Upbit Says It Isn’t Participating in Open USD Issuance

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit said it is not participating in the issuance of Open USD, after its operator Dunamu was named among more than 140 businesses involved in the new stablecoin initiative.  “Upbit has only indicated our potential willingness to consider taking part in the future expansion of the OpenStandard ecosystem,” an Upbit spokesperson…

RBI Backs Crypto Containment as India Prepares Policy Report

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly backed a containment strategy for digital assets to shield banks and other financial institutions from exposure to crypto and privately issued stablecoins, as lawmakers prepare a report on the country’s digital asset policy.  According to a report by The Economic Times, RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain and Executive…

Bitcoin ETFs Rebound as Fidelity Leads Inflows

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first daily net inflow above $200 million since early May, snapping weeks of sustained withdrawals. The funds attracted $221.7 million in net inflows on Thursday, according to SoSoValue data, ending a 10-day streak of net outflows that totaled more than $2.7 billion. The rebound follows one of…

Live updates: More bitcoin is now held at a loss than at a profit

Roughly 10.83 million BTC are currently held at a loss, meaning their holders paid more than today’s price, against 9.22 million still in profit, according to Glassnode data. It is the first time loss-making supply has overtaken profitable supply since the current cycle began and reflects how deep the correction from bitcoin’s $109,000 January peak…

Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Lose $3.5B in Q2

Yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell by more than $3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, reversing nearly three years of quarterly growth as crypto-native products contracted and Treasury-backed tokens expanded.  Crypto exchange CEX.IO reported Thursday that the category declined by 15% during Q2. Ethena’s sUSDe lost 52% of its supply, shedding nearly $2 billion, while…

IMF Says Tokenization Could Reshape Global Finance, Warns of New Risks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says tokenization could fundamentally reshape how financial markets operate, marking one of the strongest acknowledgments yet from a global policymaker that blockchain-based infrastructure is moving into the financial mainstream. In a blog published Thursday, Tobias Adrian, the IMF’s financial counselor and director of its Monetary and Capital Markets Department, said…

Bitcoin Holds Weekly Gains After US Jobs Data, AI Sector Weakness

Key takeaways: Soft US jobs market data triggered a rotation of capital from overheated AI stocks into Bitcoin and gold. Bitcoin onchain indicators hint at seller exhaustion while the decline in oil prices opens room for monetary expansion. Bitcoin reclaimed the $61,000 mark following a disappointing US job market report. Traders grew less certain of…

Solana Foundation Launches Framework for Protocol Governance

The Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that supports the Solana network’s development, launched a new framework for protocol-level governance that enables proposing and voting on governance decisions for the Solana blockchain.  The Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs) establish a standard that enables validators to submit core protocol proposals and vote onchain, with voting power based on…

Securitize (SECZ) takes $295M of its own tokenized stock to Solana, Avalanche amid NYSE debut

The opportunity has drawn growing interest across Wall Street. Citi projected that tokenized securities could reach $5.5 trillion by 2030, while Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimated the market could grow to $18.9 trillion by 2033. “We have long said that public equities are moving onchain, and there is no stronger validation of that belief…

Ripple Co-Founder Invests in Crypto Venture Founded by US Senator’s Son: Report

Chris Larsen, co-founder and executive chair of Ripple Labs, was reportedly among those backing the financial venture of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s son as negotiations over a significant piece of crypto-related legislation continue in the Senate. According to a Thursday Politico report, Larsen was one of a handful of investors backing the American Perpetuals Exchange…