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DEXE has risen by 4.06% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, DEXE is trading at $38.12.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in an interview with CNBC that he is no longer concerned about excessive leverage in the Bitcoin market. He added that the cryptocurrency market has stabilized considerably as speculative positions have been liquidated.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has frozen over $130 million from multiple cryptocurrency wallets linked to the Central Bank of Iran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the move, adding that the department will continue to track fund flows to prevent the Iranian regime from accessing illicitly generated revenue.

Jesse Pollak, the developer leading apps for Coinbase's Layer 1 network Base, has stepped down after admitting his on-chain social strategy failed, CoinDesk reported. For the past two years, Pollak had championed the idea that builders and on-chain social experiences would drive the next wave of growth in cryptocurrency. In a post on X, he stated that social applications have completely collapsed and admitted he was wrong. Pollak added that Base's focus on social features caused it to lag behind competitors in key areas such as trading, tokenization, and payments. He said he has handed control of Base apps back to Coinbase headquarters. Crypto trader Jordan Fish, better known by the pseudonym Cobie, is set to take over as head of development.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.38% - Nasdaq: +0.62% - Dow Jones: +0.29%

The U.S. government has transferred 19.615 million USDT, the entire balance of a wallet holding assets seized from crypto market maker Gotbit, to Coinbase Prime, Onchain Lens reported. U.S. prosecutors previously stated that from 2018 to 2024, Gotbit artificially inflated the trading volumes of several crypto companies to get certain tokens listed on major crypto exchanges.

The Federal Reserve announced in its latest Beige Book that from late May through June, economic activity grew slightly to modestly in eleven of the 12 Fed districts, with the remaining district reporting no change. According to the report, prices generally continued to rise at a modest pace. Nine districts reported modest price increases, two saw relatively large increases, and one noted a slight rise. The Fed assessed that the overall pace of price increases was similar to or slightly slower than in the previous reporting period.

Well-known Bitcoin market analyst PlanB has projected that BTC's peak of $126,000 last October was not the high for the current cycle and that the cryptocurrency could potentially reach as high as $500,000. He noted that while the possibility of BTC falling below its Realized Price of $53,000 still exists, a pattern seen at every past bear market bottom, he does not believe $126,000 was the cycle's peak. Applying the widely used Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, PlanB suggested that BTC could rise to $500,000 during the 2026–2028 cycle, with an estimated range between $250,000 and $1 million.

U.S. Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche faced criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing on July 15 for his past directive to dismantle the Department of Justice's dedicated crypto investigation unit and halt ongoing criminal probes into the sector. According to Cointelegraph, Blanche, while serving as an Assistant Attorney General in April 2025, led the effort to disband the unit. During the hearing, Senator Dick Durbin alleged that this action enabled President Donald Trump to earn $1.4 billion through his connections to the crypto industry, including the family business World Liberty Financial. Durbin stated that cryptocurrency is behind the current administration's "cunning and suspicious deals." Additionally, Senator Thom Tillis expressed concern over the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. In response, Blanche said he would review the pardon process if his nomination is confirmed.

BlackRock appears to have resumed its BTC accumulation, withdrawing 2,152 BTC ($140 million) from Coinbase Prime in the past hour, according to Onchain Lens. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as a move to hold assets.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has received 646.33 ETH, valued at $1.24 million, from Galaxy Digital, according to Onchain Lens. The on-chain analysis firm noted that immediately after receiving the ETH, Hayes transferred 1.25 million USDC to crypto prime broker FalconX. Onchain Lens suggested that the ETH receipt and the USDC transfer are likely part of the same transaction or settlement process.

Grayscale is changing the name and investment strategy of its Grayscale Bitcoin Miners ETF (MNRS), according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. Following the change, the ETF will track a Computing Index focused on AI infrastructure. Seyffart noted that while there is some overlap between Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC) companies, the reorganization is significant as it broadens the investment scope to include firms related to AI and HPC infrastructure.

Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is partnering with tokenization platform Securitize to offer services for blockchain-based initial public offerings (IPOs) and the issuance of tokenized securities, CoinDesk reported. Under the partnership, Cantor Fitzgerald will provide its equity capital markets (ECM) and trading capabilities, while Securitize will contribute its infrastructure for issuing, distributing, and managing tokenized securities. The collaboration aims to help companies raise funds and issue securities on-chain while complying with existing IPO systems and regulations.

Cryptocurrency payment platform Glacis Labs has raised $6.8 million in a seed funding round. According to The Block, the round was led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Coinbase Ventures, A.GAIN (formerly IDC Ventures), and Protein Capital. The company plans to use the funds to expand ZeroDelta, its multi-chain payment platform for stablecoins.

India is home to approximately 39 million cryptocurrency users holding a combined total of about $2.1 billion in assets, Bitcoin.com reported. Currently, 54 crypto service providers are registered with India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), serving the country's 39 million verified users. The Reserve Bank of India continues to advocate for restricting banks' exposure to cryptocurrencies, citing financial stability concerns. The country imposes a 30% tax on profits from virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions and withholds 1% of the transaction value at the source for any asset transfer.

Kraken Institutional has partnered with on-chain yield platform Upshift to offer a custom Vault service, allowing institutional clients to generate yield on their custodied cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and stablecoins. According to The Block, the partnership will involve building dedicated vaults tailored to each client's investment strategy, risk appetite, liquidity needs, and asset composition.

DeFi protocol Summer.fi announced through its official channels that it is phasing out operations after suffering a $6.1 million hack. The project, which rebranded from Oasis.app, a front-end for MakerDAO's (MKR) DAI stablecoin loans, stated that after a review, it found no realistic way to continue operating due to the direct losses from the attack.

London Stock Exchange-listed company SmarterWebCompany (SWC) has completed a $282 million capital restructuring, BTC Treasuries reported. The move is aimed at introducing the UK's first Bitcoin-backed perpetual preferred stock, a step the company said provides it with the capacity to pay up to $178 million in dividends.

Global automaker Volvo is discussing the development of its own cryptocurrency to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, U.Today reported. According to Ivan Branco, head of information management, AI, and analytics for Volvo Group's logistics operations in Belgium, the company began focusing on blockchain as a solution to supply chain inefficiencies. He noted that the biggest barrier to blockchain adoption is the misconception that it is solely for cryptocurrency speculation. Branco explained that Volvo is exploring whether it can create a closed blockchain environment for transactions between its material suppliers, transport companies, and itself, in collaboration with specific transport partners. This includes examining if a proprietary cryptocurrency could be used to eliminate related complexities.

Ostium, an RWA perpetual contract trading platform on Arbitrum, announced that it has suspended all trading while it investigates a vault-related incident. Earlier, blockchain security firm Blockaid reported that Ostium suffered a loss of approximately $18 million from a vault attack.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that even if the performance of artificial intelligence proves disappointing, the majority of AI-related capital expenditures can be repurposed for other uses. He added that the impact of data centers on the demand side of the economy is already evident.

An address presumed to belong to Wang Chun, co-founder of the world's fourth-largest Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has transferred 4,950 ETH, worth $9.53 million, to Binance, according to Onchain Lens. The transfer followed the unstaking of WETH via Lido. The address had been accumulating both BTC and ETH since the end of May.

Celestia Labs, the developer of Celestia (TIA), has announced its acquisition of ZK-rollup startup Sovereign Labs. The specific amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company stated that through this acquisition, it plans to position itself as a partner offering full-stack, custom blockchain development capabilities for companies developing on-chain services.

Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh, speaking at a Senate hearing on July 15, repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with the current inflation situation. He stated that recent price indicators do not fully reflect the underlying inflation picture. Warsh noted that while the labor market is quite strong, the outlook on prices is not optimistic. He added that he is unsatisfied with any price indicator and that the Fed would review its policy tools, including its balance sheet and interest rates, to determine if adjustments are necessary to combat inflation.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a rule change to increase the position and exercise limits for options on BlackRock's spot BTC ETF, IBIT, from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. The measure, which is effective immediately, follows a proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange on July 6.