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AI Agents Found a Real Ethereum Bug That Could Crash Validators

The Ethereum Foundation just showed what happens when you point a fleet of AI agents at the code that runs the network.

Circle Wins Federal Trust Bank Approval, Bringing USDC Into the U.S. Banking System

Circle just moved a core piece of its stablecoin business inside the U.S. banking system.

SEC Unveils Regulation Crypto: Startups Could Skip Full Registration for Four Years

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing its first crypto-specific rulebook.

Bitcoin Stuck in Extreme Fear as Geopolitics and Rate Worries Weigh

Bitcoin is grinding sideways near 62,600 USD on July 9, caught between a fragile bounce and a market that is still on edge.

Vitalik Buterin Unveils Lean Ethereum: The Biggest Rebuild Since the Merge

Buterin's companion proposal, The Extremely Lean Chain, rethinks how the network tracks validators.

Solana Surges 15% as Alpenglow Speed Tests Collide With Record Network Activity

Alpenglow is the most significant consensus overhaul in Solana's history, and the early numbers are striking.

Bitcoin Storms Back to $64K as Weak US Jobs Data Reignites Rate-Cut Bets

A soft US employment report sent traders scrambling to price in earlier Federal Reserve rate cuts, and risk assets caught a bid.

Ondo Finance Puts Blackrock’s S&p 500 Etf and Micron Stock on the Ethereum Blockchain for the First Time

The structure relies on the SEC's January 2026 guidance on third-party custodial models for tokenized securities.

Strategy Officially Breaks its Never-sell Rule – Authorizes up to $1.25 Billion in Bitcoin Sales

The move is a direct response to market stress on Strategy's preferred securities.

Blackrock Brings Ethena’s Synthetic Dollar Into its $20 Trillion Investment Platform – Ena Jumps 12%

Second, BlackRock's tokenized US Treasury fund BUIDL will serve as the primary reserve asset for a forthcoming Ethena white-label product.

The Genius Act Turns One Year Old on July 18 – Here is What Us Stablecoin Law Actually Changed

The law passed with strong bipartisan support - 68 to 30 in the Senate and 308 to 122 in the House.

Strategy Sits on $13 Billion Paper Loss – Executives Say Bitcoin Holdings Are Indestructible

The declaration came as all eyes in the crypto market shifted to Strategy's June 30 ex-dividend date for its preferred stock, STRC.

Ethereum Foundation Cuts 54 Jobs and 40% of its Budget – Zk Research Lab Shut Down

The target is annual spending of just 5% of treasury assets by 2030, down from roughly 15% today.

Iran Closes Hormuz Again as Switzerland Talks Open – Bitcoin Holds Above $63,000

The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly 20 percent of the world's seaborne oil and LNG through a waterway 21 miles wide at its narrowest point.

Standard Chartered Projects $8 Billion Into Xrp Etfs If Clarity Act Passes Senate by July 4

The CLARITY Act's most important effect would not be immediate price momentum but legal permanence.

Warsh Kills Forward Guidance at His First Fomc – Bitcoin Drops to $62,000 While Holders Buy 125,000 Btc

Kevin Warsh delivered a sharper-than-expected hawkish shock at his first Federal Reserve meeting on June 16 to 17, 2026.