Ark Invest bought more than $75 million of crypto shares during June bloodbath

Ark Invest has a tendency to "buy the dip," loading up on shares in cryptocurrency companies when their prices are depressed.

Jul 01, 2026

XRP, HYPE funds are the bright spots as investors flee bitcoin, ether ETFs

Your day-ahead look for July 1, 2026

Jul 01, 2026

Crypto enters Q3 with thinner liquidity but less leverage after Q2 reset: Talos

Bitcoin and Ether open interest fell sharply after $8.35 billion in long liquidations, while ETF outflows, weaker Strategy purchases and declinin...

Jul 01, 2026

Bitcoin options traders load up on $50,000 puts and gold futures flash a death cross

Bitcoin options flows and a record gold OI suggest traders are bracing for further downside rather than a sustained recovery.

Jul 01, 2026

Aave logs biggest network-growth day in nearly 5 years as DeFi interest returns

The lending protocol added 1,806 new wallets in a single day, the most since October 2021, according to Santiment. The AAVE token has risen about...

Jul 01, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs lose record $4.5B in June, eclipsing Strategy's $1.25B raise

US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record $4.5 billion in June outflows, pushing year-to-date totals to $5.5 billion, signaling an unprecedented pace...

Jul 01, 2026

Goliath Ventures CEO Pleads Guilty to $250M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Christopher Delgado’s "liquidity pool" fraud took in at least $400 million, with the proceeds spent on mansions, Lamborghinis, and Rolexes.

Jul 01, 2026

Anchorage Digital brings off-exchange settlement to Binance

The integration addresses one of the biggest obstacles keeping institutional capital on the sidelines of crypto markets: exchange counterparty ri...

Jul 01, 2026

Bitcoin price returns to $60K as US dollar strength rejects weekly high

Bitcoin started July with a bang, rallying above $60,000 as traders predict a relief rally as the “base case” throughout the month.

Jul 01, 2026

Bitcoin Pops Off 21-Month Low to $60K as Soft Data Eases Rate-Hike Fears

BTC recovered from local lows to $60,000 after softer U.S. jobs and factory data revived hopes the Fed's hawkish turn could be easing.

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum backers launch nonprofit to lead institutional adoption efforts

Backed by Joe Lubin, BitMine and SharpLink, the independent organization will serve as a liaison for financial institutions exploring Ethereum as...

Jul 01, 2026

Ahead of NYSE Listing, Securitize Exec Says DeFi Can Break Wall Street's Grip on Stock Len...

Securitize President Brett Redfearn argues that tokenization will bring crypto's core benefit of disintermediation to retail investors.

Jul 01, 2026

Anthropic Bringing Claude Fable 5 Back Online as US Lifts Export Controls

The Trump administration reversed its shutdown order after weeks of talks, with Anthropic tying Fable 5's return to a new safety classifier and o...

Jul 01, 2026