Hot Topics Tether completes first full KPMG audit; reserves top liabilities by $6.8B. Bitcoin miner Riot sells 4,300 BTC in Q2 to fund operations, AI buildout. Swiss bank UBS lifts IBIT stake 230% to near $90M in 1H. Market Updates JPMorgan cut banking ties with Polymarket in late 2025. Figure revenue doubles to $226M as onchain loan volume hits $4.3B. Ether.fi adds tokenized stocks, Aave loans in neobank expansion.
Hot Topics SEC sets meeting to propose 'Reg Crypto' for digital asset offerings. Russia proposes exchange trading of Bitcoin, Ether and USDT. Market Updates Riot notches $9B AI compute deal with Anthropic; shares jump 21%. USDT supply shrinks $4B in 60 days; sell pressure near exhaustion.
Hot Topics Bitcoin whales add $1.2B as ETFs draw $754M weekly inflows. Senate punts Clarity Act vote to September as recess begins. Market Updates Wintermute registers US broker-dealer for stocks, crypto ETFs. Tokenized RWA deposits triple to $7.4B as DeFi shrinks 15%.
Hot Topics Russia opens regulated retail crypto trading, Putin signs law. BlackRock taps JPMorgan to tokenize European MMFs. Market Updates Circle Q2 revenue of $701M narrowly misses estimates. JPYC draws $38M in extended Series B round.
Hot Topics S&P 500 above 7,700 for first time on strong earnings, falling oil. Senators urge SEC probe of $TRUMP as Clarity Act stalls. Market Updates Coldcard urges urgent BTC migration; exploit losses near $114M. Wells Fargo to roll out tokenized deposits for corporate clients. BlackRock debuts tokenized access to $311B European money funds.
Hot Topics Bitcoin nears $64K as market shrugs off Coldcard sweeps. US joins Japan in yen intervention, stirring carry trade fears. Market Updates BlackRock rolls out tokenized funds eyeing GENIUS Act reserves. Strategy sells $105M in BTC, buys back $81.2M of STRC.
Hot Topics Fed holds rates steady for sixth meeting; three dissent. Solana Policy Institute presses Senate to vote on Clarity Act. Market Updates Robinhood tops earnings but crypto revenue slides 38%. Coinbase faces spot slump as analysts trim Q2 estimates.
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